St Hallett Eden Valley Riesling 2005
2006 Royal Hobart Wine Show —Gold Medal
2006 Sydney Royal Wine Show —Gold Medal
TROPHY For The Best Aromatic White 2009 Royal Melbourne Wine Show 30/10/09/09
One of St Hallett's recent museum releases is available in very limited lots in select restaurants, but if you see one drink it for its glorious developing toastiness and smoky nose, yet still pristine palate showing beautiful talc and minerals, lemon-lime fruit and crisp apple crunch. Excellent. Tony Love Adelaide Advertiser, 12 August 2009
A re-release of Eden Valley riesling with four years in the bottle, this shows the interest age can bestow on this outstanding white-wine variety. The nose shows evolving richness, with lemon, spice, lime and minerally notes. It has lovely texture, with elegant, zesty flavours and a savoury, toasty touch, finishing tangy and clean. 5 STARS Epicure – The AGE 4th August 09 Ralph Kyte Powell
The Penguin Good Australian Wine Guide —92 points
100 Best Australian Wines 2006 (Matthew Jukes) —Top 100
Attractive tropical lime aromas; generous palate, with rich passionfruit and lime juice flavours; very good length and finish. Gold medal Sydney Wine Show '06. Screwcap. Rating 94 Drink 2010 Release Price $19 Date Tasted Feb 06 James Halliday
Nothing succeeds like success, St Hallett has now merged with Tatachilla to form Banksia Wines, which will provide significant economics of scale while keeping the character and identity of the brands separate. St Hallett understandably continues to ride the Shiraz fashion wave, but all its wines are honest and well-priced. It has established its own distribution network in the UK, and actively exports to Europe, North America and Asia. James Halliday
The Eden Valley, situated in the hills region of Barossa is Australia's most celebrated area for the growing of the Riesling grape. The combination of warm days and cool nights contributes to a long, slow ripening period, typically producing a crisp, firm, austere style with powerful lime and lemon citrus flavours.
Only the finest parcels of grapes from our Eden Valley growers are chosen for this wine, with all fruit handpicked and then immediately crushed, cool fermented and bottled so as to retain the fresh aromatic flavours of the variety.
Typically the St Hallett Eden Valley Riesling displays lifted floral and lime blossom characters on the nose which follow through onto the palate which is crisp and fine. Supported by a refreshing, steely acidity this wine is an ideal accompaniment to seafood, in particular freshly shucked oysters. Alternatively if cellared for five to eight years the wine will develop a rich toasty character.
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