Green with hints of light straw yellow. Powerful with lifted notes of bath salts, florals, bright blossoms and lemon. Pure and bright on the palate. Juicy grapefruit, lemon curd and spices. Mouth filling with lovely fresh and balanced acidity. A Riesling with beautiful purity and prettiness in youth that promises to be a wonderful wine to age 10+ years.

Food Match: Chilli crab and most seafood dishes.

John Vickery is the acknowledged old master of Riesling in Australia, with an illustrious career spanning over fifty years, culminating in the extraordinary awards tally of more than fifty trophies and over four hundred gold medals.

The Rieslings he crafted from Watervale (in the Clare Valley) and Eden Valley (in the Barossa) stand tall as the epitome of this most majestic grape variety, each with a unique South Australian and sub-regional thumbprint. Vickery wines are made in collaboration with talented winemaker and family friend Philip Lehmann, so that John's winemaking methods and knowledge will be preserved and passed on for generations to come, for the benefit of all lovers of classic Australian Riesling.

"The 2023 Eden Valley Riesling is bright, fresh, floral and chalky in texture. It hasn't yet had the opportunity to develop any bottle-derived complexity, instead offering a refreshing, mineral drinking experience. Drink it now or wait a decade. It will offer substantially more complexity and enjoyment in 2035, but that may be a big ask. Over to you. It's a lovely wine either way. 11.5% alcohol, sealed under screw cap. Drink to 2045."
93+ points.
Erin Larkin, Wine Advocate (July 2025)