The 2022 Rieslingfreak No. 44 is a fantastic value at this special low price from Australia’s Eden Valley, a beautifully pure expression of one of the country’s great Riesling regions. John Hughes founded Rieslingfreak in 2009 with a singular focus on the variety, and No. 44 brings together fruit from three elevated vineyards between Eden Valley and Flaxman Valley, including the Ben Zander, Michael Mason and Milton Tscharke sites. Sitting around 1,650 feet above sea level, these vineyards combine cool conditions with a mix of sandy loam, shale, clay, quartz and gravel, giving the wine both delicacy and impressive mineral definition. Fermented in stainless steel to preserve freshness and transparency, the 2022 shows classic Eden Valley character with lime, lemon and white flowers layered with subtle sweet spice and the region’s distinctive talc-like minerality. It has plenty of brightness and energy to make it immediately appealing, but Rieslingfreak’s wines also have the structure and acidity to gain depth with time in the cellar. This is a seriously impressive dry Riesling for the price and an especially versatile bottle at the table, making it a great choice for Thanksgiving and an even better buy at today's special pricing! Don't miss these last bottles!

Wine Advocate (Erin Larkin) 93+ points! "The fruit for this 2022 No. 44 is from a selection of growers in Eden Valley: Springton, Flaxman Valley and Eden Valley. This is soft and talc-y, close to plump but not quite there. It carries the line and form of Eden Valley (that is to say, crushed rock austerity, lime/lemon zest and loads of spring flowers), but it has additional inflections of lavender, Golden Delicious apples and star anise. Lovely."