Peter Lehmann, Wigan Riesling, Eden Valley, 2012

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Tasted by: Roger Jones, Sarah Knowles MW, Anthony Rose
(at Decanter magazine's April 2018 issue Australian Riesling panel tasting, 18 Nov 2017)
Drinking Window: 2018 - 2023
In 1978 Australian wine pioneer Peter Lehmann founded a wine company, securing finance for growers whose livelihoods were at risk after a fruit surplus a year earlier. In 1979, the winery was built and Lehmann named it Masterson Barossa Vignerons, after Sky Masterson, the gambler from the musical Guys and Dolls. The gamble paid off, and in 1980 he made his first wines; and in 1982 Lehmann was convinced to put his name to the now successful company. This Wigan Riesling is named after winemaker Andrew Wigan, who has had a hand in every Peter Lehmann wine since the very first vintage. Roger Jones: The savoury-spiced nose denotes pure class, with that seamless honey on toasted brioche character and a flash of lime zest. Awesome! Sarah Knowles MW: A waxy nose with lemon curd notes. Deep development of petrol and wet stone with a lemon and grapefruit seam running through it. Anthony Rose: Classic evolved Eden Riesling with toast and lime aromas and a light-bodied but juicy and fresh palate. Remarkable!
Peter Lehmann, Wigan Riesling, Eden Valley 2012
Producer
Peter Lehmann
Brand
Wigan Riesling
Vintage
2012
Wine Type
Still
Colour
White
Country
Australia
Region
South Australia
Appellation
Eden Valley
Sweetness
Dry
Closure
Screwcap/Stelvin
Alcohol
11.00%
Body
Light
Oak
Unoaked
Grapes
Riesling