Winestate Magazine Annual 2011

© Kitch Bain.styles THE BEST WINES OF 2010 CONTENTS Includes: Sparkling/Champagne, Pinot Gris/Grigio, Riesling, Sauvignon Blanc, Semillon, Chardonnay, Italian/Spanish, Pinot Noir, Other Bordeaux Varietals, Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, Shiraz/Syrah, Sweet White & Fortified.

WINESTATE’S BEST WINES OF 2010 style tastings sparkling sparkling red Daniel Le Graeme Miller Champagne Moet champagne /champagne Brun Methode Wines Cuvee Extra & Chandon Imperial $100+ Dowie Doole Traditionelle Brut 2006 HHHH Brut NV HHHH1/2sparkling Moxie Langhorne Marlborough Brut Elegant, refined and Refined, delicate Champagneunder $30 Creek Sparkling NV HHHH1/2 somewhat reserved. bouquet with a touch Mumm de Cramant Red NV HHHH Complex earthy/toasty Some cheesy characters of Vegemite character. NV HHHHHThe Wine Society Some lovely berry fruit nose with yeasty/ to the nose and a Palate has complexity Beautiful soft, refinedLate Disgorged expression beautifully Vegemite nuances. fruity palate with some and freshness, with and elegant pale yellowVintage Brut layered with chocolaty Palate flavoursome and decent tight, appley excellent weight and aperitif style. Toasty/2003 HHHH1/2 oak and seamlessly complex, with lovely acidity to balance. $35 creamy texture and fine nutty fragrances withGreat colour. Smells balanced by good level mouthfeel. It has the but powerful orange some sweet pastry-of honeysuckle with of tannins and fresh lot - fruit, acid, weight champagne rosé blossom flavours. $59.95 like characters. Fine,nice yeasty notes and acidity. $25 and length! $35 Champagne delicate palate drivenhas a very attractive, Moppity Vineyards Cloudy Bay Champagne Taittinger Reserve by lovely green applecreamy, chardonnay- Reserve Hilltops Pelorus Sparkling Veuve Clicquot Brut NV HHHH1/2 acidity. $199dominated palate Sparkling Shiraz NV HHHH1/2 Ponsardin Vintage Some excellent Champagnewith lovely yeastiness NV HHHH Lovely full-flavoured Rosé 2004 HHHHH mature characters with Moet & Chandonand tight green acid Fresh fruit lift to the style with toasty/yeasty Light salmon-pink creamy malo and rich Grand Vintagebackbone. $19.99 nose and nice lively aged chardonnay fruit. colour with gorgeous toastiness layered with 2003 HHHHHParri Estate Salmon palate that’s dark with Some canned pea-like fragrances reminiscent fruit and smoky oak. Big, dark golden wineBrut Southern fleshy fruit exhibiting aromas and long, soft, of apple pie - very Soft and creamy in with lovely nose thatFleurieu Pinot sweet edges. Quite a creamy palate with complex. Soft and the mouth, with great smells like smokedNoir Chardonnay light style but has great good mousse, weight creamy palate with length of flavours. $99 oysters and seaweed2007 HHHH vibrancy. $59.95 and structure. $32.90 incredible length of Champagne with honeyed bottleFresh and lively salmon- Peter Lehmann Somerset Hill intense yet very fine Pol Roger Brut age development.pink wine showing Black Queen Constellation flavours. $139.99 NV HHHH These characters arenice complexity and Barossa Sparkling Blanc de Blanc Champagne Moet Quite nutty and evolved, echoed on the verygently developing fruit. Shiraz 2005 HHHH 2007 HHHH1/2 & Chandon Imperial with sweaty/toasty/ savoury palate. $104Soft and creamy in the Light, elegant wine Excellent structure and Rosé NV HHHH1/2 cheesy aromas and a Champagne Perriermouth, with a long, - smells of soy and balance, with interesting Multi-layered aromas very yeasty palate with Jouet Belle Epoquelingering finish. $24 mushrooms with a touch aged chardonnay fruit - with some strawberries solid flavours and green Brut 2002 HHHHHPreston Peak of porty fruit characters. very attractive, Soft and charry intensity. apple-like acidity. $84.95 “A relatively youthfulSerisier Pinot Noir Lovely creamy palate and creamy in the Soft and generous in Champagne wine in this group,”Chardonnay with juicy varietal fruit in mouth, with delicious the mouth - very toasty, Delamotte Brut noted one judge. Very2005 HHHH the middle. $40 weight and length of with great flavour length NV HHHH full and flavoursomeAttractive layers of flavour. $39 and green apple acidity Delicate perfumed lift meringue, dried fruithoney, strawberry, sparkling Seppelt Salinger to balance. $89.95 to the citrusy nose. and nut palate, withroses and some quince- $30-$40 Pinot Noir Champagne Veuve Soft and buttery in lemony acid and a long,like notes. Soft and Chardonnay Clicquot Ponsardin the mouth, with long, drying finish. “Hascreamy in the mouth, Mount William 2006 HHHH1/2 Brut Rosé NV HHHH lemony flavours. the makings of a greatwith some mushroomy Macedon Blanc de Beautiful, refined and Lovely fine and Simple but very wine.” $299.99flavours. $22 Blancs 2003 HHHHH elegant pretty green focused light orange- elegant style. $74.99 Champagne MummLa Montina Big, bold, powerful wine sparkler. Abundance hued wine with layers Champagne Mumm Cuvee R. LalouFranciacorta with very attractive age of toasty aged of strawberries and Cordon Rouge 1998 HHHH1/2Millesimato Italy development creating chardonnay fruit. Clean, cream-like fruit and Milleseme Brut Restrained yetBrut 2005 HHHH intense and complex fresh and balanced, some attractive aged 2002 HHHH powerful, with anDeveloped, golden wine secondary flavours. with a lemony acid characters starting to Smells of candy ethereal floral noseshowing a lovely rich As one judge said, spine. $34.99 develop. $99.99 floss and toffee, with and gorgeous, refined,toffee-like nose followed “A lot going on here massive, mouthfilling seamlessly balanced,by a big nutty/custardy but it’s all in balance.” champagne flavours that lean more nutty palate with long,palate with great length Very good! $37 under $100 towards stalky and lingering flavours andof flavour. $23 Starvedog Lane herbal than the nose incredible acid. $399.99 Adelaide Hills Pinot Champagne suggests. $94.99 Champagne Pol Noir Chardonnay Lanson Gold Roger Vintage Brut 2003 HHHH1/2 Label Brut Vintage 2000 HHHH1/2 Another lovely refined 1998 HHHH1/2 Nicely evolved fruit/ style. Some funky Complex, evolved, yeast characters. Lovely gunsmoke notes aged chardonnay nose fragrant bouquet and on the nose. Rich, with a dash of soy soft and creamy palate powerful palate with sauce followed by a with long, developed, developed flavours very savoury/nutty nutty flavours and and balancing acidity. palate exhibiting loads some lovely balancing Has real champagne of flavour that lingers acidity. $109.95 characters. $38.50 on. Very sophisticated wine. $99.9952 W I N E S TAT E Annual 2011

WINESTATE’S BEST WINES OF 2010 style tastings pinot gris Rosemount Overstone Seville Estate Long Rail Gully Spring Vale /pinot grigio Diamond Label Hawke’s Bay Pinot The Barber Murrumbateman Freycinet Coastpinot grigio Pinot Grigio Gris 2010 HHHH1/2 Victoria Pinot Gris Pinot Gris Tasmania Pinot 2010 HHHH Rich, full-bodied, yet 2009 HHHH1/2 2009 HHHH Gris 2010 HHHH1/2Te-Aro Estate Suggestion of sweet, elegant wine. Nose is Very European in Supple wine with Delicate aromas ofMinnie & Elsa ripe pears on the nose, a complexity of limes, style, with some lovely a lovely jasmine/ pears and hazelnutsBarossa Valley and a well-structured passionfruit and oak. aged notes starting to honeysuckle bouquet - with a light touch ofPinot Grigio palate with more Lovely clarity of fruit come through. Toasty fresh and complex - and oak. Similar characters2010 HHHH1/2 distinct pear-like on the palate, with minerally/grassy nose followed by a lively, on the nicely balancedPowerfully flavoured flavours and some flavours of pears, citrus and complex and textured and minerally chalky/acid-drivenwine with bright, attractive phenolic and rose petals. $20 perfectly balanced palate. $20.50 palate that winds upforward fruit characters notes. $15.99 palate. True varietal. $22 Saint Clair Family quite dry. $28in the tropical range, Spy Valley Wither Hills Wairau Estate Godfrey’s Clyde Parklong, lingering, pinot gris Marlborough Pinot Valley Pinot Gris Creek Reserve Vineyardseamlessly balanced under $20 Gris 2010 HHHH1/2 2010 HHHH Marlborough Pinot Bannockburnpalate and some hair Amazingly deep golden Soft, sweet and oily, Gris 2009 HHHH Geelong Pinot Grisoil-like characters. $20 Saint Clair yellow colour for a with plenty of lifted Made in a big, 2010 HHHH Family Estate pinot gris. Very Alsace grassy/passionfruit generous, sugar-driven Nice complexity ofHahndorf Hill Vicar’s Choice in style - quite viscous characters with hints mould. Full of flavour, honeysuckle andWinery Adelaide Marlborough Pinot and oily and slightly of hazelnuts. “Chasing with a soft and chewy jasmine-like charactersHills Pinot Grigio Gris 2009 HHHH1/2 sweet, with hints of the right style,” said palate that tastes like on the nose. Long and2010 HHHH1/2 Lovely bright and hazelnuts. “Chasing one judge. $20 apples. $24.95 elegant palate withVibrant, tropical, lifted, honeysuckle- the right style,” said nice weight of stewedpassionfruit aromas, sweet bouquet and one judge. $22.95 pinot gris fruit flavours. $30almost sauvignon a big, sweet and Saint Clair $25+ Bald Hillsblanc-like, and a fuller- very generous palate Family Estate Pigeon Rocksstyle palate that’s with an unctuous/ Marlborough Pinot Seresin Central Otago Pinotlong and fresh, with oily texture. Excellent Gris 2009 HHHH1/2 Marlborough Pinot Gris 2009 HHHHeverything in perfect example of a true gris Complex nose Gris 2008 HHHHH Intensely pungent/balance. $26 style. $18.95 smelling of caramelised Definitely a wine sweet fruit bouquetQuealy Mornington Dashwood pears with hints to serve with blue and long, texturedPeninsula Pinot Marlborough Pinot of bacon bones. cheese! Dry, minerally/ palate with more ofGrigio 2009 HHHH Gris 2009 HHHH Beautifully proportioned honeyed nose with the pungency mixedInteresting incense- Punchy tropical palate loaded with funky complexity. Great with pear, jasminelike bouquet with nose with vibrant powerful, Christmas flavour depth to the and honeysuckledelightfully spicy/nutty elderflower overtones. cake-like flavours. Very palate; slightly sweet characters. $25notes, and a huge, oily, Good concentration good! $20.95 with balancing oak. Grower’s Markhoneysuckle/jasmine of fruit that builds to Vavasour A touch warm. $30 Marlborough Pinotpalate that’s more gris honeycomb generosity Awatere Valley Greystone Sand Gris 2009 HHHHthan grigio. $25 with delicate floral Marlborough Pinot Dollar Waipara Genuine varietal notes. $16 Gris 2009 HHHH1/2 Valley Pinot Gris showing some very Art Wine Clare Stylish, well-made pinot 2010 HHHH1/2 attractive fruit maturity Valley Pinot Gris gris with a beautiful Interesting wine and nice viscosity with 2009 HHHH colour. Heaps of varietal with yeasty ferment balanced sweetness. Interesting European fruit complexity lifts off characters. Elegant Fat, oily and oaky style with plenty the nose, followed by a tropical fruit nose and palate. $25.90 of zing. Smells of lovely nutty/sweet pear simple, vibrant and marzipan and has a palate; very powerful juicy palate with some searing acid palate with flavours. $20 nice stewed pear/nutty intense flavours of flavours. “All good!” $30 pears and apples. $18 Nazaaray Mornington pinot gris Peninsula Pinot $20-$25 Gris 2009 HHHH1/2 Very good example of Sileni Cellar the variety, with some Selection Hawke’s unusual pungent/cheesy Bay Pinot Gris aromas and a powerful 2010 HHHH1/2 palate. A touch hot, with Excellent concentration complex flavours and an of beautifully pure elegant structure. $30 varietal fruit, giving lovely lifted spicy/lime aromas and a vibrant tropical palate. A touch sweet and hot but very good. $20 Annual 2011 W I N E S TAT E 53

WINESTATE’S BEST WINES OF 2010 style tastings Hunter’s riesling Leo Buring Marlborough $20-$25 Leonay Maturation Riesling 2009 HHHH Release Riesling Pure, elegant, Richmond Grove 2005 HHHHH lifted, rose petal-like Limited Release Excellent example fragrances on the nose Watervale Riesling of an aged riesling. and very nice crisp, 2008 HHHHH Still amazingly fresh dry, lime-like flavours Very dry wine; still and lively, with zesty on a well-structured crisp -still a baby - with citrus nose and palate. Has potential. beautifully preserved lemon flavours with 5+ $19.90 lovely toasty/kero-like development. $35 years ahead of it. Pure Penfolds Koonunga varietal expression Autumn Riesling on nose and palate of 2010 HHHH citrus and honeysuckle- Soft, luscious wine like characters with a with lovely minerally lovely minerally acid lemon/lime varietal spine. 5+ $21.99 fruit showing floral tones and yeastyHuia Marlborough Seabrook The Howard Park Great notes. Beautiful long, Mount RileyPinot Gris Judge Clare Valley Southern Riesling astringent finish. $35 Marlborough2009 HHHH Eden Valley Riesling 2010 HHHH Bay of Fires Sauvignon BlancSweet tropical fruit 2009 HHHH Very delicate and Tasmania Riesling 2010 HHHH1/2with nutty notes on Intense, spicy nose pretty, spicy/floral 2009 HHHH Punchy aromas inthe nose. Supple and with some botrytis/ bouquet that leads Intense, pungent the tropical end ofviscous in the mouth, lychee-like edges onto a dry palate tropical aromas and the spectrum withwith lovely rich, followed by powerful loaded up with racy loads of unctuous fruit bright, green limehoneysuckle-like fruit lime flavours, with acid and floral/candied flavours layered with notes. Lovely zestycharacters. $25 a touch of botrytis fruit flavours. $30 crisp acid characters. palate; nice structure adding complexity. Finishes on a citrusy with loads of tropical riesling riesling note. $38.50 flavours and a sorbet-riesling 3-5 $22 $30+ like finish. $17.95$15-$20 sauvignon Lake Chalice Lawson’s Dry Pewsey Vale Seppelt blanc MarlboroughJames Haselgrove Hills Marlborough Eden Valley Riesling Drumborg Riesling Sauvignon BlancWines Selections Riesling 2008 HHHH 2010 HHHH 2010 HHHHH sauvignon blanc 2010 HHHHRiesling Interesting nose - Classic riesling with a Tight and lively wine & blends Varietal fruit characters2008 HHHH1/2 smells of cumquats lovely golden colour. with loads of flavour. $15-$20 mingle with minerallyBig golden colour - and intense and Subtle citrus aromas Smells floral and spicy elements. Greatwith lovely complex, lingering, passionfruit- and medium-bodied and has an excellent, Mud House balance and intensity ofdeveloping bouquet and palate full of crisp pristine, varietal fruit Marlborough flavour on the palate,soft and pretty palate lime/lemon flavours. palate. Crisp and lean, Sauvignon Blanc with lovely crisp, clean- some sweetness with a lovely long, 2010 HHHH1/2 acidity. $19.95and attractive citrus 3-5 $21.95 soft finish. Definitely Distinct gooseberry Saint Clairflavours. Great drinking one for the cellar. aromas with a lovely Family Estatenow or put it away. like flavours seamlessly Petaluma Riesling floral lift. Vibrant palate Vicar’s Choice balanced by crisp, lively 5+ $34.99 full of grapefruit and Marlborough 3-5 $15 acidity. 3-5 $19 2009 HHHH Jacob’s Creek blossom-like flavours Sauvignon BlancBarossa Valley Lovely depth of spicy/ Steingarten and wrapped in crisp, 2010 HHHHEstate E Bass Eden floral riesling fruit Barossa Riesling clean acid. Good Lovely zesty,Valley Riesling Wolf Blass aromas, which are 2007 HHHHH commercial style. $18.99 flavoursome, tropical2009 HHHH Yellow Label echoed on the soft and Bright golden wine fruit style. Some residualLovely soft wine Riesling 2010 HHHH generous palate with with lovely soft, sweetness nicelywith floral/lemon Big, up-front style its long, dry and crisp toasty honey/lemon balanced by a citrusygrass characters and with a pretty, spicy/ finish. 5+ $24.95 aromas and a palate acid backbone. $18.95developing some very floral bouquet and nice with good persistence Plantagenet Omrahattractive secondary depth of varietal fruit riesling of gorgeous, juicy- Western Australiacharacters which add flavours and a tight $25-$30 sweet citrus flavours Sauvignon Blanccomplexity. Dry finish. acid spine bringing it all beautifully balanced by 2009 HHHH into balance. $17.99 vibrant acidity. $33.99 Smoky, ‘fume’ style of 3-5 $18 nose - quite savoury and Grossett Hill- with some grassiness. Smith Mesh Eden Interesting palate - great Valley Riesling length of minerally 2009 HHHHH flavours with some fruit Intense floral/citrus salad notes. $18 bouquet developing lovely complexity. Delicious palate, full of flavour and with excellent depth of pristine varietal fruit. Very dry, with a lingering, astringent finish. $2654 W I N E S TAT E Annual 2011

WINESTATE’S BEST WINES OF 2010 style tastings sauvignon blanc Greystone Waipara Goldwater Wairau $20-$25 Valley Sauvignon Marlborough Blanc 2010 HHHH Sauvignon Blanc Pebble Row Restrained gooseberry/ 2010 HHHH Marlborough melon nose and Punchy, guava bouquet Sauvignon Blanc youthful, zippy palate and excellent juicy, 2010 HHHHH with zesty tropical fresh passionfruit and Long, lingering, elegant fruit and zingy acidity! guava flavours with wine with a nose that One judge admitted to some sweetness and has an abundance of swallowing instead of soft acidity to match. asparagus, snow pea spitting! $23 Good commercial and cut-grass aromas Frog Belly Margaret wine. $20 and some excellent River Sauvignon Hardys Oomoo canned pea and Blanc 2010 HHHH Adelaide Hills passionfruit flavours Pale green wine. Sauvignon Blanc with bright acidity. $20 Grapefruit lift to the 2009 HHHH nose and a simple Smoky/sweatyTiki Wairau Alpine Vavasour Awatere Jules Taylor Wines tropical fruit palate with bouquet; quite SouthernValley Marlborough Valley Marlborough Marlborough a nice juiciness and fresh with a dry but Highland WinesSauvignon Blanc Sauvignon Blanc Sauvignon Blanc showing some mineral generous palate and Oldbury Reserve2010 HHHH 2010 HHHHH 2010 HHHH1/2 characters. Lemony long, lingering fruit Sauvignon BlancTypical New Zealand “A cornucopia of Complexity of lemon finish. $20 flavours. “Surprisingly 2010 HHHH1/2sauvignon blanc aromas,” enthused sherbet, grapefruit Saint Clair Family good,” thought one Textbook sauvignoncharacters of canned one judge. Big hit of and passionfruit Estate Pioneer judge. $23.99 blanc with excellentpeas, gooseberries and gooseberry, canned aromas integrated Block 3 43 Degrees varietal fruit sitting inasparagus lift off the pea and grapefruit with some oak. Rich, Marlborough sauvignon blanc the New Zealand liftednose and linger long on elements. The same spicy palate with Sauvignon Blanc $25+ gooseberry spectrum.the palate. $19.99 lovely characters intense, gooseberry- 2010 HHHH Great flavour length.Beach Head by are echoed on the like flavours and lovely Some nice pungency Borchardt New Awesome balanceCredaro Margaret balanced palate. $20 zesty finish. $22.99 to the nose, with England Sauvignon between fruitRiver Sauvignon Saint Clair Family Saint Clair Family floral elements. Blanc 2010 HHHHH and acid. $31Blanc Semillon Estate Pioneer Estate Pioneer Fleshy melon palate Clean, lifted and Hungerford Hill2010 HHHH Block 18 Snap Block 11 Cell with some residual flinty on the nose, TumbarumbaSauvignon blanc Block Marlborough Block Marlborough sugar and some with the suggestion Sauvignon Blanccharacters more Sauvignon Blanc Sauvignon Blanc development showing. of cheesy/leesy 2009 HHHHobvious on the nose. 2010 HHHH1/2 2010 HHHH1/2 Popular style. $24.95 elements. Surprisingly Attractive oaky ‘fumes’Vibrant, lifted, grapey/ Lovely, well-balanced Great, ‘in-your-face’, elegant palate, bright lift off the nose. Greatfloral palate that has example of the variety typical New Zealand and bouncy, with palate structure withgreat acid grip and a - not over the top. style with lifted, varietal flavours and oak used really well.nice creaminess. $16 Some minerality to pungent bouquet and offering good ageing Some development the nose, and a very fresh, mid-weight potential. $28 and lovely flavour clean, precise tropical palate with good richness. $25 fruit palate. “Very varietal definition and Nautilus drinkable.” $24.95 perfectly balanced Marlborough Saint Clair Family acidity. $24.95 Sauvignon Blanc Estate Marlborough Saint Clair Family 2009 HHHH1/2 Sauvignon Blanc Estate Pioneer Rich wine with poise, 2010 HHHH1/2 Block 21 Bell balance and very Lovely juicy and Block Marlborough attractive varietal fruit. flavoursome wine Sauvignon Blanc “Has everything going loaded with great guava 2010 HHHH for it,”enthused one and passionfruit-like Riper style with judge - fresh, lifted characters, with some kiwi/fejoa-like fruit gooseberries, cut grass residual sugar overtones characters. Lovely and nutty notes. $31.95 balanced by crisp, soft lifted aromas and acidity. $20.95 good persistence of Domain Road Saint Clair Family tropical fruit flavours. Vineyard Central Estate Pioneer Nice mouth feel. Good Otago Sauvignon Block 2 Swamp green acid. $24.95 Blanc 2009 HHHH Block Marlborough Flavoursome wine that’s Sauvignon Blanc ageing beautifully and 2010 HHHH1/2 has lovely richness of Clean, lifted, flinty nose melon/lychee fruit with with some gooseberry nicely balanced residual overtones. Expressive sugar and acid. $22 palate with tropical fruit characters that build in the mouth. Balanced, long and soft. $24.95 Annual 2011 W I N E S TAT E 55

WINESTATE’S BEST WINES OF 2010 style tastingsPaul Nelson Mount semillon Buller Beverford Tempus Two Copper McWilliam’s Coolangatta EstateBarker Fume Blanc semillon blends Victoria Semillon Zenith Hunter Mount Pleasant Estate Grown2010 HHHH under $20 Sauvignon Blanc Valley Semillon Lovedale Hunter ShoalhavenAttractive and very 2008 HHHH 2007 HHHH Valley Semillon Coast Semillonseductive wine Audrey Wilkinson Quite complex aromas Attractive delicate 2005 HHHHH 2008 HHHHwith balance and Hunter Valley with toasty, bottle- green apple nose. Great wine ageing Intensely complexcomplexity. Melons Marlborough aged characters. Great flavour profile, beautifully. Appealing bouquet with earlyand green beans on Semillon Vibrant, juicy palate lemony acid and toasty smoky/honeysuckle stages of toastythe nose and a dry, Sauvignon Blanc with a complexity of age. Great balance nose and a rich and development happening.perfumed palate. $30 2009 HHHHH citrus, lemongrass, between acid and generous palate Loads of flavoursBabich Headwaters Very attractive, slightly lime zest and toasty residual sugar. $19.99 showing loads of matched by fresh, livelyOrganic Block oily, nose smelling flavours. $13 flavours and lovely acid. Still a baby! $22Marlborough of passionfruit, semillon & blends toastiness. VerySauvignon Blanc gooseberry, limes and semillon $20-$25 elegant, with a great semillon2010 HHHH herbs. Great array of under $20 finish. $21.99 $25-$30Oak a touch obvious rich, ripe fruit salad McGuiganat the moment. Some flavours with excellent Tempus Two Bin 9000 Hunter Wills Domain Pokolbin Estate Philgrapey/floral notes. acid backbone. Well- Copper Zenith Valley Semillon Margaret Swannell HunterPalate a nice balance of made wine. $19.99 Hunter Valley 2007 HHHHH River Semillon Valley Semillonfruit, acid and residual Wyndham Estate Semillon Excellent intensity Sauvignon Blanc 2006 HHHHHsugar, with unusual SEA Semillon 2005 HHHH1/2 of ripe citrus/lemon 2010 HHHH1/2 “An excellent wine,”flavours. $27 Sauvignon Blanc Very complex nose curd aromas with a Pungent concoction declared one judge.Matilda’s Vineyard 2009 HHHH with an intensity of minerally character. of gooseberry, It has aromas ofWestern Australia Fresh and zesty citrus lemongrass, citrus Beautiful, seamlessly passionfruit and lemon tarts lacedSauvignon Blanc sherbet-like aromas, and and toasty characters. balanced palate with asparagus aromas with honeysuckle and2009 HHHH a stylish fruit salad palate Acid drives the very long, lingering lime and great intensity of developing toasty/Ripe, sweaty, tropical with a slight herbal lift. flavoursome toasty/ and lemongrass lychee, passionfruit butterscotch nuances.aromas and very tight, Long and slightly drying lemon curd palate flavours and crisp and lime juice flavours. Loads of flavour and stillmid-weight palate with finish. $15.99 with its long, drying acidity. 5+ $20 Slightly oily texture. amazingly fresh. $25some grapey/nectarine finish. $19.99 Crisp acid. $21.50 Wills Domainflavours and good acid. H by Haselgrove Heritage Wines Were Estate MargaretShould age well. $25 Semillon Barossa Semillon Margaret River Whistler Wines River SemillonSeresin Sauvignon Blanc 2010 HHHH Semillon The Reserve 2007 HHHH1/2Marlborough 2009 HHHH Great example of the 2005 HHHHH Barossa Semillon Fantastic greenSauvignon Blanc Sweaty and pungent varietal. Smells of Fantastic nose - all 2008 HHHH1/2 colour. Smells of2009 HHHH passionfruit and freshly cut grass with malty and butterscotch- Great colour - almost lemons, butterscotchRestrained and austere, gooseberry aromas hints of beans and like - followed by a fluro-green. Nose and buttered toast.with all of the varietals lead onto a vibrant lemongrass. Excellent long, creamy palate has a complexity of Palate has richness“in their proper place”. palate full of rich, balance of estery, brimming over with honeysuckle, cashew and fullness withSmells like a ripe, lingering, sweaty, acidic flavours. $15 beautiful toasty/malty nut, green bean and well-handled oak andpeeled kiwi fruit and green pea flavours. $12 Chalkers Crossing flavours balanced by grassy notes, which developing toastyhas an abundance of Hilltops Semillon a crisp, minerally acid follows through to the complexity. $25mouthfilling flavours. $27 2009 HHHH backbone. $22 very stylish palate. $21 Capercaillie HunterRoss Hill Orange Lifted lemon and Valley SemillonSauvignon Blanc green lime aromas. Galafrey 2008 HHHH1/22009 HHHH Zesty lemony flavours Reserve Western Intense, lifted aromasFunky, barrel ferment/ mingle with attractive Australia Semillon of grass, herbs andgunflint bouquet and fruit salad characters. 2009 HHHH1/2 honeysuckle withquite tight, linear palate Good supporting acid Rich and complex nice nutty smokinesswith hints of the usual backbone. $18 style with toasty oaky developing. Lovelyvarietal characters, VineCrest Barossa aromas showing a fresh, vibrant palatebalanced by zesty Valley Semillon hint of honeysuckle. has intensity of flavourlemon acidity. $30 2007 HHHH Flavoursome tropical and great acidity. $25 Toasty/oaky nose with palate with well- McGuigan Vineyard very ripe, developed handled oak, excellent Select Hunter pineapple fruit structure and good Valley Semillon beneath. Good length length. $22 2005 HHHH of soft, honeysuckle- Toasty green apple like flavours. Needs Kelman Hunter nose and lively spunky food. $16 Valley Semillon mealy/malty palate 2010 HHHH with more of the green Delicate citrus nose; apple characters. Five hints of herbs and years old and still a grass. Feels silky in the baby! $25 mouth and has zesty lemon/lime flavours and lean acid spine. Good ageing potential. 5+ $2256 W I N E S TAT E Annual 2011

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WINESTATE’S BEST WINES OF 2010 style tastingsCoolangatta Estate De Bortoli Coolangatta Estate First Creek Handpicked Peter chardonnayEstate Grown Murphy’s Vineyard Estate Grown Winemaker’s Douglas Selection $20-$25Shoalhaven Lovedale Semillon Shoalhaven Reserve Semillon Margaret RiverCoast Semillon 2004 HHHHH Coast Semillon 2010 HHHH Chardonnay Bethany Barossa2003 HHHH Very impressive 2006 HHHH1/2 Delicate floral/citrus 2007 HHHH ChardonnayPowerful perfumed and extraordinarily Very youthful and nose but it has Stylish, well-made wine 2007 HHHH1/2lift to the citrusy nose. complex style with intense wine with intensity and some with lifted, sweet, white Lovely concentrationPalate has loads of a developed lemon lovely aged toastiness complexity. Good peach aromas and a of classy, varietal fruitflavour and plenty of essence-like bouquet developing. Toasty citrus length of pristine balanced and persistent aromas showing a hintcharacter, with a spine and a generous chalky/ nose and loads of citrus varietal fruit on the palate that’s reminiscent of smokiness. Beautifulof green apple-like mineral/lime palate and toast on the palate. palate, with crisp of squeezed lemons. $18 palate, big on flavouracidity. $27 with a long, warming Brilliant finish. $30 acidity to balance. $30 De Bortoli Gulf with drying acidity, finish. $35 McWilliam’s Bimbadgen Station Yarra appropriate level of oakGartelmann Mount Pleasant Estate Signature Valley Chardonnay and creamy/butterscotchBenjamin Hunter Peter Lehmann Elizabeth Hunter McDonalds Road 2008 HHHH malo notes. $20Valley Semillon Wines Margaret Valley Semillon Vineyard Hunter Attractive pale straw Beelgara Regional2010 HHHH Barossa Semillon 2006 HHHH1/2 Valley Semillon wine with savoury notes Reserve YarraIntense asparagus and 2005 HHHHH Big hit of butterscotch 2007 HHHH on the nose and a lively, Valley Chardonnaycanned pea aromas with Big hit of butterscotch, and honeysuckle Powerful lemon high-acid palate with 2008 HHHHa perfumed lift. More limes and green apples aromas layered with sherbet nose with fine citrus fruit flavours Pleasant, sweatyasparagus on the palate, lifts out the glass. attractive toastiness. musky fragrances. and finishing a bit heady gooseberry aromasmixed with snow pea Fantastic palate loaded Rich mouthful of Lovely austere from the alcohol. $19 and an acid-drivennotes. Excellent young with great limey/apple malty, butterscotch mineral/citrus palate Brookland Valley palate brimming overwine. $25 flavours with chalky/ characters with bright that has great vibrancy Verse 1 Margaret with gooseberry mineral-like elements. lemony notes. $65 and finesse. $40 River Chardonnay and capsicum fruitsemillon Has a long life ahead of Pokolbin Estate 2007 HHHH flavours. Finishes$30+ it yet. $30 Hunter Valley chardonnay Fine, seamlessly quite hot. $21.95 Allandale Hunter Semillon balanced wine with Fonty’s PoolAllandale Hunter Valley Semillon 2005 HHHH1/2 chardonnay lovely complexity of Single VineyardValley Semillon 2004 HHHHH Smells like buttered $15-$20 penetrating fruit flavours Pemberton2005 HHHHH One judge described toast spread with threaded through with ChardonnayTop example of an the nose as “smelling green limes! Vibrant, Rosemount Show fresh, lively acidity and 2008 HHHHageing semillon. of figs and citrus tarts”. fresh and lively palate Reserve Cool some subtle oak. $19 Over-the-top oak, forIncredible intense Lovely developed brims over with Climate Release now, with intensesweet citrus aromas secondary characters flavour. Excellent Robe Chardonnay tropical fruits, lots ofand gorgeous green showing. Creamy in the example of an aged 2009 HHHH1/2 spice and balancinglime palate that’s mouth, with deliciously Hunter semillon. $30 Classical, stylish wine acidity. Needs time to“fresh as”. Perfect long, aged, toasty/citrus Saddler’s Creek with intense toasty/ripe settle down. Lovelybalance and rich flavours. $30 Wines Classic tropical aromas and very elegant chardonnay. $22toastiness. Could live Hunter Semillon fresh, zesty fruit flavoursforever! $30 2005 HHHH1/2 showing hints of figs Very well made variety and cashews. Lovely with intense lime juice- creamy texture to the like fruit characters, complex palate. $19.99 pleasant toasty Marienberg development and good Reserve McLaren spine of crisp acidity Vale Chardonnay to balance it out just 2008 HHHH perfectly. $33 Well-put-together wine Saddler’s Creek with a beautiful creamy Wines Reserve texture and a subtle Hunter Semillon balance between the 2003 HHHH1/2 delicate stone-fruits, Fantastically fresh for stylish oak and nice a seven-year-old, with leesy characters. $18 loads of intense lemony/ lime fruit, super toasty development, lovely use of oak and excellent acidity bringing it all together. $3658 W I N E S TAT E Annual 2011

style tastings Red Hill Estate Mornington Peninsula Chardonnay 2008 HHHH Soft butterscotch bouquet and seamlessly balanced, soft, flavoursome palate with zesty acidity and lovely clean finish. $22 Man O’ War Waiheke Island Chardonnay 2008 HHHH Lively, classy wine with great complexity. Buttery, maderised aromas and a huge hit of ripe fruit flavours with some solid oak to balance it. $24.99Climbing Orange Wolf Blass Gold Saint Clair FamilyChardonnay Label Adelaide Estate Pioneer2008 HHHH Hills Chardonnay Block 11 CellAttractive integration 2008 HHHH Block Marlboroughof nutty oak and soft Toasty, oak-driven Chardonnayvarietal fruit aromas and chardonnay but has an 2008 HHHHHflavours, with subtle abundance of tropical Deep golden colouredcomplexity and a hint fruit to carry it. Very wine with excellentof attractive phenolic flavoursome wine with varietal fruit aromascharacters. $21.99 a delightful creamy of citrus and traces of mouthfeel. $24.99 cashew nuts with toasty oak elements. Much the Thanks for a terrific 2010 chardonnay same happening on the & wishing you all the best for 2011. $25-$30 flavoursome and well- structured palate. $29.95 Mantra has a couple of aces up our sleeve, do drop in over summer to Koolama Pemberton Chardonnay experience the difference. 2007 HHHHH Great colour with Visit www.mantraonkingwilliam.com.au golden hues. Nice for further details developed style of chardonnay that shows Mantra on King William balance, poise and 08 83777201 persistence with an abundance of lemon/ 36 King William Road Goodwood SA melon fruits and plenty of toasty/nutty oak to Lunch: Tuesday - Friday match. $25 Dinner: Tuesday - SaturdayStep Road Adelaide Heggies ReserveHills Chardonnay Eden Valley2007 HHHH ChardonnayBright golden wine 2007 HHHHHwith intense toasty Developed colour, andoak, ripe, pineapple-like complex lemon/cashew/fruit and lively acidity. toasty oak bouquetTouch hot on the finish leading to a complex,from the alcohol. $23 well-balanced palate with long, lingering, lemony flavours mingling with toasty vanillin oak. $28.95 Annual 2011 W I N E S TAT E 59

WINESTATE’S BEST WINES OF 2010 style tastingsVasse Felix Summit Barrel Wolf Blass White chardonnay Hardys EileenMargaret River Ferment Basket Label Chardonnay $40+ Hardy ChardonnayChardonnay Pressed Chardonnay 2003 HHHHH 2006 HHHHH2008 HHHH1/2 2009 HHHH “For a seven-year- Penfolds Reserve Beautifully harmoniousWell-structured, Excellent varietal old this wine shows Bin 07A Adelaide and well-roundedvibrant, golden wine aromas of melons excellent freshness,” Hills Chardonnay chardonnay withwith oak, “right up and figs, with quite an commented one judge. 2007 HHHHH intense lime andthere”, but plenty of oily palate exhibiting Very complex, toasty Vibrant colour; very toasty oak aromasvarietal fruit weight to pleasant peach flavours aromas and a luscious, youthful appearance, with amazing depth ofbalance it. Smells of with deft use of the long and savoury with excellent weight complex, Burgundian-peaches and melons nutty/toasty oak. $25 palate with generous, and expression of like, toasty, spicy andand tastes of ripe Krondorf mouthfilling nutty/fruity delicate lemony aromas lemony flavours. $75tropical fruits. $25 The Growers flavours $39.99 and flavours underscored Vasse FelixForester Estate Heidenreich & by well-handled oak. HeytesburyMargaret River Rohrlach Barossa BK Wines Ma Fleur Gartelmann Hunter Great structure and Margaret RiverChardonnay Valley Chardonnay Piccadilly Valley Valley Chardonnay length. $89.99 Chardonnay2008 HHHH 2008 HHHH Chardonnay 2007 HHHH Devil’s Lair 2007 HHHHHIntense, bright and lively Up-front, citrusy, fruit- 2008 HHHH1/2 Luscious and very Margaret River Vibrant wine - tight andstyle of chardonnay with driven style showing Interesting, very well balanced wine Chardonnay very fresh, with lovelymelon and citrus fruits great poise and complex, Burgundian- with a silky harmony 2008 HHHHH mineral characters.merging with toasty/ balance, reasonable like chardonnay with of citrus melon fruit, Opulent nose; quite Nose is a blend ofnutty oak and with a fruit weight and lovely intensity and nutty/toasty oak and funky aromas - lots lemons and limelovely long and lingering excellent flavour depth of lemon-like fruit creamy/buttery malo of cashews, toast aromas. Palate hasfinish. $28 length. $25.99 CM and nutty/toasty oak on characters. $30 and lemony fruit. intense toasty/cashew both the nose and very Generous, mouthfilling flavours and good levelGrant Burge chardonnay flavoursome palate. $35 lemony flavours, some of acidity. $48Summers Eden $30-$40 Gunn Estate lovely nuttiness and Coldstream HillsValley Adelaide Skeetfield Hawkes crisp, refreshing acidity Reserve YarraHills Chardonnay Seville Estate Yarra Bay Chardonnay on the finish. $44.99 Valley Chardonnay2008 HHHH Valley Chardonnay 2007 HHHH1/2 2007 HHHHHVibrant colour. 2008 HHHHH Beautifully integrated Sacred Hill Lovely young, minerallyCaramel-like aromas Vibrant wine with chardonnay that’s Riflemans Hawkes wine that’s long andwith slight Vegemite lovely melon fruit layered with complex Bay Chardonnay elegant and brimmingnotes and full-on, aromas edged with citrusy fruit, nutty/ 2007 HHHHH over with pure varietalcomplex flavours that delicate cashew-like toasty oak and hints Lots going on here; fruit expression ofare more toasty and elements and wild of wild ferment very Burgundian lemons and limes andnutty than fruity. $25 ferment characters. characters. Full-on, lip- in style with lovely well balanced by good Palate complex, nutty smacking, flavoursome texture. Complex, level of nutty/toasty and toasty with great style. $32.90 fresh, creamy. lemon- oak. $55.99 flavour persistence. $30 lime and funky, nutty Seppelt Drumborg The Lane Beginning aromas and flavours Vineyard Single Vineyard with nice toasty oak Chardonnay Adelaide Hills backbone. $53.90 2007 HHHH1/2 Chardonnay Delightful nose with 2007 HHHH1/2 lifted fragrances of Lovely vibrant green lemon essence and wine showing very citrus blossoms. Palate elegant, slightly fine and well structured, restrained, citrus fruits with complex blend of with nutty, cashew- lemon/toast flavours and like characters and a soft acid spine. $44.99 good acid structure Toolangi Estate to support. Just need Yarra Valley more cellaring. $39 Chardonnay 2006 HHHH1/2 Seresin Reserve Hungerford Hill Smart, elegant and Marlborough Higher Octave refined and showing Chardonnay Tumbarumba great character. 2007 HHHH Chardonnay Complexity of creamy Big, complex, toasty 2008 HHHH malo characters style with a developed Well-structured wine. mingles with nutty/ colour. Aromas Lovely complexity toasty elements. “Very reminiscent of dried with delightful lemon more-ish,” enthused figs and cashews and meringue-like fruit, very one judge. $49 very long, persistent, good level of acidity toasty flavours. $39 and some stylish oak underneath. $3560 W I N E S TAT E Annual 2011

WINESTATE’S BEST WINES OF 2010 style tastingsHeemskerk Raventos I Blanc Borgo Cipressi Running With Bulls La Rioja AltaCoal River L’Hereu de Nit Tuscany Barossa Tempranillo S.A. Riserva VinaValley Tasmania Penedes Rose Cava Montepulciano 2008 HHHH Ardanza RiojaChardonnay 2006 HHHH D’Abruzzo “Some great Tempranillo2008 HHHH Marzipan characters 2008 HHHH winemaking here,” GrenacheFresh, youthful and mix with cherry notes Well-balanced, well- said one judge. Inky/ 2000 HHHHquite minerally. on the nose. Earthy/ made, dark garnet wine earthy nose and well- Very developed,Excellent structure. toasty palate with soft, with a lovely earthy/ put-together juicy berry ageing, earthy wine,Plenty of attractive and strawberry-like flavours. meaty nose and inviting palate with slightly yet still has somedelicate. lemon-like fruit Some complexity. $54 berry/tannic palate with chalky tannins. $18.95 freshness with intensemingling with nutty/ lovely persistence of Hugh Hamilton The fruit flavours and silky-toasty characters. $50 K1 by Geoff flavour. $10.99 Scoundrel McLaren smooth tannins. $75Rosemount Hardy Gold Label Telmo Rodriguez Vale TempranilloRoxburgh Hunter Adelaide Hills Al Muvedre 2008 HHHH sweet & fortifiedValley Chardonnay Arneis 2009 HHHH Alicante Monastrell You get plum and2007 HHHH Attractive floral and 2008 HHHH quince paste when you Primitivo Quiles Taylors AdelaideElegant wine with dried herb style of Smells leathery with nose this lovely new Alicante Moscatel Hills Pinot Noira lovely minerally wine with quite subtle tobacco-like notes and age wine. Nice balance NV (375ml) HHHH 2009 HHHHcharacter and showing a aromas but plenty of is luscious and warm of plum jam fruit Gorgeous lifted ‘Blockbuster’ withgood hit of fresh lemon/ up-front, lively green in the mouth, with and sweet oak. Very marmalade bouquet and fresh, vibrant plum/citrus fruits layered with apple flavours. $20 mouthwatering cherry approachable. $24.50 nicely balanced flavours cherry aromas and atoasty oak and creamy flavours. $26 Sanguine Estate with caramel notes seamlessly integrated,malo. $41.99 other red Villa Calappiano Heathcote and perfect balance savoury palate - slightly varietals & blends Italy Chianti Tempranillo between sweetness drying and chewy, with italian 2008 HHHH 2007 HHHH and acidity. $18 savoury characters. $18 /spanish Renards Folly Smells of chocolate Delightfully leathery/ Delgado Zuletaother white McLaren Vale and menthol with hints earthy style with good La Goya Sanlucar pinot noirvarietals & blends Sangiovese of cherries and dried concentration of black de Barrameda $20-$25 Cabernet herbs. Palate has sour fruits and lovely sweet ManzanillaFox Gordon Princess 2008 HHHH cherry flavours with nice oak to balance. Nice NV HHHHAdelaide Hills Fiano Juicy, brambly bouquet tannic grip and good dusty tannins. $30 Interesing nutty/ripe2009 HHHH with nice earthy touch. fruit weight. $10.99 Sanguine Estate apple aromas and whatLovely perfumed nose Fruit generosity and Michael Unwin Heathcote one judge described as- like a bunch of roses. sweetness on palate, Wines Acrobat Tempranillo “salty seaside flavours”.Floral palate with very with nice acid/tannin Barbera 2004 HHHH 2006 HHHH Has lovely complexitypersistent rose oil- balance. Has structure Very sweet, lifted Leathery tobacco notes and age. $18like flavours. Almost and texture. $16.95 aromas and lovely to the dark berry nose.gewurtz-like. $19.95 clean, soft, berry fruit Palate rich with fruit pinot noir palate that has a great showing licorice notes pinot noir spicy lift and menthol- and lengthy flavours. $15-$20 like finish. Ageing very Will age well. $30 gracefully. $26 Telmo Rodriguez Redwood Pass Artazuri Lanzaga Rioja Pinot Noir Navarra Garnacha Tempranillo 2008 HHHH1/2 2008 HHHH 2006 HHHH Vibrant red hues and a Perfumed and spicy A big tough cookie! very interesting ‘meaty’ on the nose, with a Leathery tobacco nose that’s vibrant and beautifully structured aromas blended with lifted. Palate shows palate. Great texture dark berry/plum fruit. generous ‘pinosity’ on and very well handled, Big, full-bodied palate. a long, savoury palate. high-quality, tangy, Drink now - it won’t Nice structure, good cherry-like fruit. $27 get any better! $57 balance. $18 Artadi Vinas tempranillo De Gain Rioja Dashwood Mount Riley & blends Tempranillo Marlborough Pinot Marlborough Pinot 2006 HHHH Noir 2008 HHHH Noir 2009 HHHH1/2 Telmo Rodriguez Very concentrated, Pretty, delicate, Great varietal example Dehesa Gago sweet, brooding black well-made wine with with a subtle and refined Toro Tempranillo fruit nose and intense sweet raspberry bouquet and soft, 2008 HHHH1/2 blackberry palate with and redcurrant fruit velvety tannin palate Perfumed, earthy hints of violets. Quite balanced by oak. Silky layered with powerful, bouquet with delicate tannic but has some mouthfeel and tight strawberry-like flavours mint and herbal nuances. elegance. $74 acidity. $18 and balancing oak. Well- Great expression of made wine. $21.95 varietal fruit on an intense and complex palate. Bursting with black jelly bean flavours. $32 Annual 2011 W I N E S TAT E 61

WINESTATE’S BEST WINES OF 2010 style tastingsGreyrock Gladstone Vineyard Vavasour Babich Saint Clair FamilyHawke’s Bay Pinot 12,000 Miles New Awatere Valley Winemakers’ Estate PioneerNoir 2009 HHHH Zealand Pinot Noir Marlborough Pinot Reserve Block 5 Bull BlockWell-made, savoury 2009 HHHH1/2 Noir 2008 HHHH1/2 Marlborough Pinot Marlborough Pinotstyle of pinot with black Warm, complex, red Vibrant cherry red colour Noir 2008 HHHH Noir 2009 HHHHcherries on the nose and cherry and blackcurrant and dark berry bouquet Cherries, cassis fruit Stalky blackberrypretty pinot fruit filling aromas with oak in layered with nutty oak. and toasty oak on the bouquet with a smokythe palate. Nice structure balance. Excellent palate Supple, fleshy palate nose, and a lovely note. Lovely palate fulland tannin length. $20 - long and silky, with the with bright, fresh layered, sweet and sour of spicy cherry/plum fruit fruit and oak in a lovely varietal fruit flavours palate showing a solid and balanced by niceMatua Valley Estate balanced harmony. High with nice spicy lift - tannin structure. $29.95 savoury oak. Still tight;Malborough Pinot acid. $25 lovely wine. $28 Astrolabe Voyage needs time. $32.95Noir 2009 HHHH Robert Oatley Gibbston Highgate Marlborough Pinot“An authentic pinot,” Mornington Estate Soultaker Noir 2008 HHHH pinot noirdeclared one judge. Peninsula Pinot Central Otago Pinot Smoky oak mingles $35-$40Generous varietal Noir 2009 HHHH Noir 2008 HHHH1/2 with ripe plum andfruit on the nose and Wild berry bouquet Berries, black fruit and berry fruit. Chocolaty Craggy Rangecomplex, sappy flavours with a slight green spicy oak mingle on element to the Te Muna Roadmeandering across the edge, and a savoury, the nose and are lifted nose and a ripe and Vineyardlovely palate. $20.99 well-structured palate by a minty character. luxurious palate with Marlborough Pinot with blood plum and Lively palate with great drying tannins. $29.99 Noir 2009 HHHH1/2Somerbury Estate ripe berry flavours and concentration of fruit Powerful, brooding oakJr Jones Mornington velvety tannins. $29.99 flavours. Great future. pinot noir aromas mingle withPeninsula Pinot Noir Terrace Heights $30-$35 lovely dark, wild berry2009 HHHH Rua Central Otago Estate T.H.E. 3-5 $29.95 elements. FleshyEarthy, varietal nose Pinot Noir Marlborough Pinot Tohu Marlborough Somerbury palate with velvetywith a slight minty lift, 2009 HHHH1/2 Noir 2009 HHHH Pinot Noir Estates Jones mouthfeel and full ofand a richly flavoured Still a very young wine Huge red colour. Smells 2008 HHHH Road Mornington juicy sweet fruit layeredpalate of cherries and that needs time to like Turkish delight with Smells like sour Peninsula Pinot with oak. $39.95spice with some silky develop. Lovely colour. a dash of pepper. Big cherries with herbal Noir 2009 HHHH1/2 Burnt Spurtannins. 3-5 $20 Fresh berries and sour jubey fruit on a palate smoky notes. Simple, Deep-red wine with Martinborough cherries on the nose, that’s ripe but not over light, juicy palate with a vibrant savoury oak Pinot NoirSaint Clair with nice follow-through the top. Has a good savoury sweet oak and bouquet, followed by 2009 HHHHFamily Estate to the palate and future. $28.95 layers of fruit. Good a bright, fleshy palate Nice wine that has allMarlborough Pinot balanced by oak. $25 flavour length. $25.95 showing real depth of the elements - justNoir 2009 HHHH Tohu Marlborough pinot noir McWilliam’s cherry fruit flavours needs time to settle.Interesting, well-made, Pinot Noir 2008 & older Lillydale Estate edged with sweet/sour Bright, spicy plumcool-climate style with 2009 HHHH1/2 $25-$30 Yarra Valley Pinot elements. Will grow aromas and a palateobvious white pepper Very pretty nose - Noir 2008 HHHH into a lovely wine with with ripe fruit andcharacters mingling smells of toffee apples Riverby Estate Excellent varietal time. $30 elegant tannins. $39with fruit showing some and berries with a Marlborough Pinot nose and beautifully Wignalls Familystalky elements. Good hint of savoury oak. Noir 2008 HHHHH structured palate with Estate Albany pinot noiroak handling. $24.95 Palate shows good Great funky nose with sweet fruit, chewy Western Australia $40-$50 winemaking. It’s long, a sprinkling of Oriental chocolaty oak and Pinot Noirpinot noir 2009 fleshy and savoury, spices. Soft and fleshy velvety tannins. Nice 2009 HHHH$25-$30 with cherry and cashew in the mouth, with wine. $26.99 Cooked, ripe cherry characters. $25.95 seamless, velvety Nazaaray and strawberry noseMoorilla Praxis balance between the Mornington and soft, rounded, NautilusSeries Tasmania ripe cherry fruit, oak Peninsula Pinot palate; fleshy in the Marlborough PinotPinot Noir and spicy elements. Noir 2008 HHHH mouth with nice oak Noir 2008 HHHH2009 HHHHH Described as a Refined style with a integration. Hot on the Well-defined berry/Medicinal/minty ‘peacock’! $27 savoury/earthy/berry finish. Needs time. plum aromas with acharacters on the nose, Greenhough bouquet and a chewy mushroom-like edge.with a vibrant dark berry Nelson Pinot Noir palate bright with spicy 3-5 $32 Generous palate withbackground. Powerful 2008 HHHHH sweet fruit flavours Logan Orange rich, savoury fruit,palate rich with sweet Rich and alluring style and quite a drying Pinot Noir moderate acidity andmorello cherry fruit and with spicy/cherry finish. $28 2009 HHHH smooth tannins. $42.95excellent oak balance. aromas showing a Waipara Hills Lifted cherry andWill get even better with slight green stalkiness, Southern Cross strawberry aromastime. 3-5 $28 leading onto a Selection Central with savoury Maude Central beautiful, silky-smooth Otago Pinot Noir overtones. Nice fleshy Otago Pinot Noir palate that’s rich and 2008 HHHH varietal palate with 2007 HHHHMud House Central sweet with a fleshy Described by one lots of currant/coffee Strong oak influence onOtago Pinot Noir mouthfeel. $28 judge as a “savoury, flavour depth. $30 the nose, with earthy,2009 HHHHH mellow, rich and forest floor complexity.Floral fragrances with concentrated tomato Good definition ofa perfumed lift. sauce style”. Solid varietal fruit on a bright,Beautifully soft and wine in the spicy plum savoury palate with anfleshy in the mouth, spectrum. $29.90 oaky end. 3-5 $42with a seamlessbalance between fruitand oak. Lovely andlight on its feet. $2862 W I N E S TAT E Annual 2011

WINESTATE’S BEST WINES OF 2010 style tastingspinot noir Valli Gibbston other bordeaux Esk Valley Reserve Leconfield cabernet$50-$60 Vineyard Central varietals Hawkes Bay Coonawarra Merlot sauvignon Otago Pinot Noir Merlot Malbec 2008 HHHH cabernet sauvignonValli Bannockburn 2008 HHHH The Growers’ Cabernet Sauvignon Distinct rhubarb and $10-$15Vineyard Central Intriguing red fruit Reward Limited 2005 HHHH plum cake aromas.Otago Pinot Noir and blood orange-like Release Margaret Lightweight, savoury Ripe and smooth in Aldi Stores2008 HHHHH aromas and a palate River Malbec style. Subtle leafy/ the mouth. Palate Tangerine ValleyPretty, wild berry that’s round, supple 2004 HHHH cigar box and cedar-like fresh with flavour. Padthawaybouquet with a floral and smooth, showing Lovely aromas of characters with a slight Good oak structure and Cabernet Sauvignonlift. Lovely gentle good concentration of allspice and violets medicinal note. Good complexity. $24.95 2008 HHHHpalate entry with a fruit flavours. $55 with pleasant aged drinking now. $49.99 Elegant, smooth, ‘sexy’silky texture along the complexity. Palate full, Sileni The Plains merlot wine smelling andlength of the palate pinot noir rich and flavoursome Hawke’s Bay $25+ tasting of strawberries,and a complexity $60+ and tasting of ripe Merlot Cabernet cassis, spice andof flavours. “A real raspberries. $25 Franc 2008 HHHH The Growers’ cedar, layered withdancer,” commented Gibbston Valley Bleasdale Second Long, velvety, deep Reward Limited some lovely chocolatyone judge. $55 Reserve Central Innings Langhorne purple wine that’s quite Release Margaret elements. $12.99 Otago Pinot Noir Creek Malbec simple but has seamless River Merlot De BortoliMargrain 2009 HHHH1/2 2008 HHHH fruit/oak integration 2004 HHHH1/2 Deen Vat 9Home Block Big, complex, New Vibrant purple wine and a lovely soft tannin Beautifully aged Cabernet SauvignonMartinborough World pinot with with a spicy floral structure. $35 wine with enticing 2008 HHHHPinot Noir good concentration of nose showing forest blackcurrant/mulberry/ Intense aromas2008 HHHH1/2 red fruits showing a floor-like notes. Full, merlot tobacco aromas. reminiscent ofVery poised wine strong, minty lift and flavoursome palate under $25 Silky-smooth in the blackcurrant fruit dropswith ‘languid’, minty, seamlessly balanced by that’s soft in the mouth mouth, with seamless with a nice thread ofdark fruit nose and spicy oak, fresh acidity and has slight porty Rose Hill integration of fruit/spicy chocolate. More of theunforced, open-grained and fine, tight tannins. characters. $15 Estate Merlot oak flavours. $25 same on the rich palate.palate exhibiting Jed Wines Limited 2008 HHHH1/2 Saddler’s Creek Great weight andrichness and flavour 3-5 $130 Release Argentina Complex plum and cigar Reserve Hunter structure. $12.90 CMand an abundance of Paringa Estate Cabernet Franc box bouquet with nice Valley Merlotfine tannins. $52 Mornington 2006 HHHH smoky notes. Excellent 2007 HHHH1/2Quealy Seventeen Peninsula Pinot Big, rich, vibrant acid balance to the Soft, aged earthy/Rows Mornington Noir 2008 HHHH varietal that has good rich, spicy fruit flavours. chocolaty wine.Peninsula Pinot Complex nose; berry fruit weight and soft “Tastes like a plum cake”, Lovely spicy lift to theNoir 2008 HHHH fruit aromas overlaid supporting tannin suggested one judge. truffle-like nose andPlush, pretty, lifted with sweet oak. structure. Long, Oaky finish. $18.20 good palate length andberry and spice nose Powerful palate; balanced and slightly Griffin Adelaide structure with perfectlyand mouthfilling, oak- generous amount of warming in the Hills Merlot integrated flavours anddriven palate but has varietal fruit with plenty mouth. $45 2006 HHHH acid balance. $42generosity of fruit to of acid and tannins. $60 Great complexity from The Growers’match. Good length Martinborough merlot the integration of some Reward Limitedand concentration. $50 Vineyard merlot blends excellent oak, varietal Release Margaret Martinborough fruit and acidity. Warm River Merlot Pinot Noir Di Giorgio and tannic in the mouth, 2008 HHHH 2008 HHHH Family Emporio with oak tending to Smells of plums and Very forest floor and Coonawarra Merlot dominate. $22 tobacco with some smoked meat nose. Cabernet Franc Yilgarnia Denmark vegetative notes. Long, Fabulous palate with Cabernet Sauvignon Merlot 2007 HHHH savoury palate with great drive, length, 2005 HHHH Deep crimson wine with excellent structure and balance and complexity. Aged caramelised attractive complexity balance. $25 “A joy to drink,” said characters mingle with on the nose exhibiting CJ Pask Declaration one judge. $70 plums and coffee on subtle underlying fruit, Hawkes Bay Merlot Paringa Estate the nose. Complex dark with more complexity 2007 HHHH The Paringa chocolaty palate and on the flavoursome Very elegant wine with Mornington soft tannin structure. palate. $24 a complex, oaky nose Peninsula Pinot Drink now. $24.99 and long, flavoursome Noir 2008 HHHH palate. Good length of Big style with very ripe fruit matched with savoury and complex tannins to balance. $50 nose and rich, ripe fruit flavours balanced with oak and acidity and fine tannins. Well-made wine. $90 Annual 2011 W I N E S TAT E 63

WINESTATE’S BEST WINES OF 2010 style tastingscabernet sauvignon Flint’s of Bowen Estate McIvor Estate Majella Coonawarra cabernet sauvignon$15-$20 Coonawarra Coonawarra Heathcote Cabernet Sauvignon $40-$50 Gammon’s Crossing Cabernet Sauvignon Cabernet Merlot 2008 HHHHRosedale Cat Coonawarra 2008 HHHH1/2 2004 HHHH1/2 Dark and inky wine FlametreeAmongst the Cabernet Sauvignon Complex, lifted aromas Super, lifted dark fruit/ with a lifted, lively Reserve ReleasePigeons Cat Walk 2007 HHHH1/2 of mint, plums and prune nose with herbal nose and very young, Margaret RiverBarossa Valley Complex, full-bodied vanilla. Great oak on a traces. Terrific fruit grippy, tannic palate Cabernet SauvignonCabernet Sauvignon wine with a bright, full-bodied, chocolaty expression on the showing good 2007 HHHHH2008 HHHH jubey, blackcurrant palate with tight palate - lovely earthy/ mulberry-like flavour Lovely dense, tarry,Big, rich, complex nose that has a slight tannins over some plum/soy flavours well concentration. $35 inky wine. “A verynumber loaded with minty lift. Dense lovely varietal fruit. $29 balanced by some very Pepper Tree serious example ofmulberries, roses and chocolaty/cigar box Anvers Langhorne good tannins. $25 Elderslee Road cabernet,” thoughtspices and balanced flavours with traces of Creek Cabernet McPherson Wrattonbully one judge. Excellentby lovely oak-derived licorice entwined and Sauvignon Chapter Three Cabernet Sauvignon layered fruit characterscharacters. “Very some firm tannins. $22 2008 HHHH1/2 Central Victoria 2006 HHHH - very impressive andsatisfying to drink.” $15 Wolf Blass Gold ‘Unashamedly’ Cabernet Sauvignon Ripe wine evolving framed with big, chalkyThorn-Clarke Label Coonawarra massive, chewy wine 2008 HHHH nicely and showing tannins. $49Sandpiper Barossa Cabernet Sauvignon with a brooding nose Rich, full-bodied earthy/leathery/cigarCabernet Sauvignon 2007 HHHH showing a lick of cabernet with great box-like aged characters. Saracen Estates2008 HHHH Big, solid, chewy wine licorice. Rich, complex chocolaty oak and an Lovely varietal fruit Margaret River“Gorgeous wine.” - very complex and blackberry/chocolate/ abundance of earthy/ expression and very firm Cabernet SauvignonEarthy and spicy full of spicy, peppery licorice palate with a minty varietal fruit with tannins. $35 2007 HHHHon the nose, with a varietal fruit with lovely drying finish. $28 a finish that’s long and Sittella Berns Classic, complexperfumed lift. Intense, layers of licorice and soft. $29.99 Reserve Western cabernet with lovelyyouthful palate full of cinnamon. Soft on the First Creek Orange Australia Cabernet leafy green plum/ripe cassis fruit with a finish. $24.99 Cabernet Sauvignon Sauvignon cassis fruit with hintslicorice thread and soft Vasarelli Family 2008 HHHH 2007 HHHH of Ribena and goodtannins. $15 Reserve McLaren Solid, chewy wine Lean, green and structure of fine, dryingPepper Tree Vale Cabernet that’s plump with minty number with tannins. $40Wrattonbully Sauvignon black fruits. Minty on nice tobacco leaf Jacob’s CreekCoonawarra 2008 HHHH the nose, with a well- lift to the nose and St HugoCabernet Sauvignon Firm, full-bodied wine balanced, full-bodied, good concentration of Coonawarra2008 HHHH with great structure plummy palate that’s flavours supported by a Cabernet SauvignonDelicately perfumed and seamless long and strong. $25 fine tannic spine. $35 2006 HHHHnose and soft and balance. Intense, McKellar Ridge Lifted, aromatic nosechocolaty in the mouth. jubey, blackcurrant Trio Canberra Kilikanoon Blocks with a minty element.Still very young. Nicely fruit aromas and long, District Cabernet Road Clare Valley Good cassis fruithandled. Well-structured, lingering, sweet berry Sauvignon Cabernet Sauvignon intensity on the palate,with powdery dry tannin flavours. $22.99 CM Cabernet Franc 2006 HHHH nicely framed by somespine. $18 Ring Bolt Merlot 2008 HHHH Big, solid wine excellent tannins. $44.99 Margaret River Dark, brooding black developing pleasantcabernet & blends Cabernet Sauvignon cherry nose with a earthy/tarry characters.$20-$25 2008 HHHH minty lift. Intense and Fruit sits in the ripe Green peppery complex oaky palate fruit spectrum. GreatSaracen Estates bouquet with some with good tannin flavour intensity with aMargaret River cassis fruit showing structure, tight acid and fleshy texture. $33Cabernet Merlot through. Palate has slightly hot alcohol. $28 Leconfield2007 HHHH1/2 great structure and CoonawarraDelicious, well-made balance. Still very cabernet & blends Cabernet Sauvignonwine with a nose young. Good cellaring $30-$40 2008 HHHHthat’s rich with plums potential. $24.95 Intense concentrationand tobacco and Yalumba FDR 1A of dark, mulberry-likeunderscored with cabernet & blends Barossa Cabernet fruit aromas whichlicorice. Beautifully $25-$30 Sauvignon Shiraz follow through ontobalanced, full-bodied 2006 HHHH1/2 the big, solid, chewypalate with lovely Mildara Coonawarra Very stylish! Great palate. Nice tanninflavour concentration Cabernet Sauvignon concentration of jammy length. $30.95and long finish. $22 2007 HHHHH blackcurrant fruit Almost black in colour, aromas with menthol with a bright purple edges and intense centre. Stylish and jammy/tarry flavours beautifully balanced with savoury notes. wine - very flavoursome. Well-made example Nose has menthol of a warm climate and dark plums, while cabernet. $36.95 the palate is rich and oaky with spicy fruit underneath. $28.9964 W I N E S TAT E Annual 2011

France 2011 WINE TOUR OF FRANCE 10 September - 26 September 2011 IN 2011, Winestate returns to France with a beautiful tour that visits most of the important wine regions in that country: Champagne, Alsace, Burgundy, the Rhone Valley, Bordeaux and a side visit to Cognac. This is our third visit to France and ninth international tour overall. We have refined the tours into an outstanding combination of the best of wine, food and historical visits, with some free time to explore the old towns we visit and with restaurant recommendations at night.The tour will be coordinated by Travelrite International, with Winestate editor/publisher Peter Simic as yourhost. It is a unique experience, combining visits to some wineries that are not normally open to the public, sampling of special vintages and meeting winemakers who are the heart and soul of the wineries. France is everyone’s first and favourite wine tour. This will be no exception!

WINESTATE’S BEST WINES OF 2010 style tastingsWolf Blass Shingleback Wynns Coonawarra Voyager Estate Argiano Solengo Sylvan SpringsGrey Label D Block Reserve Estate John Riddoch Margaret River Toscana Montalcino Hard YardsLanghorne Creek McLaren Vale Coonawarra Cabernet 2004 HHHH McLaren ValeCabernet Sauvignon Cabernet Sauvignon Cabernet Sauvignon Sauvignon Merlot Complex, developed Shiraz 2008 HHHH2008 HHHH 2006 HHHH1/2 2006 HHHH 2005 HHHH style showing length Big, bold shiraz withVery “serious” style Intensely flavoured, Seamlessly balanced Sitting at the big end of and power. Fine hints of aniseed- very youthful, well-structured wine wine with dense, inky medium-bodied, with savoury/gamey flavours and licorice on thewith lovely intense that’s ageing beautifully. fruit layered with tarry/ lovely expression of pure but there’s plenty of nose and developingconcentration of dark Mocha and cassis on chocolaty elements cabernet fruit, some depth. Drinking well complexity. Intense,varietal fruit character. the nose and it has and supported by developing complexity now. $125.16 youthful licorice fruitVery complex. Nice a warm, generous an excellent tannin and excellent firm flavours with a long,long tannins. $42.99 palate with firm, chalky structure. $75.99 tannins. $60 shiraz/syrah lingering finish. $14.99Bettenay’s tannins. $59.95 Coldstream Hills shiraz & blendsMargaret River Seville Estate Reserve Yarra Valley cabernet & blends under $15 shiraz & blendsCabernet Sauvignon Old Vine Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon $100+ $15-$202008 HHHH Yarra Valley 2006 HHHH Quarisa Johnny QShy berry fruit nose Cabernet Sauvignon Developed, leathery and Penfolds Bin 707 South Australia Barking Owlshowing slight mineral 2008 HHHH earthy bouquet. Lots of Cabernet Sauvignon Shiraz 2008 HHHH Western Australiacharacters. Nicely Fresh, young and juicy, blackcurrant fruit fills the 2007 HHHHH Deep-red wine with Shiraz Viogniertextured palate with with bright blackcurrant long, firm palate, with Fresh, clean and lovely sweet oak 2008 HHHHattractive cabernet fruit aromas and drying, chalky tannins in vibrant wine with mingling seamlessly Full-bodied wineflavours and good excellent concentration support. $55.99 some very impressive with sharp dark berry with a spicy/pepperygrainy tannins to of pure red and black d’Arenberg fragrant varietal fruit characters. Good bouquet and intensebalance. $40 berry fruit flavours. $55 The Coppermine fruit, classy oak, palate weight with varietal fruit palateJokers Peak The Road Cabernet loads of tannins plenty of flavour length. with balancing tanninsVolcanies Orange Sauvignon and a beautifully and long, lingeringCabernet Sauvignon 2007 HHHH velvety palate with 3-5 $11.99 aftertaste. $17.952008 HHHH Intense concentration flavours that linger on Eden Road MeetingVery youthful and of dark, briary fruit endlessly! $184.99 Aldi Stores Place Canberraelegant. Lovely aromas and flavours Penfolds Cellar Cobblers Lane SEA Shiraz 2009 HHHHconcentration of dark that mingle with Reserve Barossa Shiraz 2008 HHHH Rich Ribena bouquetfruit aromas and firm, chocolaty elements and Valley Cabernet Vibrant colour and and ripe plum andnicely structured are supported by a firm Sauvignon interesting nuances blackberry flavourspalate with ripe cassis tannin structure. $65 2006 HHHH1/2 of lavender and white mingling withfruit showing savoury Orlando Jacaranda Rich, textured wine pepper mingle with chocolaty, oak-derivedelements. $40 Ridge Coonawarra with a slightly restrained fruit on the nose characters. Good fruit Cabernet Sauvignon nose. Fruit palate super- and good weight of weight and length.cabernet & blends 2005 HHHH ripe but not over the confectionery-like fruit$50-$100 Deep, dark and top. Long, fine tannins on a soft palate. $9.99 3-5 $15 brooding number but and masses of oak.Saltram Winemaker there’s plenty of life, Lovely and soft in theSelection Barossa vigour and complexity mouth. $250Valley Cabernet showing through. Good Chateau Pontet-Sauvignon cabernet fruit and firm Canet Grand Cru2004 HHHHH tannin structure. $59.99 Pauillac 2006 HHHH“This is a very good Ballast Stone RMS Fine, lean and elegantwine indeed,” declared McLaren Vale style with excellentone judge. It’s vibrant, Cabernet Sauvignon characters of tobacco,youthful and firm, with 2005 HHHH cherries and red plums.an abundance of sweet Generous, well- Loads of firm, dryingred and blackcurrant fruit structured wine tannins. Needs moreand some very good that’s rich, juicy and time. $226.42tannins. Has structure very approachable, La Reserve deand balance. $74.99 with lovely length of Leoville Barton St pure varietal fruit and Julien 2006 HHHH fine tannins. Ageing Powerful wine that well. $50 needs more cellaring. Muted fruit bouquet with funky/earthy/ leathery nuances and a long, slightly astringent palate. $255.2066 W I N E S TAT E Annual 2011

WINESTATE’S BEST WINES OF 2010 style tastings Parker Brothers Leconfield McLaren Barossa Valley Vale Shiraz Shiraz 2008 HHHH 2008 HHHH1/2 Developing, leathery Delightful aromas of aromas and an intense blackcurrant and briary varietal fruit palate. Still fruit with a hint of mint a youth, with some and spices and some lovely juicy tannins and savouriness. Densely quite a hot alcoholic flavoured palate rich with finish. 3-5 $18.99 fruit. Very good weight and length. $24.95 Gemtree Vineyards Uncut McLaren Vale Twisted Gum Shiraz 2008 HHHH Granite Belt Shiraz Beautiful berry jam 2009 HHHH nose with a perfumed Rustic, smoky nose violet lift. Spicy/minty/ with subtle chocolate licorice flavours. Good complexity. Firm, oak use. Needs more fragrant palate with dark cellaring time to settle. cherries integrated with cedary oak and medium 3-5 $19 tannin weight. $22Buller Black Dog K1 by Geoff Barossa Valley Brothers in Arms Whitebox Maximus PremiumCreek King Valley Hardy Silver Label Estate E Minor No 6 Langhorne Heathcote Shiraz McLaren ValeShiraz 2008 HHHH Adelaide Hills Barossa Valley Creek Shiraz 2007 HHHH Shiraz 2008 HHHHSpicy blackcurrant Shiraz 2008 HHHH Shiraz 2008 HHHH 2007 HHHH Lovely concentration Rich shiraz full ofnose with some pencil Youthful, purple wine Rich aromas Mixed berry aromas, of mulberry, creme Christmas cake-likeshavings-like oak. Good with fruit-driven nose reminiscent of Black spices and floral hints; caramel and bitter fruit characters. Nicelength of complex, and lovely cherry and Forest cake, followed quite Rhone-like. chocolate aromas, lift of oak on the nose.balanced, fruit/oak blackcurrant flavours by a well-structured Lovely silky-smooth, which are echoed on Big palate with oakflavours with a warming with some well-handled palate rich with varietal chocolaty palate with the persistent palate. flavours verging onalcohol finish. $15 oak. Years ahead of it. fruit and finishing long seamlessly integrated Ripe, tannic finish. mocha. $24.99 and smooth. $15 oak and dark fruits. HollickKilikanoon 5+ $18 Thorn-Clarke 3-5 $19.50 WrattonbullyKillerman’s Run Chain of Ponds Shotfire Barossa 3-5 $19 Morris Shiraz Shiraz 2008 HHHHSouth Australia Grave’s Gate Shiraz 2008 HHHH Aldi Stores 2006 HHHH Dark, brooding, briaryShiraz 2008 HHHH Adelaide Hills Nice toasty oak aromas Blackstone Subtle, lifted, stewed bouquet, and firm,Powerful, ripe fruit; Shiraz 2008 HHHH with Cherry Ripe- Paddock Premium fruit aromas matched gravelly palate tastingtraces of licorice and Smells of licorice and like characters. Big, McLaren Vale against toasty oak. of raspberry lollies andtar showing through blueberries with a lovely flavoursome sweet Shiraz 2006 HHHH Creamy oak on palate, well balanced by oak,and supported by ripe minty lift. Intensely berry fruit palate. Fresh blackberries fused with red fruits tannins and acidity. $24tannins. Spices and flavoured palate has Nice viscosity. Quite and spices lift off the and some drying Naked Run BWCeucalyptus lift off the great structure and drying on the finish. nose with a subtle tannins. $17.99 Barossa Valleynose. Good palate good varietal fruit toasty oak note. Shiraz 2008 HHHHlength. 3-5 $18 with chocolaty notes. 3-5 $19.99 Gentle, fragrant and shiraz/syrah Nice lavender lift to the Totino Estate light-bodied black & blends nose. Tastes of fruitAngove Family 3-5 $18 Adelaide Hills fruit palate with fresh $20-$25 cake and raisins, wellWinemakers Shiraz 2007 HHHH acidity. $19.99 integrated with theVineyard Select Black fruit bouquet savoury oak. Big, ripe,McLaren Vale with a lifted, oaky tannic finish. $24.99Shiraz 2008 HHHH note and nice earthyNose starting to show complexity. Oak Wolf Blass Gold Robert Oatleylovely tarry tertiary dominates palate for Label Barossa Shiraz Frankland Riverdevelopment. Bold now but there’s 2008 HHHH1/2 Mudgee Shirazberry flavours balanced firm fruit underneath. Dense, almost black, 2008 HHHHby good backbone of wine with bright black Subtle aromas liketannins with quite a hot 3-5 $18.95 fruit aromas verging on blueberry conserve.finish. $19.70 Madeleines prune-like, with a dash of Finely layered cassis, Willunga Single boot polish. Palate rich cinnamon, plum andKirrihill Tullymore Vineyard McLaren and flavoursome and blackberry charactersVineyard Clare Vale Shiraz has lingering, powdery on the palate. GoodValley Shiraz 2007 HHHH tannins. $24.99 food wine. $24.992008 HHHH Big zingy/racy wineExtremely intense, brimming over withyouthful wine smelling flavour derived fromof fresh licorice and the lovely cherry-likeblackberry jam. Licorice- fruit and vanillin oaklike flavours blend with and supportedberry fruits. Give it by ripe tannins.time. 5+ $18.99 3-5 $19.90 Annual 2011 W I N E S TAT E 67

WINESTATE’S BEST WINES OF 2010 style tastingsSquawking Magpie Cahillton Fernfield Wines Wolf Blass Gold Haselgrove Deep WoodsThe Chatterer Heathcote Shiraz Pridmore Eden Label Adelaide Hills Bella Vigna Block 7 MargaretGimblett Gravels 2007 HHHH Valley Shiraz Shiraz Viognier Premium Selection River ShirazHawkes Bay Syrah Fruity, fleshy style 2007 HHHH 2008 HHHH McLaren Vale 2008 HHHH1/22009 HHHH with aromas and Lifted, estery, briary Slightly candied, Shiraz 2008 HHHHH One for the lovers ofSubtle aromas of flavours of redcurrants nose with some tarry bright fruit bouquet, Deep, brooding and cooler-climate shiraz.prunes, blackberry and plums with some notes. Very fresh, followed by a light and intense wine. Gorgeous Excellent fruit cake-likeand malt. Big, ripe apricot-like notes and vibrant palate. Nice silky-smooth palate fleshy/perfumed nose. aromas. Interestingpalate with rhubarb-like nice level of ripe tannins weight of briary fruit, with loads of black fruit Dense, ripe fruit palate palate showing a lovelyflavours supported by to support. $22.50 with traces of light mint flavours and a long, with a firm, tannic spicy edge and fabulousfine acid and ‘squeaky’ Fox Creek JSM and soft tannins. $20 lingering finish. $24.99 backbone, good level of flavour length. $28tannins. $24.95 McLaren Vale Poverty Hill Wines acid and clever use of Pepper TreeWindows Estate Shiraz Cabernet Eden Valley Shiraz shiraz & blends oak. $25 The PebblesMargaret River Sauvignon 2007 HHHH $25-$30 Claymore Wines Limited ReleaseShiraz 2008 HHHH Cabernet Franc Fragrant nose showing Dark Side of the WrattonbullyLovely nose smells 2008 HHHH hints of lavender and Earthworks Moon Clare Valley Shiraz Viognierlike forest fruit, with Fusion of malty, red potpourri. Grainy palate Gypsy Black Shiraz 2008 HHHHH 2008 HHHH1/2more earthy, forest- fruit aromas threaded with lively violet and Barossa Valley Brooding nose with Lovely rush oflike characters on the with cherries. Palate raspberry flavours and a Shiraz 2008 HHHHH a slight earthiness, mulberry aromaspalate and showing has nice weight and long, lingering finish. $24 Excellent classic style followed by a verging on blackberry;traces of pine needles. length and is packed Watershed Senses of shiraz that will age voluptuous, spicy berry quite estery, with aCrisp acid spine. $24 with warm, rich and Margaret River beautifully. Lifted palate, layered and suggestion of lavender earthy flavours. $22.50 Shiraz 2007 HHHH blackcurrant aromas rich, with firm tannin and spices. VeryWyndham Estate Intense chocolaty and complex layering structure. Lovely, well- attractive, fragrantGeorge Wyndham nose with nice dash of varietal fruit and oak made, old-fashioned palate. Excellent lengthFounder’s Reserve of mulberries. Full and flavours. Great length style of shiraz. $25 of fruit and acidity withShiraz 2007 HHHH fleshy in the mouth, and soft finish. $28.95 nice tannins. $25Fresh and estery floral, with good persistence Stephen Johnrosehip and lavender of blue fruit flavours She-Oak Hill Estate Dry Grownaromas. Big, creamy and crisp acid. $24.95 Heathcote Shiraz Clare Valley Shirazpalate with nice blue 2008 HHHHH 2008 HHHH1/2fruits, firm tannins and a Balgownie Estate Stunning white/black Dark core of strong,long, drying finish. $21 Black Label pepper aromas with a ripe fruit aromas; niceKoonara Bendigo Grampians generous dash of spice. expression of spices.The Seductress Shiraz 2008 HHHH Palate offers a seamless Fresh, lively andCoonawarra Shiraz Typical cool-climate balance of serious oak balanced palate with2006 HHHH aromas of mint and with vibrant, fleshy fruit long, lingering varietalBright nose for a four- pepper, followed by and sensible level of flavours and oakyyear-old wine, with a delightful varietal alcohol. $25 overtones. $25nice floral nuances. fruit palate withFragrant palate with mouthwatering acid andgood acidity and nice firm, soft tannins. $24tannins with matureaged notes. $2068 W I N E S TAT E Annual 2011

WINESTATE’S BEST WINES OF 2010Chalice McGuigan Ferngrove Dragon Galafrey Dry GrownBridge Margaret The Shortlist Frankland River Mount BarkerRiver Shiraz Barossa Valley Shiraz 2008 HHHH Shiraz 2004 HHHH2007 HHHH1/2 Shiraz 2008 HHHH Nose projects liqueur Beautifully aged wine“Just a baby now but Powerful oak evident cherry-like aromas. with fabulous finesse.wait until she ages!” on the nose but it’s Great varietal fruit Smells of boot polishsaid one judge. Nose been well handled. expression on the and has a dark core ofprojects blueberry and Firm, feisty, tannic smooth, opulent palate fruit on a palate with adark chocolate aromas. palate that’s varietally with lovely flavour solid spine of oak. $26Palate rich and ripe but very expressive with profile and plenty of Bimbadgen MCAstill has poise. Very flavours that linger length. $29.99 Art Series Pyreneespleasant drink. $25.95 forever! $25 Tenafeate Creek McLaren ValeMurray Street Basket Press One Hilltops ShirazVineyards Barossa Paul Conti Tree Hill Shiraz Cabernet SauvignonValley Shiraz Mariginiup Western 2008 HHHH 2008 HHHH2007 HHHH Australia Shiraz Lovely creamy oak Red berry noseLicorice/beef stock-like 2008 HHHH bouquet with a core delicately edged witharomas. Lovely varietal Earthy/licorice nose of fruit. Rich palate, violets. Lovely fruitfruit expression on and lively, rich, layered, great depth of fruit cake-like complexitythe palate. “It has dark, vibrant fruit palate seamlessly integrated to the palate; verydepth, soul and spirit,” with some complexity, with some beautiful flavoursome, withenthused one judge. $25 and good quality oak in oak and spice chalky tannins toTenafeate Creek the background. $28 definition. $25 support. $25Basket Press One Feet First DogRidge ShirtfrontTree Hill Shiraz Pikkara Frankland River McLaren Vale2007 HHHH McLaren Vale Shiraz 2008 HHHH Shiraz 2006 HHHHDeveloped nutty/bacony Shiraz 2008 HHHH Delicate whiff of Dark, broodingnose. Palate rich, long Moody licorice/ allspice aromas. Lots chocolate/spice noseand soft in the mouth, beetroot aromas of black olive and spice and fleshy palate withwith a solid core of dark and an exquisitely characters on the spicy fruit, drying oakfruit flavours and slight balanced, medium- palate, with a balancing and some gameyleathery complexity. $25 bodied palate showing background of acid and notes. Has a certain great length and tannin. $29.79 elegance. $25Longview Yakka persistence of licorice MollydookerAdelaide Hills flavours. 5+ $25 Two Left Feet shiraz/syrahShiraz 2007 HHHH South Australia & blendsOffers some old- McKellar Ridge Shiraz Cabernet $30-$40fashioned fun with its Basket Press Sauvignon Merlotintense, spicy, black Canberra District 2009 HHHH Trinity Hillvarietal fruit characters, Shiraz Viognier Estery aromas, quite Gimblett Gravelshigh level of tannins 2008 HHHH primary and jubey. Hawkes Bay Syrahand some good oak in Pleasing, malty/ Lovely rich, sweet, new- 2008 HHHHHsupport. $27 chocolaty bouquet age style of palate filled Lovely Rhone-like style with just a hint of mint. with complex prune/ with delicate floral Long, lingering palate mocha flavours. $25 and fragrant nose. full of berry flavours The palate has just with some delightfully enough ripeness to funky notes. $28 give great presence and is showing some delightful earthy notes. A few years ahead of it yet. 3-5 $34 Kilikanoon Covenant Clare Valley Shiraz 2007 HHHHH “This wine really stands out from the rest,” said one judge. Beautifully developed blackberry aromas with a big spicy lift. Soft palate brimming over with intense berry fruit flavours and with a drying finish. $38 Annual 2011 W I N E S TAT E 69

WINESTATE’S BEST WINES OF 2010 style tastingsSaddler’s Creek Fernando Lou Miranda Taltarni Pyrenees Cape Barren Kellermeister BlackWines Bluegrass the First South Estate Cordon Shiraz 2007 HHHH Reserve Old Vine Sash Barossa ValleyThe Blend Australia Shiraz Cut Individual Pure, fresh and vibrant McLaren Vale Shiraz 2008 HHHHShiraz Cabernet 2007 HHHH1/2 Vineyard Barossa nose with a light, Shiraz 2007 HHHH Sweet, jammy aromas2006 HHHHH Almost purple wine Valley Shiraz spicy note. Good rich Earthy nose; nice level with a spicy spike. RichBeautifully layered, presents dark, dense 2008 HHHH1/2 palate with a lovely of spice. Soft in the and opulent palate.complex wine with an berry fruits with Excellent example complexity of fruit/oak mouth, with very good “Very sexy,” thoughtabundance of sweet, beautiful spicy oak of an old-fashioned flavours. $36 up-front berry fruit one judge. Fleshy corestone-fruit characters. integration. Great palate style. Great purple/ Harcourt Valley edged with chocolate. of dark, spicy fruit. $30Some lovely spice and with balancing tannins red colour, and lifted, Barbara’s Reserve Tannins soft and Tempus Twoan harmonious balance and cedary oak. $39.99 perfumed floral nose, Bendigo Shiraz sweet. $38.95 Pewter Rangeof oak. Rich, warm Blue Pyrenees with the perfume 2007 HHHH Mills Reef Elspeth Vine Vale Barossaand very flavoursome Reserve Shiraz continuing onto the Complex and mature, Trust Vineyard Shiraz 2008 HHHHpalate. $30 2006 HHHH1/2 soft, well-balanced tarry nose. Good Gimblett Gravels Rich and chunky wineHardys HRB D637 This wine is still quite palate. $33.95 sweet varietal fruit Hawkes Bay Syrah smelling quite oakyClare Valley youthful,offering many Preston Peak weight and length on a 2007 HHHH and with simple, oak-Adelaide Hills more years of ageing. Reserve Single palate with tarry/berry Lifted, green, spicy derived flavours andShiraz 2006 HHHHH Firm palate with some Vineyard Shiraz flavours and good nose with sweet soft tannins. “The wineIntense aromas of pretty varietal fruit and 2008 HHHH1/2 powdery tannins. $35 berries underneath. has charisma,” saidbright blackberry fruits savoury elements with Purple colour and cool, Kilikanoon Up-front, spicy flavours one judge. $30with retained peppery lean, green tannins. $32 spicy, forest floor type Testament with sweet red berries La Curio Reservecharacters. Great Annie’s Lane Copper of bouquet. Sweet, Barossa Valley on the mid-palate. Very McLaren Valepalate with gentle Trail Clare Valley earthy/berry fruit palate Shiraz 2007 HHHH elegant. $39.95 Shiraz 2008 HHHHtannins and tasting like Shiraz Grenache - very flavoursome, Smoky/oaky bouquet. Bird in Hand Mt The nose is a lovelylicorice allsorts, with Mourvedre with good acid Great balance and Lofty Ranges fusion of blueberriesflavours that linger 2006 HHHH1/2 backbone and silky- richness on a palate Shiraz 2008 HHHH and roasted chestnuts.long after the wine has Youthful wine with smooth tannins. $38 with plenty of Clean, light aromas with Deep, ‘decisive’,gone. $39 years ahead of it yet. appealing sweet fruit savoury notes. Very nice chunky palate with Beautiful nose. Lovely, All Saints Estate flavours and a touch of sweet/spicy flavours solid flavours. NeedsThomson Estate soft and slippery in Alias II Shiraz vanilla. $38 with fine balancing time to smooth theAntiquarian the mouth, with a Muscadelle Kilikanoon tannins. Rich, warm and edges. $31Clare Valley Shiraz seamless integration 2007 HHHH Alliance France friendly wine - a tad old-2006 HHHH1/2 of vibrant fruit and Nose a medley Crozes-Hermitage fashioned. $30 Galafrey ReserveSpicy/red berry nose some very “sexy” oak. of chocolate and 2007 HHHH Dry Growndeveloping lovely aged “Yum!” $35.99 plums. Long, intense, Slightly woody nose Chalkers Crossing Mount Barkertarry characters. Palate Moana Park brooding palate, with with cardamom and Hilltops Shiraz Shiraz 2006 HHHHhas plenty of sweet Vineyard the fruit hidden behind dark fruits lurking 2008 HHHH Mature, developed,dark berry flavours and Tribute Gimblett the tannins and oak - beneath. Lovely layers Beautiful, vibrant savoury nose with aa mouthful of tannins. Road Syrah for now. 3-5 $35 of sweet fruit and spicy raspberry/rhubarb-like lift of spice. InterestingNutty development 2008 HHHH1/2 oak flavours on the aromas with a big, pickled onion-likeand good oak/acid Huge lift of white palate. $38 spicy lift. Fresh and characters on thecombo. $38 pepper on the nose, very stylish palate. Still palate, mingling with which follows through a youngster with years spicy sweet fruit and onto a long, graceful, ahead of it. $30 nutty oak. $35 elegant and spicy palate that will age beautifully. $31.9970 W I N E S TAT E Annual 2011

WINESTATE’S BEST WINES OF 2010 style tastingsTim Smith Wines Bettenay’s Yarravale Reserve Howard Park Man O’ War Grant Burge FilsellBarossa Shiraz Margaret River Yarra Valley Shiraz Scotsdale Great Dreadnought Barossa Old Vine2008 HHHH Shiraz 2008 HHHH 2005 HHHH Southern Shiraz Waiheke Island Shiraz 2008 HHHHElegant, well-balanced Ripe, intense, Spicy leathery/licorice 2008 HHHH1/2 Syrah 2008 HHHH Dense and inkywine with nice level of developed, earthy bouquet. Good weight Quite an elegant and Earthy and quite nose with a hint ofrichness. Still youthful, bouquet and and length of sweet restrained, bright purple Rhone-like shiraz. Fresh chocolate. Fresh andwith fruit pastille mouthfilling complexity dark fruit flavours wine; very peppery. spices on the nose and youthful varietal fruitaromas and plum-like of ripe berry and spicy neatly balanced by soft, Mint and berries on the mulberry sweetness in flavours with juicyfruit flavours. $32 flavours. Supple and powdery tannins. $36.43 nose and lovely cherry the mouth, with some acidity and someDomain Barossa sweet. $35 flavours with a sweet very good, gravelly earthy complexity. $40Black Tongue Box Stallion shiraz/syrah tannin backbone on the tannins. $40Reserve Barossa Mornington & blends 2008 palate. $40 Sandhurst RidgeValley Shiraz Peninsula Shiraz $40-$50 Tollana Brian & Reserve Bendigo2008 HHHH 2006 HHHH Julie Hurse Vineyard Shiraz 2008 HHHHVibrant purple wine Cool mint and spices Chateau Tanunda Bendigo Shiraz Attractive aromaswith some lovely fruit/ lift off the nose. Bright, Terroirs of the 2008 HHHH1/2 reminiscent of Asianoak aromas and a great fruit pastille type of fruit Barossa Lyndoch Perfumed, Old Spice-like five spice. Palate haspalate offering a big flavours with a hint of Shiraz 2008 HHHHH bouquet with a bright good powdery tannins,mouthful of sweet dark mint, a dash of pepper Developed nose berry lift. Soft red fruit bright, sweet, red berryfruit flavours. $34 and some lovely spicy showing blackcurrant palate with well-handled fruits and some nuttySquawking Magpie characters. $30 and spicy/nutmeg-like oak and a very seductive development. $40The Stoned Crow Kilikanoon oak. Great palate with finish. “It’s really good,” Del Diablo LocoGimblett Gravels Covenant beautiful balance and said one judge. $40 Angel of the AbyssHawkes Bay Syrah Clare Valley Shiraz persistence of dark Poonawatta Estate McLaren Vale2008 HHHH 2006 HHHH fruits and chocolate; The Cuttings Shiraz 2008 HHHHCool-climate spicy/ Aromas of inky-black quite syrupy with Eden Valley Shiraz Well-made wine withpeppery aromas and berry fruits and subtle powdery tannins and a 2008 HHHH an inky licorice andsome juicy brambly oak. Lovely sweet/ dry finish. $48 Mature, inky, blackberry dark chocolate bouquetfruit on the palate. spicy fruit palate with fragrances and good and great up-frontNutty oak finish with a hint of green spices. persistence of dense, fruit. Rich, dense andtannins still quite Good balance and dark fruit flavours; a flavoursome, with aastringent. $39.95 ageing well. $38 touch chocolaty. Bright chocolaty finish. $49.99 and youthful wine. $49Climate controlled, individually locked cellars.Prices from $27.60 per annum.Over a decade of experience.Full wine management service available.Worldwide distribution to your door.Current clients spanning 20 nations. Contact us with your requirements or to find out more Lower Hermitage Road, Houghton, South Australia 5131 phone: +61 8 8380 5657 fax: +61 8 8380 5591 e-mail: [email protected] ABN 51 008 209 701 Annual 2011 W I N E S TAT E 71

WINESTATE’S BEST WINES OF 2010 style tastingsSaltram Winemakers RidgeView Plantagenet GreatSelection Barossa Generations Reserve Southern ShirazValley Shiraz Hunter Valley Shiraz 2007 HHHHTempranillo 2006 HHHH1/2 Dark chocolaty nose2008 HHHH Lifted plum fruit and threaded through withInky/jubey nose and chocolaty/mocha-like plum fruit. Medium-lovely spicy berry aromas with nice bodied palate withcomplexity on the earthy elements. Much generous, ripe, fruitpalate, with some sweet the same happening cake flavours and aoak underneath and on a firm, tight palate tight oak structure. $40slightly gritty tannins in that has an oaky tannic Dorrien Estate Binsupport. $49.99 finish. 3-5 $40 1 Barossa ValleyWolf Blass Grey Shiraz 2006 HHHHLabel McLaren Vale Newton Forrest Oakvale Barrel Peter Lehmann Krondorf Very intense, ‘shriveled’Shiraz 2008 HHHH Estate Gimblett Select Hunter Eight Songs Symmetry Barossa berry fruit-like aromasRipe style of wine that Valley Shiraz Barossa Shiraz Valley Shiraz with a hint of mint.needs time to settle. 2007 HHHH1/2 2005 HHHH1/2 2007 HHHH1/2 Lovely richness ofIntense nutty/berry nose Big, closed and Youthful classic Generous, oaky wine sweet, ripe black fruitand excellent balance very youthful style, somewhat dominated by but well integrated flavours with a verybetween fruit, acid, with intense, bright, some lovely charry oak, with some gorgeous drying, tannic finish.tannins and oak. $42.99 blueberry-like fruit but there’s a generous jammy fruit. Balanced with seamless oak amount of plum-like and warm, with 5+ $41.99 CMshiraz/syrah integration and, for fruit characters. Well savoury traces& blends the moment, obvious structured, with an oaky reminiscent of roasting shiraz/syrah2007 & older tannins. Another wine finish. $40 pan juices! $48.99 CM & blends$40-$50 with years ahead of it. $50-$60 Gravels Hawkes Balgownie Estate Bay Syrah 5+ $49 Bendigo Shiraz Orlando Wines 2006 HHHHH Pauletts Andreas 2007 HHHH Lawson’s “A very classy wine,” Polish Hill Big, rich colour, Padthaway Shiraz was one verdict. River Shiraz concentrated blueberry 2004 HHHHH Quite oaky but has 2006 HHHH1/2 aromas and intense Amazing nose that enough sweet berry Big and extremely flavours of mint and positively reeks ofRidgeView concentration to carry it. youthful wine with blackberries, with mint and camphor. TheGenerations Reserve Tight palate structure. nice blackberry/licorice leathery complexity palate is more a soft,Hunter Valley Shiraz Has much more ageing flavours and showing and a spicy lift. $40 lighter style, again with2007 HHHHH potential. 5+ $45 a great background of those distinctive mintyBeautiful big, rich oak. Excellent silky- Dorrien Estate Bin characteristics. HasAussie style - still pretty Yellow Tail by smooth mouthfeel with 1 Barossa Valley alcohol warmth andtight and firm and with Casella Wines great flavour length. $48 Shiraz 2007 HHHH drying oakhuge oak, but it’s well Limited Release Very spicy aromas and tannins. $59.99matched by a mass of Wrattonbully Shiraz excellent harmony of Chateau Reynellaspicy blackberry fruit. 2005 HHHHH licorice, pepper and Basket PressedStill very young, with Huge minty/camphor berry flavours beautifully McLaren Valea long life ahead of it. lift to the dark varietal supported by a nice Shiraz 2007 HHHHH aromas. Very tannic grainy tannin backbone. Huge, generous, 5+ $40 old-fashioned style 3-5 $41.99 CM with lovely depth andKimbolton palate but it’s in intensity of sweet balance with the sweet varietal fruit matchedThe Rifleman fruit and has lovely Alkoomi Jarrah by well-handled oakLanghorne Creek Frankland River that all adds upShiraz 2007 HHHHH alcohol warmth. Full, Shiraz 2007 HHHH to a very satisfying rich and concentrated Still very young. Intense drinking experience!Big, voluptuous wine wine. 3-5 $49.95 floral notes to the- very stylish. Lovely nose, and a medium- 3-5 $54quality cedary oak bodied, tightly structured James Haselgrovesitting on top of spicy, Yellow Tail by palate with sweet Wines Futuresplum pudding-like fruit Casella Wines berry fruit balanced by McLaren Valewith chocolaty/nutmeg Limited Release excellent acid/tannin Shiraz 2008 HHHHHcharacters threaded McLaren Vale Shiraz combo. $44.69 Excellent example ofthrough. Another 2004 HHHH1/2 the variety - complexkeeper. 5+ $42 Deep, complex wine and concentrated developing beautifully, fusion of lifted aromaticYellow Tail by with lovely complexity Madeleines NSX Ben Potts fruit, chocolaty oakCasella Wines of nutty oak, jammy Fiddle’s Block and drying, grainyLimited Release fruit and mint. Palate Nangkita Single Langhorne Creek tannins. Leans toward structure is still firm Vineyard Southern Shiraz 2006 HHHH the savoury end of theBarossa Valley and tight for a six-year- Fleurieu Shiraz “A very stylish spectrum. $55Shiraz 2006 HHHHH old wine. $49.95 wine,” commentedYoung and very intense 2007 HHHH1/2 one judge. It has a Huge, dense, almost generous amount ofwine with excellent black wine with a vibrant varietal fruitclean, lifted blueberry that’s well integratedfruit aromas and obvious, big hit of licorice and with some lovely spicy blackberry aromas oak. 3-5 $40but well-integrated, oak. and very big, full-Palate is rich, rounded,well structured and full of flavoured palate of sweet fruit, lovely oakflavour. 5+ $49.95 and excellent grippy tannins. 3-5 $4872 W I N E S TAT E Annual 2011

WINESTATE’S BEST WINES OF 2010 style tastingsAnaperenna by Ben The Old Faithful The Old Faithful Top Annie’s Lane Copper Murray StreetGlaetzer Barossa Cafe Block McLaren of the Hill McLaren Trail Clare Valley Vineyards GomersalValley Shiraz Vale Shiraz Vale Shiraz Shiraz 2006 HHHH Barossa ValleyCabernet Sauvignon 2007 HHHH1/2 2007 HHHH1/2 Still a baby, with massive Shiraz 2007 HHHH2007 HHHHH Quite an oaky wine but Big, ripe Aussie style raspberry/mulberry fruit Huge colour, big, rich,Good purple hues and enhanced by a huge hit that smells spicy with aromas. Palate remains sweet, prune-likea nose that is a classy of blackberry/mulberry- ‘crushed ant’ traces tight, with beautifully nose and a massive,fusion of perfumed type fruit characters. and has intense black balanced sweet fruit and flavoursome palateoak and spicy fruit. Sweet and generous pepper flavours on a savoury characters. Very verging on the portyGenerous palate, in the mouth, with a firm, tightly structured stylish. 5+ $53.99 and drawing to a grippy,seamless structure with firm finish. Will develop palate. Cellar it for a few tannic finish. $55lovely sweet varietal well. 5+ $55 years. 5+ $55 Mr Riggsfruit flavours and a McLaren Vale shiraz/syrahsuggestion of orange Kaesler Tatachilla Shiraz 2008 HHHH $60-$70peel. 5+ $50 The Bogan Barossa Foundation McLaren Lifted varietal fruit Valley Shiraz Vale Shiraz bouquet and excellent La PleiadeRichard Hamilton 2007 HHHH1/2 2005 HHHH1/2 concentration of Chapoutier JasperCenturion 116 Year Really classy number, Great colour. Hugely blackberry and plum Hill HeathcoteOld Vine McLaren almost magenta in concentrated ripe pudding flavours Shiraz 2006 HHHHHVale Shiraz colour but needing a few blackberry aromas with with layers of cedary Amazingly aromatic2008 HHHH1/2 more years in the cellar. an edge of spicy oak. oak and some leafy blueberry bouquet withDeep, closed and Full of ripe berry fruit and Beautifully balanced elements. $50 bright peppery notes,very inky nose. showing a floral lift with palate full of bright, followed by a nicelyTight, focused and a dash of pepper and peppery varietal fruit. Summerfield balanced, hot chocolatyvery drying palate, firm tannins. $50 A touch hot on the III Associates Saieh Pyrenees palate layered withpacked with flavour finish. 5+ $55 Squid Ink Reserve Central Victoria sweet varietal fruit thatand combined with Seppelt Benno McLaren Vale Shiraz 2008 HHHH fills the mouth withsome excellent, grainy Bendigo Shiraz Hentley Farm Shiraz 2008 HHHH The nose shouts of lovely long flavours. $69tannins to make a “top 2006 HHHH1/2 The Beauty Still very young and not camphor and spiceswine”. $59.95 Inky nose not giving Barossa Valley giving much away yet. and is followed by a much away. Firm and Shiraz 2008 HHHH The nose is closed and nicely focused, jammy dry palate with excellent Very youthful wine with inky and the palate has palate with spicy oak in structure and generosity some nice licorice-like lashings of excellent a good supporting role. of sweet fruit and spicy fruit well integrated with dark varietal fruit. A keeper. 5+ $50 oak. Nice long, firm, the oak. Nice creamy lingering finish. $55.99 consistency in the 3-5 $50 mouth. 3-5 $50 Annual 2011 W I N E S TAT E 73

WINESTATE’S BEST WINES OF 2010 style tastingsTrevor Jones Wild Wirra Wirra RSW Saltram No.1 Jacob’s Creek shiraz/syrahWitch Reserve Dry McLaren Vale Barossa Shiraz Johann South & blendsGrown Barossa Shiraz 2008 HHHH 2006 HHHHH Australia $80-$100Shiraz 2005 HHHHH Ripe plum aromas Very promising young, Shiraz CabernetGenerous, somewhat complemented by vivid purple, wine. 2004 HHHH Clonakillaold-fashioned, style some nice nutty oak. Vibrant dark berry Floral/vanilla aromas Shiraz Viognierthat still has a level Very flavoursome, and plum-like nose. and a long, vibrant 2008 HHHHHof freshness. Nice medium-bodied, oaky Luscious palate, with palate that’s very Classy, opulent winemintiness to the nose palate with some the tannins keeping it youthful, beautifully with spicy/barnyardyand great blackberry lovely soft tannins. savoury. Needs more textured and has nicely bouquet and gorgeousflavours balanced by time to evolve. Very balanced acid and medium-bodied palatesome well handled 3-5 $65 stylish. $77.99 tannins. $74.99 with long, succulentsweet oak. $65 Bleasdale Kilikanoon Oracle Kilikanoon spicy/fruit flavours. Very Powder Monkey Clare Valley Shiraz Green’s Vineyard young. Let it sit in theChapel Hill The Thomas Langhorne Creek 2007 HHHH1/2 Barossa Valley cellar for a few yearsVicar McLaren Vale Hardy Wines Shiraz 2008 HHHH Vibrant, perfumed plum Shiraz 2007 HHHH and be rewarded. $86Shiraz 2008 HHHHH Imprimatur Shiraz Intense licorice/blueberry aromas and a palate that Traditional Aussie Barossa ValleyVery youthful, old- 2005 HHHH1/2 bouquet, followed by a offers some interesting style with excellent Estate E&E Blackfashioned style with Big, chocolaty shiraz drying, savoury palate layers of spicy oak savoury complexity. Pepper Barossadeep, rich purple hues, offering beautiful with obvious charry and damson plum Has massive wood Valley Shirazdense berry aromas and drinking right now. oak layered with type of fruit. Big tannic but a good density of 2005 HHHH1/2spicy/leathery flavours. Slight jasmine edge dark fruit characters. backbone. Reasonably fruit that just shows Abundance ofThe palate has texture to the nose and lovely long finish. $75 through. $75 excellent, dense,and excellent mouthfeel soft, cedar-like palate 3-5 $65 Bimbadgen Family Lady Bay Vineyard slightly stewedand plenty of cellaring with generous varietal Wyndham Estate Selection Jolly Limited Release blackcurrant-like fruitpotential. 3-5 $60 fruit flavours. $66 Black Cluster Jake McLaren Southern Fleurieu with some tarry/licorice Warrenmang Estate Hunter Valley Vale Hunter Valley Peninsula Shiraz elements. Big, densePeregrine Ridge Pyrenees Shiraz Shiraz 2006 HHHH Shiraz 2006 HHHH Cabernet Sauvignon palate with excellentWinemaker’s 2007 HHHH1/2 Projects big, chocolaty Quite a developed 2006 HHHH structure and niceReserve Very oaky, tightly aromas and has a rustic/earthy nose. Unusual medicinal length of sweet oakHeathcote Shiraz structured wine. Nice tight, tarry palate with Lovely silky texture to aromas with ‘crushed characters. $902006 HHHH1/2 whiff of varietal fruit peppery style of fruit a long palate with an ant’-like traces. Robust,Very complex oaky/ on the nose. Medium- flavours well matched earthy, juicy flavour full-bodied palate with Simpatico Wineschocolaty style. Smells bodied palate is stylish by a good level of profile and a lingering long, youthful flavours Stonewell Shirazof cigar boxes and and full of lovely charry oak. $65 finish. $75 and well-balanced 2008 HHHH1/2leather. Soft and warm varietal flavours with The Lane tannins. $70 Great colour. Pleasantin the mouth and a creamy mouthfeel. Vineyard Reunion McGuigan Farms Fox Creek Reserve headful of intensetasting quite peppery, Single Vineyard Barossa Valley McLaren Vale plum and raspberrywith a hot finish. Good 3-5 $60 Adelaide Hills Shiraz 2008 HHHH Shiraz 2006 HHHH fruit aromas. Tightlycommercial wine. Domaine Georges Shiraz 2008 HHHH Young, lush and very Chocolaty/mocha oak structured palate is Vernay France Dark chocolaty shiraz succulent wine with an aromas leading to an soft in the mouth 3-5 $60 Saint-Joseph with a slight hint of abundance of vibrant ‘exotic’, juicy, raisined and has lashings of 2006 HHHH leafiness on the nose varietal fruit and good fruit/chocolate palate candied fruit flavours Fusion of cool-climate and a palate that’s ripe gravelly tannins on a with loads of tannins seamlessly blending varietal fruits with and sweet and full of long, texturally even and decent flavour with the oak. $80 some lovely lifted, varietal fruit flavours. $65 palate. $70 length. $70 spicy elements. Brand’s Laira Delightful palate, firm, shiraz/syrah Stentiford’s tight and tannic. $65 & blends Old Vine Shiraz DogRidge MVP $70-$80 2006 HHHH Most Valuable Big, brash, alcoholic Player McLaren Vale John Forrest wine with power Shiraz 2004 HHHH Collection Gimblett and intensity. Nice Spicy/inky nose with Gravels Hawkes Bay developed spicy/mint a bright, sweet note. Syrah 2006 HHHHH aromas and long, Creamy in the mouth Perfumed, minty lingering, varietal fruit and layered with long, aromas with some and oak flavours. $74.99 lingering, chocolaty cracked pepper Kilikanoon oak and varietal fruit characters. Lovely long, Green’s Vineyard flavours. $65 evenly textured palate Barossa Valley of good weight, with Shiraz 2006 HHHH pure, fine, cool-climate Very stylish, well- fruit flavours and a high balanced wine level of oak. $70 developing attractive bottle-age characters. Coal tar and berry nose and dark fruit flavours. $7574 W I N E S TAT E Annual 2011

WINESTATE’S BEST WINES OF 2010 style tastingsYalumba Penfolds RWT E.Guigal Cathcart Ridge Brown Brothers noble &The Octavius Barossa Valley Chateau d’Ampuis Estate The Victoria Moscato botrytis styleBarossa Shiraz Shiraz 2007 HHHH France Cote-Rotie Grampian Shiraz 2009 HHHH2005 HHHH1/2 Savoury/earthy shiraz 2005 HHHHH 2006 HHHH Fresh, fragrant and John ForrestYouthful colour, vibrant, with hot alcohol. Iodine-like bouquet Succulent wine floral, with a muscat Collection Brancottperfumed nose and Smells spicy. Palate leading to a palate heavily dosed with lift to the nose and Valley Marlboroughlong, lingering, dense has lovely velvety that’s long and oak. Massive palate inviting sweet flavours. Noble Riesling 2006palate with fresh, spicy, tannins. $174.99 silky-smooth, with structure, with elegant, Nice acid and spritzig (375ml) HHHHHvarietal fruit flavours Saltram The Journal suede-like texture and perfumed fruit pushing characters. $15.40 Very complex, traditional- very intense. All it Barossa Valley exhibiting quite lean, its way through. Nice Skillogalee Clare aged riesling. Greatneeds now is to do Shiraz 2006 HHHH savoury-like flavours edgy tannins. $400 Valley Harvest Gold concentration andsome more time in the Big, dense, extracted with good level of Torbreck Run Rig 2005 (375ml) HHHH balance of apricot, citruscellar. $99.95 wine with coal tar drying tannins. $290 Barossa Valley Beautifully developed, and fig characters withPaper Eagle aromas and huge fresh Domaine Auguste Shiraz 2005 HHHH complex, toasty a funky, barnyardy edge.Rarefied Air fruit flavours on a big, Clape Rhone Cornas Funky/earthy nose with riesling with typical Very soft, very balanced,McLaren Vale tannic palate - still 2006 HHHHH slight meaty edge. kerosene characters very good. $50Shiraz 2007 HHHH fresh and young. “An Almost sooty, inky nose Layers of chocolate on the nose and John ForrestPretty, floral aromas older style but a good with lovely lifted floral/ and rich, raspberry type sweet, orange peel-like Collection Brancottand an inky fruit palate. one.” $125 violet aromas. Firm and of fruit flavours with flavours. $25 Valley MarlboroughQuite muscular and hot. Wolf Blass tannic in the mouth, lovely length of tannins Noble Riesling 2005“Very young but already Platinum Label with a great acid spine in support. $260 (375ml) HHHHHlooking impressive,” Barossa Shiraz and plenty of bright, Henschke Hill of Golden wine withsaid one judge. $90 2007 HHHH spicy, perfumed, plum- Grace Eden Valley vibrant lift of limes/Elderton Command Big, youthful, licoricey like flavours. $210 Shiraz 2005 HHHH citrus on the nose andSingle Vineyard wine. Very dense, Chocolaty/meaty a beautifully balancedBarossa Shiraz chocolaty, dark bouquet; some nice palate brimming over2006 HHHH fruit nose and what spices. Beautiful long, with flavour. QuiteDeveloped colour and was described as harmoniously balanced Sauternes-like. Lovelybright, minty/chocolate a “joyously sweet palate with soft, fleshy drinking. $50complexity on the palate” with quite blackcurrant/licoricenose, followed by a exotic characters and a fruit. $575palate that’s very oaky hot finish. $169.99 Greenock Creek- but the fruit does Roennfeldt Roadsurvive! $95 shiraz/syrah Shiraz 2004 HHHH & blends Huge dusty oakshiraz & blends $200+ matched by dense,$100-$200 inky fruit with sweet Penfolds raisined notes andWolf Blass Bin 95 Grange plenty of alcohol heat.Platinum Label 2005 HHHHH Old-fashioned style ofBarossa Shiraz Dense, long and lovely; shiraz. $2702006 HHHHH vibrant and youthful.Inky-purple wine with Lovely zippy, dark, sweet whitelovely dense, layered licoricey fruit with the dessert style winesaromas and a robust perfect level of stylishbut ‘slinky’ palate with oak. Has some traces of Seresinyouthful fruit flavours dried herbs and some Marlborough Lateand heaps of oak. Has very good tannins. Still a Harvest Rieslingbalance and structure. youth! $499 2005 (375ml) HHHHDescribed by one judge Greenish hues. Goodas “a sleeper”. $169.99 example of a simpler,Chateau Tanunda drier wine made inThe Everest Barossa an appealing AlsacianValley Shiraz style. Light and still2005 HHHH1/2 youthful. $27Pleasant, medicinaltype of aromas. Lovelypalate with an intenseburst of fruit flavours- still bright and freshand very long, witha hint of gherkin-likecharacters. Developingbeautifully. $160 Annual 2011 W I N E S TAT E 75

WINESTATE’S BEST WINES OF 2010 style tastingsBrown Brothers fortified Seppeltsfield Cara Foxeys Auldstone Hardys WhiskersPatricia King Blanca Palomino Hangout Fortified Herceynia Tawny Blake ClassicValley Noble sherry/apera Amontillado NV Shiraz 2008 Port NV HHHH1/2 Tawny NV HHHHRiesling 2006 (500ml) HHHH (500ml) HHHH1/2 Beautifully aged wine Light, spicy number but(375ml) HHHHH Seppeltsfield Vera Nice wood age Youthful purple wine with lovely nutty rancio still showing some greatMore traditional style Viola Rich Oloroso concentration on the with a floral/minty lift characters and long, age, great finesse, lots- complex yet fresh, NV (500ml) HHHHH nose merging with to the nose and superb sweet, spicy, citrusy of nutty rancio and withwith a lifted, citrusy Very approachable citrus rind and nutty sweet, rich and well- fruit flavours on the dusty oak adding morenose and stone-fruits wine with a perfect aromas. Fine, elegant balanced palate showing well-structured palate. complexity. $16merging seamlessly harmony between palate. Slightly hot spirit. good spirit contribution Warming spirit. $27 James Haselgrovewith lovely toasty oak/rancio and acid/ Youthful flavours. $26 to the complexity. Great Seppeltsfield Wines 10 Year Oldaged characters on the sweetness. Nutty, Seppeltsfield effort! $25 Para Grand Tawny Tawny NV HHHHpalate. $34.90 developed age and not Paramount NV HHHH1/2 Heavier aged/oilyRiverby Estate too sweet, with a long, Collection XO tawny Very stylish old tawny medium-style tawnySingle Vineyard lingering finish. $32 Oloroso NV HHHH with lovely aged with nice old rancioMarlborough Noble Seppeltsfield Flora Big, rich, aged style Seppeltsfield complexity evolving from notes. Rich andRiesling 2009 Palomino Fino NV that’s high in acid Paramount a mix of rancio, spices, complex yet also has a(375ml) HHHH (500ml) HHHH1/2 but with acidity well Collection XO citrus rind and nutty certain elegance. $16Lively apricot/citrus style Fine, fresh style with matched by plenty Tawny NV characters, and some Morris ofof aged riesling with good clean, young, of oaky sweetness. (500ml) HHHHH dried floral notes. $32 Rutherglen Oldnice nutty complexity. nutty flor characters Quite spirity-hot in the Spicy sherry style with St Hallett Premium TawnyElegance, great overall on the nose and real mouth. $149 a strong spirit lift on Anniversary NV (500ml) HHHHlength and a silky, fino complexity on Seppeltsfield the nose and great old Barossa Port NV Aged liqueur style withseamless balance. $25 the palate. Plenty of Paramount tawny flavours - intense (500ml) HHHH1/2 a complexity of spices,Sticks Yarra Valley bready/appley/nutty Collection XO complexity of spices Sweaty rancio lift citrus rind, rancio,Botrytis Semillon elements. $22 Amontillado NV and citrus rind. Quite on the nose. Sweet, chocolate and sherry2008 (375ml) HHHH 919 Fino (500ml) HHHH hot. Great wine. $349 beautifully rounded, fruit.Tight structure.Attractive dried apricot/ NV HHHH1/2 Plenty of complexity, Penfolds Great velvety palate with Good age. Could do withpineapple bouquet Great young flor yeast with a bitey spirit Grandfather Rare great age complexity some freshening. $65and some gorgeous obvious here. Smells influence. Attractive Tawny NV HHHHH and some obviousrich nutty/dried fruit of cut apples and nuts. citrus rind, nuts and Burnished brown hues spirit to give it a bite. Grant Burge 10flavours with lovely Fine, elegant palate. old oak characters. with a glowing green Nice style. $36 Year Old Barossabalancing acidity. $25 Made in the true Has both finesse and rim. Oaky nose and Galway Pipe Grand Tawny NV HHHHForrest Manzanilla style. Lovely elegance. $149 stunning, treacle-like Tawny NV HHHH1/2 Fully matured style -Marlborough drinking. $28 aged fruit with great Beautiful blended tawny soft and elegant, withBotrytised Riesling Morris of Rutherglen other fortified integration of aged with syrupy-sweet good rancio. Long rich2009 (375ml) HHHH Old Premium oak and a spirited fruit balanced by alcohol and flavoursome in theLifted apricot/ Amontillado Pertaringa finish. $349.99 and drying tannins. mouth, with a slightlybotrytis bouquet and Sherry NV Vineyards The Full Seppeltsfield 100 Smells of toffees and hot finish. $30mouth-coating sweet (500ml) HHHH1/2 Fronti McLaren Year Old Para oranges, with luscious De Bortoliflavours balanced by Vibrant vanillin lift to the Vale Liqueur Vintage Tawny 1910 flavours and a warming 8 Year Old Tawnyzesty, citrusy acidity nose, with some good Frontignac NV (375ml) HHHHH finish. $36.99 Port NV HHHHand some oak. Great rancio characters. Soft (500ml) HHHH1/2 “Fascinating - a real Seppeltsfield DP90 Elegant, sweet, freshbalance, length and palate fills the mouth Excellent style with nice curio,” was one judge’s Rare Tawny NV and tight with lovelycomplexity. $35 with delicious, warm, age and spirit influence comment. Dense, (500ml) HHHH1/2 age, depth and spicy nutty flavours. $45 and varietal fruit that’s almost black, in colour, Good nutty age and balance. Not overly Seppeltsfield still, as one judge Massive caramel/ rancio complexity. True complex but has some Selma Melitta described it, “trumpeting toffee/spicy age. tawny palate with a rancio notes. $23 Rare Luscious NV through”. Good acid bite Huge sugar richness complex flavour profile (500ml) HHHH1/2 to balance the generous with appropriate VA and attractive drying, Aged, nutty fortified sweet flavours. $26 complexity. $975 bitey characters. $69 with lovely sweet Penfolds Saltram complexity. Aromatic vintage fortified Grandfather Fine Mr Pickwick’s oaky lift to the nose Old Liqueur Tawny Particular Tawny and plenty of sweet, 919 Vintage NV HHHHH NV HHHH1/2 spicy flavours spread 2006 HHHH1/2 Nutty/rancio characters Lovely candy bouquet across the palate. $45 Interesting wine made mingle with burnt with elevated toffee in the Portuguese toffee aromas. Rich spirit. Great depth style. Attractive dark in the mouth, with of flavour - very berry/spicy/peppery great nutty toffee elegant. Beautiful elements. Long and development to match nutty/toffee balance. flavoursome palate the luscious fruit Tastes a little like a with a lingering, drying flavours. Great overall creme caramel! $69.99 finish. $45 balance. $99.9976 W I N E S TAT E Annual 2011

WINESTATE’S BEST WINES OF 2010 style tastingsPenfolds Bluestone Seppeltsfield Baileys of Seppeltsfield Seppeltsfield Morris of Rutherglen10 Year Old Grand Rare Tokay NV Glenrowan Paramount Grand Muscat NV Cellar ReserveTawny NV HHHH (375ml) HHHH1/2 Founder Liqueur Collection XO (500ml) HHHH1/2 Grand Muscat NVRich caramel notes to Somewhat subdued Tokay NV HHHH Muscat NV Good blended style - (500ml) HHHH1/2the nose - smells like nose but there’s Typical tokay aromas of (500ml) HHHHH very commercial - with Intense and rich; longburnt toffee. Lovely freshness on the rich toffee mixed with Huge, complex, aged, lovely oak integrated and balanced, with afruit balance on the intensely flavoured, tea leaves. Clean and spicy style showing with aged raisin/floral huge spicy/toffee nosepalate, with warming soft caramel palate. fresh in the mouth, with a certain elegance. fruit. Spicy lift to the showing age complexity.alcohol coming Great rancio elements more of the sweet toffee Aromatic bouquet with nose and soft and Great length andthrough. $23.99 and high acidity to and tea leaves. Good nuances of roses and sweet in the mouth, intensity of sweet spicy/ balance. $59 example of style. $23.99 raisins. Great length of with a dry finish. $32 toffee flavours. $35tokay Seppeltsfield sweet aged fruit flavours Baileys of Morris Liqueur Paramount muscat on the palate. $249 Glenrowan Founder CollectionMorris of Collection XO Baileys of Liqueur Muscat Liqueur Muscat NVRutherglen Old Rare Tokay NV Morris of Glenrowan NV HHHH1/2 (500ml) HHHHPremium (500ml) HHHH1/2 Rutherglen Old Winemakers Fabulous aromas of Very youthful butLiqueur Tokay NV Huge wine with a Premium Selection Old prunes and raisins with true to style with(500ml) HHHHH fabulous complexity Liqueur Muscat NV Muscat NV treacle running through. vibrant floral/roseTrue liqueur. Great of toffee, tea (500ml) HHHHH (375ml) HHHHH Luscious, flavoursome petal-like bouquet andage. Huge old toffee and butterscotch Great complex style of Beautiful black/brown toffee palate has generously flavoured,flavour concentration complemented by great raisined fruit and floral wine with a golden nice freshness and a complex palate. $19.59with gorgeous viscous age intensity. Nicely characters. Massive green edge. Nose of cleansing finish. $23.99mouthfeel and good freshened with some age merges with dense, aged dark prunes Seppeltsfieldspirit bite that cuts vibrant stock. $249 intense concentration and raisins. Palate Rare Muscat NVthrough the sweetness of flavours showing like liquid gold, with (375ml) HHHH1/2and adds life. $65 a slight meaty note. essence of complex Beautifully aged A real star - never toffee muscat flavours. muscat style. Has disappoints! $65 Just great! $75 heaps of rancio elements with a big spirit bite and intensely sweet, raisined muscat flavours. $59SwStiotrCficnaagnhllteual&ssstefiocwSrohofeaufrerver.?e IT’S HEATING UP... DON’T LET YOUR WINE!Most people have 6 to 12 bottles of wine that should notbe kept at home. Those special wines you have beenholding onto for years, waiting for that special occasionto pull the cork (or twist the cap as it may be).FOR THE COST OF A CUP OF COFFEE A MONTHWine Ark provides:> CLIMATE CONTROLLED MANAGED STORAGE> FULL INSURANCE> 24 HOUR ONLINE ACCESS> HAVE WINE SENT DIRECTLY TO YOUR CELLAR> SELL YOUR WINE ONLINE FROM YOUR ACCOUNT> MANY MORE BENEFITSMembers of our Cellar Club also enjoy access to rare and wine-arkcollectable wine, invitations to regular wine tastings anddiscounted storage rates. For more information please call FOR COLLECTORS OF FINE WINE1800 946 327 or visit www.wine-ark.com.auFollow us on Twitter, Facebook, or youtube channel Annual 2011 W I N E S TAT E 77

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WINESTATE’S BEST WINES OF 2010 new releasessparkling Sirromet Seven Chocolate Box by Sirromet Seven Trentham Estate Sirromet Seven Scenes Signature Rocland Barossa Scenes Granite Belt Viognier 2009 HHHH Scenes SignatureBrown Brothers Collection Granite Valley Sparkling Chardonnay Pinot Lifted honeysuckle Collection GraniteMilawa Patricia Belt Sparkling Shiraz 2008 HHHH Noir 2007 HHHH aromas and persistent Belt ViognierWhitlands Pinot Chardonnay Pinot Dark chocolate and Pretty salmon pink honeysuckle flavours 2007 HHHHNoir Chardonnay Noir 2007 HHHH jammy fruit aromas with complex aromas with a grassy, ginger- Intense sweet melonBrut 2005 HHHH Light pink wine with lift out the glass. showing yeasty notes like note and a hint of aromas mingling withDeveloped toasty perfumed strawberry Intense sweet fruit and honeyed bottle fruit sweetness on the fresh oak. Big, powerful,chardonnay aromas aromas and a bright, flavours with nice age. Very creamy, finish. $16 white Burgundy palate- very complex - with vibrant palate with balancing acid - a touch stylish palate with good Fox Gordon - quite oaky, with alerta perfectly complete nice fruit and good astringent. Good level of ‘alert’ acid. $27 Abby Adelaide acid and a prickle ofpalate of aged flavours yeast autolysis. cellaring potential. Hills Viognier heat. $27and fine acid to balance. Excellent structure and other white 2009 HHHH MadeleinesAt its peak. $44.90 balance. $27 5+ $28 varietals & blends Some nice apricot NangkitaOakvale Sparkling Gartelmann Rocland Duck characters on the nose Single VineyardChardonnay Hunter Valley Duck Goose Berton Vineyard and intense stone-fruit Southern Fleurieu2007 HHHH Blanc de Blancs South Australia Metal Label The - particularly apricot GewurztraminerDelicate nose with Brut 2004 HHHH Sparkling Shiraz White Viognier - flavours. Viscous 2009 HHHHvery nice fresh, yeasty Bright green with Cabernet NV HHHH 2010 HHHH1/2 mouthfeel and warming Spicy green lycheescharacters. Stylish, a pleasant melon Rich aromas of fruit Gorgeous green colour alcohol. $19.95 on the nose, withelegant palate with bouquet showing cake, malt and vanilla, with a fragrant floral a distinct floral lift.pleasant, sherbety toasty bottle age with some lovely long, bouquet showing Some citrus flavoursflavours and good level of notes, and with a big, sweet plum flavours a nice apricot lift. mixed with floral notesyeasty characters. $29.50 fresh, lemony palate. and approachable Fleshy in the mouth and with a nice spicyDelatite Polly Great aperitif style but tannins. Needs Peking and driven by sweet mid-palate and a clean,Sparkling drink soon. $35 duck! $16.99 apricot/peach fruit. crisp finish. $14.90Gewurztraminer Long, lingering, spicy K1 by Geoff Hardy2008 HHHH finish. $9.99 Adelaide HillsDelicate nutty/yeasty Arneis 2009 HHHHnose with musky Tropical bouquet withtouches. Zippy palate subtle spicy notes.shows tart flavours Crisp, lively palatewith a savoury edge. has green honeydewExcellent style. Has melon flavours and alength and balance. $30 lovely long, lingering aftertaste. $20 Zonte’s Footstep Sea Mist Langhorne Creek Verdelho 2009 HHHH Perfumed, spicy varietal nose and a mouthful of crisp dry white flavours that are quite savoury with a chalky edge and a clean, dry finish. $15.99 Briar Ridge Vineyard Homestead Hunter Verdelho 2010 HHHH Pleasant, lifted, floral fruit nose with an attractive citrusy palate, slightly astringent on the finish. Nice fresh quaffer - great with lunch! $21 Annual 2011 W I N E S TAT E 79

WINESTATE’S BEST WINES OF 2010 new releasessauvignon Jackson Estate Palandri Vita Boston Bay Rieslingblanc & blends Stich Marlborough Novus Frankland 2010 HHHH1/2 Sauvignon Blanc River Margaret The nose brims overLogan Orange 2010 HHHH River Sauvignon with lovely rieslingSauvignon Blanc Powerful green Blanc Semillon characteristics of limes2010 HHHH1/2 gooseberry bouquet 2009 HHHH and roses. In the mouthLovely fresh, lifted, with delicate grassy Attractive fume style it’s crisp, elegant andherbaceous varietal fruit lift. Wonderful with lifted, spicy, somewhat austere,aromas, leading to an balance of juicy grassy fruit bouquet with lovely textureexcellent full-flavoured passionfruit/pineapple and lovely balance of and structure. Goodfruit palate with a flavours. Intense and oak and fruit on the potential. 5+ $18pleasant spiciness. The structured. $22 nicely put togetherwine is fresh, crisp, palate. 3-5 $25 Elderton Edenzippy and dry. $22 Ant Moore Valley RieslingPlantagenet Hazard Marlborough riesling 2010 HHHH1/2Hill Western Sauvignon Blanc Light, spicy varietalAustralia Sauvignon 2009 HHHH Peter Lehmann Taylors St Andrews fruit aromas with veryBlanc Semillon Excellent lift of varietal Art Series Eden nice citrusy elements.2009 HHHH fruit on the nose and Valley Dry Riesling Very dry palate -Lovely blend with fresh great zesty, citrusy 2009 HHHHH perfumed and fruity,fruit salad aromas varietal expression Lovely green hues, with a long mineralshowing green pea lift. on the beautifully with steely citrus acid finish. ExcellentExcellent palate - very balanced palate. Lovely notes to the nose, cellaring potential.long and lingering, with weight and feel, with followed by a tangydelightful acid spice. firm acid spine. $21.99 lime/lemon fruit palate 5+ $19“A steal for this price,” Kumkani Coastal with a mouthwateringsaid one judge. $13 Region South finish. Has excellent Clare Valley RieslingTa-Ku Marlborough Africa Sauvignon potential to become a 2010 HHHHHSauvignon Blanc Blanc 2009 HHHH classic aged riesling. Delightfully delicate,2009 HHHH Interesting approach green wine with lifted,Varietally extreme - to this style. Smell of 5+ $12 spicy lime aromaticsreeks of green peas orange blossoms and Heggies Eden and a soft, citrus-drivenand tomato bushes tinned peas and has Valley Riesling palate with excellentwith mouth-puckering sweet, fleshy citrus 2010 HHHHH flavour intensitysweaty/herbal flavours. flavours. Showing some Lovely fresh varietal fruit and nice touch ofDefinitely one for the nice aged notes. $20 obvious here. Delicate spice. Excellent acidtrue sauvignon blanc floral nuances on the structure. Will developenthusiast. $15.99 nose, leading to a well. 5+ $35McWilliam’s Mount crisp, lively palate lacedPleasant Florence Pewsey Vale Eden with long, lingering, Peter LehmannAdelaide Hills Valley Riesling minerally-like lemon Art SeriesSauvignon Blanc 2010 HHHHH and spicy flavours. Very Barossa Riesling2010 HHHH Excellent green colour good wine. $24.95 2008 HHHH1/2Perfectly balanced with ripe fruit nose; Excellent complex, yetvarietal with herbaceous clean and elegant. very fresh, riesling.nose and intense, Lovely stylish palate - Great lift of freshpersistent, green very flavoursome, with lime juice/lemon zestgooseberry flavours. nice spicy characters aromas and lovelyDrinking well now and and showing structure, retained freshness onhas cellaring potential. length and a long, the palate with its crisp astringent finish. $20 lively flavours. $12 3-5 $17.99Wise Sea Sandbar Estate Howard ParkUrchin Margaret Victoria Riesling MuseumRiver Pemberton 2007 HHHH1/2 Release WesternSauvignon Great colour with Australia RieslingBlanc Semillon wonderful rich nose 2006 HHHH1/22010 HHHH of tropical fruits and Complexity of toastyNice range of aromas citrus. Beautiful palate floral/lime aromas.showing an elegant, - spicy and complex Great example of aspicy lift. Lovely fresh and with great depth fresh, lively, citrusyand elegant palate with of honeyed, viscous,excellent balance and sweet lemon flavours.astringent finish. Good Lovely! $15food wine. $18 palate that’s ageing beautifully with lovely advanced toasty flavours. 5+ $3080 W I N E S TAT E Annual 2011

WINESTATE’S BEST WINES OF 2010 new releases Kettle Lane Trevor Jones Niche Western Briar Ridge Vineyard Tasmanian Riesling Bistro Boots Eden Australia Semillon Dairy Hill Single 2009 HHHH1/2 Valley Riesling Sauvignon Blanc Vineyard Hunter Interesting funky/floral/ 2010 HHHH 2008 HHHH Valley Semillon kerosene bouquet. The Unctuous, spicy, “You’d think it was 2010 HHHH funky characters carry varietal fruit bouquet a classic NZ style,” Very light, elegant through to the palate with excellent rose said one judge. Very varietal nose - smells and are underpinned petal lift. Crisp and grassy/green pea/ of lemons and hay. by lime/minerality. citrusy in the mouth - lantana nose. Simple Similar palate that’s “Unusual characters very elegant palate with palate with nice range tight and fresh, with an for a riesling but it a cleansing finish. $18 of green flavours and astringent finish. Has works.” $16.99 Patrick Estate crisp acid. $14.95 potential. 5+ $29 De Bortoli Windy Wrattonbully Peak King Valley Riesling 2009 HHHH Tassell Park Pokolbin Estate Riesling 2009 HHHH Light, lifted lime/ Wines Private Ken Bray Hunter Crisp, lively, well- citrus aromas and a Bin Margaret Valley Semillon balanced varietal that’s very crisp, alert palate River Semillon 2010 HHHH lovely drinking now or packed with lively Sauvignon Blanc Smells like orange in a few years. Tropical/ citrus flavours, with 2010 HHHH marmalade with a floral aromas and intense some residual sugar Very toasty, oak-driven spicy/floral edge. Lots lime juice flavours. sweetness adding wine with an interesting of lovely soft, sweet weight. $18.95 nose and very intense, citrus flavours with 3-5 $14.90 but austere, grapefruit/ obvious residual sugar. tropical flavours. Great Excellent finish. $25Taylors Promised Poverty Hill Eden Reillys Ryder Warburn Estate potential for ageing. $32 Saddler’s CreekLand South Valley Riesling Watervale Clare Gossips Semillon Wines ReserveAustralia Riesling 2009 HHHH Valley Riesling Sauvignon Blanc semillon Hunter Semillon2009 HHHH1/2 Fragrant and floral on 2010 HHHH 2010 HHHH 2003 HHHHDelightful wine with the nose. Tart and Excellent green Fresh melons and cut McWilliam’s Mount Amazing for its age.‘loud’, flowery, citrus green in the mouth, colour, lovely spicy grass aromas lift out of Pleasant Elizabeth Lovely toasty/honeyedsherbet-like aromas with excellent varietal lime/lemon bouquet the glass. Palate has Cellar Aged Hunter nose with citrus notes.and very, very long, expression, balance, and zippy, fresh, a creamy middle with Valley Semillon Beautifully expressive,intense and powerful intensity, length, weight, spicy/floral flavours good flavour depth and 2005 HHHHH buttery palate with soperfumed palate with texture … the lot! $20 with a suggestion drying astringency. Lovely deep golden, much complexity. Atspicy citrus flavours. Glendalough of sweetness and Good food wine. pristine, aged varietal its peak. $36Very pure, very Estate Clare Valley finishing dry. $12 smelling of honey, nuts Two Rivers Stone’snice. Good cellaring Riesling 2009 HHHH 3-5 $5.50 and stone-fruits and Throw Semillon Crisp and refreshing semillon with an amazing length 2009 HHHHpotential. 5+ $13 wine brimming over sauvignon blanc and balance of complex, A mere baby, with with lemon sherbet developed, seamlessly excellent cellaringRhythm Stick Wines characters and delicate Fraser Gallop integrated flavours. potential. Great varietalRed Robin Clare jasmine notes. Plenty Estate Margaret nose with an austere,Valley Riesling of acidity to ensure a River Semillon 3-5 $22.99 citrusy palate and2009 HHHH1/2 long life. $17.90 Sauvignon Blanc Koolama astringent finish. Give itQuite a minerally nose, Howard Park Great 2010 HHHH On the Hill another five years! $14with lifted lemon zest Southern Riesling Smells of tinned peas Manjimup Semillon Brokenwood ILRaromas showing a floral 2009 HHHH and cut grass and is 2007 HHHH1/2 Reserve Hunteredge. Lovely long citrus Suggestion of flowers followed by a punchy, Complex and elegant Valley Semillonflavours with restrained and spice on the nose wine with citrusy 2005 HHHHfloral characters on a and a hint of limes, aromas showing a Delicate aged varietalpalate that’s crisp and followed by a clean, touch of honeyed, aromas of lemonclean. $14 tight and citrusy botrytis-like characters. and hay. Palate still palate. Needs more Nicely integrated austere, with freshHoward Park time to really shine. flavoursome, tropical varietal flavours. Still primary citrus fruit fruit palate that has crisp and youthful, with flavours that are stillWestern Australia 3-5 $25 plenty of weight and a clean finish. $25 fresh and intense. $45Riesling Stephen John Chateau Tanunda2008 HHHH1/2 Watervale Clare length. 3-5 $20 The Chateau Valley Riesling Old Vine BarossaLovely soft floral 2010 HHHH Semillonand citrus blossom Lovely ripe lime/citrus 2009 HHHHbouquet with nice aged fruit aromas, followed Spicy nose with layerscharacters developing. by a very dry, tight of melon and lemonCrisp and lively in palate with great lime- zest. Lively palate withthe mouth, with a flavoured length with Grant Burge lovely depth of melon,combination of dry excellent minerally Barossa Semillon citrus and gooseberrylemon and apple skin overtones. $25 Sauvignon Blanc flavours and hintsflavours. 5+ $30 2009 HHHH of green capsicum. Balanced wine with clean buttery/lemon/ 3-5 $18 hay varietal characters coming through. Lovely complexity. Great now or cellar it to enjoy even more later. 3-5 $18 Annual 2011 W I N E S TAT E 81

WINESTATE’S BEST WINES OF 2010 new releaseschardonnay Orlando St Hilary Trevelen Farm Vasse Felix Capercaillie Robert Oatley Padthaway Great Southern Margaret River Cuillin Hunter Craigmoor AC 1Hardys Eileen Chardonnay Chardonnay Chardonnay Valley Chardonnay Mudgee ChardonnayHardy Chardonnay 2009 HHHH1/2 2009 HHHH1/2 2009 HHHH 2009 HHHH 2009 HHHH2008 HHHHH Very interesting ripe, Complexity of melon, Crisp and lively, fruit- Big, toasty oak lift Mix of smoky oak,Beautifully complex creamy and complex cashew and subtle oak driven style with a to the nose and big, melon fruit and barreland very powerful, old- wine with excellent aromas. Lovely balance fresh, lifted melon full-bodied, oaky palate ferment aromas.fashioned style bursting green colour and some of fruit and oak flavours bouquet and an elegant with lovely layers of Palate has structurewith soft, vibrant, very nicely focused on the palate, with a and well-balanced citrus, melon, tropical and texture, with oak amelon-like fruit, layered creamy cashew oak soft tannin finish and palate with a fresh, fruit and toasty little dominant but crispwith creamy malo and citrus fruit aromas lingering aftertaste. citrusy finish. $27 characters. $23 melon fruit underneath.characters and drying and flavours. $18.99spicy/nutty oak. $74 3-5 $20 Ferngrove Frankland Mistletoe Reserve 3-5 $28.99Two Rivers Sirromet Seven Forest Hill Vineyard River Chardonnay Hunter Valley WatermarkReserve Chardonnay Scenes Signature Block 8 Mount 2009 HHHH Chardonnay Chardonnay2009 HHHHH Collection Granite Barker Chardonnay Lovely butterscotch and 2009 HHHH 2009 HHHHDelicate green hues Belt Chardonnay 2008 HHHH honeysuckle bouquet, Reserved aromas Stewed melon pulpwith a complexity 2009 HHHH1/2 Good use of oak and excellent length - flinty and citrusy nose with a big lift ofof cashews and Lovely full-flavoured mingling with lovely and balance of fruit and with a hint of oak. new oak. Complex,butterscotch on the style with creamy, cool-climate fruit and oak flavours with an Considerable depth of stylish palate with nicenose, and a tight, oaky nutty-like aromas and excellent acid spine. excellent acid backbone tropical/melon/citrus cashew/lemon flavourspalate with lots of soft, toasty oak flavours “A curio that will to support. $19.99 flavours. Great aperitif and a long, crisp acidbarrel ferment/malo with delicate citrus puzzle,” teased one of Vasse Felix style. 5+ $30 finish. $15characters. Great for overtones that linger on the judges. $45 Heytesbury Brangayne ofdrinking now or for the finish. Easy-drinking Thorn-Clarke Margaret River Niche Western Orange Isoldecellaring. $20 style. $27 Sandpiper Eden Chardonnay Australia Reserve ChardonnaySandalford Warner Glen Valley Chardonnay 2008 HHHH Chardonnay 2009 HHHHPrendiville Reserve Estate Margaret 2009 HHHH Big, oaky number with 2008 HHHH Smells of melons, withMargaret River River Chardonnay Stylish and elegant a lovely flavour profile Sweaty, passionfruit- cashew-like charactersChardonnay 2009 HHHH1/2 wine with fresh of nutty oak and light like characters on the in the background.2009 HHHHH Soft, creamy peach/ honeydew melon fruit melon fruit. Plenty of nose and tight citrus/ Fresh citrus flavoursThe nose is a melon fruit with a balanced with nicely acidity, ensuring good honeydew melon persist the lengthcomplexity of peaches lovely oak background. handled oak. Light, cellaring potential. flavours. Funky and of the palate, withand cashew nuts with Stylish nose and delicate aromas and different, with a nicely appropriate oak toa hint of mangoes. smooth, broad palate tight, flavoursome 3-5 $50 textured palate. $14.95 balance. $30Lovely palate - soft and with excellent peach/ palate. $17 Forester Estatecreamy mouthfeel with citrus flavours and Margaret River Botham Merrill Lost Lakeseamlessly balanced, hints of malo. $30 Howard Park Chardonnay Willis 25th Barrel Selectioncitrusy flavours. $59.95 Western Australia 2008 HHHH Anniversary Limited PembertonBird in Hand Chardonnay Beautifully integrated Edition McLaren ChardonnayAdelaide Hills 2008 HHHH chardonnay; lovely spicy Vale Coonawarra 2009 HHHHChardonnay Mature, nutty/savoury/ nose and crisp varietal Chardonnay Light golden wine with2009 HHHHH creamy/cashew nose. fruit flavours with 2007 HHHH the nose showingInteresting and very Solid fruit/toasty ‘real’ oak to balance. Well-aged style that generous fruitwell made wine with oak flavours good Very well made, old- needs food! Good depth and toasty/butteryexcellent colour that underlying tight lemony fashioned style for the of tropical fruit with a development. Palateshows green hues acid. Lovely style. enthusiasts. $28 citrusy backbone. Nicely a seamless balanceand is full of lovely integrated oak. Remains of oak, fruit and acid.ripe, creamy varietal 3-5 $40 fresh and vibrant. $29fruit, sweet balancing 3-5 $35oak and rich malo McLeish Estatecharacters. $25 Reserve HunterCaledonia Australis Valley ChardonnayReserve Leongatha 2009 HHHHGippsland Lovely fresh, tightChardonnay stone-fruit, harmonious2008 HHHHH oak and zippy acidity.Great oaky nose Restrained, elegantwith delicate aromas wine with excellentof peaches in the cellaring potential.background andexcellent intensity of 5+ $25stylish sweet peachflavours with balancing Howard Parkoak and drying Great Southernastringency. Quite hot. Chardonnay 2009 HHHH 5+ $47.95 Toasty peach bouquet with some malty-like development. Lovely retention of fresh peach fruit flavours seamlessly integrated with the oak and acid. $4082 W I N E S TAT E Annual 2011

new releasesPalandri Vita other red Heartland SCARPANTONINovus Frankland varietals & blends Langhorne CreekRiver Margaret Limestone Coast ESTATE GROWN - FAMILY MADERiver Chardonnay Watershed Dolcetto Lagrein2008 HHHH Senses Margaret 2008 HHHHLight, nutty, barrel River Zinfandel Intense stone-fruitferment lift to the ripe, 2009 HHHHH aromas and strong, spicystone-fruit nose. Palate “A very different flavours with excellentbig, rich and oily, with wine,” said one judge. fresh acid to balance andloads of oak/peach Massive black cherry powerful backbone offlavours and a citrus acid fruit and oak aromas tannins. $17backbone. 5+ $35 with mealy/peppery Wild Oats complexity and an Tempranillorosé intense, spicy fruit 2008 HHHH cake palate with fine Fresh and spicy, people-Dorrien Estate Bin 8 tannins and a savoury friendly wine that oneRosé 2010 HHHH1/2 finish. $24.95 judge said would beVibrant, hot pink colour, “great with food orlifted, candied, floral without!” Sweet varietalnose and excellent fruits and silky tanninssweet lolly flavours to support. $18.99with just the right levelof acidity to balanceand create a refreshingfinish. $14.99 CMMad Fish WesternAustraliaSangiovese Rosé2010 HHHHLovely bright pinkwine with a lifted,estery fruit nose andsome simple, pretty,candy floss fruit wellbalanced by a goodlevel of acidity. $17Seppeltsfield Running With Bulls Back Pocket Over 120 yearsGlenpara Lost Barossa Tempranillo Castanets Single combined McLaren ValeGarden Barossa 2009 HHHH Vineyard Granite winemaking in one bottleValley Rosé “Very drinkable.” Belt Tempranillo2010 HHHH Fresh, lifted, ripe cherry 2009 HHHH 2008 Estate Reserve Cabernet ShirazRich raspberry aromas bouquet and medium- Lovely aromas of - Winestate, Best of SAand well-balanced weight, beautifully stewed plums with anpalate with good textured, savoury palate obvious spicy/floral lift. Since 1958 we have led with viticultureconcentration of dry with simple cherry Tastes of dark berries and vineyard innovation. We produce ourred flavours supported flavours. $22.95 with hints of musk wines with our own hands, every bottleby a crisp acid Hugh Hamilton sticks. Very stylishbackbone. $19 The Oddball and elegant. A keeper. is treated like one of our family!Greedy Sheep McLaren Vale McLaren Vale Grape Growers since 1958Margaret River Saperavi 3-5 $23Rosé 2010 HHHH 2008 HHHH Estate Winemakers since 1979Broad, candied fruit Intense crimson wine.aromas with a lovely Amazing stewed Cellar Door open: Monday - Friday 9am to 5pmperfumed lift. Nicely beetroot characters Weekends & Public Holidays 11am to 5pmbalanced palate on the nose and awith solid sweet powerful hit of fruit Scarpantoni Drive, McLaren Flat, SA. Phone: (08) 8383 0186fruit flavours, some on a palate balanced [email protected] www.scarpantoniwines.comastringency and a by good acid/tanninsavoury finish. $18 backbone. $45 SCA10422TC Annual 2011 W I N E S TAT E 83

WINESTATE’S BEST WINES OF 2010 new releasesAudrey Wilkinson pinot noir grenache & blendsBarossa ValleyTempranillo Crowded Blackbilly McLaren2008 HHHH House Nelson Vale GrenacheBig, savoury style with Marlborough Pinot Shiraz Mourvedreoak quite dominant. Noir 2008 HHHH1/2 2009 HHHHHLovely now or in five Great berry and beetroot Youthful, vibrant wineyears. Lovely depth of varietal style with loads that shows a spicyfruit and some quite of character. Hints of lift to the grenache-drying tannins. $19.99 earthiness on the nose dominated nose and aCosta San and lovely gamey notes soft, unctuous palateVincenzo McLaren on the sour cherry loaded with sweetVale Sangiovese palate. Balancing acidity and spicy stone-fruit2009 HHHH completes a perfect flavours. Good cellaringLovely flavoursome, picture! $20 potential. 5+ $22juicy wine with liftedtarry/stewed fruit, good Nanny Goat Giesen Crowded House Kalleske Chocolate Box byuse of oak, restrained Vineyard Central Marlborough Pinot Marlborough Clarry’s Barossa Rocland Cherrytannins and excellent Otago Pinot Noir Noir 2009 HHHH1/2 Central Otago Pinot Valley Grenache Chocolate GSMoverall length. $22 2008 HHHH1/2 Full-on beetroot and Noir 2009 HHHH Shiraz Mataro Barossa ValleyTim Smith Wines Typical pinot nose rhubarb nose. Excellent Complex varietal 2009 HHHH1/2 Grenache ShirazBarossa Mataro - loads of rhubarb varietal characters aromas with an Ripe, rich, savoury style Mataro 2008 HHHH2009 HHHH and spice with lifted of strawberries and interesting feral with developing oak/ Earthy/rhubarb noseFantastic example aromatics. Restrained cherries on the palate element. Nice palate prune aromas and soft, mingling with stewedof the variety. Has but very flavoursome with intense spiciness. structure with excellent rounded, flavoursome plums. Palate offersa bright fruit cake palate with nice Good acid balance. Will spicy flavours - soft palate with long, velvety an excellent mouthfulnose and an opulent level of herbal fruit age well. $24.99 and sweet, with a good tannins. “One of the of blackberry andfruit cake palate with characters. “A most Bellarmine level of acidity. $22 best I have seen,” blackcurrant flavours withdrying tannins. Good enjoyable wine,” said Pemberton Pinot enthused one judge. $18 very silky tannins. $19.99cellaring opportunity. one judge. $32 Noir 2008 HHHH Blewitt Springs Very interesting and Trevor Jones Estate McLaren 3-5 $32 intense wine with a Bistro Barossa Vale Grenache richness of tarry plum/ Valley Grenache 2008 HHHH tobacco aromas and Matilda’s Shiraz Mourvedre Gamey, spicy varietal flavours and a nice Vineyard Western 2008 HHHH1/2 nose that lingers in the sweet entry to the Australia Pinot Very well made, glass, with rich, ripe palate. $25 Noir 2009 HHHH full-bodied style with blackberry and rhubarb De Bortoli Windy Lovely balance of lifted plum and cassis flavours filling the mouth Peak Victoria Pinot vibrant, lifted, berry aromas and a palate with flavour. Good Noir 2008 HHHH fruit characters, zesty dominated by lovely astringent finish. $8.80 Another beetroot fresh acid backbone sweet blackcurrant Yelland & Papps and rhubarb varietal and some interesting fruit with lovely tannin Devote Barossa with savoury/meaty earthy elements. $35 balance. $20 Valley Old overtones and starting to Vine Grenache develop attractive aged Hardys Eileen Tapestry MV 2008 HHHH characters. Cleansing Hardy Pinot Noir McLaren Vale Real classic Barossa acid finish. $14.90 2008 HHHH Old Vine Grenache grenache with loads of Robert Oatley Very nice savoury/ 2009 HHHH1/2 voluptuous raspberry Mornington smoky/earthy bouquet Bright red/purple wine fruit and spicy oak. Peninsula Pinot leading to a nicely full of lovely fresh, ripe The palate has length, Noir 2009 HHHH textured sour cherry berry fruit showing a depth and texture. Youthful wine with palate with matching oak spicy lift. Beautifully Excellent wine! $30 good cellaring and an astringent, tannic balanced palate with Winter Creek Old potential. Lifted finish. 3-5 $85 some excellent sweet Barossa Blend aromas of spices and new oak and a long, Grenache Shiraz strawberries. Excellent cleansing finish. $25 2006 HHHH spicy/herbaceous Dark and earthySerafino Bellissimo flavour length and Looking Glass on the nose, and aAdelaide Lagrein depth. $27.99 nicely balanced palate2009 HHHH GSM Barossa developing well with Valley Grenache fresh varietal fruitDense crimson/purple Shiraz Mourvedre flavours and zesty,wine with young, black sherbet-like acidity.plum fruit aromas 2009 HHHH Bright plum and cassis 5+ $25and excellent depth bouquet and excellentof youthful, plum-likeflavours with soft, furry integration and balance of juicy fruit, oak andtannins. 5+ $18 acid on a full-bodied and very flavoursome palate. 5+ $2184 W I N E S TAT E Annual 2011

new releasesmerlot Sedona Estate Yea Valley Merlot 2006 HHHH1/2 Tawny-red wine with lovely developing cedary/earthy aromas and beautifully integrated, supple palate starting to age very nicely. Drink now or cellar. 3-5 $26 The BirThplace of Michelini Alpine The Mclaren Vale Valleys Merlot 2009 HHHH Lovely rich, ripe Christmas cake-like nose and a powerful palate that shows good depth and length and lots of peppery/mulberry flavours. $18.50 Trentham Estate Merlot 2009 HHHH Bright, vibrant, fruit- driven style with goodChurchview ageing potential. HasSilverleaf Margaret intensity, balance,River Merlot length and structure. “A2008 HHHHH fantastic varietal,” saidLovely deep purple one judge. 5+ $16colour. Big, ripe plumjam nose with a big hit The Star of Greeceof new oak. Excellent McLaren Valedepth of youthful Shirazvarietal fruit flavours -nice level of spice and Winestate Magazinegood level of drying Best of SAtannins. $12.50Glenholme Serafino Oxenberry Wines are limited-productionVineyards McLaren Vale wines hand-crafted by McLaren ValeBlesing’s Garden Merlot 2009 HHHHSouthern Flinders Broad, plummy aromas born & bred winemakers, the ScarpantoniRanges Merlot with elements of black brothers. Exclusively available direct2008 HHHH1/2 olives. Nice balance of from the historic site of McLaren Vale’sBig, lifted, fruity cherry and blueberry first settlers, Oxenberry Farm.bouquet with spicy oak flavours with savoury-elements. Bold, jammy like edge and a long, 26-28 Kangarilla Roadpalate that lingers on cleansing finish. $15 McLaren Vale SA 5171and shows plenty ofdark chocolate and P: 08 8323 0188boysenberry flavours E: [email protected] cleansing tannins.Quite complex. $20 www.oxenberry.comHaan Smith &Prestige Barossa Hooper ReserveValley Merlot Wrattonbully2008 HHHH1/2 Merlot 2006 HHHHClassic merlot with its One for the cellar.complex chocolaty/ Vibrant, earthy and spicy,nectarine bouquet with good integration ofand beautifully layered fruit, oak and acid andspicy/peppery/cassis a drying tannin finish.palate with warming Has a certain elegance.alcoholic finish.Excellent cellaring 3-5 $39.95potential. 5+ $45 SCA10422TC Annual 2011 W I N E S TAT E 85

WINESTATE’S BEST WINES OF 2010 new releasescabernet blends Wise Eagle Bay Quarisa Johnny Q Margaret River South Australia Cabernet Sauvignon Cabernet Sauvignon 2008 HHHH 2008 HHHH Loads of mocha oak One for the cellar. well matched by plenty Dense cassis/oak of blackberry and bouquet and nice depth plum fruit. Lovely soft of blackberry fruit tannins and quite high flavours at the riper end in alcohol. $50 of the spectrum. Nicely Edwards Margaret structured palate. $11.99 River Cabernet Churchview Taylors Jaraman Bullock Flat Ballarat Sauvignon Balgownie Margaret River Clare Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2008 HHHH Estate Bendigo Cabernet Merlot Coonawarra 2008 HHHH Leafy Ribena/ Cabernet Sauvignon 2008 HHHH Cabernet Sauvignon Nice leathery notes blackcurrant fruit - very 2008 HHHH Lovely complex nose 2008 HHHHH to the stalky fruit cool climate. Lifted, Excellent varietal - of stylish fruit, barrel Minty green nose with nose. Mint and ripe herbaceous nose and lots of vibrant, ferment characters and a slight medicinal lift. blackcurrant flavours excellent, flavoursome blackcurrant-like new oak. Long, lingering Well-structured cool mingle with Bonox-like palate with spicy new fruit with very good blackberry flavours with climate palate with aged characters. Easy oak. $35 integration of chewy nice furry-like tannins. lovely complexity of style. $16.95 Crabtree Windmill chocolate oak and bright cabernet fruit Punt Road Vineyard Watervale fine-grained tannins. 5+ $18.50 and fresh oak and a Napoleone Clare Valley Logan Orange firm acid finish. $29.95 Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon 5+ $40 Cabernet Merlot Swings & Yarra Valley 2008 HHHHSkillogalee 2007 HHHH Roundabouts Cabernet Sauvignon Solid black wine - Fox Creek ReserveBasket Pressed Freshness, poise and Margaret River 2008 HHHH excellent colour with McLaren ValeClare Valley elegance. Lovely, Cabernet Sauvignon Solid tarry oak and ripe, almost raisined, Cabernet SauvignonThe Cabernets tightly structured, tarry 2009 HHHH1/2 cassis fruit nose. Great fruit characters, lots of 2008 HHHH2006 HHHH aromas and superb Classy wine with palate with beautiful spices and a very nice Very vibrant andVibrant red wine with balance of delicious excellent bright purple oak/fruit in perfect tight tannin structure youthful cabernet withlovely depth of minty minty chocolate hues. Some lovely balance and a lovely bringing it together. $22 an intense flavourcabernet fruit lifted by flavours. $25 cassis fruit aromas and creamy texture in the profile. More of asome excellent sweet a ‘tidy’, well structured mouth. $28 Churchview savoury style, perfect cabernet sauvignon palate complete with Margaret River for further ageing. 2009-2008 fruit, fresh oak and Cabernet Sauvignon vibrant freshness. 2008 HHHH 5+ $40.50 Majella Coonawarra Lovely fresh oakoak. Warming alcohol Cabernet Sauvignon 5+ $32 mingling with rich fruit Harcourt Valleyfinish. 5+ $25.50 2008 HHHHH Windows Margaret aromas. Beautifully A wine with structure River Cabernet balanced palate, nice Vineyards Bendigo and style. Intense Sauvignon depth of varietal fruit. Cabernet SauvignonHeidenreich Estate colour, complex 2008 HHHH Has elegance and tight 2008 HHHHThe Old School bouquet and lovely Purple hues and lifted tannins. A keeper. Dense, powerfulMasters Barossa soft, fresh palate. Big spices mingle with oak with lovelyValley Cabernet stone-fruit and cassis oak on the nose. Ripe 5+ $18.50 ripe blackberry fruitMerlot 2009 HHHH flavours with citrus blackberry flavours on beneath and a nice hintReal crowd pleaser. overtones. Definitely a fresh, well-balanced of mint. Has depth andDelicate, classic style one for the cellar. palate with long, soft length and balance.with blackcurrant fruit tannins. $24 Good cool climatedominating the blend, 5+ $35 example. 5+ $25showing a sweetlicorice edge. Complex Chalkers Crossingon the finish. $20 Hilltops Cabernet SauvignonThe Malleea by 2008 HHHHMajella Coonawarra Very fresh and cleanCabernet Sauvignon blackberry/cassisShiraz 2008 HHHH nose and good depthExcellent purple/red of spicy fruit flavourscolour and powerful developing nicely,oaky nose with slightly with excellent tanninporty fruit. Soft in the structure. $30mouth, with rich fruit,ripe tannins and lots ofacid. 3-5 $6686 W I N E S TAT E Annual 2011

new releases Koonara Ambriel’s The BirThplace of Gift Coonawarra The Mclaren Vale Cabernet Sauvignon 2008 HHHH Solid, well-structured wine - very oaky for now but has some lovely varietal fruit pushing through, underscored by an alert acid backbone. 5+ $30 Ross Hill Thomas Orange Cabernet Sauvignon 2008 HHHH Perfect integration of oak and fruit on the nose, creating mocha- like aromas. Lovely peppery palate with firm tannins and fresh acidity. $25Berton Vineyard cabernet sauvignon Handpicked PeterHead Over Heels 2007 & older Douglas SelectionCoonawarra CoonawarraCabernet Sauvignon Hardys Thomas Cabernet Sauvignon2008 HHHH Hardy Coonawarra 2006 HHHHHLifted, dusty, cassis Adelaide Hills Excellent, elegant style -aromas with fresh Cabernet Sauvignon holding up very well andvanillin oak beneath. 2006 HHHHH with many years ahead The Right NutPalate has great Beautifully warm, of it yet. Has complexity, 20 Year Oldstructure and depth, oak, mint, blackcurrantwith big sweet/sour and bottle age - the lot! Liqueur Muscatfruit matched by theoak tannins. $9.99 3-5 $19.90 “Excellent example of style” Winestate Magazine mature varietal with Best of SA excellent depth of colour, savoury black olive-like fruit, complex barrel ferment and attractive chocolaty oak. Still plenty of years left in it. 5+ $110 Ben Potts Oxenberry Wines are limited-production Lenny’s Block wines hand-crafted by McLaren Vale Langhorne Creek Cabernet Sauvignon born & bred winemakers, the Scarpantoni 2006 HHHHH brothers. Exclusively available direct Intense, aged, stone- from the historic site of McLaren Vale’s fruit bouquet - very first settlers, Oxenberry Farm. complex yet still bright and alert. Excellent 26-28 Kangarilla Road flavour depth with McLaren Vale SA 5171 plenty of funky, aged, sweet fruit complexity P: 08 8323 0188 and a powerful tannin E: [email protected] finish. $40 www.oxenberry.comMinot Margaret Wehl’s Mount Brown Brothers SCA10422TCRiver Cabernet Benson Vineyards Milawa PatriciaSauvignon Cabernet Sauvignon Victoria Cabernet2008 HHHH 2007 HHHHH SauvignonWarm, soft and Dark and chocolaty 2005 HHHHHbeautifully mature wine on the nose, with Intense dark varietaldominated by toasty oak hints of black fruits fruit, charred oak andbut has enough sweet underneath. Excellent lovely age characters allberry fruit weight to palate, with intense seamlessly integratedmatch. Offering good blackcurrant and on nose and palate.drinking now. $25 blackberry flavours Drinking well now or and firm tannins. keep for further ageing. Give it more time. 3-5 $55.90 5+ $20 Annual 2011 W I N E S TAT E 87

WINESTATE’S BEST WINES OF 2010 new releases Forester Estate Bellwether Alkoomi Margaret River Coonawarra Frankland River Cabernet Sauvignon Cabernet Sauvignon Shiraz Viognier 2007 HHHH 2006 HHHH 2008 HHHH1/2 Dark, lifted berry fruit Cedary/cassis bouquet Lovely drink described nose with touches of and tight, clean by one judge as a mint and herbs. Solid, palate with excellent “clever wine”. Lovely inky fruit core with structure and a aniseed and boysenberry well-matched oak leanness of fruit/oak fruit aromas and and firm tannins. flavours with a tannin/ flavours, with good oak “A superb wine,” acid balance. $50 balance and a firm acid said one judge. $29 spine. $20.36 Reilly’s Wines The Angullong Dancer Clare Valley Fossil Hill Orange Cabernet Sauvignon Shiraz Viognier 2006 HHHH 2008 HHHH Flavoursome wine with Elegant blend. Great a lovely colour, lifted, concentration of fresh, ripe cabernet blackcurrant/plum fruit and lovely new fruit showing a oak. Has a minty nose confectionery note. and excellent palate Soft oak tannins and depth and length. $45 lovely mouthfeel. $20Cartel Coonawarra Thompson Estate Palandri Vita Novus Grant BurgeCabernet Sauvignon Margaret River Margaret River Balthasar Barossa2007 HHHH1/2 Cabernet Sauvignon Cabernet Sauvignon Shiraz ViognierChocolaty/leathery nose 2005 HHHH 2007 HHHH 2007 HHHHwith a spicy lift. Lovely Well-integrated cool Tarry/cherry aromas Smells of plums anddepth of sweet fruit climate wine ageing very with a leathery edge. apricots with a lightcake-like flavours with well and with plenty Nicely balanced sweet peppery lift. Beautifullyexcellent silky tannins. of life left. Loads of cassis/fresh oak palate constructed palateDrinking beautifully peppery/minty fruit lifted with firm tannins and with great depth ofnow, with years of life by some elegant, spicy some leathery age, but sweet fruit and someleft. 3-5 $13 notes. 3-5 $38 still fresh. 5+ $35 ‘serious’ oak. $40Moppity Vineyards Taylors St Andrews shiraz blendsReserve Hilltops Clare ValleyCabernet Sauvignon Cabernet Sauvignon Jacob’s Creek2007 HHHH 2005 HHHH Johann SouthHuge oak lift on the Lovely combination of Australia Shiraznose, and a very oak- tarry, leathery, black olive Cabernetdominated palate with and dark berry elements. 2004 HHHH1/2unctuous, mouthfilling Dense, brooding nose Developed aromasflavours and soft, and a rich and well aged with a light herbaceoussupporting tannin palate. $60 edge. Soft and smoothprofile. Plenty of life Di Giorgio in the mouth, withleft. 3-5 $59.95 Family Lucindale lovely silky tannins and Limestone Coast spicy green flavours.Bleasdale Cabernet Sauvignon Still amazingly fresh Thomas HardyMulberry Tree 2005 HHHH but with mature Wines Thomas’Langhorne Creek Austere style with lovely characters. $78.99 Trek McLaren ValeCabernet Sauvignon layers of cool climate Bimbadgen Estate Padthaway Shiraz2007 HHHH fruit, chewy tannins MCA Art Series Cabernet SauvignonWell-balanced, ripe, and refreshing acidity. Shiraz Cabernet 2008 HHHHporty style with Reaching its peak but Sauvignon Big plum/blackcurrant liftexcellent integration of still has freshness. 2008 HHHH1/2 to the nose with a touchstone-fruits and cedary Interesting Ribena-like of candy oak. Lovelyoak. High acid and 3-5 $20 aromas showing a spice-driven, jammywarming alcohol on the minty lift. Palate firm palate. Drying oak finish.finish. 3-5 $18 Montgomery and fleshy with a lovely Rosenthal Margaret River blend of brambly fruit, 3-5 $17.50 The NaomiBrangayne of Cabernet Sauvignon menthol and licorice Aramis Vineyards Shiraz CabernetOrange Cabernet 2007 HHHH flavours. Supple White Label 2008 HHHHSauvignon Very oaky wine with tannins. Still a baby! McLaren Vale Complexity of mocha2007 HHHH spicy vanilla bouquet Shiraz Cabernet and herbaceous fruits liftDark chocolaty and sweet nectarine 5+ $25 2008 HHHH off the nose, followednose with good fruit flavours sitting Intense purple wine by a lovely flavoursomeconcentration of under the oak. Has with massive jammy palate - rich, complexblackcurrant fruit. Ripe, structure and length plum nose and huge, and developing veryfull-flavoured palate and ageing potential. flavoursome, peppery nicely. $25with solid backbone of fruit palate with somecassis fruit. A keeper. 5+ $27 serious oak and good level of tannins. $18.99 5+ $3588 W I N E S TAT E Annual 2011

WINESTATE’S BEST WINES OF 2010 new releasesFrog BellyMargaret RiverShiraz Cabernet2009 HHHHLovely fresh, alertstyle of wine with abig hit of lifted Ribena/berry aromas and aspicy/peppery palatewith simple flavourprofile. $20shiraz 2009-2008 Fox Creek Short Grant Burge Filsell Zitta Bernado Taylors Promised Lavina Estate Row McLaren Vale Barossa Old Vine Single Vineyard Land South Gold Series Barossa Shiraz 2008 HHHHH Shiraz 2008 HHHHH Barossa Valley Australia Shiraz Valley Shiraz Big, thick, full-bodied Leaner style, with Shiraz 2008 HHHHH 2009 HHHHH 2008 HHHHH shiraz full of intense licorice and plums Nose of toasty mocha Fresh, vibrant, purple Nose a complex raspberry fruit. Rich lifting off the nose and oak and sweet stone- wine with seamless compote of blueberries, dark chocolate, black great concentration fruits. Attractive palate integration of spicy dark cherries and black olive characters and and length and - complex and soft, plums and charred oak olives. Beautifully well supported by the persistence of lovely with lovely balance of aromas, followed by balanced palate with toasty oak. “A beauty!” clean varietal fruit fruit and oak flavours a gorgeous rich, plum retained vibrant varietal declared one judge. flavours. $40 and great overall cake-like palate with a fruit and appropriate use structure. $25 soft middle and light oak of oak. 5+ $25 5+ $28.50 finish. 3-5 $13Sticks No 29Strathbogie RangesShiraz 2008 HHHHHLovely depth of richstonefruit-like charactershere with some beautifulspicy notes, and allseamlessly balanced byexcellent oak. It’s freshand alert and with yearsahead of it. $45Aramis Vineyards Aldi StoresThe Governor Simpatico Wines The Tudor Central Majella Lavina SelectMcLaren Vale Stonewell Shiraz Victoria Shiraz Coonawarra Shiraz Dowie Doole Series McLarenSyrah 2008 HHHHH 2008 HHHHH 2008 HHHHH 2008 HHHHH California Road Vale ShirazGreat colour. Big, Excellent bright red Excellent purple colour Beautiful complex McLaren Vale 2008 HHHH1/2ripe wine with rich colour. Beautiful lifted, bouquet with a Shiraz 2008 HHHHHberry fruit, beautiful oak ripe red berry aromas powerful, peppery fruit Super-ripe blockbusterstructure and chewy layered with new oak. lift. Lovely tight but of a wine. Darktannins. Slight earthy Amazing palate with flavoursome palate chocolate and raisinednotes on the nose and massive red berry and - a balance of sweet fruit on the nose and alovely big, soft, unctuous sweet fresh oak flavours fruit and oak showing huge concentration andflavours. $55.99 with furry tannin support. excellent structure and length of raspberry fruit length. $28 and creamy oak with 5+ $80 with lifted Ribena/ a chewy oak finish. Big, powerful wine berry aromas showing smelling like fruit cake lovely peppery notes. 5+ $35 and malt and with a More pepper and spice big alcoholic lift. Great on the palate - not depth and integration overly complex but of complex fruit/oak nevertheless a lovely flavours. 5+ $90 wine. 3-5 $12.99 Annual 2011 W I N E S TAT E 89

WINESTATE’S BEST WINES OF 2010 new releases Stephen John Basket Pressed Clare Valley Shiraz 2008 HHHH Massive concentration of mulberry fruit aromas and huge, ripe, alcoholic palate. Great depth of sweet fruit and drying tannins. 5+ $25 Howard Park Leston Margaret River Shiraz 2008 HHHH Elegant medium- weight shiraz - quite a straightforward style with a moody, mocha- like bouquet and solid, soft fruit/oak palate. $40Fox Gordon Montara Forester Saracen Estates Ballast Stone Punt RoadHannah’s Grampians Shiraz Estate Home Margaret River Stonemason NapoleoneSwing Barossa 2008 HHHH1/2 Block Margaret Shiraz 2008 HHHH Currency Creek Vineyards YarraValley Shiraz Big, rich traditional River Shiraz Lovely peppery nose Shiraz 2009 HHHH Valley Shiraz2008 HHHH1/2 Aussie shiraz with a 2008 HHHH1/2 with a licorice edge. Intense aromas of 2008 HHHHBright, deep purple with soft, plummy nose Gorgeous dark cherries, More of that licorice on dark chocolate and The nose is floral, earthynice soft licorice bouquet and lovely rich, warm, plums and mulberry- the flavoursome palate, satsuma plums, and and a touch licoricey, andand tightly structured soft palate with fruit like varietal fruit mixing with plum thickly textured palate the fruit palate vibrantlypalate with excellent vibrancy, sweet oak seamlessly matched by fruit and cedary oak ripe with raspberry and sweet and mouthfillingsweet new oak and rich and drying tannins. Has some vanillin oak. Rich, characters. $35 plum flavours mingling fruit, with appropriateberry fruit flavours with elegance. $23 toasty oak nose and with oak. $12 oak and warmingdrying tannins. $44.95 Thomson Estate elegant, well-balanced Edwards Hugo McLaren Vale alcohol. 5+ $28 Clare Valley Shiraz palate. $33 Margaret River Shiraz 2008 HHHH 2009 HHHH1/2 Shiraz 2008 HHHH Full-bodied wine Impressive Howard Park Big, powerful, ‘raw’ with excellent length wine smelling of Scotsdale Great wine that needs more of peppery plum/ blackberries, licorice Southern Shiraz cellaring to reach its blackcurrant fruit and chocolate. Lovely 2008 HHHH1/2 potential. Great depth and chocolaty oak fleshy fruit flavours Classy wine with of flavour. Excellent flavours. “So much with balancing cedar- quite a reserved fruit varietal fruit, fresh complexity!” enthused like oak and grainy bouquet, followed by a vanillin oak and soft one judge. $23 tannins. A keeper. lovely soft, rich palate tannins. $30 with attractive dry red 5+ $20 flavours. “Very easy to jb wines Barossa drink!” $40 Valley Shiraz 2008 HHHH Fox Creek Red Huge, complex Baron McLaren Vale chocolate/black fruit Shiraz 2009 HHHH nose and beautiful Well-made, fresh, young juicy-sweet flavours on wine with dense charry/ a silky-smooth palate prune-like nose and with a warming alcohol well-structured, spicy finish. 3-5 $30 palate with firm tannins and lingering flavours. Leconfield Time! 3-5 $17.50 McLaren Vale Shiraz 2009 HHHHBeach Head by Heathcote Winery Smells of stewed Taylors JaramanCredaro Margaret Slaughter House berries with a choc- Clare ValleyRiver Shiraz Paddock Heathcote mint element. Pretty McLaren Vale2009 HHHH1/2 Shiraz 2009 HHHH fruit on the big, drying, Shiraz 2008 HHHHWell-made wine with Lovely minty aromas tannic palate. Licorice Peppery/spicy/earthya fresh, lifted varietal and big, rich, ripe and dark chocolate on characters on thefruit nose showing a palate with silky the finish. $24.95 nose, sitting on top ofspicy edge, leading varietal fruit, sweet plum fruit. More earthyonto a very rich, oaky, oak and soft, grippy elements on a palatefirm tannic palate with tannins. Some with nice licorice notes.plenty of young fruit excellent mid-palatebeneath. 3-5 $16 flavours. $40 3-5 $29.9590 W I N E S TAT E Annual 2011

WINESTATE’S BEST WINES OF 2010 new releasesPepper Tree Harcourt Valley Harbord The Trevor JonesWrattonbully Vineyards Bendigo Tendril Barossa Boots BarossaShiraz 2008 HHHH Old Vine Shiraz Shiraz 2008 HHHH Shiraz 2008 HHHHEarthy nose with 2009 HHHH Rich, rounded, well- Rich, licorice-likedistinct menthol Lovely lift and balanced style with aromas mingle withovertones. Similar vibrancy of fresh butterscotch and mint and mulberries,characters on the palate. fruit cake aromas, mocha-like aromas and which are echoed onFunky flavour profile, with the vibrant fruit flavours with unctuous the palate with its firmnice tannin length and following onto the varietal fruit and lovely oak and piquant acidity.good oak spine. $18 nicely textured palate soft tannins. $18Brick Kiln and giving it depth of 3-5 $18McLaren Vale flavour. $35 Penny’s HillShiraz 2008 HHHH Rosedale Chook Cracking Black shiraz 2007Lifted, fragrant earthy/ Shed Barossa McLaren Valefloral aromas and Shiraz 2008 HHHH Shiraz 2008 HHHH Warrenmangsilky-smooth palate Lovely solid, sweet Rich, developing plum Estate Shirazwith clearly expressed berry fruits on nose and rhubarb aromas 2007 HHHH1/2varietal fruit flavours and palate with with powerful oak and Complex aromas - aand a great funky chocolaty oak, and well nice gamey characters combination of greatelement. $19.95 balanced by a powerful that all continue on to varietal fruit and plentyRockBare tannic spine. Flavours the palate. Big, bold, of new oak. ExcellentMcLaren Vale linger long after the youthful wine. $22 depth and intensityShiraz 2009 HHHH wine has gone. $10 of spicy varietal fruitLovely nose smelling Western Range Thomson Estate Tim McNeil Wines flavours. Palate has Fox Creek Reserveof rich fruit cake. Wines Limited Clare Valley Shiraz Clare Valley Shiraz balance and length. $60 McLaren Vale ShirazBeautiful rich, ripe, Release Perth Hills 2008 HHHH 2008 HHHH Poverty Hill 2007 HHHH1/2warm and toasty Shiraz 2008 HHHH Excellent depth of Black fruit aromas Eden Valley Shiraz Nicely ageing winepalate, soft and Well-aged, slightly vibrant sweet stone- seamlessly balanced 2007 HHHH1/2 with sweet mulberryflavoursome in the jammy bouquet and fruits with nice with complex oak Lovely lifted, spicy, fruit well integratedmouth with a dry dense, ripe, sweet chocolaty notes and characters leading to an dried fruit/plum bouquet with cedary oak. Grippytannic finish. $21.95 stone-fruit palate with lots of drying oak excellent toasty oak and and a huge blockbuster tannins, good level of drying oak and lovely tannins. Quite a grippy, plum fruit palate. $27 of a palate brimming acid and a very longRichard Hamilton mouthfeel. Plenty of tannic finish. $20 over with lively varietal and lingering finish.McLaren Vale length. $38.95 Langmeil Valley fruit and well matched Years ahead of it.Shiraz 2009 HHHH Madeleines Willunga Floor Barossa by some drying oak.Lovely crimson wine Yelland & Papps Single Vineyard Shiraz 2008 HHHH 5+ $49.67layered with powerful Devote Greenock McLaren Vale Shiraz Vibrant, lifted stone- 3-5 $24 Whiteboxsweet oak and Barossa Valley 2008 HHHH fruit aromas - a touch Heathcote Shirazyouthful, rich plum fruit, Shiraz 2008 HHHH Big, full-bodied shiraz toasty and with a spicy Conte Estate Over 2007 HHHHwith fine, powdery Fragrances of plums, chock-full of intense lift. Palate full of rich, The Hill Reserve Smells of dark cherriestannins weaving it all followed by a mouthful berry and oak-derived rhubarb-like fruit with McLaren Vale Shiraz and plums with sometogether. $18.50 of solid, ripe, sweet flavours with leathery good use of oak to 2007 HHHH1/2 creamy oak. Creamy in fruit. Great length. complexity developing. balance. $28.50 Dark chocolaty nose the mouth, with a rich, Lovely drying tannins. Great depth and with a complex peppery, blackcurrant structure. $24 Murray Street varietal fruit lift. More fruit expression. $19.50 3-5 $30 Vineyards complexity on a palate Greenock Barossa full of sweet, creamy Dowie Doole Shiraz 2008 HHHH raspberry flavours with McLaren Vale Developing bouquet of a long acid backbone. Shiraz 2008 HHHH coffee, spices, plum Slightly jammy nose and cherries. Quite a 3-5 $27 and long, complex, tannic palate but soft fruit-driven palate rich and flavoursome in with flavour that has the mouth. Cellaring depth and texture. potential. 5+ $55 Well-balanced, classy wine. 3-5 $25 Flint’s of Coonawarra One Planet Local Rostrevor Hero McLaren Vale Coonawarra Shiraz Shiraz 2008 HHHH 2008 HHHH Lovely aromas of Gorgeous dark dark chocolate, black chocolaty nose and olives and charry oak. huge mulberry jam Deep and fleshy in the palate with lovely mouth, with yummy chewy oak backbone dark fruit and cleansing and long, lingering oak flavours. $14.95 flavours. Very alluring! 3-5 $22 Annual 2011 W I N E S TAT E 91

WINESTATE’S BEST WINES OF 2010 new releasesCahillton shiraz Anvers The Somerled Ferguson Jeremy Punt RoadHeathcote Shiraz 2006 & older Warrior Adelaide McLaren Vale Shiraz Yarra Valley Shiraz Nehme Vineyard2007 HHHH Hills McLaren 2004 HHHH1/2 2006 HHHH Yenda BotrytisGreat depth of bright, Jacob’s Creek Vale Langhorne It may be six years old Gorgeous brooding, Semillon 2009lifted, ripe fruit aromas Centenary Hill Creek Shiraz but it’s still a baby with ‘mysterious’ dark fruit (500ml) HHHHHwhich follow through Barossa Valley 2006 HHHH1/2 years ahead of it yet! bouquet. Great range Gorgeous, lively, goldento the palate. Good oak Shiraz 2006 HHHHH Excellent soft, rich, Lots of fresh cassis of dark-fruited, spicy wine with lusciousintegration and nice Gorgeous musky chocolaty wine with fruit with spicy/earthy flavours with cleansing lychee-like bouquettannin/acid backbone. aromas that are a an abundance of aged complexity and drying acid and good oak. followed by intense complexity of fruit, cherry fruit, well-handled tannins. $32 sweet apricot/pear fruit 5+ $22.50 spices and oak. Great oak and attractive bottle 5+ $30 flavours. BeautifullyWild Oats Shiraz chocolaty/cassis palate age developing. Long, RockBare The balanced, very complex,2007 HHHH with lovely bottle age drying oak finish. $47 Burvill McLaren Vale textured palate. $32Real fruitcake of a characters developing Karatta Shiraz 2006 HHHH Fox Creek McLarennose displaying a and wrapped in soft 12 Mile Vineyard Big, warm-climate Vale Late Harvestdash of licorice. Soft tannins. $53.99 Robe Shiraz style with the bouquet Semillon 2008and rounded in the DiGiorgio Family 2006 HHHH1/2 showing nice savoury (375ml) HHHH1/2mouth, with interesting Wines Coonawarra Lovely bouquet - elements. Similar Big, rich and extremely‘slippery’ fruit flavours. Shiraz 2006 HHHHH smells of sweet red palate; excellent luscious golden Sweet cashew-like oak plums with a nice flavour complexity, wine with gorgeous 3-5 $18.99 integrated with stone- spicy lift. Vibrant palate toasty oak and strong pineapple/orange peelSchild Estate fruit characters creates brimming over with tannins. $39.95 aromas and flavoursBarossa Shiraz a lovely complex nose, ripe fruits and tarry, Boston Bay Shiraz mingling with dried2007 HHHH followed by a big Bonox-like flavours. 2006 HHHH fruit characters. “It’s aQuite different; mulberry jam palate Assertive tannins and Earthy, stewed fruit dessert in a glass!” $20complex and elegant with drying oak and warming finish. $19 aromas and long, juicy Saddler’s Creekand a bit funky, with high acidity. $25.99 palate loaded with ripe Supreme Botrytislifted, vibrant berry Hardys Eileen plum and mulberry-like 2008 (375ml) HHHHflavours filling the Hardy Shiraz fruit with lovely spicy Golden wine with solidmouth. Good cellaring. 2005 HHHHH oak balance and grippy, botrytis aromas and Beautifully aged, very tannic finish. $24 lovely luscious, syrupy 5+ $20 flavoursome, seamlessly Yalumba The apricot complexity on integrated shiraz with Octavius Barossa the palate. Distinctly complex barrel ferment Shiraz 2006 HHHH Graves-like in style. $36 characters, powerful oak Well-matured, Saddler’s Creek and an alcoholic finish. seamlessly integrated Exclusif Muscat NV Still has freshness, with aromas and a full- (375ml) HHHH lots of life ahead of it. flavoured, fleshy palate Tea leaf and toffee with ripe, Ribena bouquet with a floral 5+ $85 characters and plenty lift. Beautiful luscious Botham Merrill of complexity. $99.95 raisin/cinnamon/toffee Willis 25th Rosenvale Vinevale flavours with excellent Anniversary Limited Sands Barossa toasty oak to balance Edition McLaren Shiraz 2005 HHHH and a warm finish. $36 Vale Shiraz Mature, complex, tarry/ 2005 HHHH1/2 earthy aromas - still has Powerful, maturing, freshness. Excellent spicy, dark fruit palate structure with aromas. Beautifully nicely integrated tarry/ crafted palate with blackberry flavours well-retained, savoury, developing well. $30 stone-fruit flavours well integrated with the sweet white oak. 5+ $29 & fortified Brown Brothers Seppeltsfield Milawa Patricia Para Vintage Tawny Victoria Shiraz 1989 HHHHH 2006 HHHH Beautiful stylish wine Well-aged stewed with lovely aged tawny fruit aromas with aromas and excellent an earthy/spicy lift. balance of aged toffee Wonderful weight and and white chocolate concentration of flavour. flavours. Some lovely Raw oak finish. Needs rancio characters and time. 3-5 $55.90 fresh new oak. $7592 W I N E S TAT E Annual 2011

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Bush vines in the Barossa Valley © Louise Hedley. s oauuthstralia THE BEST WINES OF 2010 CONTENTS Includes: Sparkling, Other White Varietals & Blends, Viognier, Sauvignon Blanc, Riesling, Chardonnay, Other Red Varietals & Blends, Greanche & Blends, Cabernet Blends, Cabernet Sauvignon, Shiraz Blends, Shiraz, Sweet White & Fortified.

GAINS WITH SOME PAIN The South Australian year in review, by D. Paul HardyE V E N I N D I F F I C U LT T I M E S , an outstanding grape crop draws a took exit packages and allowed their grubbed blocks to become a mess of tumbleweeds. In such a fraught situation, small operators had to get smart - andfew broad grins from winemakers - and the 2010 vintage had everything a the subsequent notable performance and intelligence of many smaller playersbeleaguered South Australian wine industry hoped for. Although export figures is filling out the big picture of future prospects for the local wine industry.teetered as the Australian dollar hit record highs, wine companies took greatheart from the fruit in their fermenters; consistently high quality across all grape The need to promote wine quality is pulling focus on vine management andvarieties from all districts, having ripened slowly and evenly, coming into the sustainability - which is especially notable in big grape regions such as thewineries at a steady and manageable tempo. Riverland. This is where the Barich family’s organic vineyard has produced fruit that spawned Yalumba’s impressive organic wines; Eric and Jenny Semmler’s Crops were down in volume, but superior quality more than compensated 919 Wines are producing exemplary organic sangiovese, tempranillo and durif;at a time when Australia is calling to the world that its focus is shifting from and organic grapegrower and orchardist Brett Munchenburg’s outstanding fruitgeneric commodity wines to instead herald the virtues of specific regions that from his Loxton North vineyard has given rise to his own label, Enoomah Bore,emphasise excellence. This mantra of quality is being echoed throughout the made in conjunction with David Bruer of Temple Bruer Winery at Langhorne Creek.South Australian wine industry, triggering significant changes from the top down. Some small brands are embracing new production ideas, such as taking The creation of Treasury Wine Estates in July as the result of Foster’s splintering minimal intervention to extreme positions. Anton van Klopper (Chateau Lucyits wine interests from its beer division, was a surprising turnaround. Two years Margaux), Tom Shobbrook (Shobbrook Wines) and James Erskine (Jaumaago, Foster’s announced plans to sell off three wineries and 36 vineyards as part Wines and Bowe Lees Wines) each make their own wines but together theyof a massive consolidation of its wine business; now, the creation of a separate are involved in Natural Selection Theory, using no preservatives to make Voicewine entity is, according to executives, “signalling a cultural change within our of the People - a blend of 10 components without sulphur that is designed toglobal wine business, one that is focused on honouring our unique assets”. be drunk fresh (one cuvee is released through winter, another through spring, totalling about 4000 litres). The wine is filled into puncheons for transportation, In truth, it highlights tension between profitable brewing operations and then poured into 23-litre demijohns that several fashionable restaurantsstruggling wine sales within a hulking business structure that encompasses (including Pranzo in Adelaide) are siphoning straight into glasses. “We want12,000 hectares of vineyards, 20 wineries and 50 wine brands. Many in the to change perceptions of what is likeable wine,” says James.media are now speculating about long-term consequences of the Fosters“de-merger”, though executives were quick to say it is not part of a plan to They’re not alone in the Adelaide Hills. At Charleston, winemakers Brendonsell the wine division. One thing is certain: any future decisions will have a Keys and Zane Scott are exploring their own take on minimal intervention andtelling impact, as Treasury Wine Estates employs more than 4000 staff in 12 wild ferments with BK Wines and Mayhem & Co. The same theme resonatedcountries, the vast majority of them in South Australia. with Janet and Erinn Klein at Ngeringa, and Tom Munro is producing a delightfully fresh 2010 pinot nouveau among his extensive pinot noir portfolio It wasn’t just the huge corporations drawing attention to themselves in 2010. at Whisson Lake in the Piccadilly Valley.The First Families of Wine initiative, a confederacy of a dozen large family-ownedwineries across Australia designed as a combined marketing consortium, gained Joch Bosworth at McLaren Vale produced his first preservative-free shiraztraction internationally. Their united message of preserving Australia’s vinous under his Battle of Bosworth label. Fruit from the 2010 vintage was processed,history and sustained dedication to regional quality helped steer more European bottled and released by June, purposely designed as a youthful, early-drinkingand American consumers towards a broader range of meritorious Australian style (similar to Joven wines from Spain), which definitely shows off the virtueswines. South Australian wineries at the helm of this operation were conspicuous of Joch’s outstanding organic vineyards.for their successes: Henschke was voted Australian winery of the year by The Age/SMH Good Wine awards, while Yalumba was awarded the first EPA-accredited A growing embrace of lesser-known European grape varieties that aresustainability licence, further enhancing its green production credentials. best suited to warmer climates also presses ahead. Notable among these is savignan. Remember the fuss a year ago when these grape vines that were Still, it’s far from all good news. The 2010 vintage inflicted great pain on many thought to be albarino had to be reclassified after a CSIRO labelling blunder?grapegrowers, as big buyers slashed purchasing prices for fruit and failed to This hot-tempered uproar only succeeded in masking the fact that savignanhonour some supply contracts. As a result, generational farmers began selling is ideally suited to the South Australian climate and makes delicious wines -their properties in McLaren Vale and the Barossa, Clare held a public crisis especially in the hands of Damien Tscharke (of Tscharke Wines in the Barossa),meeting to consider drastic actions to curb oversupply, while Riverland blockers Annual 2011 W I N E S TAT E 95

A UNIQUE EXPERIMENT IN VINEYARD MANAGEMENT AND FRUIT HANDLING THAT HAS TAKEN THREE YEARS TO PERFECT.Above: Stephen and Prue at Hill of Grace. Then there’s a small gruner veltliner revolution with casserole-style fillings to suit such rich PindarieCentre: Barossa Harvest. Below: Eric Semmler, 919 Wines. taking place in the Adelaide Hills. Larry Jacobs was wines as the impressive Black Hinge tempranillo. the first to plant this aromatic white grape variety atMike Brown (of Gemtree Vineyards at McLaren Hahndorf Hill Winery, and released his first vintage It’s not only new players making a mark at cellarVale) and Michael Fragos (of Chapel Hill at to popular acclaim this year. Now, four other Hills doors. Extensive refurbishing has transformed StMcLaren Vale), who has also dressed his smart growers have embraced this Austrian grape in the Hallett’s tasting room, with plate glass windowswines in new packaging to reflect their cleanliness hope of creating a steely and savoury white wine offering views of vineyards on one side, and intoand refined style. The trio’s determined efforts with a firm, fleshy palate and food-friendly flavours the modern winery with its gleaming stainlessto market this misunderstood grape variety of pear and quince. steel fermenters on the other. Some relics of thewill hopefully encourage consumers and more old winery have been retained, with one of the 48producers to accept this promising wine style. Some familiar winemakers are taking on a new original paraffin-lined concrete fermentation tanks guise. Wyndham Estate head winemaker Nigel adjacent to the cellar door lounge. Dolan has started a commendable family side project with his son Tim, producing shiraz of great In the Adelaide Hills, Johnston Oakbank has power and finesse under the Dolan Family Wines developed a new cellar door from 1870s stone label. Adelaide Hills winemaker Steven George stables at the original Johnston Brewery site, has announced that he’s planning a new focus for adjacent to the Oakbank racetrack, and the new his Ashton Hills portfolio, having spent the past Deviation Road cellar door at Longwood is the winter grafting his white grape vines to pinot noir. crowning glory of a smart boutique wine brand Only a handful of riesling vines remain - and the established by Kate and Hamish Laurie 10 years very last Ashton Hills Riesling will be produced in ago. It’s the first cellar door in this district, located at 2011, before he turns the entire Ashton Hills output the gateway of their 50-hectare property that boasts to pinot noir. In Clare, Geoffrey Grosset has turned virgin scrubland, a fledgling oak plantation for the riesling world on its head with his exciting off-dry intended truffle production and some grapevines riesling from the 2010 vintage - a unique experiment that will supplement the Lauries’ main vineyard on in vineyard management and fruit handling that has Deviation Rd at Carey Gully. taken him three years to perfect. Each year, the reach of Adelaide Hills wineries In wine marketing, all sizes of wine companies seems to stretch a little further. Tomich Wines has realise that a strong cellar door presence is just opened a stylish tasting room in a handsome beneficial, with a brace of new cellar door bluestone villa on King William Rd at Hyde Park, outlets reflecting strikingly different personalities, a significant distance from its large, established especially in the Barossa and Adelaide Hills. vineyards near Woodside. Elsewhere in the city, a Hentley Farm cellar door at Seppeltsfield, set in long-time wine tenant is moving out of the metropolitan a restored 1840s stone homestead surrounded area. Industry veteran Tom Angove died in April at the by vines, offers tailored tastings and private wine age of 92, and within six months his beloved St Agnes dinners for its wine club members. offices and winery, built in 1886, had closed. Long ago surrounded by houses, it ceased to be a working By comparison, Sorby Adams Wines, run by winery in 1976, and now Angove Family Winemakers former Yalumba winemaker Simon Adams, has its have decided to shift its offices to Magill and plan to wines available for tasting in a shop in Angaston’s construct a new cellar door at McLaren Vale, where main street rather than hope to draw visitors to its they have purchased organic vineyards (buildings Eden Valley vineyards. On the western ridge of the on the property currently host artisan winemaking Barossa, Pindarie Winery opened its cellar door tenants Alpha Box and Dice). after owner Tony Brooks spent a painstaking two and a half years restoring the old stone building and Nothing in the wine industry remains static. adjacent stables. To entice people to linger a bit As each vintage heralds significant change and carries longer for tasting, they’re offering locally baked pies its own peculiar traits, so, too, do the participants keep changing - as much as the wines they make.96 W I N E S TAT E Annual 2011

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WINESTATE’S BEST WINES OF 2010 south australiasparkling Fox Creek Vixen Bleasdale Langhorne Wangolina Station Currency Creek Estate McLaren Vale Sparkling Creek Sparkling Shiraz Mt Benson Limestone Sedgeland FleurieuStarvedog Lane Red NV HHHH1/2 NV HHHH Coast Semillon Peninsula Gris BlancAdelaide Hills Vibrant, youthful colour Fresh fruit nose with some Sauvignon Blanc 2009 HHHHPinot Noir Chardonnay with subtle aromas of pepper and spice. Nice 2010 HHHH1/2 Fresh, bright green wine.2003 HHHHH strawberries and licorice with tannin/fruit weight on the Great example of style. Pears and quinces on theElegant wine showing a leathery character. Big, palate and excellent balance Complex tropical aromas nose with a citrusy lift.excellent age complexity. bold palate; lovely fine bead. between sweetness and sitting on a background Flavoursome palate; soft inLong and creamy in the Good tannin and fruit weight. acidity. $19 of grassy semillon the mouth with some verymouth, with great acid Dry finish. 3-5 $22.50 Hugh Hamilton The characters. Excellent palate good acidity. $17structure and tasting of Madam McLaren Vale brimming over with tropical Beach Road Wineslemon sorbet. Very classy Aramis Vineyards Sparkling Red NV HHHH varietal flavours with a zesty McLaren Vale Fianonumber. $29 O’Aristocratis McLaren Crimson wine with delightful finish. $14 2009 HHHH Vale Sparkling Syrah leathery/mocha bouquet. Excellent green hues andPeter Lehmann Black 2005 HHHH1/2 Clean, balanced palate has Karanto Langhorne quite a complex nose ofQueen Barossa Sparkling Dense crimson hues and loads of earthy/savoury Creek Pinot Grigio feijoa and nutty oak. LovelyShiraz 2005 HHHH1/2 complex, oaky nose with fruit characters and good acid 2009 HHHH1/2 weight and texture to theDeep, dark and brooding, aromas underneath. Lifted spine. $22.20 Nice citrusy quality to palate, with long, lingering,with very rich and complex earthy/spicy/sweet flavours Tributary Vineyards the nose, with a hint varietal flavours. $22blackcurrant and dark cherry with powerful oak influence Chick Methode of honeysuckle. Light d’Arenberg The Moneyflavours with well-handled but it’s in balance. Very Champenoise Eden green apple flavours and Spider McLaren Valequality oak. “Excellent stylish. 5+ $67.99 Valley Sparkling mouthwatering acidity. “Serve Roussanne 2008 HHHHexample of what Christmas Red NV HHHH icy cold to add ‘crunch’,” Powerful oaky nose andis all about,” thought one Paringa South Australia Raspberry aromas with suggested one judge. $17 complex palate withjudge! $40 Sparkling Shiraz smoky/gamey characters. Bremerton mouthfilling roasted cashew/ 2008 HHHH1/2 Clean, crisp and balanced in Langhorne Creek peach-like flavours. Viscous Rich, licoricey aromas with the mouth and showing good Verdelho 2009 HHHH texture. Ageing well. $20 a dash of pepper and spice. palate structure and long, Vibrant passionfruit and Generous and complex lingering, ripe flavours. $25 citrus characters on the Raidis Estate Cheeky palate with lovely long, ripe Wolf Blass Gold nose, with light hessian Goat Coonawarra berry fruit flavours and good Label Adelaide Hills nuances. Simple pear-like Pinot Gris 2010 HHHH weight of ripe tannins. $10 Pinot Noir Chardonnay palate with good sugar/acid Distinct pear characters on 2007 HHHH balance. Nice drinking. $17 the nose and a rich, rounded Paringa Vineyard Developed toasty aromas Madeleines Nangkita palate with a tight structure Select South Australia and great palate length with Single Vineyard Southern and brimming over with rich, Chardonnay Pinot Noir persistent creamy flavours. Fleurieu Gewurztraminer sweet stone-fruit flavours. $15 2009 HHHH Well-balanced and complex 2009 HHHH Tidswell Wines Caves Well-made, balanced wine with a fine bead. $24.99 Fresh, vibrant lychee Road Limestone Coast wine with a great nose; Katnook Estate aromas with a floral lift. Very Semillon Sauvignon smells of marmalade and Coonawarra Vintage perfumed fruit palate that Blanc 2010 HHHH strawberries, which are Brut 2008 HHHH has delicate acid balance Very young with fresh grassy/ echoed on a reasonably long Nose showing yeasty/toasty and appealing phenolic citrus notes dominating the palate. $10 complexity but still has finish. $14.90 nose. Palate quite green freshness. Quite a delicate Yalumba Langhorne and very cool-climate, withScarpantoni palate; fresh, crisp and Creek Vermentino excellent freshness and zingyTempest McLaren Vale balanced with shortbread- 2009 HHHH citrus flavours. $15.50Sparkling Sauvignon like flavours. $32 Smells like pawpaw with aBlanc NV HHHH1/2 Step Rd Langhorne touch of lime. Great depthVery appealing style with a Creek Chardonnay other white varietals of creamy, cashew-likelight, flowery bouquet and Pinot Noir NV HHHH & blends characters on the palate.lifted, yeasty edge. Fresh, Simple aromatics with Big start and tangy, citricwell-balanced palate with traces of strawberry-like Pertaringa finish. $14.95green apple fruit, biscuity characters which are echoed Bonfire Block Adelaideelements and tangy acidity on the palate. Some residual Semillon 2009 HHHHHto balance. 3-5 $24 sugar with tangy, citric Very attractive lemony nose acidity to balance. $21.90 with perhaps a trace of oak? Excellent tight lime/lemon palate with a hint of quince. Great flavour persistence and fabulous acidity. “Yum!” was one eloquent comment. $1898 W I N E S TAT E Annual 2011

WINESTATE’S BEST WINES OF 2010 south australiaviognier Yalumba Eden Valley Banrock Station Wangolina Station Viognier 2008 HHHH Sauvignon Blanc Mt Benson LimestoneYalumba The Virgilius Very rich wine that’s 2009 HHHH Coast Sauvignon BlancEden Valley Viognier developed and complex Lifted grassy/gooseberry nose 2010 HHHH2008 HHHH1/2 and almost buttery, with and refreshing, vibrant melon Pristine, clean wine withFresh, crisp and clean a lifted varietal nose and flavours. Some sweetness delicate, lifted varietal aromaswine that smells of apricot very flavoursome spicy fruit but plenty of crisp acidity to and some nice rich, ripe fruitkernels. Palate has an oily palate. $22.95 balance. Easy drinking. $9.50 salad flavours that linger ontexture - but not too much McGuigan Bin 8000 after the wine has gone. $18- and there’s a complexity sauvignon blanc Barossa Valleyof stone-fruit and citrus Sauvignon Blanc rieslingfruit flavours. Needs grilled Madeleines Nangkita Heathcote Winery 2009 HHHHsalmon! $49.95 Single Vineyard Craven Place Lovely varietally lifted Heggies Reserve Southern Fleurieu Coonawarra Sauvignon nose and herbaceous and Eden Valley RieslingFox Gordon Abby Viognier 2009 HHHH Blanc 2010 HHHH1/2 gooseberry-like palate. “A 2004 HHHHHAdelaide Hills Viognier Classic viognier nose with its Nose showing the classic real surprise packet,” said “A truly beautiful wine that2009 HHHH distinctive apricot character. pungent varietal characters one judge. Fresh, lively and will probably live forever,” wasIntense, ripe apricot Persistent flavours - rich and of gooseberries and tropical flavoursome. $12.99 what one judge thought. Stillaromas and a long, luscious lively. “A very good wine,” fruits. Palate fresh and crisp, amazingly fresh for a six-year-palate that’s fresh and summed up one judge. $19.90 with long, lingering, ripe old. Very refined characterslively with gentle apricot Ishtar Goddess White passionfruit flavours with of almond kernels, citrus andflavours and perfectly Barossa Valley Viognier good acid spine. $12 some florals. $28.95balanced acidity. $19.95 2009 HHHH Wirra Wirra Hiding Quite complex, with garden- Champion Adelaide fresh stone and citrus fruit Hills Sauvignon Blanc characters and amazingly 2009 HHHH1/2 piercing acidity. Lovely wine Really intense passionfruit that needs sun. food and aromas mingling with kiwi good friends! $19 fruit and asparagus-like characters. Similar palate, with lovely depth of flavours and lively acidity. $22 Ri c h ard. . .2009 Richard Hamilton Shiraz... the perfect dinner guest.Cnr Main & Johnston Rds, McLaren Vale SA 5171 | p: 08 8323 8830 | e: [email protected] w: www.leconfieldwines.com Annual 2011 W I N E S TAT E 99

WINESTATE’S BEST WINES OF 2010 south australia Pearson Vineyards Mayhem & Co Old Clare Valley Riesling School Adelaide Hills 2005 HHHH Riesling 2009 HHHH Still amazingly fresh for Smells of citrus blossoms a five-year-old. Attractive and has a flavoursome grapefruit characters on palate that’s intense with both nose and palate, with minerally lime characters light spice and tight acidity. and great acid backbone Has length and weight. $25 support. $17.99Pewsey Vale Eden Valley McGuigan The Shortlist Jim Barry The Florita Heggies Eden Valley Koonara Sofiel’s GiftRiesling 2009 HHHHH Eden Valley Riesling Clare Valley Riesling Riesling 2009 HHHH Mt Gambier RieslingClean and crisp, with 2004 HHHHH 2009 HHHH1/2 Beautiful, power-packed, 2010 HHHHgorgeous combination of rose Incredible lift of toasty, Lovely citrus aromatics - steely varietally pure riesling that Fresh, crisp, lean andpetal and almond blossom honeyed characters on and fine - with abundant has length, grace and poise. youthful style with somearomas. Lip-smacking lime/ the nose. Great freshness lemon and green lime “It would be heavenly served lovely minerality and lemon/citrus palate with excellent laced with nutty aged notes. flavours showing fragrant with a bowl of chilli mussels,” citrus characters. Very cool-flavour definition and long, Excellent example of an aged floral characters with crisp, decided one judge. $19.95 climate, very delicate; needssweet finish. Very consumer- riesling. “Yummy” was the refreshing acidity. $49.95 Leo Buring Leonay time to develop. $16.95friendly. $17.95 concensus of opinion! $25 Leconfield Eden Valley Riesling Old Vines Coonawarra 2009 HHHH chardonnayPewsey Vale The Raidis Estate The Kid Riesling 2008 HHHH1/2 Grapefruit aromas and lovelyContours Eden Valley Coonawarra Riesling Well-integrated, elegant yet long, varietally pure palate with Wolf BlassRiesling 2004 HHHHH 2010 HHHH1/2 complex wine - starting to chalky mineral characters over Gold Label AdelaideAnother stunning riesling. Very delicate aromas show typical aged kerosene fresh lime juice. Bright, lifted Hills Chardonnay“A real revelation!” thought reminiscent of orange characters on the nose with acid core and lovely flavour 2008 HHHHHone judge. Still fresh, yet blossom; some nice mineral zesty lime flavours on a length. $39.99 Long, fine, elegantdeveloping excellent aged notes. Elegant and refreshing beautifully balanced palate chardonnay with aromastoastiness that mingles fresh stone-fruit, sherbet and driven by the acid. $24.95 McGuigan The Shortlist that are a subtle blend ofseamlessly with the lime citrus palate - tight and zesty. The Wine Society Eden Valley Riesling oak, lemon and blossoms.and orange blossom aromas Great future. $14 Clare Valley Riesling 2007 HHHH Tight and lemony/melon-likeand flavours. $28.95 Richmond Grove 2009 HHHH Interesting ‘pong’ to the in the mouth, with excellentYalumba The Y Series Limited Release Full-flavoured wine that’s nose, with lovely toasty, oak/acid balance. $24.99South Australia Watervale Vineyards all fresh lemons and limes honeyed notes. Good varietalRiesling 2009 HHHHH Riesling 2008 HHHH1/2 with hints of rose petal fruit flavours with a well- Heggies Eden“A simply stunning wine,” Citrusy nose developing those aromatics. Slightly sweet balanced acid profile and Valley Chardonnaysummed up one judge. lovely toasty, slightly kero- and oily in the mouth, with a attractive phenolic grip. $25 2008 HHHH1/2Lovely minerally nose with like, characters. More toasty good finish. $11.99 Beautifully layered and well-beautiful lime, floral and development adds complexity Gotham Clare Valley McLean’s Farmgate structured wine with nice oakzesty peel aromas. Incredible to the lime juice palate. Great Riesling 2009 HHHH Eden Valley Riesling sitting on top of lovely tropicalpalate length with brilliant mineral acidity. $19.99 Straw-green wine with 2008 HHHH fruits and pears, which areacid focus and amazing grassy/herbal aromas and balanced by a fresh, tight acidflavour length. $12.95 rich, ripe lemon/lime flavours spine. $26.95 with some green capsicum Black Wattle elements and good level of Lovely, elegant varietal with Mt Benson Chardonnay drying acidity. $14 true riesling aromas and 2008 HHHH1/2 Angove Family flavours. Has plenty of length Restrained, subtle, creamy Winemakers Vineyard and intensity of citrus and pome fruit nose with elegant Select Clare Valley oak adding complexity. More Riesling 2009 HHHH of the oak on the palate, with Nose tending towards the nice crisp acidity to balance. tropical fruit end of the aroma Austere style with a future. spectrum. Medium-bodied, slightly sweet, citrusy palate. 3-5 $27.99 CM Drink soon. $15 Stone Bridge Wines pineapple characters. Years Clare Valley Riesling ahead of it. 5+ $25 2009 HHHH Lifted, almost jasmine- like bouquet, followed by a lovely minerally palate brimming over with fresh lemon/lime flavours and good acid backbone. $18100 W I N E S TAT E Annual 2011