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Made in small quantities from specific sites, this Riesling is scarcely available outside of the Tasting Room.

Drink now or cellar for up to 15 years
Ideal serving temperature: 6-8°C
Limited availability
Produced using sustainable practices

Tasting notes

Vintage Guide

Reviews

Bri Hammond923 Shawandsmith 0111 Highres

Generous, layered and textural with bright varietal acidity.

Bri Hammond923 Shawandsmith 0244 Highres

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2017

Shaw + Smith
Aged Release Riesling

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Notes

Style

Intensely aromatic with notes of citrus blossom, lime zest and a hint of musk. Tightly coiled energy and refreshing acidity interplay with fleshy white stonefruit, lime and subtle green winter melon on the palate.

Season

A long, even growing season encouraged well formed bunches and healthy fruit development. While conditions were warmer and drier than we've seen in recent years, overnight temperatures remained cool throughout ripening - resulting in flavourful bunches with high natural acidity. Fruit was handpicked between 22 February and 5 March.

Source

From high and cool sites in Echunga and Balhannah.

Vinification

Our Riesling grapes are hand-picked and pressed gently. A portion of the juice spends time in contact with skins before fermenting cool in stainless steel. We avoid oak, instead opting for fruit purity and balance.

Serve

A great aperitif or drink with fish and chips. Ideal temperature is 6-8°C.

Cellar

Drink now until 2031.

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Reviews

Fresh and vibrant aromas of orange blossoms, jasmine flowers, lime zest and river stones. The palate is medium-bodied with focused acidity and a generous mouthfeel, giving notes of lemon balm, grapefruit pith, flint and mandarin pith. Its 4 g/L of residual sugar add a nice balance and texture.

Ryan Montgomery, JamesSuckling.com
95 Points.

Pale, almost water-white colour, with a spicy/nettley and yeast-estery bouquet which is immediately appealing and inviting. There are notes of musk sticks and pear-filled Danish pastry too. The palate follows on from there and is soft and rounded, with lovely subtle acidity, with the result that the wine is very approachable already, in its extreme youth. There could be a tickle of sweetness helping that balance. Delicious wine.

Huon Hooke, The Real Review
95 Points.

The cool vintage has resulted in lifted white florals that splash from the glass. Freesia and star jasmine. Apple blossom and lily pily. Curls of green apple skin, fresh lime juice and river pebble. It is charitable in fruit weight with unity between natural acidity and pulpy fruit. This has become such a reliable Riesling vintage after vintage. So well balanced that both dry and off dry Riesling lovers would be thrilled with this. Drink now with fried school prawns and will have the staying power of a decade.

Shanteh Wale, Wine Pilot
93 Points.

The 2024 Adelaide Hills Riesling leads with apples and pears, very fine, soft, talc-y fruit and layers of saline acidity. This is fine like tissue paper and settles on the tongue in a languid fashion. After tasting a full lineup of powerful statement Rieslings from Clare Valley, this is providing a calm, zen moment. Lovely wine. Supple.

Erin Larkin, Robert Parker - October 2024
92 Points