Clare Valley Riesling 2021
Leo Buring
Clare Valley Riesling 2021
Leo Buring
Clare Valley Riesling 2021
Overview
Overview
Since 1945 Leo Buring has established a reputation as Australia's foremost maker of Riesling. It is the grape variety that encapsulates everything they strive for: purity, elegance, time and place and the structure to age gracefully.
The 2021 Leo Buring Clare Valley Riesling displays pure citrus fruit with underlying minerality, making it a perfect fresh compliment to clean vibrant dishes.
| Varietal | Dry Riesling |
|---|---|
| Vintage | 2021 |
| Country | Australia |
| Region | Clare Valley |
| Volume | 750 mL |
| Closure | Screw Cap |
| Alc/Vol | 11% |
| Peak Drinking | Now - 2023 |
Awards and Accolades
Awards and Accolades
| Royal Adelaide Wine Show 2021: |
| - Best Riesling of Show |
| - Best Wine of Show | Jim Barry Trophy |
| - Best Current Vintage Riesling | Mick Knappstein Trophy |
| Barossa Wine Show 2021: |
| - White Wine Of Provenance | The Peter Lehmann Perpetual Trophy |
| - Top Gold |
| 95 Points | Huon Hooke |
| 94 Points | Dave Brookes, Halliday Wine Companion 2023 |
| 93 Points | Halliday Wine Companion |
| Bronze | 2022 International Wine and Spirit Competition |
"A very discreet aroma, talcy and gently floral, with traces of lemon and lime that come through more strongly on the palate. The acidity is bracing and extremely refreshing, leaving a lemon sherbet aftertaste. A gorgeous young riesling, loaded with energy, not too dry but beautifully balanced. Great value too." - Huon Hooke
Food Pairing
Food Pairing
Chicken
Fish
Seafood
Cheese
Cured Meat
Spicy Food
Taste Description
Taste Description
Nose
Intense and complex with pristine lemon lime citrus fruits, regional lavender, and clove as well as mineral notes. Great purity and aromatics.
Viticulture Vintage & Winemaking
Viticulture Vintage & Winemaking
Clare Valley, South Australia
South Australia’s stunning Clare Valley is an enigma. Its ability to produce full-bodied reds and delicately floral Rieslings under a continental climate makes it famous for wines of intensity and balance (its secret is cool afternoon breezes to slow down ripening).
Vintage Conditions
Good winter rainfall set up the vines well for the growing season, establishing healthy canopies protecting the Riesling fruit from sun exposure. A few hot days just prior to Watervale Riesling harvest compromised some vines, making the selection process quite critical. Polish Hill River, however, was slightly later to ripen and showed up as the highlight with great natural acid retention and intense flavour development in the fruit.
Thus, Polish Hill River forms the majority of this blend for this vintage