Pewsey Vale The Contours Eden Valley Riesling 2015
96 POINT RATED HUON HOOKE 95 POINT RATED JAMES HALLIDAY & ANGUS HUGHSON WINE PILOT
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Vintage: | 2015 |
Source/Region: | Eden Valley, South Australia |
Grape Variety: | Riesling |
Cellaring: | Drink now or cellar mid term |
Bottle Top: | Stelvin |
Alcohol Content: | 13.00 |
Standard Drinks: | 7.70 |
Rating: | 96 |
This wine shows intense aromas of talcum and lemon lime fruit, with a fine floral perfume overlaying dried herb. The palate shows great length and depth with limes, white flowers and fresh rosemary. The wine finishes with a fresh natural acidity, which balances the flavour intensity, and a minerality that will reward medium to long-term cellaring.
The growing season for vintage 2015 started well. With a lovely season break when the rain started to fall. Above average winter rain then filled the soils and dams. August and then spring were drier and warmer than average, and the vines got away to a very healthy start. An average December was followed by below average temperatures in January. During the second week of January good rain fell, which kept the vines healthy and grapes ripening. The ripening conditions, flavours and natural acids were all perfect at Pewsey Vale this year.
96 Point Rated - Huon Hooke The Real Review
"Light to mid-yellow colour, bright and clear. The bouquet is wonderfully aromatic and fresh for its age, lightly-toasty and loaded with lemon and lime fragrances, the palate intense and mellowing nicely, with properly dry balance and cleansing aftertaste. It's ageing gracefully and holding its youth well. A superb semi-mature, traditional Aussie riesling."
95 Point Rated - James Halliday Wine Companion
"Pale straw-gold; heady aromas revealing the added layers of age and it is all about complexity. Lime marmalade, baked ricotta topped with lemon zest and toasty, too. It also has a line of acidity keeping this buoyant, tingling with freshness."
95 Point Rated - Angus Hughson Wine Pilot
"This Eden Valley legend is back and in great form. Made from a single South-facing vineyard, which turned 50 in 2015, it comes from one of the cooler parts of the Pewsey Vale property which helps the wine to age well. It is in peak condition right now with its delicious combination of youthful pear and apple fruits that are topped by honey and buttered toast. Dry and compact on the palate – concentrated fruits sit around a strong core of acidity that provides focus and drives a long and strong finish. Despite showing some age, it is still filled with vitality and finely balanced making this an exceptional example of aged Eden Valley Riesling."
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