Robert Stein Half Dry Riesling RS15 2022

Robert Stein Half Dry Riesling RS15 2022

  08:52    Stu.

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Fruit from neighbouring GI Orange is used to make this off-dry Riesling from Mudgee based Robert Stein. 

Apple, mango, citrus - all combine on the nose and provide the lead in to a palate with a moderate sweetness.

A minerally vein gives the wine greater presence through the mid and final thirds. Delicately balanced, the sweeter edge works within itself, textured not cloying. 93

Tasted on: Tuesday 8th November
Source: Sample
Price: $50
Alcohol: 11%
Closure: Screwcap
Website: https://www.robertstein.com.au/

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Robert Stein Half Dry RS15 Riesling 2018

Robert Stein Half Dry RS15 Riesling 2018

  17:30    Stu.

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This one slipped to the back of the pile, and to be honest when I found it I was waiting for an appropriate food moment to attempt to pair with. Do love a half/off-dry Rizza with a bit of chilli. 

Really pronounced lemon aroma, lemon sherbet meets preserved lemons. Fresh, fragrant, and a floral touch creating an allure.

More of the same on the palate, yields to a zest and minerally aspect. Touch of weight from the retained sugar, pitched well against the natural acidity. Balance, as ever, is key - the sugar/acid mix working in unison to deliver. 93

Tasted on: Wednesday 29th May, a Leaf day

Source: Sample
Price: $35
Alcohol: 11.2%
Closure: Screwcap
Website: https://robertstein.com.au

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Ferngrove Off-Dry Riesling 2017

Ferngrove Off-Dry Riesling 2017

  14:30    Stu.

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Ooh, this one's a goer, more of the tropical mien to it - think something like a mandarin and lime marmalade, a little cumquat for good measure. 

The aroma carries more of that subtle minerality that you might suspect betrays a sweetness within. More of that limey citrus on the palate, a harder edge with some zesty acidity balancing out the sweeter aspects. 88

Tasted on: Wednesday 18th April
Source: Sample
Price: $20
Alcohol: 11%
Closure: Screwcap
Website: www.ferngrove.com.au

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Patina Scandalous Riesling 2014

Patina Scandalous Riesling 2014

  08:24    Stu.

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Very pronounced citrus here: lemon, lime, lemon butter. There's even something a touch more tropical: suggestive of pineapple juice

The palate thick and broad, the residual sweetness (18 g/l) shining through - albeit lacking some balancing acid. Fruit quality high, giving some length. Overall simple, missing that balancing acid, but inoffensive. 87

Tasted on: Wednesday 11th January, a Root to Flower day
Source: Sample
Price: $25
Alcohol: 12%
Closure: Screwcap
Website: http://www.patinawines.com.au/

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Robert Stein Half Dry Riesling 2016

Robert Stein Half Dry Riesling 2016

  08:30    Stu.

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I do like a little off-dry Riesling, something with just a little retained sugar (here 10g residual), just works wonders at cutting through some devilish spice.

Lime, florals, a suggestion of fennel pollen. 

Immediately it marries both acidity balanced against a little sweetness.  It's a punch of flavour, a veritable explosion that just gently recedes across the palate. 

Paired this coconut milk and chilli poached chicken. The RS here more than a match for that touch of spice. Preferred this to the 2015. 91 

Tasted on: Thursday 5th January, a Leaf day
Source: Sample
Price: $40
Alcohol: 11.5%
Closure: Screwcap
Website: http://www.robertstein.com.au/

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Some Young Punks Monsters Monsters Attack Riesling 2013

Some Young Punks Monsters Monsters Attack Riesling 2013

  20:25    Stu.

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Purchased this with the express intent of pairing it with a favoured chilli prawn dish of the household.

Offers more in the fleshy tropical fruit spectrum than what you'd expect from a traditional dry Clare Riesling.

Textural spread, the sugar adds width and a broad fleshy spread on entry. Citrus more prevalent, comes across as a syrupy fruit salad when confronted with a little spice - sadly lacking there. Actually preferred this as a stand-alone wine, unable to take the heat, I took it out of the kitchen into the lounge. 89

Tasted on: Friday 13th, a Leaf Day
Source: Retail, Grand Central Cellars
Price: $20
Alcohol: 10.5%
Closure: Screwcap
Website: http://www.someyoungpunks.com.au/

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