2025 Ravensworth Regional Riesling

94 POINTS

Mike Bennie - The Wine Front

Murrumbateman via three vineyards outside of the Estate though a bit of that goes in too. Fermented and hangs out in concrete, ceramic and foudre. Goes well with Bryan Martin’s kimchi that I didn’t realise was in the box and exploded out of the cryovac sachet it came in like a badly made pet nat. That being said, the kimchi itself was 97 points. This is a savoury-leaning yet scintillating riesling. It doesn’t scrimp on pickled lime, preserved lemon, ginger, lemongrass and green apple scents and then relays the same in concentrated flavours. Green almond calls in, a little jalapeno and white balsamic lift too. Intense, vibrant, exceptional persistence and heaps of character. At $32 RRP this is ludicrously interesting and good, and willingly steps out of rote winemaking to do so. Kudos.