St John's Road 'Peace of Eden' Riesling 2021

The Wine Front – Grown mostly on 40-year-old vines in the Flaxman’s Valley area of the Eden Valley. I’d reckon this is a bargain. It does all the basics right. It has excellent line and length, trademark citrus and bath salt flavours, and a beautifully dry, essentially textural finish. It smells and tastes exactly as you’d want/hope. The combination of fragrance to start and dryness to finish; it works so well here.

James Halliday – Distinctively Eden Valley riesling on the bouquet, but offering some lifted blossom-like notes to go with the familiar lemon butter and mineral aromas. Relatively soft and full on the palate as the style goes, with a slight sweetness about the fruit. Has sufficient acidity but it’s not pronounced. Very approachable now, and suited to short or medium term cellaring.

James Suckling – Lime cordial and some fragrant perfume too, this is fresh and lively on the nose. The palate has a smoothly rendered feel with lime-pastry and pith to close. Drink now. Screw cap.