Torzi Matthews is a food and winemaking partnership between Domenic Torzi and Tracy Matthews. Both share a passion and firm conviction of appreciating the value of heritage in the crafting of their wines and olive produce. In 1996 they stumbled across a small, frost-pocketed hollow in the beautiful Mt McKenzie, Eden Valley and fell in love with the area for its remoteness and its diverse thin soils.

Old Vine Eden Valley Riesling sourced from two frost pocketed vineyards dating back to 1930.

Preserved lemon, white pepper and spice, white flowers, fennel, and fresh apricot. It’s juicy, quite yellow in flavour, with a fine dusty/chalky texture, bright acidity, pink grapefruit with some pith, almond, and a firm chalky finish of excellent length, with a cinch of citrus peel bitterness. Texture is lovely, and indeed, this Riesling continues to be one of the most distinctive offerings available from this country. As an aside, it’s quite Italianate in its delivery, which of course I really like. Date: Jun 2023; Alcohol: 12.5%; Price: $28; Closure: Screwcap; Drink: 2023-2030; Rated: 94 Points; Gary Walsh; The Wine Front

It's wild that this is one of the foremost Riesling in the country, and it is just $28 a bottle. What a blessed Riesling world we live in, hey? Another sterling release in 2023, as well. As ever, the mark of Dom Torzi’s Riesling is the intensity – with this thump of green, crunchy fruit, celery, grapefruit and something chalky. Line up all the Eden Valley descriptors, and you've got them. A taut and linear release, though. For all that green fruit, the acidity isn't harsh. It's a firm, citrussy acidity, but so natural and right – you want to drink this, not hose the driveway. What an archetypal dry Australian Riesling (and a bloody bargain). Would I buy it?: Absolutely. Price: $28; Rated: 95 Points; Andrew Graham; Australian Wine Review