Wine Reviews
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2022 Koerner Mammolo Sciacarello - 94 points - Mike Bennie review (The WINEFRONT)
There are few in the Australian wine industry who look as good in stripey shirts, RM Williams, gilets and tan moleskin slacks as the Koerner boys. Or is that my imagination? If it is, then it’s how a lot of my dreams start. This wine is so often a...
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2022 Koerner La Korse - 18/20 Points - Matthew Jukes review (Matthew Jukes)
Made from 37% Sangiovese, 33% Grenache, 14% Sciacarello, 10% Carignan and 6% Malbec, this is a masterful example of layered varieties, bringing untold complexity to a relatively innocent red wine. While the Grenache spends some time in foudre, the remaining grapes are kept in steel, bringing a cool edge, brittle...
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2021 LEKO Pinot Noir - 92 points - Mike Bennie review (THE WINEFRONT)
From the Koerner brothers, who do their own label, this one, Leko, Brothers Koerner and now a cask wine label, Brothers In A Box. They have a lot on their plates. Adelaide Hills here. Zippy, refreshing expression of pinot noir here. Sour cherry, tart raspberry, a little gummy tannin...
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2022 Koerner Parish Riesling - 19+/20 Points - Matthew Jukes review (Matthew Jukes)
This wine could not be more different from the Gullyview, with 90% in steel and only 10% in ceramic eggs, and it is only 350m away from Gullyview. It is brutally lean and leggy with awesome sinew and latent power, and while the first vintage release was only in 2020,...
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2022 Koerner Parish Riesling - 96 points - Mike Bennie review (The WINEFRONT)
From 100 year old vines and on slate soil profile. A mere 200 metres away from the family vineyards. Distinct from regional staples, which is a blessing in many regards – more approach to savouriness, texture, less fiddling and polishing. A wilder edge to the wine in that it lifts...
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2022 Koerner Parish Riesling - 94 points - Gary Walsh review (The WINEFRONT)
Anfora and steel. Parish the thought, with Clare Valley Riesling! Stylish. Different. Nutty, fennel, pear, lime and green mango. Plenty of fine chalky tannin, a vaguely earthy character, rich and juicy, heaps of flavour and a more weighty expression of Clare Riesling, with a juicy quinine tang on a long...
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2022 Koerner Gullyview Riesling - 18.5/20 Points - Matthew Jukes review (Matthew Jukes)
With 70% ceramic eggs and 30% steel, this is a stunningly sexy and succulent wine. The amplitude of flavour is incredible and enticing, and you can sense the white limestone soils underpinning the brightness and vitality of this wine. Juicy and indulgent, this is also drinking, but there is so...
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2022 Koerner Gullyview Riesling- 96 points - Mike Bennie review (The WINEFRONT)
On limestone soils and the family vineyard. It is 50 year old vines. About half is in ceramic egg for maturation. Intense and super refreshing, bright lime, green apple, a bit of green mango, a sense of chalkiness and fine, green almond characters. Mineral super-charged. Expressive and mouth-watering, super vibrant,...
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2022 Koerner Watervale Riesling - 18.5/20 Points - Matthew Jukes review (Matthew Jukes)
Made from approximately 20% Gullyview, 20% Parish and 60% Grace, this wine sees 50% ceramic eggs and 50% stainless steel, and I cannot think of a more pure and layered Watervale Riesling. This is a heavenly, forward-drinking, delicate wine with no kerosene hints, just pure lime and apple, augmented with...