Grosset Springvale Riesling 2024

 

"Polish Hill has this covered but this is still a fabulous Springvale Riesling. It’s an interesting wine, driven by lemon and lime as you would expect but with anise, marshmallow and pretty floral characters floating about. The anise is almost into red licorice territory, which seems bizarre in a riesling, but it’s definitely there, like a lurker to the forum of citrus and tonic water. Grosset has been a star producer for all the time I’ve been in wine but right now its wines are as good or better than they’ve ever been. I’m opting for a score of 95 but I could easily go 96." - Wine Front

 

"Grosset Springvale is a 5.3 hectare high-altitude vineyard and part of a larger property at Watervale in the Clare Valley. Grosset Springvale Riesling is produced entirely from Springvale Vineyard.
A truly unique viticultural site due to its geology, relative isolation and high altitude, it was purchased by Grosset in 2000 and planted in 2001. The thin topsoil is made up of red loam over limestone, and, atypical for this sub-region, the vines are deeply rooted in slate bedrock. There is a north-south fault line on the eastern border, limiting the vineyard’s expansion. This formation dates back many hundred million years. Vineyard rows are oriented to optimise sunshine.


  Organic   Vegan-friendly   Sustainably-made  

Country:

Australia

Region:

SA- Clare Valley

Variety:

Wine White - Riesling

Size:

750mL