Jacob's Creek Reserve Riesling 2008
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Vibrant pale green. Intense floral jasmine and lemon citrus aromas with nuances of lime. Rich floral and lemon citrus flavors with underlying hints of fresh green apple and lime. The attractive talcy acidity provides structure and length to the palate. Freshness and generosity of flavor are key components of this wine. Its mineral acidity provides length and balance to the attractive varietal flavours. The wine is sealed with a screw cap and over time has the potential to develop appealing Riesling flavors of honey and toast.
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Tart and lively, offering a mouth watering style that delivers a nice hit of green apple and lime flavors, persisting nicely.
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Riesling possesses a remarkable ability to reflect the character of wherever it is grown while still maintaining its identity. A regal variety of incredible purity and precision, this versatile grape can be just as enjoyable dry or sweet, young or old, still or sparkling and can age longer than nearly any other white variety. Somm Secret—Given how difficult it is to discern the level of sweetness in a Riesling from the label, here are some clues to find the dry ones. First, look for the world “trocken.” (“Halbtrocken” or “feinherb” mean off-dry.) Also a higher abv usually indicates a drier Riesling.
The Barossa Zone encompasses the Barossa Valley and Eden Valley. Some of the oldest vines in Australia can be found here.
Barossa Valley of course is the most important and famous wine growing region in all of Australia where 140+ year-old, dry-farmed Shiraz vines still produce inky, purple and dense juice for some of Australia's best wines.
In the cooler, wetter Eden Valley sub-region, the Hill of Grace vineyard is home to famous Shiraz vines from the 1800s but the region produces also some of Australia’s very best and age-worthy Rieslings.