Pure, driven and unmistakably Florita. The 2025 Jim Barry Florita Riesling embodies the soul of Watervale’s most revered vineyard. Long regarded as one of Australia’s benchmark Riesling sites, the Florita Vineyard sits on shallow loam over limestone, producing fruit that balances precision with intensity. Since acquiring the site in 1986, the Barry family has transformed its historic rows into one of the country’s most consistent sources of fine, ageworthy Riesling.
The 2025 vintage was hand-harvested in the cool hours of night to preserve aromatic detail and natural acidity. Fruit from selected rows was pressed gently to stainless steel, with cool fermentation locking in purity and texture. No oak is used, allowing the vineyard’s signature chalky minerality and crystalline fruit to stand unobscured. The resulting wine is taut, perfumed and vibrant, showing the electric clarity that has defined Florita for decades.
This is a Riesling of remarkable focus and balance. Expressive in youth, it is structured for longevity. With time, its citrus core and floral lift will evolve into honeyed complexity and lanolin depth, placing it among the Clare Valley’s most collectible expressions.
Pure, driven and unmistakably Florita. The 2025 Jim Barry Florita Riesling embodies the soul of Watervale’s most revered vineyard. Long regarded as one of Australia’s benchmark Riesling sites, the Florita Vineyard sits on shallow loam over limestone, producing fruit that balances precision with intensity. Since acquiring the site in 1986, the Barry family has transformed its historic rows into one of the country’s most consistent sources of fine, ageworthy Riesling.
The 2025 vintage was hand-harvested in the cool hours of night to preserve aromatic detail and natural acidity. Fruit from selected rows was pressed gently to stainless steel, with cool fermentation locking in purity and texture. No oak is used, allowing the vineyard’s signature chalky minerality and crystalline fruit to stand unobscured. The resulting wine is taut, perfumed and vibrant, showing the electric clarity that has defined Florita for decades.
This is a Riesling of remarkable focus and balance. Expressive in youth, it is structured for longevity. With time, its citrus core and floral lift will evolve into honeyed complexity and lanolin depth, placing it among the Clare Valley’s most collectible expressions.
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