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  • Country ranking ?

    251
  • Producer ranking ?

    4
  • Decanting time

    2h
  • When to drink

    2020-2035

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The Story

Produced from old vines farmed on the coolest slope. Bottle ageing for five years before release transforms fresh lemon and floral aromatics into a complex wine of limes and brioche. Further richness and complexity will accumulate over future decades.

Pale straw in colour with green hues, there are intense classic lemon fruit aromas, with a hint of white flowers. Bottle aged characters of toast, clove oil and lemon grass have started to eme...

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Wine Information

Pioneer Vineyard High in the hills surrounding the Barossa Valley lies Pewsey Vale, Eden Valley's first vineyard. Its founder, Englishman Joseph Gilbert, arrived in South Australia after seeing an advertisement in the London Times announcing the vessel, The Buckinghamshire's imminent departure for the colony. Land was up for grabs and Joseph wasted no time grabbing it, just four months after his arrival - 15,000 acres of rugged high country...

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Latest Pro-tasting notes

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Tasting note

color

Medium, Yellow and Healthy

ending

Medium, Extensive and Pure

nose

Wide, Fresh and Generous

taste

Average in Acidity, Warming, Multi-dimensional, Good texture, Medium-bodied, Full, Fruity and Jammy

Verdict

Excellent

Written Notes

A more restrained style of Riesling. Slightly lean but with delightful gentle citrus notes and hints of bath salts. A hint of lime here. There is minerally acidity. Clean and fresh. Lingers beautifully, though is perhaps not quite as long as the very best. Has good life ahead of it. Mid-style Riesling, a credit to the Eden Valley. Terrific drinking.
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Origin

Eden Valley, South-Australia
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