O'leary Walker Watervale Riesling 2020
93 POINT RATED CAMPBELL MATTINSON & 92 POINT RATED RALPH KYTE-POWELL THE REAL REVIEW
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- CLARE VALLEY RIESLING SOURCED FROM ICONIC WATERVALE REGION
Vintage: | 2020 |
Source/Region: | Clare Valley, South Australia |
Cellaring: | Drink now or cellar up to 8 years. |
Bottle Top: | Stelvin |
Alcohol Content: | 12.50 |
Standard Drinks: | 7.40 |
Rating: | 93 |
Brilliant very pale straw almost water like core with greenish tinged edges and a watery hue. Intense lime and citrus aromas leap out of the glass trailed by hints of orange rind, talc and flinty mineral notes. Mouth watering lemon and lime flavours have a racy feel across the palate underpinned by steely acidity with subtle nuances of orange rind and flinty mineral characters chiming in on the long crisp dry finish.
Fruit is harvested in the cool of the night. All batches are kept separately in stainless steel tanks. The fruit is de-stemmed and crushed then gently pressed, resulting in a fine free-run cut and a pressings component. These are handled separately. The free-run juice is chilled to preserve the vineyard expression and purity of fruit. Once the juice has settled, it is racked off solids and seeded with yeast. A cool, temperature controlled fermentation is carried out over 10-14 days. The wine is chilled to 5°C and filtered prior to bottling.
93 Point Rated - Campbell Mattinson The Wine Front
"Watervale. Beautiful name for a riesling sub-region. Lime and lime-leaf aromas are replicated on a dry, intense, mouthwatering palate. This strikes at flavour in clear and certain terms. Lime and steel, effectively into slate. It smells and tastes very good."
92 Point Rated - Ralph Kyte-Powell The Real Review
"Aromas of grated lime zest and lemon sherbet make a pure, clean introduction to this succulent mouthful. It's supported by firm extract, and lemony acidity reinforces the citrus theme. A classical example of Watervale riesling."
91 Point Rated - Jane Faulkner James Halliday's Wine Companion
"Lots of refreshing citrus flavours mingle with mouth-watering lemony acidity. Some texture with a little chalkiness and no reason to wait a minute more."
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