Pewsey Vale, Contours Museum Riesling Reserve, Eden Valley

Tasted over lunch with Yalumba Colour is still pale green. Incredibly fresh, floral, green apple, just starting to take on some development. Great purity and becomes increasingly opulent the longer its open. This has a long life ahead. Very good.

2015 vintage

Excellent typicity of 10 yr old Eden Valley Riesling. Petrol, toast, mushroom, mandarin skin, lime, m+ int N Smoke, hay, biscuit, lemon honey, cashew, m+ int P m+acid, m- body F long nut pastry, tertiary last hurrah

2015 vintage

Classic Aussie Riesling with all the tennis ball can and fresh cut garden hose that you could want. Super young looking, pale yellow, reductive at first. Acid driven, lemon Italian ice, lemon head candies, plaster dust, frozen margarita, petrol. Here's a weird tasting note: years ago, I was training for a bike ride and would frequently ride by a gypsum processing plant that manufactured drywall. The whole road was coated in white powder for a good half mile. The air …

2015 vintage

Amazingly good. My patience was well rewarded.

2009 vintage

WC Blind tasting training #03 (Papanastassiou Woods) : Flinty, smoky, TDN, low fruit, citrus, lemon. Palate full dry, mineral, citrus, lean to med body, lime, med finish, high acidity with some tropical fruit.

2012 vintage

Peach Farm. Very good, and an excellent value given release after 8 years. Different vintage, but I was even more impressed by the Block 1961.

2015 vintage

decent/solid Riesling. a hint of sweetness on the finish. went done easy, but not as wowed as the pro scores indicate

2015 vintage

Nick’s Riesling-a-thon (Must & Lees, Liverpool Road) : Very crisp nose; lemon sherbet, lime: just full on citrus. Still v primary. Perfectly knitted together and pleasurable now albeit with a very long life ahead of it.

2015 vintage

Nick's Riesling-thon (Must & Lees, N1) : A change of pace from the European Rieslings and quite a different aromatic profile. Sherbet, fizzy lemon, a hint of sweat and rubber, chlorine, quince. Quite salty, chalky, angular. On the palate it's relatively extracted with a touch of phenolic bitterness, citrus fruit at its core with sharp, muscular acidity biting on the finish. I enjoyed it in the context of a tasting, but not sure what I'd do with it otherwise

2015 vintage

Tasting Ground seminar, Sauvignon Blanc, Chardonnay & Riesling (Mr Vertigo office) : Tight, austere, rubbery, green fruit in the back, not giving away much. Palate shows the same profile, tight, aggressively youthful, plastic notes, the fruit is nowhere to be found, high acidity, long firm steely finish Brutal

2015 vintage

Very pale still. The nose has a real coolness about it--fresh lime and petrol, while the palate is quite light and ends with softness suggesting some residual sugar. For better or worse, a remarkable lack of toasty, developed notes.

2009 vintage

Mine says Museum Release on the label too. Had Pewsey Vale rieslings before but not this wine. This is exactly what I'm looking for in a riesling with some bottle age. Clear pale lemon yellow with petrol notes on the nose to the fore, with extra lemon, spice and beeswax. Lovely balance between spicy citrus & tropical fruit - I'm sure I picked up some banana! - and a refreshing acidity on the palate. Delicious. May age but perfectly good-to-go …

2015 vintage

Had alongside the 2011. They have both matured finely but the ‘12 is somewhat muted, dusty. It does however retain more energetic acidity, and seems it would probably benefit from further cellaring, going into a more mature state. Maybe hold for five years or so?

2012 vintage

Canada 2023: Random Bottles : Light golden colour. Lemon, peaches and pear on the nose. Honeyed on the palate but still youthful acid making it fresh. In a good spot to start drinking these but they will hold as well.

2012 vintage

No question a solid step up from the regular Pewsey Vale which I often enjoy, especially in the summer months. While carrying the trademark lime note that I often get from Aussie Rieslings, this had so much more to offer than just fruit and quenching acidity. Specifically, it was the sensation of both saline and bitter traits that paired wonderfully off the lime and mineral flavors to create quite the lovely package. Long finish is clean and precise. Lovely. Under …

2015 vintage

Rocks, lime and a bit of petrol. Really beautiful example of Riesling from the region. Can’t mistake the varietal. 92+

2015 vintage

Utterly delicious, classic example of the region with crushed rocks and lime.

2015 vintage

Really quite nice, still young, only hints of development.

2015 vintage

Kerosene, lime, flowers, earth, and some stone fruits on the nose. Lemon, lime, stone fruit, earth, and some minerals on the palate. Wow, the kerosene is so strong, though it blows off a bit with some air. (Reminds me of walking on a newly stained deck when I was a kid.) Bright, mouthwatering acidity, medium-long finish. Nice, crisp, dry riesling, though I think the kero was a little too much for me.

2015 vintage

Restaurant coravin by the glass. Franjipani and white floral blossom nose. Rich lime and white stone fruit palate. Lovely. Showed better as it warmed in the glass.

2015 vintage

Aussie Night 2.0 (Buellton, CA) : Flat-out delicious stuff already, unmistakably an Eden Valley Riesling, with doses of lime, brioche and sharp acidity. Should improve markedly with more bottle age.

2015 vintage

Kero, lemon and lime, toast and white florals. Bright and clean acid line, has taken on the toastiness from some light age. Seems like this vintage is pretty good to go now but another 5 years would be fine.

2015 vintage

Bright, with aromas of petrol/rubber, lime, apple on the finish. Delicious full bodied wine and will be drinking more of this.

2015 vintage

Stelvin cap. Mid lemon colour - nice and bright. Kerosene nose alright as befits the age of this wine. More lime than lemon on the palate - decent finish but a little chalky perhaps at the end. Nice wine - not complex perhaps but very decent.

2015 vintage

This really is a tremendous Riesling, and has certainly mellowed and developed enough complexity to be absolutely delicious right now. Just beautiful harmony, line and length. Limes, lemons, white flower, hints of honey and wax. Minerally acidity. I had mine with fresh oysters, and it was the perfect combination for something memorable.

2015 vintage

Benchmark Eden riesling with a gentle accessibility cf Clare, but no lack of style or interest. Still years of life in hand.

2009 vintage

Produced from old vines (1965) farmed on the coolest slope. Bottle ageing for five years before release transforms fresh lemon and floral aromatics into a complex wine of limes and brioche. Further richness and complexity will accumulate over future decades. Colour Light to mid-yellow colour, bright and clear. 15/15 Nose mid intensity fresh florals and citrus lemon and lime , slight kero which blew off , great complexity 28/30 Palate med bodied good mouthfeel all the flavours from the nose …

2015 vintage

Clean and crisp, fresh citrus, but needs more time to develop further depth.

2012 vintage

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2012 vintage

Clear light gold. Elegant nose, petrol takes a back seat behind lime, green apple and water chestnut. Dry lime and orchard fruit flavours and a bracing citrus finish.

2012 vintage

Lime and apricot. Good acidity. Good wine.

2012 vintage

There is a little scale on the back label that ranges from dry to sweet and the needle is pinned all the way to dry. One often hears the phrase that goes something like "I don't like Riesling it's too sweet," which is sadly true for many on the lower price end of things. "Real" rieslings are otherwise - excluding for this discussion the ambrosial collection of auslese, beerenauslese etc. This is one that summons up echoes of the Mosel. …

2012 vintage

Meyer lemon and apple immediately jump out of the glass, but what separates this Riesling is the flinty/smoky minerality. Really top notch dry Riesling.

2012 vintage

{screwcap, 12.5%} Still a fairly light yellow colour. The palate is only really mildly developed, dominated at th Is age by lots of lemon curd underpinned by a steely note. The palate is a bit monolithic, medium weight, bone dry, still very lemony, with medium acidity and enough promise of structure that it might repay more cellaring in the hope of complexity, rather than just a bland patina of age. There’s a hint of steeliness that raises a promise of …

2012 vintage

brief notes, tiny pour C....almost straw N....New World classic of kero', charming fruit, fresh. T....good minerals, saline, wet stones, medium intensity only, a bit short. Rec RP £25.00.....feels worth £20

2012 vintage

Clear light yellow. Intense petrol, lime, and orchard fruit nose with bits of water chestnut and spice. Delicious dry finish.

2012 vintage

Quite significant notes of petrol here, enhanced with temperatur, but still som freshness and structure intact; I was guessing Austria & Southern Germany, and for an Australian Riesling, this certainly has coolness galore. Fun to try, though i', not buying this. #Ulvskov

2012 vintage

Tasted during WSET Level 3 lesson. Apple, lemon, flinty.

2012 vintage

Lemon, lime and green apple dominate. Highly acidic. Freshy and crisp. Good showing.

2012 vintage

This is fresh and tasty, and very easy to drink, but no great shakes. Some pleasant hints of 'posh riesling'.

2012 vintage

Beautiful and rich, but not too heavy. Petrol and rubber on the nose. Similar palate with a dry lingering finish with light citrus and just ripe stone fruits. A big fan of this and it is very youthful. Will save the second bottle for 2025 if I can wait that long.

2009 vintage

Looked great. Opened for the table blind and I thought it was pretty obvious what it was, clearly a SA Riesling with its cut-lime and ginger/kero aromatics. The palate looked as though it was lacking in acid a touch but the RS may have been overshadowing things there. I thought it was pretty balanced and was a great food complement.

2009 vintage

Negociants Australia Portfolio Tasting 2017 : Lime, apple, a little toast and pine. Palate has very good depth to go along with the zingy acidity. Carries really well with freshness across its length. Will look forward to seeing this over the next 8-10 years.

2012 vintage

This was an excellent well aged riesling. It was slightly sweeter and had a light fruity taste. A pleasure to drink.

2009 vintage

Full octane petrol nose, dry, not too acidic. Bit too much petrol!

2009 vintage

Spectacular!

2009 vintage

The most recent release of this wine. Made from an ungrafted Riesling vineyard planted in 1961. Bottled with light fining and filtration, aged for 5 years before release. 12,5% alcohol, 0,3 g/l residual sugar, 6,7 g/l acidity, pH 2,96. Luminous lime green color. Ripe, complex and very subtly reductive nose with aromas of gunpowder smoke, juicy citrus fruits, some tart green apple notes, a little bit of developed rubbery-petrolly character, light floral notes of apple blossom and other flowers, a …

2009 vintage

The wine opens up with lime, kerosene, elderflower, chamomile and slight green apple characters on the nose. The palate is dry with a medium nose, and honeysuckle is evident. There is a bit of weight to the body (medium-). Very good: high topicity, a typical Riesling that is very well executed, but this wine lacks a sense of humour.

2009 vintage

Under Argon Spritz. On the nose there is lime, lemon, some cream, chalky notes and slight kerosene and slight volatile acidity. In the mouth the wine is slight sour and off. It has not fared well under it's second argon spritz. I'd say it's dead.

2009 vintage

Under Argon Spritz. On the nose there is initially kerosene and lime notes but these subsist to reveal apple, spice and chalky notes. In the mouth the wine is juicy with flavours of muted lime and green apple, slight greengages and spice. It has a medium plus length and a fruit tingle carries on the finish. Nice, and mellower than I remember the first tasting.

2009 vintage

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