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The Contours Riesling 2017

The Contours Riesling
The Contours Riesling

Pewsey Vale Vineyard
The Contours Riesling 2017

The Contours Riesling is crafted from old vines grown on the coolest slope within this ruggedly beautiful single vineyard. Bottle ageing for seven years before release transforms this Riesling into a complex wine. More richness and complexity will develop over future decades.
Item No. PEWCON176-BT
3.4 out of 5 Customer Rating
750mL Bottle
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The Contours Riesling is crafted from old vines grown on the coolest slope within this ruggedly beautiful single vineyard. Bottle ageing for seven years before release transforms this Riesling into a complex wine. More richness and complexity will develop over future decades.
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The Details

Tasting Note Pale straw in colour with green hues. Intense classic lemon fruit aromas with a hint of white flowers. Bottle aged characters of toast, clove oil and lemongrass have started to emerge and combine with the fresh citrus and white flowers of its youth. The palate has great length and depth with concentrated power, pristine fresh lime juice overlaid with toasted brioche, sage oil and lime marmalade. The wine finishes with soft, refreshing natural acidity.
Best Enjoyed With Enjoy with duck breast and five spice glaze or tofu pad Thai with fresh lime wedges.
Treatment The Contours Riesling is crafted from old vines grown on the coolest slope within this ruggedly beautiful single vineyard. Bottle ageing for five years before release transforms this Riesling into a complex wine. More richness and complexity will develop over future decades.
Vintage 2017
Varietal Riesling
Region Eden Valley
Alcohol by Volume 12.5%
Winemaker Louisa Rose
Cellaring Recommendations Released in 2024 after 7 years of bottle age, this wine will continue to age gracefully for many years.
Pack Size Options 1 , 6

Accolades

WineWise Championships 2024
Gold
WineWise Championships 2024

Long and pure
Another museum release riesling, this one a five-year-old from the sensational Contours Block of the Pewsey Vale vineyard in the High Eden Valley. Light straw in the glass with aromas of Bickfords’ lime cordial, Christmas lily, orange blossom, almond paste, wildflowers, drying grass and crushed quartz. Long and pure with some soft spice notes joining in on the palate and a focused finish that sails off slowly into the distance.
Dave Brookes

Royal Adelaide Wine Show 2024
Gold - Royal Adelaide Wine Show 2024
Royal Adelaide Wine Show 2024

Royal Queensland Wine Awards 2023
Gold - Royal Queensland Wine Awards 2023
Royal Queensland Wine Awards 2023

Royal Melbourne Wine Show 2024
Gold - Royal Melbourne Wine Show 2024 - Class RIE003
Royal Melbourne Wine Show 2024

A gentle mid-straw in the glass with aromas beginning to take on the complexity that we love from aged Riesling.
“Another museum release Riesling from the excellent Contours block of the Pewsey Vale vineyard, way up around 500m in the High Eden. A gentle mid-straw in the glass with aromas beginning to take on the complexity that we love from aged Riesling. Bickford's lime cordial, citrus blossom and Christmas lily are joined by buttered brioche, washed rind cheese, pressed wildflowers, almond paste, petrichor and stone. Porcelain acidity provides clarity and cadence, and it is clear that this wine is in a great place, possibly heading to a greater one.” - Dave Brookes, Halliday Wine Companion 2025
Dave Brookes

It is a most respectable example of an aged Riesling
A museum release at seven years young, this Pewsey Vale 2017 is a most respectable example of an aged Riesling. Detailed and delicate, this has tipped over the aging phase with notes of mandarin peel, lemon curd and rosemary sprigs making the first impression. Oily with some honeyed tones, concentrated lime cordial with a preserved lemon finish work their way forward with time in the glass. This is a great wine in its own right but not as good as a few vintages that have come before. Still, given the age and the price point, it is a wine with a silky finish and it is a most respectable example of an aged Riesling with all the hard Yakka done for you. Drink now to ten years.
Steve Leszczynski
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