Pooley Butcher's Hill Cane Cut Riesling 2024 (375ml)

Coal River Valley

Pooley

2023 Winery of the Year Halliday Wine Companion

Dave Brookes - Halliday Wine Companion
94 / 100
Concentrated and heady cane-cut riesling. Mid-straw in the glass with notes of dried nectarine and apricot, citrus blossom, clover honey, grilled pineapple and mango, those wee lemon tarts, candied citrus fruits and sugarcane juice. Super heady and sweet but that acidity draws everything into line nicely, whooshing across the palate and leaving a vapour trail of candied citrus and stone fruits.

Stuart Knox - The Real Review
88 / 100
Medium intense straw yellow colour. Gardenia, lemon cake and candied lime zest nose. Sweet lemon and floral notes on entry. Has a richness from the barley sugar sweetness so it glides softly to a good length, but finishes without freshening tension to focus it.

Incredible balance and harmony within this luscious dessert wine, lifted jasmine, honeysuckle and citrus blossom are accompanied by caramelised apricot and lime peel on the nose.

Lively aromas of lime, orange pith and almond await you on the palate.

This luscious dessert wine, with its balance of sweet apricot and lively citrus, is perfect with desserts. Pair it with fruit tarts (especially apricot or citrus), crème brûlée, or panna cotta. For a savoury contrast, it is sublime with blue cheeses like Roquefort or Gorgonzola

Canes were cut on the 28th of March, Fruit was then hand-picked at 16.5 baume, whole bunch pressed to tank, juice was then put back on skins for 24 hours, pressed and repeated again. In total three press cycles to extract sugars, 5 months on lees prior to bottling.