Smeaton Estate Sienna Riesling 2017
- 94
- $38
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From a noted cooler and wetter year in the Adelaide Hills, this museum-style release Riesling has proved that not all was lost, as do many more wines from so-called challenging vintages. Time is a traveller. From the Smeaton family’s Martin Hill vineyard in the northern Hills Forreston district, sitting at 440m altitude, the wine has evolved gently, green-gold in the glass without losing its gloss, aromas moving now into a deeper lime cordial, Makrut lime leaf, lime marmalade zone. Everything coalesces comfortably in the palate with an exotic spice element for extra pleasure, the mouthfeel fine and chalk-dusty with underlying acidity still pulsating in the finish. Renowned Riesling craftsman Con Moshos, formerly of Petaluma and now Tapanappa, has made a long-lasting winner here.
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
