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    St. Andrews

    Riesling 2016

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    Hedonistic and tightly focused, this exceptionally balanced wine displays lemon, lime and a seamless spine of natural acidity leading to a finish of extraordinary length.
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    • At release, the wine is a very pale straw colour with a slight green tinge to the edge. It displays classic zesty lemon and lime aromas along with faint orange blossom and talc. The wine is has a beautiful linear focus to the palate and purity of fruit flavours. There are lashings of fresh lemon/lime juice characters up front and subtle minerality across the mid-palate. It is backed up by a persistent and refreshing finish.

    • The aim is to craft a wine of delicacy and finesse that will age well. To this end, the juice was extracted using gentle whole berry pressing to protect the delicate fruit flavours and prevent any extraction of course phenolic character. It is then chilled quickly to just under 10 degrees C. The entire process occurring within ~15 minutes of harvest to ensure the true varietal and regional characters are captured and retained. The juice was allowed to cold settle for 24 hrs before being racked off gross lees. A cool fermentation was carried out in stainless steel vessels, using a relatively neutral yeast strain to preserve varietal characteristics. The fermentation was completed to a natural level of dryness. Minimal fining and filtration was employed prior to bottling in September 2015.

    • In the growing season leading up to vintage 2016, rainfall was below average and whilst we saw only around 76% of the long term average fall, it was not the amount that had the biggest impact however; it was the timing of the rainfall. Mother Nature saw fit to dole out just the right amount of water at just the right time for maximum positive impact on the vine's health and importantly, the quality of the fruit produced. In fact, this was just one of the factors at play when it comes to vintage 2016 being lauded as one of the great vintages. Firstly, the vines were 'stress free' heading into the winter period, allowing them to store extra nutrients and creating the potential for a superior fruit crop in 2016. Secondly, conditions were ideal during flowering which set us up for good yields and then lastly, whilst it was a relatively dry spring, the threat of frost did not eventuate. All these conditions combined to create what called be described as 'the perfect storm' and the vineyard and winemaking team were excited about the quantity and quality of the fruit as they commenced harvesting. Of the whites, both the Chardonnay and Riesling varieties look particularly outstanding but with general reports of amazing flavour and acid structure being applied across all varieties.

    • Clare Valley

      • Acid: 8.95
      • Alc %: 12.7
      • PH: 2.80
      • Residual Sugar: 0.2

    • Under ideal conditions this wine should cellar well to 2036, possibly longer.

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    • Mary Ann Worobiec,

      17 May 2019
      88/100 Very Good
      The lime and grapefruit flavors are intense and focused, with accents of melon and peach blossom lingering on the crisp finish. Drink now.
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    • New releases from Down Under

      17 Jun 2019
      92/100
      The St. Andrews is also bone dry, but it
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    • John Fordham, From the Vine

      17 Jun 2019
      From the Taylor family
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    • Peter Chapman, Views on the Vine

      17 Jun 2019
      93/100
      Drinking well now, but the winemaker suggests this will grow into an even better wine with 5-10 years in the cellar.
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    • Nick Stock, Take Note: Real Australian Wine Is Here

      17 Jul 2019
      92/100
      A tart, lemon and lime style with succulent acid draw, powdery palate texture and a juicy, assertive, driving finish. Drink now.
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    • Des Houghton, Freaking right out on Riesling

      17 Aug 2019
      A straw-coloured showstopper with lovely perfumes, an acid spice and great length.
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    • Robert Lublin, Review: Wines of Taylors

      17 Nov 2019
      B+
      In the past, I have described wines as
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    • Frederic Koeppel, Wine of the Day, No. 335

      17 Dec 2019
      Here
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    • Australian Riesling Panel Tasting

      18 Apr 2019
      91 Points
      Racy fruit, like lime marmalade generously spread over toasted brioche. A whiff of struck match reduction lingers and evolves into a honeyed finish.
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    • Christina Pickard,

      18 Jun 2019
      Lemon, blossoms and a slight kerosene nose lead into a prickly, slippery texture, with lemon-lime and wet stone flavors. A classic example of Clare Valley Riesling.
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