PB Aria Late Picked Riesling 2024

Cooler and windier conditions during Spring meant lower crop levels, keeping fruit thinning to a minimum. The weather gods then handed us the opposite during Summer, with a warm and settled state prevailing, so this smaller crop was able to mature beautifully. Autumn was similarly favourable, allowing each variety to be picked at its optimum ripeness. Our 2024 harvest saw smaller yields across the board, but as a result we were blessed with intense fruit flavour and concentration, delivering some outstanding wines.

With its bright golden hue, the bouquet is gorgeously fragrant and enticing, revealing a treasure trove of stone fruit, floral and citrus. White peach, apricot, honeysuckle and orange blossom, are melded with the refreshing zing of lemon curd and lime sherbet. The palate is wonderfully expressed, offering delightful sweetness, creamy texture and vivid acidity. This season has delivered a finely tuned rendition of Aria that is intense, yet finally poised, with a long, honeyed finish.