Winestate Magazine Annual 2011

WINESTATE’S BEST WINES OF 2010 new zealandDomain Road Vineyard Rockburn Central Couper’s Shed Glazebrook NgatarawaCentral Otago Pinot Otago Pinot Noir Hawke’s Bay Merlot Regional Reserve Stables Reserve MerlotNoir 2008 HHHH 2009 HHHH Cabernet 2009 HHHHH Hawke’s Bay Merlot 2009 HHHHFinely balanced, rich, supple Ruby-hued, sweet-fruited, Dense, purple/black colour. Cabernet 2007 HHHH Fruit-driven style with deep,red with concentrated savoury and smooth, Weighty, with beautifully ripe, Dark and concentrated, with bright colour and youthful,cherry and spice flavours. this ripely flavoured red rich plum and spice flavours blackcurrant, plum, herb concentrated flavours ofExcellent weight, complexity has excellent depth and and fine-grained tannins. and coffee flavours. Slightly plums and spices, with a hintand length. $37 (A, UK) complexity. Shows good Excellent density, complexity leafy, but shows excellent of coffee. Tightly structured,Gibbston Valley weight and texture, but is and harmony (from Pernod complexity and depth. $27 ageworthy red. $22Central Otago Pinot still very youthful; open mid- Ricard NZ). $22.95 Goldridge Premium Villa Maria Private BinNoir 2008 HHHH 2011+. $45 (A) Villa Maria Reserve Reserve Hawke’s Bay Hawke’s Bay MerlotFinely structured red, Rockburn Central Hawke’s Bay Merlot Merlot 2008 HHHH 2009 HHHHgrown at Bendigo. Weighty Otago Pinot Noir 2008 HHHHH Firm, concentrated, deeply Youthful, concentrated redand well balanced, with 2008 HHHH Arrestingly dark, dense, coloured red with vibrant plum with deep, bright colour andconcentrated, cherryish, Sweet-fruited red with Gimblett Gravels red with and spice flavours and firm concentrated, well-ripenedspicy, nutty flavours, good a fragrant bouquet of layered blackcurrant, spice tannins. Still very fresh and plum and spice flavours.savoury complexity and ripe, cherries, spices and herbs. and slight coffee flavours. lively, with good concentration Partly oak-matured style,supple tannins. $45 (A) Finely textured, savoury Highly concentrated, very and length. $18.95 (UK) fresh and vibrantly fruity,Lowburn Ferry palate, showing excellent ripe style, described by one Moana Park Vineyard with some savoury notesHome Block Pinot Noir depth, and a velvety finish. judge as “voluptuous and Tribute Hawke’s Bay and a rich, firm finish. Best2009 HHHH $45 (A, UK, US) sexy”. $49.99 (UK) Merlot 2008 HHHH drinking mid-2011 on.Deeply coloured Central Rua Central Otago Church Road Cuve Densely coloured, Gimblett $18.99 (A, UK)Otago red, vibrantly fruity, Pinot Noir 2009 HHHH Merlot 2007 HHHH1/2 Gravels red with a strong Villa Mariawith generous plum and From Akarua, this attractively Still youthful, deeply coloured seasoning of French oak Private Bin Hawke’sslight herb flavours. Excellent scented wine offers great red with highly concentrated (60% new), concentrated Bay Merlot Cabernetdepth, harmony, structure value. Fresh and finely blackcurrant, plum and spice cassis, herb and nut Sauvignon 2009 HHHHand length. $48 (A, UK, US) balanced, with a subtle flavours, showing excellent flavours, and a well-rounded Fragrant, full-coloured blend,Maori Point seasoning of oak, it is ripely ripeness and generosity. finish. $31.99 partly oak-aged. Strong,Central Otago flavoured, with good harmony Powerful and finely Two Gates plummy, spicy flavours,Pinot Noir 2008 HHHH and instant appeal. $25 (A, UK) structured, with good ageing Gimblett Gravels showing good ripeness, hintsFloral, single-vineyard Tarras The Aurora potential. $26.95 Omahu 2007 HHHH of dark chocolate and coconut,red with concentrated, Vineyard Bendigo Pinot Villa Maria Merlot-based blend, certified and some complexity. Finecherryish, spicy flavours Noir 2009 HHHH Cellar Selection organic. Deep and bright in value. $18.99 (UK, US)and a well-rounded finish. Richly coloured, firmly Hawke’s Bay Merlot colour, with a concentratedFinely textured, with some structured red with good Cabernet Sauvignon palate showing ripe cabernet sauvignonbarnyard notes adding concentration and complexity. 2008 HHHH1/2 blackcurrant, plum and & blendscomplexity. $29 (UK) Fragrant, with youthful cherry, Dark, with blackcurrant, plum slight coffee flavours, freshMud House Swan spice, herb and chocolate and slight herb flavours, and vibrant. Refined and Church Road CuveCentral Otago Pinot flavours, a strong seasoning vibrant and concentrated. harmonious. $55 Cabernet SauvignonNoir 2009 HHHH of nutty oak, and obvious French and American 2007 HHHHHDeeply coloured Bendigo potential. $39 (A) oak-aged, with spice and Sacred Hill Classic claret style, withred with good weight and Wooing Tree fruit cake notes, and a firm Brokenstone Hawke’s deep, bright colour andstrong, ripe, youthful flavours Central Otago Pinot backbone of tannin. Worth Bay Merlot 2008 HHHH deliciously concentratedof plums and spices. Fruit- Noir 2009 HHHH cellaring. $21.99 (US) Intensely varietal, single- blackcurrant and spicepacked, with supple tannins. Deeply coloured, very Church Road vineyard Gimblett Gravels flavours. Shows lovely fruit$29 (A, UK, US) fresh and vibrant, single- Hawke’s Bay Merlot red. Deeply coloured, with sweetness and varietalPeregrine Central vineyard Cromwell red with Cabernet 2008 HHHH strong plum and spice purity, with firm, fine-grainedOtago Pinot Noir concentrated, ripe flavours Dark and purple-flushed, flavours, well-integrated, tannins. $26.952008 HHHH of cherries, plums and with dense, youthful, plum, cedary French oak, and ripe, Villa Maria ReserveRefined wine, fresh, herbs and a strong new oak blackcurrant and slight supple tannins. $64.90 Hawke’s Bayvibrantly fruity and flowing, influence. Flows well. $43 herb flavours and good Cabernet Sauvignonwith cherry, plum, herb and tannin support. Well worth Merlot 2008 HHHHHspice flavours showing good merlot & blends cellaring. $26.95 Dense, purple/black colour.complexity. Savoury and Glazebrook Regional Powerful, with fine-silky-textured. $39 Thornbury Hawke’s Bay Reserve Hawke’s Bay grained tannins and highlyPisa Range Black Merlot 2008 HHHHH Merlot 2009 HHHH concentrated, brambly,Poplar Block Pinot Noir A ‘steal’. Youthful, finely Deeply coloured, vibrantly plummy, spicy flavours,2007 HHHH structured Gimblett Gravels fruity and smooth, with cedary and complex. ExcellentGenerous, deeply coloured red, dark and concentrated, concentrated, plummy balance and finesse. One forred with good weight and with firm, ripe plum, flavours. Fleshy, ripe, rich the cellar. $49.99 (US)fruit sweetness, fresh blackcurrant, herb and spice and long. $20acidity, and a finely textured, flavours, seasoned withlong finish. Maturing quality oak (French andgracefully. $48 (A, UK, US) American, 40% new). Rated highly by all judges. $19.99 Annual 2011 W I N E S TAT E 151

WINESTATE’S BEST WINES OF 2010 new zealandTrinity Hill The La Strada Marlborough Alpha Domus Johanneshof NobleGimblett 2008 HHHHH Syrah 2008 HHHH AD Noble Selection Late Harvest RieslingDense, very ageworthy Made by the Fromm winery, 2009 (375ml) HHHH1/2 2007 (375ml) HHHHblend, based principally on an intensely varietal, classic Golden, strongly botrytised Golden, oily, concentratedcabernet sauvignon (43%) cool-climate syrah (5% blend of semillon and and nectareous, withand merlot (41%). Dark, viognier.) Densely coloured, sauvignon blanc. Decadent, marmalade notes and somewith blackcurrant/spice it has rich, peppery aromas very honeyed, sweet and development showing.flavours, notably rich, ripe and fresh, vibrant, berry and oily, while retaining good Ready now onwards. $40 (A)and firmly structured. Still spice flavours, pure and freshness. $45 John Forrest Collectionvery youthful, but layered lingering. $34 (A, UK) Noble Riesling 2005and lingering. $34 (A, UK) The Aurora (375ml) HHHH Vineyard Bendigo Syrah Light gold, with excellentBabich Irongate Sacred Hill Deer 2008 HHHH intensity of crisp, sweet,Cabernet Merlot Franc Stalkers Hawke’s Bay Dark, dense Central complex, honeyed flavour2007 HHHH Syrah 2008 HHHH Otago red with highly and toasty, developed notesElegant red, not dense and Concentrated Gimblett concentrated blackcurrant, emerging. Marmalade andpowerful but fragrant, subtle Gravels red with fresh plum, spice and nut flavours. toast, with good texture andand savoury. Plummy, spicy, cassis, plum and black Powerful, rich wine, but length. $50 (A)slightly earthy flavours, pepper flavours. Dark also finely structured, with Riverby Noble Rieslingshowing good complexity, and dense, with firm, ripe considerable elegance and 2009 (375ml) HHHHharmony and depth - and tannins and good cellaring finesse. $38 (A) From ‘totally botrytised’great drinkability. $34.95 potential. $49.90 fruit, a low-alcohol style (9%) with fresh passionfruit,Church Road Reserve Elephant Hill Hawke’s sweet white Beach House Noble spice and citrus flavours,Hawke’s Bay Cabernet Bay Syrah 2009 HHHH & fortified Sauvignon Blanc 2009 sweet, rounded andMerlot 2007 HHHH Deeply coloured, with a (375ml) HHHH luscious. $25 (A, US)Still developing, with fragrant, spicy bouquet and Konrad Sigrun Fragrant, strongly honeyed Seifried Winemakersdense, bright colour and concentrated plum, pepper Noble Two 2008 bouquet. Concentrated, Collection Sweetconcentrated flavours of and spice flavours. Strong (375ml) HHHHH luscious and finely textured, Agnes Nelson Rieslingblackcurrants, plums, spices drink-young appeal, but also Weighty, luscious, honeyed although not highly 2009 (375ml) HHHHand coffee. Sweet-fruited, built to last. Rated five stars blend of riesling (58%) and complex, with rich, sweet, Hand-picked at Brightwaterfirm and lingering, with a by one panellist. $29 (A) sauvignon blanc (42%). Light marmalade-like flavours and at 38 brix, this sweet, mouth-very long future. $36.95 Trinity Hill yellow, with concentrated, a rounded finish. $28 wateringly crisp wine offers Gimblett Gravels Syrah sweet, citrus fruit and apricot Glazebrook Noble strong, lemony, limey, spicysyrah 2008 HHHH flavours, slightly oily and Harvest Riesling 2009 flavours, fresh, pure, lively Highly approachable, warm enriched by noble rot. $27 (A) (375ml) HHHH and long. $18 (A, UK, US)Church Road and supple red (8% viognier) Trinity Hill Gimblett From Ngatarawa, aReserve Hawke’s Bay with deep colour and ripe Gravels Noble Viognier golden dessert wine with Urlar Noble RieslingSyrah 2008 HHHH1/2 blackcurrant, plum and spice 2008 (375ml) HHHHH concentrated lemon/ 2009 (375ml) HHHHPowerful, densely coloured flavours. Fleshy and fruity, Hard to resist - lush, sweet, lime flavours and a strong Highly scented Gladstone,red with concentrated with excellent depth through rich and soft, with mouthfilling botrytis influence, adding Wairarapa wine withflavours of blackcurrants, the palate. $34 (A, UK) body, lovely, ripe, stone-fruit apricot and honey notes. concentrated flavoursplums, dark chocolate and Two Gates Hawke’s Bay flavours and a highly perfumed Luscious wine with fresh of citrus fruits, spices,black pepper, seasoned with Syrah 2007 HHHH bouquet. Rated highly by all acidity. $32 marmalade and honey and atoasty oak. Complex, ripe Organically certified, judges. $34 Forrest Botrytised sweet, lingering finish. $28and rich. Stylish wine, well Gimblett Gravels red with Te Awa Noble Riesling 2009 Waimea Nelson Lateworth cellaring. $36.95 dark colour and dense, spicy Chardonnay 2009 (375ml) HHHH Harvest Riesling 2006C.J. Pask Declaration flavours. Powerful, with a (375ml) HHHH Elegant and finely poised, (375ml) HHHHHawke’s Bay Syrah strong seasoning of smoky Pale gold, honey-sweet with a floral bouquet. Late Golden, sweet but not super-2007 HHHH French oak, loads of rich, ripe beauty with rich, ripe, citrusy harvest flavours, fresh, sweet wine with grapefruitPowerful, dense and nutty, fruit and a long finish. One flavours, a gentle botryis sweet, soft and lovely, with and lime flavours, gentlewith deep colour and judge scored it five stars. $55 influence, and excellent good acid spine. Should acidity and a long, soft finish.concentrated coffee and Waimata Cognoscenti balance of sweetness and blossom with cellaring. $40 Delicious now. $13.90spice flavours. Strongly oaked Syrah 2008 HHHH acidity. Very fresh, lively and Forrest Botrytisedstyle (100% new), firmly Attractively perfumed refreshing. $29.95 Riesling 2008structured, with obvious Gisborne red, co-fermented (375ml) HHHHcellaring potential. $45 (A, UK) with viognier (2%) and Golden, rich wine with matured in French (mostly) mouthfilling body. Sweet, and American oak. Full- honeyed, oily and slightly coloured, with concentrated, toasty, with drink-now ripe, spicy flavours, showing appeal. $40 (A, US) good complexity and length. Elegant and tightly structured, with ageing potential. $25152 W I N E S TAT E Annual 2011



micchoaoepler BEST OF 2010 RELEASES

MICHAEL COOPER’S BEST OF 2010 RELEASES new zealand Main Divide Pokiri Te Awa Pinotage 2007 Fromm Clayvin Tinpot Hut Marlborough Reserve Late Picked One of the country’s finest Vineyard Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2009Church Road Tom Waipara Valley Pinot pinotages yet, this Hawke’s Pinot Noir 2007 Mostly estate-grown at BlindChardonnay 2006 Gris 2009 Bay beauty has notable Lovely wine estate-grown River, in the Awatere Valley,A great wine - one of the most Harvested at 28 brix, ripeness and concentration. on the clay slopes of the this richly scented wine hasmemorable New Zealand this is a sweet but not Densely coloured, it is southern Wairau Valley. tomato stalk aromas andchardonnays yet. Grown in super-sweet wine. brambly, plummy, earthy Deep and youthful in colour, concentrated tropical fruitHawke’s Bay and fermented Fragrant, beautifully and spicy, in a robust very fragrant, concentrated and herbal flavours. Crisp,with indigenous yeasts in ripe and rounded, it has style (14.5% alc) with real and supple, with deep plum, lively and finely poised, withFrench oak barriques, it concentrated stone-fruit complexity and a rich, spice and nut flavours, a minerally streak, it showshas an arrestingly rich and and spice flavours, with rounded finish. $30 complex, finely poised and real intensity through thecomplex bouquet. Powerful hints of ginger and honey, Auntsfield Reserve rich. Authoritative and still palate. $21and weighty (14.5% alc), it is and great poise and Marlborough Sauvignon unfolding. $61 Vynfieldssweet-fruited, with an array personality. Fine value from Blanc 2007 Craggy Range Gimblett Martinborough Pinotof stone-fruit, citrus and nut Pegasus Bay. $24.95 Delicious, weighty wine Gravels Single Vineyard Noir 2008flavours, slightly buttery and Pegasus Bay with youthful colour and Viognier 2009 Invitingly scented,notably concentrated. $69.95 Encore Noble fresh, complex bouquet, Softly seductive, dry Hawke’s impressively concentratedClos de Ste Anne Riesling 2008 (375ml) suggestive of indigenous Bay wine hand-picked and red, grown organically. Full-Naboth’s Vineyard Still a baby, this Waipara yeasts and oak. Very fermented and matured coloured, with a savoury,Chardonnay 2008 beauty was harvested at 32 concentrated and silky- in seasoned French oak spicy bouquet leading into aFull of personality, this brix. Light lemon/green, it is textured, non-herbaceous barriques. Very generous, complex, vibrantly fruity andfleshy, hill-grown Gisborne fresh, sweet, concentrated style with super-ripe fruit sturdy and enticingly floral; dry, deeply flavoured palate. Builtwine from Millton has and citrusy, with a gentle flavours, complexity and with the subtle oak influence to last, but also delicious inbeen certified organic. overlay of honey, an oily great individuality. $33.75 adding complexity without its youth. $36 (A)Highly concentrated, it has richness and lovely poise Aurum Madeleine overpowering its concentrated,grapefruit and peach flavours, and length. $36.95 (A) Central Otago Pinot ripe flavours. $37.95 Omihi Road Waiparawith buttery and nutty Paritua 21.12 2007 Noir 2007 Pinot Gris 209notes adding complexity, a Seductive, finely textured Superb now but still Domain Road Enticingly scented, powerfulcreamy texture and a slightly Hawke’s Bay blend of developing single-vineyard Vineyard Central Otago wine, barrel-fermented.minerally streak. Already quite cabernet sauvignon (51%), Lowburn wine. Deeply Pinot Noir 2008 Fleshy, with ripe peachopen. $53.50 (A, UK) merlot (28%) and cabernet coloured, with a fragrant Finely scented, sweet-fruited and spice flavours, freshCraggy Range franc (21%), grown at bouquet of plums and and supple Bannockburn and concentrated, a sliverTe Muna Road Vineyard 2112 (hence the name) spices, plus hints of licorice red. Hand-harvested very of sweetness, rich, oilyMartinborough Maraekakaho Rd, on the and chocolate. Powerful and ripe and matured for over a texture and lovely depth andPinot Noir 2008 Heretaunga Plains. Dark and highly concentrated, with year in French oak barrels, harmony. $25Finely scented and fragrant, elegant and rich, layers of cherry, plum, spice it couples substance and Cloudy Baymouthfilling, this is a with substantial body and and nut flavours. Well worth charm, with rich cherry, Chardonnay 2008distinguished wine, savoury pure, ripe blackcurrant and cellaring. $85 (A) plum and spice flavours, Powerful, yet veryand softly textured, with the nut flavours, showing lovely Clifford Bay Awatere showing good, savoury elegant, cool climatemuscle and structure to age. suppleness and density. $50 Valley Marlborough complexity. $37 (A, UK) style from MarlboroughDeeply coloured, with sweet Sauvignon Blanc 2009 Pegasus Bay with impressive richness,cherry, plum and spice Marlborough sauvignon blanc Gewurztraminer 2009 complexity and harmony.flavours, nutty and complex, at its finest. The bouquet is From vines planted at The bouquet is fragrant,it has ripe, supple tannins, pure Awatere - lifted, with Waipara in the 1970s, hand- biscuity and mealy; thegiving a velvety mouthfeel. intense, ripely herbaceous harvested and fermented palate full-bodied, with a$40 (A, UK, US) aromas and a hint of tomato with indigenous yeasts in good acid spine. Drink nowDeutz Marlborough stalk. Mouthfilling, fresh and old French barrels. Exotically or cellar. $45 (A, UK, US)Prestige Cuvee 2005 finely balanced, it has tropical perfumed, complexThis classy wine is a blend fruit and green capsicum bouquet, leading into aof chardonnay (65%) and flavours, delicate and rich. $21 weighty palate with highlypinot noir, grown in the Babich concentrated, spicy, gingeryWairau Valley and disgorged The Patriarch 2007 flavours. $35after 3½ years on yeast Densely coloured andlees. Pale, it is crisp, very powerful, this should beyeasty and nutty, in a a 10-year wine - at least.vivacious style with elegant Savoury and complexfruit characters, excellent Hawke’s Bay blend ofcomplexity and a long, cabernet sauvignon (49%),harmonious finish. $36.95 malbec (29%) and cabernetVynfields Classic franc (22%), with boldRiesling 2009 blackcurrant, spice, coffeeFleshy, medium style from and dark chocolate flavours.Martinborough, certified Open 2012+. $59.95organic. Full-bodied, withrich, peachy, slightly spicyand honeyed flavours, a hintof marmalade, and powerfulpersonality. Concentratedand harmonious and alreadydelicious. $29 (A) Annual 2011 W I N E S TAT E 155

MICHAEL COOPER’S BEST OF 2010 RELEASES new zealandClearview Reserve Obsidian Waiheke River Farm Saint Maur Greystone Waipara Villa Maria SingleHawke’s Bay Island Syrah 2008 Marlborough Sauvignon Pinot Gris 2009 Vineyard SouthernChardonnay 2009 Dense, serious red, powerful, Blanc 2009 Weighty, softly textured, Clays MarlboroughHighly scented, very vibrant tightly structured and built Weighty and dry, this notably medium style with stone- Pinot Noir 2008wine, from Te Awanga. to last. Deep and youthful complex wine was hand- fruit, pear, lychee and spice Lovely, generous, youthfulHand-picked and barrel- in colour, it is fragrant, with harvested and fermented flavours, showing lovely red, grown on the southfermented, very poised and highly concentrated plum, with indigenous yeasts ripeness and delicacy. side of the Wairau Valley.elegant, with fresh, rich cassis, black pepper and in seasoned French oak Fragrant, full-bodied and Deeply coloured, withgrapefruit and peach flavours, nutty oak flavours and a rich, barriques. Fleshy, with very slightly oily, with notable bold, sweet-fruit charactersseasoned with toasty French smooth finish. Best cellared ripe, distinctly tropical fruit depth and harmony. $28 (A) and fresh, plum/spiceand American. Weighty and to 2012+. $52.50 flavours and balanced acidity, Greenhough Hope flavours, showing excellentconcentrated. Open mid- Moana Park Vineyard it has excellent richness and Vineyard Riesling 2009 complexity and density.2011+. $39 (A, US) Tribute Gimblett Road complexity. $29 Very intense, racy, hand- Drink now or cellar. $54.99 Merlot 2008 Cloudy Bay picked Nelson wine, made Villa Maria SingleClearview Old Lush and soft Hawke’s Te Koko 2007 in a medium-dry style. Vineyard Taylors PassOlive Block 2008 Bay red, fermented with Delicious now, this fleshy, Beautifully poised, with Sauvignon Blanc 2009Rich, Hawke’s Bay regional indigenous yeasts, matured rich, fully barrel-fermented concentrated, citrusy, limey, Classic example of theblend, 58% cabernets for a year in French oak Marlborough wine has slightly spicy flavours, a Awatere Valley style. Very(sauvignon and franc), barriques and bottled concentrated, ripe, tropical minerally streak and loads of vibrant and punchy, minerallysupplemented by merlot without fining or filtration. fruit flavours, with a subtle personality. Should be long- and herbal, with intense(38%) and malbec (3%). Densely coloured, powerful seasoning of oak adding lived. $22 (UK, US) capsicum and ‘tomato stalk’Bold, youthful colour, with (14.5% alc) and fruit-packed, complexity, and a dry, well- Greenhough aromas and a long, dry, racydeep, blackcurrant-like with lovely depth of flavours rounded finish. Finely textured Hope Vineyard finish. $25.99 (UK, US)flavours, ripe and supple, and a silky texture. $31.99 style. $58 (A, UK, US) Pinot Noir 2008and good complexity. Staete Landt Lovely, youthful Nelson red, Wither Hills SingleDense, savoury and Mondillo Central Otago Marlborough Sauvignon deeply coloured, powerful Vineyard Rarangiageworthy. $40 (A, US) Pinot Noir 2009 Blanc 2009 and concentrated. Deep, Marlborough SauvignonBlackenbrook Nelson Deep in colour, this youthful Very subtle and satisfying ripe flavours of plums and Blanc 2009Pinot Gris 2009 Bendigo red is beautifully wine grown at Rapaura and spices, unusually savoury From a coastal site at thePowerful (15% alc), single- perfumed, mouthfilling, partly barrel-fermented. and complex, and the north-eastern edge of thevineyard wine, very ripely sweet-fruited and supple, Bone-dry, it is fleshy, with structure to age well. A top Wairau Valley, this is a full-scented, with fresh, rich and almost hedonistic, rich, ripe, tropical fruit vintage. $42 (UK, US) on style, clearly herbaceous,flavours of stone-fruit, lychees with a compelling richness flavours, crisp and lively, and Mount Riley Seventeen weighty and rich, withand spices, gentle sweetness of cherry, plum and spice excellent drive, immediacy Valley Chardonnay 2009 intense, pure gooseberry/and finely balanced acidity. flavours, finely balanced oak, and punch. $21.50 (A, UK) Classy, concentrated, fully lime aromas and flavours,A distinctly Alsace-style and silky, ripe tannins. Best Terravin Hillside barrel-fermented style. Rich racy and long. $25 (A, UK)wine, it should blossom with mid-2011+. $40 Reserve Marlborough bouquet, with lovely depthcellaring. $27 (A) Pinot Noir 2008 of ripe, peachy, slightly Akarua Reserve Central Prophet’s Rock Central Bottled unfined and appley and spicy flavours, a Otago Pinot Noir 2009 Otago Pinot Noir 2007 unfiltered, this deeply distinct hint of butterscotch, Previously labeled ‘Cadence’, Powerful, weighty, complex coloured, masculine - but not and notable complexity and this deeply coloured, single- red, hand-picked after an tough - style of pinot noir is harmony. Best yet of this vineyard red is beautifully ultra-low-yielding season, generous, rich and opulent, label. $29.95 (UK) ripe and rich, with substantial fermented with indigenous with a fragrant, Seresin Marlborough body, highly concentrated yeasts, French oak-aged warm and spicy bouquet. Sauvignon Blanc 2009 cherry, plum and spice and bottled unfined and It has deep, ripe flavours of Authoritative, organically flavours, and good backbone. unfiltered. Deeply coloured, cherries, plums and spices certified wine, rich and Very sweet-fruited, it should with highly concentrated, and should be long-lived. $56 complex. Weighty and blossom with cellaring; open ripe cherry, plum and nut The Obsidian 2008 sweet-fruited, with deep, 2012+. $55 (A, UK) flavours. $45 (A, UK, US) Looking set for a decade, ripe, tropical fruit flavours, but already approachable, subtle oak (15% barrel- this powerful Waiheke fermented) and a dry, Island, claret-style red is rounded, lasting finish. based primarily on cabernet Outstanding. $27 (A, UK, US) sauvignon (38%) and merlot Villa Maria (30%). Dark and rich, with Reserve Barrique dense, ripe flavours of Fermented Gisborne blackcurrants, plums and Chardonnay 2009 spices. A top vintage. $52.50 Very elegant, rich wine, tight and youthful. Creamy- textured, with grapefruit, peach and nut flavours showing impressive delicacy, complexity and depth. Refined, immaculate wine, still in its infancy. $34.99156 W I N E S TAT E Annual 2011

MICHAEL COOPER’S BEST OF 2010 RELEASES new zealandThornbury Marlborough Clark Estate Single Millton Te Arai Vineyard Te Kairanga Runholder Craggy Range CalvertSauvignon Blanc 2010 Vineyard Awatere Chenin Blanc 2008 Martinborough Vineyard BannockburnStriking in its infancy. Valley Riesling 2009 Certified organic, this Chardonnay 2008 Pinot Noir 2008Intensely aromatic, weighty, Lovely, light, low-alcohol Gisborne wine is already very Powerful, fully barrel- Biodynamically grown, asweet-fruited and dry, with style with gentle sweetness. expressive. Highly scented, fermented style with full-coloured, scented anda lovely array of fresh, pure Attractively scented, with it has distinctly pineappley, substantial body and supple wine with goodfruit flavours - passionfruit, a fresh, poised palate, slightly honeyed flavours, concentrated, ripe, peach muscle and a core oflime and grapefruit - and a distinctly Mosel-like, woven with fresh acidity, a and grapefruit flavours, ripe, plummy, spicy fruit,sustained, slightly minerally, showing ripe, citrusy subtle seasoning of oak, and mealy, toasty, slightly seasoned with Frenchracy finish. $21 flavours, very delicate excellent complexity and minerally and complex. oak. Lovely marriage of and harmonious. Already richness. $32 (A, UK, US) Shows excellent weight and power and approachabilityPegasus Bay Bel Canto delicious. $24.50 Murray’s Road richness, with a crisp, dry, in a ‘feminine’ style, rich,Dry Riesling 2009 Carrick Central Otago Marlborough Sauvignon long finish. $29 harmonious and full ofGrown at Waipara, this Riesling 2009 Blanc 2009 Villa Maria Single charm. $50 (A, UK, US)powerful (14% alc), rich wine Poised, punchy, medium Immaculate, single-vineyard Vineyard Seddon Pinot Borthwick Wairarapahas intense, citrusy flavours. style with a full-bloomed wine, grown at Spring Gris 2009 Sauvignon Blanc 2009Lemon-scented, complex, bouquet and concentrated Creek. Very fresh and Awatere Valley wine, still Deliciously fresh and punchyslightly spicy and minerally, grapefruit and apple flavours. vibrant, with concentrated, unfolding, with substantial wine from the Gladstonewith good acid spine and a Very vibrant and tangy, with ripe, tropical fruit flavours, body and rich, ripe stone- district, near Masterton.lasting, dry finish. Shows a sliver of sweetness giving woven with crisp acidity, fruit and spice flavours. Weighty and concentrated,great individuality and poise; early appeal and racy acidity and a dry, sustained finish. Finely textured, with a dryish with rich, ripe, sweet-fruitopen 2012+. $31.95 and promising a long life A fine debut. $24.95 finish and excellent cellaring flavours, a herbal undercurrent ahead. $21 (A, UK) potential. $29.99 (A) and a crisp, bone dry finish.½ Greystone Waipara Omihi Road Waipara Voss Martinborough $24 (A, UK, US) Gewurztraminer 2009 Gewurztraminer 2009 Pinot Noir 2008 Amisfield Central OtagoAmisfield Central Otago Highly perfumed, with Rich, intensely varietal North From vines up to 21 years Noble Sauvignon BlancPinot Noir 2008 gentle sweetness and a Canterbury wine, weighty and old, this classy young red 2008 (375ml)Estate-grown at Lowburn, strong surge of beautifully youthful. Slightly oily, with is mouthfilling and richly Hand-picked in July, thenthis beautifully floral, supple ripe lychee and spice concentrated peach, lychee varietal, with deep cherry, fermented and matured forred has vibrant cherry/plum flavours. Mouthfilling and and spice flavours, gentle plum and spice flavours, over a year in new Frenchflavours, seasoned with soft, with excellent delicacy sweetness and fresh acidity. fresh, ripe, savoury and oak casks, this pale goldquality oak. Refined and and a slightly oily, richly Best drinking 2011+. $24 supple. Open mid-2011 Central Otago wine issavoury, with the muscle to spiced finish. $28 (A) Mitre Rocks Central onwards. $39.95 (A, UK, US) powerful (14.5% alc) andage and good complexity, it’s Hawkshead Central Otago Pinot Noir 2008 Voss Reserve highly fragrant. Made in astill very youthful; open mid- Otago Pinot Gris 2009 Perfumed and sweet-fruited, Chardonnay 2008 classic Sauternes style, it2011+. $39.95 (A, UK, US) Estate-grown at Gibbston, with strong cherry, plum and Youthful, refined has excellent complexityBabich Winemakers’ this full-bodied, invitingly spice flavours, well-integrated Martinborough wine, fully from the lengthy oak ageing.Reserve Marlborough scented wine has very nutty oak adding complexity, barrel-fermented, with rich, One for the cellar. $45 (A)Sauvignon Blanc 2009 youthful peach, pear and and finely balanced tannins. peachy, slightly mealy and Brightwater VineyardsPunchy and highly aromatic, lychee flavours, deliciously Richly varietal wine, very biscuity flavours, showing Lord Rutherfordin a far more nettley, herbal vibrant and rich, and a elegant and ageworthy. excellent delicacy and Sauvignon Blanc 2009style than past vintages. dryish, gently spicy, long $37.50 (A, UK, US) complexity. Creamy-textured Weighty, very punchy blendFleshy and rich, with a very finish. $26 (A, UK, US) and long. $27.95 (A) of grapes harvested fromsubtle seasoning of oak La Michelle 2007 Amisfield Central Otago first-crop and 16-year-oldadding complexity. Quite From Margrain, this classy Dry Riesling 2009 vines, handled entirely inforward. $24.95 (A, UK, US) Martinborough bubbly is Surprisingly enjoyable tanks. Mouthfilling, with good a 2:1 blend of pinot noir already, this Central acid spine and intense, ripe, and chardonnay, lees-aged Otago wine is intense passionfruit/lime flavours, for 2½ years. It has rich, and zingy, with lovely fresh, lively and long. $25 lemony, appley flavours, harmony of lemon, apple Clos de Ste Anne Syrah very biscuity and yeasty, and and lime flavours, a sliver The Crucible 2008 an unusually dry, but crisp of sweetness and a finely Perfumed, with a highly and harmonious, finish. $38 poised, minerally, long spiced, slightly smoky Kim Crawford SP Corner finish. $30 (A) bouquet, this single- 50 Vineyard Hawke’s vineyard Gisborne red is Bay Merlot 2008 grown organically. Deeply Sturdy, generous red, coloured, it is mouthfilling hand-picked and matured and complex, with ripe, for 16 months in French and spicy, nutty flavours, supple, American oak casks. Deeply harmonious, layered and coloured, with fresh, brambly, long. $53.50 (UK) plummy flavours, showing excellent concentration, hints of coffee and sweet oak, good complexity and the power to age. $33 Annual 2011 W I N E S TAT E 157

MICHAEL COOPER’S BEST OF 2010 RELEASES new zealandJohner Estate Seifried Winemakers Greystone Waipara Late Man O’ War Sileni ExceptionalWairarapa Sauvignon Collection Nelson Harvest Riesling 2009 Ironclad 2008 Vintage PourritureBlanc 2009 Gewurztraminer 2009 Highly seductive in its Powerful, youthful, merlot- Noble 2009 (375ml)Opening out well, with Exotically perfumed, this infancy, this low alcohol based Waiheke Island red. Sauternes-style wine,strong personality, this faintly pink wine was grown style (9%) has lovely Deeply coloured and sturdy, it full-bodied and honeyed,ripe North Island style also at Brightwater. Already delicacy and purity of fresh, is crammed with blackcurrant, made from Hawke’s Bayshows cool-climate vivacity. delicious, it is concentrated, citrusy, gently spicy flavours, plum, spice and nut flavours, semillon grapes. Rich andMouthfilling and crisp, it slightly oily and gently with a vague hint of honey. slightly chocolatey, ripe and finely balanced, with ripehas excellent freshness sweet, with moderate Soft, sweet and flowing, long. Savoury, rich, complex stone-fruit, spice and slightand intensity of tropical fruit acidity and soft peach, it’s a beautifully harmonious and firmly structured. Open honey flavours, sweet andflavours. $21.50 (A) apricot and spice flavours, wine, for drinking now or 2012+. $45 concentrated. $31.50Crossroads Hawke’s rich, ripe and rounded. Drink cellaring. $34 Terrace Edge WaiparaBay Chardonnay 2008 now or cellar. $23 (UK) Fromm Brancott Isabel Marlborough Valley Pinot Gris 2009Weighty, softly structured Te Awa Valley Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2009 Fleshy, rich wine, hand-wine, handled partly in Chardonnay 2007 Pinot Noir 2007 Fresh, dry and mouthfilling, picked and fermentedtanks, but with a ‘large Powerful Hawke’s Bay wine Still maturing, this this punchy, ripe, slightly in seasoned oak barrels.portion’ barrel-fermented. (14.5% alc), very sturdy deeply coloured red is minerally and crisp wine has Full-bodied, withMouthfilling (14.5% alc), and ripe, with a fragrant, very generous, with good weight and intensity and gentle sweetness andwith a mealy bouquet and creamy bouquet and deep concentrated, ripe, spicy, a tight, lingering finish. The concentrated peach,strong, ripe flavours, slightly grapefruit, pear and spice slightly nutty flavours and best wine under this label for nectarine and spice flavours,biscuity and creamy. Rich, flavours, slightly biscuity and firm, balanced tannins. several years. $25 (A, UK, US) showing excellent depth,harmonious and great value toasty. Still developing. $30 Savoury and complex, it Mt Difficulty Central ripeness and harmony.at $19.99 (UK, US) Te Awa Sauvignon should be long-lived. $45 Otago Pinot Gris 2009 Outstanding value. $19Montana Showcase Blanc 2009 Mouthfilling, vibrantly fruity,Series Awatere Top example of the Lawson’s Dry Hills appetisingly crisp wine Tinpot Hut MarlboroughMarlborough Sauvignon Hawke’s Bay regional style Marlborough Sauvignon from Bannockburn, with Pinot Gris 2009Blanc 2009 - ripely scented, weighty Blanc 2009 excellent depth of lychee, Grown in the AwatereFull of drink-young appeal, and fully dry. Sweet-fruit Dry, slightly minerally wine, pear and peach flavours. and Wairau valleys, thisan up-front style with the delights, with concentrated weighty and finely balanced, A drier style than most, attractively scented wine is‘tomato stalk’ aromas typical melon/lime flavours and with a small portion of yet still very harmonious. mouthfilling and vibrantlyof the sub-region. Weighty a subtle seasoning of oak barrel fermentation adding $24.95 (A, UK, US) fruity, with strong, slightlyand concentrated, crisp and adding complexity. Finely complexity. Mouthfilling, Sileni Benchmark Block sweet peach, pear and spiceripely herbaceous, with an structured and set to with ripe, tropical fruit Woolshed Marlborough flavours, showing excellentarray of fruit flavours, fresh, mature well. $27 (US) flavours to the fore, a Sauvignon Blanc 2009 ripeness, harmony andpure and minerally. $23.95 Craggy Range Gimblett subtle seasoning of oak, Harvested from first-crop richness. $21Nobilo Icon Gravels Vineyard and excellent delicacy and vines on Benmorven Station, Bald Hills SingleMarlborough Sauvignon Chardonnay 2009 length. $21 this wine has a pungent, Vineyard Central OtagoBlanc 2009 Refined, very youthful Main Divide Tipinui lifted, ripely herbaceous Pinot Noir 2008Richly scented, with slight Hawke’s Bay wine, fully Reserve Marlborough bouquet. Mouthfilling, very Elegant, finely scented,‘tomato stalk’ aromas. barrel-fermented, with Pinot Noir 2008 fresh and vibrant, with pure tightly structuredWeighty and concentrated, substantial body and Fleshy, big-bodied red, passionfruit and lime flavours, Bannockburn red, still verywith fresh acid spine and ripe, citrusy flavours, grown in the Brancott rich and rounded. $25 youthful. Sweet-fruited andvibrant melon, gooseberry, seasoned with biscuity oak. Valley and French oak-aged ruby-hued, with rich cherrylime and capsicum Concentrated, savoury and for 18 months. Fragrant and plum flavours, a hintflavours, penetrating, racy complex, it’s a classy, tightly and full-coloured, with of herbs, and ripe, suppleand long. $23.99 structured wine. Open generous, ripe cherry and tannins, it’s a complex wine,Pegasus Bay Virtuoso 2011+. $29.95 (A) plum flavours, a spicy, well worth cellaring. $46 (A)Chardonnay 2006 Hunter’s Marlborough nutty complexity and lots Blackenbrook VineyardVery tightly structured Riesling 2009 of personality. Drink now or Nelson Riesling 2009Waipara wine with a Lemon-scented, full-bodied, cellar. $32.95 Very youthful, tight and racy,fragrant, complex, still dryish style with rich, citrusy this estate-grown wine is ayouthful bouquet. Powerful, flavours, good acid backbone medium style with strongwith citrusy, peachy, slightly and a long, finely poised peach, lemon and limenutty flavours, a minerally finish. Very fresh, lively and flavours, woven with freshstreak and firm acid spine. punchy, it should mature acidity. Vibrantly fruity, withTaut, complex and built to well. $19.90 (A, UK, US) a minerally streak, it showslast. $48.95 (A, UK, US) Craggy Range excellent intensity andTe Awa Cabernet Te Kahu 2008 cellaring potential. $23.50 (A)Merlot 2007 Great value, rich Hawke’sDark, youthful, Gimblett Bay red, merlot-based, withGravels blend of cabernet smaller portions of cabernetsauvignon (43%) and franc, cabernet sauvignonmerlot (42%), with splashes and malbec. Matured forof cabernet franc and 18 months in French oakmalbec. Sturdy, with dense barriques, it is mouthfilling,blackcurrant, plum and spice generous and supple, with aflavours. Classic, firmly finely textured, lasting finish.structured claret-style red, $23.95 (A, UK, US)still unfolding. $30158 W I N E S TAT E Annual 2011

MICHAEL COOPER’S BEST OF 2010 RELEASES new zealandClearview Enigma 2008 Dolbel Estate Moana Park Vineyard Spy Valley Marlborough Akarua Central OtagoPowerful, concentrated Barrel Fermented Tribute Syrah 2008 Pinot Noir 2009 Pinot Noir 2009Hawke’s Bay blend of Chardonnay 2008 Very rich and soft, dark Weighty, rich and supple, very Previously labelled ‘Themerlot (75%), cabernet franc Generous, sophisticated and powerful Gimblett Rd, elegant and youthful. Full ruby, Gullies’, this single-vineyard(14%) and malbec (11%), Hawke’s Bay wine, estate- Hawke’s Bay red, matured with a floral, scented bouquet, Bannockburn red is highlymatured in French oak grown and fully barrel- for a year in French oak it is muscular (14.5% alc) but refined. Full-coloured, floralbarriques. Dark and sturdy, fermented, with substantial barriques, bottled unfined not heavy, with sweet-fruit and supple, with vibrant,with ripe plum and spice body and concentrated, and unfiltered. Perfumed and delights and concentrated, well-ripened plum and cherryflavours, slight coffee notes, ripe, stone-fruit flavours, spicy, with an earthy streak vibrant cherry/plum flavours. flavours, finely integrated oak,and excellent complexity dry, savoury and complex. and highly concentrated Best opened mid-2011+. fresh but not high acidity, andand density. $49 (A) Peachy, slightly toasty and plum, black pepper and nut $30.50 (A, UK, US) lovely harmony. $40 (A, UK)Carrick Central Otago creamy-textured, with a flavours. $31.99 Mt Beautiful Cheviot Allan ScottRiesling 2009 rounded finish. $30 Hills Pinot Gris 2009 Hounds MarlboroughShowing lovely freshness Obsidian Waiheke Island Mt Beautiful From first-crop vines and Pinot Noir 2009and vigour, this Bannockburn Chardonnay 2009 Cheviot Hills Sauvignon 30% barrel-fermented, this Mouthfilling, sweet-fruited,wine is attractively scented, Well worth cellaring, this Blanc 2009 North Canterbury wine is rich and supple single-with strong grapefruit and very refined, elegant wine Rich and racy, distinctive powerful, fleshy and almost vineyard wine. Deeplyapple flavours, crisp and was barrique-aged for wine grown at Cheviot, dry, with stone-fruit and coloured, with concentratedgently sweet. Intense, eight months. Mouthfilling north of Waipara. spice flavours, weighty cherry and plum flavours,minerally and racy, it’s and finely textured, it Concentrated and vibrantly and rounded, and excellent seasoned with qualityapproachable now but still has youthful peach and fruity, with appetising complexity and depth. $23.95 French oak. Elegant andvery youthful; open mid grapefruit flavours, showing acidity, it has ripe, tropical Staete Landt finely poised, it offers2011+. $20.50 (A, UK) excellent ripeness, delicacy fruit flavours, showing a Marlborough excellent drinking from mid-Clearview Reserve and freshness, and lovely slightly oily richness, and a Pinot Gris 2009 2011+. $35 (A, UK)Hawke’s Bay Sauvignon harmony. $35 dry, lingering finish. $21.95 Single-vineyard Rapaura Brodie EstateBlanc 2009 Gibson Bridge Cellar wine in a bone-dry style Pinot Noir 2008Crisp, dry, impressively rich Selection Marlborough Prophet’s Rock Central - unusual for pinot gris. Scented, savoury and supplewine, hand-harvested at Pinot Gris 2009 Otago Pinot Gris 2009 Fermented in old French Martinborough red withTe Awanga and fermented Highly impressive, single- Richly scented, this single- puncheons, it is full-bodied, excellent depth of cherryish,and lees-aged for nearly a vineyard wine with a small vineyard wine from Pisa, in fresh and finely poised, gently spicy flavours. Stylishyear in seasoned barriques. barrel-aged portion from the the Cromwell Basin, was with vibrant stone-fruit and wine with sweet-fruitStill very youthful, with 2007 vintage. Beautifully fermented with indigenous spice flavours, ripe and delights, good complexity andripe, tropical fruit flavours, perfumed, with ripe pear yeasts and lees-aged. rich, carrying the dry style obvious potential. $48 (A)integrated nutty oak, and and lychee aromas, it is a Very fresh and youthful, perfectly. $29 (A, US) Allan Scottexcellent poise, vigour and weighty, Alsace style with with deep, ripe stone-fruit Weeping Sands Moorlands Marlboroughintensity. $28 deep, yet delicate, flavours and spice flavours, and Waiheke Island Riesling 2009Cloudy Bay and a gently spicy, softly a mouth-watering, crisp Montepulciano 2009 From 30-year-old vines.Pinot Noir 2008 textured finish. $30 finish. $30 (A, UK, US) A strapping red (15% alc), Tank-fermented andSoftly mouthfilling Moana Park Paritua Hawke’s Bay but it retains freshness matured in old barrels, richMarlborough red with Vineyard Tribute Syrah 2008 and vibrancy. Barrel-aged and finely poised, withstrong cherry, plum and Chardonnay 2009 Already delicious sweet- for 10 months, it is deeply concentrated grapefruitspice flavours, finely Classic Hawke’s Bay fruited, finely textured red, coloured and powerful, and slight honey flavours, aintegrated nutty oak and ripe, regional style, this single- grown in The Triangle. The with concentrated flavours sliver of sweetness, a verysupple tannins. Enticingly vineyard wine was hand- bouquet is fragrant, nutty of plums, spices and nuts, subtle seasoning of oak andscented and intensely harvested in the Gimblett and complex; the palate very ripe, lush and lingering. good acid spine. Drink nowvarietal, with a hint of herbs, Gravels and French oak- rich and silky, with plum, Should be long-lived. $34 or cellar. $27 (UK)savoury complexity and fermented. Mouthfilling, spice and slight licorice Terravin Single Allan Scottlovely flow across the palate. with concentrated, peachy, flavours, very generous and Vineyard Marlborough Wallops Marlborough$58 (A, UK, US) citrusy flavours and a rich, harmonious. $36.50 Sauvignon Blanc 2009 Chardonnay 2009Seresin Chardonnay rounded finish. Drink now or Hand-harvested, classy Richly fragrant, full-bodiedReserve 2008 cellar. $29.99 wine, mostly handled style with a strong presence.Fragrant, complex bouquet. Martinus Estate in tanks, with one-third Generous, single-vineyardTight and elegant, with lovely Martinborough fermented and matured for wine, fully barrel-fermented,fruit flavours of grapefruit Pinot Noir 2008 five months in seasoned it has concentrated, ripe,and peach shining through, Already delicious, this French oak. Weighty and stone-fruit flavours, withfinely integrated oak (25% mouthfilling, sweet-fruited tightly structured, it is ripely buttery, toasty notes addingnew) and a long finish. Still red has deep, youthful scented and flavoured, with complexity, and a richunfolding. $39 (A, UK, US) colour. Warm, supple and excellent intensity and a finish. Drink now or cellar. flowing, it has concentrated rich, dry finish. $29 $30 (A, UK) cherry, plum and spice flavours, showing excellent complexity. $39.95 Annual 2011 W I N E S TAT E 159

MICHAEL COOPER’S BEST OF 2010 RELEASES new zealandForrest The Valleys The Doctors’ Brightwater Vineyards Clos de Ste Anne Craggy Range OtagoAwatere Marlborough Marlborough Nelson Pinot Gris 2009 Naboth’s Vineyard Station VineyardSauvignon Blanc 2010 Riesling 2010 Attractively scented, with Pinot Noir 2008 Waitaki Valley PinotClassic Awatere Valley style From Forrest, this wine fresh, rich lychee, citrus From Millton, this organically Noir 2008- racy, with intense, ‘tomato typically flourishes with and lime flavours. Distinctly grown Gisborne wine is From the emerging Waitakistalk’ aromas leading into bottle age. Deliciously light medium style, vibrantly mouthfilling and supple, with Valley sub-region of Northa full-bodied palate with and lively, it is a very low fruity, with balanced acidity ripe cherry, plum and spice Otago, this rare wine isincisive, ripely herbaceous alcohol (8.5%), medium- and excellent texture and flavours, showing good, intensely varietal, veryflavours, crisp, tangy and sweet style with fresh, harmony. $25 savoury complexity. Softly vibrant and supple, withlingering. $22 strong lemon and lime Brightwater Vineyards textured, it’s already drinking strong, ripe cherry and plumJulicher 99 flavours, showing lovely Nelson Riesling 2009 well. $53.50 (A, UK, US) flavours, a hint of herbs andRows Martinborough delicacy and poise. $22 Already very expressive, Coal Pit Tiwha fresh acidity. Drink now orPinot Noir 2009 with strong, ripe citrus, Pinot Noir 2008 cellar. $45 (UK)Great-value wine, already  lime and slight passionfruit From Central Otago, Craggy Range Zebradelicious. Robust and full- flavours that build well this deeply coloured, Vineyard Central Otagocoloured, very generous, 36 Bottles Central across the palate. Medium concentrated red has the Pinot Noir 2008warm and savoury, with Otago Pinot Gris 2009 style, deliciously vibrant herbal notes typical of the Already delicious, thisripe, supple tannins and A rare wine - 110 cases. and tangy, with obvious cool, elevated Gibbston sub- Bendigo red is fragrant,excellent flavour richness Hand-picked at Lowburn, potential. $20 (A, UK, US) region, entwined with cherry, mouthfilling, ripe and supple,and complexity. $29.95 (A) in the Cromwell Basin, it Aurum Central Otago plum, spice and olive aromas with good concentrationGrove Mill Grand has good immediacy, with Pinot Noir 2008 and flavours. Fragrant, of cherry/plum flavours,Reserve Seventeen mouthfilling body and fresh, Skilfully crafted, ruby-hued, mouthfilling and supple. oak complexity and gentleValley Vineyard vibrant peach, pear and very floral and supple red Drink now or cellar. $42 tannins. $40 (A, UK, US)Marlborough Sauvignon spice flavours in an off-dry with loads of drink-young Coney Piccolo Johner Estate WairarapaBlanc 2009 style, strong and lively. $25 charm. Intensely varietal, it Pinot Gris 2009 Pinot Gris 2009Tight, elegant and still very Amisfield Central Otago has vibrant, ripe cherry and Tight, youthful Rich and rounded, with pear,fresh and youthful, this Sauvignon Blanc 2009 plum flavours, with a subtle Martinborough wine with apple and spice flavourspartly barrel-fermented style Mouthfilling, fresh, citrusy seasoning of oak adding rich, vibrant pear, lychee and a slightly creamyhas concentrated, ripe, and limey, a sophisticated complexity, and gentle and spice flavours and a texture. Excellent depth,melon/lime flavours, a subtle wine, 5% barrel-fermented. tannins. $28 (A) crisp, off-dry finish. Good with biscuity notes addingtwist of oak and a lingering, Slightly leesy, it shows Brightwater Vineyards freshness, weight and complexity. $21.50 (A)crisp, dry finish. $26 (A, UK) excellent complexity, delicacy Lord Rutherford Barrique concentration, with some Johner Estate WairarapaMud House and length. $30 (A, UK, US) Chardonnay 2008 cellaring potential. $24 (A) Riesling 2009Marlborough Sauvignon Aurum Pinot Gris 18 Creamy-textured Nelson wine, Coney Rallentando Tightly structured, youthfulBlanc 2010 Carat 2009 (375ml) estate-grown, hand-harvested Riesling 2008 wine with slightly honeyedVery stylish for such a large- Already delicious, this and barrel-fermented. Rich, Already highly expressive, notes and rich, vibrant lemonvolume wine. Garden-fresh, Central Otago dessert wine peachy, citrusy, slightly buttery this Martinborough wine and passionfruit flavours,nettley aromas lead into a was made from bunches and toasty flavours, in a is mouthfilling, with rich very fresh and punchy. Bestcrisp, vibrantly fruity, finely with at least 50% noble rot. concentrated, up-front style for grapefruit and slight drinking mid-2010+. Sharplypoised palate with incisive Pale straw, it is weighty, drinking now or cellaring. $30 passionfruit flavours. Basically priced at $16. (A)but not aggressive flavours, with fresh, ripe, pear and Brightwater dry style, with a slightly Main Divide Waiparaa herbal undercurrent spice aromas and flavours, Vineyards Nelson minerally streak and rich finish. Valley Pinot Gris 2009and a dry, lingering finish. faintly honeyed, rich and Sauvignon Blanc 2009 Drink now or cellar. $20 (A) Fleshy, slightly sweet style$22 (A, UK, US) rounded. $32 (A) Mouthfilling, dry style with Contour Estate Reserve from Pegasus Bay withTrinity Hill Hawke’s Bay excellent body and depth of Syrah 2008 mouthfilling body and soft,Sauvignon Blanc 2010 ripe, passionfruit/lime flavours, Stylish Matakana red, ripe stone-fruit and spiceGreat value. Fresh and ripely woven with fresh acidity. fragrant and full-coloured, flavours, showing goodscented, it offers an array of Vibrantly fruity, with good with concentrated plum/ concentration. Alreadyfruit flavours at the ripe end intensity. $20 (A, UK, US) spice flavours, well seasoned delicious. $19.95 (A)of the spectrum, enlivened Carrick Crown with toasty oak. Excellent Matawhero Gisborneby fresh acidity. Sweet- & Cross Central Otago richness and complexity, Arneis 2009fruited, slightly minerally and Pinot Noir 2008 with firm, balanced tannins. Fleshy and smooth, a high-long, with excellent poise, Estate-grown at Bannockburn, Open 2011+. $38 alcohol style (over 14%) withdepth and drive. $19 this softly mouthfilling red Craggy Range good concentration of peach, (14.5% alc) is ruby-hued, Bannockburn Sluicings pear and lychee flavours, a with strong, ripe, sweet-fruit Vineyard Central Otago hint of herbs and a dryish, flavours of cherries and plums, Pinot Noir 2008 smooth, finely textured and finely integrated oak. From a slightly later- finish. Delicious young. $30 Fleshy and supple, it’s still ripening site than its Calvert youthful; open mid-2010+. stablemate (above), this $32.50 (A, UK, US) charmingly floral and supple red has ripe cherry/plum flavours, slightly spicy and savoury, good complexity and excellent depth. $50 (A)160 W I N E S TAT E Annual 2011

MICHAEL COOPER’S BEST OF 2010 RELEASES new zealandMatawhero Gisborne Seifried Winemakers Stone Paddock Isabella Astrolabe Experience Craggy RangeGewurztraminer 2009 Collection Nelson Late Harvest Semillon Riesling 2009 Gimblett GravelsGrown mostly in the Sauvignon Blanc 2009 2008 (375ml) Hand-picked in the lower Vineyard Syrah 2008Patutahi district, inland from From a new, inland vineyard Rich, Sauternes-style Wairau Valley, this estate- Forward vintage of thisMatawhero, this full-bodied, on the Waimea Plains, this dessert wine from Hawke’s grown wine was stop- Hawke’s Bay red, alreadydry style has a perfumed, mouthfilling wine has punchy Bay, blended with sauvignon fermented with 9% alcohol. drinking well. Deeplygingery bouquet. Mouthfilling, gooseberry/lime flavours, blanc (10%) and partly Light and lively, it has fresh, coloured and intenselywith good concentration of crisp, tight and youthful. Very barrel-fermented. Pale gold, intense, lemony, appley varietal, with strong cassis,peachy, gingery, spicy flavour, fresh and ripely herbaceous, with a honeyed fragrance flavours, with a hint of plum and black pepperripe and rounded, it’s already it should be at its best mid- and concentrated, peachy, sherbet, appetising acidity and flavours, finely integrateddrinking well. $30 2010+. $23 (UK) honey-sweet flavours. $25 abundant sweetness. $18 French oak and ripe, suppleMontana Showcase Selaks Winemaker’s Southbank Estate Ara Marlborough tannins. $29.95 (A, UK)Series Gisborne Favourite Hawke’s Bay Marlborough Sauvignon Sauvignon Blanc 2009 Crossroads Hawke’sArneis 2008 Merlot Cabernet 2008 Blanc 2009 Punchy, tightly structured, Bay Origin VineyardThis distinctive wine has ‘Serious’ yet highly Quietly satisfying wine crisp and dry, with rich Gewurztraminer 2007lemon, apple and spice approachable, supple red, with fresh, ripe passionfruit tropical fruit and herbaceous Perfumed, mouthfilling andaromas. Fleshy and slightly hand-picked and matured in and lime flavours, showing flavours, a minerally streak, soft estate-grown wineminerally, with a dry feel French and American oak excellent delicacy and vigour. and excellent poise, vigour developing good complexityand excellent flavour depth, barriques. Deeply coloured, Lingers well. $19.99 (UK, US) and length. $18 (A) with bottle age. Full-bodied,it is reminiscent of Italian with very satisfying body Te Awa Left Field Ataahua Waipara with strong lychee, spicearneis, and a good all- and depth of plum, spice Merlot 2007 Gewurztraminer 2009 and ginger flavours and apurpose wine. $23.95 and dark chocolate flavours, Bold, single-vineyard Softly mouthfilling wine, slightly sweet, well-roundedMontana Showcase good warmth, complexity Gimblett Gravels red, hand-picked and fermented finish, it’s finely textured andSeries Gisborne and density. $20.99 blended with 10% malbec and matured for six months harmonious. $19.99 (UK)Viognier 2008 Selaks Winemaker’s and French oak-aged for 18 in seasoned oak barrels. CrossroadsPartly barrel-fermented with Favourite Marlborough months. Dark and youthful Spicy, perfumed bouquet; Talisman 2008indigenous yeasts, this finely Sauvignon Blanc 2009 in colour, with strong, very full-bodied palate, with ripe, Hawke’s Bay red blendedscented, mouthfilling wine Punchy, nettley style, at ripe blackcurrant, plum, spice strongly varietal flavours of from several unspecifiedhas rich peach, citrus fruit the greener end of the and dark chocolate flavours. peach, lychee and ginger grape varieties. Dark andand pear flavours, a hint of flavour spectrum, grown Drink now or cellar. $25 (US) and a spicy, dry finish. $20 purple-flushed, with anhoney and a slightly sweet, predominantly in the Te Mania Nelson Babich Individual earthy, spicy bouquet.rounded finish. Delicious Awatere Valley. Strong Riesling 2009 Vineyard Headwaters Mouthfilling, fruity andnow. $23.95 gooseberry, lime and green Attractively scented wine Organic supple, with strong, ripeMontana Showcase capsicum flavours, with a full of youthful vigour. Fresh, Block Marlborough plum/spice flavours showingSeries Marlborough minerally streak and good punchy and woven with crisp Sauvignon Blanc 2009 good complexity. Drink nowSauvignon Gris 2009 harmony. $20.99 acidity in a slightly sweet Crisp, bone-dry wine or cellar. $39.99 (UK, US)From a traditional Bordeaux style with citrusy flavours, certified organic. Minerally, Domain Road Vineyardvariety, this wine smells and Soljans Barrique Reserve hints of passionfruit and with strong, ripe melon/ Pinot Noir Rose 2009tastes like a ripe sauvignon Chardonnay 2006 spice, and excellent delicacy lime flavours, it is refined Finely poised rose grownblanc. Weighty and smooth, Delicious now, this good and depth. $18.99 (A, UK, US) and lingering, with obvious at Bannockburn in Centralwith peach/melon flavours value Hawke’s Bay wine Wild Rock Gravel Pit potential. $20 Otago and made in anand hints of herbs, spices was barrel-aged for 20 Red Merlot Malbec 2008 Craggy Range off-dry style. Bright pink,and limes, it has a touch of months. Still fresh, it is an Top buy. Dark, mouthfilling Gimblett Gravels mouthfilling and smooth,complexity and a slightly off- elegant wine with strong and concentrated, a youthful Vineyard Merlot 2008 with fresh strawberry anddry, lengthy finish. $23.95 grapefruit and nut flavours, Hawke’s Bay red with This Hawke’s Bay red is spice flavours, a hint ofSeifried Nelson developing excellent brambly, spicy flavours, fragrant and dark, with apricot and lovely flow acrossGewurztraminer 2009 complexity. $22.95 (A, US) a gentle seasoning of gentle tannins, deep the palate. $22 (A, UK)Exotically perfumed, Selaks Winemaker’s French oak and impressive blackcurrant, plum and Domain Roaddistinctly medium style with Favourite Methode density. Best drinking 2011. spice flavours, hints of dark Vineyard Central Otagostrong, ripe peach, spice Traditionnelle 2006 $19.95 (A, UK) chocolate and nuts, and Riesling 2009and slight apricot flavours. Elegant style, fresh and Wild Rock Sur Lie substantial body. Drink now Unfolding well, a full-bodiedRichly varietal, with loads of vibrant, blended from pinot Otago Pinot Gris 2009 or cellar. $29.95 (A) style with concentratedpersonality. $20 (UK) noir (78%) and chardonnay, Fleshy and creamy, this Auntsfield Long Cow lemon/lime flavours, aSeifried Winemakers grown in Marlborough. instantly attractive wine Marlborough Sauvignon gentle splash of sweetnessCollection Nelson Lees-aged for two years, it is was blended from Bendigo Blanc 2009 and racy acidity. Grown atChardonnay 2008 citrusy, yeasty and smooth, (Central Otago) and Waitaki Fleshy and rounded, Bannockburn, it is mouthfilling,Fermented in French and with excellent flavour delicacy Valley (North Otago) mouthfilling and crisp, with intense, fresh citrusAmerican oak barriques, a and intensity and a dry, well- grapes. Hand-picked and a very fresh and vibrant fruit and slight passionfruitrich, toasty wine, weighty rounded finish. $25.99 mostly handled in tanks, it wine with ripe, sweet-fruit flavours. $22 (A, UK)and peachy, with excellent is deliciously scented and delights and strong melon/freshness, vigour and depth. smooth, with ripe, stone- lime flavours. $22.95Creamy-textured, ‘up-front’ fruit flavours. $19.95 (A, UK)and still unfolding. $28 (UK) Annual 2011 W I N E S TAT E 161

MICHAEL COOPER’S BEST OF 2010 RELEASES new zealandDomain Road Longview Estate Milly’s Mt Difficulty Central Sacred Hill Halo Ti Point Two MerlotCentral Otago Malbec 2006 Otago Pinot Noir 2008 Marlborough Sauvignon Cabernet Franc 2009Sauvignon Blanc 2009 Estate-grown in Northland Instantly appealing, with Blanc 2009 Silky-textured, estate-grownOne of the region’s finest and oak-aged for two years, a floral, savoury, spicy Tight, intensely flavoured Auckland red with greatsauvignon blancs yet, this this full-coloured sweet- bouquet. Sturdy and wine, estate-grown in the drinkability. Classic claretripely scented, mouthfilling fruited red has ripe, plummy, supple, with warm cherry, Waihopai Valley. Ripely style, medium to full-bodied,and vibrantly fruity wine, spicy flavours, showing plum and spice flavours, scented, with vibrant tropical with very satisfying depth of10% barrel-fermented, has good complexity. Generous, showing excellent depth and fruit flavours to the fore, a blackcurrant, plum and spiceexcellent depth and delicacy well-rounded northern style, complexity. $45 (A, UK, US) herbal undercurrent, lively flavours, slightly earthy,of melon/lime flavours, a delicious now. $45 Mt Difficulty acidity and good length. $26 chocolatey notes and ripe,touch of complexity and a Target Gully Central Sileni The Plains supple tannins. $22dry, long finish. $22 (A, UK) Morton Estate Black Otago Riesling 2009 Hawke’s Bay MerlotFromm Vineyard Label Hawke’s Bay Highly scented, with good Cabernet Franc 2008 Yealands EstateMarlborough Syrah 2007 intensity of lemon, apple Generous, single-vineyard MarlboroughPinot Noir 2007 Fragrant, firmly structured and lime flavours, a distinct blend of merlot (72%) and Riesling 2009Deep and slightly developed red with full, youthful splash of sweetness cabernet franc (28%), grown Tight, youthful, vibrant wine,in colour, this masculine red colour. Mouthfilling, with and fresh, tangy acidity. in The Triangle and matured estate-grown in the Awatereis estate-grown on the floor strong, ripe, intensely Deliciously light (9% alc) and in French and American oak Valley, with dryish, lemony,of the Wairau Valley. Rich varietal plum and black lively. $24.95 (A, UK) barriques. Full-coloured, appley flavours that lingerand firm, cherryish, plummy, pepper flavours, showing Mt Difficulty with concentrated, plummy, well. Medium-bodied, withspicy, nutty and tannic, with good concentration, and a Central Otago spicy flavours and ripe, excellent delicacy, poise andgood concentration and seasoning of sweet oak. Sauvignon Blanc 2009 supple tannins. $35 depth. $23.50complexity. $65 Worth cellaring. $35 Weighty, fully dry but not Sileni The Lodge Ataahua WaiparaGladstone Man O’ War austere wine with crisp, Hawke’s Bay Chardonnay 2009Vineyard Wairarapa Merlot Cabernet Franc ripe, tropical fruit flavours Chardonnay 2008 From vines over 20 yearsPinot Noir 2008 Malbec 2008 and a touch of lees-aged Creamy-textured, old, this refined, barrel-Finely scented, graceful, Dark and robust Waiheke complexity. Hand-picked mouthfilling wine, fully fermented wine haselegant - rather than powerful Island red. Concentrated, Bannockburn wine showing barrel-fermented, with substantial body, strong,- style, grown at Gladstone. with blackcurrant, plum excellent body, vigour and ripe stone-fruit and toast ripe, citrusy fruit flavours, aBright ruby and intensely and spice flavours, a hint of richness. $24.95 (A, UK, US) flavours, showing excellent subtle seasoning of toastyvarietal, with vibrant, coffee and good complexity. Omihi Road Waipara complexity and depth. oak, and fresh acidity. Tightcherryish flavours, hints Powerful, tightly structured Sauvignon Blanc 2009 Fleshy and rounded, with and youthful, very fresh andof herbs and spices, fresh wine with finely integrated Barrel-fermented style with good presence. $35 (UK) vibrant, it should be at itsacidity and supple tannins. oak, it should reward substantial body, sweet-fruit best mid 2011+. $26Drink now or cellar. $41 cellaring. $27 delights and excellent depth Sacred HillIncognito Main Divide Waipara and delicacy of ripe melon, Marlborough SauvignonPinot Noir 2008 Valley Riesling 2009 lime and pear flavours. Still Blanc 2009Estate-grown at Gibbston Scented, fresh and poised, youthful, with a subtle oak Fresh, lifted bouquet,and bottled unfined and with strong lemon, lime and influence adding complexity mingling tropical fruit andunfiltered, this ruby-hued, nectarine flavours, a gentle and a well-rounded finish. $20 herbaceous notes. Intenselyfloral wine is delicious now. splash of sweetness and Sacred Hill Halo varietal wine, unfolding well,The bouquet is fragrant and good acid spine. Made in Hawke’s Bay Merlot showing good body, vigour,the palate sweet-fruited, a slightly spritzig style (to Cabernet Sauvignon balance and intensity. $20.90with gentle tannins and accentuate freshness), with Cabernet Franc 2008 Sileni Late Harveststrong plum, strawberry, good vigour and intensity. Deeply coloured Gimblett Hawke’s Bay Semilloncherry and spice flavours $19.95 (A, UK, US) Gravels blend, full-bodied, 2009 (375ml)(from Gibbston Highgate Millton Chenin Blanc with strong, ripe blackcurrant Top vintage. Full-bodied,Estate). $25 (A, US) Te Arai Vineyard 2008 and red berry flavours, with concentrated, ripeLa Strada Marlborough Forward vintage of this seasoned with nutty oak. citrus fruit, pear and spicePinot Noir 2007 organically certified Refined, rich red, with the flavours, gently sweet andDesigned to be ready on Gisborne wine, already structure to age. $25.90 rich. Not oak-aged, but wellrelease, a deliciously full- very expressive. Medium- Sacred Hill worth cellaring. $21bodied, vibrantly fruity and bodied, with a gentle splash Halo Marlboroughsupple red with strong cherry, of sweetness amid its rich, Pinot Gris 2009plum, herb and spice flavours, ripe, pineappley, slightly Single-vineyard Waihopaishowing excellent complexity spicy and honeyed flavours. Valley wine with excellentand harmony. $35 $29.90 (A, UK, US) weight and depth of peach,Lawson’s Dry Hills apricot and spice flavours.Marlborough Mouthfilling, ripe and rounded,Riesling 2007 with a touch of sweetness,Dry style of riesling with gentle acidity and goodsome bottle development. harmony. Ready to roll. $26Bright, light lemon/green,it has a slightly toastyfragrance, with a minerallystreak and lemon, lime andtoast flavours showing goodcomplexity. $20162 W I N E S TAT E Annual 2011

MICHAEL COOPER’S BEST OF 2010 RELEASES new zealandWither Hills Vynfields Desert Heart Central Gibson Bridge Mount Riley SeventeenMarlborough Martinborough Pinot Otago Riesling 2009 Reserve Marlborough Valley MarlboroughChardonnay 2009 Rose 2009 Scented, minerally wine, Pinot Gris 2009 Sauvignon Blanc 2009Already drinking well, this Pale pink, organically grown grown at Bannockburn. Estate-grown at Renwick, Built to last, this tightlyfleshy, generous wine has a wine with fresh strawberry, An off-dry style, medium- this mouthfilling, creamy- structured, single-vineyardfragrant bouquet of peachy peach and spice aromas and bodied, vibrant and citrusy, textured wine has excellent wine was hand-picked in thefruit and a subtle, biscuity oak flavours. Smooth and slightly with excellent drive and depth of stone-fruit and Wairau Valley and fermentedinfluence. Mouthfilling, with sweet, with mouthfilling intensity and a long, crisp pear flavours, with a slightly with indigenous yeasts infresh, stone-fruit flavours, body, excellent depth and finish. $23.95 (A) gingery, distinctly spicy seasoned French oak. Fresh,finely textured and with good plenty of personality. $26 (A) Gibson Bridge finish. $29 full-bodied and youthful,complexity and richness. Top Carrick Josephine Reserve Marlborough finely textured, slightlyvalue at $19.99. (A, UK) Central Otago Gewurztraminer 2009 Georges Michel creamy and toasty, withSugar Loaf Riesling 2009 Fleshy and softly textured, La Reserve Marlborough gentle acidity. $22 (A, UK)Marlborough Sauvignon Made in a light (9% alc), weighty wine, ripely Viognier 2009 Lake Chalice EyrieBlanc 2009 medium-sweet style, this perfumed, with strong Highly promising debut for Vineyard MarlboroughGrown in the Wairau and very fresh and lively wine lychee, pear and ginger this finely balanced, vibrantly Pinot Gris 2009Awatere valleys, a fleshy, has concentrated flavours of flavours and a lingering, well- fruity wine, hand-harvested From grapes grown mostlyripe, tropical fruit-flavoured lemons and apples, mouth- rounded, spicy finish. $25 from young vines and barrel- in the Waihopai Valley, thisstyle. Fresh and refined, it watering acidity and a tightly Desert Heart Saignee matured for eight months. mouthfilling, vibrantly fruityshows excellent delicacy, structured, finely poised Rose 2009 Powerful (14.5% alc) and wine is made in an off-drypurity and depth. $17 finish. Still a baby; open Pale pink, vivacious fleshy, dry and rounded, style. It has pear, lychee 2012+. $25.50 (A, UK) pinot noir rose grown at with ripe, citrusy, peachy and spice flavours, showingTi Point Marlborough Clearview Pinot Noir Bannockburn in Central flavours and a gentle oak excellent delicacy andPinot Gris 2009 Des Trois 2008 Otago, and aged for six influence. $25 purity. $19.95Floral, single-vineyard wine, Fleshy, rich regional blend, months in seasoned French Moana Park Vineyard Obsidian Waihekegrown in the Waihopai from grapes grown in oak barrels. Fresh and Selection Merlot Island Viognier 2009Valley. Dry style with ripe Central Otago, Waipara delicate, with strawberry, Malbec 2009 Likely to age well, thispeach, pear and spice and Wairarapa. Ruby-hued, spice and slight apricot Delicious single-vineyard, partly barrel-fermentedflavours, showing excellent with substantial body, ripe, flavours, dry, very lively and Gimblett Gravels red, barrel- wine is full-bodied, withdelicacy and richness, and a cherryish, spicy flavours, lingering. $22.95 (A) aged for a year. Deeply stone-fruit and spicefinely balanced finish. $21 hints of herbs and licorice, Dolbel Estate coloured, gutsy and sweet- flavours, subtle oak and aTukipo River Estate Fat and a fairly firm finish. Drink Hawke’s Bay Sauvignon fruited, with strong, berryish, dry, creamy-smooth finish.Trout Central Hawke’s now or cellar. $49 (US) Blanc 2008 plummy flavours, hints of Showing good complexityBay Chardonnay 2009 Clearview Two Subtle, complex, Graves coffee and chocolate, and and concentration, it’s still‘Full-on’ style, with excellent Pinnacles 2008 style, fully fermented (half gentle tannins. $21.99 unfolding; open 2011+. $33concentration of stone- Deliciously rich and smooth, with indigenous yeasts) Mondillo Central Otago Main Divide Tehaufruit flavours, seasoned drink-young style from in seasoned French oak Riesling 2009 Reserve Pinot Noir 2008with toasty oak. Fleshy Hawke’s Bay, blended from barriques. Mouthfilling and Showing excellent intensity, Grown at Waipara andand creamy-textured, with malbec (85%) and cabernets dry, with rich, ripe, tropical this medium-bodied Bendigo barrel-matured for 18balanced acidity and slightly sauvignon and franc. Fleshy, fruit flavours, slightly nutty wine has citrusy, slightly months, this floral, deeplybuttery notes, it’s drinking dark and purple-flushed, and rounded. $22 limey flavours, slightly coloured red from Pegasuswell now. $28 with mouthfilling body and Dolbel Estate Methode sweet and youthful. Tightly Bay is sturdy, generous strong plum, spice, coffee Traditionnelle 2006 structured, with a firm acid and sweet-fruited, with and sweet oak flavours. $28 Rich, ripe style from spine, a hint of honey, and ripe cherry, plum and Cypress Terraces Hawke’s Bay, from equal a long, tight finish, it’s well spice flavours and good Hawke’s Bay portions of chardonnay and worth cellaring. $24 complexity. Drink now or Viognier 2008 pinot noir, fermented in Mt Rosa Central Otago cellar. $32.95 From a sloping site old French barriques and Pinot Blanc 2009 Martinus Estate overlooking the Gimblett disgorged after two years on Still unfolding dry wine Martinborough Gravels, this barrel- yeast lees. Pale straw, with barrel-fermented and Pinot Noir 2007 fermented wine is very strong, peachy, very toasty matured on yeast lees for Deep and still fairly youthful full-bodied (14.5% alc), with and nutty flavours and a nine months. Attractively in colour, this full-bodied, rich peach and nectarine long, dry, yeasty finish. $30 scented, with the concentrated red has fresh flavours, seasoned with Gibson Bridge confectionery notes typical cherry, herb and spice toasty oak, and a dry, spicy, Marlborough Sweet 16 of pinot blanc, it is very aromas and flavours. Shows rounded finish. Developing 2009 (375ml) fresh, with lively acidity good, savoury complexity. good complexity. $30 Gently botrytised wine late- and peachy, gently oaked Drink now or cellar. $39.95 Desert Heart harvested from pinot gris flavours. $22 Paritua Central Otago Mackenzies Run Central vines in mid-July. Scented Pinot Noir 2008 Otago Pinot Noir 2008 bouquet of stone-fruit and Very scented and supple Estate-grown at honey, leading into a soft, regional blend based mainly Bannockburn, this fragrant, sweet palate with peach, on fruit grown in the Cromwell full-bodied red has good spice, apricot and honey Basin, blended with Gibbston complexity. Mouthfilling, flavours, rich and rounded. and Alexandra grapes. sweet-fruited, savoury and Already delicious. $35 Intensely varietal, ruby-hued, supple, with strong cherry, with ripe cherry, plum and plum and spice flavours, it’s spice flavours, showing good already drinking well. $45 (A) complexity. $36.50 Annual 2011 W I N E S TAT E 163

MICHAEL COOPER’S BEST OF 2010 RELEASES new zealandStanley Estates Terravin Marlborough Wild Rock Pania Boreham Wood Single Carrick JosephineMarlborough Sauvignon Sauvignon Blanc 2009 Hawke’s Bay Vineyard Awatere Central OtagoBlanc 2009 Drinking well now, this Chardonnay 2009 Valley Pinot Gris 2009 Riesling 2009This single-vineyard wine is wine was 40% hand-picked Still youthful, mouthfilling, Alsace-style with mouthfilling Light-bodied, medium-sweeta great buy. Vividly herbal and 9% barrel-fermented. well-rounded wine with a body, fleshy and well- style, very youthful, withexpression of sauvignon Weighty and vibrantly fragrant, nutty bouquet. rounded. Strong, ripe peach, an array of lemon, apple,blanc, typical of the Awatere fruity, it has rich, tropical Sweet-fruited, with ripe, pear and spice flavours, lime and sherbet flavours,Valley. Very aromatic, with fruit flavours, sweet-fruited stone-fruit flavours, peachy, showing some complexity showing excellent intensitymouthfilling body and incisive and crisp, with a touch of toasty and rich, with a creamy and excellent texture, and poise. Tight, racy wine,melon and green capsicum complexity and a finely texture (from a subsidiary of richness and downright best cellared for a year orflavours, fresh, crisp and balanced, dry finish. $24 Craggy Range). $19.95 (A) drinkability. $24.50 (UK) two. $25 (A, UK)lasting. $17.99 (UK) Wild South Marlborough Bouldevines Folding HillProphet’s Rock Te Kairanga John Pinot Gris 2009 Marlborough Bendigo Central OtagoCentral Otago Dry Martin Reserve Instantly likeable Waihopai Chardonnay 2008 Pinot Noir 2008Riesling 2008 Martinborough Pinot Valley wine, attractively High-flavoured style, fully Sturdy, deeply coloured,Building up well with bottle Noir 2007 scented, mouthfilling and barrel-fermented. Mouthfilling, single-vineyard red with theage, this medium-bodied, Showing some maturity, this smooth, with a touch of citrusy, buttery and toasty, power to age well. Still fresh,dryish, intensely varietal wine savoury red is deeply coloured sweetness amid its fresh with excellent weight, with sweet-fruit delightshas strong, citrusy, slightly and fragrant. Full-bodied, peach, pear and spice complexity and richness. and concentrated cherry/appley and spicy flavours, a with concentrated, cherryish, flavours, and good harmony Drinking well now. $24.50 plum flavours, savoury andminerally streak and a long, plummy, nutty flavours, it and richness. $18.90 (A) Brennan Gibbston complex. $35 (UK)racy finish. Should be long- shows good complexity. Drink Wild South Marlborough Pinot Noir 2007 Greenhough Nelsonlived. $30 (A, UK, US) now to 2011. $49 (A) Riesling 2009 Distinctly cool-climate style Pinot Noir 2008Te Kairanga Walnut Block Scented and finely poised, from Gibbston, in Central Ripely scented, suppleSix Sons Gisborne Marlborough Sauvignon single-vineyard, Awatere Otago. Slightly leafy, but red with excellent depthGewurztraminer 2008 Blanc 2009 Valley wine is a basically shows excellent substance of cherry, plum and slightIntensely varietal wine Still unfolding, single- dry style. Medium-bodied, and structure, with strong herb flavours, a subtledrinking well now. The vineyard, hand-picked wine. with strong lemon, lime cherry, plum and herb seasoning of oak, savoury,bouquet is lifted, spicy Mouthfilling and crisp, and slight passionfruit flavours and good, spicy complex notes and goodand gingery; the palate fully dry style with strong flavours, good delicacy and complexity. $43 tannin support. Delicious,mouthfilling and slightly tropical fruit flavours, a freshness, and a long, tight Bushmere Estate Classic harmonious wine, foroily, with rich lychee, ginger very subtle seasoning of but not austere finish. Fine Chardonnay 2009 drinking now or cellaring.and spice flavours, slightly oak, and excellent vibrancy, value. $18.90 (A) Youthful Gisborne wine, $26 (UK, US)sweet and rounded. $21 delicacy and depth. Best Babich Marlborough hand-harvested and fully Greystone Waipara 2011. $22 (A, UK, US) Pinot Gris 2009 barrel-fermented. Poised Dry Riesling 2009 The Doctors’ Alsace-style, partly barrel- and finely textured, with Fleshy style with rich, ripe Marlborough fermented, with mouthfilling concentrated peach flavours and a rounded, Arneis 2009 body and strong stone-fruit, and slight grapefruit dryish finish. Citrus and From Forrest Estate, a floral, pear and spice flavours. flavours, hints of toast and tropical fruit flavours, slightly fleshy wine with a basket A medium-dry style, it is butterscotch, and obvious spicy, with excellent depth of flavours - peach, pear, deliciously harmonious, with cellaring potential. $23 and plenty of drink-young apple and spice - and an a rich, well-rounded finish. Bushmere appeal. $26 (A) off-dry finish. Weighty and $19.95 (A, UK, US) Estate Gisborne slightly creamy and already Borthwick Vineyard Gewurztraminer 2009 Mount Dottrel Central delicious. $25 Paddy Borthwick Exotically perfumed, Otago Pinot Noir 2008 Weeping Sands Waiheke Wairarapa Riesling 2009 medium-dry style with good Floral and vibrantly fruity, Island Syrah 2009 Tight, youthful Gladstone body and concentrated, ripe with strong, ripe cherry/ Dark, with a fragrant, spicy wine, made in a medium-dry flavours of peaches, spices, plum flavours seasoned with bouquet. Very youthful, with style. Good vigour, intensity lychees and ginger. Drinking quality oak, a hint of herbs, deep blackcurrant, plum and and balance, with penetrating well now, but also worth considerable complexity and black pepper flavours, finely peach, lemon and lime cellaring. $22 a rounded, very harmonious integrated oak and ripe, supple flavours and a long, minerally Carrick Central Otago finish. Drinking well now. tannins. Best mid-2011+. $31 finish. $23.95 (UK, US) Dry Riesling 2009 $32.50 (A, UK, US) Black Estate Waipara Tightly structured, with Chardonnay 2009 vibrant, citrusy, slightly spicy Up-front style, hand-picked flavours, showing good and barrel-fermented, with intensity, and a fractionally a strong, peachy, toasty off-dry, appetisingly crisp bouquet. Concentrated palate, finish. Elegant, very with a hint of butterscotch youthful, minerally wine, and fresh acidity. Drink now or worth cellaring. $21 (A, UK) cellar. $31 (A)164 W I N E S TAT E Annual 2011

MICHAEL COOPER’S BEST OF 2010 RELEASES new zealandMargrain Thornbury Gisborne Bouldevines Scott Base Central Thornbury GimblettMartinborough Chardonnay 2009 Marlborough Otago Riesling 2009 Gravels Merlot 2009Chardonnay 2009 Creamy-textured, partly Pinot Noir 2009 From mature vines at Extremely youthful Hawke’sElegant, cool-climate style, barrel-fermented style, This is a big style of pinot Cromwell, this single- Bay red (8% malbec, 2%with crisp, lemony, peachy already delicious. Fleshy, noir - powerful and deeply vineyard wine is a medium- cabernet sauvignon) freshflavours, slightly minerally with plenty of fresh, ripe, coloured, with concentrated bodied style with good and deeply coloured. Quiteand tight. Barrel-fermented citrusy fruit flavour, hints of cherry, plum, herb and spice sugar/acid balance, a crisp, savoury and Bordeaux-like,(10% new), in a subtle, fairly toast and butterscotch and flavours. Still very youthful, it minerally streak and strong, it has rich, blackcurrantcomplex, food-wine style a rich, well-rounded finish. is savoury, with undeniable ripe, citrusy aromas and flavours to the fore, withthat should mature well. $28 Fine value. $19.99 power and good potential; flavours. $26 plum, spice and slight coffeeMargrain Proprietors Two Rivers open 2012. $30 notes adding complexity.Selection Riesling 2009 Juliet Marlborough Esk Valley Gimblett Soho Carter Waiheke Open mid-2011+. $21Tightly structured, minerally Riesling 2009 Gravels Merlot Island Chardonnay 2009Martinborough wine, Youthful, very fresh and Cabernet Sauvignon/ Delicious from the start, Wither Hills Marlboroughmedium-bodied, with tight, single-vineyard wine, Malbec 2009 this creamy-textured wine Pinot Gris 2010citrusy, slightly peachy showing good intensity of Deeply coloured Hawke’s has strong stone-fruit and Scented and mouthfilling,flavours, showing good vibrant, lemony flavours. Bay blend, mouthfilling, nut flavours, showing good very finely poised wine withintensity. Lively, with firm Medium-bodied, strongly fresh and flowing, with complexity. Very ripe and strong, ripe pear, spice andacid spine and good ageing varietal wine, best cellared strong blackcurrant and plum rounded style, with excellent peach flavours, a sliver ofpotential. $24 to mid-2011+. $22 (A, UK) flavours, hints of coffee and depth and harmony. $38 (A) sweetness, and excellentRiver Farm Godrey Walnut Block Single oak, and gentle tannins. Seresin Marlborough harmony and richness. GreatRoad Marlborough Vineyard Marlborough Should mature well. $24 (UK) Chardonnay 2008 value at $20. (A, UK)Chardonnay 2009 Pinot Noir 2008 Esk Valley Merlot Complex style, full-bodied Villa Maria Private BinFull-bodied, creamy, single- Full-coloured Wairau Valley Malbec Rosé 2010 and concentrated, with Hawke’s Bay Syrah 2008vineyard wine, barrel- red, mouthfilling and supple, Hawke’s Bay blend (just strong, ripe, stone- Full-flavoured, distinctly spicyfermented. Weighty, complex with excellent depth of 6% malbec) with attractive, fruit flavours, a hint of blend of Dartmoor Valleystyle with concentrated, ripe cherry, plum and spice bright pink colour and butterscotch, and a slightly (60%) and Gimblett Gravelspeachy, biscuity flavours, a flavours and complexity fresh, ripe, berryish scents. honeyed richness. Drinking fruit, including 2% viognier.hint of butterscotch and a dry, from 16 months in French Fleshy, with smooth, well now. $29 (A, UK, US) Peppery bouquet with goodfinely balanced finish. Worth oak casks. $30 (A, UK, US) berryish, plummy, slightly complexity. Mouthfillingcellaring. $29 (A) Akarua Central Otago spicy flavours, lively and Tatty Bogler Otago and generous palate, withRiver Farm Godfrey Riesling 2010 refreshing. $24 (UK) Pinot Noir Rosé 2010 blackcurrant, plum and spiceRoad Marlborough From young vines at Grove Mill Grand Reserve Fresh and floral, with flavours, fresh, ripe andMerlot 2009 Bannockburn, this single- Seventeen Valley raspberryish scents and rounded. $26 (UK)Dark and dense, with cassis, vineyard wine is medium- Vineyard Marlborough an inviting, pink/red hue. Woollaston Nelsonspice and herb flavours. Some bodied, with very fresh, Pinot Noir 2009 Deliciously fresh wine with Riesling 2009leafy notes, but savoury, harmonious, gently sweet Built to last, a vibrantly fruity vibrant, red berry and plum Appetisingly fresh and crisp,complex and finely structured, flavours. Citrusy, appley red, full-coloured, with a flavours, showing good with strong, slightly sweetwith excellent depth and and slightly spicy, it shows floral, berryish fragrance. immediacy, and a smooth citrus fruit, passionfruitobvious potential. $29 (A) excellent delicacy and Strong cherry, plum and spice finish. $30 and lime flavours, showingSelaks Winemaker’s depth. $25 flavours, ripe and supple, excellent delicacy andFavourite Hawke’s Bay Allan Scott Moorlands showing excellent depth and purity, and obvious cellaringViognier 2009 Marlborough Sauvignon harmony. $43 (A, UK) potential. $19 (A, UK, US)Seductively soft, strapping Blanc 2009 Pegasus Baywine (15% alc), grown at Matured in old oak barrels, Chardonnay 2008Haumoana and handled this tightly structured, Still very youthful, thiswithout oak. Fresh stone- single-vineyard wine is Waipara wine is tightlyfruit and spice flavours, very mouthfilling, with fresh, ripe, structured, with mouthfillingripe-tasting, with a slightly tropical fruit flavours and body, strong, vibrant,oily richness and dry finish. leesy, nutty notes adding grapefruit-like flavours,Drink now onwards. $20.99 complexity. Crisp, dry and woven with fresh acidity,Soho McQueen Central youthful and well worth and mealy, nutty notesOtago Pinot Noir 2009 cellaring. $27 (A, UK) adding complexity. OpenRichly scented, deeply Allan Scott mid-2011+. $35.95coloured blend of Gibbston Omaka Marlborough Renato Nelsonand Bannockburn grapes. Pinot Gris 2009 Chardonnay 2009Cherry, plum and slight herb Alsace-style, single- Estate-grown at Kina andflavours, vibrant and supple, vineyard wine, barrel-aged. barrel-fermented, this single-with excellent complexity Mouthfilling, with off-dry vineyard wine has fresh,and concentration. $39.99 stone-fruit, pear and spice strong, citrusy flavours, flavours, showing very good vibrant and crisp, with delicacy, complexity and buttery, toasty notes adding depth, and a slightly creamy complexity and richness. texture. Worth cellaring. $29 Up-front style; drink now or cellar. $24 Annual 2011 W I N E S TAT E 165

contact detailsBEST OF STYLE SEMILLON PINOT NOIR Byrne & Smith Wines Pty Ltd Peter Lehmann Wines Limited Ph: (08) 8272 1900 Ph: (08) 8563 2500SPARKLING Australian Vintage Limited/McGuigan Akarua E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: malcolm.stopp@ Ph: (08) 8524 0200 Ph: +64 3 445 0897 Web: www.byrneandsmith.com.au peterlehmannwines.comWither Hills Vineyard Ltd E-mail: atrescowthick@ E-mail: [email protected] Web: www.peterlehmannwines.com.auPh: +64 3 520 8270 australianvintage.com.au Web: www.akarua.com Chain of PondsE-mail: [email protected] Web: www.avl.com.au Ph: (08) 8389 1415 She-Oak HillWeb: www.witherhills.co.nz Margrain Vineyard E-mail: [email protected] Ph: (03) 9882 3715 Gartelmann Ph: +64 6 306 6293 Web: www.chainofponds.com.au E-mail: [email protected] GRIS/PINOT GRIGIO Ph: (02) 4930 7113 E-mail: [email protected] Web: www.sheoakhill.com.au E-mail: [email protected] Web: www.margrainvineyard.co.nz Chalkers CrossingHahndorf Hill Winery Web: www.gartelmann.com.au Ph: (02) 6382 6900 Simpatico WinesPh: (08) 8388 7512 Mount Riley Wines Ltd E-mail: [email protected] Ph: (08) 8561 1227E-mail: cellardoor@ Haselgrove Wines Ph: +64 3 577 9900 Web: www.chalkerscrossing.com.au E-mail: [email protected] Ph: (08) 8323 8706 E-mail: [email protected] simpaticowines.com.auWeb: www.hahndorfhillwinery.com.au E-mail: [email protected] Web: www.mountriley.co.nz Chapel Hill Web: www.vinecrest.com.au Web: www.haselgrove.com.au Ph: (08) 8323 8429Huia Vineyards Taylors Wines Pty Ltd E-mail: [email protected] Stuart Wines Co Pty LtdPh: +64 3 572 8326 Peter Lehmann Wines Limited Ph: (08) 8849 1151 Web: www.chapelhillwine.com.au Ph: (03) 5432 9499E-mail: [email protected] Ph: (08) 8563 2500 E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected]: www.huia.net.nz E-mail: malcolm.stopp@ Web: www.taylorswines.com.au Claymore Wines Web: www.stuartwinesco.com.au peterlehmannwines.com Ph: (08) 8843 0200Seville Estate Web: www.peterlehmannwines.com.au Tohu Wines E-mail: [email protected] Sylvan Springs EstatesPh: (03) 5964 2622 Ph: +64 3 520 9230 Web: www.claymorewines.com.au Ph: (08) 8383 0500E-mail: [email protected] CHARDONNAY E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected]: www.sevilleestate.com.au Web: www.tohuwines.co.nz Ferngrove Wines Web: www.sylvansprings.com.au Bethany Wines Ph: (08) 9363 1300Spring Vale Vineyards Ph: (08) 8563 2086 CABERNET SAUVIGNON E-mail: [email protected] Taltarni VineyardsPh: (03) 6257 8208 E-mail: [email protected] Web: www.ferngrove.com.au Ph: (03) 5459 7915E-mail: [email protected] Web: www.bethany.com.au Aldi Stores E-mail: [email protected]: www.springvalewines.com Ph: (03) 8369 3119 Fogarty Wine Group/Millbrook/ Web: www.taltarni.com.au Crestview P/L (T/A Step Road) E-mail: [email protected] Barking Owl/Deep WoodsSpy Valley Wines Ph: (08) 8300 0900 Web: www.aldi.com.au Ph: (08) 9282 5480 Thomas Hardy Wines Pty LtdPh: +64 3 572 9840 E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: tastingroom@ Ph: 0411 191 043E-mail: [email protected] Web: www.steprd.com Anvers Wines millbrookwinery.com.au E-mail: [email protected]: www.spyvalleywine.co.nz Ph: (08) 8323 9603 Web: www.millbrookwinery.com.au Web: www.thomashardywines.com.au Cumulus Wines E-mail: [email protected] Hills Vineyard Ltd Ph: (02) 8977 2800 Web: www.anvers.com.au Forrest Wines Ltd Wyndham Estate/Orlando WinesPh: +64 3 520 8270 E-mail: [email protected] Ph: +64 3 572 9084 Ph: (02) 4938 3444 (cellar door)E-mail: [email protected] Web: www.cumuluswines.com.au Bowen Estate E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected]: www.witherhills.co.nz Ph: (08) 8737 2229 Web: www.forrest.co.nz Web: www.wyndhamestate.com.au Gartelmann E-mail: [email protected] Ph: (02) 4930 7113 Web: www.bowenestate.com.au Fox Creek Wines SWEET WHITE & FORTIFIED E-mail: [email protected] Ph: (08) 8556 2403Howard Park Wines Web: www.gartelmann.com.au Saracen Estates E-mail: [email protected] Brown Brothers MilawaPh: (08) 9336 9600 Ph: (08) 9755 6099 Web: www.foxcreekwines.com Ph: (03) 5720 5467E-mail: [email protected] Grant Burge E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected]: www.howardparkwines.com.au Ph: (08) 8563 7622 Web: www.saracenestates.com.au Galafrey Web: www.brownbrothers.com.au E-mail: [email protected] Ph: (08) 9851 2022Lawson’s Dry Hills Web: www.grantburgewines.com.au Seville Estate E-mail: [email protected] Forrest Wines LtdPh: +64 3 578 7674 Ph: (03) 5964 2622 Web: www.galafrey.com.au Ph: +64 3 572 9084E-mail: [email protected] Hungerford Hill Wines Pty Ltd E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected]: www.lawsonsdryhills.co.nz Ph: (02) 4998 7666 Web: www.sevilleestate.com.au Grant Burge Web: www.forrest.co.nz E-mail: [email protected] Ph: (08) 8563 7622SAUVIGNON BLANC Web: www.hungerfordhill.com.au Shingleback E-mail: [email protected] Grant Burge Ph: (08) 8323 7388 Web: www.grantburgewines.com.au Ph: (08) 8563 7622Credaro Family Estate Sacred Hill Wines/Wild South/Ti Point E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected]: (08) 9755 1111 Ph: +61 6 834 2557 Web: www.shingleback.com.au Haselgrove Wines Web: www.grantburgewines.com.auE-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] Ph: (08) 8323 8706Web: www.beachheadwines.com.au Web: www.sacredhill.com SHIRAZ/SYRAH E-mail: [email protected] Skillogalee Winery Web: www.haselgrove.com.au Ph: (08) 8843 4311Domain Road Vineyard Saint Clair Family Vineyards Aldi Stores E-mail: [email protected]: +64 3 477 7737 Ph: +64 3 578 8695 Ph: (03) 8369 3119 K1 by Geoff Hardy Wines Web: www.skillogalee.com.auE-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] Ph: (08) 8388 3700Web: www.domainroad.co.nz Web: www.saintclair.co.nz Web: www.aldi.com.au E-mail: [email protected] BEST OF NEW RELEASES Web: www.k1.com.auHungerford Hill Wines Pty Ltd Seville Estate Alepat Taylor Aldi StoresPh: (02) 4998 7666 Ph: (03) 5964 2622 Ph: (03) 9487 2599 Longview Vineyard Ph: (03) 8369 3119E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] Ph: (08) 8388 9694 E-mail: [email protected]: www.hungerfordhill.com.au Web: www.sevilleestate.com.au Web: www.alepat.com.au E-mail: [email protected] Web: www.aldi.com.au Web: www.longviewvineyard.com.auJules Taylor Two Eights (Australia) Pty Ltd All Saints Estate/ Amphora Wine GroupPh: +64 3 578 1390 Ph: (02) 9475 7888 Peter F Brown Vineyards Madeleines/Vincognita Ph: (08) 8331 8459E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] Ph: (02) 6035 2217 Ph: 0447 009 795 E-mail: [email protected]: www.julestaylor.com Web: www.twoeights.com.au E-mail: customerservice@ E-mail: [email protected] Web: allsaintswine.com.au Web: www.vincognita.com.au www.amphorapremiumwines.com.auMount Riley Wines Ltd Yalumba & Hill Smith Family Vineyards Web: www.allsaintswine.com.auPh: +64 3 577 9900 Ph: +61 8 8561 3562 McLaren Vale Premium Wines Pty Ltd Ant Moore Wineworks LtdE-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] Australian Vintage Limited/McGuigan Ph: (08) 8323 7940 Ph: +64 3 572 8072Web: www.mountriley.co.nz Web: www.yalumba.com Ph: (08) 8524 0200 E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: atrescowthick@ Web: www.associates.com.au Web: www.antmoore.comSouthern Highland Wines ITALIAN & SPANISH australianvintage.com.auPh: (02) 4868 2300 Web: www.avl.com.au Negociants Australia Anvers WinesE-mail: [email protected] Fox Gordon Ph: (08) 8561 3200 Ph: (08) 8323 9603Web: www.shw.com.au Ph: (08) 8388 7155 Balgownie Estate Web: www.negociantsaustralia.com/ E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] Ph: (03) 5449 6222 www.redbankwines.com Web: www.anvers.com.auTiki Wines Ltd Web: www.foxgordon.com.au E-mail: [email protected]: +64 3 326 5551 Web: www.balgownieestate.com Oakvale Wines Pty Ltd Back PocketE-mail: [email protected] K1 by Geoff Hardy Wines Ph: (02) 4998 7088 Ph: 0418 196 035 Ph: (08) 8388 3700 Brothers In Arms E-mail: customer.services@ E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] Ph: (08) 8537 3182 oakvalewines.com.au Web: www.backpocket.com.au Web: www.k1.com.au E-mail: [email protected] Web: www.oakvalewines.com.au Web: www.brothersinarms.com.au Paulett Wines Buller Wines Ph: (08) 8843 4328 Ph: (03) 5452 1825 E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] Web: www.pauletts.com.au Web: www.buller.com.au166 W I N E S TAT E Annual 2011

contact detailsBerton Vineyards Leconfield Wines Pty Ltd/ We’re proud of our familyPh: 0418 742 749 Richard Hamilton history with it’s strong linksE-mail: [email protected] Ph: (08) 8323 8830 to the Barossa Region; this isWeb: www.bertonvineyards.com.au E-mail: [email protected] reflected in the way we grow Web: www.leconfieldwines.com our grapes and make our wine.Brown Brothers Milawa “Because we’re making winePh: (03) 5720 5467 Lost Lake Wines of the best quality, we start byE-mail: [email protected] Ph: (08) 9776 1251 growing the best quality grapes.Web: www.brownbrothers.com.au E-mail: [email protected] Using techniques developed Web: www.lostlake.com.au during six generations ofBullock Flat viticultural experience, wePh: 0427 041 146 Madeleines/Vincognita prune and nurture our vines toE-mail: [email protected] Ph: 0447 009 795 produce the low-yield, high- E-mail: [email protected] grade fruit from which weByrne & Smith Wines Pty Ltd Web: www.vincognita.com.au create our wine. From vine toPh: (08) 8272 1900 wine, we strongly believe inE-mail: [email protected] Majella the importance of our personalWeb: www.byrneandsmith.com.au Ph: (08) 8736 3055 involvement and supervision.” E-mail: [email protected] Over the last few years we haveChurchview Estate Web: www.majellawines.com.au changed our focus marketsPh: (08) 9755 7200 and now to reflect this, weE-mail: [email protected] Minot Wines are in the process of changingWeb: www.churchview.com.au Ph: (08) 9757 3579 our Branding to “Neil Hahn E-mail: [email protected] Wines”. The first wines underConte Estate Wines Web: www.minotwines.com.au the new look labels are proudlyPh: (08) 8383 0183 displayed on our website.E-mail: [email protected] Montara WineryWeb: www.conteestatewines.com Ph: (03) 5352 3868 www.hahnbarossa.com E-mail: [email protected] Family Estate Web: www.montara.com.au Phone: (08) 8562 3002 Fax: (08) 8562 1111Ph: (08) 9755 1111 Email: [email protected]: [email protected] Peter Lehmann Wines LimitedWeb: www.beachheadwines.com.au Ph: (08) 8563 2500 TRADE AND EXPORT ENQUIRIES E-mail: malcolm.stopp@ Erica Babbage Mobile +61 437 130 672Dowie Doole peterlehmannwines.com Winery - Neil Hahn Mobile 0408 828 536Ph: (08) 8323 8875 Web: www.peterlehmannwines.com.auE-mail: [email protected] or +618 8562 3002Web: www.dowiedoole.com Punt Road Wines Ph: (03) 9739 0666 Annual 2011 W I N E S TAT E 167Endeavor Vineyards/Crowded House E-mail: cellardoor@Ph: +64 3 579 6148 puntroadwines.com.auE-mail: [email protected] Web: www.puntroadwines.com.auWeb: www.catalinasounds.co.nz Rocland Estate Pty LtdFerngrove Wines Ph: (08) 8562 2142Ph: (08) 9363 1300 E-mail: [email protected]: [email protected] Web: www.roclandwinery.comWeb: www.ferngrove.com.au RosenthalForester Estate Ph: (08) 9368 1494Ph: (08) 9755 2788 E-mail: [email protected]: [email protected] Web: www.rosenthalwines.com.auWeb: www.foresterestate.com.au Saracen EstatesFox Creek Wines Ph: (08) 9755 6099Ph: (08) 8556 2403 E-mail: [email protected]: [email protected] Web: www.saracenestates.com.auWeb: www.foxcreekwines.com Serafino WinesFox Gordon Ph: (08) 8323 0157Ph: (08) 8388 7155 E-mail: [email protected]: [email protected] Web: www.serafinowines.com.auWeb: www.foxgordon.com.au Simpatico WinesGartelmann Ph: (08) 8561 1227Ph: (02) 4930 7113 E-mail: rachel.power@E-mail: [email protected] simpaticowines.com.auWeb: www.gartelmann.com.au Web: www.vinecrest.com.auGiesen Wines Sirromet WinesPh: 0425 431 622 Ph: (07) 3822 0648E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected]: www.giesen.co.nz Web: www.sirromet.comGrant Burge Skillogalee WineryPh: (08) 8563 7622 Ph: (08) 8843 4311E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected]: www.grantburgewines.com.au Web: www.skillogalee.com.auHoward Park Wines Somerled WinesPh: (08) 9336 9600 Ph: 0419 158 462E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected]: www.howardparkwines.com.au Web: www.somerled.com.auHugo Wines Sticks Yarra ValleyPh: (08) 8383 0098 Ph: (03) 9730 1022E-mail: hugowinecellardoor@ E-mail: [email protected] Web: www.sticks.com.auWeb: www.hugowines.com.au Stuart Wines Co Pty LtdKaratta Wine/Griffin Pastoral Co. Ph: (03) 5432 9499Ph: (08) 8215 0250 E-mail: [email protected]: [email protected] Web: www.stuartwinesco.com.auWeb: www.karattawines.com.au Taylors Wines Pty LtdLavina Wines Ph: (08) 8849 1151Ph: (08) 8323 9646 E-mail: [email protected]: [email protected] Web: www.taylorswines.com.auWeb: www.lavinawines.com.au

contact detailsThe Wine Stop Sales & Distribution Fox Creek Wines Taylors Wines Pty Ltd First Creek Wines Willow Bridge EstatePh: 0438 737 587 Ph: (08) 8556 2403 Ph: (08) 8849 1151 Ph: (02) 4998 7293 Ph: (08) 9728 0055E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] Web: www.foxcreekwines.com Web: www.taylorswines.com.au Web: www.firstcreekwines.com.au Web: www.willowbridge.com.auThomas Hardy Wines Pty LtdPh: 0411 191 043 Fox Gordon Yalumba & Hill Smith Family Vineyards High Valley Wines Xabregas WinesE-mail: [email protected] Ph: (08) 8388 7155 Ph: +61 8 8561 3562 Ph: (02) 6372 1011 Ph: (08) 9321 2366Web: www.thomashardywines.com.au E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] Web: www.foxgordon.com.au Web: www.yalumba.com Web: www.highvalley.com.au Web: www.xabregas.com.auThompson EstatePh: (08) 9755 6406 Grant Burge VICTORIA Hungerford Hill Wines Pty Ltd Yalumba & Hill Smith Family VineyardsE-mail: [email protected] Ph: (08) 8563 7622 Ph: (02) 4998 7666 Ph: +61 8 8561 3562Web: www.thompsonestate.com E-mail: [email protected] Balgownie Estate E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] Web: www.grantburgewines.com.au Ph: (03) 5449 6222 Web: www.hungerfordhill.com.au Web: www.yalumba.comTrentham Estate E-mail: [email protected]: (03) 5024 8888 Jim Barry Wines Web: www.balgownieestate.com Moppity Vineyards QUEENSLANDE-mail: marketing@ Ph: (08) 8842 2261 Ph: (02) 6382 6222trenthamestate.com.au E-mail: [email protected] Brown Brothers Milawa E-mail: [email protected] Granite Ridge WinesWeb: www.trenthamestate.com.au Web: www.jimbarry.com Ph: (03) 5720 5467 Web: www.moppity.com.au Ph: (07) 4684 1263 E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] Eights (Australia) Pty Ltd Karanto Vineyards Pty Ltd Web: www.brownbrothers.com.au Robert Stein Web: www.graniteridgewines.com.auPh: (02) 9475 7888 Ph: (08) 8537 3106 Ph: (02) 6373 3991E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] Eaglerange Estate Wines E-mail: [email protected] Sirromet WinesWeb: www.twoeights.com.au Web: www.karanto.com.au Ph: (03) 5752 2518 Web: www.robertstein.com.au Ph: (07) 3822 0648 E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] Australis Pty Ltd Karatta Wine/Griffin Pastoral Co. Tamburlaine Organic Wines Web: www.sirromet.comPh: 0409 963 223 Ph: (08) 8215 0250 Galli Estate Ph: (02) 4998 7570E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] Ph: (03) 9747 1444 E-mail: [email protected] TASMANIAWeb: www.vinau.com Web: www.karattawines.com.au E-mail: [email protected] Web: www.mywinery.com Web: www.galliestate.com.au Derwent Estate WinesWarburn Estate Katnook Estate/Wingara Wine Group Trentham Estate Ph: (03) 6263 5802Ph: (02) 6963 8300 Ph: (03) 9682 5000 Giant Steps/Innocent Bystander Ph: (03) 5024 8888 E-mail: [email protected]: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] Ph: (03) 5962 6111 E-mail: marketing@ Web: www.derwentestate.com.auWeb: www.warburnestate.com.au Web: www.katnookestate.com.au E-mail: [email protected] trenthamestate.com.au Web: www.giant-steps.com.au Web: www.trenthamestate.com.au Freycinet VineyardWestern Range Wines Madeleines/Vincognita Ph: (03) 6257 8574Ph: (08) 9571 8800 Ph: 0447 009 795 Grampians Estate WESTERN AUSTRALIA E-mail: [email protected]: admin@ E-mail: [email protected] Ph: (03) 5354 6245 Web: www.freycinetvineyard.com.auwesternrangewines.com.au Web: www.vincognita.com.au E-mail: [email protected] Capel ValeWeb: www.westernrangewines.com.au Web: www.grampiansestate.com.au Ph: (08) 9727 1986 Spring Vale Vineyards Majella E-mail: [email protected] Ph: (03) 6257 8208Yalumba & Hill Smith Family Vineyards Ph: (08) 8736 3055 Lindenderry Wines Web: www.capelvale.com E-mail: [email protected]: +61 8 8561 3562 E-mail: [email protected] Ph: (03) 8616 0534 Web: www.springvalewines.comE-mail: [email protected] Web: www.majellawines.com.au E-mail: [email protected] Churchview EstateWeb: www.yalumba.com Web: www.lindenderry.com.au Ph: (08) 9755 7200 Taltarni Vineyards Maximus Wines Australia E-mail: [email protected] Ph: (03) 5459 7915Zitta Wines Ph: (08) 8323 8777 Seville Estate Web: www.churchview.com.au E-mail: [email protected]: 0419 819 414 E-mail: [email protected] Ph: (03) 5964 2622 Web: www.taltarni.com.auE-mail: [email protected] Web: E-mail: [email protected] Clockwork Wines/Westcape AssetsWeb: www.zitta.com.au www.maximuswinesaustralia.com.au Web: www.sevilleestate.com.au Ph: 0401 033 840 The Wine Society E-mail: [email protected] Ph: (02) 9431 4006BEST OF STATE McLaren Vale Premium Wines Pty Ltd Stuart Wines Co Pty Ltd Web: www.clockworkwines.com.au E-mail: [email protected] Ph: (08) 8323 7940 Ph: (03) 5432 9499 Web: www.winesociety.com.auSOUTH AUSTRALIA E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] Feet First Wines/Wine Alert Web: www.associates.com.au Web: www.stuartwinesco.com.au Ph: (08) 9314 7133 NEW ZEALANDAngas Plains Wines E-mail: [email protected]: (08) 8537 3159 Oxenberry Pty Ltd Taltarni Vineyards Web: www.feetfirstwines.com.au Alpha DomusE-mail: [email protected] Ph: (08) 8323 0188 Ph: (03) 5459 7915 Ph: +64 6 879 6752Web: www.angasplainswines.com.au E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] Fogarty Wine Group/Millbrook/ E-mail: [email protected] Web: www.oxenberry.com Web: www.taltarni.com.au Barking Owl/Deep Woods Web: www.alphadomus.co.nzAnvers Wines Ph: (08) 9282 5480Ph: (08) 8323 9603 Peter Lehmann Wines Limited Tertini Wines E-mail: tastingroom@ Beach House WinesE-mail: [email protected] Ph: (08) 8563 2500 Ph: (02) 4878 5213 millbrookwinery.com.au Ph: +64 6 879 4127Web: www.anvers.com.au E-mail: malcolm.stopp@ E-mail: [email protected] Web: www.millbrookwinery.com.au E-mail: [email protected] peterlehmannwines.com Web: www.tertiniwines.com.au Web: www.beachhouse.co.nzAustralian Vintage Limited/McGuigan Web: www.peterlehmannwines.com.au Fuddling CupPh: (08) 8524 0200 Warrenmang Vineyard Ph: (08) 9364 6165 Charles Wiffen WinesE-mail: atrescowthick@ Project Wine Pty Ltd Ph: (03) 5467 2324 E-mail: [email protected] Ph: +64 3 319 2826australianvintage.com.au Ph: (08) 8537 0600 E-mail: [email protected] Web: www.fuddlingcup.com E-mail: [email protected]: www.avl.com.au E-mail: [email protected] Web: www.bazzani.com.au Galafrey Craggy Range Vineyards LtdBerton Vineyards Raidis Estate NEW SOUTH WALES Ph: (08) 9851 2022 Ph: +64 6 833 7785Ph: 0418 742 749 Ph: 0417 834 195 E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected]: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] Australian Vintage Limited/McGuigan Web: www.galafrey.com.au Web: www.craggyrange.comWeb: www.bertonvineyards.com.au Web: www.raidis.com.au Ph: (08) 8524 0200 E-mail: atrescowthick@ Ironwood Estate Domain Road VineyardBethany Wines Scarpantoni Estate Wines australianvintage.com.au Ph: (08) 9853 1126 Ph: +64 3 477 7737Ph: (08) 8563 2086 Ph: (08) 8383 0186 Web: www.avl.com.au E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected]: [email protected] E-mail: scarpantoni.wines@ Web: www.domainroad.co.nzWeb: www.bethany.com.au bigpond.com.au Belgravia Vineyards/ Laurance of Margaret River Web: www.scarpantoni-wines.com.au RG & H Investments Pty Ltd Ph: (08) 9321 8015 Golden Hills Estates LtdClaymore Wines Ph: (02) 6360 0495 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www.preveliwines.com.au Web: www.palliser.co.nzE-mail: [email protected] Ph: (08) 8383 0500 E-mail: [email protected]: www.farmersleap.com E-mail: [email protected] Web: www.cumuluswines.com.au Thompson Estate Web: www.sylvansprings.com.au Ph: (08) 9755 6406 E-mail: [email protected] Web: www.thompsonestate.com168 W I N E S TAT E Annual 2011

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aftertasteELISABETH KINGNine steps to perfection: the ritual of Belgian beer pouringBELGIAN beer is caught between two polar The process isn’t called a ritual for Step 8 - The Cleansing. After all the beheadingopposites. At one end, Belgium-based AB InBev nothing. It requires the sobriety of a and pouring, the bottom and sides of the glass mustbecame the world’s largest brewer two years ago judge, the steadiest of hands and be cleaned properly before serving.after it forked out a whopping $US52 billion to take precise measurements of foam,over Anheuser-Busch, the makers of Budweiser, in form and flow. Each entrant in the Step 9 - The Bestowal. The perfect presentation of anthe biggest beer deal in history. At the other end are WDM starts with 290 points and expertly poured Stella Artois on a clean beer coastertiny, family-run breweries such as De Halve Maan points are deducted for mistakes. with the logo facing the drinker. And the server hasin Bruges, producing the last tripel beer made in If contestants go over the seven- to make the right amount of ‘friendly eye contact’.the centre of the World Heritage-listed town. They minute limit for the nine steps,have one thing in common, though: both brewers two points are deducted for every You can visit the Stella Artois brewery in Leuvenpromote their products as premium. minute over time. AB InBev also (www.breweryvisits.com) when visiting Belgium wants drinkers to have a go at home. and try out your pouring skills in its T’huis Bar, but AB InBev’s star product is Stella Artois. Yet even For the past two years, a popular if your tastes run to something more local you don’tthough it’s known as ‘the wife beater’ in the UK, its addition to the WDM have been ‘wild even have to leave Brussels. Although Lambicbiggest export market, in all other countries, including card’ entrants, ordinary consumers who beer is considered the quintessential beer of theAustralia, Stella is positioned as a high-end beer and have entered an online competition. A lot Belgian capital, there’s only one Lambic brewerysponsors such chi-chi events as the Portsea Polo in of them are good, too. The Australian wild card left in the city. Dry, slightly cider-like and with a mildVictoria. Over the past two years AB InBev used to even reached the final 10 competitors in 2009. sour aftertaste, it is surprisingly refreshing. Mosthold its annual World Draught Master competition lambics are now made in Pajottenland, south-west(WDM), a global beer pouring championship, in its So if you’re up for a wild card place at the 2012 of Brussels, but at Het Museum van de Gueze inhome base of Leuven, a small university town about WDM, start practising now. I forgot to say that the the Cantillon brewery (www.cantillon.be) you can40 minutes drive from Brussels, but has moved this Stella is served in a special chalice just to give a still taste the real thing.tension-filled tussle between bartenders from over 30 flourish to the rite. AB InBev insist that the pouringcountries onto a much larger stage. ritual isn’t a marketing gimmick and the chalice The best place to drink beer in Brussels, though, is serves a proven scientific purpose that maintains A La Mort Subite (www.alamortsubite.com). The name In late 2009, InBev spent $US20,000 an hour the foam, aroma and flavour. It’s a lot more fun than means ‘Sudden Death’ but the only real danger at thisto host the 2010 WDM in the iconic setting of pulling a ring-pull or prising the cap off a bottle and historic cafe is ordering too many ‘samples’ from thethe New York Public Library. According to Harry could become a party piece at backyard barbecues. beer menu, which ranges from the famous cherry-Schuhmacher, editor and publisher of Beer flavoured kriek beer through lambics to the heavyBusiness Daily, it was a canny decision because Here are the nine steps in the process: bock-style Belgian Trappist beers. A plate of kip kaptrying to blanket-advertise beers like Stella Artois Step 1 - The Purification. Until recently most (assorted cold cuts) or bread with hefty chunks ofin the US would be disastrous. “You would lose Belgian bars had a special cleaning sink. This cheese will help to soak up excess alcohol, but youyour core drinkers. You definitely want it to be by step not only cleans the glass, but also removes certainly won’t have the coordination to perform theword of mouth.” The venue for the 14th WDM to any odours that could affect the taste of the beer. Nine Step Belgian Beer Pouring Ritual.select the World Draught Master for 2011 was Old Step 2 - The Sacrifice. This involves opening theBillingsgate in London and the aim was different, beer tap in one quick movement and letting thetoo: to haul the image of Stella Artois away from its first few drops of beer flow away.infamy as the drink of choice of ‘chavs’ - aggressive Step 3 - The Art of Alchemy. The pourer holdswhite working class teenagers. Not that Stella has the glass just under the tap at a 45-degree anglebeen the only prestige brand to follow that route in without touching the tap.Britain; Burberry, the iconic Brit fashion brand, also Step 4 - The Head. The glass is lowered to allowbecame popular with the ‘wrong sort’ of consumer. the formation of the perfect foam head. Step 5 - The Removal. The tap is closed quickly Stella Artois is now sold in 80 countries from and you have to move the beer deftly away so itAzerbaijan through China, India, the UK, the US and doesn’t dip in the glass as the head foams up andAustralia, where it is made under licence from AB overflows.InBev by the Foster’s Group at its historic Abbotsford Step 6 - The Beheading. With a head cutter, thebrewery in east Melbourne. Yet long before its current foam is smoothly and gently ‘beheaded’.beer hegemony, AB InBev had made the traditional Step 7 - The Judgment. You have to make theNine Step Belgian Beer Ritual not only the key factor perfect call on the amount of foam in the chalicein clinching the WDM title, but also a clever way to - about 3cm.push the premium positioning of their hero product. Big Barossans, cool and classic chardonnays and those quirky Italians and Spaniards, plus Central and Western Victoria n e x t i s s u e : and Marlborough (NZ).170 W I N E S TAT E Annual 2011

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