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The press wine was fermented and aged for six months in used French oak (500-litre), while the rest went to tank. In both cases, the wine spent four months on lees prior to racking and assemblage. There were no yeast or acid additions, and partial malolactic. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Spinifex","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43298542092526,"sku":"19787-750","price":20.68,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0620\/7468\/3630\/files\/75ce034c-33fc-ec11-ab3d-0ac90280dbea_19787-750.jpg?v=1764135204"},{"product_id":"bannockburn-riesling-2021","title":"Bannockburn Riesling 2021","description":"\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003eMatt Holmes' 2021 Riesling includes material from a younger plot of Riesling (planted 2015). The lion’s share of the fruit remains drawn from Bannockburn’s ungrafted 1976 plantings. It was fermented in a combination of tank and oak cask. 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The Weil team often use the term ‘baroque’ when describing wines from Klosterberg, in reference to the lift and generosity. 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There is potential here! 2027-2040.” 89 points, Mosel Fine Wines Issue 59\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Joh Jos Prum","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43298547007726,"sku":"20389-750","price":50.02,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0620\/7468\/3630\/products\/9b5dd85c-4525-ed11-ab3d-0ac90280dbea_20389-750.png?v=1661920176"},{"product_id":"joh-jos-prum-graacher-himmelreich-riesling-spatlese-2020","title":"Joh Jos Prüm Graacher Himmelreich Riesling Spätlese 2020","description":"\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003e“The 2020er Graacher Himmelreich Riesling Spätlese offers a quite rich and even slightly ripe nose of almond cream and bakery products as well as honeyed yellow peach, William’s pear, apricot, and anise, all wrapped into smoky and refined elements. The wine coats the palate with ample and sweet fruits, which give a smoother and ampler structure to the wine. The finish has however more presence and intensity, but still needs to integrate its tale of initial sweetness. This clearly has some upside potential as it gains finesse and elegance over time. 2028-2045.” 92+ points, Mosel Fine Wines Issue 59\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Joh Jos Prum","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43298547040494,"sku":"20391-750","price":63.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0620\/7468\/3630\/products\/66b4f92c-4625-ed11-ab3d-0ac90280dbea_20391-750.png?v=1661920184"},{"product_id":"joh-jos-prum-wehlener-sonnenuhr-riesling-spatlese-2020","title":"Joh Jos Prüm Wehlener Sonnenuhr Riesling Spätlese 2020","description":"\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003e“The 2020er Wehlener Sonnenuhr Riesling Spätlese offers a superbly spicy, herbal, and refreshing nose of rosemary, vineyard peach, almond cream, white flowers, mint, and cassis. 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Some years ago, we spied some bottles in the winery and insisted on tasting. After years of asking, we were finally delivered our first small parcel of this juicy offering in 2011. To this day, on every visit, Philipp Catoir reminds us that we are lucky to receive an allocation! Drawn from the 2021 vintage, this wine is a blend of Riesling (at least 85%), with lesser amounts of Rieslaner, Scheurebe and Weissburgunder (Pinot Blanc). \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Muller-Catoir","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43298549727470,"sku":"20860-1000","price":25.75,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0620\/7468\/3630\/products\/b7e2be96-1512-ed11-ab3d-0ac90280dbea_20860-1000.png?v=1660281520"},{"product_id":"muller-catoir-herrenletten-riesling-2020","title":"Müller-Catoir Herrenletten Riesling 2020","description":"\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003eOrganic. 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Franzen finds this combination—allied with extended lees aging—results in more expressive, less reductive wines that are more approachable on release.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003eAs expected, the Bürgergarten shows more orderly restraint than its neighbour Herrenletten, but only just. It remains, however, a potent Riesling marked by dense, compact fruit and phenolic tension, with a crest of beautifully crystalline acidity driving the wine to a striking finish. 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Weil's Gräfenberg Riesling Auslese (technically a BA) is produced in almost homeopathic quantities. Yields are very low, resulting in wines of extraordinary concentration. Wilhelm opened this 07 for us at the climax of our tasting this year. What a way to finish! \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Robert Weil","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43298594259182,"sku":"10980-750","price":225.12,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0620\/7468\/3630\/products\/878804bd-1cfc-ec11-ab3d-024d026f405e_10980-750.png?v=1658785913"},{"product_id":"von-buhl-forster-riesling-2016","title":"Von Buhl Forster Riesling 2016","description":"\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003eFirst introduced in 2013, this village-level Riesling aims to reflect the personality of Pfalz’s most prestigious wine village, Forst. Depending on the vintage, the wine is based on declassified fruit from one or more of the Estate's Grosse Lage (great growth) vineyards. 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