The grapes are from 80 year old vines. Cool. I hear the 2009 of this could be even better. But this is a tasting note on the 2008, so enough about that.
This Riesling is so pure and pristine, its chastity makes me wonder if I should enjoy it as much as I do. Oh well, I’m not one for guilt so I did.
The extremely pale colour is indicative of the restraint inherent in the wine. Everything is suggested, nothing is stentorian 
Quite the opposite of me in some ways. It’s penetrating without being sharp and it carries its lime, spice and bathsalts with aplomb. There is some pear but it doesn’t broaden nor sweeten the palate, it just whispers its name as you drink. The spiced granny smith apple appears more as the wine opens up. And yes, there are river pebble like traits.
Amongst wine tragics, sorry enthusiasts, I sense that it is very hip to like this sort of wine. Austerity has cultural capital amongst the wine media at the moment. Well, this wine gives the austere a good name. It is a happy time when fashion and quality collide. Karra Yerta are deserving of all the praise they are receiving and I feel lucky to be able to drink their wines.
Winery Website- http://www.karrayertawines.com.au/
Sounds like a great wine for summer.
Dave
Thanks Jeremy! We're glad you enjoy our wines:)
Hey Dave
I'll be stocking up for summer. Seriously, this is a great Rizza. I think you'd like it a lot. Especially after a hard day's diving
cheers
j
Thank you Marie. It is exciting to me to see small producers produce such excellent wines. Not only do I get to enjoy them, but it reaffirms my love of wine as a whole. If you keep making them, I'll keep drinking them. The pleasure's all mine!
hey Jeremy. Sounds good. But diving last weekend gave me a cold so no wine until I can actually taste again. A couple of white rabbit beers while watching the Grand Final though…
I think I'll have to send an order off to Karra Yerta soon. Plus I have that Curly Flat Pinot sitting there taunting me… Come on immune system, do your thing and fix me up!
Dave
A cold on Grand Final Day?! My sincere sympathies mate, hopefully those white rabbits will scare it away
I'm sitting in my air conditioned Granny flat drinking some 2007 Cotés de Rhone and taking no notes today. Well, I had a peak at it last night and scribbled down tasty…
You could do a lot worse than celebrate the return of your health and tasting abilities with some Karra Yerta action. And Curly Flat taunts me too!
Cheers Dave