Carillion Museum Release Riesling 2016

90 POINTS

James Halliday - Halliday Wine Companion

The perfumed bouquet of tangerine and orange blossom is a flying start, as is the depth of the flavour on the palate. What it needs is finesse and linearity. Still sorting itself out.

Mike Bennie - The Wine Front

One of inner city Sydney suburb Newtown’s great debates is whether or not Carillon Avenue is Carillon or Carillion, as street signs conflict on this information. Carillion appears on one main sign, where Carillon is found in online resources and on multiple signs along the street. Still, I hold out hope for Carillion being officially recognised. Here’s a riesling from Orange. It’s a sub-brand from Pepper Tree wines. Tart, tang little number here. Shock of acidity is such that the wine feels bone dry and glass shard hard at once. Big blast of grapefruit and green apple in the perfume. Sprinkle of green herbs too. Almost flavourless in the palate, such is the rush of acidity, but you know that will win fans too. As it stands, a bit too aggressive for me to take it to next level, but I can see some appeal.