The 2011 Pewsey Vale Vineyard Riesling is a classic example of dry Eden Valley Riesling. A pale straw with green hues, the wine shows intense fruit aromas of talcum, crushed stone and lemon lime fruit, with a hint of overlaying dried herb. The palate shows great length and depth with lime, a hint of white flowers and fresh rosemary. The wine finishes with a fresh natural acidity that balances the flavour intensity and a minerality that will reward medium to long -term cellaring. The 2011 vintage will long be remembered for its cool temperatures throughout the ripening and growing months. This has resulted in delicate and flavourful white wines from the Eden Valley with a generous and balanced natural acidity. Riesling from Pewsey Vale Vineyard loved the season and the resulting wines are classic examples.
Trophy - Brisbane Wine Show 2011
Top Gold - Brisbane Wine Show 2011
Already impressing judges and riesling fans in several outings, this has delicately fresh, floral and faintly honeyed aromas , a beautifully light-hearted palate with subtle lemon fresh and zingy lift without being overly biting. A perfect apertif and totally charming. 94 Points & Taste Top 100 Wines for 2011
Tasted in a small bracket of six 2011 Eden Valley Rieslings. Like with like, yet interesting to see distinct differences in style and character. Youthful peachy, tutti frutti aromatics along with green apple, lime and Kaffir lime leaf. A big burst of spicy zesty Riesling with keen slatey acidity - it's not the most precise and fine of Rieslings, and while you'd not go so far as to call it 'coarse', you might say it's a little rugged in its generous delivery of flavour. Sure to settle and improve - an excellent release. Vintage: 2011 Score: 93+ points; Gary Walsh; The Wine Front
The cool 2011 season has made for a generous and rich expression of this legendary, centuries-old vineyard, revived exactly 50 years ago. Red apple, kaffir lime zest, nutmeg, lemon juice and that signature minerality of this site. No complaints about an earlier drinking season. Vintage: 2011 Score: 92 points; Tyson Stelzer
This gold medal winner at the recent International Wine Challenge, comes from the Hill-Smith family’s 50-hectare Pewsey Vale vineyard, located on the edge of the Eden Valley. Louisa Rose makes the wine just a few kilometres down the hill at the Yalumba Winery, Angaston, centre of the Hill-Smith wine operations. It’s a little softer than I’d expected from the cool vintage, but shows the season’s intense, delicate, citrusy flavours and bright fresh acidity. It’s a dry style and ready to drink now, but has the potential to evolve well in bottle for a decade or so. Chris Shanahan
If this is anything to go by, the best 2011 rieslings are worth waiting for. This one is a delicately fresh, floral wine, beautifully clean and lighthearted, smelling of linen flapping in the sun. The wine is subtle lemon fresh, zingy without being overly biting – a perfect aperitif white that can open a dinner party on its own and totally charm you in the process. Buy a case and watch them reveal more complexities in five years. $22; Eden Valley; 4.5 out of 5 stars - A cut above; Value: Brilliant; Tony Love, National Wine Writer
This has survived the challenges of the vintage in pretty impressive form. Some handy ripeness on offer, with trademark Eden Valley flinty, mineral aromas, lemons, limes and white peach; some more exotic tropical fragrance too. The palate’s juicy and full of life; the quite forward, fleshy stone-fruit flavours will make delicious early drinking. 92 points; Nick Stock, Good Wine Guide 2012
A charming and ethereal wine from Australia's most revered riesling site at the peak of Eden Valley. Masterfully sculpted by Louisa Rose, it's refined and tantalising with lifted aromatics and powerful fruit intensity. Evocatively perfumed spring posies and powder room talc, brimming with Tahitian lime and cumquat flavours supported by gentle acidity and a deep mineral core. Pair with spicy Thai and Vietnamese dishes. Louise Radman, Sumptuous Magazine, October 2011