Riesling wine is known as a white that usually comes from Europe. This incredible Riesling comes from Rolf Binder in Australia, and put up against the best European Riesling, matches or beats it in taste and smoothness. Rolf Binder Highness Riesling wine from the 2005 harvest is an elegant, fragrant wine with a lovely steely tightness and a gentle and lengthy finish. Not a touch of hardness on the tail of the back palate. Rolf Binder Highness Riesling 2005 reveals gorgeous pithy green apple and pear-like notes with hints of citrus oil and crushed rocks in the background. It is fragrant and chalky, with a distinctive terroir element.

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Rolf Binder has become one of the most famous and sought after winemakers in South Australia, and is credited by many for putting many Australian wines on the map. His parents entered the Australian wine world in the mid 1950's, shortly after immigrating from Hungary. Rolf and Christa were raised in this enviornment and learned the art of winemaking from their earliest days. Rolf is the winemaker for several premium brands, and a consultant for many others. But only one brand crafted at his Veritas Winery bares his own name.

RATING: 91 Points - Wine Advocate - Robert parker
"The 2005 Riesling Highness (a blend of 85% Eden Valley and 15% Barossa fruit) reveals gorgeous pithy green apple and pear-like notes with hints of citrus oil and crushed rocks in the background. Fragrant and chalky, with a distinctive terroir element, this dry Riesling should be enjoyed over the next year. From one of Australia’s finest winemakers, this wine stood out brilliantly for its precision, richness, complexity, and age worthiness. In addition, some very good bargains are available from this talented producer."
3 Stars - DECANTER
Rich and concentrated, good acidity underpinning it. Starting to show development, still plenty of life and mineral zing. Drink up to 2012.
90 Points - K Wine Guide
Barossa Winemakers of the Year - Australian Competition 2005
The Barossa is a hot dry area suited to, in particular Shiraz, so why grow a cool climate variety like Riesling in such an area. The clue is in the name. Elegantly well balanced and intensely flavoured yet with a zesty almost spring like freshness, Rolf Binder’s Riesling wine is a tour de force that shows that as in so many things, it’s the man or woman who makes the wine rather than where it comes from that counts.

Rolf Binder Highness 2005 Information:
Bottle size: 750 ML
Bottles per case: 12
Style: White Wine
Grapes: Riesling
Country: Australia
Region: South Australia
Sub region: Barossa Valley
Wine Maker: Christa Deana
Alcohol: 13%