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Eden Valley Riesling Classic Release 2016

Eden Valley Riesling Classic Release
Eden Valley Riesling Classic Release

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Eden Valley Riesling Classic Release 2016

An alliance between two passionate vignerons, Jeffrey Grosset and Robert Hill-Smith, has produced this exceptional wine from Eden Valley, a region renowned for classic Riesling. Aromas have now been overlaid with gentle toast and spice from the ensuing years in bottle.
Item No. MESRIE166MUS-BT
3.1 out of 5 Customer Rating
750mL Bottle
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An alliance between two passionate vignerons, Jeffrey Grosset and Robert Hill-Smith, has produced this exceptional wine from Eden Valley, a region renowned for classic Riesling. Aromas have now been overlaid with gentle toast and spice from the ensuing years in bottle.
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The Details

Tasting Note The wine is green and vibrant in appearance. As a young wine, the aroma was zesty lemon and grapefruit with a hint of dried green herb and spice. These aromas have now been overlaid with gentle toast and spice from the ensuing years in bottle. The palate is lively and generous, with intense citrus fruit flavours and hints of sage oil and lemongrass, finishing with refreshing acidity.
Best Enjoyed With Perfect with five-spice glazed chicken or fresh gnocchi with sage and olive oil.
Treatment Clare Valley’s Jeffrey Grosset and Eden Valley’s Robert Hill-Smith work together each vintage before taking their chosen grapes – Jeffrey’s in the blue buckets and Robert’s in the yellow - and parting ways to crush and ferment the fruit at different locations. Debate follows, as the juice is assessed and the final, final, final blend is agreed upon. Each component, nearly identical at the start, undergoes a different conversion into wine, reflecting the personal differences of both men.
Vintage 2016
Varietal Riesling
Region Eden Valley
Alcohol by Volume 12.5%
Winemaker Louisa Rose
Cellaring Recommendations mesh will continue to age gracefully and reliably into a mature wine
Pack Size Options 1 , 6

Accolades

We should all be drinking more aged riesling
If you need further prodding that riesling is worthy of a place in your cellar, you can always procure a museum release wine such as this stunning 2016 from mesh to seal the deal. That initial limey parry-and-thrust focus and velocity has subdued somewhat. The wine takes on notes of oatmeal, beeswax, dried honey and perhaps some soft spice notes that mesh beautifully (see what I did there?) with the existing lime, lemon, grapefruit and blossom characters inherent in the wine. Dry and savoury, with great carry on the finish. We should all be drinking more aged riesling.
Dave Brookes
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