Nick Glaetzer now makes two Uberblancs with the same name. This is the one with the red dots on the label. A blend of 60% Tamar and 40% Coal River Valley, this is a textural and structured riesling of slatey mouth feel and excellent persistence. It’s backward an lively for an 18 month old, upholding […]

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A refreshingly priced and refreshingly styled riesling from Tasmania’s east coast and lower Tamar Valley, with cool, pure definition of kaffir lime, granny smith apple and pepper character. A high-tensile line of Tassie acidity draws it out long and taut, promising considerable potential in the cellar. $17 at Cracka and Trio Wine.

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A fragrant and floral riesling that captures the tension of southern Tasmania in high-wire acidity. Notes of lemon blossom, mandarin and kaffir lime linger very long and tense amidst enticing notes of pine nettles. Give it time for acidity to soften. $19 at Dan Murphy’s.

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A 15-vintage vertical declared how magnificently Freycinet Riesling can age, particularly since 2003, the first under screw cap, and one of the greatest Tasmanian rieslings I’ve tasted. 2013 is impressively elegant, delightfully alluring and breathtakingly floral, dancing with graceful lime, lemon blossom and granny smith apple purity. Its acidity is already well integrated, soft yet […]

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A cellaring special, this is a beautifully honed and linear riesling that rides on a high-tensile rail of Tamar Valley acidity. It’s crunchy, honed and intricately pure in its expression of kaffir lime, lemon zest and apple blossom, with a finely textured, mineral mouth feel. $17.50 at Discount Wines and Jim Murphy.

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A commanding riesling that demands time to soften, in spite of its alluring appeal. A pretty bouquet declares granny smith apple, kaffir lime zest and pepper aromas. The palate is beautifully pure, impeccably honed and intricately structured, with a fine, slatey, mineral mouth feel and a razor line of acidity. $18 at Cracka.

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At an unctuous 205g/L residual sugar, this is at the sweet end of Australian dessert riesling, yet it holds itself with considerable composure thanks to exceptional acid drive to counter this considerable sweetness, creating a wonderful synergy of tension. A wine of excellent length and balance, dripping with a preserved lemon, ripe apricot, locut, nectarine, […]

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Steve Lubiana now makes two rieslings from the same fruit, under the same name. The tank fermented, inoculated rendition is the one with the blue label. It’s a pristine, delightfully youthful and impressively textured style of focused granny smith apple and tangy kaffir lime fruit that lingers with excellent persistence. Steve stops the ferment by […]

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From two vineyards on the eastern banks of the Tamar River, this is a tiny production of just 300 cases. It’s a pristine medium dry style of lively granny smith apple, lime cordial and lemon juice, with tense northern Tasmanian acidity neatly balanced by well integrated residual sweetness (30g/L). It finishes long, honed and pure. […]

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A brand new riesling for Steve Lubiana, wild yeast fermented in six year old puncheons to create a style of beautiful spice and texture, without oak flavour. The effect is captivating, with alluring focus and persistence and a rounded structure with nothing of the searing acid backbone that defines many dry Tasmanian rieslings. Pristine purity […]

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