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GIESEN ORGANIC TRULY REFLECTS TERROIR
Wc09Sep13 David Ellis NEW ZEALAND’S Giesen Wines, who’ve been in the business some thirty years, have just released their first-ever organic wine, and appropriately in the footsteps of their flagship Sauvignon Blanc. Fruit for this quite marvellous drop came off vines planted in 2010 on a vineyard that had been left fallow for two vintages, […]
MARGARET RIVER BLEND REALLY REWARDS
REWARDING blend with pennepasta and a meaty tomato sauce. Wc12Aug13 David Ellis FORESTER Estate in Western Australia’s Margaret River has released a very delightful 2011 Cabernet Merlot that’s 48% Cabernet Sauvignon, 41% Merlot and with a 6% splash of Malbec and slightly lower 5% Petit Verdot. Fruit was sourced from several neighbouring properties in the […]
ONE WORTH WAITING EIGHT YEARS FOR
Wc29Jul13 RICH, elegant, opulent and great withslow-roasted lamb: what more can we say ? David Ellis FOR just the third time, Rymill has released a limited parcel of wine that came from an exceptional vintage, and was then carefully cellared in ideal conditions for up to eight years, in this case the wine being its […]
PITCHING TO CRICKET FANS – ’OWZAT?
REWARDING drop witha winter’s Sunday roast. Wc24Jun13 David Ellis WHEN you buy an obsolete cricket ground that’s heard the Thwack! of bat on ball for a-near half-century and replant it with a vineyard – in deference to its founders and fans leaving the actual cricket pitch untouched in the centre of the vines – it’s […]
HONOURING MICHELLE’S 27 YEARS AT THE HELM
DEDICATED to an amazing ladyforced to the helm 27 years ago. Wc10Jun13 David Ellis AFTER retiring from 27 years at the helm, Michelle Nugan can now invite friends to share a very special drop with her on the many big occasions that lay ahead – Nugan Estate’s Chief Winemaker, Daren Owers has created an exceptional […]
UNCOMMON BLEND THAT’S WORTH THE TRY
Wc03Jun13 SOMETHING a little different that’sgreat with steak and kidney pie. David Ellis THE Clare Valley’s Tim Adams has a problem: he’s tweaked one of his great reds, shown it to liquor retailers and restaurateurs who’ve all said he’s come up with a potential Aussie classic – but that no, they won’t put it on […]
A QUAD OF BUBBLY FLAVOURS – THAT’S COOL
Wc04Mar13 David Ellis CHARDONNAY backbone makes forthis great party-room celebratory wine. IF you’ve celebrations in mind, a Chardonnay-based bubbly that’s hard to look past is Chandon’s 2009 Blanc de Blancs from Victoria’s cool climate Yarra Valley, King Valley and Macedon. A year that most remember for Victoria’s tragic bushfires, 2009 was also a standout one […]
GET EASILY HOOK ON THIS WITH SPAG
NO funny business about thisdelightful Riverina Italian Aglianico. Wc18Feb13 David Ellis WE see little Aglianico here in Australia, a wine that’s big in the south of Italy where it was introduced from Greece some several millennia ago. For whatever reason it’s never really caught on either elsewhere in Italy nor in many other parts of […]
Meet Leopold and Victor
Unearthing Mudgee: Vintnews Regional Tour Here are some of the great wines and venues we uncovered during our recent trip to the Mudgee region. For more details, see: www.visitmudgeeregion.com.au 2009 Leopold Reserve Shiraz-Viognier Tasting Notes:An opulent deep purple colour, a character of prestige that impacts long after you have finished. The prettiness of apricot kernel […]
Skimstone 2011 Tre-Onde
Unearthing Mudgee: Vintnews Regional Tour Here are some of the great wines and venues we uncovered during our recent trip to the Mudgee region. For more details, see: www.visitmudgeeregion.com.au Skimstone 2011 Tre Onde Sangiovese 60%, Barbera 20%, Cabernet 20% Skimstone 2011 Tre Onde Winemaker Josh Clementson says: When it comes to making blends such as […]
