Crabtree 2014 Hilltop Vineyard Riesling

In episode 83, the team tried the Crabtree 2014 Hilltop Vineyard Riesling, which was the South Australian Drink Of The Week.

The first thing that struck us was the satisfying complexity of the wine.

None of us are natively white wine drinkers but we were drawn to the intense and floral palate.

The full-bodied colour of the wine was also striking, not pale white and not deeply golden, but somewhere in between which played a role in drawing us towards this drop.

Riesling would have to be one of Clare Valley’s ultimate strengths with its elevation and climate and this is a perfect example thereof.

Hear us taste it and share the special codeword for you to have five votes instead of one when you enter the competition to win some. HINT: The special codeword is not the one printed below, it only exists in the audio of the program. The tasting starts about 6 minutes in.

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Win a bottle of this wine

The Arkaba Hotel has partnered with us so that it can let our fellow wine lovers know you can safely order wine by the glass through their Enomatic System. So, instead of getting a tired glass of wine from a bottle that was opened days ago, which is a dreadful experience for serious wine drinkers, at the Arkaba they can guarantee freshness just like the winemaker intended.

To be in the draw to win this week’s wine, you only have TWO things to do:

1. Make sure you’re on our In Crowd mailing list. This little email gets sent every Friday morning with details about the week’s show. You can sign up here and once you’ve signed up you’ll be qualified to play any of our competitions for life.

2. Mention the term Crabtree on our Facebook Page, or in a tweet to @TheAdelaideShow, or just email us using that term to [email protected]. Pick whichever one works best for you but do it BEFORE 11.59pm, Sunday, March 29, 2015, South Australian time of course, and on Monday we will email the winner with details of how they can collect their wine from The Arkaba.