2024 Kenny Wine Kabi Watervale Riesling

95 pts NICK RYAN TOP 100
A gently off-dry Riesling from Watervale, crafted in a nod to German Kabinett style — all citrus blossom, chalky precision and mouth-watering balance from one of Clare’s rising-star growers.

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Description

Victoria and Andrew Kenny know their way around Riesling - and with Andrew’s time under Neil Pike and in Germany’s Pfalz region, you can taste the lineage in this smart, half-dry take from Watervale.

The fruit comes from biologically farmed vines in Morella Vineyard, 447 metres up and looked after by growers who care as much about soil health as they do baumé readings. Picked early at 10 baumé, it was all free-run juice, cool-settled, then racked with soft, fluffy lees to kick off a wild ferment in tank. The ferment was chilled off at around 40g/L residual sugar and left to rest for six months on lees before bottling.

Brown lime, citrus blossom, crushed chalk and a lick of spritz that carries the palate. It’s got sweetness, sure - but it finishes dry and snappy, with that mineral Watervale line humming underneath.

Playful, precise, and ridiculously drinkable, it’s a Clare Valley Riesling that breaks from the usual mould without ever losing its place.

95 points
"Success with off-dry Kabinett-style riesling is a high-wire swaying above fragrant fruit and bracing acidity. One misstep allowing one to dominate the other is disastrous. These two dance on that wire with genuine grace. It’s utterly gorgeous."
- Nick Ryan (Top 100 Wines of 2025)

Watervale | Clare Valley
Grower: Morella Vineyards - Ben & Jess Castine
447M above sea level
Clones Geisenheim 198
Planted 2002
Biologically farmed since 2020

How

Harvested at 10 baume
Free run juice 500L/T
Cold Settled for 3 days
Racked with fluffy lees to ferment
Spontaneous ferment in tank, fermented for 14 days
Chilled at 40g/L RS
Rested for 6 months on fermentation lees
Racked, filtered, bottled

half dry | Kabinett style

Price Bracket $31 to $40
Type White
Body Light Bodied
Variety Riesling
Variety Style ["Off-Dry Riesling"]
Country Australia
Region Clare Valley
Australian State SA
Feature High Score
Reviewed By The Weekend Australian
Critic Score 95
Size 750ml
Vintage 2025
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