Claymore Wines Joshua Tree Riesling 2025

From one of the driest, warmest, and earliest vintages the Clare Valley has ever seen, comes one of our earliest releases of Joshua Tree Riesling. We are privileged to be custodians of some truly old vine Riesling (planted in the 1930’s) as well as more youthful parcels dating back 20 to 30 years. All our Riesling is located in the Watervale growing region and we have the luxury of blending from the best parcels across our three sites to craft our Joshua Tree each year. The warmer southern sites contribute floral notes and the northern Shankly vineyard show greater fruit weight and acid balance.

Palest gold in colour with a light green tinge. I want to feel the sunlight on my face, with a glass of this Watervale Riesling, that bursts onto the scene with electric freshness. A radiant lift of lemon and lime, harmonized with whispers of orange blossom, calls you forth—you’ve found what you’re looking for.

This wine takes you on a soulful journey, carried by exquisitely fine natural acid. A citrus crescendo of pure lemon pulp intensity rises, wrapped in the unmistakable minerality of Watervale’s chalky soils. There’s an enigmatic restraint to this Joshua Tree that hints at even greater heights to come. The finish reverberates, echoing grapefruit and a distinct freshness with a lingering softness—like the final notes of a ballad, fading but never forgotten.