Much has been said and written of the 2012 Riesling vintage in the Clare Valley. While there are some very good wines, many seem rather forward and friendly in nature. It will be interesting to see how they develop in bottle as many of the region’s great cellaring wines have tended to display a pleasant austerity when young.
The 2012 Polish Hill River Riesling, from leading producer Pauletts, offers plenty by way of approachability and early drinking charm, though it should develop well over the medium if not necessarily the longer term. There’s a lovely balance of apple/pear orchard and measured limey citrus, underpinned by fine acidity. It’s the sort of wine Riesling-lovers will happily drink while young, and perhaps stash the odd bottle away for several years.
It could well be that the fruit is slightly masking the wine’s underlying structure, but one’s initial impression is that this is a wine to cellar over 6-8 rather than 10 or more years, but that is mere quibbling.
2012 POLISH HILL RIVER RIESLING
Producer: Pauletts
Variety: Riesling
Vintage: 2012
Region: Clare Valley
ABV: 12.0%
Closure: Screw cap
Retail Price: $24.00
Date tasted: 18 May 2013
Tasting Note:
Pale silvery green. Typical Riesling nose of green apple, pear and lime citrus. Just dry, the barest hint of residual sugar providing a pleasant counterpoint to the acidity, moderate intensity, fruit profile in the apple and pear vein, with a delicate overlay of lime citrus – not as ‘in your face’ lemon and lime as some Clare Valley Rieslings. There’s plenty of early drinking pleasure here and sufficient structure to suggest that the wine should develop well over the medium term, say 7-8 years or so.
Score: 15/20
The 2012 Polish Hill River Riesling, from leading producer Pauletts, offers plenty by way of approachability and early drinking charm, though it should develop well over the medium if not necessarily the longer term. There’s a lovely balance of apple/pear orchard and measured limey citrus, underpinned by fine acidity. It’s the sort of wine Riesling-lovers will happily drink while young, and perhaps stash the odd bottle away for several years.
It could well be that the fruit is slightly masking the wine’s underlying structure, but one’s initial impression is that this is a wine to cellar over 6-8 rather than 10 or more years, but that is mere quibbling.
2012 POLISH HILL RIVER RIESLINGProducer: Pauletts
Variety: Riesling
Vintage: 2012
Region: Clare Valley
ABV: 12.0%
Closure: Screw cap
Retail Price: $24.00
Date tasted: 18 May 2013
Tasting Note:
Pale silvery green. Typical Riesling nose of green apple, pear and lime citrus. Just dry, the barest hint of residual sugar providing a pleasant counterpoint to the acidity, moderate intensity, fruit profile in the apple and pear vein, with a delicate overlay of lime citrus – not as ‘in your face’ lemon and lime as some Clare Valley Rieslings. There’s plenty of early drinking pleasure here and sufficient structure to suggest that the wine should develop well over the medium term, say 7-8 years or so.
Score: 15/20
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