Mitchell Wines Watervale Riesling 2021
- 94
- $25
- Drink by: 2021 - 2030
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A quality winemaker, a classic year and a regional speciality grape. What else could you want? Absolutely nothing.
A top riesling here showcasing Watervale’s celebrated elegance combined with steely resolve. Bouquet of lemon balm, citrus oil, lime cordial and zest. Make that VERY limey and so Clare! Striking citrus – imagine sucking on a lemon drop or pastille with a mouth-puckering fruit intensity – marries perfectly to the (still) emerging succulent texture.
As with all young Clare Valley rieslings, racy acidity is the driver and key. Rest assured, it’s in place and in preparation for years of excellent drinking.
Jeni Port is one of Australia’s top wine communicators. Based in Melbourne, Jeni created the first wine column in the (then) Sun News-Pictorial before moving over to The Age and becoming that paper’s longest-serving wine writer. Over the years she has written for most Australian wine magazines and these days calls WinePilot home. She is also a Tasting Panel member on the Halliday Wine Companion. She was named Wine Communicator of the Year and Legend of the Melbourne Food and Wine Festival in 2014 and in 2018 Legend of the Vine. She is a founding board member of Australian Women In Wine and is the co-deputy chair of Australia’s Wine List of the Year Awards and China’s Wine List of the Year Awards.
