NOT YOUR GRANDMA'S* Eden Valley Riesling 2021
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Museum Release (limited release 120 Bottles)
95pts + GOLD + #1 Vintage 2021 Riesling - Decanter Magazine Australian Riesling Panel Tasting, (published May 2022)
95pts "Lovely bright perfume, freshly squeezed limes, a dash of rose, a salty, maritime lift. A sumptuous feel, textured & round. A touch of bergamot & a soft feathery touch. Forward, but will age nicely." - Justin Knock, Decanter
95pts "Expressive nose, delicacy on the palate with underlying power, an almost exotically floral finish. Soft with a steely core." - Julia Sewell, Decanter
95pts "Hints of tropics, touch of banana, fresh acidity, some citrus peel, zing & zang, gentle jasmine & some herbaceous characters." - Roger Jones, Decanter
This single vineyard expression is made from the Noack family's pristine 40+ year old vineyard at 450m altitude in Springton. Classic Eden Valley in style: crisp and dry, delicate white floral aromas lead into an intense lime citrus/Granny Smith core, intermingled with steely minerality and a sumptuous, textural mouthfeel. There's a soft refreshing acidity balancing the intensity of fruit and providing the backbone to enable medium-long term cellaring if so desired.
Winemakers: Daniel Chaffey Hartwig, Theo Engela + Huon Fechner
Varietal: Riesling
Region: Eden Valley
Country: Australia
Alc/Vol: 12%
pH: 3.1
Acidity: 5.7
Bottle size: 750 mL
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2021
Ranked #4 (Top 2021 Riesling) + 95pts "Brothers-in-law Theo Engela and Daniel Chaffey Hartwig define themselves as part perfumiers, part historians, part mad scientists. They look for vibrancy and personality in their wines, Grapes for Not Your Grandma's Riesling are grown on a plot more than 40 years old at 450m in Springton, northeast of Adelaide. JK Lovely bright perfume, freshly squeezed limes, a dash of rose, a salty, maritime lift. A sumptuous feel, textured and round. A touch of bergamot and a soft eathery touch. Forward, but will age nicely. RJ Hints of tropics, touch of banana, fresh acidity, some citrus peel, zing and zang, gentle jasmine and some herbaceous characters. JS Expressive nose, delicacy on the palate with underlying power, an almost exotically floral finish. Soft with a steely core." - Decanter, Australian Riesling Roundup, June 2022
91pts "Super fresh aromatics and some flint, as well as lemon, lime and spice. Lots of talc. The palate has a juicy, fleshy feel with an open-knit apple and lime focus. Drink now. Chalky. Screw cap." - James Suckling
Silver Medal - Melbourne International Wine Challenge
2020
91pts "Bright, ripe-peach and lemon with hints of melon here, too. The palate has a very crisp, vibrant and elegant feel with intense, attractive peach flavor." - James Suckling Reviews
90pts + Top Value "Fragrant aromas of bath salts, talc, lime leaf and slate. Crunchy, pithy and lemony, and there's a lovely soft acidity that makes for a really approachable, smart glass of riesling." - Aaron Brasher, The Real Review
2018
92pts "Light, bright yellow colour, with a green kaffir lime and crushed herb aromas, the palate delicate and refined, with tension and length and a trace of phenolic grip that adds to its texture and persistence. A tickle of sweetness, too. Slaty, fine and long." - Huon Hooke, The Real Review
2017
91pts "From 18-40yo vines at the Noack Vineyard at Springton. Crisp and fresh, as behoves the vintage. Light, floral and delicate lime. Certain to develop very well." - Halliday Wine Companion
2016
91pts "This turns up the citrus dial with lemon-lime blossom/juice/drops and zest with some mint too. It's refreshing with slatey, racy acidity and a slight bitter finish." - Jane Faulkner, Halliday Wine Companion
2015
92pts "Exactly as it should be. Floral and limey with just enough intensity and just enough length. Smells/tastes good, without resorting to trickery." - Campbell Mattinson, Halliday Wine Companion
2010
90pts "Bright light to medium yellow colour. Delicious fresh, fragrant yet complex and developed bouquet showing lemon, lime, grapefruit and creamy yeast/lees characters. Geranium chalky character. Rich palate: full and smooth, soft and textural, most impressive wine in all. Definitely riesling, but takes it to another level. Long, flawless and harmonious finish." - Huon Hooke, The Real Review
