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... There is also a lovely smooth richness and creaminess that makes it opulent and luscious to drink but not overly cloying. Indeed it is quite balanced with a lovely subtle nuttiness to it and lively acidity still. The palate is seamless, refined and long. Drink Now. 94-95/100 – Excellent Verging On Superb. Paul Ippolito Learn More

This wine, a modern type of French sauvignon, has intense varietal personality, suggesting tropical fruits, blackcurrants, grass and minerals. It tastes forward and fruity, refreshing and clean. Ralph Kyte-Powell

It’s cracking value. ... Tropical fruits and hay. Acidity gets a little stringy on the finish but it’s bright, flavoursome and different-enough to make you want to reach for more. Compelling in its category. Winefront.com.au

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.... a wonderful balance of warm toasty flavours on the finish. The structure of this wine shows both the power of a typical multi layered Leeuwin Estate Art Series Chardonnay with an underlying elegance. For mine, among the best young Art Series Chardonnay I have tried, and I have them all back to 1999, and a classic in the making with time in the cellar. Will develop brilliantly ... world class wine! - Gavin Trott

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Well integrated toasty/bacony oak. And a lemony tang through the finish to complete the job nicely. At first I couldn’t find the X-factor – and then, a couple of hours from opening, it really started to rumble. Time in the cellar should work wonders for this little beauty. Rated : 95 Points Winefront.com.au

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Stephen Tanzer's International Wine cellar: Bright straw with a very fine bead. Pungent, yeasty aromas of intense citrus zest and minerals. Silky, pure and focused, offering vibrant lime and tangerine flavors. Finishes with racy notes of wet stone and lime zest, and excellent length. An outstanding non-vintage bottling with striking vivacity and focus. Learn More

The Pewsey Vale Riesling is a rich and intensely flavoured wine. Classic fruit aromas of talcum, crushed stone and limes, with a hint of overlaying dried herb. The palate shows great length and depth with lemons and limes. The wine finishes with a soft but fresh natural acidity which balances the flavour intensity and a minerality that will reward medium to long-term cellaring.

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The 2012 The Empress Riesling shows great fruit purity on the palate with fresh, expressive “Bickfords” lime cordial characters along with grapefruit and lemon sorbet zing. After the initial pure citrus flavours the wine glides across the mid-palate with an energetic gait showing hints of crushed quartz, orange blossom, white flowers and talc with lighter nuances of lemon curd and clotted cream. The wine finishes with a well-defined, minerally line of acidity that shows great energy and spark as it guides the pure citrus and floral elements through to a persistent and dangerously moreish finish.

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Canberra Times, Fergus McGhie - "Im absolutely besotted by the current 2010 Pikes Riesling. Its sublime, not because its anything special it just tastes like a perfect Clare riesling and that's my undoing. The lime, citrus, perfume and crisp, tingly acid make this sort of wine irresistible ... the wine in my glass seemed to be leaking or evaporating at such a rate as to make me wonder whether I'd poured anything into my glass at all... Learn More