Wine & Spirit Insider July August 2022

insiderthe wine & spiritAUSTRALIAN & NEW ZEALAND July/August 2022 Issue 179 THE WINE & SPIRIT INSIDER IS A PROMOTIONAL GUIDE FROM THE LIQUOR TRADE TO THE CONSUMER. Winestate Publishing ABN 56 088 226 411 Australia & New Zealand INTERNATIONAL CERTIFIED organic & Biodynamic WINE AWARDS™ 2022 In this issue... New Releases & Best Value Buys Under $20

Australia & New Zealand theaward winners are... INTERNATIONAL CERTIFIED organic & Biodynamic WINE AWARDS™ 2022 PETER SIMIC OUR thanks go to our major award partners (OIA) Organic Industries Australia for our Best in Show Award and (SXC) THIS year was certainly a challenge to bring you our take on the Southern Cross Certified for the best Australian and New Zealand best organic and biodynamic wines offered to us from Australia trophy award. and New Zealand. Unfortunately, Millesime Bio, our European partners closed their operation and the wide range of wines that Our congratulations go to Eric & Jenny Semmler from 919 Wines they were able to provide however, we soldiered on with some for the overall winner: 919 Reserve Riverland Touriga Nacional fabulous examples from our trans-Tasman competition. 2018, an unusual Portuguese varietal and to Rudi Bauer for his Quartz Reef Central Otago NZ Pinot Noir 2020, for the New After Covid, vintage issues, freight breakdowns and floods we Zealand trophy winner. were just waiting for the locusts to arrive! Nevertheless, we can only assess the wines that what we receive and we were very pleased to see a very fine selection of these organic and biodynamic wines which seem to be growing from strength to strength. These have definitely gone from the curious to the serious and demand your attention. Give them a try. Australian Winner - 919 Wines New Zealand Winner - Quartz Reef ORGANIC CERTIFYING BODIES (NASAA) (SXC) Southern (ACO) Australian Bio Gro & Demeter Eco Cert European Qualite France CAECV CAECyL Cross Certified Certified Organic Bio Gro NZ Bio-Dynamic Union Organic Bureau Veritas (New Zealand) 72 The Wine & Spirit INSIDER

103 TASTED 82 AWARDED ORGANIC & BIODYNAMIC WINES A nice judging of pure fruit wines this year showing again Lark Hill Vineyard Villa Maria how far this movement has come. Unfortunately we lost our Canberra District EarthGarden international partners Millesime Bio of France who discontinued Riesling 2021 Hawkes Bay their operation, so this year it is a trans-Tasman judging. Lots to HHHH 94pts Pinot Gris 2021 like overall. Steely lemon lift to HHH 91pts the delicate nose with Herbal/green bean an elegant citrus fruit nose with a big, sweet palate. Very moreish! fruit driven palate. $22 $55 (NASAA) (Biogro NZ) SPARKLING Organic Hill Tahbilk Pogue Pig In The House Horner Wines ASH Preservative Free Vineyard Central Cowra Pinot Gris Central Ranges 8 TASTED Riverland Sparkling Victoria Sauvignon 2021 HHHH 94pts Verdelho 2021 5 AWARDED Shiraz 2020 Blanc 2021 Minerally fresh varietal HHH 91pts HHH 91pts HHHH1/2 95pts with a lingering A nose of white flowers The judges found these Earthy licorice aromas A subtle, not in your face, elegance of floral fruit and cut grass with to be a class of pleasant with a mouthful of dark fruit driven sav blanc. characters showing generous juicy flavours. well-made quaffers. chocolaty flavours. $25 Hints of beans on the citrus notes. $25 (ACO) $30 (ACO) (NASAA) citrus nose with waves Gemtree Luna Quartz Reef of flavour on the juicy Crescente McLaren Villa Maria Methode Horner Wines Mrs palate. $20.60 (ACO) Vale Fiano 2021 EarthGarden Traditionnelle H Central Ranges Horner Wines HHH1/2 93pts Marlborough Central Otago Sparkling Rosé 2021 Family Reserve Aromas of citrus with Sauvignon Blanc NZ Brut NV HHH 90pts Central Ranges rose nuances. True 2020 HHH 90pts HHH1/2 93pts Light lifted perfumed Picpoul Blanc 2021 varietal palate of sweet Good varietal fruit nose A fine bead, nice berry bouquet and a HHHH 94pts white fruit. $26 (ACO) and lovely grassy/tropical yeasty characters sweet fruit driven palate. Crisp austere style Macaw Creek flavour profile. $22 on the nose and “Fun wine!” $28 (ACO) with beautiful texture Organic Clare (Biogro NZ) fresh lemony palate and light tropical notes. Valley Riesling 2019 with good acid line. OTHER WHITE Great with seafood. HHH1/2 93pts CHARDONNAY $39 (Biogro NZ and VARIETALS & $28 (ACO) Soft fuller style with fresh Demeter NZ) BLENDS Zonte's Footstep bright fruit, good acid 11 TASTED Lady of the Lake balance and nice aged 7 AWARDED The Natural Wine 16 TASTED Fleurieu Viognier notes. $18 (SXC) Co. Organic No 14 AWARDED 2021 HHHH 94pts Quartz Reef Good class of Added Preservative Beautiful candied Central Otago NZ chardonnays offering an Lightly Central Very consistent class. apricot lift to the nose Pinot Gris 2021 interesting diversity of Ranges Sparkling “These expressed their and lightly perfumed HHH 91pts styles. “Some were on Rosé 2021 varietals with fresh flavours on a textured Alsace-like style with the leaner side; some HHH 91pts vibrant acidity,” noted palate. $30 (ACO) creamy ripe pear-like were riper and a few Pretty salmon pink wine one judge. “A good Krinklewood Broke aromas and flavours. were quite funky – viva with a fine bead and result but a few would Fordwich Verdelho $36 (Biogro NZ and la difference!” said one delicate strawberry-like have scored even higher 2021 HHHH 94pts Demeter NZ) judge. fruit. $20 (ACO) with less tannins and Light honey and citrus Ems Table Organic reduced acidity.” fragrances with fresh Clare Valley Riesling Organic Hill steely green apple 2021 HHH 91pts Preservative Free characters on the palate. Classic riesling. Light Riverland Sparkling $32 (ACO) citrus lift to the nose Blanc de Blanc 2021 Horner Wines ASH and leafy lime flavours. HHH 91pts Central Ranges $19 (SXC) A soft creamy style Picpoul Blanc 2021 with lemon curd–like HHHH 94pts characters and good Sweet floral fragrances bead. Great quaffer. $25 and full flavoured ripe (NASAA) apple palate with nice grippy phenolics. $35 (ACO) July/August 2022 W I N E S TAT E 73

ORGANIC & BIODYNAMIC WINES Te Awanga Estate Tahbilk Pogue TOP One Off Uncensored Vineyard Central AUSTRALIAN Organic Hawke's Victoria Rosé 2021 Bay Chardonnay HHH 91pts The Top Organic & Biodynamic wines 2020 HHH1/2 92pts Beautiful, sweet as selected by highest judges scores Pungent musky aromas strawberry and cream are: and tight Chablis-like style with unexpected palate with nice crunchy savouriness. $20.60 ORGANIC INDUSTRIES AUSTRALIA length. $34.99 (Biogro) (ACO) (OIA) BEST WINE IN SHOW AWARD Rosily Vineyard Tahbilk Pogue Horner Wines ASH SX CERTIFIED AUSTRALIA & Reserve Margaret Vineyard Central Central Ranges Rosé NEW ZEALAND AWARD WINNER River Chardonnay Victoria Chardonnay 2021 HHH 91pts 2021 HHHHH 98pts 2021 HHH 91pts Well put together WINNER A serious bright golden Elegant citrus/peach sweeter style with slight wine –rich and buttery bouquet and well earthy/barnyard notes. 1. 919 Reserve Riverland in style with dense but constructed flavoursome $30 (ACO) Touriga Nacional 2018 delicate honeyed fruit palate. $20.60 (ACO) HHHHH 98pts (SXC) expression and great Krinklewood OTHER RED use of oak. $60 (ACO) Broke Fordwich VARIETALS & EQUAL 2nd Krinklewood Chardonnay 2021 BLENDS Basket Press HHH 90pts 2. Rosily Vineyard Reserve Broke Fordwich Nose is bright, fresh and 12 TASTED Margaret River Chardonnay 2021 Chardonnay 2021 peachy with a crisp acid 12 AWARDED HHHHH 98pts (ACO) HHHH1/2 95pts driven palate. $36 (ACO) Beautifully rich wine A solid flight of varietal 3. Kalleske Rosina Barossa Valley with a decadent ROSÉ wines. “It is great to Rosé 2022 HHHHH 98pts (SXC) complexity and see quality winemaking 4. Stormflower Margaret River persistence of perfectly 7 TASTED matching the quality Sub Region Cabernet Sauvignon ripe fruit, subtle oak 6 AWARDED of the organic fruit 2018 HHHHH 98pts (SXC) and attractive flintiness. involved,” said one 5. Kalleske JMK Barossa Valley $55 (ACO) A solid class with crisp judge. Shiraz Vintage Port 2021 Rosily Vineyard acidity and purity of fruit. HHHHH 98pts (SXC) Margaret River Kalleske Rosina Quartz Reef Central Chardonnay 2021 Barossa Valley Rosé Otago NZ Pinot Noir 6. Kalleske Greenock HHHH 94pts 2022 HHHHH 98pts 2020 HHHHH 98pts Barossa Valley Shiraz 2020 Lemon meringue-like Super bright perfumed A complex pinot sitting HHHH1/2 97pts (SXC) bouquet and a rich lifted red berry bouquet and in the meaty/forest floor 7. Paxton Quandong Farm sound fruit palate with an explosion of fresh spectrum with hints of McLaren Vale Shiraz 2021 obvious oak. $28 (ACO) berry flavours with red plums. It has sweet HHHH1/2 97pts (NASAA) House of Cards perfect acid balance. vanilla oak, silky smooth 8. Kalleske Old Vine 'The Royals' “Dances in the mouth!” tannins and plenty of Barossa Valley Grenache 2021 Margaret River $22 (SXC) acid. $49 (Biogro NZ and HHHH1/2 97pts (SXC) Chardonnay 2021 Villa Maria Demeter NZ) 9. 919 Reserve Riverland HHHH 94pts EarthGarden Durif 2018 HHHH1/2 97pts (SXC) Exciting flavoursome Hawkes Bay Rosé 919 Reserve 10. See Saw Organic Orange cool climate chardonnay. 2021 HHH1/2 92pts Riverland Touriga Pinot Noir 2021 HHHH1/2 Lots going on here with Salmon hues, floral Nacional 2018 96pts (ACO) fruity flinty characters. fragrances and good HHHHH 98pts 11. Gemtree Obsidian $52 (ACO) flavours. Chill and enjoy A huge, gutsy and McLaren Vale Shiraz 2020 at lunch. $22 (Biogro NZ) flavoursome wine with HHHH1/2 96pts (ACO) Gemtree Luna de peppered red fruit 12. Organic Hill Preservative Free Fresa McLaren Vale intensity, voluptuous Riverland Montepulciano 2021 Rosé 2021 plum characters and HHHH1/2 96pts (NASAA) HHH1/2 92pts hints of Christmas cake. Fresh, light and delicate. $45 (SXC) “Has a Mediterranean feel – reminds me of 919 Reserve Greece!” $26 (ACO) Riverland Durif 2018 Pig In The House HHHH1/2 97pts Cowra Rosé 2021 A big rich and intense HHH1/2 92pts varietal. A big hit of black Strawberry bouquet fruit and oak aromas and with some green huge gutsy sweet fruit apple notes and a dry, flavours with massive intensely strawberry, tannins. $45 (SXC) palate. $25 (ACO) 74 W I N E S TAT E July/August 2022

feature tasting Organic Hill Whistling Kite GRENACHE & Little Giant Free Little Giant Free Preservative Biodynamic BLENDS McLaren Vale McLaren Vale Free Riverland Riverland Grenache 2021 Cabernet Sauvignon Montepulciano 2021 Montepulciano 2020 7 TASTED HHH 91pts 2021 HHHH1/2 HHHH1/2 96pts HHHH 94pts 7 AWARDED Sweet raspberry nose 96pts A variety all about colour A nice wine quite grippy with a zephyr of lavender A big tannic wine bright and fruit. Dark purple for now, just needs time. Consistent but mixed and firm fruit driven purple in colour with hues, perfumed fruit Eucalypt dominates the result with a diversity palate. $29.99 (ACO) lovely perfumed varietal nose and intense fruit black fruits. $35 (ACO) of styles. One judge fruit and crisp lively acid. flavours with a grippy Whistling Kite urged winemakers to Gemtree Small “Refreshingly easy to edge. $20 (NASAA) Biodynamic aim for supple juicy fruit Batch SBO McLaren drink.” $29.99 (ACO) See Saw Organic Riverland Petit wines rather than tannic Vale Grenache Kalleske Merchant Orange Pinot Noir Verdot 2019 versions. 2021 HHH 91pts Barossa Valley 2021 HHHH1/2 HHHH 94pts Lighter style with Cabernet Sauvignon 96pts Aromas of violets and Kalleske Old Vine delicate confectionery 2021 HHHH 94pts A purity of pinot musk lollies. Lovely Barossa Valley fruit nose and luscious Candied blackberry fruit fragrances, all palate structure with Grenache 2021 palate. $50 (ACO) bouquet with minty strawberries and forest punchy spicy red fruit HHHH1/2 97pts nuances and a dash of floor with a beautifully flavours. $35 (ACO) Super lifted bouquet of Organic Hill spice. Rich varietal fruit/ integrated, feather light, Zonte's Footstep rose petals and choc- Founders McLaren oak flavours. $34 (SXC) palate. $25 (ACO) Madrugador Fleurieu mint. Lots happening in Vale Grenache 919 Reserve TNT Tempranillo 2021 this wine with great fruit 2021 HHH 90pts Organic Hill Riverland Touriga HHH 91pts flavours spread across A big, perfumed berry Founders Single Nacional Tempranillo Bright intensity of berry the palate. $50 (SXC) driven style. Very rich Vineyard McLaren 2021 HHHH 94pts fruit fragrances and and very moreish! $40 Vale Cabernet Flower-shop of a nose lovely dark fruit palate. Gemtree Cinnabar (NASAA) Sauvignon 2021 – very aromatic with a $35 (ACO) McLaren Vale G.S.M. HHH1/2 93pts vibrant blend of juicy Nanny Goat 2020 HHHH 95pts CABERNET & Dusty nose with purple fruit flavours. High acid. Vineyard Single Subtle inviting wine BLENDS fruit underneath and $40 (SXC) Vineyard with an elegance of dark generous fruit flavours Queensberry Central varietal fruit and hints of 10 TASTED with supporting oak. $40 Otago Pinot Noir spicy oak. Good varietal 7 AWARDED (NASAA) 2021 HHH 91pts expression. $26 (ACO) All plums and Very mixed group here, strawberries with Gemtree Small half were very good sandalwood notes. Quite Batch SBE McLaren while the other half tannic. $57 (BioGro) Vale Grenache 2021 were borderline with Whistling Kite HHH1/2 92pts excess tannins or acidity. Biodynamic Bright perfumed cherry Riverland Mencia bouquet and candied Stormflower 2020 HHH 91pts raspberry flavours. Margaret River Sub Stalky red berry Good commercial style. Region Cabernet bouquet with a gum $50 (ACO) Sauvignon 2018 leaf lift and inky fruit HHHHH 98pts palate. $35 (ACO) Kalleske Parallax All blackberries and 919 Reserve Barossa Valley blackcurrants here Riverland Grenache 2021 with fresh tobacco-like Tempranillo 2018 HHH 91pts characters on the nose HHH 91pts Lovely crunchy spicy/ and sweet vanilla oak Spicy, earthy and herbal fruit laced with on the palate with chocolaty with great raspberries. Very fine tannins and good tannins and background drinkable. $29 (SXC) acidity. $65 (SXC) oak. $35 (SXC) JUDGES Ashleigh Seymour Eric Semmler Troy Kalleske Winemaker for Paxton Proprietor of 919 Wine Winemaker and Wines. Has previously Company. Formerly co-owner of Kalleske worked with Peter winemaker for the Hardy Wines. Previously Lehmann Wines, The Wine Company. Previously with Southcorp Lane, Yarra Burn and Bay with Brown Brothers Group, including of Fires in Australia and and Auldstone Cellars. Penfolds, Seppelt Andre Perretti, Condrieu Has spent eight years as and Lindemans. Also and Avignonesi, fortified winemaker for vintaged with Kendall Montepulciano. Judged Hardys. Associate judge at Jackson in California. at the latter Consortium. Rutherglen, McLaren Vale and Riverland shows. July/August 2022 W I N E S TAT E 75

ORGANIC & BIODYNAMIC WINES Rosily Vineyard Kalleske Greenock Tahbilk Pogue TOP The Cartographer Barossa Valley Vineyard Central Margaret River Shiraz 2020 Victoria Shiraz NEW ZEALAND WINE Cabernet Sauvignon HHHH1/2 97pts 2020 HHHH 94pts Merlot Cabernet Big brooding shiraz Big voluptuous wine The Top Organic & Biodynamic wines Franc Malbec 2020 that’s classy and with vibrant perfumed as selected by highest judges scores HHH1/2 92pts sophisticated; lots cherry/plum fruit and are: Floral fragrances with going on. Intense dark good background of oak. classy oak notes and a fruits and solid oak. $20.60 (ACO) WINNER grippy palate with inky Drink now or cellar for 919 Reserve fruit intensity. $25 (ACO) years! $45 (SXC) Riverland Shiraz 1. Quartz Reef Central Otago NZ Gemtree Ernest 2020 HHHH 94pts Pinot Noir 2020 HHHHH 98pts Pig In The House Allan McLaren Brooding spicy fruit (Biogro NZ and Demeter NZ) Organic Cowra Vale Shiraz 2020 aromas and flavours. Cabernet Sauvignon HHHH1/2 96pts Excellent balance of 2. Quartz Reef Methode 2021 HHH 91pts A refined shiraz just fruit, oak, tannins and Traditionnelle Central Otago NZ Purple wine, gamey starting to develop nice acid. $42 (SXC) Brut NV HHH1/2 93pts (Biogro blackberry bouquet, secondary characters. Zonte's Footstep NZ and Demeter NZ) cassis flavours and subtle Lovely purity of varietal Nature's Crux tannins. $25 (ACO) fruit with minimal oak Fleurieu Shiraz 2021 3. Villa Maria EarthGarden and tight tannins. $60 HHH1/2 92pts Hawkes Bay Rosé 2021 Rosily Vineyard (ACO) Peppery berry fruit HHH1/2 92pts (Biogro NZ) Margaret River Gemtree Obsidian aromas and spicy Cabernet Sauvignon McLaren Vale red fruit flavours with 4. Te Awanga Estate 2019 HHH 90pts Shiraz 2020 upfront tannins. $35 One Off Uncensored Organic Nose opens up to HHHH1/2 96pts (ACO) Hawke's Bay Chardonnay 2020 delicate dark fruit with Big and beautiful and The Darling McLaren HHH1/2 92pts (Biogro NZ) a rich rounded palate. balanced with pristine Vale Syrah 2020 5. Quartz Reef Central Otago NZ $28 (ACO) spicy perfumed dark HHH1/2 92pts Pinot Gris 2021 HHH 91pts fruits and subtle oak. Vibrant spicy plum fruit (Biogro NZ and Demeter NZ) SHIRAZ/SYRAH “Rich and friendly wine with charry oak and 6. Villa Maria EarthGarden & BLENDS without overpowering.” tannins running through Hawkes Bay Pinot Gris 2021 $100 (ACO) it. $38 (NASAA) HHH 91pts (Biogro NZ) 31 TASTED Paxton Queen Of The 12 Noon Lagoon 23 AWARDED Hive McLaren Vale Organic South 7. Villa Maria EarthGarden Shiraz Mataro 2021 Australia Shiraz Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc A flight of flavoursome HHHH 95pts 2019 HHH1/2 92pts 2020 HHH 90pts (Biogro NZ) wines. “It was good to Big gutsy style with Beautifully soft ethereal see such diversity from earthy/berry/chocolate wine still bright with fruit, Unfortunately a number of wines booked the young and vibrant to aromas and very lots of oak and some in for the tasting did not arrive in time and the more complex oak flavoursome black fruit pungency. $14.99 had to be left out! aged wines,” said one palate. $25 (NASAA) (SXC) judge. “There were no Elephant In The Ems Table Organic flat or over the hill wines Room Wrattonbully Preservative Free which was a good sign,” Shiraz 2021 Clare Valley Shiraz said another. HHHH 94pts 2021 HHH 91pts Rich full flavoured Nose opens up to bold Paxton Quandong upfront style with deep mulberry fruit with a Farm McLaren inky red fruits, spices, high acid palate bright Vale Shiraz 2021 oaky notes and lots of with crunchy fruit HHHH1/2 97pts acid. $18.99 (ACO) flavours. $19 (SXC) A dense intense Little Giant Free De Bortoli Organic wine with plenty of McLaren Vale Shiraz Field Blend Riverina beautiful rich sweet 2021 HHHH 94pts Shiraz 2020 dark fruit characters Rich, inky, full-bodied HHH 91pts and obvious classy oak shiraz with delicate Quite a “quirky” wine. to complement. $35 red fruit aromas and Spicy berry fruit, (NASAA) subtle varietal flavours. Balsamic notes, some $29.99 (ACO) pepper and firm tannins. $14 (ACO) 76 W I N E S TAT E July/August 2022

feature tasting Horner Wines Belalie Wines Pig In The House FORTIFIED ASH Central Ranges Southern Flinders Organic Cowra Shiraz 2020 Ranges Shiraz 2018 Shiraz 2020 1 TASTED HHH 91pts HHH 91pts HHH 90pts 1 AWARDED Spicy inky/peppery fruit Spicy peppery cool Confectionery fruit nose aromas and bright fruit climate style with solid and full-bodied palate “One excellent example flavours with tangy acid. tannins. Needs more with exotic jubey fruit showing vibrant shiraz $40 (ACO) time. $182 (NASAA) flavours. $25 (ACO) fruit and good spirit Organic Hill choice,” commented one Founders Single The Natural Wine Horner Wines judge. Vineyard McLaren Co. Organic No Family Reserve Vale Shiraz 2020 Added Preservative Cowra Shiraz 2021 Kalleske JMK HHH 91pts Central Ranges HHH 90pts Barossa Valley Elegant lifted spicy fruit Shiraz 2021 Lifted perfumed red Shiraz Vintage Port nose and delicious, HHH 91pts berry nose; simple well 2021 HHHHH 98pts balanced, light bodied Youthful berry bouquet balanced varietal palate. Super aromatic nose – palate. $40 (NASAA) and an uncomplicated (ACO) all trifle and Christmas Cape Jaffa ripe perfumed blackberry See Saw Organic cake! Palate is a perfect Wines En Soleil palate. $20 (ACO) Orange Shiraz balance between Single Vineyard Stormflower 2021 HHH 90pts fruit, sugar, acid and Wrattonbully Shiraz Margaret River Sub Delicate peppery tannins with good spirit 2018 HHH 91pts Region Shiraz 2020 raspberry aromas and integration. $25 (SXC) Warm inviting wine with HHH 91pts acid driven palate. Good attractive plum fruit, Pretty black fruit/oak fruit expression. $25 subtle oak and plenty of nose and a rich peppery (ACO) acid. $29 (ACO) fruit palate; some sweetness. $40 (SXC) July/August 2022 W I N E S TAT E 77

PLEASE SEND ME MAGAZINE FOR: SUBSCRIBE TO OUR COMPLETE AUSTRALIA & NEW take out a subscription and save! Australia PACKAGE 6 issues (1yr) $A69 (includes $6.27 GST) ZEALAND WINE BUYING GUIDE 12 issues (2yrs) $A128 (includes $11.64 GST) which includes hard-copy and digital versions plus full Price include GST, postage and handling. on-line access to Winestate’s web site and reviews. Available New Zealand only through online order, Price includes Airmail. www.winestate.com.au Please mark  one option: 6 issues (1 year) $A79 12 issues (2 years) $A150 Asia, Pacific Price includes Airmail. Please mark : 6 issues (1 year) $A120 Elsewhere Price includes Airmail. Please mark : 6 issues (1 year) $A130 Mr / Mrs / Miss Address Suburb State Country Post Code Phone ( ) E-mail Your subscription will start from the next issue. I enclose my cheque for $ payable to WINESTATE Magazine or charge my: Mastercard Visa Name on card: Signature Expires / Send to: 81 King William Road, Unley SA 5061 Fax to: 08 8357 9212 GIFT SUBSCRIPTION Recipient’s Name Address Suburb State Country Post Code Phone ( ) GIFTSUBSCRIPTION Please send a gift card to Me Recipient Tel: 08 8357 9277 www.winestate.com.au Also fill in your details in the section above. 78 W I N E S TAT E July/August 2022

feature tasting 190 TASTED 143 AWARDED NEW RELEASES It is very interesting to see the rise of alternative varietals, which Coppabella RIESLING are getting better and better as winemakers and the public take Tumbarumba them more seriously. This also goes hand in hand with the trend Sparkling 4 TASTED to more mid-weight stylistic wines. The only downside is the Chardonnay 2 AWARDED 'sameness' occurring across regions, with the benefit being a Pinot Noir 2021 consistency of freshness and vibrancy. HHH 91pts Two very nice examples Green bean characters here; one dry and FLAVOURED Atkins Farm Petite Moppity Vineyards on the nose and high acid one with a touch of WINE Rosa Low Alcohol Lock & Key lemon/lime palate. $27 sweetness. South Australia Rosé Tumbarumba Anna Spinato Brut 6 TASTED 2021 HHH 91pts Sparkling Vintage DOC Veneto Moppity Vineyards 0 AWARDED Floral strawberry Chardonnay Italy Prosecco 2021 Lock & Key Hilltops bouquet with a pretty Pinot Noir 2021 HHH 91pts Riesling 2021 The judges found it strawberry palate HHHH1/2 96pts Pleasant youthful citrus/ HHHH1/2 96pts difficult to find the offering light easy Consistent fine bead, apple aromas with bright Intense and flinty lime- context in which to drinking. $19.95 elegant citrus/green and simple stonefruit like fragrances with just assess these wines and apple bouquet and flavours. $30 a hint of apricots and had varying opinions, SPARKLING crisp fresh lime driven Taltarni Vineyards a long lingering palate not enough to get them flavours. “A proper Vintage Pyrenees brimming over with across the line. 13 TASTED young sparkling.” $25 Blanc de Blanc 2017 fresh citrus flavours. $25 11 AWARDED Kreglinger Vintage HHH 91pts LOW Brut Pipers River Interesting yeasty Mr Riggs Ein Riese ALCOHOL “The higher scoring Tasmania Pinot Noir bouquet and Adelaide Hills WINE wines here showed Chardonnay 2017 flavoursome, well Riesling 2022 a creamy bead, HHH1/2 92pts balanced, palate with HHH1/2 93pts 2 TASTED some attractive yeast Bready nutty nose with dry finish. $32.99 Youthful off dry style; 2 AWARDED characters along with fruity overtones and Taltarni Vineyards good acid/sweet nice freshness,” said citrus peel-like flavours Vintage Brut balance and nice floral, one judge. on the palate. Drink Pyrenees lychee and lemon curd now. $60 Chardonnay Pinot characters. $30 Noir Pinot Meunier These two wines Bream Creek Sidewood Estate 2016 HHH 91pts SAUVIGNON showed a surprising Vineyard Cuvee Sparkling Adelaide Bright yellow hue, BLANC level of quality and were Traditionelle Hills Pinot Noir yeasty peach nose and well made within their Tasmania Chardonnay NV tart dry stonefruit/apple 8 TASTED class. Chardonnay HHH 91pts palate. $28 4 AWARDED Pinot Noir 2016 Steely nose with a floral Sidewood Estate Atkins Farm Petite HHHHH 98pts lift and stewed fruit-like Chloe Cuvee A mixed result with Sofia Low Alcohol Nutty butterscotch flavour profile. $22 Adelaide Hills the best showing good South Australia bouquet with hints Sidewood Estate Chardonnay fruit characters without Sauvignon Blanc of apples and “true Sparkling Adelaide Pinot Noir 2015 showing a green edge 2021 HHH 91pts Champagne” characters Hills Pinot Noir NV HHH 91pts and a few lacking flavour. Crystal clear, bright, on the elegant, intense HHH 91pts Nicely aged sparkling lifted, fruit driven varietal and beautifully balanced A fresh austere style with toasty toffee Koonara Wines with attractive peach and palate. $50 with a lift of rose petals aromas and full Angel's Footprints green apple characters. and a citrusy palate. $24 flavoured palate. $35 Mount Gambier $19.95 Kreglinger Pipers Sauvignon Blanc River Tasmania 2022 HHHH 95pts Brut Rosé 2017 Lovely cool climate HHH 90pts style with lifted grassy Bronze hues with capsicum aromas, pure developing aromas and citrus flavours and crisp tart dry flavours with a acid line. $20 citrus end. $75 July/August 2022 W I N E S TAT E 79

NEW RELEASES Common Ground Artwine Prego Sidewood Estate Coppabella Sirius Tempus Two Copper Coonawarra Single Vineyard Adelaide Hills Tumbarumba Wilde Hunter Valley Sauvignon Blanc Clare Valley Pinot Blanc 2021 Chardonnay 2021 Chardonnay 2021 2021 HHHH 94pts Pinot Grigio 2022 HHHH1/2 97pts HHHHH 98pts HHHH 94pts Austere, grassy green HHH 91pts Interesting flinty melon Vibrant, youthful and Buttery malo aromas apple bouquet and zesty Leafy forest floor bouquet and initial Burgundy-like – a and attractive buttery citrus flavours on the fragrances and good sweetness on the palate classic! The buttery characters on the nicely vibrant, varietally true, white peach varietal nicely balanced with bouquet is underscored textured, layered, palate. palate. $20 palate. $27 flinty complexity. “A with stonefruit and the Good acidity. $30 unique wine,” said one perfectly balanced palate Kosciuszko Wines OTHER judge. $25 has toasty stonefruit Lange Estate TSR Tumbarumba VARIETALS & flavours. $60 Frankland River Sauvignon Blanc BLENDS Artwine Wicker Forester Estate Chardonnay 2021 2021 HHH 91pts Stepmother Clare Yelverton Reserve HHH1/2 92pts Attractive varietal nose 5 TASTED Valley Fiano 2022 Margaret River A lovely cool climate with a dry palate and HHHH1/2 96pts Chardonnay 2019 fruit driven style of minerally green apple/ 5 AWARDED Floral and herbal on HHHHH 98pts chardonnay with layers citrus flavours. $27 the nose and very Bright golden wine of stonefruit and subtle approachable ripe with nutty citrus oak. $25 Yarrawood Estate A really strong class! lemon-like flavour profile fragrances and very Yarra Valley Excellent varietal with nice mineral line concentrated crème Gartelmann Wines Sauvignon Blanc character with lovely and very good level of brulee-like flavours Sarah Elizabeth 2021 HHH 90pts freshness and intensity acidity. $35 on the nicely textured Hunter Valley Light fresh and lively in all of them. palate with good Chardonnay 2021 with simple green apple Tempus Two Copper balancing acidity. $77 HHH 91pts and lime-like characters. Zonte's Footstep Hunter Valley Lange Estate Nettley citrus-like $18 Lady Marmalade Verdelho 2022 Providence Road aromas leading to a Fleurieu Vermentino HHHH 94pts Frankland River linear citrus driven PINOT GRIS/ 2022 HHHHH 98pts A great example of Chardonnay 2021 palate. $30 GRIGIO A refreshingly youthful the variety with musky HHHH1/2 97pts wine with excellent floral fragrances and an “A yummy wine!” All Warramunda Estate 5 TASTED colour clarity. Pretty elegant well balanced buttery and toasty on Liv Zak Single 2 AWARDED lifted tropical aromas herbaceous/lime the nose and a seamless Vineyard Yarra Valley and crisp pineapple-like palate. $30 balance of oak and Chardonnay 2021 There were a couple of flavours on the full- stonefruit flavours with HHH 91pts good wines here that bodied palate. $25 CHARDONNAY a perfect, lingering, after A potpourri of a nose showed good length and taste. $32 with subtle varietal fruit varietal character. Tempus Two Copper 14 TASTED Gartelmann Wines and oak flavours. $38 Hunter Valley 8 AWARDED Lisa Reserve Hunter Tempus Two Copper Semillon 2022 Valley Chardonnay ROSÉ Hunter Valley HHHH1/2 97pts The better wines offered 2021 HHHH1/2 Pinot Grigio 2022 Still a very young good oak/fruit balance. 96pts 10 TASTED HHH1/2 92pts wine with some spritz “There were a number A nose of toasty brown 9 AWARDED Citrus/honeysuckle nose evident. Grassy green of wines that were over- lime characters with with nougat notes; good herbaceous aromas and oaked for the fruit depth good concentration of A solid class with a line of mouth-watering delicious intense lime/ involved while others nutty citrus flavours and range of styles from citrus flavours. $30 nettle palate with good simply lacked fruit,” good use of oak with a the easy drinking fruit acidity. $30 noted one judge. crisp line of acid. $50 forward styles to more serious savoury styles. Good to see general dry styles abound. JUDGES - DAY 1 Matt O’Leary Sara Zhang Chief winemaker Winemaker at TWG (The Wine Marc Allgrove for Savitas Wines in Group). Previously vintaged Partner at Evans and the Barossa Valley. at Berri Estates, West Cape Ayers consulting firm. Formerly Senior Howe, WA and Grower With over 20 years Winemaker for Wolf Wine Group in Australia. in the Australian Blass Wines. Judge Overseas includes Villa Maria, wine industry, both at the Barossa wine Marlborough and Bordeaux Australia and abroad. show. Panelist at for six months, Right Bank Worked at Hardy’s, the Advanced Wine Chateaux, through a Bordeaux Constellation, Assessment Course. consultant. Has judged at the Chapel Hill (CEO) Riverland wine show. and director of the Phylloxera board. 80 W I N E S TAT E July/August 2022

NEW RELEASES Koonara Wines Lumiere Provence Morambro Creek Quin Wines Barossa Seville Hill Yarra Emily May France Rosé 2021 Wines Jip Jip Rocks Valley Mataro 2021 Valley Merlot 2014 Limestone Coast HHH 91pts Adelaide Hills HHH1/2 92pts HHH 91pts Pinot Noir Rosé A fresh easy style. Tempranillo 2021 A big generous port jelly Earthy mushroomy 2022 HHH1/2 92pts Nice sweetness and a HHHH1/2 96pts of a wine; some dried bouquet and a soft Sweet ripe strawberries lift of strawberries and Vibrant purple wine, fruit characters, fine nicely aged Christmas lift off the nose and cherries. $40 ripe raspberry nose tannins and lingering cake-like palate. $30 clean strawberry Reschke R-Series with a perfumed lift acid. $55 flavours fill the mouth Limestone Coast and fleshy in the mouth Mr Riggs Sanjo MONTEPULCIANO with flavour. $23 Rosé 2022 with intense spicy Adelaide Hills Brise Maritime HHH 90pts blackcurrant flavours and Sangiovese 2021 5 TASTED Mediterranee Pretty pink wine that’s fine tannins. $25 HHH 91pts 3 AWARDED IGP Provence “clean and breezy” with Atze's Corner Wines Spicy perfumed fruit France Rosé 2021 floral strawberry fruit Giant Barossa Valley fragrances and a chewy “Excellent wines that HHH1/2 92pts characters. $20 Durif 2020 fruit palate with good showed excellent Pretty perfumed floral HHHH1/2 96pts acid line. $35 winemaking and great bouquet; light refreshing OTHER RED An inky aromatic mix Levrier by Jo Irvine balance of tannins.” Said savoury palate. VARIETALS & of black and red fruit Art Collection one judge. Attractive phenolic BLENDS fragrances followed Barossa Valley finish. $25 by a big hit of rich fruit Cabernet Franc 2020 Tempus Two Copper Moppity Vineyards 16 TASTED flavours laced with HHH 91pts New South Wales Lock & Key 13 AWARDED plenty of sweet vanilla Bright perfumed aromas Montepulciano 2021 Hilltops Rosé 2021 An above average line- oak. $35 and red fruit driven HHHH1/2 97pts HHH1/2 92pts up with some highlights. Quin Wines flavours with big tannins Intense perfumed forest Subtle strawberry “Many of these showed Everyday Explorer and dry finish. $35 berry bouquet and an fragrances and balance and integration Riverland Mataro Seville Hill TRE Yarra inky fleshy full-bodied nicely textured, of fruit, oak and acids,” 2020 HHHH 94pts Valley Sangiovese palate dominated by red well-balanced, green said one judge. “Good to Funky gamey aromas Merlot Cabernet fruit with mouth coating strawberry palate. $25 see these against their and a soft full-bodied 2015 HHH 91pts tannins and good acid Domaine Des peers.” palate with good mix of Beautiful aged medium backbone. $35 Feraud Cuvee black fruit and sweet oak bodied chocolaty/ Prestige Provence Zerella Wines flavours. $25 peppery wine with red/ Tenafeate Creek France Rosé 2021 Oliveto Single Fox Creek Wines black fruit elements. $35 Wines One Tree Hill HHH1/2 92pts Vineyard McLaren Limited Release Mr Riggs Yacca Montepulciano 2021 Strawberry and cream Vale Mataro 2020 McLaren Vale Paddock Adelaide HHHH1/2 97pts of a wine with lifted HHHHH 98pts Mourvèdre 2021 Hills Tempranillo Rich blackberry jam aromas and lingering Nose described by one HHH1/2 93pts 2021 HHH 90pts aromas with a full- flavours. Good acid judge as, “A savoury Inviting perfumed fruit Lifted red plum nose bodied inky/chocolaty line. $45 cradle of toasty oak!” fragrances with obvious with a hint of oak and palate showing a big Artwine Temptress Rich smooth and ripeness on the red/ complex peppery/spicy hit of pepper and some Single Vineyard approachable red/black black fruit palate. $29 fruit flavours. $30 powerful tannins. $35 Adelaide Hills fruit palate with nice Bec Hardy Wines Pinot Noir Rosé chocolaty elements. $60 McLaren Vale MERLOT Mr Riggs 2022 HHH 91pts Mourvèdre 2021 Montepulciano A lift of red apple HHH1/2 93pts 4 TASTED dÁdelaide Adelaide aromas and light Clean lifted aromatics 3 AWARDED Montepulciano 2020 strawberry flavours on and very refined HHHH1/2 96pts the lean palate. $27 polished palate with Three nice examples of Powerful perfumed Lost Buoy Wines exotic flavours and fine the variety here. fruit fragrances and McLaren Vale tannins. $30 Reschke R-Series a soft spicy red fruit Grenache Rosé Paulmara Estates Limestone Coast palate with obvious 2021 HHH 91pts DeNero Barossa Merlot 2021 leathery characters and Nose and palate have Nero D'Avola 2021 HHHH 94pts sweet spicy oak. Easy nice concentration HHH1/2 92pts Easy drinking with a drinking. $30 of green herbaceous Deep purple wine with pleasant integration of characters. $20 an inky concentration of plum, spices and leather Pig In The House spicy peppery fruit on complemented by the Organic Cowra Rosé the nose and palate. $22 tannins. $20 2021 HHH 91pts Tenafeate Creek Reschke Bull Trader Pale salmon wine Wines One Tree Hill Coonawarra Merlot with attractive apple, Durif 2021 2021 HHH 91pts pear and sour cherry HHH1/2 92pts Good peppery black elements. $25 Dark inky wine with fruit depth, nice toasty intense licoricey fruit and oak and high level of mouth-coating tannins. acid. $25 Good example of the variety. $35 July/August 2022 W I N E S TAT E 81

NEW RELEASES GRENACHE & Curtis Family Sidewood Estate Clos Marguerite Bream Creek BLENDS Vineyards Small Adelaide Hills Awatere Vineyard Tasmania Batch McLaren Vale Pinot Noir 2021 Marlborough Pinot Noir 2021 7 TASTED Grenache Shiraz HHHHH 98pts Pinot Noir 2019 HHH 91pts 6 AWARDED 2019 HHH1/2 92pts An elegant style of pinot HHHH 94pts A fuller style with minty Minty chocolate nose – deep ruby red in colour Earthy/mushroom/forest black and red fruit, good A small but consistent and lots of oak on the with lovely layers of sour floor aromas with similar level of acid and some group of wines. “The concentrated jammy cherry, forest floor and characters layered on nice tannins. $45 better wines were fruit palate. Good acid menthol elements with the developing palate well handled, fresh line. $80 silky tannins and good with silky tannins. $52 Coppabella Sirius and vibrant mid-weight acid line. $35 Kyneton Ridge Tumbarumba styles,” noted one judge. Quin Wines Barossa Skipping Rabbit Pinot Noir 2021 Valley Grenache Morambro Creek Macedon Pinot Noir HHH 91pts Curtis Family 2019 HHH 91pts Wines Jip Jip Rocks 2021 HHH1/2 92pts Spicy depth of red Vineyards Small Lifted plum and cherry Adelaide Hills A big rich pinot but done varietal fruit with Batch McLaren Vale fruit with a good line Pinot Noir 2021 well. Some sweet dark savoury elements and Grenache 2021 and length of chewy HHHH1/2 96pts fruit with savoury notes fine tannins. $60 HHH1/2 93pts tannins. $55 Fresh minty fruit and chewy tannins. $28 Soft and creamy with fragrances and an Warramunda Estate Tempus Two Copper good length and balance Old Plains Longhop elegant palate with Liv Zak Single Tumbarumba of red fruits supported Old Vine Adelaide good depth and length Vineyard Yarra Valley Pinot Noir 2021 with a good tannin Plains Grenache of herbaceous red fruits Pinot Noir 2021 HHH 90pts structure. $80 2021 HHH 90pts wrapped in some tight HHH1/2 92pts A lighter elegant style Intense sweet blueberry tannins. $25 Light bodied with with lingering minty/ Freeland Wines fruit with a spicy lift and characters of forest cherry characters and a Loading Zone grainy tannins. $25 floor, pine needles and high level of acid. $35 Barossa Valley cherries. Good acid and Grenache 2019 PINOT NOIR tannins. $38 Kyneton Ridge HHH1/2 93pts Bream Creek Reserve Macedon Cherry cola fruit 16 TASTED Vineyard Reserve Pinot Noir 2021 characters with bacon 13 AWARDED Tasmania Pinot Noir HHH 90pts bone-like savoury 2020 HHH1/2 92pts Big ripe jammy fruit driven elements and lingering A good class of varying A bolder juicy pinot with high acid and tannins. $25 styles from the lighter flavoursome pinot soft tannins. $40 fresher ones to the ripe with dark fleshy fruit, Lost Buoy Wines and savoury. “Overall peppery notes and CABERNET & McLaren Vale great to see varietal menthol hints. $70 BLENDS Grenache 2021 character here rather 82 Metres Wines HHH1/2 92pts than the dry reds of the Yarra Valley 22 TASTED A full-bodied purple past,” enthused one of Pinot Noir 2021 19 AWARDED almost black wine with the panel. HHH 91pts lifted blue fruits, high A straightforward, nicely Generally, this was a tannins and low acidity. textured, wine with light solid and consistent $20 forest floor and red berry group of wines showing characters. $20 good varietal definition. Mike Press Reschke R-Series “A few wines here Wines Single Limestone Coast would have performed Vineyard VBBAEULSYUTSE Pinot Noir 2021 better with less oak HHH 91pts domination,” noted one Adelaide Hills Smoky meaty nose and judge. Pinot Noir 2021 intense smoky dark red HHHH 95pts fruit flavours with chewy Intense herbaceous tannins. $20 cherry bouquet with a ripe red/black flavour profile. “A typical Aussie style of pinot.” $17.99 JUDGES - DAY 2 Marc Allgrove Janelle Zerk Sara Zhang Partner at Evans and Owner/operator and Winemaker at TWG (The Ayers consulting firm. winemaker at Z Wines Wine Group). Previously With over 20 years in the Barossa Valley. vintaged at Berri Estates, in the Australian Associate judge, Hunter West Cape Howe, WA wine industry, both Valley wine show and and Grower Wine Group in Australia and abroad. Adelaide wine show. WSET Australia. Overseas includes Worked at Hardy’s, level 3 and advanced Villa Maria, Marlborough and Constellation, wine assessment course. Bordeaux for six months, Chapel Hill (CEO) Vintages in Hunter Right Bank Chateaux, and director of the Valley, Sonoma, Tuscany through a Bordeaux Phylloxera board. and Puligny Montrachet consultant. Has judged at the (Burgundy). Riverland wine show. 82 W I N E S TAT E July/August 2022

NEW RELEASES Coppabella Procella Red Acre Tenafeate Creek Lost Buoy Wines Mike Press Wines Hilltops Cabernet Coonawarra Wines One Tree Hill McLaren Vale Shiraz Single Vineyard Sauvignon 2019 Cabernet Sauvignon Cabernet Sauvignon 2021 HHHH 94pts Adelaide Hills Shiraz HHHH1/2 97pts 2019 HHHH 94pts 2021 HHH 91pts A generous and nicely 2021 HHH 91pts Red fruit nose with a “A very enjoyable Intense leafy cassis textured shiraz with minty Dark chocolaty nose dash of pepper and hints wine.” Sweet vanilla oak nose and fleshy black peppery notes to the with perfumed of mint. Some “serious” aromas and red/black fruit palate underscored nose and good flavour blackberry flavours and varietal fruit flavours that fruit palate with sweet/ by the acid. $35 concentration. $25 soft tannins. $14.99 go on and on and carried spicy oak. $19.99 Wine Architect The Bec Hardy Wines by the acid. $45 Hoggies Estate Zerella Wines 4056 Thief Barossa Valley South Australia Jim Brand Coonawarra McLaren Vale Shiraz Cabernet Shiraz 2021 'The Pursuit' Cabernet Sauvignon Cabernet Sauvignon 2021 HHHH 94pts HHH 91pts Coonawarra 2020 HHH1/2 93pts 2020 HHH 91pts Estery plum bouquet Ripe blackberry bouquet Cabernet Sauvignon Sweet minty/menthol Hints of green capsicum and a dry blackberry/ and jammy fruit palate 2020 HHHH1/2 varietal fruit well on the nose and a plum palate with sweet with soft savoury 96pts integrated with the full-bodied red fruit/oak spicy oak, soft tannins tannins. $17 Sweet aromas of vanilla oak. Good level of palate. $30 and light acid. $33 Archer's Point blackcurrants and acid. $14.99 Hoggies Estate Coonawarra Shiraz blackberries. Seamlessly Brand & Sons Byron & Harold Coonawarra Shiraz 2021 HHH 91pts smooth palate with 'Bandits' Rose & Thorn Great 2021 HHH1/2 92pts A bright lift of minty/ lovely fleshy ripe fruit Coonawarra Southern Cabernet Good lift of blue fruit peppery aromas with a flavours that linger Cabernet Shiraz Sauvignon 2020 fragrances and peppery soft, sweet and fleshy across the palate. $50 2020 HHH1/2 92pts HHH 91pts plum flavours on a palate. $20 Moppity Vineyards Dark fruits dominate Bright lifted blue fruits youthful acid driven Morambro Creek Lock & Key the nose with a good and big dusty tannins palate. $14.99 Wines Jip Jip Rocks Hilltops Cabernet concentration of black supported by crisp Mike Press Wines Padthaway Shiraz Sauvignon 2019 fruits on the lingering acidity. $32 Jimmy's Block 2021 HHH 91pts HHHH1/2 96pts palate. $22 Single Vineyard Young and fleshy with Good depth of colour, Moss Brothers Reschke Vitulus Adelaide Hills Shiraz spicy/peppery black spicy black fruit nose Moses Rock Coonawarra 2021 HHH1/2 92pts fruits, soft tannins and with slight green note Margaret River Cabernet Sauvignon Softly structured high acidity. $23 and an elegant leafy Cabernet Sauvignon 2020 HHH 91pts wine with a nice Morambro Creek blackcurrant palate with 2020 HHH1/2 92pts Cola-like bouquet with concentration of ripe Wines Jip Jip Rocks fine tannins and high Very young; high in acid intense fleshy flavours blackberry fruit and Padthaway Shiraz level of acid. $25 and high in tannins with in the blue fruit/licorice toasty oak. $16.99 Cabernet Sauvignon Welland Valley & a unity of blackberry and spectrum. $32 Bec Hardy Wines 2021 HHH 91pts Valley Barossa red currant fruit. $32 Village Green Peppery fruit nose and Cabernet Sauvignon Schoolhouse Taltarni Vineyards McLaren Vale Shiraz chocolaty dark fruit 2020 HHHH 94pts Headmaster Estate Pyrenees 2021 HHH1/2 92pts flavours with high acid. A lovely blend of dark Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon A nice concentration Has potential. $23 fruit, fig and plum-like Cabernet Sauvignon 2018 HHH 91pts of blackberry fruit with Tenafeate Creek characters layered with 2020 HHH1/2 92pts Inky black and blue fruits savoury olive notes and Wines Basket Press sweet spicy oak and Blue fruit fragrances with some spiciness, lovely soft tannins. $22 One Tree Hill Shiraz crisp acid. $30 with a violet lift and high tannins and high Kyneton Ridge 2021 HHH 91pts Byron & Harold Rags lots of fleshy blue fruit acid. $NA Heathcote Shiraz Dark chocolaty aromas to Riches Margaret flavours with chocolate 2021 HHH1/2 92pts and blackberry/plum River Cabernet notes. $55 Erin Eyes Wines An elegant wine with flavours with good Sauvignon 2020 Moppity Vineyards Ballycapple Clare potential for ageing. It tannins structure. $35 HHHH 94pts Estate Hilltops Valley Cabernet has peppery fruit, good Bec Hardy Wines A well-structured wine Cabernet Sauvignon Sauvignon 2020 tannins and plenty of Pertaringa Lakeside with an attractive 2019 HHH1/2 92pts HHH 90pts acid. $30 South Australia ripeness of blackberry Intense stewed fruit Subtle fruit aromas with Schoolhouse Shiraz 2021 HHH fruit, hints of olives, characters here just good core of varietal fruit Headmaster 90pts high acid and grippy starting to show some on the palate; subtle Coonawarra Shiraz Savoury blackberry fruit tannins. $32 leathery development. oak. $30 2021 HHH1/2 92pts characters with a violet Altus Rise $35 Cassis aromas and lift and subtle use of Ascension Margaret Kyneton Ridge SHIRAZ & good tannic grip to the oak. $17 River Cabernet Macedon Heathcote BLENDS 2021 palate with a combo of Mr Riggs Piebald Sauvignon 2020 Cabernet Shiraz sweet berry and oak Adelaide Hills Syrah HHHH 94pts 2021 HHH 91pts 16 TASTED flavours. $55 2021 HHH 90pts A nose of licorice and A youthful wine with 15 AWARDED A purple wine with violets with intense loads of flavour. Good bright red fruit, chewy blackberry flavours, good varietal fruit and nice Very strong consistent tannins and a lean line of tannin structure and acidity. $28 class showing the acid. $30 subtle oak. $35 strength of the 2021 vintage. “The direction of shiraz is to the mid- weight wines,” said one judge. “This may result in similar wines across the different regions.” July/August 2022 W I N E S TAT E 83

NEW RELEASES SHIRAZ & Morambro Creek Forester Estate Mr Riggs Burnt BLENDS 2020 Wines Padthaway Home Block Block McLaren Vale Shiraz 2020 Margaret River Shiraz 2019 22 TASTED HHHH 94pts Shiraz 2020 HHHH 95pts 17 AWARDED Bright herbaceous cool HHH 91pts Inviting floral/musky climate shiraz with An attractive red fruit fragrances and Solid drinkable wines lingering black fruit combination of dark dark ripe fruit palate here, all very similar in characters, soft tannins fruits, sweet spices, oak with mouth coating style. “The best showed and good acidity. $35 and soft tannins. $35 tannins. $50 elegance, balance and Z Wine [RUSTICA] Gartelmann Wines structure. “Great to see Barossa Valley Mr Riggs Idle Lane Diedrich Reserve there were no stalky Shiraz 2020 McLaren Vale Shiraz Hunter Valley Shiraz or porty wines here,” HHH1/2 92pts 2020 HHH 91pts 2017 HHHH 95pts commented one judge. Wine driven by Excellent balance A big “serious” wine blackcurrant and black between ripe varietal still showing plenty of Mr Riggs Bolter olive characters. Well- fruit, sweet oak and fruit with blackberry-like McLaren Vale structured palate; good gamey notes. $35 varietal fruit and fresh Shiraz 2020 acidity. $25 oak. Years in it yet. $55 HHHH1/2 96pts Altus Rise Taltarni Vineyards 82 Metres Wines Dark, brooding and Ascension Margaret Heathcote Shiraz Yarra Valley Shiraz concentrated wine River Shiraz 2020 2020 HHH 91pts 2019 HHH 91pts with peppery/spicy fruit HHH1/2 92pts A generosity of blue fruit Dark “moody” wine fragrances and sweet/ Purple wine with fragrances and flavours with pretty red and black spicy/peppery black fruit peppery fruit aromas, matched with plenty of varietal fruit on a light flavours with powdery fleshy blackberry jam- acid. $35 Talbots Block Wines palate. $18 tannins and high acid. $25 like flavours and soft The Sultan Clare Yarrawood Estate tannins. $35 Valley Shiraz 2018 Yarra Valley Shiraz Lange Estate Old Plains Longhop Byron & Harold Rags HHHHH 98pts 2019 HHH 91pts Providence Road Old Vine Adelaide to Riches Margaret An inky wine with Uncomplicated Frankland River Plains Shiraz 2020 River Shiraz 2020 aromas reminiscent of raspberry driven wine, Shiraz 2020 HHH 91pts HHH 90pts blueberry pie and those softly structured and HHHH1/2 96pts Chocolaty licorice Minty nose with black characters echoed on showing some depth. Vibrant savoury fruit characters on the nose pepper lift and jubey red the softly structured $19 bouquet with similar and a sweet peppery fruit palate with chewy palate with its fine line The Kings' Creed savoury characters on fruit palate. $25 tannins. $32 of tannins. $39 McLaren Vale Shiraz the palate balanced with Taltarni Vineyards 2019 HHH 91pts red fruits, chocolaty Pyrenees Shiraz SHIRAZ & Mr Riggs Binbrook Big broad stewed fruit oak and grippy tannins. Viognier 2020 BLENDS Barossa Shiraz 2019 style starting to show Clean finish. $32 HHH 91pts 2019 & OLDER HHHHH 98pts some age with soft Nose shows good lift of A nose of red fruits and tannin structure. $25 Erin Eyes Wines fruit with an elegance of 14 TASTED white pepper combined Sidewood Estate Stone of Destiny varietal fruit flavours. $28 11 AWARDED with sweet oak. Spicy Signature Old China Clare Valley Erin Eyes Wines red fruit palate with oak Hand Adelaide Hills Shiraz Malbec 2020 Blarney Stone Clare Some great wines adding complexity and Shiraz 2019 HHHH 94pts Valley Shiraz 2020 here with the judges showing good depth of HHH 91pts Ruby red wine lifted and HHH 91pts having their favourites. tannins. $50 A pretty nose lifted and driven by a floral fruit Sweet and spicy “Although a few of the Quin Wines Barossa perfumed with maturing blend with some meaty blue fruit characters older wines were fading Valley Shiraz 2018 red fruit flavours and notes and nice soft seamlessly layered with most of them were HHHHH 98pts peppery notes. $50 tannins. $30 oak and acid. $30 holding up well showing Good nose with inviting Red Empress Zerella Wines the forgiving nature of raspberry and chocolate Barossa Shiraz 2018 Byron & Harold Workhorse McLaren the variety,” said one aromas. A generous, yet HHH 91pts Rose & Thorn Great Vale Shiraz 2020 judge. “The ones that elegant, palate with high Developed jammy nose Southern Shiraz HHH 91pts made it to the next quality tannins. “Very and sweet and spicy 2020 HHHH 94pts Intense peppery black level showed a balance classy wine,” said one plum palate with some Pepper and dried herbs fruit fragrances and between elegance and judge. $55 fleshy tannins. $50 obvious on the nose brooding fleshy fruit savoury characters Sidewood Estate with rich blackberry fruit flavours. $30 instead of the overripe Mappinga Adelaide flavours on a powerful Z Wine [RUSTICA] jammy styles.” Hills Shiraz 2019 palate. $32 Reserve Barossa HHHH1/2 96pts Valley Shiraz 2020 Pungent gamey/barnyard Moss Brothers HHH 91pts characters on the nose Moses Rock Lingering leafy blue with good depth and Margaret River fruit characters with a balance of savoury/ Shiraz 2020 perfumed lift and lots of meaty flavours and good HHHH 94pts sweet oak. $34 tannin structure. Old Nose has lingering blue school. $65 fruit varietal characters with a peppery lift that carries through to the structured palate. $32 84 W I N E S TAT E July/August 2022

NEW RELEASES FORTIFIED BEST VALUE BUYS - All under $20 1 TASTED 0 AWARDED Only one 2020 vintage fortified shiraz here that, as a youthful baby, wasn’t quite up to standard. “A red wine trying to be a fortified,” commented one judge, “Needs time!” $U2N0D&ER McArthur Ridge Lilico Mike Press Wines Single (NZ $25 & UNDER) Alexandra Central Otago Vineyard Adelaide Hills Pinot Noir Rosé 2021 Pinot Noir 2021 Attractively scented, this bright Intense herbaceous cherry pink rosé was made from pinot bouquet with a ripe red/black noir, hand-picked at altitude flavour profile. “A typical Aussie in Alexandra. Mouthfilling, it style of pinot.” $17.99 has strong, vibrant flavours of strawberries, peaches Mike Press Wines and spices, a vague hint Phone: 0409 092 485 of sweetness and a fresh, Email: [email protected] crisp, lengthy finish. Full of Web: www.mikepresswines.com.au personality. NZ $24.99 Brandhouse Phone: +64274839923 Email: [email protected] Web: www.brandhouse.co.nz BEST VALUE WINES OF AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND Is updated in each issue of The Wine & Spirit Insider. Some TO QUALIFY wines may - if they are still available - remain in the next issue’s Best Value Wines listing. Others will sell out, or be replaced by 1 Wines must have first been recommended in Winestate Magazine higher-rated wines. style or new release tastings. Style tastings are defined as varietal The Wine & Spirit Insider’s Best Value Wines listing comprises tastings - eg, shiraz, chardonnay, etc. - or blended styles such as the best wines currently available, from big-name brands and shiraz/cabernet wines. the higher volume ‘second labels’ from the smaller producers, 2 Wines from designated regional tastings are eligible provided they as tasted by Winestate Magazine panels. The Best Value Wines are widely available. listing gives credit to the value wines in the marketplace - wines 3 All wines must be currently available from the winery, or be readily that would otherwise be overshadowed by their much more available in the marketplace. Cellar door wine is ineligable. expensive cousins. July/August 2022 W I N E S TAT E 85

WORLD’S BEST CABERNET The Deep Woods 2020 Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon has been named ‘Best in Show’ at the world’s most influential and widely recognised wine show, the Decanter World Wine Awards 2022. This Margaret River wine was the only Australian Cabernet Sauvignon to be recognised as Best in Show and one of just two Cabernet Sauvignon wines in the world to be given this honour. This award adds to an already outstanding Reserve Cabernet history. The last ten vintages have accumulated 38 Gold Medals and 17 Trophies, including the esteemed Jimmy Watson Memorial Trophy and two Max Schubert Trophies. Scan the QR code to secure your pre-release allocation of this world-class Cabernet Sauvignon. Limited availability. Visit DEEPWOODS.WINE