Frankland Estate Isolation Ridge Riesling 2021
"Sandalwood, preserved citrus, black tea leaves and jasmine seamlessly merge into the more expected Frankland River riesling characters of lemon zest, green apple skins and chalk. In the mouth, the acidity is like a coiled spring, cushioned by voluminous fruit padding on all sides. This is svelte and streamlined, but it has presence and viscosity, too. There is subtle structural integrity and a spool of lingering flavour through the finish ... what a superb wine. This is generous, but it's tense and taut too... disguised austerity. Slatey."
97 points, Erin Larkin, Halliday Wine Companion.
“Frankland River is now a proven contender for inclusion with the other great Australian riesling vineyards. In this wine the intense fruitiness of WA Riesling is on display with almost mango and orange citrus intensity. The palate is big for riesling and plush with middle palate white fruit in the WA manner whereas SA is more citrus and linear. The flavours are fruit salad confectionary and blossom, it’s powerful and intense with a tidy firmness of tannins from a small portion being aged in older oak to close. A masterpiece of understanding the region and balancing flavour intensity, generosity and varietal character, drink younger.”
96 points, Rob Geddes MW.
"Light straw-yellow colour. Pungent passionfruit and lychee aromas, cool-grown aromas, while the palate is concentrated, just off-dry and tangy with quite brisk acidity and again a lot of tropical, passionfruity flavours. There's a lick of tannin, which brings a touch of bitterness that all lingers on the very long aftertaste. Very attractive and a little bottle-age might bring more fluency. It certainly has intensity and powerful fruit."
94 points, Huon Hooke, The Real Review.
"Flavour in the acidity. That’s what it’s all about here. The lines are very straight and ultra direct but they are more than that; they are conduits. Lime, talc, mandarin and florals with something almost jibe in the centre of the palate there. A trail of gun smoke enters the aftertaste. This is excellent."
94 points, Campbell Mattinson, The Wine Front.
| SKU | 2FRANKISOR21 |
| Brand | Frankland Estate |
| Shipping Weight | 1.5000kg |
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