Another year and another glorious vintage of one or our absolute favourites. We are still wondering if this “Golden Hillside” is an actual place, or a mythical place of the gods. The riesling from the Hillside is nothing short of heavenly, and the price suggests some sort of divine intervention. Plus, however high the vineyards of Clare Valley can get, surely those planted on celestial slopes are more so. How else would you get such an otherworldly balance of drool-worthy lime and sunshine-soaked lemons, refreshing minerality and cloudlike complexity? The bottle definitely says Clare Valley though.

Say hello to one of the best examples of modern Clare Valley riesling! It is cellar-worthy to the extreme and sublimely well-made. There’s tangy citrus, searing riesling acidity, and the drive you’d expect from a great Clare riz. You might find lavender, perhaps chalk, maybe jasmine, either way, there’s a pinch of magic in this bottle, that makes the hairs stand up on the back of your neck. Scintillating, shimmering and seductive, it’s the best of what great wine can be.

Even if you don’t know that you know Clare rieslings, we’re gonna take a bet that you’ve drank one or two (or hundreds) in your life. It’s the little things that count- and if we’re talking scale, Clare riesling is certainly one of them. So, when you find anyone who has held onto theirs for a few years, it’s a pretty magnificent experience to taste: lime cordial turns to lemon curd, a glimmer of tropical fruits shines through and the acidity suddenly seems to make perfect sense. This may be a cracker of a price, but in reality wines like this are truly priceless.