2022 Pooley Cooinda Vale Riesling, Coal River Valley

A beautifully calm and composed riesling from Pooley's Cooinda Vale vineyard in the Coal River Valley. Pristine line, green apple and lemon fruit notes with underlying hints of crème fraîche, citrus blossom, grapefruit pith and crushed stone. Savoury and pure with a crystalline acid presence and a distinct umami note on the finish as the lime and lemon fruits sail off into the distance. Fantastic stuff.

96 points Special Value Dave Brookes winecompanion.com.au

The lead-up to 2022 vintage included one of the wettest winters on record, a cool drying spring into summer with high humidity. All these factors led to healthy canopies and bunch numbers. The cool conditions, especially around the time of flowering resulted in some poor fruitset in earlier flowering varieties. This delivered a combination of small and large size berries to form reducing the overall yields and intake in those varieties. The vintage started a couple of days later than usual, but with the high humidity/lowered diurnal range, the late ripening varieties were picked slightly earlier than usual. Overall, a quality vintage.

Whole bunch pressed to stainless steel tank for inoculated ferment (TXL strain) over 15 days. 5 months on fine lees in tank.
Initially the nose is a little shy with fresh notes of citrus peel and blossom. The palate is typical Cooinda Vale, refined and elegant with lemon sherbet, cumquat and marmalade. Strong acid profile with a persistent finish. Cellar 15+ years.