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Wine of the week: Pikes Hills & Valleys Riesling 2023
db‘s ‘Wine of the week’ is an “impeccably balanced” Clare Valley Riesling from Barossa-born winemaker Steve Baraglia.
Baraglia considered becoming a chiropractor before he readjusted his career direction towards wine – his family has a small vineyard in Barossa Valley, planted by his grandfather 80 years ago.
Swapping his home turf of Barossa for the slightly more northerly land of Clare Valley, Baraglia says that “there isn’t much” he would change about the latter.
“However,” he continues, “its distance from the city creates a barrier to visitation from tourists, and it is a little harder for people to make a day trip.”
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As for where he would like to go on holiday, Baraglia opts for “a quiet place away with family where I can switch off, with a few bottles of Riesling, of course.”
Pikes Hills & Valleys Riesling 2023
- Producer: Pikes Vintners
- Region: Clare Valley, South Australia
- Country: Australia
- Grape variety: 100% Riesling
- ABV: 11%
- Approximate retail price: £12
Pikes’ own vineyards are set in the Polish Hill area of Clare Valley and the winery has a special interest in Riesling with good reason. This wine, from the Sevenhill section of Clare Valley, has a pale lemon colour and shows pure Riesling – apple, pear, white cherry and a touch of honey. Medium in sweetness (13.7g/l residual sugar), the palate is impeccably balanced, with very crisp acidity supporting the sugar, and accented by a hint of white pepper and kitchen spices. Well-balanced and with lovely texture and good length, this wine will match John Dory fillets with a lemon-cream-chive sauce. (Patricia Stefanowicz MW)
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