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Wolf Blass Gold Label Riesling 2008

June 22, 2009

Wolf Blass Gold Label Riesling 2008 (Clare & Eden Valley, SA)
$20, Screwcap, 11.5%
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Of all the Wolf Blass wines, this stands out as the most consistent wine quality wise. That could be because of my Riesling preferences, but I also think that the talented hand of Wendy Stuckey helps.

Quite a glowing yellow colour, the nose shows lemon, a little toast, and then more lemon, with just a twinge of rubber. Very much in the forward, riper Clare 08 Riesling style.
No surprise then that the palate shows creamy, ripe lemon fruit with quite generous mid palate flavour. It tastes sweet, even though its absolutely dry, which I quite like. The wine then finishes in the renowned Clare Eden Riesling manner – with bucketloads of citrussy acidity.

Ultimately there is a lot to like here, even though its rather forward in its initial profile. I’d like to see this again in 2 years time, by which time the flesh would have caught up with the structure. 16.8+

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    At 18 I started working in a small suburban bottleshop, largely to buy cheap beer. It was my first year of university, doing a degree that I didn't really like, and a liquor shop seemed like fun. Needless to say I discovered wine, my uni degree morphed into something completely different and wine/beer took over my life.

    Almost twenty years later and I currently spend my days wearing many (wine) hats, mostly as a writer, presenter and marketer.

    While wearing my writer cap I write features for the likes of National Liquor News, Gourmet Traveller WINE and the RAS plus I'm a Lifestyle FOOD channel wine expert. Read more about me here or get in touch to book your next wine event with me here.

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