96 points - "An excellent release of this wine, as is often the case. However, this year with distinct mineral qualities of slate and steel amongst the tang of lime, the perfume of citrus blossom, and crunch and zing of pink grapefruit. It's a wine that feels approachable now, an open weave of juiciness, even with the grip and pucker of that energetic minerality. That being said, the wine still holds a sense of restraint. Excellent persistence of flavour, too. To top it off, the perfume is evocative and voluminous, ably matching the fortes of the palate. All up, wonderful drinking, now and for judicious cellaring." - Mike Bennie (Halliday Wine Companion)

96 Points - "Wow! What a gorgeous wine this is. The 2024 Watervale Riesling leads with lemon sherbet and scratched citrus peel, coiled saline acidity, white flowers, and chalk. It is long, fine, and lingering but also focused, precise, and authoritative. Mount Horrocks is a superb, high-quality producer in Watervale, and amongst those who know, winemaker/owner Stephanie Toole is a beacon for precise, attention-to-detail winemaking. Overlook at your own peril. This is a standout and pure pleasure to drink." -
Erin Larkin (The Wine Advocate)

95 Points - "Mount Horrocks Watervale Riesling 2024 is a banger. It tastes of slate, lime, chalk, and something more floral—pink and white flowers, like marshmallows in bloom. There’s good intensity to this wine, but it’s more about flow, feel, and length. Yes. Absolutely yes." - Campbell Mattinson (The Wine Front)

95 Points - "The cool 2024 season was particularly spectacular in the Clare Valley, translated impeccably by Stephanie Toole in a riesling of pristine purity, deep concentration, and profound endurance. Pitch-perfect granny smith apple and lime build a palate of considerable presence, traced with natural acidity of heightened cut and tension." - Tyson Stelzer

94 Points - "Delicate reserved fragrance of powder-puff talcum, pastry/doughy, chalky, floral, and subtly yeasty in its infancy. There’s a definite salty mineral savoriness that lingers long on the finish." -
Huon Hooke (The Real Review)

870 CASES PRODUCED

Mount Horrocks’ Watervale Riesling Vineyard is a very high (475 metre) vineyard planted on red loam over limestone, a profile that occurs throughout the sub-region and considered to be ‘classic’ for Watervale riesling.

However that’s where the similarities end. The vineyard is on a gentle slope, facing south. Combined with the high altitude, this makes it a particularly cool spot, ideal for retaining freshness and a crisp palate while allowing generous fruit flavours to develop.

Then there is the biodynamic and organic certification – strictly no chemical input here or in the surrounding land, also owned by Mount Horrocks.

In what is now often considered ‘old fashioned’ all fruit is hand harvested – better for the vines as well as the fruit which is then delivered to the winery in a pristine state.

Tasting Notes
This is 100% pure expression of single site Riesling from an idyllic vintage. Aromatics more lemon than lime with delightful floral spice.

Expressive, concentrated citrus and pear fruits, ginger and honeysuckle with a touch of talc. Delicate yet flavoursome, crunchy, energetic and long on the palate, with crisp acidity providing zest and immense appeal. Big future ahead – easily 15+ years