$23.00
"94 Points. Preserved lemon, white pepper and spice, white flowers, fennel, and fresh apricot. It’s juicy, quite yellow in flavour, with a fine dusty/chalky texture, bright acidity, pink grapefruit with some pith, almond, and a firm chalky finish of excellent length, with a cinch of citrus peel bitterness. Texture is lovely, and indeed, this Riesling continues to be one of the most distinctive offerings available from this country. As an aside, it’s quite Italianate in its delivery, which of course I really like. Tasted: June23. 12.5% alc. $28 Screwcap Drink: 2023 - 2030" Gary Walsh. The Wine Front.
"It’s wild that this Torzi Matthews Frost Dodger Riesling 2023 is one of the foremost Riesling in the country, and it is just $28 a bottle. What a blessed Riesling world we live in, hey? Another sterling release in 2023, as well. As ever, the mark of Dom Torzi’s Riesling is the intensity – with this thump of green, crunchy fruit, celery, grapefruit and something chalky. Line up all the Eden Valley descriptors, and you’ve got them. A taut and linear release, though. For all that green fruit, the acidity isn’t harsh. It’s a firm, citrussy acidity, but so natural and right – you want to drink this, not hose the driveway. What an archetypal dry Australian Riesling (and a bloody bargain)." Andrew Graham. ozwinereview.com.
Old Vine Eden Valley Riesling sourced from two frost pocketed vineyards dating back to 1930.
Hand picked whole bunch pressed and free run only. Natural cold settling for 12 days then racked with little solids remai ning for wild yeast ferment at low temperature for 6 weeks continuing with lees aging for 8 weeks for added texture, weight and complexity. Expect high tone aromatics of white stone fruits, white flowers & lime. The real star is the palate which reveals all of the aromatics but sears with texture, weight & persistence that finishes crisp, dry & long.
Answer is yes .....but Gets great write ups and is a good wine. Happy that I bought a dozen. Slightly acidic in my mind and not as great as the reviews would suggest but a nice wine nonetheless. Others from the Clair valley and Polish hill at lower price seem a better move in my mind and that’s excluding the price drop.
This is a big powerful number..perhaps lacks a little of the finesse of some of the Eden Valley offerings but makes up for it in spades with its steel like structure. Green gold in colour and looks so good in glass..plenty of lime and lemon here but always with the power behind. The length and finish of the wine is outstanding..so clean and crisp Interestingly it took a little time to open up but when it did you knew that you were in the presence of one of the barons of the Eden Valley