Tasting Notes - Patrick T The Caves Riesling 2003

Wrattonbully sourced wine from this long-time Coonawarra maker. Medium yellow in colour, some development for a 2 year old. Expressive nose, ripe citrus fruits, good depth, quite attractive. Palate was a bit all over the shop early; tight, unforgiving with some searing, almost painful acid. Settled nicely as the wine warm up with softer lemon fruits coming through. Definitely showing some development which gives me a strong sense to drink over 2005 and 2006. Good for the punter if it trades no higher than $17 but a tough call for the merchant given the many solid options under $20 from Clare and Great Southern.