Your library of reviews
If you’re looking for unpretentious wine opinions, you’ve come to the right place.
- Home
- /
- Search result
Your search results
Refine search-
Clonakilla Riesling 1997
Jeremy’s score 93/100Restrained, brooding riesling with length and austerity, in a fragrant, youthful blush of spicy, musky lime juice and lemon. Long and steely, it sports a fine balance between fruit and lemony acids.
-
Clonakilla Riesling 2000
Jeremy’s score 92/100A classical lean and low alcohol expression of longer term riesling whose piercing musky fragrance of lime juice and lemon rind has a pungent edge also experienced on its taut, fine and steely palate. Its chalky alum texture of penetrative fruit is punctuated by bracing acids, finishing long and savoury, leaving an impression of wet slate.
-
Clonakilla Riesling 2001
Jeremy’s score 88/100It’s a little hollow and perhaps fractionally sweet to finish, but there’s some appealing and accentuated lemon rind, guava and lime-juice quality about this forward and minerally riesling. Its spicy, almost musky confection-like flavours suggest some heat stress, but while it lacks great longevity, it’s still a pleasing wine.
-
Clonakilla Riesling 2003
Jeremy’s score 88/100Closed, slightly reductive aromas of dried flowers and lemon rind reveal a marginally cooked and confectionary aspect. Fine, dry and austere, the powdery palate presents some lively lemon and lime-juice flavours and clean, refreshing acidity, but lacks the real depth of fruit expressed in top seasons.
-
Clonakilla Riesling 2004
Jeremy’s score 91/100A light fragrance of apple and musk overlies earthy undertones of wet slate. Soft and creamy, its fine and supple palate presents a tangy, crystalline expression of citrusy fruit that finishes long, dry and mineral. Very tight and restrained, likely to blossom in a couple of years.
-
Clonakilla Riesling 2005
Jeremy’s score 93/100A tightly sculpted, long and brittle riesling whose floral, rocky and mineral aromas of fresh lime juice and green apples precede a crunchy, slightly reductive and chewy palate of length and austerity. Finely crafted, with pristine flavours of lime juice over a chalky spine, it finishes with length, drive and lingering mineral qualities.
-
Clonakilla Riesling 2007
Jeremy’s score 93/100Scented with lime and lavender, this shapely, mineral and tightly focused riesling complements its fresh but slightly oily flavours of pristine citrusy fruit with a fine-grained, chalky undercarriage. It’s long, tangy and finely sculpted, with vibrant, crystal-clear fruit.
-
Clonakilla Riesling 2008
Jeremy’s score 94/100Evolved and complex, with slatey, smoky and mineral complexity beneath its aromas of white flowers, wet stones and lavender, and its fresh varietal presence of lemon, pear and lime juice fruit. Elegant and chalky, with pleasing length and shape, it finishes quite savoury, with an austere and racy cut of clear mineral acids.
-
Clonakilla Riesling 2009
Jeremy’s score 94/100 -
Clonakilla Riesling 2011
Jeremy’s score 93/100Long and lean, this tightly focused, sculpted and deeply perfumed riesling has a heady scent of white flowers, lavender, lime juice and lemon rind backed by a hint of fresh pear. Its piercingly intense palate of crystalline lime, pear and apple flavour is underpinned by lemon sherbet-like chalkiness, finishing taut and steely, with a hint of minerality and a suggestion of sweetness neatly balanced by fresh acidity.
-
Clonakilla Riesling 2013
Jeremy’s score 95/100 -
Clonakilla Riesling 2014
Jeremy’s score 93/100Pristine, brightly lit and perfectly clear, this restrained but deeply flavoured riesling has a zesty, racy bouquet of lime and lemon pith lifted by fresh floral notes and backed by chalky nuances. It’s long and restrained, with perfectly focused, crystal-clear citrusy flavours extending over a fine dustiness towards a long and tangy finish of bright lime juice acids. It finishes with a pleasing balance and lingering suggestions of delicate dried herbs and lemongrass.
