Western Australia’s Great Southern region is the source of some of Australia’s best Riesling. Frankland Estate and Forest Hill stand shoulder-to-shoulder with the best from the Clare and Eden Valleys on the Riesling front.
This Riesling-based blend from Swinnney takes Great Southern Riesling and adds its aromatic bedfellows Pinot Gris for texture and Gewurztraminer for aromatics. The result is a perfumed, aromatic wine that speaks of its maritime origin.
This is not a broad, exotic wine that one may find in Alsace, but a chiselled, linear style that is at one cool and fine. It would make a perfect foil for raw and lightly cured fish dishes, and aromatic cuisines such as Vietnamese.
2015 SWINNEY TIRRA LIRRA WHITE
Producer: Swinney
Variety: Riesling, Pinot Gris, Gewurztraminer
Region: Great Southern, Western Australia
ABV: 12.5%
Closure: Screw cap
Retail Price: $30.00
Date tasted: 11 September 2016
Tasting Note:
Pale silvery yellow. Clean, bright aromatic nose of green apple, apple blossom, delicate rose petal, citrus in the background. Medium bodied, soft and round. Well composed, gentle acid. Lithe and easy, feels like the Gris is providing the texture. Very pure.
Score: 16/20
This Riesling-based blend from Swinnney takes Great Southern Riesling and adds its aromatic bedfellows Pinot Gris for texture and Gewurztraminer for aromatics. The result is a perfumed, aromatic wine that speaks of its maritime origin.
This is not a broad, exotic wine that one may find in Alsace, but a chiselled, linear style that is at one cool and fine. It would make a perfect foil for raw and lightly cured fish dishes, and aromatic cuisines such as Vietnamese.
2015 SWINNEY TIRRA LIRRA WHITEProducer: Swinney
Variety: Riesling, Pinot Gris, Gewurztraminer
Region: Great Southern, Western Australia
ABV: 12.5%
Closure: Screw cap
Retail Price: $30.00
Date tasted: 11 September 2016
Tasting Note:
Pale silvery yellow. Clean, bright aromatic nose of green apple, apple blossom, delicate rose petal, citrus in the background. Medium bodied, soft and round. Well composed, gentle acid. Lithe and easy, feels like the Gris is providing the texture. Very pure.
Score: 16/20
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