David Lawrason

This is a great riesling - so complex, balanced and deep - hailing from old vines in a great vintage. Intense aromas...

John Szabo, MS

Surprisingly still quite tightly wound on the nose, the palate, however, delivers a considerable freight of flavour...

Janet Dorozynski Dip WSET, Ph.D.

A rich and textural riesling with bright citrus and apple flavours. Dry with good fruit concentration and precise...

Michael Godel

In addition to their single-vineyard rieslings winemaker Emma Garner and Thirty Bench also make this intriguing small...

National Wine Awards of Canada

Average final score from judges at the 2019 National Wine Awards of Canada. Tasted blind in the County, June 2019.

It's only wine but I like it

A fine RIesling from Thirty Bench, A little off-dry but not at all cloying. Acidity seems a but lower than expected for Riesling, perhaps as a result of the freak-ish warm weather in Sept/Oct. Complexity is very good yet short of outstanding to my palate. Value is merely fair. This seems to be at peak enjoyment, unless you want more of those petrol characteristics - then wait a couple more years. Tasted Dec 2021.

Thirty Bench Small Lot Riesling Wild Cask 2017