2025 Cliff Edge Riesling

The Victorian Grampians region does produce some of the country’s best Rieslings. In this case, the crunchy, pebbly characters that seem to be evident in this area are certainly making a statement here. It has a vibrant crystalline purity almost, with a minerally lemon rind edge. This wine has wonderful current drinking but has some significant cellaring potential.

Pale colour. Fresh lifted lemon curd, tonic water aromas with herb garden notes. Supple and creamy yet linear and minerally in structure with ample lemon curd, bitter lemon fruits, some chalky notes, lovely mid palate volume and underlying pure quartz-like acidity. Drinking beautifully. Drink now – 2030 94+

In spite of a hot, dry summer, these 49-year-old vines ripened, as they usually do, toward the end of March. The cool elevation of the historic Mt Langi vineyard and its ancient granitic soils unite to build focus, tension, low pH and mineral texture that transcend its season. Apple, lemon and lime are the themes, accented with spice and infused with medium-term potential.

Tightly wound on opening, showing linear, high-toned notes of lemon balm, lemon sherbet and lime leaf. A good swirl of the glass reveals sweet pops of citrus blossom and wet stone minerality. The palate is similarly febrile and coiled, though a nice even and supple texture helps flesh it out. Lemon juice, kaffir lime, wet stone, lemon sherbet and lemon balm again. It glides through the mouth before firm structure wraps around the fruit like a corset — grippy phenolics and racy citrus-laden acidity to good length. Incredibly fresh and bright with thirst-slaking appeal, and a racy core of fruit that will flesh out nicely over five to ten years in the cellar.

Very pale lemon hue. Lime leaf, pastry and chalk aromas. Tight and lively on the palate with lime and lemon fruit, oyster shell and a zippy acid line that keeps it fresh. That tension ensures it carries long, with hints of chalk minerality and a touch of grip into the finish.