Grosset Alea Clare Valley Riesling Australia 75cl

95 points - "Grosset’s Alea Riesling is a super wine nowadays. It’s touched by sweetness and it has an associated grapey aspect, but there are dramatic mineral and tonic characters in the mix now too, and more kick to the finish than ever. Alea Riesling now keeps some of its affability up its sleeve, and it does because it’s busy kicking rocks of quartz down the palate road. Just-sweet apple and citrus flavours pop throughout but it’s the extras that really excite. I don’t roll out the “best ever” slogan very often but I think that this is the best Grosset Alea of the 12 or so vintages that I’ve tasted." - Campbell Mattinson (The Wine Front)

94 points - "The 2024 Alea Riesling is velvety soft in the mouth, subtly focused and spicy. The residual sugar here holds the fruit in gently cupped hands and ushers it across the palate on downy, padded feet. This is a wine of persistence and finesse—gorgeous." - Erin Larkin (The Wine Advocate)

The 2024 Alea Riesling is bright and expressive with pronounced aromatics. Notes of preserved lemon dominate the nose. The wine is complex on the palate, yet perfectly balanced. It has a freshness, mid-palate intensity and a strong finish with lime juice at the core.