Teusner Empress Riesling 202312 x Bottles. If Shiraz is the big, rich and bold king of the Barossa Valley, then surely Riesling must be the strong, sensual and desirable empress of the Eden Valley. Aromatic with great fruit purity, and once your palate negotiates the bright citrus flavours, the wine glides across the mid palate with an energetic gait showing hints of mineral wet slate, lemon blossom, white flowers and talc.