Castle Rock Diletti Riesling 2022
This is Rob Diletti playing around with Old World techniques to explore the texture and acidity of Riesling (seriously, you should be chasing all of
This is Rob Diletti playing around with Old World techniques to explore the texture and acidity of Riesling (seriously, you should be chasing all of
Named after the lookout on the side of the actual Castle Rock, the fruit is a blend from all of the estate blocks. Some pressings
A mix of free run juice with a portion seeing some contact with skins. The Hills really are alive with the vibrancy of fruit for
Seems 2023 makes it is a hat trick of great vintages in the Clare for Riesling. This bottle of joy is from a classic Watervale
A superb Clare vintage, yet again, with a long and cool growing season. The vineyards, located next to each other, have been certified as organic
Sourced from the Eden Valley, this is a very fine Riesling for drinking now and over the next decade – more, if well cellared. The
A wine full of vibrant citrus peel aromas. Orange creamsicles, pomelo and summer frangipani blooms. Wet sand, pandan leaf and earl grey tea. A gentle
Fruit taken from an altitude of 380 metres. Soil type is “ancient oxidised ferrous loams over granite and outcrops of limestone.” No preservatives added in
This multi-larered Polish Hill riesling from the excellent 2023 vintage shows a powerful and composed core of aromas with classic lime and spice joined by
There is serious power and focus to be found in this 2023 Watervale Riesling with its tightly coiled stony, pithy, aromas with hints of dried
Beautiful Riesling sourced from the high altitude of the Eden Valley. Lemon sorbet and lime zest on the nose with understated florals. The palate is
Vines of around three decades, planted nearly 500 metres above sea level, provide the fruit for this rather special Eden Valley Riesling. Like most of
One of my very favourite Australian vineyards. It’s so far south you could almost spit to Antarctica. Typical aromas of lemon pith and minerally bath
The problem for Tasmanian Riesling is that the Island does other grapes and styles so well, and other regions do Riesling so beautifully, that when
Not the easiest of Eden Valley vintages, 2023 was the kind of harvest that sets the experienced and astute wine producer apart. Rain at vintage
This generously proportioned 2020 Riesling is very approachable and close to peak condition thanks to open-knit aromas of Rose’s lime and apple skin with buttery
This fine and subtle 2023 Riesling opens up with serene aromas of lime zest, lemon pith and hints of manadarin skin with stony/spicy complexity. Laser-like
This fine and detailed 2023 Eden Valley Riesling entices thanks to its gentle waves of kaffir lime and spice backed by chalk and bath salts
This slightly unusual take on Eden Valley Riesling is always worth seeking out. Wild yeast ferments and some lees ageing adds impressive details to the
This 2013 aged Riesling shows all you would expect with toasty, mandarin skin aromas with a nice line of vibrant lime juice keeping the package
This piercing vintage of 2023 Eden Valley Riesling delivers a concentrated core of Rose’s Lime and bath salt aromas, with exotic florals adding an attractive
This 2023 Eden Valley Riesling displays attractive complexity to start with rocky and spicy elements before building a solid core of lime. Textural with good
Oh my. How good is this? This is the essence of Polish Hill River Riesling: the concentration of fruit, the depth, the texture, the spice,
Beautiful, arresting aromatics and a rare delicacy; you just know you are in Watervale territory when you set upon that aroma, those flavours. Scents of
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