Glaetzer-Dixon überblanc Riesling 2013 (Tasmania)
11.9%, Screwcap, $26
Finesse.
Every vintage this überblanc gets a little more finessed, a little more pure, a little more… right. This year the balance is near perfect in a Tasmania via Mosel style, though with less phenolics and more delicacy than your average dry Mosel Trocken, despite spending 9 months on lees and with 25% of the fruit seeing some skin contact.
It smells of pepper, green melons and celery, though with enough citrus to stop everything falling into unripeness, the palate gentle with an initial sweetness that fans out cleanly and effortlessly. It’s perhaps a little light on the concentration, but great composure and freshness.
Source: Someone else’s bottle.
Tasted: March 2014
Drink: 2014-2020
Score: 17.7/20, 92/100
Would I buy it? Yes.
Buy online: Cracka Wines, Glaetzer-Dixon website, Wine Searcher
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