Pewsey Vale The Contours Riesling 10 year Museum Reserve 2012
- 97
- $50
- Drink by: 2022-2035
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The great joy of tasting a wine this complex is the unlimited potential for discovery. Every sip yields something new, a new flavour, a new quirk of acid or texture. Steel yourself, because there’s a lot to unpack here. Let’s talk about the nose. Lime cordial, grapefruit jelly, lemongrass, crunchy apricot and nectarine with dried walnut and almond butter. Phew. That’s to say nothing of the herbal spiciness and river rock minerality. The palate has a marked creaminess, frangipane and lemon curd, but there’s a self-assured line of acid and zest for existence that follows all the way through. A superlative piece of wine-making and one I look forward to visiting again in another 10 years.
Morgan Dunn was a Melbourne based sommelier with over 10 years of experience. He was one of our very first Winepilots and wrote a regular wine column for The Australian and contributed to various publications including Noble Rot. In 2017 he was named 'Emerging Wine Writer of the Year' at the Louis Roederer International Wine Writers' Awards as well as receiving the Wine Communicators of Australia award for 'Best Published Feature Article or Wine Column'. He spoke Japanese and was planning to write a book on Tokyo wine bars and wine culture in Japan. In his spare time Morgan played piano, enjoyed snowboarding and went to Escape Rooms with his twin brother. He is deeply missed by many.
