Riesling, South Australia
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.
If you like Australian wine, then you probably like South Australia wine. The rich reds produced there put Australia on the wine-making map of the world. With over 40% of the countries vineyards, South Australia can rightfully call itself the wine state.
Wines are produced in several regions throughout the state, though many are naturally grouped together, like Barossa and Eden Valleys, only 15 minutes apart. They include such regions as Barossa Valley, Clare Valley, Eden Valley, Coonawarra, Adelaide Hills, Kangaroo Island, Langhorne Creek, McLaren Vale and Wrattonbully to name but a few!
Barossa Valley boasts some of the oldest vines in Australia dating back to 1843 and produces some of the world's finest Shiraz, whilst the 'terra rossa' soils of Coonawarra is most suited to producing outstanding Cabernet Sauvignons. If you're a fan of Riesling, Clare Valley is a great place to explore and for a Maritime climate not dissimilar to parts of the Italian coastline, seek out the wines from McLaren Vale.
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.
If you like Australian wine, then you probably like South Australia wine. The rich reds produced there put Australia on the wine-making map of the world. With over 40% of the countries vineyards, South Australia can rightfully call itself the wine state.
Wines are produced in several regions throughout the state, though many are naturally grouped together, like Barossa and Eden Valleys, only 15 minutes apart. They include such regions as Barossa Valley, Clare Valley, Eden Valley, Coonawarra, Adelaide Hills, Kangaroo Island, Langhorne Creek, McLaren Vale and Wrattonbully to name but a few!
Barossa Valley boasts some of the oldest vines in Australia dating back to 1843 and produces some of the world's finest Shiraz, whilst the 'terra rossa' soils of Coonawarra is most suited to producing outstanding Cabernet Sauvignons. If you're a fan of Riesling, Clare Valley is a great place to explore and for a Maritime climate not dissimilar to parts of the Italian coastline, seek out the wines from McLaren Vale.
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Road to Enlightenment Riesling is regional and varietally expressive - full of character and exceptionally drinkable. Sourced from a combination of older and younger vines in the heart of the Clare Valley, just off the Horrocks Highway to the north ... Learn MoreRoad To Enlightenment Riesling 2021$14.99 Per item -
Road to Enlightenment Riesling is regional and varietally expressive - full of character and exceptionally drinkable. Sourced from a combination of older and younger vines in the heart of the Clare Valley, just off the Horrocks Highway to the north ... Learn MoreRoad To Enlightenment Riesling 2020$14.99 Per itemOut of stock -
Road to Enlightenment Riesling is regional and varietally expressive - full of character and exceptionally drinkable. Sourced from a combination of older and younger vines in the heart of the Clare Valley, just off the Horrocks Highway to the north ... Learn MoreRoad To Enlightenment Riesling 2019$14.99 Per itemOut of stock -
The 2019 vintage was named in James Hallidays Top 100 wines October 2019. This wine is offering great vibrancy and freshness now, but will also develop beautifully with age. Bright ripe lemon fruit characters dominate the palate and crisp minerally acid forms the ... Learn MoreThorn Clarke 'Sandpiper' Riesling 2020$15.99 Per item -
The 2019 vintage was named in James Hallidays Top 100 wines October 2019. This wine is offering great vibrancy and freshness now, but will also develop beautifully with age. Bright ripe lemon fruit characters dominate the palate and crisp minerally acid forms the ... Learn MoreThorn Clarke 'Sandpiper' Riesling 2019$15.99 Per itemOut of stock -
Jaeschke’s Hill River Clare Estate is a family owned single vineyard located in the Polish Hill River Valley, 6kms South-East of Clare. This Riesling shows fragrant floral & tropical fruit aromas on the nose, followed by a typical Polish Hill ... Learn MoreJaeschkes Hill River Clare Riesling 2019$18.00 Per item -
WINNER; James Halliday's Wine Companion 2020 WINERY OF THE YEAR! The Watervale Riesling is picked from a special part of the Florita vineyard in Watervale. This famous Riesling vineyard usually achieves full ripeness, with high natural acid levels. The nose displays ... Learn MoreJim Barry Watervale Riesling 2021$18.90 Per item -
WINNER; James Halliday's Wine Companion 2020 WINERY OF THE YEAR! The Watervale Riesling is picked from a special part of the Florita vineyard in Watervale. This famous Riesling vineyard usually achieves full ripeness, with high natural acid levels. The nose displays ... Learn MoreJim Barry Watervale Riesling 2020$18.90 Per itemOut of stock -
Sourced from three higher altitude and well established Eden Valley vineyards just below 600 metres. The nose is very fresh and restrained, tending towards citrus with subtle floral notes. The palate is elegant and pure with a core of delicate citrus ... Learn MoreWoods Crampton White Label Riesling 2020$18.99 Per item -
Sourced from three higher altitude and well established Eden Valley vineyards just below 600 metres. The nose is very fresh and restrained, tending towards citrus with subtle floral notes. The palate is elegant and pure with a core of delicate citrus ... Learn MoreWoods Crampton White Label Riesling 2019$18.99 Per itemOut of stock -
Sourced from three higher altitude and well established Eden Valley vineyards just below 600 metres. The nose is very fresh and restrained, tending towards citrus with subtle floral notes. The palate is elegant and pure with a core of delicate citrus ... Learn MoreWoods Crampton White Label Riesling 2018$18.99 Per itemOut of stock -
The fruit is sourced from 2 distinguished vineyard sites in the Clare Valley. The main part is sourced from a premium vineyard owned by the famous Koerner family which also sells fruit to wineries such as Vickery, Adelina and Leo Buring. ... Learn MoreAtlas Watervale Riesling 2019$19.99 Per itemOut of stock -
The fruit is sourced from 2 distinguished vineyard sites in the Clare Valley. The main part is sourced from a premium vineyard owned by the famous Koerner family which also sells fruit to wineries such as Vickery, Adelina and Leo Buring. ... Learn MoreAtlas Watervale Riesling 2021$21.99 Per item -
The fruit is sourced from 2 distinguished vineyard sites in the Clare Valley. The main part is sourced from a premium vineyard owned by the famous Koerner family which also sells fruit to wineries such as Vickery, Adelina and Leo Buring. ... Learn MoreAtlas Watervale Riesling 2020$21.99 Per itemOut of stock -
WINNER; James Halliday's Wine Companion 2020 WINERY OF THE YEAR! Sourced from both the prestigious Watervale sub region and the Barry’s own 40 yr old Lodge Hill vineyard in the Clare Valley. The palate shows lime citrus peel and ginger. There ... Learn More -
Made from the family vineyard, White Hutt, Clare Valley. The heavy red clay soils contribute to the fruit intensity of this wine. No.3 is a fruit driven style of Riesling. Classic flavours of this vineyard include ripe lemon and limes ... Learn MoreRieslingfreak No 3 Clare Valley Riesling 2021$22.00 Per itemOut of stock -
Rieslingfreak No.5, like No.3 is made from the family vineyard, but with the grapes harvested from a vineyard with lighter soils therefore providing a lighter style of wine. The grapes are harvested earlier in the season, to provide a wine ... Learn MoreRieslingfreak No 5 Off-Dry Clare Valley Riesling 2021$22.00 Per itemOut of stock -
Made from the family vineyard, White Hutt, Clare Valley. The heavy red clay soils contribute to the fruit intensity of this wine. No.3 is a fruit driven style of Riesling. Classic flavours of this vineyard include ripe lemon and limes ... Learn MoreRieslingfreak No 3 Clare Valley Riesling 2020$22.00 Per itemOut of stock -
A precise portrait of Eden Valley riesling achieved despite a torrid growing season, the downside the miserable size of the yield, the upside its floral lime/lemon aromas, the palate with marvellous juicy flavours framed by mouthwatering acidity. - James ... Learn MoreVickery Eden Valley Riesling 2021$22.99 Per item -
The 2021 has many of the same characteristics as the 2019 vintage, and shows that Riesling can perform very well in cooler years. A classical dry Riesling, with all the lime and fruit characters you would expect, and a crisp and racy ... Learn MoreRobert Stein Dry Riesling 2021$22.99 Per item -
A precise portrait of Eden Valley riesling achieved despite a torrid growing season, the downside the miserable size of the yield, the upside its floral lime/lemon aromas, the palate with marvellous juicy flavours framed by mouthwatering acidity. - James ... Learn MoreVickery Eden Valley Riesling 2020$22.99 Per item -
There’s a generosity to this wine, opening with lime, lemon and apple blossom, then throwing in hints of spice and lemon zest. The palate picks up the pace with flavours from here, there and everywhere. - James Halliday John ... Learn MoreVickery WaterVale Riesling 2020$22.99 Per item -
VineMind Clare Valley Riesling 2018 is a classic Clare Riesling from a great vineyard. It is chalky, lemon, citrus, floral. Lean and dry with great lean. ... Learn MoreVinemind Riesling 2018$23.89 Per item -
Some Young Punks' texture-rich, zingy and citrussy Riesling is sourced from a single site north of the Watervale township. Peach flesh with strong lime and lemon zest on the nose. The balance is superb, and the wine tastes like a ... Learn MoreSYP Monsters Attack Riesling 2020$23.99 Per item -
Emerald Isle is Steve Wiblin's second label Riesling. Sourced from Sevenhill, this is a wine that will probably outlive us all. Wet stone, talc, white flowers and a promise of intense citrus flavours on the nose, the palate features a ... Learn MoreErin Eyes 'Emerald Isle' Riesling 2021$24.99 Per itemOut of stock -
The bouquet leaps forth with aromas of white florals, sweet spice, lime and quince. The palate is elegant yet assuredly structured with foundational slate-like minerality running beneath the more delicate flavours of citrus and rosewater. ... Learn MoreRieslingfreak No.4 Eden Valley Riesling 2021$24.99 Per item -
Made from the family vineyard, White Hutt, Clare Valley. The heavy red clay soils contribute to the fruit intensity of this wine. No.3 is a fruit driven style of Riesling. Classic flavours of this vineyard include ripe lemon and limes ... Learn MoreNo.3 Clare Valley Riesling 2021$24.99 Per item -
Showing a light straw colour, this Clare Valley Riesling gives off lifted fragrances of balm, lemon blossom and white florals from the nose. The intense and attractive palate is full of freshly squeezed lemon juice, orange blossom honey, ‘Bickfords’ lime ... Learn MoreOut of stock -
WINNER; James Halliday's Wine Companion 2020 WINERY OF THE YEAR! The Watervale Riesling is picked from a special part of the Florita vineyard in Watervale. This famous Riesling vineyard usually achieves full ripeness, with high natural acid levels. The nose displays ... Learn MoreJim Barry Watervale Riesling 2017$24.99 Per itemOut of stock -
Hand picked whole bunch pressed and free run juice only. Old Vine Eden Valley Riesling sourced from two frost pocketed vineyards dating back to 1930. Expect high tone aromatics of white stone fruits, white flowers & lime. The real star is the ... Learn MoreTorzi Matthews 'Frost Dodger' Riesling 2019$24.99 Per itemOut of stock -
This year the Watervale is a blend of two vineyards: blocks G11 and G6 from the Gullyview vineyard and as of 2021 the Kloock vineyard enters to story. A bit of history… Fruit from Gullyview G6 went into the Rieslings John ... Learn MoreAdelina Watervale Riesling 2021$25.00 Per item -
This is just gorgeous–superb lime zest and sherbet aromatics lead to a fleshy yet juicy, sappy and driven palate with fabulous depth and loads of character and length. Subtle kaffir lime, jasmine and saline notes build as this sits ... Learn MoreAdelina Polish Hill River Riesling 2021$25.00 Per item -
Fruit from Frankland River. The fruit was picked at night when the natural sugar levels and the acid is wonderfully balance. Only the free run juice was retained and vinified at cool temperatures to preserve varietal flavours and aromas. The ... Learn MorePlan B 'Od' Riesling 2019$25.00 Per item -
James Halliday: Grapes for this Riesling were carefully sourced from the vineyards Powderbank and Hayview in the Great Southern region of Western Australia. Only the free run juice was retained and vinified at cool temperatures to capture the pristine varietal ... Learn MorePlan B Riesling 2019$25.00 Per item -
Rieslings from Eden Valley are highlighted by their unusually low alcohol. The long cool Indian Summer of 2018 helped produce a wine that will age with grace. There are typical southern Eden Valley citrus characters of lemon, lime and grapefruit together ... Learn MoreHead Wines Riesling 2021$25.99 Per item -
Hand picked whole bunch pressed and free run juice only. Old Vine Eden Valley Riesling sourced from two frost pocketed vineyards dating back to 1930. Expect high tone aromatics of white stone fruits, white flowers & lime. The real star is the ... Learn MoreTorzi Matthews 'Frost Dodger' Riesling 2020$25.99 Per itemOut of stock -
Pale yellow colour, with a lifted fragrance of fresh flowers and whispers of citrus blossoms. It's very young and bright, will live long and reward cellaring, and it is delicious now. The balance is superb. - Huon Hooke Refreshing and ... Learn MoreChaffey Bros. Wine Co Tripelpunkt Riesling 2019$26.00 Per item -
Awarded a Gold medal from the Australian Wine Showcase, and also given a 93 point score from Huon Hooke. Emerald Isle is Steve Wiblin's second label Riesling. Sourced from Sevenhill, this is a wine that will probably outlive us all. Wet ... Learn MoreErin Eyes 'Emerald Isle' Riesling 2019$26.99 Per itemOut of stock -
Over half a century's worth of experience has given John Vickery an understanding of Riesling grapes that is un-matched. It is this knowledge, combined with his reputation for extraordinary attention to detail, that has produced Australia's finest Rieslings. Pale straw ... Learn More -
Clare Valley riesling from the Watervale sub-region. Koerner G6 Block. Reserve. Such an interesting riesling. So much body and such good intensity. - Campbell Mattinson Over half a century's worth of experience has given John Vickery an understanding of Riesling ... Learn MoreVickery Reserve Watervale 'Koerner G6' Riesling 2018$27.01 Per item
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