Grosset Polish Hill Clare Valley Riesling 2023

Grosset Polish Hill Clare Valley Riesling 

Region: Clare Valley, Australia

Vintage: 2023

Bottle size: 75cl

Grape: Riesling

ABV: 12.5%

Golden in colour, this Riesling opens up with delightful floral aromas, hints of lime juice and beeswax. The palate is lean and structured, combined with a slight minerality and limey finish. An excellently complex, refreshing wine that bodes well in its youth but has significant ageing potential as well.

The eight hectare Polish Hill vineyard (ACO certified organic) was planted in 1996 at an elevation of 460 metres, in the coolest part of the Clare Valley. The low fertility soils of this hard rock site are composed of silt and shallow shales over a thin crust of clay and gravel. The vines have to work harder than those at Springvale, which is located five kilometres away, and so produce small, thick-skinned berries with bunches weighing just 100 grams. Relatively close-planted, there are three clones of Riesling (two German and one rare local clone) producing an average of just two bottles of wine per vine.

Jeffrey Grosset’s love of Riesling began at 15 when his father came home with a bottle to share with the family. This bottle was enough to inspire a young Jeffrey to enrol in the local agricultural college and complete qualifications in both Agriculture and Oenology by the age of 21. After honing his craft in Australia and Germany, he bought an old milk depot in the Clare Valley town of Auburn, founding his eponymous winery in 1981. Since then, through great skill and exceptional vineyard management, this old milk depot has been transformed into one of Australia’s finest wineries.

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