Grosset Polish Hill Riesling 2019

Grosset Polish Hill Riesling 2019"This long lived beautifully aromatic and concentrated wine does much to define great Clare Valley Riesling." Andrew Caillard MW The Grosset Polish Hill Riesling is arguably Australia's best Riesling and one of the New World's greatest Rieslings. For many years it has been a benchmark wine for the Clare Valley. The wine possesses wonderful perfume, incredible fruit purity and intensity of flavour, has great finesse and ages spectacularly. The first

Vintage Conditions: Near long-term winter rainfall ensured the vines reached spring with full soil moisture profiles

red plums and red currant fruits

Nervy and tense

except that the Block 3 usually spends around 13-14 months in barrel while Block 5 is usually 16-17 months

a classic and intense mix of lime and mineral and toast on the bouquet with touches of honey and toast

No apologies that this benchmark Australian expression of the left bank Bordeaux blend is hard to lay hands on

sauvignon gris

cassis aromas with the merest hint of cedary oak

but it was the run starting with the 2001 that really got things going

When you understand that

Pannell Adelaide Hills Syrah 2013

very coiled up and firm