THE PRODUCER
In the cool, elevated Clare Valley of South Australia, Jeff Grosset quietly
began what would become one of Australia’s most revered wine stories. Trained in
oenology and driven by a fierce commitment to purity and precision, Grosset
established his winery in 1981 with a clear focus: to craft exceptional wines
that reflect the unique character of the region’s soils and climate.

From the outset, Grosset stood apart for his uncompromising approach to quality.
Meticulous vineyard management, organic farming (well before it became
fashionable), and an insistence on bottling only estate-grown fruit set the
tone. While many producers sought scale, Grosset pursued clarity – in flavour,
philosophy, and structure.

The name Grosset became synonymous with world-class Riesling, particularly from
the now iconic Polish Hill and Springvale vineyards. These sites, with their
distinctive soils – slate for Polish Hill and red loam over limestone for
Springvale – produce wines of strikingly different character, yet both possess
the trademark Grosset precision: pure, intense, and built to age.

Over time, the range grew to include Pinot Noir and Chardonnay from the cooler
Adelaide Hills, as well as a finely poised Gaia – a Cabernet blend from the
estate's biodynamic vineyard, named in honour of the Earth. But it is perhaps
Grosset’s vision for Riesling, including the role he played in founding the
Clare Valley’s Riesling classification system, that defines his legacy.

Quietly influential, fiercely consistent, and always driven by a belief in
terroir and truth in winemaking, Grosset remains a benchmark not only for Clare
Valley, but for Australian fine wine as a whole.

THE WINE
Grosset Polish Hill Riesling is the flagship of Jeff Grosset’s revered Clare
Valley range, and a benchmark for Australian Riesling. Sourced exclusively from
a single eight-hectare vineyard planted on a harsh, slate-rich hillside, the
site’s low fertility and shallow soils naturally limit yields, concentrating
flavour and structure. Certified organic and biodynamic, the vineyard is
meticulously managed with a focus on soil health and vine balance.
Hand-harvested and whole-bunch pressed, the juice undergoes a slow, cool
fermentation with only the purest free-run juice making it to bottle. No fining
is used, and sulphur is kept to a minimum. The result is a wine of extraordinary
purity, tension, and longevity — tightly coiled in youth with lime, wet stone
and talc notes, but capable of evolving beautifully for decades.

INFORMATION
Type:WhiteVintage:2024Country:Australia
Region:South AustraliaSub region:Claire ValleyGrape:100% RieslingStyle:Green &
FlintySweetness:DryABV:12%Drinking window:2025 - 2035Size:750mlFood match:White
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CRITICS SCORES
We choose our wines based on a range of criteria(seehow we choose our wines)of
which critic scores is justone. Rather than simply highlight the best score to
promote a wine, our average critic score is calculated from the scores provided
by several respected wine critics, who we follow for specific regions. They do
not represent all critic scores and, wherever possible, we try and give more
weight to more recent reviews. Where appropriate we consider market-based scores
like Global Wine Score or Wine Searcher Average scores.

As a rule, we look to offer wines that achieve a92/100average critic score or
better and frankly a lot of very good wines simply don’t make the cut. As a
high-end provider we want to reflect that positioning in the quality of wines we
offer. Such wines are only a tiny fraction of those generally on offer in the
market. We believe that an average score is a more conservative and
representative approach, but it is still subjective and only offered as a guide
to our customers, who will (and should) do their own research. We will add
individual critic scores to our website in the future.