Righteous Riesling Pack

Here is a cracking selection of Australia's best Rieslings from some of our favourite Riesling producers.

Riesling is one of the world's great grapes, and arguably the white wine Australia does best!

There has never been more innovation and excitement within Aussie Riesling than right now, and this pack brings you six cutting-edge examples of Riesling in different styles and from different regions, that show off what makes this variety so popular.

• 2025 Rieslingfreak No. 2 Polish Hill River Riesling
• 2025 Ravensworth Regional Riesling
• 2023 Loosen Barry Slate Hill Riesling
• 2025 Dr. Edge Tasmania Riesling
• 2025 Vignerons Schmolzer & Brown Obstgarten T Riesling
• 2025 Swinney Frankland River Riesling

2025 Rieslingfreak No. 2 Polish Hill River Riesling

Sourced from a single block in the celebrated Polish Hill River subregion, this is elite Australian Riesling at its most precise and pure.

The 2025 No. 2 comes from the Jaeschke family vineyard, planted on grey-brown loam over sandy limestone and shale - a site John and Belinda Hughes consider among their very best. The 2025 vintage, despite a frost that slashed yields by over 70%, has delivered fruit of remarkable intensity and expression.

Expect a nose alive with fresh green apple, jasmine, pomelo, and hints of passionflower and lime. The palate is crisp and silky, with a talc-like minerality lending a slippery texture beneath Granny Smith apple and yuzu flavours.

That classic iron bar of acidity provides a spine of electric length, finishing clean and pure. A benchmark Riesling from this renowned subregion and sadly in very limited supply this year so don't hesitate.

96 points
"A shimmery, lightweight and ultra-pure riesling of high perfume, substantial minerality and wonderful delicacy... Don't expect power, but relax into the strikingly mouth-watering and refreshing nature of this light, fine-boned wine. Drink in its vigorous youth."
- Mike Bennie (Halliday Wine Companion)

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2025 Ravensworth Regional Riesling

Those that have ever tasted the exquisite wines from the Clonakilla stable should know that most of them, were at one point, made by the hands of Ravensworth owner/winemaker/butcher/purveyor of smoked meats, Bryan Martin.

The Ravensworth project is a chance for him to captain his own ship. The wines are some of the best value in the country.

94 points
"This is a savoury-leaning yet scintillating riesling... At $32 RRP this is ludicrously interesting and good, and willingly steps out of rote winemaking to do so. Kudos."
- Mike Bennie (The Wine Front)

This is a scintillating expression of Riesling. Nothing fancy (apart from a small component made in ceramic egg). Just amazing fruit made with a gentle and precise touch. This sits right alongside the best Rieslings in the Canberra region.

The demand for Bryan's wines escalates every year, and with great-value wines like this coming from him so consistently, it's no wonder.

"It's delicate, floral and spicy with loads of citrus. Palate carries plenty of flavour with a nice balancing texture from the extended lees contact and from the various vessels with use: Ceramic, Concrete and foudre. A slightly different take on the normal riesling."
- Bryan Martin

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2023 Loosen Barry Slate Hill Riesling

Slate Hill is the latest spin from the Loosen Barry crew – born out of a 30-year friendship between Mosel’s Ernst Loosen and the Barry family in Clare. After years of making Wolta Wolta together, they decided to add a second wine to the mix, something a little easier to approach but still carrying that same attention to detail.

The fruit comes off the Wolta Wolta property, picked late in the season for extra flavour and ripeness. Fermentation was left to run wild in stainless steel, then cooled down to keep a touch of natural sweetness in the wine. From there it rested on lees in tank for two years – no stirring, no oak, just patience.

What you get is a Riesling that’s bright and juicy, with citrus and stone fruit at the core and a chalky, mineral finish. There’s a little softness from the residual sugar, but it still feels crisp and clean, built for drinking young but with enough interest to keep you coming back.

95 points
"The result is an exhilarating, textural expression with juicy, plush texture, a light chalky grip, a subtle nutty-savoury undertow and a flourish of steel. Bright citrus fruit is meshed to gentle, just-ripe stone fruit and gingery-pineapple piquancy. Energetic, with exceptional length, great depth of flavour and a general pizzazz. A winner."
- Mike Bennie (Halliday Wine Companion)

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2025 Dr. Edge Tasmania Riesling

Peter Dredge ("Dr. Edge") doesn't do boring Riesling. This pan-Tasmanian blend pulls together fruit from the North (Tamar Valley), South (Derwent Valley), and East (Coal River Valley) to create a wine that is as structural as it is refreshing.

It isn't your standard "squeaky clean" Tassie Riesling. Dredge leans into texture and complexity here, fermenting the juice naturally in a mix of clay amphora, old French oak casks, and stainless steel. The amphora component even includes whole clusters, adding a savoury, phenolic grip that sets this apart from the pack.

After six months on lees, it is bottled unfiltered with a small amount of residual sugar to balance the ripping acidity. The result is classic citrus and steel, but with "meat on the bones" - a layer of savoury funk and weight that makes it fascinating to drink. It is textured, complex, and a little bit wild.

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2025 Vignerons Schmolzer & Brown Obstgarten T Riesling

Whitlands is home to some of the highest vineyard sites in Victoria, and it’s from this lofty, cool-climate perch that the Obstgarten "T" is born. Tessa and Jeremyhave been sourcing this premium fruit for a few years now to craft their take on a German Trocken style - dry, crisp, and laser-focused.

The 2025 release is a total zinger with a youthful, lifted nose of lemon zest, citrus leaf, and a touch of talcy florals. On the palate, the acidity is absolutely blistering, but it’s cleverly balanced by a tiny hint of residual sugar that keeps things from being too austere. It hits with a "bulb-shaped" attack of yellow fruits before settling into a chalky, fine-grained texture.

There’s a lovely savoury edge here, too - think grapefruit rind, a flick of ginger, and a salty, mineral finish. It’s an elegant, high-altitude Riesling that’ll drink beautifully now with something fresh and salty, but has the bones to cellar for a long time if you can resist the temptation.

93 points
"Racy, pure, glass shard texture, green apple, lime, pink grapefruit... The energy high, the pleasure all there. A ripper drink."
- Mike Bennie (The Wine Front)

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2025 Swinney Frankland River Riesling

Frankland River is one of the country's best regions for growing Riesling and few know how to grow it as well as Rhys Thomas.

Each bunch for this wine was hand-picked to ensure only the most pristine fruit made it to the winery. Overripe, over-exposed bunches were left behind, a wine of exceptional purity and length of flavour has emerged.

Nothing fancy in the winemaking from Rob Mann, just whole bunch pressed to tank, fermented clean and dry and allowed rest only lees for a few months before bottling.

It's razor-sharp, has a piercing length, and will live for many years in the cellar.

94 points
"A really fine Riesling, this has fifteen years ahead of it."
- Ken Gargett (Wine Pilot)

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