Billy Button The Torment Riesling 2024 750ml

Bright King Valley Riesling with lime drive, wet slate minerality and mouth watering length.

Billy Button The Torment Riesling 2023 is a tightly wound, high energy Riesling that leans into pure citrus intensity and steely mineral detail. It’s fragrant and precise up front, then snaps into a pristine, lime-focused palate with bracing acidity and serious length , the kind of bottle that’s brilliant young, yet rewards a few years in the cellar.

Reviews

Quintessential Aussie riesling, blaring lime blossom, lemon drop and tonic water to good length. A little green, to be twee. Yet the thrust, juiciness and grippy drive override any sense of overt astringency. Good drinking. Awarded 91 points, Ned Goodwin, JamesSuckling.com - Publinshed 22 January 2024

"Über cool-climate riesling, the kind that zings and zips its way across the tongue. That acid tang is unmissable and so exhilarating, especially so if you like your riesling with a racy personality. Citrus lives here together with Granny Smith apple bite and tart quince. Can be enjoyed now or later or both." Awarded 89 points, Halliday Wine Compnaion, Jeni Port

Tasting Notes

• Aroma: Lifted lemon and lime with notes of wet slate, white florals and a hint of fresh-cut herb.

• Palate: Concentrated lime and citrus with a tight, pristine shape and a clean mineral line.

• Finish: Dry, piercing and ultra-crisp with mouth-watering persistence.

Serving Suggestions

Serve well chilled. Great alongside fresh oysters, grilled prawns, sushi or sashimi, Thai salads, Vietnamese-style dishes, or goat’s cheese, the wine’s limey acidity and mineral edge really shine with bright, punchy flavours.

About the Winery / Producer / Region

Billy Button Wines is based in Victoria’s High Country (Alpine Valleys), producing small-batch wines that spotlight cool climate freshness and regional personality. The Torment is sourced from the King Valley, a region known for Riesling with piercing natural acidity, intense citrus character and that distinctive, stony mineral feel.

Cellaring Potential

Enjoy now for zesty brightness, or cellar through 2031+ as it develops extra complexity and a more savoury, evolved edge.

Collector’s Note

A sharply focused, mineral driven style that regularly earns strong critical attention across vintages.

Details

• Producer: Billy Button Wines

• Wine: The Torment Riesling

• Vintage: 2023

• Variety: Riesling

• Region: King Valley, Victoria (Alpine Valleys)

• Style: Dry Riesling