One of the nicest wine moments I had recently was tasting a bottle of
2004 Eden Valley Riesling from a producer called Poverty Hill. My boss
opened this bottle which had been submitted to us as a sample to look
at, we had just finshed a busy day at work (London independent wine
store) and the wine was presented to us blind.

First sniff and I was excited, it was something I hadn't been close to
for more than a year. Since moving to London from South Australia 8
months ago I have only just started to spend money on drinking
Australian wines, as all the excitement for me was the availability of
great Italian, French and Spanish wines in the market here which cannot
be accessed in Australia.

Anyway the aroma of the Eden Valley Riesling was so bright and
distinct, I could tell soon after evaluating it that it was Eden Valley
as opposed to Clare by the distinct lime/appley and greener kind of
flavours and aromas. Despite it's youth it had started to develop and
was at a great stage where there was just a hint of kerosene and honey
underneath still fresh fruitiness.

One of the problems I sometimes find with Aussie Riesling particularly
from Clare is that they are all so similar, there are such small
differences between the large number that are produced there. The other
thing that sometimes puts me off is that most aged Riesling from
Australia, and by aged that might only mean older than 1 year, it
quickly descends into 'generic aged riesling' character. One
dimensional kerosene and honey with no individuality.

So I was so pleased to have rediscovered Eden Valley and a few days
later was hankering for another go and bought the '04 Mesh Riesling,
great stuff as well.

Riesling - top stuff, an excellent variety that doesn't have enough
supporters in the UK.

What do other people think of it?