2025 Helm Premium Riesling
2025 Helm Premium Riesling

2025 Helm Premium Riesling

96 pts
Helm |Canberra |Riesling
Only released in the best vintages, this is the very pinnacle of Ken Helm's Riesling obsession.
5.0
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
2 Reviews
Price:
$55.00
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Description

Ken Helm has spent most of his life proving just how good Riesling can be in the Canberra District, and his Premium bottling is the clearest expression of that vision. The fruit comes from old vines in Murrumbateman – vineyards Ken has worked with for decades – and the style is all about purity and precision.

Winemaking here is deliberately simple. The grapes are hand-picked and fermented cool in stainless steel, with nothing added to distract from what the vineyard gives. 2025 was a strong season, the kind of year that allowed slow ripening and plenty of flavour development while keeping natural acidity in check.

The result is a Riesling that’s bright and lively now but will quietly build complexity as it ages, just like so many Helm wines before it. It’s a bottle that speaks as much to Ken’s legacy as it does to the season – proof of why he’s long been regarded as one of Australia’s great champions of Riesling.

96 points
"This is wow factor stuff... Striking wine. Sensational."
- Mike Bennie (The Wine Front)

Jane Faulkner

Jane Faulkner

Halliday Wine Companion 96 Points

A pristine, utterly delicious wine that charms at first sip. A light flutter of lemon blossom and jasmine, fennel, too, and tasting of lemon barley water, ginger and citrus – especially limes. It’s refreshingly dry yet there’s some palate weight as it’s not all driven by acidity; there’s flavour, depth and a slip of texture. Finishes long and satisfying.

Mike Bennie

Mike Bennie

The Wine Front 96 Points

This is wow factor stuff. Potent and inwardly concentrated, lemon-lime essence, green apple, a lick of ginger tea, some faint honeyed notes, though the wine feels decidedly dry. Bold flavours, so much character, a faint wild honey note providing apparent sweetness but also that wild honey bitterness. It sizzles with its energy, mops the palate clean after each sip and yet lingers with sweet spice and preserved lemon characters. Striking wine. Sensational.

Customer Reviews

5.0
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
Based on 2 reviews
Total 5 star reviews: 2 Total 4 star reviews: 0 Total 3 star reviews: 0 Total 2 star reviews: 0 Total 1 star reviews: 0
2 reviews
  • CC
    Cameron C.
    Verified Buyer
    18 hours ago
    Reviewing
    2025 Helm Premium Riesling
    Rated 5 out of 5 stars
    Impressive purity and drive

    Fruit purity here is startling at 11% abv. Vibrant perfume to start, so striking, all your citrus high notes, some ginger too. On the palate a gamut of lemon, lime, some orange/mandarin and oodles of minerality. Spice and preserved lemon too. Up there with best young Australian Rieslings I've tried to date. Long finish (15+ sec) clinches it with gentle but persistent phenolic grip. High acidity but a gentle roundness on the palate keeps it from being harsh. Would happily revisit.

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  • DS
    David S.
    Verified Buyer
    Wine Knowledge Level Beginner
    4 years ago
    Wine Knowledge Level Beginner
    Reviewing
    2023 Helm Premium Riesling
    Rated 5 out of 5 stars
    Delicious

    After visiting Murrumbateman shortly before lockdown, I decided to buy another bottle of Helm's 2021 Premium Riesling. Could do with a bit more age on it but still a top draw Riesling and delicious. Acidic yet complex. Ken Helm never disappoints.

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The Grapes
The 2024/25 was a standout vintage and produced some of our best wines in 50 years. It started with warm, dry conditions with heavy morning frosts. Dry cool nights, warm days with storms, continued through to harvest, which started in early March. Riesling excelled with incredible flavours, crisp acid and perfectly balanced palate. Yields were above average. A Riesling year to remember.

The Wine
Since 2004 this style has collected 14 trophies at regional and capital city wine shows, and rave reviews from Australia’s most respected wine critics. It’s the go to wine for a classic Canberra Riesling. The fruit was sourced for this vintage from the Lustenberger vineyard with the Riesling GM198 clone. This premium Riesling is a terroir wine from one of Helm Wines’ two premium vineyards.

Serve with
A versatile wine that will complement a variety of cuisines. Drinks beautifully now with grilled whiting.

Cellar for
25 years, although if you prefer fresh crisp wines enjoy it now.

Price Bracket $51 to $100
Type White
Body Medium Bodied
Variety Riesling
Country Australia
Region Canberra
Australian State NSW
Reviewed By The Wine Front
Critic Score 96
Alcohol 11%
Size 750ml
Vintage 2025
Closure Screw Cap

Helm

Helm is one of the biggest names in Canberra wine.

Owner and founder Ken Helm AM has been one of the Canberra region's most important vignerons for over thirty years. Founded in 1973, Ken is the fourth generation of his family to go into wine production. His family roots extend back German vinedressers from the Rhineland, the Riesling love runs in his veins.

He is now passing the torch to his daughter Stephanie.

Specialists in Riesling and Cabernet, they are considered a benchmark producer in both varieties. They are one of NSW most esteemed producers.

Wine legend, Ken Helm - Murrumbateman, NSW Helm

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