Rise Watervale Riesling 2013 (Clare Valley, SA)
11.5%, Screwcap, $25
Source: Sample
www.risevineyards.com.au
From a single vineyard in Watervale.
Really aromatic and lifted – gooseberry like tropical nose. Quite a cacophony of tropical fruit and lime actually, backed by a dry and phenolic palate, finishing dry and sherbety. That gooseberry aromatic edge is just a little distracting, but it should settle down into something quite impressive – loads of concentration of flavour and acidity behind it.
Give it a few months and this should be a rather intense Watervale Riesling, and if the tropical fruit can quieten down a little it should be a star.
Drink: 2014-2023
Score: 17.3/20, 90/100+
Would I buy it? Not yet. Worth a revisit though.
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