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 Goal of Leo Buring is simple; to make the best Riesling in Australia and Leopold is a premium Riesling that showcases the incredible Tasmanian Riesling style.
Varietal | Riesling |
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Vintage | 2023 |
Country | Australia |
Region | Tasmania |
Volume | 750 mL |
Closure | Screw Cap |
Alc/Vol | 12% |
Peak Drinking | Now - 2030 |
97 Points | Dave Brookes, Halliday |
Consistency of Excellence Trophy | 2024 Melbourne Royal Wine Show |
Best Wine of Show Trophy | 2025 Tasmanian Wine Show |
"This famous name will be familiar to lovers of Australian riesling. In recent times it has turned its attention to Tasmania, here, the conical White Hills vineyard just south of Launceston. It's steely and focused with a lipsmacking mineral sapidity while showing the concentration that is becoming familiar off the 2023 vintage. Lime, lemon and grapefruit are stretched tautly over a frame of crushed stone and white flowers. Precise, driving and just wonderful drinking, it's a superb example of tension, clarity and velocity, with pristine fruit travelling true and dry and leaving an ache of umami in its wake. 97 Points."
Lifted Floral and musk notes on the nose complimented with strawberry fruit characteristics.
The palate is very even and generous with white peach and subtle lemon flavours, encased in a structural palate that should see this wine age gracefully for 10 - 15 years.
The Apple Isle is aptly nicknamed for its fresh and pure produce – its seafood and sparkling are national treasures. Some of the best intensely flavoured and aromatic Chardonnay, Riesling and Pinot Noir around also thrive in Tassie’s pristine, cool climate.