Grosset Springvale Riesling 2026

Grosset Springvale Riesling 2026

Riesling grown biodynamically at Grosset Springvale Vineyard (Watervale sub-region), established in 2001 (25 years old).

Hand harvested, free run juice, with no fining. This site has been a surprise. It was chosen as a typical, if cooler, Watervale site – thin red loam over limestone. Only years later did the vines’ roots reach ancient slate bedrock beneath; a possible explanation for the minerality evident in recent releases. Jeffery Grosset

'I tasted this wine with MB last weekend and thought it was really good, though I’m trying it again now in the slightly quieter environs of my home (I make most of the noise, if you’re wondering, though as my mum used to say ‘You’d make trouble in an empty room’.)

Lime, white flowers, cut fennel, green cardamom, a light spicy note. Quite juicy, but there’s also a light chalky grip here, white pepper and apple cucumber coolness, lime rind, a little quinine bite and perfume on a finish of excellent length. It’s a delicious wine, and quite approachable now for my tastes, though of course it will age surely too.' 95 Points - Gary Walsh, The Wine Front

This is peak and pitch-perfect Grosset Springvale. Tension meets an approachable juiciness. It's redolent of all the citrus fruits, from yellow to green to orange, with green apple and blackcurrant leaf. The flavours are similarly set, with a chalky minerality chiming in. Deliciousness abounds. All of this with a quiet power, a grace, and exceptional length. In essence, it delivers on the promise of quality while nailing down drinkability. Something to strive for. 96+ Points - Mike Bennie, Halliday Wine Companion