2024 Frankland Estate Riesling

About The Wine

A juicy crystalline riesling on both the nose and palate. The mouth feel is textural and juicy with a long finish of fruit and rounded acidity. The soft and delicate approach builds with a combination of lime and bath salts. Delicate crystalline flavours on the palate show a dry precise riesling with texture, spice and delicate acidity that give the wine focus and fantastic length.

Consistent with the now well-established Rieslings from Frankland Estate this wine displays the balance of pristine fruit flavours and precise and delicate acidity, medalled with generosity of fruit, resulting in an exceptional wine that can be enjoyed now or cellared with the confidence it will continue to develop further complexity over the next 10 years.

Review

Abundant pink grapefruit and lime aromas are married to an unusual creaminess for an Australian dry riesling that deftly balances the crisp acidity. Plenty of wild herb character, too. Good white tree fruit and some stony minerality in the finish. Matured for six months on full lees and bottled in late November 2024. From organically grown grapes. 

92 Points - Stuart Pigott, jamessuckling.com

About Frankland Estate

Nestled in one of the most isolated wine regions in Western Australia, it was only appropriate for husband-and-wife Barrie Smith and Judi Cullam to name their vineyard Isolation Ridge when they founded it in 1988. Now in the very capable hands of siblings Hunter and Elizabeth Smith, whom have converted the vineyard to fully organic since 2009.  This shows through each and every wine they produce.

Region: Isolation Ridge, Frankland River

Country: Australia

Vintage: 2024

Alcohol: 13%

Size: 750ml

Closure: Screw Cap

Variety: Riesling