The 2021 Traditonale Riesling of Pikes is a brilliant pale straw colour with green highlights. Bright expressive aromas of perfume, citrus blossom and fresh lime dominate with a talc/mineral note evident. All the hallmarks of an excellent vintage. Crisp acid driven wine, plenty of fresh lime and other citrus flavours. More delicate than recent years, the balance of palate weight, acid and barely-there sweetness creates a seamless and lengthy finish. Delicious.
Reviews & Awards
Gold Medal - 26th Langton’s Clare Valley Regional Wine Show 2021
Gold Medal - Royal Adelaide Wine Show 2021
"This is one of the very best of the Riesling Traditionale line I have seen... Lovely lifted aromas tantalise. Limes, spices, bath salts, a hint of Turkish Delight, and throughout, appealing florals. The wine has immaculate balance and good intensity. Seriously impressive length and a nice flick of acidity to carry the wine. This has ten to twenty years ahead. Superb stuff.”
96 Points - Ken Gargett, Wine Pilot, September 2021
"Pikes Traditional Riesling has a great ability to mix friendliness with quality. It often seems quite open and fruit ‘forward’ but it keeps its length intact, and its line. This 2021 release is a beauty; chalky and dry but ripped with citrus- driven fruit. It’s not excessively intense but it’s above- average in that regard. It’s delicious. It’s elegant. And its value speaks for itself.”
93 Points - Campbell Mattinson, The Wine Front, September 2021
The 2021 vintage marks the 37th release Pikes Traditionale Riesling, and is one of the best of the last decade. Refined, concentrated yet delicate, and perfectly in balance. A true reflection of the cooler vintage, this wine will stand the test of time.
Good winter rain allowed soil profiles to be full, giving the vines a great start to the growing season. Remarkably cool summer followed, providing perfect conditions for healthy vines to produce fruit with high natural acidity and concentrated flavours. One of the better vintages of the last decade.
Fruit sourced from our own estate in Polish Hill River, and growers’ vineyards in Watervale, Leasingham, Mintaro and Sevenhill. Made exclusively with free run juice, our aim is to capture the flavour of the individual sites with minimal winemaking influence being evident.
