Riposte The Scimitar Riesling 2023

Tim Knappstein’s connections to the Clare Valley run deeply, this wine from a favoured vineyard to the east of Watervale where the soil is of terra rossa reverence. Riesling, of course, is Clare’s calling card, and Knappstein has been a formidable part of its story for many decades. The ’23 vintage was a tricky one in the region, so to deliver a pristine result such as this is to be admired. The wine has a familiar lemon over apple fragrance, a faint caramelised creaminess to its green Granny Smith apple flavours and underlying acidity. Easy enjoyment here for those tentative of the variety. 

Tony Love

Journalist at Winepilot

Tony is best known for his 10 years as News Corp’s National Wine Writer, with weekly columns in major metropolitan mastheads throughout Australia including The Adelaide Advertiser, The Sydney Daily Telegraph and the Melbourne Herald Sun. He continues to write feature articles and columns for all the major Australian wine media publications. Tony has also worked as a restaurant reviewer, section editor, book editor, digital content provider, journalism teacher and was named Wine Communicators of Australia 2018 Legend of the Vine (SA). Find out more about Tony at tonylove.com.au

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