2013 Jim Barry Spring Farm Block 114 Riesling

95 POINTS

Mike Bennie - Halliday's Wine Companion

Released at a decade old. Supple, soft, succulent and lively. It's got a lot going for it. A very zesty, almost sparkling tang to acidity set under marzipan, truffle, brown lime and dried apple fruits. The perfume is similarly set – evocative, rich, and bright. While the wine feels ostensibly mellow, vigour comes from acidity, all briny and uplifting. The wine delivers great energy despite its mature characters, and overall, well, stellar in its drinking. Good stuff, Barry family.

94 POINTS

Gary Walsh - The Wine Front

A ten year old release from a higher altitude block sitting at 453 metres above sea level. Planted 1977. Gee, this must have been a tight and acidic wine as a youngster, because even now, with the richness of bottle age coming in, it’s still tangy with a searing line of acidity. Lime and honey, some toastiness, mint/menthol, quince and truffle-like complexity. Lemony and saline, lip-smacking acidity, a subtle lemon barley sweetness, a fine powdery grip too, with a slight lemon/lime zest bitterness on a bony but long finish. If anything. it still feels kind of young, and razor sharp.