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Jacob's Creek Steingarten Eden Valley Riesling 2005 Heady and floral, its schisty and slightly smoky fragrance of fresh lime juice, pear and apple is backed by a hint of lemon rind and a bathpowder-like minerality. Initially round, luscious and very concentrated, it’s a juicy, sumptuous mouthful of citrus and white peach-like riesling, with a long, sculpted finish framed by tight, lemony acids. Very focused and perfectly ripened, it’s another classic release under this label. (Eden Valley, $25 retail, approx., 96 points, drink 2013-2017) Jeremy Oliver Very dry, almost severe. A piercing wine. Fennel, lemon, slate, a slight pause of flavour before the finish and then a rousing crescendo as it leaves the mouth. Outstanding wine. Drink: 2010-2018. 96 points. Campbell Mattinson, The Wine Front Winner of 4 gold medals. In 1962 Colin Gramp, then Orlando's managing director, embarked on one of the great romantic follies: establishing a riesling vineyard on a vineyard entirely composed of rock schist (hence 'steingarten', or garden of stones) at a height of 490 metres on the East Barossa Ranges. Planted at a density of 6000 vines per hectare, the yields were nonetheless minuscule, and during the latter part of the '60s and '70s this was one of the most celebrated of all Rieslings. Commercial reality has since turned the wine into a brand, the back label freely admitting that Steingarten is used, where possible, as a base for the wine. In other words, in some years there may be a contribution from the Steingarten Vineyard, but in other years not necessarily so. In 2000 Orlando joined the gang, as it were, offering the wine with a Stelvin cap.