The nose shows lovely lifted aromatics of white stone fruits, fresh lime and delicate citrus blossom accompanied by spice. There is a real intensity to the flavours, classic signatures of the Poison Hill vineyard. Seamless texture with beautifully integrated acidity gives the wine some lovely mouth-watering minerality. The flavours are focused and persistent, with beautiful fruit generosity and a pleasant pithy textural component. The wine has a satisfying balance that builds richness along the palate.
Imbued with the distinctive minerally personality of this estate's Rieslings, and chock-full of classic varietal expression. The aromas and flavours have an overarching citrus theme; grapefruit, lime juice, the flowers of a Meyer lemon, the zest of a ripe mandarin. Tight and textured, the tingly acidity holds the line along the palate and drives through the finish.
96 points, Wine Companion (March 2018)
Tight, diving, piercing palate with great fruit flavour, intensity, fine complexity and velocity. Sizzling acidity under green apple flavours, touches of ‘mineral’ charm. Fragrant too, lemon, lime, jasmine, wet steel. Really good in its style. Plenty of pace and vitality.
94 points, The Wine Front (September 2018)
Light to mid-yellow colour, with a lemon pith, crushed lime leaf aroma. The wine is very intense and quite rich on the palate, with a little grip and a faint broadness. It's a good foil for the Isolation Ridge wine. The balance is near enough to dry. Very good potential.
95 points, The Real Review (May 2018)
Terrific fragrant allure such as stony, flinty, spicy and rocky aromas here. This is exotic and stunning. The palate has elegance and finesse delivered with power. Long flavors of citrus, white nectarines and some green mangoes. A superb wine.
96 points, JamesSuckling.com (June 2018)
