2022 Grosset - Riesling Springvale Vineyard
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Full scewcapped bottle is still 1,411 g (lighter in 2023). From the north-facing 6-ha certified organic vineyard over limestone in Watervale at 460 m. Late vintage. Needs coaxing out of the glass compared with some of its peers but the concentration suggests it is worth coaxing. Obviously lots of acidity and a hint of lychee, even sake. Real presence in the mouth and grip on the back palate. Very long. Lots of fruit concentration but it would probably ideally be worth waiting for it to unfurl a little. Or decant it? (JR)
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Jancis Robinson MW
James Suckling
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What a complex and enticing nose this dry riesling has, with notes of lime, melon and a slew of Mediterranean herbs. Serious concentration is married to blade-runner lime, mint and wet-stone freshness at the very long finish. From biodynamically grown grapes. Drink or hold. Screw cap.
Coiled. That's what this 2022 Springvale Riesling is. It's like a compressed spring, waiting for release. The fruit is from the Springvale vineyard and shows just how GOOD Australian Riesling is. This is textural and tight, with springboards of fruit blossom, chalk, pith and zest queued up. This is a wine that needs some time to emerge from itself, but it promises to be a superstar: Grosset has managed to wedge in some restraint and some austerity into the folds of the voluminous Clare fruit. Yikes. Awesome.
Coiled. That's what this 2022 Springvale Riesling is. It's like a compressed spring, waiting for release. The fruit is from the Springvale vineyard and shows just how GOOD Australian Riesling is. This is textural and tight, with springboards of fruit blossom, chalk, pith and zest queued up. This is a wine that needs some time to emerge from itself, but it promises to be a superstar: Grosset has managed to wedge in some restraint and some austerity into the folds of the voluminous Clare fruit. Yikes. Awesome.