News - Skillogalee 2010 Riesling 5 Stars from Decanter

The results were overwhelmingly in Australia’s favour. All of the eight five-star wines were Australian, and 29 of the 37 four-star wines.

During the panel discussion the critics – including the Wine Society’s Australian buyer Pierre Mansour, Luke Robertson, head sommelier of the London’s Michelin-strarred The Ledbury, and consultant David Wainwright – were unanimous: Australian Riesling is ‘compelling’ and ‘absolutely outstanding’.

The panel urged readers to lay the best wines down. ‘They will compare with the great wines of Alsace at a fraction of the price,’ one panellist said.

The five-star wines included Skillogalee, Pikes, Eldredge and Bethany – all except the latter from Clare Valley.

Skillogalee was 'Delicious, complex and multi-dimensional,' the panel said.

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