Mitchell McNicol Riesling Clare Valley 2015
- 95
- $58
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Pale gold with flecks of green. There’s lifted complexity straight out of the gates here, with aromas of ripe lime, ripe green apple, poached pear, buttered toast, grilled nuts, kerosene, faint honeysuckle and a whisper of nectarine skin. Excellent full bodied texture and drive through the palate. Honey, toast, preserved lemon, lemon butter and grilled peach burst through the mouth within a pillow texture before pithy acidity and bitter toasty phenolics pull it linear through a long finish. A toasty mouth perfume permeates the palate. There’s loads of concentration, body and complexity here, with the structure to carry it. A powerful wine.
Tom Kline is a wine writer, reviewer, presenter, and educator based in Victoria, Australia. He is the Australian correspondent for the internationally respected publications Jasper Morris Inside Burgundy and Jane Anson Inside Bordeaux, where he highlights the top tier of Australian wine for a global audience. Tom also writes for leading outlets including Decanter (UK), Wine Spectator (US), and Halliday Magazine, among others. An experienced wine show judge and WSET educator, he has authored several consumer-focused wine courses aimed at making wine more accessible and engaging. In 2023, Tom was awarded Best Published Feature Article or Wine Column at the prestigious Wine Communicator Awards, presented by Wine Communicators of Australia.
