Grosset Polish Hill Riesling 2008
That glint in his eyes will tell you that Jeff Grosset believes the 2008 harvest has brought with it a great Polish Hill Riesling, certainly the best under his label since 2002. The style is unwaveringly Polish Hill, tight, coiled, unyielding, even repressed at present, but promising much for the patient winelover. The aromatics are restrained with mere hints of limey minerality while the palate is vibrant, long and deep with intense slatey, quartzy minerality and mouth-watering limey, lemony notes. It has additional dimensions of power and intensity while showing its characteristic lean austere frame before taut, racy acidity highlights an ultra-dry finish of extraordinary length. This is a beautifully balanced riesling of great finesse that needs time to show it at its best.
General Cellaring Guide: Enjoy now or cellar 6-15 years
Jeremy Oliver ‘The Australian Wine Annual’ 2010
Superlative, exemplary riesling of exceptional depth, length and sculpted focus. Its delicate but alluring perfume of rose petals, pear, apple and lime juice is backed by schisty notes of minerals and chalk. Long, fine and very controlled, it’s tight-fisted and subdued, reluctantly opening layers of pristine, concentrated flavour that tie together neatly and culminate in a long, austere finish of lingering minerality and lime juice. 98 points
Huon Hooke ‘Gourmet Traveller Wine’ 100 Top New Releases December/January 2009
Concentration of fruit flavour is what sets this apart. It is comparatively rich but manages to be refined and subtle at the same time. It has creamy, nutty, yeasty and citrusy aromas with searing intensity in the mouth. It’s properly dry, with a very long finish. Cellar 10 years+. 96 points 
Nick Stock ‘Wine Business Monthly’ December 2008
Grosset has sailed to the front of the field in the 2008 vintage, capturing impressive definition and fragrance. Plenty of slate and minerals here, really zesty and flavour-packed, lime juice and peel, finishing right on the mark. 96 points
