During 150 years of winemaking, Seppelt has built a reputation of innovation and dedication to quality. The Seppelt approach is to harness the strength and characteristics of each region and create varietally and regionally expressive wines.

Sourced from the mature, cool-climate Drumborg vineyard planted in 1964 in the far south-west corner of Victoria, this Seppelt Drumborg Riesling is a pure expression of elegance and structure. Parcels of Riesling were chosen for their flavour intensity, expression of vineyard character and mineral acidity. Traditional winemaking techniques were used including cool tank fermentation followed by a short period of maturation on lees. The quality highlights the region's ability to produce a fresh, elegant and refined style yet with intense flavours.

What a fitting, beautifully aromatic wine to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the planting of the Drumborg vineyard! The decision to plant Riesling in the ultra-cool Drumborg district all those decades ago was truly ahead of its time and has been rewarded year after year with a wine that celebrates the heady, floral aromatics of the variety, while also rewarding substantial cellaring. Spring flowers, so engaging, with the lifted scent of wildflowers, citrus blossom, apple, lemon, lime and grapefruit zest beckons from the glass. Against a strong core of lime, lemon and Delicious apple and with just a hint of Asian fruits, the wine lights up in bright, zingy acidity . . . just like sucking on a Mayer lemon with great balance throughout. A fine Riesling by any measure. Drink to: 2024-2034; Price: $40.00; Rating: 96 Points; Jeni Port