Limefinger The Solace Polish Hill River Riesling 2021
- 97
- $37.50
- Drink by: 2022 - 2045
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This is the first time this wine has appeared under the Limefinger label and what a wonderful addition. The grapes come from 30 year old vines on the “Home” block, which is planted around Neil’s house. If it is possible, this is even clearer than the Learnings – gin clear. You could be forgiven for thinking you held in your hand a glass of water. Again, those wonderful lime notes, although they really might be more at the grapefruit end of the spectrum, and a steely background. This is tight and concentrated, offering characters of lemongrass and river stones. Vibrant acidity grabs the attention, but everything is in perfect balance. A wine of great length. This will surely go twenty years or more in a good cellar. Drink the Learnings while waiting for this to fully develop, but be in no hurry with either. 2,000 bottles.
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.
