Jim Barry, Assyrtiko, Clare Valley

Pale lemon. Light, perfumed, lemon/lime nose. Similar palate with honeysuckle. Very good wine. My first Australian Assyrtiko, I think.

Pale lemon green in the glass. Great primary profile - peach, lemon juice, melon. Light-bodied, a bit of salinity, fresh acidity, low abv. Great drinking, SO MUCH better than the previous vintages.

10th MW Symposium, Wiesbaden - Day 4 : Alcohol 12.0%, dry 2.9 g/l residual sugar, 7.9 g/l acidity, 2.8 pH Vineyard: Lodge Hill Vineyard Elevation: 497metres Rainfall: 580mm/year Soil: 0-40cm; brown loamy topsoil with a thin calcrete duri crust underlain by pale grey-green weathered siltstone and clays. 40-112cm; some grey calcerous stiltstone with a high carbonate content. Vines 10-20 yo. Yield: 50hl/ha hl/ha Soil Type: Brown loam over slate and rock. Vinification: Hand picked and sorted. 90% of the Assyrtiko …

Too sweet for my taste

This is pale lemon This is med intensity, aromas of blossom, apple, lemon, brioche, dough (can't find a note about lees ageing or stirring??). This is youthful This is dry, light body, high acid, flavours of ... (missed pineapple, zest, tasting notes say minerality/bath salts) finish is med+, intensity is med drink now - suitable for ageing (says the tasting notes)