Crawford River

5 Star Winery - Halliday Wine Companion
"Outstanding" Classification (Riesling) - Langton's Classification of Fine Wine IV

"Once a tiny outpost in a little-known wine region, Crawford River is a foremost producer of Riesling (and other excellent wines)" - James Halliday

"The isolated Crawford River estate, established in 1874 as a sheep and cattle station, still remains in Thomson family hands. The 11.5-hectare vineyard is located at the alluvial edge of a volcanic lava flow. The dry-grown vines, planted in 1975 by John Thomson, are deeply anchored in gravelly, friable, basalt loams over clays and an ancient limestone seabed. Second generation winemaker Belinda Thomson, with her father, continues the philosophy of minimal intervention and movement during vinification. The cold-settled juice is batch-fermented at 12-15°C and left on lees for around six weeks before bottling in September of the year of vintage. With its fresh, intense, lemon-tonic/ pear/ apple/ oyster-shell aromas, superb, lemon-curd richness, persistence and minerality, Crawford River Riesling is an idiomatic expression of the modern Riesling style." - Langton's

  • [SOLD-OUT] Crawford River Riesling 2023

    [SOLD-OUT] Crawford River Riesling 2023

    Region: VIC- Henty
    Farming Vegan-friendly Organic Sustainably-made

    97 POINTS! - HUON HOOKE

      **Limited wine. Only 3 per customer**  "A haunting fresh fragrance of lemon-peel, lime juice and high-toned estery floral notes. The wine is tremendously intense and rich in the mouth, lifted in the core by a tickle of sweetness which...

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  • [SOLD-OUT] Crawford River Serendipitous Riesling 2010

    [SOLD-OUT] Crawford River Serendipitous Riesling 2010

    Region: VIC- Henty

    HUON HOOKE 97 POINTS! NICK STOCK 95 POINTS!

    "AUSLESE" STYLE, THIS RIESLING IS NOTHING SHORT OF SUBLIME. A GORGEOUS AND COMPLEX AGED MEDIUM-SWEET RIESLING.    "Deep, bright golden yellow colour with an intriguing nose of beeswax, lemon-curd, burnt lime and honey. Very complex,...

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    $80.00
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  • [SOLD-OUT] Crawford River Riesling 2022

    [SOLD-OUT] Crawford River Riesling 2022

    Region: VIC- Henty
    Farming Vegan-friendly Organic Sustainably-made

    WINE FRONT 96 POINTS!
    REAL REVIEW 96 POINTS!

      "This is one of the most straight up delicious releases I have tried. Moreish to the max. It’s succulent in texture, which is important, which means it’s juicy but also has chalky pucker. perfect. This one has a lime sorbet bent,...

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    $55.00
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  • [SOLD-OUT] Crawford River Riesling 2012 Museum Release

    [SOLD-OUT] Crawford River Riesling 2012 Museum Release

    Region: VIC- Henty

    Mike Bennie 94+ points!"Tight in perfume, shows stoney and slate-like with a hint of floral character and a squeeze of lime. Surprising concentration in palate, a slim arrow of richness given chalky textural edges. Citrus and lick of ripe stone fruit...

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    $79.00
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