Category Archives: Clare Valley

I tasted this wine with friend and colleague Julian Coldrey of Full Pour fame. Our first response was a collective utterance of the word “wow”. Then we got down to the all important business of ranking the wine and deciding whether … Continue reading →

Intense discipline, rigour and focus as befits a Polish Hill Riesling. It’s coiled and mineral-laden. Quartz and slate come to mind. Limes over lemon with a honeysuckle fragrance wafting gently in the air. Magnificent extension through the finish. A wine of such … Continue reading →

A couple of good’uns in the Riesling stakes from O’Leary Walker this year. The Watervale is, as you’d expect, the more expansive and expressive. It’ll age though, don’t you worry about that… Waxed lemons and lavender on the nose. Acidity … Continue reading →

There’s a real sense of abundance without a corresponding loss of structure in many of these 2012 Clare Valley Rieslings. This is a perfect example of that dynamic but what really sets it apart is its emphatic length. Bountiful lemons and limes, … Continue reading →

The best Grosset Watervale Riesling I’ve tasted. Why? It’s giving and talkative but still eloquent, delineated and supremely articulate.  Drink it now and fall in love with it or cellar some to see what it has to say later on. You … Continue reading →

I’m enjoying the magnanimous nature of these 2012 Clare Valley Rieslings. They’re not just approachable – there is a case to be made that most of them, even though they may age well, will provide just as much enjoyment in … Continue reading →

The cat’s already out of the bag. The 2012 vintage in the Clare Valley is looking terrific when it comes to Riesling. Sam and Tom Barry must be proud of this exciting little number sourced from the south-west corner of the famous … Continue reading →