Frankland Estate SmithCullam Riesling 2023 750ml

Frankland Estates, Pinnacle Riesling made in tiny quantities only in exceptional vintages. Made in a 'kabinett' off dry style with the perfect balance of sweetness and acidity. The nose is delicate, poised and precise, with scents of meadow flowers, peach blossom, lemon zest, crushed chalk and bath salts. The slightest hint of sweetness opens up a satintextured palate, which drives straight and long with ripe, juicy acidity. The soaring finish is dry, mineral-clean and beautifully balanced, resonating with floral, herbal and woodsy echoes and chalky grip. This is a wine of exceptional elegance where fruit intensity, natural acidity and well-judged residual sugar (it has about 20g/L) give tension and harmony reminiscent of our favourite German Rieslings. It has substance and a sense of mature complexity even in youth, all the while retaining an effortlessness and salivating
moreishness.