Rhythm Stick Wines, Red Robin Riesling, Clare Valley, 2015

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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 - 2025
Having previously sold grapes to smaller wineries, Rhythm Stick Wines began making its Red Robin Riesling in 2009. The company only grows Riesling and makes 10,000 litres a year from its Clare Valley vineyards at 420m on limestone, shale and slate hillsides which capture rainwater in underground reefs. This creates a unique site to shelter the vines through the harshest conditions. Roger Jones: Clean and precise on the nose, evolving gently. Wet stone characters and a lovely feminine, gentle palate showing great purity. Sarah Knowles MW: Intense struck match and toast comes through on the nose, unfolding onto lime curd and grapefruit on the palate, with a long finish. Anthony Rose: Seductively fresh lemon and lime aromas with a juicy lime fruitiness that shouts Riesling in all directions. Mouthfilling and delightfully dry.
Rhythm Stick Wines, Red Robin Riesling, Clare Valley 2015
Producer
Rhythm Stick Wines
Brand
Red Robin Riesling
Vintage
2015
Wine Type
Still
Colour
White
Country
Australia
Region
South Australia
Appellation
Clare Valley
Sweetness
Dry
Closure
Screwcap/Stelvin
Alcohol
12.50%
Body
Light
Oak
Unoaked
Grapes
Riesling