The Barry brothers sent me a second bottle of the 2022 The Florita Riesling, which I am tasting here today, because they felt that it wasn't showing as well as it could the first time when I tasted it in October (it had only been bottled four weeks prior). In truth, I think it was showing just as well then as it is now, and it is a superstar. 2022 seemed to harness the fruit from the vineyard and boost it: more power, more concentration, more acid, more vivid ... just such exceptional wines. I've said this before, but 2022 could easily be the best vintage in the last 20 years, and for those who know, that takes us back to the great, the age-worthy, the revered 2002 vintage. This is a collector's year. Do not waste the opportunity, because the vintage, coupled with the screw-cap closure, will allow the wine to age for a long time.

97+ points, Wine Advocate (December 2022)

An impressive release from an impressive season. Understated, yet piles on the detail with minerally inflections, powdery-chalky texture, barely there savoury elements and a cavalcade of citrus, floral and pithy elements. It's decidedly intense, concentrated to the max and has a superb carry of flavour, lingering with palate-staining fruit, spice and minerality in spades. This is riesling in technicolour and surround sound. Darn awesome.

96 points, Wine Companion (October 2022)