Duke's Vineyard Magpie Hill Reserve Riesling 2022

Duke's Vineyard Magpie Hill Reserve Riesling 2022Ray Jordan's WA Wine Review 2023 Best Riesling "Australia's most collectible Riesling? You might immediately jump to the Grosset Polish Hill, and rightly so. But the Duke's Single Vineyard Magpie Hill Riesling is every bit as good as the Polish Hill, albeit a completely different expression. In the past decade, this has scored no less than 96 points from James Halliday. In 2017 it was awarded the highest points he has ever given to a riesling, 99

it is one of the oldest in the Hunter Valley and still produces exceptional fruit

Melissa and Mike Brown sold Gemtree Wines to the Randall Wine Group in October 2023

the tannins fine and the flavour persistent

but nonetheless one that fills the mouth with luscious

Today the Zema's continue to touch every vine by hand - shaping

A dry late winter with very wet conditions during October and November

and a great value for the money

"Brilliant crimson colour

"As a five year old at the time of writing

reluctantly revealing fleeting glimpses of exact blackcurrant fruit that remain encased in a faultless shell of mouth-embracing tannins that assault the senses like 100% cocoa dark chocolate

firm and absolutely stimulating

Whole bunch pressed