Lovely briney, vermouth-esque aromatics, plenty of wormwood and green olive under Riversands trademark whiffs of nectarine and a little grilled almond too. The slick, oily mouthfeel is there as always, but with a bit more check and balance this year. With the Riverland, its pretty easy for this wine to be fruit dominant, but even 2021 threw perfect balance the Riverlands way. A lovely lemon juice-riddled salty acid line, before rolling into a wholemeal, toasty complexity. As refined an example of this wine as we’ve seen yet.
