Leo Buring, Leonay Riesling, Eden Valley

Lovely, clear gold colour- looks like a quality 5 year old Chardonnay. Fragrant and delicate nose for an old Riesling. The palate is long and rounded with a slight kerosene taint. Not flabby or tired. Drinking beautifully.

Riesling and Kraftwerk (My place, parramatta, sydney) : Some previous seepage on the cork and it was a struggle to remove it without complete disintegration. On the nose toast, honey, smoked lime and butter...in the mouth the wine is initially dusty and closed but with time the wine fleshes out with honey, lime and a buttery width to the palate. Put me in mind of the aged quality of some Hunter Semillons or older Vouvrays but with a very different …

Bottle had not leaked. Cork was down about 1cm. It dropped in to the bottle when gentle pressure was applied to it with an Ah so. Colour was a brilliant gold straw. On the nose it was just all wet cardboard and mould. NR.