Grosset Polish Hill Riesling 2017

Category:
 
White Wines
Sub-Category:  
 
White Wines
Producer:
 
Grosset
Label Name:
 
Polish Hill Riesling
Vintage:
 
2017
Country:
 
Australia
Region:
 
Clare Valley, South Australia
Volume:
 
750ml
ABV:
 
12.7%
Grape(s):
 
Riesling
Acidity:
 
5
Sweetness:
 
1
Body:
 
3
Length:
 
5
Aroma Intensity:
 
5
Best Temperature:
 
8-10°C

Awards/Ratings
Selected scores: James Halliday 98/100; Huon Hooke 97/100; Wine Enthusiast 94/100; Wine & Spirits 93/100; Wine Spectator 91/100; Joe Czerwinski (BRB) 94/100

Tasting Note
Intense lime, lemon and green-apple fruit with talc, lavender and flinty petrol notes. Bone-dry, razor-sharp acidity, steely minerality and very long, precise finish.

Food Pairing
Western: oysters, grilled prawns, roast pork with apple, goat or sheep’s-milk cheeses. Asian: sushi/sashimi, Vietnamese spring rolls, Thai green curry, spicy Sichuan or Malaysian dishes.

Production Method
Hand-harvested from the single Polish Hill site; certified organic viticulture; cold stainless-steel fermentation, unoaked, minimal-intervention winemaking; bottled under screwcap.

Vineyard Info
J. Grosset (Jeffrey Grosset) is a benchmark Clare Valley producer since the 1980s. Polish Hill is his flagship single-vineyard on shallow shale/slate soils, farmed organically and noted for concentrated, ageworthy riesling.