CASTLE ROCK ESTATE 'RS21' RIESLING ($28 / Porongurup WA)
It opens with a lifted delivery of grapefruit and musk aromas and flavours.
It then toes a tremulous balance between the seductive sweetness (due to the 21g/L residual sugar) and tangy, crisp natural acid.
It emulates the Germanic / Alsatian halb-trocken style, albeit with New World generosity of varietal characteristics and palate length.
This Castle Rock Estate RS21 Riesling is one of current vibrancy, freshness and easily enjoyable.
Our was a good foil to a dish of Japanese-inspired poached barramundi.
Gilbert Labour