Frankland Estate Isolation Ridge Riesling 2024

Frankland Estate Isolation Ridge Riesling 2024

From 100% Riesling grown in the Isolation Ridge vineyard at Frankland Estate. Riesling vines from two different clones were planted in 1988 on undulating northern and eastern facing slopes with duplex soils of ironstone gravel over a clay sub-soil.

A very exciting dry riesling with a nose of chamomile, yellow grapefruit, lemon blossoms and fresh garden herbs. Great concentration and textural complexity. The interplay of the fine tannins and pronounced stony minerality with the creaminess from maturation on the lees is beautiful. The touch of grapefruit-pith bitterness accentuates the drive in the long, positively austere finish. From organically grown grapes. Drink from release. 95 Points - Stuart Piggot, JamesSuckling.com

Lime, apple, jasmine tea, something a bit stony and saline too. It has flavour and texture, and while it’s maybe it’s a little less racy in acidity than some releases, it’s still beautifully balanced, and I kind of like the softness and inherent drinkability that comes with that. There’s a little chalky grip, and the finish is juicy, perfumed and long with just a little grapefruit pith bite. It’s distinctive and delightful. Yum. 95 Points - Gary Walsh, The Wine Front

Rarely does such a youthful riesling come to the glass with this high level of class and complexity. A lovely melding of the aromatic, the citrus and the apple fruited is here together with a charming spiciness and mouth-wateringly bright acidity. Crab apple, red Delicious apple, lime zest, lemon, citrus, spice, white pepper and ginger mix and play with a lovely delicate fragrance of jasmine. Acidity is always an integral part of Isolation Ridge riesling, bringing both tension and a filigree fine basis for a palate that shines in 2024 with a little more spice, a little more piquancy than usual, and a seemingly less obvious touch of savouriness. It’s a beautiful wine, unforced, naturally in balance, fragrant, enticing and long in flavour. History dictates it will age a treat, but then one taste now also tells you it is ready to go. 96 Points - Jeni Port