1000 rieslings later, these are the best so far….
We’re 2/3 through this year’s Australian wine show season. We’ve logged more than 20,000 scores and started wondering which was heading for this year’s best and fairest. Like many wine shows, we started with rieslings. More than 1000 scores have been posted for dry rieslings so far. After spending three days and nights cleaning up the data and running the scores through some statistical calisthenics, these are the top 50 rieslings so far:
Peter Lehmann Wines Wigan Eden Valley Riesling 2014 | 1 |
Jim Barry Wines Lodge Hill Riesling 2016 | 2 |
Pewsey Vale Vineyard The Contours Riesling 2012 | 3 |
Australian Vintage Ltd McGuigan Shortlist Riesling 2013 | 4 |
Kirrihill Wines Regional Selection Clare Valley Riesling 2016 | 5 |
Jacobs Creek Reserve Barossa Riesling 2015 | 6 |
Naked Run The First Riesling 2016 | 7 |
Australian Vintage Ltd McGuigan Shortlist Riesling 2015 | 8 |
John Hughes Wines Rieslingfreak No.3 Clare Valley Riesling 2016 | 9 |
Sevenhill Cellars St Francis Xavier Museum Release Reisling 2010 | 10 |
Jacobs Creek Steingarten Riesling 2014 | 11 |
Australian Vintage Ltd McGuigan Shortlist Riesling 2014 | 12 |
Thorn-Clarke Wines Eden Trail Riesling 2016 | 13 |
Jacobs Creek Classic Riesling 2016 | 14 |
Wolf Blass White Label Eden Valley Riesling 2015 | 15 |
Peter Lehmann Wines Wigan Eden Valley Riesling 2015 | 16 |
Penfolds Bin 51 Eden Valley Riesling 2016 | 17 |
dArenberg The Dry Dam Riesling 2015 | 18 |
Peter Lehmann Wines Wigan Eden Valley Riesling 2012 | 19 |
KOONARA WINES PTY LTD A SONG FOR ALICE RIESLING 2015 | 20 |
Robert Stein Riesling 2016 | 21 |
Bird in Hand Honeysuckle Riesling 2016 | 22 |
John Hughes Wines Rieslingfreak No.4 Eden Valley Riesling 2016 | 23 |
Thorn-Clarke Wines Sandpiper Eden Valley Riesling 2016 | 24 |
Brown Brothers Devils Corner Riesling 2015 | 25 |
Lannister Riesling 2015 | 26 |
Peter Lehmann Wines Portrait Eden Valley Riesling 2016 | 27 |
Bream Creek Riesling 2015 | 28 |
Tahbilk Riesling 2016 | 29 |
Grant Burge Thorn Eden Valley Riesling 2015 | 30 |
Bird in Hand Riesling 2016 | 31 |
Leo Buring Eden Valley Riesling 2015 | 32 |
Forest Hill Vineyard Block 1 Riesling 2014 | 33 |
De Bortoli Wines La Boheme Act 1 Riesling 2016 | 34 |
Pinnacle Drinks Cat Amongst The Pigeons Eden Valley Riesling 2015 | 35 |
Jacobs Creek Steingarten Riesling 2015 | 36 |
Trillians Hill Wines Pty Ltd Antonina 2015 | 37 |
Trillians Hill Wines Pty Ltd Polish Hill River Riesling 2015 | 37 |
Leasingham Bin 7 Riesling 2015 | 39 |
Jim Barry Wines Barry & Sons Riesling 2016 | 40 |
Fowles Wine Stone Dwellers 2015 Riesling | 41 |
Robert Oatley Signature Series Great Southern Riesling 2014 | 42 |
Penfolds Bin 51 Eden Valley Riesling 2015 | 43 |
Australian Vintage Ltd McGuigan Shortlist Riesling 2016 | 44 |
De Bortoli Wines La Boheme Act 1 Riesling 2015 | 45 |
Australian Vintage Ltd McGuigan Shortlist Riesling 2010 | 46 |
Annies Lane Quelltaler Riesling 2016 | 47 |
Giesen Estate Riesling 2015 | 48 |
Cooks Lot Allotment 333 Riesling 2015 | 49 |
Peter Lehmann Wines Wigan Eden Valley Riesling 2011 | 50 |