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Springvale

2026
Clare Valley
2nd Most Collected Riesling – Australia’s Most Collected Wines 2024, Wine Ark
$58.00

Riesling grown biodynamically at Grosset Springvale Vineyard (Watervale sub-region), established in 2001 (25 years old).

Hand harvested, free run juice, with no fining. This site has been a surprise. It was chosen as a typical, if cooler, Watervale site – thin red loam over limestone. Only years later did the vines’ roots reach ancient slate bedrock beneath; a possible explanation for the minerality evident in recent releases.

Lifted, elegant intensity with quintessential Watervale character – lime blossom, lemon and lime citrus, with minerality most likely from roots reaching slate. Balanced lime pith and brightness deliver structure, carrying to a persistent finish. Biodynamic farming nurtured near-oasis conditions, delivering grapes from limestone and slate. The result: generosity and elegance.

Unfined – vegan and vegetarian friendly

Release: September 1st, 2026

Ryan Montgomery, James Suckling US
97 Points
Full of precision and tension with green apple, sliced lemon, pepper, apple skin, pear blossom and wet stone. The palate is intense and mineral-driven with a tight line of acidity and plenty of verve and nervy tension. Quite expressive in its youth but with a long life ahead in bottle.
Mike Bennie, Halliday Wine Companion
96+ Points
This is peak and pitch-perfect Grosset Springvale. Tension meets an approachable juiciness. It's redolent of all the citrus fruits, from yellow to green to orange, with green apple and blackcurrant leaf. The flavours are similarly set, with a chalky minerality chiming in. Deliciousness abounds. All of this with a quiet power, a grace, and exceptional length. In essence, it delivers on the promise of quality while nailing down drinkability. Something to strive for.
Gary Walsh, The Wine Front
95 Points
I tasted this wine with MB last weekend and thought it was really good, though I’m trying it again now in the slightly quieter environs of my home (I make most of the noise, if you’re wondering, though as my mum used to say ‘You’d make trouble in an empty room’.) Lime, white flowers, cut fennel, green cardamom, a light spicy note. Quite juicy, but there’s also a light chalky grip here, white pepper and apple cucumber coolness, lime rind, a little quinine bite and perfume on a finish of excellent length. It’s a delicious wine, and quite approachable now for my tastes, though of course it will age surely too.
Huon Hooke, The Real Review
95 Points
Light bright yellow; creamy yeasty aromas coupled with custard apple and lemon blossom nuances. The wine is very delicate and restrained, subtle and refined, the balance properly dry and the finish crisp and long, with a tickle of tannin adding grip and texture. Good ageing potential but already drinks well.
Australia's Most Collected Wines 2024, Wine Ark
2nd Most Collected Riesling