2016 Peter Lehmann Wigan Riesling
£17.50
“2002 vines. Wigan is king of Eden Valley riesling and yet again one of the top releases of the year. Still a magnificent straw-green at just 5yo, it’s at that magic moment where primary and secondary characters unite in equal measure. All the fresh lime and Granny Smith apple of youth, backed by rising buttery, spicy, roast almond maturity. Brilliant acid line charges an astonishing finish that lasts for 30 seconds. Yes, I timed it! For all it represents, this might just be the bargain of the year. Special.”
97 Points, Tyson Stelzer, Halliday Wine Companion
“This has an intense nose of grapefruit, slate, green apples, white lavender and crushed stones. Mouthwateringly fresh with excellent concentration and power, from citrus to hints of dried lime and flowers, evolving to some petrol. Long, mineral finish.”
96 Points, James Suckling
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Product Description
Peter Lehmann founded his eponymous winery in 1979, partly as a means of helping with the glut of grapes then afflicting the Barossa. “I’ll take your grapes and turn them into wine,” he told the desperate growers, many of them conservative farmers of Silesian descent who regarded their old vines as part of their patrimony. “But I’ll only be able to pay you when I sell the wine.” They gratefully accepted. Without this deal, it is widely believed that the Barossa would have lost a large swathe of its old vines. The crisis passed, in large part thanks to Peter’s energy and vision, and the Lehmann winery became one of the Barossa’s, and Australia’s, most outstanding wineries. It was for his role as saviour of the Barossa and as the creator of this winery, that Peter was named ‘Personality of the Year’ by the International Wine Challenge in 2009.
The ‘Wigan’ Riesling, named after winemaker Andrew Wigan (who retired at the end of 2014), is consistently one of Australia’s best Rieslings. It is sourced from the cooler Eden Valley and released after five years in bottle
Additional Information
| ABV | 11% |
|---|---|
| Bottle Size | Bottle 75cl |
| Colour | White |
| Country | Australia |
| Critic Score | 97/100 |
| Drink until | 2036 |
| Style | Still |
| Sweetness | Dry |
| Vintage | 2016 |
