Elegant, intense, direct throwback to the Vickery spatlese wines of the early 1970s; sweet pure lime juice offset by perfectly balanced acidity; great length and certain to age over 20 years. Drinking: 2028; Rating:95 Points; James Halliday; Australian Wine Companion

We have stood in line with empty glasses for years awaiting the release of an Aussie wine in this style.We were excited last year to introduce you to Leasingham’s first Kabinett Style Riesling – but it was only available at this illustrious estate’s cellar door. This is a sensational style with apple and pear fruit and layers of sweet spices. We hate the term “medium sweet” because it’s neither particularly medium nor sweet. What it is, though, is extremely juicy in a crushed white grape sense. This is the perfect thing with creamy white cheeses, Thai curries involving coconut milk, tempura vegetables with sweet chilli dipping sauce, meat-based pâtés and terrines. Mmmm. Matthew Jukes & Tyson Stelzer; Taste Food and Wine Guide

There are two movements in Australian wine at the moment: the move to ever-drier styles, and the fall to sweetness. The fall to sweetness was a surreptitious movement for many years but over the past 3-5 years it’s become ever-more obvious, even confident. Nowhere is this movement more dramatic than with riesling, where off-dry and brazenly sweet styles are suddenly everywhere. Off-dry and sweet Australian table riesling is no longer quirky or different or new; it is commonplace. The latest of these everything-old-is-new sweet rieslings comes from Leasingham. It is labelled clearly as “medium sweet”. It tastes grapey and yet steely, bracingly acidic and yet soft. It has a long, minerally, rind-bitten aftertaste and while the mid-palate and finish don’t yet quite mesh, a few extra months in bottle may well fix that. I suspect that the quality of the grapes that went into this wine were pretty handy. Rated : 90 Points Alcohol : 10.0% Price : $23 Closure : Screwcap Drink : 2008 - 2013; By Campbell Mattinson; The Wine Front

A fabulous Riesling made in the Germanic style with a taste of residual sweetness perfect for spicy Asian dishes. Lime candy dances with lemongrass. Price: $23; Quality 4.25 (5.00) Drew Lambert Wine

(Clare Valley) $23; 10%; This clocks in as medium sweet on the riesling scale printed on the label. These styles can be a bit cloying if the balance between sugar and acid isn’t right but this gets it spot on. It smells of lime, lemon, orange blossom and quince, with underlying passionfruit notes. It has intense, sweet lime cordial flavours that are matched on the palate by racy acidity and a fine texture. The lime flavour carries on to the persistent finish. Food match \ Chicken with chili and lemongrass. 4 Stars * * * * Ben Thomas; The Weekly Review