Rieslingfreak No 5 Clare Valley Off Dry Riesling 2024

$24.00

“I’m a sucker for a good off-dry riesling (here, it’s 13g/L RS), and this certainly ticks a lot of boxes for me. The palest of straw and green flashes in the glass with fruit tones of lime, green apple, white peach and crunchy nectarine. Hints of citrus blossom, riverstone, wildflowers, starfruit and apple sorbet. There’s a real tension to this wine, a pressure-like interplay between RS and acidity that releases with a long, purely fruited draw on the finish, seeming drier than you’d expect as the acidity tempers that gentle sweetness beautifully. Bravo.” 96 Points – Dave Brookes, Halliday Wine Companion

“Winemaker John Hughes insists that off-dry Riesling must have good acid and not just concentrate on its sugar profile, and the acid here ensures a clean streak that shapes the deft perfume and focused entry. A fleshy mid-palate texture rolls seductively, adding verve and energy to an assertive flavour profile that promotes a luscious, sexy mouthfeel. This careful exercise in balance drinks dry, with its 13g/L of residual sugar merely adding a lick of fruit sweetness to brace the palate.” 96 Points – Decanter

 

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