2012 Peggy's Hill Riesling

"Subdued and genteel with mixed citrus and florals and a somewhat stony aspect...Has a wonderful mouth perfume and a long dry flinty finish - slight tug of pithy texture and spice there too. Top drinking."
Gary Walsh, www.winefront.com.au, January 2013
Pale straw with green hues. Lifted floral aromas of fragrant rose petals, citrus blossom and zesty lime. The palate is full of sweet, juicy fruit, layers of texture, mineral notes and crisp acidity, finishing long and clean.

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2012 Peggy's Hill Riesling

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The La Niña pattern weakened during the lead-up to the 2012 vintage, resulting in below average winter and spring rainfall. July was the driest since the serious drought in 2003. Spring was mild with a few frost events; however, flowering and fruit set were affected by wet drizzly weather in mid to late November, leading to only average yields. Summer was also surprisingly mild with below average temperatures from southerlies off the ocean in January and only two short heat events, at New Year and at the end of February. This provided for slow ripening, which allowed for intense fruit flavours, high colour figures, high acidity and mature tannins. Rainfall leading up to vintage was above average, with the heaviest rainfall events in late January and late February, which tied in well with natural physiology of the dry-grown vines; ie, keeping leaves active at veraison and ripening. Temperatures were mild during harvest through March, warming to an Indian summer in April, allowing for a long window of picking and amazing maturities with the red varieties. Standout varieties were riesling, showing delightful aromatics, purity, intensity, excellent acidity and length of flavour; and shiraz, showing great purity and spice, colour, intensity and strikingly mature tannins. Yields were average with exceptional overall quality.

In the Bottle

Vintage 2012
Grape Variety 100% riesling grown in Eden Valley.
Technical Details Harvest Date: 29 February-13 March Alcohol: 11% | pH: 3.07 | Acidity: 6.9 g/L |
Maturation Fermented in tank and bottled post-vintage to preserve the wine’s delicate fruit characters.
Background The riesling takes its name from a local landmark, Peggy’s Hill, at the top of the range between Eden Valley and Keyneton. Produced from selected traditional Henschke Eden Valley growers, whose vines are up to 50 years old, growing in low-vigour ancient Cambrian soils at around 500m altitude. The Eden Valley riesling displays exceptional varietal and regional characteristics.
Cellaring Potential Exceptional, 10+ years (from vintage).

Vintage 2011. January 2012, Jetstar Magazine

This pale straw-coloured wine has subtle green hues, a lifted floral aroma of citrus blossom, lavender and musk with a palate of lemon curd and mandarin rind for a long, crisp zesty lime finish.

Vintage 2010. Septmeber 2011, Mike Frost, Courier Mail

There's floral and lime characters on the nose and palate of this Eden Valley white, with a mineral backbone and crisp acid finish. It's lovely by itself but would partner well with fresh seafood such as prawns or crab and should take a few years in bottle.

Vintage 2010. April 2011, Chris Shanahan

Pure, floral and citrus aromas and a zesty, dry palate, saturated with lemon and lime varietal flavours.

Vintage 2010. March 2011, West Australian

It was as near to perfect as a vintage can get in Eden Valley. A most delicate style with a pure fine acid and delightfully flavoursome fruit. There’s plenty of pineapple and zipply lime and lemon on the nose, while the palate is so delicate yet sustained to a very long finish. So drinkable. 92/100.

Vintage 2008. November 2008, West Australian

Despite the very hot conditions, this riesling has turned out mighty fine. Appealing, neat and crunchy with a lingering delicate palate.

Vintage 2007. November 2007, Canberra Times

It’s beautifully perfumed on the nose while the palate is clean and crisp with plenty of structure and zest from long-lingering acid.

Vintage 2006. December 2007, Winewise

The powerful floral-lime aromas translate to an impressive mouth filling palate which is very satisfying and well balanced by fresh acidity.

Vintage 2005. January 2007, Money Magazine

Delicate floral perfumes, alluring succlence leading to marvellous viscosity, minerally complexity and a lingering finish that is crisp and dry.

Vintage 2005. August 2007, James Halliday, Australian Wine Companion

Bright straw-green; a clean bouquet, then a palate with abundant citrus/lime/apple flavours. Rating 90/100.

Vintage 2005. 1 July 2006, Australian Gourmet Traveller Wine

A new Henschke label, from the fruit of selected grape growers. Appealing lime-leaf, lemon-juice aromas; clean and vibrant. It's tangy, powerful and rich, with penetration and length. A very impressive debut…