Julius Riesling 2021 Henschke

James Halliday
98/100 punten, Special Value, Riesling of the Year
Citrus and passionfruit blossom soar as you swirl the glass, and the palate achieves the seemingly impossible with the volume of turbo-charged fruit. It reaches every receptor in the mouth and there's no hint of added acidity, the balance and length faultless.

James Suckling
97/100 punten
This is a stylishly refined riesling with a delicately fragrant nose that offers peach and lemon, as well as wet-stone and flinty edges. This is pristine. The palate has such a smooth delivery of very intense lemon and white nectarine. Some gently pithy grapefruit builds into the long, sleek finish. Impressive.

The Real Review
95/100 punten
Lemon-green in colour, impressing immediacy of fresh-cut grass, wet pebbles and steely lemon tones. On the palate, it's perky and zesty with a sherbety line of acidity that drives citrus flavours, both pith and flesh. A chiselled salinity adds dimension to the citrus backdrop. This is a regal riesling that's immediately delicious but has the intensity to age beautifully too. 

Wine Pilot
95/100 punten
A powerful aromatic overture to open with heady wafts of apple and citrus blossom mingling with lime cordial and lemon zest. It’s the perennial scent of spring. A taut youngster to be sure, linear too, with fabulous line and length driven by filigree-fine acidity. Don’t be alarmed at the a-word. Yes, the acidity is there – we are talking about riesling after all – but it’s early days still. This is a wine for the long haul. And there is plenty more to explore on the palate with emerging nougat, crab apple jelly, dusty talc, lime and intense citrus concentrate. Julius belongs in the cellar. Place it there and forget, if you can.