Great Southern, Western Australia. Riesling. 12.5%. Screwcap. Approx $A35.Vines planted in 1968 and a name (Netley Road) that was new (to me) from a producer that is locally renowned.
Talc, blossom, slate and flint. I can smell the petroleum precursors already. Tahitian lime zest and white pepper tickle my olfactory bulb. . . Crunchy and for a fleeting moment a suggestion (false) of sweetness, soon replaced by a textured, fleshy presence in the mouth. The feel, if not the flavours remind me of rambutan and lychee. A bristling wine. 90-91. Now - 2016+
Image: David Thompson's superb, but unwieldy, Thai Street Food and what I ate (take away Chinatown roast pork) with this wine.
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