Vickery Eden Valley Riesling 2024
- 94
- $24
- Drink by: 2025-2045
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For me, it was impossible to split this and its Clare Valley sibling, both from 2024. Two superb Rieslings and both great buying. The fruit for this wine was sourced from the Mason and Schubert family vineyards. Winemaking follows the common thread laid down by the legendary Riesling maker, John Vickery (who was also one of the nicest people in the Aussie wine industry and is sorely missed). Pale lemon in colour, with green flecks, the nose is an intriguing mix of river stones, florals, grapefruit and wet slate with an added hint of beeswax. There is good intensity here, drive, balance and focus, along with citrusy acidity and length. Love it and it will drink beautifully for twelve to twenty 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.
