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2023 Riesling Bannockburn

Vinous.Com
Rebecca Gibb MW
April 2024 92

The young 2023 Riesling Bannockburn is initially reductive, which rather distracts from the pure fruit. Get past that to find a Spätlese-like style with sweet apple and floral flavors. While light in body, its residual sugar provides additional volume in the mouth and creates a smooth texture, but it does not become cloying thanks to the cleansing acidity. This is an appetizing style. The flavors remain long after tasting, but Mosel lovers might miss that mineral streak on the finish. Drinking Window: 2024-2029

matthewjukes.com
Matthew Jukes
November 2023 18.5/20

This was the finest Riesling on display, and I urge you to buy it, but only if you like off-dry styles. Spätlese in feel, with stunning balance and pristine fruit, this is a heavenly wine and one of the most lip-smacking vintages I can remember.

 

 

2023 Vintage

Spring temperatures and rainfall were normal with only a couple of mild frost events which were successfully fought.  Flowering proceeded in warm and relatively stable weather and resulted in setting a normal sized crop across all three varieties. December was warm and dry with these conditions further exacerbated over the next several weeks until a welcome rain event on February 21. With the relatively dry conditions prevailing for the previous months, this event and the periodic rain throughout March (but still only 43mm recorded), did not present any disease pressure issues and provided welcome relief to the warm and somewhat previous stressful conditions. Cooler night temperatures arrested the ripening for slow and steady development.

Harvest commenced on March 23, and fears of an early, hot and fast harvest were fortunately not realised. Riesling was harvested from April 4-13.

2023 Riesling Bannockburn

Vinous.Com
Rebecca Gibb MW
April 2024 92

The young 2023 Riesling Bannockburn is initially reductive, which rather distracts from the pure fruit. Get past that to find a Spätlese-like style with sweet apple and floral flavors. While light in body, its residual sugar provides additional volume in the mouth and creates a smooth texture, but it does not become cloying thanks to the cleansing acidity. This is an appetizing style. The flavors remain long after tasting, but Mosel lovers might miss that mineral streak on the finish. Drinking Window: 2024-2029

matthewjukes.com
Matthew Jukes
November 2023 18.5/20

This was the finest Riesling on display, and I urge you to buy it, but only if you like off-dry styles. Spätlese in feel, with stunning balance and pristine fruit, this is a heavenly wine and one of the most lip-smacking vintages I can remember.

 

 

2023 Vintage

Spring temperatures and rainfall were normal with only a couple of mild frost events which were successfully fought.  Flowering proceeded in warm and relatively stable weather and resulted in setting a normal sized crop across all three varieties. December was warm and dry with these conditions further exacerbated over the next several weeks until a welcome rain event on February 21. With the relatively dry conditions prevailing for the previous months, this event and the periodic rain throughout March (but still only 43mm recorded), did not present any disease pressure issues and provided welcome relief to the warm and somewhat previous stressful conditions. Cooler night temperatures arrested the ripening for slow and steady development.

Harvest commenced on March 23, and fears of an early, hot and fast harvest were fortunately not realised. Riesling was harvested from April 4-13.

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