Grosset, Clare Valley (Australia) Riesling 2020

  The Polish Hill vineyard was planted by Jeffrey Grosset in 1996.  It is A-Grade Certified Organic and Biodynamic (ACO).   A bed of blue slate is the base for silt and shallow shales over a thin crust of clay.  The Riesling vineyard is planted with two German clones and one local clone.  The vines have a hard time getting nutrients from the soil, which results in a lower yield, and small, concentrated berries.  Those vines produce only two bottles of wine per vine.  They consider the 2020 vintage to be idyllic and the wine concurs.  It is pure and precise with lime zest, Meyer lemon, green apple fruit with saline notes and taut acidity, the epitome of Clare Valley Riesling.  It doesn’t get better than this.