Tahbilk 2009 Riesling

Having invested in a vertical six pack of Tahbilk Riesling to compare and contrast with the Gold Medal and Trophy winning the 2010 Everyday Drinking Riesling, the two bottles of the 2010 Riesling managed to sneak past without generating a tasting note. Pleasant enough drinking, as I recall, but not exactly the sort of thing that has you running out in search of a box, if you catch my drift.

I'd described the 2010 Everyday Drinking Riesling in these terms:
It may well be Riesling, Jim, but it's not quite Riesling as we've come to know and love it… While initial exposure to the 2010 Everyday Drinking Riesling failed to produce what I've come to expect in a Riesling, as an everyday drinking glass over lunch it works perfectly well. with lively acid and plenty of zing.

Rangoon Lime Chicken seemed an obvious candidate for something in the Riesling line, so a bottle of this one emerged from the fridge.

Tahbilk 2009 Riesling (4* $13) Clear varietal notes on the nose and across the palate without the more pronounced acid you find in the higher end Clare and Eden Valley Rieslings, but smooth and well rounded and an almost ideal everyday drinking style at the price. A definite value for money freight free candidate for a reorder when the time comes assuming stocks have lasted (currently a Wine Club Web Special, so may not last long).