
White wine
Jim Barry, The Florita Riesling 2014
RRP £55.81
A mild spring followed by a hot summer; harvest was delayed by 100mm of rainfall in February. Still, this a gorgeous wine, full of personality, perfumed with orange flowers yet delicately bitter, like the Seville oranges which are used to make marmalade. Forceful New World Riesling can feel like hanging out at a petrol pump; this has just enough of those oily kerosene flavours to keep things interesting but not enough to overwhelm. The magnum helps of course, but this is delicious.
Score
Wine Details
Colour
White
Wine Style
Still
Grape Varieties
Riesling
Alcohol
12.15%
Bottle size
Magnum
Drink dates
2019 - 2030
Origin
Country
Australia
Region
South Australia
Sub-region
Mount Lofty Ranges
Area
Clare Valley
Tasting Information
Blind
No
Tasted by
Nina Caplan