2018 Mesh Eden Valley Riesling Classic Release

A magnificently complex and beautifully developed Eden Valley Riesling 

Mesh — the celebrated collaboration between Jeffrey Grosset (one of Australia's most celebrated Riesling producers, famous for Polish Hill and Watervale) and Yalumba (one of Australia's most iconic and historic wine families). 

95 Points – Halliday Wine Companion 

Eden Valley, SA

$36 a bottle
Classic Release • Riesling • Mesh • Eden Valley

"Mesh — the celebrated collaboration between Jeffrey Grosset and Henschke. Classic Release Eden Valley Riesling, eight years old and at a magnificent drinking window — 95 point critical acclaim and extraordinary value at $36."

About Mesh

Mesh is one of Australia's most celebrated and distinctive Riesling collaborations — a partnership between two of Australia's most iconic wine names. Jeffrey Grosset is one of Australia's most celebrated Riesling producers, famous for his Polish Hill and Watervale Clare Valley Rieslings, consistently ranked among the finest Riesling expressions in the world. Henschke is one of Australia's most iconic and historic wine families, famous for Hill of Grace — one of Australia's most celebrated and revered wines. Together, they produce Eden Valley Riesling of extraordinary quality, mineral precision and age-worthiness.

About Classic Release

The Classic Release designation signals that this wine has been cellared and released with age — allowing the extraordinary transformation of Eden Valley Riesling to develop fully before reaching the customer. The 2017 vintage is now eight years old and at a magnificent drinking window — the primary lime and citrus freshness of youth transformed into extraordinary honey, petrol and mineral complexity, with the vibrant acidity that keeps it fresh and alive.

Tasting Notes

Appearance:
Bright golden with excellent clarity — luminous, developed and inviting.

Aroma:
Magnificently complex and developed with:

• lime zest and citrus — still vibrant beneath the development
• honey and petrol — the hallmarks of great aged Riesling
• citrus blossom and mineral slate
• developed tertiary aromas and the extraordinary mineral precision of Eden Valley

Eden Valley Riesling of world-class aromatic complexity — eight years of careful cellaring delivering the extraordinary honey, petrol and mineral complexity that defines great aged Eden Valley Riesling, with the vibrant acidity that keeps it fresh and alive.

Palate:
Medium-bodied with vibrant acidity and excellent balance.
Expect layers of:

• lime, lemon and citrus — vibrant beneath the development
• honey, toast and petrol
• mineral slate and fine mineral backbone
• developed tertiary complexity and extraordinary depth
• vibrant acidity delivering extraordinary tension, balance and length

The wine delivers developed complexity with vibrant acidity, combining Jeffrey Grosset and Henschke's celebrated winemaking with the Eden Valley's extraordinary cool-climate terroir and eight years of careful cellaring — a wine at a magnificent drinking window.

Finish:
Long and satisfying with lingering lime, honey, petrol and the extraordinary mineral precision that defines great aged Eden Valley Riesling.

Critical Acclaim

95pts – Halliday Wine Companion

Wine Details

• Vintage: 2018
• Variety: Riesling
• Style: Classic Release — eight years old, magnificent drinking window
• Region: Eden Valley, SA
• Producer: Mesh (Jeffrey Grosset & Yalumba)
• Serving Temperature: 8–12°C
• Cellaring: Drink now – 2032 (at magnificent drinking window now)

Food Pairings

• Fresh oysters and seafood
• Grilled fish with lemon and herbs
• Thai and Vietnamese cuisine
• Aged cheeses
• Roast pork with apple
• As a contemplative wine on its own

Why We Love It

This is magnificently complex, beautifully developed Eden Valley Riesling from one of Australia's most celebrated and iconic Riesling collaborations — Jeffrey Grosset and Henschke at their finest.
At $36, it delivers triple 95 point critical acclaim and eight-year-old Eden Valley Riesling at a magnificent drinking window — one of the great value propositions in Australian aged Riesling.

Drink now — this is as good as it gets for aged Eden Valley Riesling at this price.