Jim Barry
Watervale Riesling
2020
About this winery
Certain names resonate strongly within the halls of Australian wine history, Jim Barry is one such name. It was Jim Barry’s drive and community spirit that helped shape South Australia’s Clare Valley as a benchmark producer of world class Riesling and cemented its place as one of Australia’s premier wine regions. Jim Barry Wines has a strong lineage. Jim himself was the first qualified winemaker in the Clare Valley, graduating with the 17th Degree in Oenology from the famous Roseworthy...
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Product notes
100% estate grown. The Watervale Riesling is picked from a special part of the Florita vineyard in Watervale. This famous Riesling vineyard usually achieves full ripeness, with high natural acid levels. With its beautiful, rolling hills, ideal winter rainfall and Mediterranean climate, the Clare Valley carries a unique history and winemaking heritage.
Tasting notes
This wine is a pale straw colour in the glass. The nose has lifted notes of freshly cut citrus and lemon balm, with lively bath salt aromas. The palate is fleshy and fruit weighted, with lemon and lime zest flavours. A slate like mineral finish balances this mouth-watering, classic Watervale Riesling.