Rocky Gully Riesling 2025
- 92
- $25
- Drink by: 2026-2032
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The fruit for the Rocky Gully Riesling for this vintage, which comes with a new label, hails from a combination of young vines planted in the highest, rockiest ironstone pockets on the estate, which is situated in the Great Southern region of Western Australia, as well as the adjacent Justin’s Vineyard with its 45-year-old vines. Always delicious drinking and good value. The colour is a shimmering lemon. This is a gentle and slightly more forward style than is perhaps usual for the region, offering aromas of florals, jasmine, lemon sponge cake and herbs. There is a slight sour lemon/bitter almond touch on the finish. The wine is of medium length and will provide pleasure for the next four to six years.
Ken was born and bred in Brisbane, Queensland. He had a non-trendy, perfectly happy childhood, in a family convinced alcohol meant instant condemnation to Hades. But a break fishing on the Great Barrier Reef, and some good wine, started a serious obsession that eventually took over. It did not stop Ken being chastised later for drinking Pol champagne, disgusted he’d drink anything made by a Cambodian dictator. Now, Ken mostly writes on wine, champagne and spirits for various newspapers, magazines and books, but is perhaps best known for his work in The Courier Mail. He also has a little sideline writing on cigars, fishing, travel and food. When not writing, fly-fishing for trout in NZ or bonefish on the flats of Cuba, travelling or smoking cigars, he is no doubt following a variety of sporting teams – the occasionally glorious Queensland Reds rugby, the dysfunctional Washington Redskins, the dodgy Arsenal and especially revels in the world restored to its proper axis with the return of the Ashes to their rightful home.
