Harewood Estate Great Southern Riesling 2023

Harewood Estate Great Southern Riesling 2023

  12:48    Stu.

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This is the one that generally leads me down the nasal path to Thai Basil, spiced blossoms, citrus oils.

It's not as obvious on the palate as the Single Vineyard offerings, you have to go looking. It's perhaps a more straightforward affair: lemon balsam, a little passionfruit and guava like note. Not overt. On a reasonable finish, a good-ish length. 91

Tasted on: Thursday 18th January
Source: Sample
Price: $20
Alcohol: 12%
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Harewood Estate Great Southern Riesling 2022

Harewood Estate Great Southern Riesling 2022

  08:29    Stu.

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This is the entry level Riesling from Harewood Estate - a producer that explores a range of sub-regional Riesling to such excellence.

Lime pith, green melon, a floral note - steely reserve under that initial aromatic introduction.

Quite austere, yielding little. There's a length and generosity of intent - but hard to nail its colours to the mast when I find such expression elsewhere in the range. 90+

Tasted on: Friday 28th October
Source: Sample
Price: $20
Alcohol: 12.5%
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Website: https://harewood.com.au/

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Harewood Estate Porongurup Riesling 2021

Harewood Estate Porongurup Riesling 2021

  16:00    Stu.

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Lemongrass, citrus, an undercurrent of salinity sitting gently beneath. 

The delicate fragrance not quite in tune for a Riesling packing a punch and tang of flavour.

A zest and minerality performs a lively dance across the palate, down the spine and through to a fine finish. Porongurup is certainly a sub-region to watch, the Harewood Rieslings generally too. 93

Tasted on: Wednesday 13th October
Source: Sample
Price: $30
Alcohol: 12%
Closure: Screwcap
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Harewood Estate Flux VII Pinot Gris Gewürz Riesling 2018

Harewood Estate Flux VII Pinot Gris Gewürz Riesling 2018

  16:30    Stu.

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A trio of Alsatian stalwarts, here growing alongside each other in Great Southern's Frankland River. It's comprised of Pinot Gris (60%), Gewurztraminer (30%) and Riesling (10%). 

Certainly an interesting blend. The muskiness of the Gewürz is immediately evident, and flows through to the palate, lending a lively and almost spritz-like bent to things.

The palate has a fine spine of acid, about which hangs a gentle textural play. Gentle is the right word, softly ebbing along to its conclusion. 92 

Tasted on: Friday 31st July 
Source: Sample
Price: $35
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Harewood Estate Mount Barker Riesling 2019

Harewood Estate Mount Barker Riesling 2019

  08:30    Stu.

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Lemon, green papaya, hints of lavender - strength in aromatics on this fine Riesling from Mount Barker in Western Australia's Great Southern region.

Depth and intensity, more than a match for the aromatics on the palate. On initial showing the strongest of the sub-regional releases from Harewoo Estate. Minerally acids, spiced nuances, married to width and volume, a substance to focal length. 95 

Tasted on: Friday 4th October, a Leaf to Fruit day 
Source: Sample
Price: $23
Alcohol: 12.5%
Closure: Screwcap
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Harewood Estate Denmark Riesling 2019

Harewood Estate Denmark Riesling 2019

  16:00    Stu.

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Wasn't too fussed with the 2018 version of this, pleased to say that in 2019 it's certainly hitting the  spot. It's all lemons, hint of bath salt adding its hand to the aromatic profile.

Lemon sherbet with a thrust of minerally acidity, it's of the style that at once both puckers and enlivens, dancing its way energetically across the palate.

That said it's fairly languid across the finish, as if sauntering to its end at its own pace. 93 

Tasted on: 2nd October 2019
Source: Sample
Price: $23
Alcohol: 12%
Closure: Screwcap
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Harewood Estate Frankland River Riesling 2019

Harewood Estate Frankland River Riesling 2019

  16:30    Stu.

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Kaffir lime, lemongrass, stonefruit, suggestions of Passionfruit; Certainly of tropical bent.

Generous line of zippy acidity, phenolic pinch adding depth to the length. Generousity - certainly a consistent theme - of fruit intensity, subsiding somewhat with honeyed and lemon peel notes. Subtle spice, lingering, following on the Asian theme from the aromatics. 93 

Tasted on: Tuesday 1st October, a Flower day
Source: Sample
Price: $30
Alcohol: 13%
Closure: Screwcap
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Harewood Estate Porongurup Riesling 2019

Harewood Estate Porongurup Riesling 2019

  18:43    Stu.

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Stonefruit over citrus. Minerally, semblance of texture and weight, as if to give the impression of sweetness - yet it's dry. Barrel fermentation has added depth and complexity here.

Further stonefruit makes its way to the palate, supplemented by notes of melon. Gives and aids length, finishing long. Quality wine. 93

Tasted on: Thursday 3rd October, a Leaf day 

Source: Sample
Price: $30
Alcohol: 12.5%
Closure: Screwcap
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Harewood Estate Mount Barker Riesling 2018

Harewood Estate Mount Barker Riesling 2018

  12:30    Stu.

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Pithy citrus, lemon and grapefruit in its prime. It feels cool, almost hard in how it represents. 

Soft palate than the aromatics suggest, a lively zestiness on the front palate. Tang, thrusting and probing acidity gives drive and energy. Harewood Estate get Riesling right, a delightful exercise in terroir across their range. 93

Tasted on: Monday 20th May, a Leaf day 
Source: Sample
Price: $30
Alcohol: 12.5%
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Harewood Estate Shiraz 2017

Harewood Estate Shiraz 2017

  08:30    Stu.

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Certainly keener on the whites from this Estate - the Riesling and Chardonnay exemplary, the reds less so.

Not the cleanest smelling, bit of funk going on. Heavy set, firmer tannins, lacking fruit definition and the vitality. 87 

Tasted on: Wednesday 13th March, a Root day
Source: Sample
Price: $20
Alcohol: 14.5%
Closure: Screwcap
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Harewood Estate Denmark Riesling 2018

Harewood Estate Denmark Riesling 2018

  12:30    Stu.

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Look, I'm not infallible, this - for me - was the least impressive of the sub-regional Rieslings produced out of Harewood. The others having an impressive pedigree and showing from the 2018 releases reviewed. From something of a rare planting of Riesling in sub-maritime Denmark.

Cut grass, herb, blackcurrant leaf, Passionfruit. Acidic, this similar to the Porongurup, comes across more like a Sauvignon Blanc, with its herb and grapefruit acidity. Tart, more of a bitter lemon conclusion. 

Unsure. 89 

Tasted on: Thursday 27th December, a Fruit day 
Source: Sample
Price: $30
Alcohol: 12.5%
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Harewood Estate Frankland River Riesling 2018

Harewood Estate Frankland River Riesling 2018

  12:30    Stu.

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Kaffir Lime, browning lime juice, certainly in that greener citrus spectrum. Fresh, bursting forth, yet in a somewhat restrained manner. 

Cleansing acidity from the go, a sorbet like freshness that moves across the palate with ease. There's a hint of texture on the final third, a pleasance in that it adds to the spread and provides coverage to the line of acidity before it. 92

Tasted on: Monday 24th December, a Flower to Leaf day 

Source: Sample
Price: $30
Alcohol: 12%
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Harewood Estate Flux-V Pinot Noir 2018

Harewood Estate Flux-V Pinot Noir 2018

  17:00    Stu.

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I'd heartily recommend a good look at the Harewood website for its dynamic representation of the various terroir at play here. Impressive stuff.

From the accompanying PR: With (winemaker) James Kellie’s attractive FLUX wines, there is more freedom - but an equal attention to detail - as his meticulously composed wines that we know well from Harewood Estate."

The Rieslings in the portfolio are impressive, a meticulous look at a range of Riesling terroir across the great Souther. James' winemaking career started at the exemplary Howard Park, an experience he brings to his own Harewood Estate label.

 

Sits in a DMZ between an aromatic Pinot Noir and a light, dry red. Floral, something like Pomegranate meets hibiscus. 

Light on entry veering towards a firmer palate, that drier red territory. Fine tannin, light spice. It's perhaps somewhat angular, yet it remains inherently enjoyable with spicier notes bringing the wine home. 91 

Tasted on: Monday 13th May, a Fruit day
Source: Sample
Price: $35
Alcohol: 14%
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Harewood Estate Porongurup Riesling 2018

Harewood Estate Porongurup Riesling 2018

  18:00    Stu.

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Nettle, cut grass, florals and citrus. Fainter tropical hunts lie underneath, mango and perhaps a little lychee.

Sharp, razor-like green apple and citrus acidity greets you on entry. Has a distinctive tang, induces a salivatory experience across the palate from the lemon/lime acidity.

Good length, flowing - a fine wine, perhaps a little too youthful at this juncture. 91+ 

Tasted on: Friday 7th December 
Source: Sample
Price: $30
Alcohol: 
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