2025 Rieslingfreak No. 4 Eden Valley Riesling
2025 Rieslingfreak No. 4 Eden Valley Riesling

2025 Rieslingfreak No. 4 Eden Valley Riesling

97 pts SUCKLING TOP 100
Rieslingfreak |Eden Valley |Riesling
One of our most popular Rieslings. John Hughes just doesn't miss with his excellent value Eden Valley expression.
4.5
Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars
27 Reviews
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Description

John Hughes’ deep love of Riesling shines through once again in this superb Eden Valley release.

The 2025 No. 4 is sourced from selected vineyards across the southern ranges of Eden Valley, including the High Eden subregion of Flaxman Valley and sites near Angaston and Springton. In a year defined by record dry conditions, searing heat, and a challenging frost event, these sites yielded fruit of stunning purity and intensity.

Made in a dry style, this Riesling captures Eden Valley at its finest: elegance, perfume, and slate-like minerality. The bouquet leaps with fresh lime, passionfruit, and rosewater, layered with fennel seed, star anise, and a hint of rain on warm slate. The palate is finely structured, bursting with lime juice and elderflower, drawn long by the vintage’s hallmark crisp acidity.

Another deadset bargain for any Riesling lover from John & Belinda Hughes.

97 points & No. 9 in the James Suckling Top 100 Australian Wines of 2025
"The palate is sharp and focused... The finish is both electric and precise. Excellent."
- Ryan Montgomery (James Suckling)

Andrew Caillard MW

Andrew Caillard MW

Vintage Journal 97 Points

A beautifully natural aromatic blossom and minerals with superb fruit acidity and flavour to follow. Effortless and sublime. A great expression to celebrate the region. Drink now–2040

Huon Hooke

Huon Hooke

The Real Review 93 Points

Dried herbs and flowers on the nose, trace of grated lemon peel; the palate is intense and focused with lively green-apple acidity and a long and intense farewell. Near enough to dry, and very appetising.

Ryan Montgomery

Ryan Montgomery

James Suckling 97 Points

Tightly wound and pure aromas of lemon pith, grapefruit rind, slate, passion fruit, fresh herbs and white flowers. The palate is sharp and focused, with bright acidity and a firm line of minerality carrying notes of mandarin and chalk. The finish is both electric and precise. Excellent. Drink or hold. Screw cap.

Dave Brookes

Dave Brookes

Halliday Wine Companion 95 Points

Riesling sourced from the High Eden subregion of the Eden Valley and produced by that freak of riesling John Hughes. High-tensile and wonderfully focused as always. There are aromas of freshly juiced limes, green apple and grapefruit with a dab of soft spice, crushed quartz, sliced fennel, orange blossom, Christmas lily and ozone. Tightly coiled, with a crystalline focus, it zooms across the palate, leaving a limey wake. Finishes bone dry, nervy and lip-smacking.

Customer Reviews

4.5
Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars
Based on 27 reviews
Total 5 star reviews: 18 Total 4 star reviews: 6 Total 3 star reviews: 2 Total 2 star reviews: 1 Total 1 star reviews: 0
27 reviews
  • AP
    Aaron P.
    Verified Buyer
    1 month ago
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    2025 Rieslingfreak No. 4 Eden Valley Riesling
    Rated 5 out of 5 stars
    Amazing wine

    This riesling is the bomb! One of the best priced Rieslings for its quality on the market. A must buy.

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  • JG
    Justin G.
    Verified Buyer
    1 month ago
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    2025 Rieslingfreak No. 4 Eden Valley Riesling
    Rated 5 out of 5 stars
    Always great

    Lovely fresh lime, and zingy passionfuit on the nose. Taut minerality on the palate fresh lime, and length from the acidity. Great on a lazy and warm Sunday afternoon.

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  • CM
    Christopher M.
    Verified Buyer
    6 months ago
    Reviewing
    2024 Rieslingfreak No. 4 Eden Valley Riesling
    Rated 4 out of 5 stars
    Rieslicious!

    Love these guys. Chalky but in a good way. Guzzleable

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Made from selected vineyards across the southern ranges of Eden Valley. It brings together the elegance, structure and acid drive of High Eden (Flaxman Valley) with intense flavour and rich aromatics from Angaston and Springton.

The bouquet bursts with intense aromas of fresh limes, passionfruit, and rosewater, with spicy undertones of fennel seed and star anise. The elegant structured palate shows a slate-like minerality beneath punchy lime juice and elderflower cordial. Tight acidity drives the palate length through to a fine, crisp finish.

Alc: 11.4% | Residual Sugar: 0.78g/L | pH: 2.85 | TA: 9.2g/L

Price Bracket $30 or Less
Type White
Body Light Bodied
Variety Riesling
Variety Style ["Dry Riesling"]
Country Australia
Region Eden Valley
Australian State SA
Feature High Score
Reviewed By James Suckling
Halliday Wine Companion
Critic Score 97
Size 750ml
Vintage 2025
Closure Screw Cap

Rieslingfreak

Rieslingfreak founder & winemaker John Hughes is quite simply making the most comprehensive, high-quality and remarkably priced range of Rieslings in the country.

Growing up in the family Riesling vineyard in Clare Valley, which John still farms today, Riesling simply runs through this man's blood. John, with the help of his talented winemaking wife Belinda, make only Riesling - not a bottle of any other variety - and they've honed their craft to a level unmatched in Australia.

They are two of the nicest people you're likely to meet, so wholeheartedly committed to their vision and craft, and we are proud to have worked so closely with them for so many years. These wines rank amongst the very best value to be found anywhere in Australia, and we give them our fullest recommendation. Enjoy!

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