Paulett Vineyards, Polish Hill River, Clare Valley, Polish

Neil Paulett graduated from Adelaide’s Roseworthy oenology course in 1971 and began working as a winemaker for Penfolds. After 10 years he and wife Alison established their own family vineyard in the Clare Valley, growing Riesling, Shiraz and Chardonnay. Today, the estate encompasses 147ha with 25ha under vine in the Polish Hill River area. Vineyard manager duties have now been taken over by their son, Matt. Roger Jones: Honeyed and toasty aromas with a reductive quality but in a good way. Tropical nuances linger on the palate and then it finishes clean, ready for another taste. Sarah Knowles MW: Toasty lanolin and vanilla notes on the nose, flowing into lime and lemon curd flavours, with brioche, honey and wet slate. Intense, complex and developed. Terrific value. Anthony Rose: Seductive sweet toast and vanilla nose, while the palate is super juicy and evolved. With its glossy texture, it is approachable now and still remarkably fresh thanks to its cool-climate streak of acidity.