TASTING NOTES FOR Pikes Traditionale Riesling Clare Valley South Australia 2025

🍷 Appearance
Pale straw with brilliant green highlights, bright, youthful and crystal clear in the glass.

👃 Aromas
Perfumed and intensely aromatic, showing fresh lime juice, lemon blossom and crisp green apple with hints of white flowers, rose petal and subtle slate-like minerality.

👅 Palate
Vibrant and beautifully focused, delivering flavours of Meyer lemon, lime cordial and green apple with exceptional purity and energy. Bright natural acidity drives the palate while chalky minerality adds precision and classic Clare Valley tension.

🍈 Texture & Finish
Crisp and finely structured with a mouth-watering acid line providing length and freshness. The finish is long, dry and mineral-driven with lingering citrus, lime zest and subtle slate notes.

🍇 Overall Style
A classic Clare Valley Riesling showing purity, precision and superb varietal definition. Bright, racy and refreshing in its youth while possessing the structure and balance to age beautifully over the coming decade.

🍽️ Food Pairing
Perfect with freshly shucked oysters, grilled prawns, sashimi, Thai cuisine, fresh goat cheese and ceviche. Also superb as a refreshing aperitif on a warm day.

🍷 BBD Verdict
A benchmark Clare Valley Riesling delivering outstanding freshness, purity and mineral drive. Elegant, vibrant and incredibly food-friendly, this is another superb release from Pikes that comfortably overdelivers for quality and value.

Cheers
Peter Turnbull
Better Buy The Dozen 🍷