Naked Run Wines are pretty fantastic. Clare Valley riesling is pretty fantastic. And this single vineyard wine combining the two? Pretty fantastic. This lot have won the best small producer at the Clare Valley Wine Show for 3 consecutive years, not faulting on quality in a single one of their wines. ‘The First’ riesling is grown at high altitude at the Sevenhill vineyard, and made only with free run juice (the really really good stuff that comes out of the berries). It sings with the hallmarks of the region, with citrus and floral notes on the nose and a palate that is bright and lively. There’s grapefruit pith, lime cordial and minerality jumping out from this balanced and long wine. When we say it’s just fantastic, we’re not messing around.