

95 POINT RATED RAY JORDAN WINE PILOT & 95 POINT RATED JEREMY OLIVER
Vintage: | 2024 |
Source/Region: | Clare Valley, South Australia |
Grape Variety: | Riesling |
Cellaring: | Drink now or cellar for 3-5 years |
Bottle Top: | Stelvin |
Alcohol Content: | 11.50 |
Standard Drinks: | 6.90 |
Rating: | 92 |
Immediately approachable with the ripe, fleshy Meyer Lemon, some classic Pikes lime cordial notes and touch of peach confectionary. Whilst generous, the bright acid line coils around the expressive palate allowing the pristine free-run juice and chalky minerality to shine.
After an average winter rainfall, our soil profile was full, giving the vines a great start to the growing season. Following early bud burst, a bad frost event hit some parts of the valley in late October. Spring was dry, but thunderstorms in November and December helped setup our vine canopies. A warm, dry harvest with low disease pressure allowed grape intake to run extremely smoothly. Riesling yields were slightly above average. Fruit sourced from our own estate in Polish Hill River, and growers’ vineyards in Watervale, Leasingham, Mintaro and Sevenhill. Made exclusively with free run juice, our aim is to capture the flavour of the individual sites with minimal winemaking influence being evident. 100% free run juice, neutral yeast, rested on fermentation lees for 3 months prior to bottling. Perfectly matched with freshly shucked South Australian Oysters, dressed simply with a squeeze of lemon.
95 Point Rated - Ray Jordan Wine Pilot
"Consistently one of the finest Rieslings from Clare, especially when you consider value for money. This vintage turned out really well for Riesling in Clare. Most of the fruit comes from Pike’s Polish Hill River vineyards with the balance from other vineyards throughout the region. There is a degree of tension yet there is power and intensity with a fine minerality and subtle citrus tang. Lovely wine for current drinking and for the cellar. Date: Nov 2024; Drink 2024-2034; Price: $28.00"
95 Point Rated - Jeremy Oliver
"A superb young riesling whose heady aromas of fresh kaffir lime, green apple skin and lemon zest are lifted by a perfume of white flowers and a hint of musk. Bright, penetrative and translucently clear, its mouthfilling core of pristine fruit extends down a finely crunchy and powdery spine, tightly shaped by a refreshing and slightly brittle acidity. Long, focused and streamlined, it’s a Clare classic."
94 Point Rated - Ken Gargett Wine Pilot
"If there is a more reliable wine, which can provide better value than this one, anywhere in Australia, please let me know. Sourced half from estate vineyards and half from growers throughout the Clare Valley, this is the 40th consecutive release of this wine, a fine achievement. Free run juice only and then three months post fermentation on lees. A pale yellow hue, the nose exhibits typical lemon/lime aromas, with florals, grapefruit pith, river stones and oystershells. A classic Clare Riesling, everything is in place. It offers a gentle balance, with fresh acidity and impressive length. A wine which will easily see ten to fifteen years in a good cellar (I’d be prepared to put money that every single previous release, from the time they started using screwcaps more than twenty years ago, would still be drinking well – these things will rival the Californian redwoods for longevity). Drink 2024-2039."
92 Point Rated - Mike Bennie James Halliday Wine Companion
"An energising and vibrant expression of riesling captured in a slender frame with exuberant citrus fruit characters, floral lift and light, peppery and sweet spice characters. Lots of crunch and freshness, brightness, good length of flavour, and a general sense of energy. Simple, done with aplomb."
90 Point Rated - Clare Valley Wine Show 2024
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