TN 2011 Pewsey Vale Eden Valley Dry Riesling

[Gavin Trott]

Well, what an incredibly pleasant surprise this was. I'm a lover of fine Riesling, and even more so, a lover of fine aged Riesling. So relatively recently, I have begun collecting a case/dozen of my favourite Rieslings of each vintage, a special mixed dozen, I suppose you'd call it.

Started properly in 2010, and every vintage since, with hopefully many years to come.

Decided to try one, and wow, did I pick it well, and what a great reference for ageing fine Australian Riesling. 2011, hardly a great SA Vintage, and so I cellared a couple without really great expectations, and so tried my first with a little uncertainty.

Well, that lasted one sniff only ... And wow, the nose was outstanding, Riesling fruit of course, tropical fruits, mango, passion fruit, flowers , lime sherbet and musk ... gorgeous.

The colour was still light bright and showing hardly any age.

As good as the nose was, it was the palate that really sang. All that exotic tropical stuff again, and the most delightful texture and mouthfeel, the wine has lost that crisp Eden Valley cold year acid, it hasn't yet become toasty and honeyed, but is in between, delightfully. It's as though the acid has been slightly rounded, so all spikes and shards gone, soft rounded river stones is the best I can come up with. Delicious, long, elegant and exotic, and just beginning its journey.

For an ' everyday' wine, this was simply a great Riesling experience, and the rest can sleep further. So if you have some

No rush
You are lucky
Try one now.

2011 Yalumba Pewsey Vale Eden Valley Riesling.

[via collins]

From a man who really deserves a good riesling experience after all that work!

Good news, thanks for sharing, this was the year I went long on Pewsey Vale, so double happy news.

[Waiters Friend]

Thanks Gavin.

By sheer coincidence, I'm putting on a Pewsey Vale vertical here in Perth tomorrow night. Every vintage 2004-2014. Notes to follow, of course.

Cheers
Allan

[Panda 9D]

Mrs. Robinson wrote a very positive article about these wines this week. Also said that it costs more in Australia than most places (but we're getting used to hearing that).

[swirler]

Australian wines are usually much more expensive in the UK. She is probably referring to the RRP. Most people pay much less than that.

A quick search shows Australian's can buy PV for around $16 whereas the Brits often pay almost that figure in Pounds, meaning they often pay close to double.