$30.00
Howard Park is a proper Margaret River AND Great Southern superstar that in recent years has maintained a lower profile than it deserves. High quality wines can be found across the full (and recently expanded range) and if memory serves was the first producer to highlight single vineyard sites and terroirs in the Great Southern region.
The 2019 Porongurup Riesling is not only single region but also single site, an assemblage of 2 blocks from the Gibraltar Rock vineyard. Facing north and with the 640m granite dome providing shelter from the cooler winds off the Southern Ocean, the 30 year old Riesling vines grow in a unique mesoclimate and produce fruit with singular characteristics which this wine highlights and celebrates: supreme fruit purity, focus and finesse, vibrant floral notes, fine acidity and persistence of flavour.
"Made in identical fashion to the Mount Barker. Has that edge of elegance that is particular to Porongurup, and will retain that through its journey to full maturity 10 years hence." 95pts - James Halliday - Wine Companion