The vineyards are at altitudes of 480-510 metres above sea level with an easterly aspect. Soils tend from shallow red & grey loams over a slatey /blue stone sub strata and occasionally well-structured red clay. Drainage is good to moderate. We have five separate vineyards with ripening and harvest generally occurring mid March through to mid April. The first run of juice is cold settled and quite clear juice is fermented at an even rate over a 15-20 day period to ensure flavour retention. The wine generally shows quite citrus and lime flavours with a wonderful spine of mineral like acid adding great balance, length and finish. Typically the wines have a wonderful potential to age, normally well over ten years and in doing so show lovely secondary aged characters of toast and honey.
Is wonderful with light green hints. Looks great in the glass with the brilliance of clarity indicating the purity of regional character to come. Nose: Typical Polish Hill River with hints of tropicals, lime & citrus evident on the nose - the hallmark of Polish Hill River. The palate is pristine with driving citrus and lime. An underlying minerality and subtle green apple add highlights, whilst the crisp clean and refreshing acid pull the flavours through to a long elegant finish. Drink now or cellar for 10+ years for those rewarding aged characters. Paulett Wines.
GOLD MEDAL - Royal Melbourne Wine Show 2010
Pale green-straw; the fragrant bouquet has waves of citrus, the lime juice palate lifting the bar further, with its intensity and length, amplifying all the promise of the bouquet. The '06 Aged Release tells you why you should hop into this wine now. Screwcap. 12.5% alc. $20; 96 Points. James Halliday, Australian Wine Companion 2012 Edition.
Piercingly intense and shapely, this charmingly pristine and focused riesling has a scent of white flowers, lime juice, lemon rind and pear with undertones of bathpowder and a hint of spice. It’s vibrant, long and tangy, with penetrative citrus fruit driving all down the palate before a finish of crunchy acids and a very marginal sweetness. 94 Points; Drink to 2022; Jeremy Oliver