Taylors latest Clare Riesling built to last decades – the St Andrews Riesling 2024

It’d be rude to open this Taylors St Andrews Riesling 2024 now.

That’s because this is Clare Valley wine for not-now. It’s chewy, pithy, tangy, and brooding, with limey fruit intensity for days. Mid-palate power is the clincher, and the biting citrusy acidity driving the package. It’s a little sour, but hey that’s part of the equation. What’s not in doubt is how good this will look with 6-20 years time. Hold, hold, hold.

THE VERDICT

• Best drinking: In the 2030s
• Score (out of 20): 18
• Score (out of 100):
• Alcohol %: 11.5
• RRP (in $AUD): 45
• Winery website: https://www.taylorswines.com.au/
• Would I buy it?: worth a bottle for the future