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James Halliday96 points
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James Suckling92 points
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Huon Hooke92 points
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Campbell Mattin91 points
- Variety Riesling
- Vintage 2021
- Brand Pikes
- Cellaring 10-15 Years
- Wine Type White
- Alcohol Percentage 11.5% Alcohol
Pikes 'Traditionale' Riesling 2021"With a history dating back to 1878, the Pike family has a past rich in brewin..."$28.00 -
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James Halliday98 points
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Mike Bennie95 points
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Huon Hooke94 points
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James Suckling93 points
- Variety Riesling
- Vintage 2020
- Brand Pikes
- Cellaring 10-15 Years
- Wine Type White
- Alcohol Percentage 12.0% Alcohol
Pikes The Merle Reserve Riesling 2020"Named after family matriarch, ‘The Merle’ is selected from the best parcels o..."$55.00 -
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James Halliday97 points
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Gary Walsh96 points
- Variety Riesling
- Vintage 2016
- Brand Pikes
- Cellaring 5-10 Years
- Wine Type White
- Alcohol Percentage 12.0% Alcohol
Pikes The Merle Riesling 2016"pure acidity, superb line and length"$70.00 -
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- Variety Riesling
- Vintage 2017
- Brand Pikes
- Cellaring 5-10 Years
- Wine Type White
- Alcohol Percentage 11.5% Alcohol
United Cellars Selection 'Riesling By Neil Pike' 2017"Enjoy now as a crisp and fruity young wine. Can easily cellar for 10+ years a..."$14.99
Riesling is a white grape that is famous for its intense aromatics and crisp acidity. Riesling was the most planted white grape in Australia until the early 1990s when Chardonnay took over. Riesling flourishes in the Clare Valley, particularly Watervale, around the Polish Hill River, and in the cooler Eden Valley. Riesling is also being grown with increasing popularity in the Western Australia regions Albany, Frankland River and Porongorup. Australian Rieslings are noted for their citrus/lime fruit flavours in their youth and a smooth balance of freshness, lanolin and acid as they age. Australian botrytized Rieslings have immense levels of flavour concentration with beautiful acid and structure.
Riesling was first planted in New Zealand in the 1970s and has flourished in the relatively cool climates of the Marlborough, Central Otago area and for late harvests in the Nelson region.
Alsace is famous for producing outstanding Riesling from dry austere to Vendages Tardives and Sélection de Grains Nobles. They tend to be fuller, more savoury and viscous wines than those of other countries.
In Germany, Riesling constitutes around 20% of total plantings. The best examples are planted on south-facing slate-rich slopes. Germany produces many different styles from dry perfumed wines with racy, mineral acidity to exotically lush flavours of their great late harvest wines.