High in the Hills surrounding the Barossa lies Pewsey Vale, Eden Valley's pioneer vineyard. Pewsey Vale Vineyard is the hallowed home of Riesling. The vines can be traced back to the 1800's and the original James Busby collection of cuttings brought into Australia. Today Pewsey Vale Vineyard is a single vineyard dedicated to the single variety - Riesling.

Pewsey Vale Vineyard Prima Riesling is an early harvest style of wine made from grapes picked three to four weeks before the rest of the vineyard. Chosen for their fine citrus flavours the grapes were carefully harvested when their natural sugar levels were near 10º baumé. The final wine has been made in a medium-dry style maintaining a balance between the fruit sugars and the chalky mineral acidity. The naturally lower alcohol of the wine further heightens its refreshing character.

This early-picked dessert wine riesling offers natural levels of acidity and residual sugar requiring no adjustment, and it is every bit as refreshing as intended. It literally dances in the mouth, and will do so for years. Date: Nov 2023; Alcohol: 9%; Price: $30.00; Drink by: 2029; Rating: 96 Points & Top 100 Wines for 2023; James Halliday Wine Companion