PikesThe Merle Riesling
About this product
- TypeRiesling
- Size750ML
- RegionClare Valley
- Current Vintage2022* - Vintage is not guaranteed and may vary store to store or when delivered.
- Standard Drinks6.81
- Alcohol Volume11.5%
- CountryAustralia
- StateSouth Australia
- Brand NamePikes
- Food MatchJapanese
- ClosureScrew Cap
- Wine SweetnessDry
- Wine BodyLight Bodied
Vintage 2020
98 points
Named after the family matriarch. Selection of the best parcels of fruit from the Polish Hill River estate. pH 2.93, TA 8.23 g/L, RS 3.1 g/L. Pikes' flagship, but also a Clare Valley flagship. It's not often a 6-month-old riesling can be described as luscious, but that's the impact of this wine. It's citrus focused, of course, and it also has keynote acidity, but it's the honeyed mouthfeel and flavour that hits the jackpot.
Vintage 2021
95 points
The nose here is littered with characters that take some time to unpick: green pineapple, green and red apple skins, white peach, lemon zest, lime flesh and beeswax. Layers of white pepper, crushed chalk and hints of garden mint round this out. It's incredibly detailed and interesting, not to mention long.
