Grosset Springvale Riesling 2019

Category:
 
White Wines
Sub-Category:  
 
White Wines
Producer:
 
Grosset
Label Name:
 
Springvale Riesling
Vintage:
 
2019
Country:
 
Australia
Region:
 
Clare Valley (Watervale)
Volume:
 
750ml
ABV:
 
12.8%
Grape(s):
 
Riesling
Acidity:
 
5
Sweetness:
 
1
Body:
 
3
Length:
 
5
Aroma Intensity:
 
5
Best Temperature:
 
8-10°C

Awards/Ratings
James Halliday 95; The Wine Front/Campbell Mattinson 93; Huon Hooke 93; Robert Parker/Wine Advocate ~91; Langton's classification (Springvale listed; 'Excellent'). Jancis Robinson technical notes (RS 0. 97)

Tasting Note
Explosive lime and lemon peel with lemongrass, chamomile and wildflower aromatics; talc/flinty minerality, mouth‑puckering citrus acidity and a long, precise, saline finish.

Food Pairing
Oysters, ceviche, grilled white fish, goat cheese; sushi/sashimi, Vietnamese summer rolls, green Thai curry, spicy Sichuan dishes.

Production Method
Certified organic fruit, hand‑harvested, gently pressed and stainless‑steel fermented; bottled under screwcap. Often bottled unfined/unfiltered to preserve aromatics.

Vineyard Info
J. Grosset (est. 1981) of Auburn, Clare Valley. Springvale is a single‑vineyard Watervale site (planted c.2000); estate organic-certified and noted for concentrated, ageworthy Rieslings.