The 2022 Neldner Road Steinert Riesling is a premium, beautifully expressive white wine crafted by legendary winemaker Dave Powell under his rebranded estate. Sourced from a high-altitude, single vineyard in Flaxman's Valley, this wine showcases dry-grown, 80-year-old historic vines planted 480 metres above sea level, capturing the pristine purity and zesty energy of an outstanding 2022 Eden Valley vintage.
- Aromas: Intense lemon and lime aromatics jumping out of the glass, layered with white flowers, orange rind, bath salts, and a fresh wet-stone minerality.
- Palate: Concentrated and texturally mouth-filling, packed with juicy lime, citrus, and white apple flavors underscored by subtle talc and flinty mineral elements.
- Style: Crisp, elegant, and powerful, brilliantly balancing a rounded, generous fruit volume with a strong acid backbone and a long, steely finish.
- Winemaking: Grapes are hand-picked, whole-bunch pressed, cold settled, and fermented completely dry prior to cold stabilisation and bottling to ensure clear site expression.
- Cellaring: Offering exceptional immediate appeal and a scrumptious freshness right now, but possesses the structure and acid line to cellar gracefully through 2033.
- Food Pairing: Pairs magnificently with freshly shucked oysters, Kingfish ceviche, pan-seared white fish with lemon butter, or spicy Southeast Asian cuisine.
This exceptional white wine represents a brilliant extension of Dave Powell's winemaking portfolio, expertly translating the distinct, cool-climate elegance of ancient Eden Valley Riesling vines with the same uncompromised dedication to quality.
Powell & Son
Powell & Son may be a relatively new label, but it is the creation of a man with one of the most formidable reputations in Australian wine. Dave Powell is the founder of Torbreck — the Barossa juggernaut that took the wine world by storm in the 1990s — and he brings that same depth of knowledge and conviction to everything he does.
That inspiration is reflected in the varieties Powell & Son work with: Shiraz, Grenache and Mataro for the reds, and Roussanne, Marsanne and Eden Valley Riesling for the whites — the classic Rhône palette transplanted into two of Australia's most celebrated wine regions, and interpreted with the kind of quiet mastery that only comes from a lifetime in the vines.
