Pooley 2024 Butcher's Hill Cane Cut Riesling

Tasmania is a much-underrated producer of rieslings, and there are only a handful of dessert styles made on the island, This is an outstanding example from Pooley, a family winery in the Coal River Valley that is this year celebrating its 40th anniversary. Made from grapes grown on the estate vineyard outside Richmond, this is an aromatic, pure and intensely luscious wine with citrus and apricot notes to the fore. Disturbingly drinkable, but fortunately it carries only 8.% alcohol as a second glass would seem mandatory. There is 137 grams per litre of sugar here but the lively acid and pithy crispness on the finish acts as a counterweight. Great with anything from an apple crumble to a cheese platter. $45 for 375mls. https://www.pooleywines.com.au/