Riversdale Estate Riesling 2022

A lovely deep dive into lime, everything lime! Lime zest, lime cordial, lime sherbet aromas with an enticing addition of citrus blossom and the prettiest aromatics in honeysuckle and Thai basil, marks this Coal River Valley Riesling as a top-class example of the continuing rise and rise of riesling in Tasmania. What follows is a clean purity of fruit expression on the palate, one built around a firm line and length of zesty, fresh acidity and plenty of citrus – with lime in the vanguard – leading the way. There’s both the zing of youth present in the glass and the promise of an even better tomorrow over time. Like a fresh, zest-fuelled lemon or lime sorbet but without too much sugar, it’s super clean and dry . . . and more-ish.

Jeni Port

Wine critic at Winepilot

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.

Wine writer and critic