Duke's Vineyard

2023 produced a small crop of fantastic quality with green fruited aromas and a complex, multi-layered palate reminiscent of the famous 2017 vintage. 

ASIAN PEAR • CURRY LEAF • NECTARINE

Appearance: pale straw, green edges

Aroma: citrus blossom of lime and lemon, pippin apple, green mango with hints of daffodil, lemon sherbet, curry leaf, Asian pear and honey dew melon; intense, complex and lifted

Palate: lime peel, granny smith apple, passionfruit, white nectarine, orange oil green papaya; elegant, long persistence, refined, razor sharp focus with a seamless complete texture

Accolades

96 points, Robert Parker Wine Advocate

[This wine] is so, so pretty on the nose, almost achingly so. It offers notes of lime blossom, crushed rocks, jasmine flower, tamarind, saffron, a hint of mustard seed, white pepper, juniper berry, apple cider apples (actually, more specifically, there is an aroma in here reminiscent of the "tang!" in scrumpy cider) and curry leaf—I could go on. In the mouth, the wine is concentrated and intense. The acid would almost hurt were it not for the slew of juicy, saliva-inducing salty characters in there. It is detailed, nuanced and exciting. Juicy.

95 points, The Real Review

Ranked #3 of 30 2023 Riesling from Australia

Intense lemon-verbena, freshly rolled pastry and nettle aromas, the palate light-bodied and very tangy with prominent acidity, the fruit intense and crisp, delicate and refined, with a very long finale.

94 points, Halliday Wine Companion

Acid hounds, line up! This is a brittle and tense riesling of super limey/tart lemony flavour profile, a very compact, rapier-like thrust across the palate and vividly refreshing. Skeletal and bony, it's terrifically taut and precise with excellent flavour extension. Drinking this in its vivid youth delivers a tightly wound expression; cellaring should deliver a more mellow, relaxed wine. For now, strap in, it's goosebumps stuff with its citrus impact, but great for it, too.

Halliday Top 5 Star Winery

Halliday defines top five-stars as "Outstanding winery regularly producing wines of exemplary quality and typicity"