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"For your pleasure
In our present state
Part false part true
Like anything
We present ourselvesThe words we use tumble
All over your shoulder
Gravel hard and looseThere all night lying
With your dark horse hiding
Abhorring such extremes" - Bryan FerryCategories
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2010 Howard Park Museum Release Great Southern Riesling
Important to get some aged releases of Great Southern Riesling into the market I think. While they can be wonderfully floral in their youth the somewhat stern and austere disposition that enables them to age may be challenging for certain … Continue reading
2014 Head Wines Eden Valley Riesling
A step up from the very good 2013 release. Same vineyard at 400 metres altitude near Springton. Extremely floral. Citrus blossom, jasmine and a hint of rose water. An impressive line of flavour with lemons and limes segueing into melon … Continue reading
2012 Richmond Grove Limited Release Watervale Riesling
I’m not sure exactly how limited it is. Juicy, generous Riesling. Plenty of flavour and good length. Aromatic and becoming. Pulpy lime, jasmine, white stonefruit and wet slate. Fine acidity. A chalky conclusion to the whole affair. Doesn’t sound a … Continue reading
2013 Jim Barry The Florita Riesling
Is it just me or has the Jim Barry Lodge Hill Riesling stolen the Florita’s thunder of late? No matter, both have a place at my table. And the more approachable Watervale version probably outsells them both. I reckon this … Continue reading
2012 Madfish Riesling
Very advanced for a two year-old Riesling. Not necessarily unpleasantly so but the aged characters in the picture are a little blunt…as you might expect. Marked toast and lanolin. Lime marmalade, baked green apples and Bickford’s Lime Cordial. A very … Continue reading
2013 Alkoomi Frankland River Riesling
Very attractive now and a good bet for the cellar I’d imagine. A pretty nose of citrus blossom, lime and talc. Focused and precise but there’s quite enough intensity of flavour to accompany the slatey minerality. Bone dry to close … Continue reading
2013 McPherson Basilisk Riesling
It’s fair to say I liked the McPherson new release reds more than the whites. This feels broad and prematurely advanced with toast and even a hint of kerosene creeping into the picture. Tart apple skins, lemon and lime with … Continue reading
2013 Printhie MCC Riesling
“You know that I would be a liar…” – Jim Morrison Very much in the mold of the Rieslings I was tasting when I visited Orange last year. And here I’d like to make a personal distinction between what I … Continue reading
2013 Eddystone Point Riesling
Juicy, approachable dry Riesling. Very moreish, high quality. Apple blossom with limes narrowing on lemon and spice. Integrated acidity, ample fruity length and highly finessed phenolics. Slightly powdery in the most attractive sense. Not austere but well laid out. The … Continue reading
2013 Mesh Eden Valley Riesling
The collaboration between Jeffrey Grosset and Robert Hill Smith continues to pay dividends. Limes, lemon and orange rind. Slatey and coiled but the acidity isn’t at all harsh. Rather it has great depth. A hint of fennel bulb with a … Continue reading