Louis Latour Puligny Montrachet 2021

Borrowing its name from the address on Gaelic Cemetery Road, Grant Arnold’s 20-year-old vineyard is situated at an altitude of 400 metres about 3 kilometres north of the township of Clare. The vines are planted with an easterly aspect in gravelly loam, limestone and red–yellow clay, and consistently crop at a miserly 1.9 tonnes per acre.

This wine comes from three different blocks on the vineyard and our intention is to make a wine in the modern Australian Riesling style - crisp, dry and fresh. Pale green in appearance with typical Clare Valley Riesling citrus characters of lemon and lime on full display along with some attractive floral notes. The balanced acidity ensuring a bright, clean finish. 

96 Points - Winestate Magazine

An absolutely cracking Clare Valley Riesling from the sensational 2022 vintage. Certainly not the only one, but can you ever have too much great Clare Riesling? I think not. This has poise, focus, drive and perhaps most especially, balance and length. A beautiful pale lemon colour, this offers utterly beguiling aromatics. Lemons and limes, spices, lavender, bath salts, talc and grapefruits. A fine line of vibrant acidity, but at no time does it seem intimidating. This is an elegant expression of Clare Riesling at its best, and should reward drinking at any stage over the next 10 to 12 years. A beautiful wine. Drink to: 2022-2034; Price: $28.00; Alcohol: 10.5%; Rating: 95 Points; Ken Gargett