Pooley Riesling 2023

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**WINERY OF THE YEAR 2023 – HALLIDAY’S AUSTRALIAN WINE COMPANION 2023 **

“The trajectory of ascension of their wines has been nothing short of breathtaking, with quality rising emphatically with every season…”

Tyson Stelzer for 2023 Halliday Wine Companion.

Pooley Wines has an historical property and two separate vineyards in the Coal River Valley in southern Tasmania. The Coal River Valley has developed a worldwide reputation, and is ideally suited, for the production of cool-climate wines such as Pinot Noir, Riesling and Chardonnay. Members of the Pooley family have been actively involved in the business for three generations. Their longstanding passion and commitment to fine wine are your assurance of un-compromising quality.
Pooley Wines was established in 1985 when the late Denis and Margaret Pooley planted ten rows of Riesling and seven rows of Pinot Noir on their 16-hectare farm at Cooinda Vale in the Coal River Valley in southern Tasmania. In 2003, John Pooley, son of Denis and Margaret, and his wife Libby bought Belmont Lodge, a heritage-listed Georgian home on the outskirts of Richmond. They have been lovingly renovating this second Pooley Wines Coal River Valley property, and have planted vines on nearby Butchers Hill. In 2007 the first vintage of Pinot was produced.

As well as this year’s Winery of the Year accolade, they have 5 Red Stars from James Halliday and Tasmania’s Winery and Pinot Noir Producer of the Year in 2012, Pooley is also Tasmania’s first and only fully accredited Environmentally Certified Sustainable Vineyard in Tasmania.

The 2022 Pooley Riesling comes primarily from estate vineyards (with a little coming from a well established Riesling vineyard nearby on Middle Tea Tree Rd) being a blend of fruit from younger vines from Butchers Hill and Cooinda Vale. Whole bunch pressed and aged for 6 months on fine lees before bottling. An ideal vintage for Tasmania and for the Coal River region this wine carries 12.5% alc, pH 3.05 with residual sugar of 3 g/l balanced by very refreshing high acidity of 8.9 g/l TA.

“A bright and crunchy cool-climate riesling with notes of lime blossom, elderflower and granny smith apple on the nose. Sweet citrus, grapefruit and lemon myrtle follow on the palate with a nervy acid profile and a textured, lingering finish.” Anna Pooley, Winemaker

Review of 2022:

94 points, Dave Brookes, Halliday Wine Companion “Pale straw in the glass with aromas of lemon pith, poached pears and apple pie with underlying hints of pressed white flowers, crushed stone and liminal wafts of lanolin and mountain herbs. Swift and fruit pure on the palate with a gentle phenolic textural sway, subtle blossom top notes and a stony, mineral-laden finish.

RRP $49  **Our Special Price $40.99 when you buy 6 or more of this wine**