Winemaker Notes
Consistent with the now well-established Isolation Ridge style this wine reflects both the low-yielding, dry growing conditions experienced in the 2013 vintage as well as the benefits of not being released until 12 months after the vintage. The balance of pristine fruit flavors and laser-like acidity result in an exceptional wine that can be enjoyed now or cellared with the confidence it will continue to develop further complexity for many years to come.
Perhaps one of the most isolated vineyard sites in the world, it seemed only fitting that this vineyard site be called "Isolation Ridge Vineyard". This range of single vineyard, organically grown wines reflects the uncompromising passion and devotion Frankland Estate has to making unique wines that reflect a true sense of place.
Professional Ratings
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Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
The 2013 Isolation Ridge Riesling opens with notes of freshly squeezed limes, orange blossoms and clover honey marked by hints of crushed stones and coriander seed. Light-bodied, dry and showing a great backbone of racy acidity, it finishes long and zesty. Drink it now to 2023+.
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Wine Enthusiast
This is really lean and tightly focused, seemingly built for aging—or for drinking young with raw oysters. Complex aromas of damp moss and petrichor give way to simpler flavors of mixed citrus that finish long and tart. Drink now–2025.
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.
Quite remote and unequalled in beauty, the wine regions of Westerm Australia promise endless physical and climatic diversity. From the coolest, seaside vineyards to the hottest inland zones, Western Australia is the source of some of the country’s most sought after wines.