The Vickery Reserve Watervale Riesling is a light-bodied, hyper-focused, and legendary white wine from Watervale in the Clare Valley, South Australia. Produced by winemaker Keeda Zilm to honor the winemaking blueprint of the late John Vickery, this single-vineyard flagship release represents the crown jewel of the portfolio, celebrating ultimate purity, drive, and immense longevity.
- Aromas: Highly expressive and intense, bursting with juicy lime cordial, lemon zest, and green apple, alongside notes of star jasmine and talc powder.
- Palate: Taut, crisp, and beautifully focused, delivering a mouth-filling citrus punch balanced by a high-tensile, mineral acidity.
- Style: A classic, premium Clare Valley Riesling that masterfully frames immense fruit power and structural energy inside a bone-dry, razor-sharp profile.
- Winemaking: Sourced from the absolute best vineyard block, the fruit is cool-fermented with a tiny fraction of structural pressings included, following traditional Vickery methods.
- Cellaring: Though radiant with primary energy on release, its precise balance and secure acid backbone ensure it will evolve gracefully for 10 to 20 years.
- Food Pairing: An outstanding match for fresh dishes, pairing perfectly with raw oysters, kingfish ceviche, salt and pepper squid, or a crisp goat's cheese salad.
This is a blue-chip Riesling that serves up an absolute masterclass in line and length. It lets punchy lime curd and electric mineral acidity completely dominate the palate, leading to a long, bone-dry finish that leaves your mouth watering.
Vickery Wines
If there is one name synonymous with Australian Riesling, it is John Vickery. Beginning with the iconic Leo Buring Riesling in 1955, John helped redefine Australian Riesling, championing the potential of Eden Valley and Watervale to produce dry wines of purity, longevity and strong regional character. Over a career spanning more than 50 years, he pioneered many of the techniques now fundamental to premium Riesling production, including cool fermentation, gentle fruit handling and the early adoption of screw caps.
Today, Vickery Wines continues that remarkable legacy in partnership with winemaker Phil Lehmann, sourcing fruit from exceptional vineyards across Eden Valley and Watervale. The result is a collection of Rieslings that reflect John's lifetime of knowledge, precision and uncompromising pursuit of quality — recognised by more than 50 trophies and 400 gold medals throughout his career.
