2025 Peggy's Hill Eden Valley Riesling, Henschke

• Style: Crystalline, mineral-driven
• Taste: Lemon, white nectarine, white blossom with keen acidity
• Food: Seafood, Asian dishes, charcuterie, roasted vegetables
• Occasion: Weeknight, summer drinking, aperitivo
• Serve: Chilled, 8–10°C; Stelvin closure keeps it fresh

In the Glass — Tasting Notes

A pale, luminous pour built around bright lemon and white nectarine, riding a keen, structured acidity that carries flavour all the way through. Expect white blossom and jasmine on the nose. The spine and mineral tension define this bone-dry expression: at 11.7% ABV with just 2.84g/L residual sugar, this is a wine with purpose, not shyness.

The Winery — Henschke

Since 1868, the Henschke family have tended their estate in South Australia's Eden Valley, where altitude and exposure mean Riesling ripens on its own unhurried schedule. Fifth-generation winemaker Stephen and his viticulturist wife Prue have transformed two single vineyards into icons of world-class winemaking. Prue leads the way in re-introducing native plants into their vineyards to improve biodiversity, while Stephen's meticulous cellar work preserves delicate aromatics through cool morning harvest, careful selection and temperature-controlled fermentation. The 2025 vintage comes from high-elevation vineyards around Peggy's Hill, where late February picking in cooling conditions locks in aromatic freshness. Some vines are over 70 years old, rooted in ancient Cambrian soils that weather even testing seasons—spring frost, sustained heat and dry spells—with grace.

At Your Table — Food Pairing & Serving

This is a wine that tastes of where it grows, with the acidity and mineral grip to cut through richness and enhance subtlety alike. Pair it with seafood, Australian or Asian spiced dishes, charcuterie, or roasted vegetables. Its food-forward structure shines at weeknight suppers, Sunday lunch and summer entertaining, or as an aperitivo on its own. Sealed with a Stelvin Lux closure for freshness, it rewards both immediate drinking and patient cellaring—quality Riesling from the region ages beautifully for a decade or more. If you're exploring the full breadth of what Riesling can be, or seeking the depth Australia's cooler regions offer, this sits at the heart of our selection.