2022 Express Winemakers Mount Barker Riesling

Funky natural WA Riesling from laid-back winemaker lad, Ryan O'Meara.
4.3
Rated 4.3 out of 5 stars
3 Reviews

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Express Winemakers' aim is to craft "drink now wines with interest", and Ryan has nailed the brief with this Riesling.

All of the fruit comes from the Merrebee Vineyard in the Mount Barker sub-region of the Great Southern, with an average vine age of 36 years. The fruit gets picked and pressed straight to a combination of old oak and stainless to ferment with natural yeasts.

Nicely made wine from excellent fruit and all-around fun drinking. And great value to boot!

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4.3
Rated 4.3 out of 5 stars
Based on 3 reviews
Total 5 star reviews: 2 Total 4 star reviews: 0 Total 3 star reviews: 1 Total 2 star reviews: 0 Total 1 star reviews: 0
3 reviews
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    Alistair S.
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    1 year ago
    Wine Knowledge Level Cork Dork
    Rated 3 out of 5 stars
    Curious work in progress

    One of the experimental wave of Oz Riesling. I love this shift to more textual, savoury and Euro styles. For mine this wine takes steps in the right direct but isn’t yet the finished product. Very oxi on the nose with almost botrytis, developed notes. Edgy. Reasonably textured palate but not the salinity or cut expected. Thankfully, by the third night some salted cashews aromas appeared, perhaps suggesting where this expression is headed. Three stars based on interest and potential.

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    Anton G.
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    2 years ago
    Wine Knowledge Level Cork Dork
    Rated 5 out of 5 stars
    Lovey drop for the price point!

    Great depth and mouthfeel, long finish and balance backbone. Lovey drop for the price point

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    Franz W.
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    3 years ago
    Wine Knowledge Level Enthusiast
    Rated 5 out of 5 stars
    amazing drop

    Loved this natural Riesling with cloudiness and crisp acidity.

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Fruit for the Mount Barker Riesling was hand-picked from the Merrebee Vineyard.
Hand picked fruit was destemmed and direct pressed to a combination of mature oak barriques and stainless steel for spontaneous fermentation. The wine rested for 10 months before being bottled unfined and unfiltered.

Region: Great Southern, WA
Blend: Riesling (100%)
ABV:
Closure: 750ml
Bottle Size:
Production:

Price Bracket $31 to $40
Type White
Body Light Bodied
Variety Riesling
Country Australia
Region Great Southern
Australian State WA
Feature Natural/Lo-Fi
Size 750ml
Vintage 2022
Closure DIAM Cork

Express Winemakers

Express Winemakers is Ryan O'Meara's pint-sized wine operation from the deep south of WA.

From kicking off in 2011, Ryan has assembled a group of top-flight vineyards from around the Great Southern that supply him with top-flight fruit to make his fun and creative range of wines.

There's some serious value to be had in the Express range, from funky & skinsy whites, through spicy cool-climate reds and everything in between.

Express Winemakers is a terrific example of the ever-rising tidal wave of young and adventurous WA producers reinventing the west!

Winemaker Ryan O'Meara - Great Southern, WA Express Winemakers

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