Winestate Magazine September October 2022

["perthgrapevine BERLINDA CONTI THE eagerly awaited Alberta\u2019s \u2013 a (made with locally grown Tahitian limes) lemon dressing complement spent grain collaboration between two Noma and house-smoked bacon made with local bread with Hearth\u2019s distinctive smoked Copenhagen alumni, Ben Ing and Kirsty free-range pork. butter accompaniment. Marchant \u2013 welcomed the start of winter and opened its charming store and kitchen A future lunch offering is likely on the cards Afternoon tea - a two-hour affair in the in the southwest coastal hamlet of Busselton where Marchant says abundant platters of Hearth Lounge (served in the dining room not so long ago. locally raised (half) chicken, line-caught whole on weekends) is an extension of the kitchen\u2019s fish, and grilled seasonal vegetables, cooked passion for local produce and native flavours. Chinese Canadian born, Ing - Noma\u2019s over charcoal, will honour the seasons. former head chef for over four years - and Three-tiered, organically styled timber Marchant - a West-Aussie native, and The cosy 32-seater venue is BYO, but locally boards feature three sweet desserts with Noma\u2019s former head gardener - moved made non-alcoholic beverages from Non and impeccable attention to detail and entirely to WA at the end of 2020 and found their Heaps Normal are also available. \u2018Gram-worthy\u2019 aesthetics. dream-location along Busselton\u2019s central retail strip to create a Scandi-inspired fit- If nothing else, it\u2019s worth admiring the Unique touches like sweet charcoal infused out where zero-to-minimal waste and local cupboards stocked with quirky op-shop brioche buns encasing Shark Bay prawns provenance (supporting the people they cutlery, plates, platters, and glassware while with dill, brown butter and horseradish \u201creally like and respect\u201d) underscore the the open-air kitchen is a treat for the senses. cream add a touch of whimsy; rich and dining culture at this convivial haunt. densely packed Wagin duck sandwiches are Alberta\u2019s, 55 Queen Street Busselton, no balanced by subtle cr\u00e8me fraiche flavours The blackboard menu which changes (and bookings. Hours: Thu to Sat 7am\u201311.30am, while magenta-pink lamington macarons are often sells-out) daily - depending on what\u2019s Sun 8am\u201311.30am. an exciting flavour burst of strawberry jelly in season and hand-selected that week - is and coconut ganache. intentionally modest with mostly smaller Framing sparkling reflections from Elizabeth breakfast bites drawing influences from rustic Quay, multi-award-winning five-star hotel, Ritz- Buttermilk scones with vanilla cream and Italian, upmarket-Swedish-canteen and Paris\u2019 Carlton Perth has not only forged a reputation house-made seasonal preserves, sticky coveted Septime restaurant. as Perth\u2019s uber-luxe accommodation, roof-top date madeleines and Perth-owned Offshoot bar (Songbird Bar & Lounge) and dining coffee and organic teas by Seven Seas \u201cThe menu will continue to change and venue (Hearth Restaurant), but also for its Margaret River complete homages to WA evolve,\u201d says Marchant whose end goal is unique, and impeccably curated afternoon produce, while the sunny ambiance lends to ensure local produce is highlighted and tea experience \u2013 served within the soothing itself to the free-flowing Moet & Chandon \u201cshines\u201d in every bite. confines of Hearth Lounge. package ($190 per person). \u201cWe\u2019ve designed the blackboard offerings Much like the provenance of its interior The menu changes with the seasons. We in a way that you can comfortably order all appointments \u2013 all local and bespoke pieces enjoyed the winter afternoon tea, with the items at once, or just enjoy a small snack - via the discerning eye of Perth stylist \u2013 Anna new spring menu available from September. everything is intended to complement tea Flanders - the menu at Hearth is defined by and coffee,\u201d she says. executive chef Alberto Cuzzit (previously Hearth Restaurant at The Ritz Carlton The Ritz-Carlton, Okinawa) and sous chef Perth,1 Barrack Street Perth 6000. Bookings: Ing is preserving his own tomatoes and Brian Cole\u2019s enduring respect for West hearthrestaurant.com.au. Afternoon Tea at other produce, along with concocting Australian produce, native flavours and The Ritz-Carlton, Perth; 12-4pm Mon-Fri vinegars, kombuchas and quick koji cures local farmers. Hearth Lounge,12pm & 3pm Sat & Sun from a stunning ridged-wood-panelled Hearth Restaurant.\t\t\t kitchen clad in up-cycled timber that was As the name implies, cooking over an salvaged from a nearby house demolition. open grill and \u201cdrawing flavours from smoke Top left: Afternoon Tea at The Ritz Carlton Perth. and fire\u201d, play a starring role at this West Above right: Alberta\u2019s Ben Ing and Kirsty Marchant. Breakfast staples include Five Senses Australian landmark. coffee (via their funky new Modbar coffee machine), Cowaramup-based Ripple Effect \u2018Taste of Hearth\u2019 is the menu format; a five- Tea Co alongside house-made juices course lunch or dinner option (inclusive of (such as apple and Geraldton wax), and rustic vego plates), featuring dishes such baked delights (using triticale flour from as meltingly tender, dry-aged (confit) Wagin Kendenup farmers - Goodies Farm) on duck with rosella jam; Shark Bay scallops rotate, such as morning buns with sheep\u2019s- with elderflower dressing; or Berkshire pork milk cheese; maple tartlets and whiskey with spiced blueberry puree, pink lady, saline baba, or Gunyulgup Farm citrus bars greens and sherry jus. Seasonal sides such as witlof with gem lettuce, fennel, pecorino and preserved- September\/October 2022 W I N E S TAT E 51","W H AT \u2019 S I T WO RT H ? WINESTATE\u2019S AUCTION PRICE GUIDE Prices listed are exceptional auction highs and do not include buyer\u2019s premium. AUSTRALIAN 2000\t$270 2008\t$55 1983\t$220 1966\t$1,000 \uf070 WINES 2001\t$290 2009\t$70 1984\t$220 1967\t$600 \uf070 2002\t$300 1985\t$280 1968\t$600 2003\t$200 \t 1986\t$330 1969\t$560 \uf070 2004\t$350 GIACONDA 1987\t$250 \uf070 1970\t$400 \uf070 Stonewell Shiraz Chardonnay 1988\t$330 \uf070 1971\t$720 \uf070 1990\t$90 BASS PHILLIP 2005\t$230 1990\t$110 1989\t$280 \uf070 1972\t$400 \uf070 1991\t$70 Premium Pinot Noir 2006\t$250 1991\t$60 1990\t$460 MOSS WOOD 1973\t$450 \uf070 1992\t$85 1991\t$400 Cab Sauv 1974\t$480 \uf071 1992\t$60 1990\t$75 2007\t Not Released 1993\t$90 1992\t$350 \uf070 1975\t$460 \uf070 1993\t$65 1991\t$90 2008\t Not Released 1994\t$100 1993\t$300 \uf070 1990\t$130 1976\t$850 \uf070 1992\t$95 1995\t$85 1994\t$360 \uf070 1991\t$150 1977\t$450 1994\t$55 1993\t$80 2009\t Not Released 1996\t$140 1995\t$320 \uf070 1978\t$380 \uf070 1995\t$55 1994\t$110 2010\t$200 1997\t$95 1996\t$480 1992\t$120 1979\t$400 1995\t$80 1998\t$110 \uf071 1997\t$300 \uf071 1993\t$100 1980\t$380 \uf070 1996\t$70 1996\t$110 2011\t Not Released 1999\t$120 1998\t$420 1981\t$400 \uf070 1997\t$55 1997\t$140 2012\t$210 2000\t$110 1999\t$380 1994\t$100 1982\t$380 1998\t$140 2001\t$110 2001\t$380 \uf070 1995\t$130 1983\t$480 \uf070 1998\t$85 \uf070 1999\t$120 \t 2002\t$160 2002\t$420 1984\t$350 2000\t$120 CLONAKILLA 2004\t$190 2004\t$380 1996\t$120 1985\t$380 \t 1999\t$75 2001\t$160 2005\t$120 2005\t$390 \uf070 1986\t$520 2000\t$70 2002\t$145 Shiraz Viognier 2006\t$110 \uf071 2006\t$180 \uf071 1997\t$100 1987\t$350 2001\t$65 2003\t$110 2007\t$120 \uf070 2007\t Not Released 1998\t$130 \uf071 1988\t$380 2004\t$140 1990\t$65 2008\t$130 \uf071 2008\t$540 1999\t$130 1989\t$360 2002\t$70 2005\t$80 1993\t$65 2009\t Not Released 1990\t$540 2007\t$130 1994\t$85 2010\t$130 Armagh Shiraz 2000\t$130 \uf070 1991\t$460 2003\t$55 2008\t$85 2011\t$130 1990\t$200 1992\t$380 2004\t$85 2009\t$85 1995\t$65 2012\t$130 1991\t$120 \uf071 2001\t$130 1993\t$380 2005\t$60 2010\t$90 1992\t$140 \uf070 2002\t$120 \uf070 1994\t$380 2011\t$100 1996\t$100 Meshach 1993\t$110 2003\t$90 1995\t$370 2006\t$60 1997\t$130 1990\t$100 1994\t$130 1996\t$500 1998\t$150 1991\t$85 1995\t$130 2004\t$100 1997\t$380 2007\t$55 1992\t$80 1996\t$190 \uf070 1998\t$580 2008\t$60 1999\t$55 1993\t$70 1997\t$140 \uf071 2005\t$100 1999\t$400 1994\t$90 1998\t$250 \uf070 2006\t$70 2000\t$420 2000\t$90 1995\t$70 1999\t$180 \uf070 \uf070 2001\t$380 1996\t$90 2000\t$120 2002\t$450 2001\t$130 1997\t Not Released 2001\t$140 2007\t$95 \uf070 2003\t$420 1998\t$110 2002\t$200 2004\t$460 2002\t$130 1999\t$90 2004\t$160 \uf070 2008\t$90 2005\t$430 2000\t$70 2005\t$120 2009\t$85 2006\t$520 2003\t$100 \uf071 2001\t$110 2006\t$160 2010\t$80 2007\t$420 2004\t$120 2002\t$95 2007\t$95 \uf070 2008\t$620 BINDI 2003\t$60 2008\t$160 Block 5 Pinot Noir 2005\t$110 2004\t$70 2011\t$90 \t Basket Press 1997\t$80 2005\t$65 1998\t$95 2006\t$120 \uf070 2006\t$65 Shiraz 1999\t Not Released 2007\t$190 \uf070 2007\t Not Released 2000\t$150 2008\t$90 2008\t$85 MOUNT MARY 1990\t$150 2001\t$120 GREENOCK CREEK 1991\t$140 2002\t$110 2009\t$95 Quintet 1992\t$95 2003\t$85 \uf071 Roennfeldt Rd 1990\t$150 2004\t$110 Shiraz 2005\t$140 2010\t$90 \uf071 1991\t$120 1993\t$110 \uf070 2006\t$100 1995\t$280 2007\t$120 2011\t$75 1996\t$260 1992\t$110 1994\t$95 \uf070 2008\t$120 1997\t$160 2009\t$90 2012\t$70 1998\t$350 1993\t$95 1995\t$100 \uf070 2010\t$95 1999\t$200 \uf070 2011\t$85 2000\t$220 1994\t$110 1996\t$180 \uf070 2012\t$95 2001\t$250 1997\t$90 2002\t$320 \uf070 1995\t$100 \uf071 2003\t$210 2004\t$210 1996\t$120 1998\t$190 2005\t$230 1999\t$110 2006\t$260 1997\t$120 2000\t$90 1998\t$160 Hill of Grace 1999\t$130 2001\t$95 1980\t$280 \uf070 2002\t$120 Cabernet Merlot 1981\t$220 2000\t$120 2003\t$100 1982\t$250 \uf070 2001\t$110 1999\t$95 2002\t$130 2004\t$110 \uf070 2000\t$65 2001\t$110 \uf071 2003\t$110 2005\t$110 \uf070 2006\t$110 2002\t$90 2004\t$140 2007\t$85 BROKENWOOD 2005\t$120 \uf071 2003\t$90 Bin 707 Graveyard Shiraz 2004\t$110 \uf070 2006\t$120 1990\t$250 \uf070 2008\t$85 \uf071 1991\t$250 \uf070 1990\t$90 2005\t$85 2007\t$90 1992\t$210 \uf070 2009\t$85 \uf070 1993\t$220 \uf070 1991\t$110 2006\t$70 2008\t$95 1994\t$220 \uf070 2010\t$100 \uf070\t 1995\t Not Released 1992\t Not Released 2007\t$100 2009\t Not Released 1996\t$230 THREE RIVERS\/ 1993\t$80 1997\t$190 1994\t$80 2008\t$95 \uf070 2010\t$85 1998\t$260 Chris Ringland 2011\t$120 \t 1999\t$200 1995\t$85 \uf070 2009\t$95 \uf070 2000\t Not Released Wines Shiraz 2001\t$210 \uf070 1996\t$95 2010\t$100 \uf070 Chardonnay 2002\t$220 \uf070 1990\t$520 2011\t$75 2003\t Not Released 1997\t$85 Art Series 2004\t$200 1991\t$690 2005\t$230 \uf070 1992\t$600 1998\t$140 \uf070 ELDERTON 1990\t$60 2006\t$220 \uf070 1993\t$700 1999\t$90 2007\t$200 \uf070 2000\t$140 \uf070 Command Shiraz 1991\t$60 2008\t$210 \uf070 1994\t$650 1992\t$70 2009\t$200 \uf070 2001\t$85 \uf070 1990\t$90 \uf071 1993\t$65 Bin 95 Grange 2010\t$280 1995\t$450 1951\t$46,000 2002\t$75 1991\t Not Released 1994\t$85 1952\t$17,000 1996\t$830 1992\t$100 1953\t$14,000 2003\t$80 1993\t$65 1995\t$100 1954\t$11,000 \uf070 1997\t Not Released 1955\t$4,000 1998\t$850 2004\t$85 \uf070 1994\t$85 \uf070 1996\t$65 1956\t$14,000 1999\t$600 1957\t$12,000 2005\t$85 1995\t$75 1997\t$90 1958\t$4,100 2000\t$450 2006\t$110 1959\t$2,000 2007\t$90 1996\t$95 1998\t$70 1960\t$1,500 2001\t$800 1999\t$75 1961\t$1,600 2008\t Not Released 1997\t$70 2000\t$75 1962\t$1,600 2002\t$800 1998\t$95 1963\t$1,200 \uf070 2009\t$85 1999\t$70 2001\t$80 1964\t$1,200 \uf070 2003\t $500 \t 1965\t$600 \uf070 2000\t$65 2002\t$80 \uf070 CLARENDON HILLS 2001\t$65 2003\t$80 Bin 60A Astralis Shiraz 2004\t$90 2002\t$85 2005\t$75 1962\t$4,000 1994\t$200 2004\t$550 \uf070 1995\t$200 2003\t$65 2006\t$70 2006\t $400 \t 1996\t$250 \uf071 2004\t$75 1997\t$200 \uf070 2007\t$85 1998\t$260 1999\t$260 2005\t$65 2008\t$70 2006\t$70 2007\t$65 2009\t$75 \uf070 2010\t$70 52 W I N E S TAT E September\/October 2022","2002\t$2,000 2003\t Not Released 2004\t$2,000 Shiraz 2005\t$5,700 \uf070 E. Guigal La Turque Follow us and keep up to 1990\t$150 2006\t$2,100 Hermitage date with all our latest wine 1991\t$130 2007\t$3,200 1992\t$80 2008\t$3,000 1990\t$800 info, tastings and events 1993\t$90 1991\t$850 \uf070 on facebook, twitter and 1994\t$120 1992\t$270 1995\t$110 1993\t$240 instagram. 1996\t$160 \uf070 Louis Roederer Chateau 1994\t$300 \uf070 1997\t$85 \uf071 Cristal d\u2019Yquem Sauternes 1995\t$500 \uf070 Winestate Magazine 1998\t$160 \uf070 1996\t$260 @WinestateEd 1999\t$100 \uf070 1990\t$550 1990\t$800 1997\t$450 2000\t$80 1993\t$220 1991\t$450 1998\t$700 2001\t$100 \uf070 1994\t$340 1993\t$340 1999\t$850 2002\t$150 \uf070 1995\t$300 1994\t$360 2000\t$420 2003\t$100 1996\t$440 1995\t$500 \uf071 2001\t$520 2004\t$120 \t 1997\t$450 1996\t$540 2002\t$450 2005\t$130 1999\t$340 1997\t$490 2003\t$850 2006\t$130 2000\t$340 1998\t$400 2004\t$560 2008\t$120 2002\t$300 1999\t$520 2005\t$600 2009\t$130 2004\t$240 2000\t$600 2006\t$750 2010\t$140 Chateau Mouton 2001\t$900 2011\t $110 2002\t$500 Rothschild 2003\t$600 1990\t$650 \uf070 2004\t$500 Gaja Barbaresco 1991\t$550 2005\t$650 1990\t$330 1992\t$230 2008\t $600 1991\t$220 1993\t$550 \uf071 \t 1992\t Not Released 1994\t$340 Para Liqueur 1995\t$520 Domaine 1993\t$210 1878\t$2,200 \uf070 1996\t$800 \uf070 de la Romanee 1994\t$260 1879\t$2,500 \uf070 1997\t$280 Conti La Tache 1995\t$210 1880\t$1,800 \uf070 1998\t$420 1990\t$7,400 1996\t$300 1881\t$1,800 \uf070 1999\t$750 \uf070 1991\t$1,900 1997\t$380 \uf071 1882\t$1,800 \uf070 2000\t$1,150 1992\t$1,250 1998\t$300 1887\t$1,200 \uf070 2001\t$450 1993\t$2,200 1999\t$300 \uf070 1893\t$1,200 \uf070 2002\t$500 1994\t$1,600 2000\t$250 \uf071 1899\t$1,200 \uf070 2003\t$600 1995\t$3,500 \uf070 2001\t$250 1901\t$700 \uf070 2004\t$850 \uf070 1996\t$3,100 \uf070 2002\t Not Released 2005\t$1,200 1997\t$1,900 2003\t Not Released 2006\t$950 \uf070 1998\t$2,200 2004\t$310 2008\t Not Released 1999\t$5,000 2005\t Not Released 2009\t$2,000 2000\t$1,500 2007\t$240 Chateau Latour 1908\t$600 \uf070 1990\t$1,250 2001\t$2,000 Tenuta 1910\t$500 \uf070 1991\t$600 2002\t$3,800 Dell\u2019Ornellaia 1922\t$350 1992\t$350 2003\t$2,800 \uf070 1925\t$600 1993\t$440 2004\t$2,500 \uf070 Ornellaia 1927\t$290 1994\t$460 2005\t$5,500 1991\t$320 1930\t$140 1995\t$1,200 \uf070 2006\t$1,700 1992\t$105 1933\t$140 \uf070 1996\t$1,400 \uf070 2007\t$1,200 1993\t$125 1939\t$90 1997\t$650 \uf070 2008\t$2,400 1994\t$130 \uf070 1998\t$520 2009\t$5,000 1995\t$130 1999\t$600 1996\t$180 1944\t$80 \uf070 2000\t$1,600 2001\t$700 1947\t$75 \uf070\t 2002\t$600 1997\t$350 \uf070 2003\t$1,700 1998\t$350 \uf070 IMPORTED 2004\t$600 Domaine Armand 1999\t$200 \uf070 WINES 2005\t$1,300 Rousseau 2000\t$450 2006\t$1,100 2001\t$260 \uf070 Moet et Chandon 2007\t$750 Chambertin 2002\t$280 \uf070 Cuvee Dom 2008\t$1,100 Clos de Beze 2003\t$150 Perignon 1990\t$2,500 \uf070 2004\t$280 \t 1980\t$180 \uf071 Chateau Petrus 1991\t$200 2005\t$200 1982\t$280 \uf070 1990\t$5,500 1992\t$220 2006\t$220 1991\t Not Released 1993\t$700 \uf070 2007\t$220 1992\t$1,300 1994\t$500 2008\t$150 1993\t$1,000 1995\t$560 2009\t$190 1994\t$2,800 1996\t$650 1995\t$4,000 \uf070 1997\t$280 1996\t$2,400 1998\t$400 1997\t$1,000 1999\t$800 1983\t$190 \uf070 1998\t$4,800 \uf070 2000\t$320 Vega Sicilia Unico 1985\t$200 1999\t$1,250 Gran Reserva 1988\t$260 2000\t$6,000 2001\t$700 \uf070 2001\t$4,500 \uf070 2002\t$680 1990\t$560 1990\t$320 \uf071 2003\t$600 1991\t$420 1992\t$240 1994\t$550 1993\t$260 2004\t$440 1995\t$420 2005\t$1,200 \uf070 1996\t$360 1995\t$220 2006\t$600 1998\t$420 1996\t$370 \uf070 1999\t$550 \uf070 1998\t$260 2007\t Not Released 2000\t$360 2009\t$1,100 2002\t$420 1999\t$190 2010\t $1,100 \t 2000\t$190 \uf070 2002\t$200 2003\t$190 2003\t$294 2004\t$170 \t September\/October 2022 W I N E S TAT E 53","WORLD\u2019S GREATEST SYRAH\/SHIRAZ CHALLENGE XVII 319 TASTED 223 AWARDED WORLD\u2019S GREATEST SYRAH & S H I R A Z C H A L L E N G E XVII Another great signature tasting in difficult times. We applaud the SHIRAZ & high level of quality shiraz and syrah wines currently available in the BLENDS marketplace. Why wouldn\u2019t you buy some now at whatever price $20-$25 you can afford to drink now or put away. Read on. 28 TASTED 17 AWARDED SHIRAZ & Bellevue Estate Some good results BLENDS Shiraz 2021 for this price bracket. UNDER $20 HHH 91pts \u201cThe lesser wines A big wine with lots of had more oak than 24 TASTED everything; plum fruit, fruit but the better 10 AWARDED spicy oak and mouth- ones, although young, filling tannins. $19.99 showed a nice balance The judges were of vibrant savoury fruit,\u201d disappointed overall with Rockridge Clare Riot Wine Co The Wine Sellar commented one judge. this group. \u201cToo many Valley Shiraz 2018 Identity Theft Single Tanunda Hill Single wines here showed HHH1\/2 93pts Vineyard McLaren Estate Barossa Shaw Family added oak characters Lifted spicy blue\/black Vale Shiraz 2021 Valley Shiraz 2019 Vintners and a lack of vibrancy, fruit fragrances with soft HHH 91pts HHH 90pts Windjammer whilst other younger dark fruits enveloping Lightly structured Subdued nose but a rich, McLaren Vale Shiraz wines were unbalanced the long lingering palate. wine full of fresh lifted opulent and full-bodied 2020 HHHHH 98pts and raw in acids and $16 blackberry fruit with palate with mouth- A very dark purple wine tannins,\u201d noted one Kurtz Family olive-like nuances. $26 coating tannins. Drink that is all potential! It is judge. Those wines that Vineyards Seven Bellevue Estate now. $10 cool, stylish and young were recommended Sleepers Barossa Shiraz 2020 Bec Hardy Wines but in perfect balance offered everyday Valley Shiraz 2020 HHH 91pts Pertaringa Lakeside with plenty of spicy quaffing at an attractive HHH1\/2 92pts Red and black fruit South Australia Ribena-like fruit, a high price. A somewhat grippy aromas and flavours Shiraz 2021 level of acid and some austere fruit driven with tannins in a HHH 90pts grippy tannins. $22.50 Millon Wines shiraz with good acid\/ supporting role and Brooding black fruit The Impressionist tannin balance and a fresh acidity. $19.99 fragrances and flavours Barossa Shiraz 2020 vibrant finish. $18 The Wine Sellar with attractive spiciness HHHH 94pts Duck Duck Goose and good tannins. $17 A dark brooding wine Barossa Valley that is rich with spicy Shiraz 2019 red fruit and has a high HHH 91pts impact of oak. A very A simple crowd-pleaser of nice \u2018drink now\u2019 wine. a shiraz with sweet fruit $18 and good level of acidity. At its peak! $15 Andrew Peace Winemaker\u2019s Choice Barossa Valley Shiraz 2020 HHH1\/2 93pts A full-bodied wine that is bursting with dark vibrant varietal fruit with good depth of savoury tannins. $18 54 W I N E S TAT E September\/October 2022","varietal tasting Pensilva Estate Golden Mile SHIRAZ & McLaren Vale Shiraz McLaren Vale Shiraz BLENDS 2021 HHHH 94pts 2021 HHH 91pts $25-$30 A subtle spicy mocha A classy and savoury 2021-2020 nose with a stalky cassis shiraz that is complex, fruit driven palate nicely serious and very young. 28 TASTED supported by a grippy $20 20 AWARDED tannin backbone. $20 Jip Jip Rocks A good standard here Padthaway Shiraz with good wines and Bec Hardy Wines 2021 HHH 91pts borderline ones that Village Green Dark floral fruit fragrances tended to be more dry McLaren Vale Shiraz and a soft plum fruit reds than varietals with 2021 HHHH 94pts palate with a clean acid tannins overshadowing Nose has lots of minty driven finish. $23 plush vibrant fruit,\u201d said fruit with attractive floral Jip Jip Rocks one judge. notes. The palate is lean Padthaway Shiraz and chocolaty and edged Cabernet 2021 Millon Wines with minty touches. $22 HHH 91pts The Estate Barossa Young medium bodied Shiraz 2020 Rockridge Cellar Pioneer Road The Wine Sellar blend with Christmas HHHH1\/2 97pts Selection Clare Langhorne Creek Basedows of pudding-like characters Intense and complex Valley Shiraz 2019 Shiraz 2020 Barossa Premium on nose and palate. $23 dark fruit aromas with a HHHH1\/2 97pts HHHH 94pts Shiraz Barossa Chain of Ponds slight herbal edge and Dusty oak and purple A straightforward fruit Valley Shiraz 2019 Graves Gate a good concentration fruits lift off the nose driven shiraz that\u2019s rich, HHHH 94pts Adelaide Hills Syrah of rhubarb\/plum fruit and has a seamlessly sweet and chocolaty An aromatic complexity 2020 HHH 91pts characters on the long balanced, full-bodied, with good length of of oak and fruit with Earthy savoury bouquet palate and tight line of palate with good tannins and a drying a velvety smooth with a lovely rich acid. $27 persistence of plum- finish. $20 mouthfeel and rich, chocolaty\/truffle-like like flavours with soft d\u2019Arenberg The sweet and dark fruit palate. $20 tannins. $20 Footbolt McLaren characters. $20 Hemera Estate Wild Game Wine The Vale Shiraz 2020 Taylors Wines Estate H Barossa Valley Dame Coonawarra HHHH 94pts Limestone Coast Shiraz 2020 Shiraz 2014 Black as black with a Clare Valley Shiraz HHH 91pts HHHH1\/2 97pts purple rim. This is a big 2020 HHH1\/2 92pts An easy drinking fruit Nicely aged wine that oak driven wine with A bouquet of mulberries compote of a wine has aromas of prunes fruit vibrancy, high acid and purple florals. exhibiting \u201cthe essence and raisins that lead to a and a drying finish. $22 Attractive fruit flavours, of shiraz\u201d. $22 satisfying, well balanced high acidity and a Knappstein Wines and richly matured palate savoury finish. $22 Clare Valley Shiraz with a lovely chocolaty Berrigan Wines 2020 HHH 91pts element. $24 Mount Benson Smells like a charcuterie Shiraz 2020 and has an intense HHH1\/2 92pts meaty palate with a Oaky aromas sitting over tannic finish. $22 subdued dark fruit with Angas & Bremer a youthful cool climate Langhorne Creek style of palate. Needs Shiraz Cabernet time. $24.95 2019 HHH 91pts Oaky aromas and a mature medium bodied palate with a long drying finish. $20 JUDGES - DAY 1 Alexey Doumbouya Brian Miller Winemaker for Yalumba Sales and Marketing Manager Benjamin Cordingley Wines. 10 vintages for Bendbrook Wines. Oenologist with AWRI - in Israel for Amphora Consults to several Australian level 3 WSET graduate. Wines. Has also wineries and was a member Vintaged 4 years in worked at Bodega of the Export Tasting Panel Australia. Has vintaged Rolland, Mendesa; Quet of the Australian Wine & with Primo Estate, Vineyard, Serbia; Schild Brandy Corporation. Also, a Project Wines and Estate, Barossa; Hardys former Brand Manager with Barossa Valley Estate. McLaren Vale and TWG Seppelt Wines and stints with Also did two vintages Loxton. Associate judge Richard Hamilton Wines and in the UK at Nytimber Tera Vino, Israel. Mitchelton. Wines in Sussex. September\/October 2022 W I N E S TAT E 55","WORLD\u2019S GREATEST SYRAH\/SHIRAZ CHALLENGE XVII Kirrihill Partner Sanguine Estate Taylors Wines Highgate Organic Run Free By Series Clare Progeny Heathcote Reserve Parcel South Australia Singlefile Great Valley Shiraz 2020 Shiraz 2021 Limestone Coast Shiraz 2021 Southern Shiraz HHHH1\/2 97pts HHHH1\/2 96pts Clare Valley HHHH 94pts 2021 HHH1\/2 93pts A thick dark purple A big impact of oak Shiraz 2020 A very young but Spicy oak dominates the wine that is a rich, full- on the nose creating HHHH1\/2 96pts impressive shiraz with a nose with a rich sweet bodied and flavoursome chocolaty licorice-like A spicy complexity of spicy mulberry bouquet and spicy complexity of \u201cbutcher shop\u201d of a aromas. Palate offers a aromas with a pretty, red with hints of plums and a flavours. \u201cA precocious style with a high level big brooding mouthful of fruit lift and a balanced tight elegant palate. $25 baby!\u201d $25 of tannins and nice long generous and balanced complexity of red and Shingleback Local Boston Bay acid backbone. $29 flavours with a drying black fruit flavours with Heroes McLaren Vale Peninsula Shiraz tannic finish. $25 dusty oak. \u201cAn attractive Shiraz Grenache 2021 HHH1\/2 92pts Longhop Old Vine \u2018modern\u2019 shiraz.\u201d $29 2021 HHHH 94pts A complexity of Adelaide Plains Abbey Vale Margaret Youthful style with perfumed fruit and dusty Shiraz 2020 River Shiraz 2020 a floral\/dried rose oak aromas with lovely HHHH1\/2 96pts HHHH 95pts bouquet and a bold vibrantly pure varietal A grippy young wine, Serious and sombre! opulent mouthful of fruit flavours. $25 almost black in colour Nose is an intensity of confectionery, savoury Sanguine Estate and showing plenty of blackcurrant and licorice edged, fruit flavours. $25 Progeny Heathcote potential. Ribena-like with a big tannic palate d\u2019Arenberg The Love Shiraz 2020 fruit aromas blend but has the fruit weight Grass McLaren Vale HHH1\/2 92pts with the oak and the to carry it. $25 Shiraz 2020 Cherry and chocolate full-bodied palate has Barangaroo Western HHHH 94pts fragrances and dark a complexity of sweet Victoria Zone Shiraz A very young leafy green brooding spicy licorice fruit. $25 2020 HHHH 95pts wine needing more time concentration to the A big, well-made, full- to settle. It has pretty, palate. Needs time. $25 bodied wine with sweet dark fruit balanced by Mitchelton Estate confectionery blue\/black the oak with grippy Single Vineyard fruit, high acid and a good tannins. $26 Nagambie Lakes level of tannins. $25 Shiraz 2020 Kurtz Family HHH1\/2 92pts Vineyards Boundary A big, straightforward Row Barossa Valley and tightly coiled oak Shiraz 2020 driven wine that needs HHHH 95pts time for the fruit to A very big wine, deep develop. $28 red, almost black in colour Semitone Arrawatta with fresh leafy blackberry Vineyard Grampians bouquet and rich sweet Shiraz 2021 fruit flavours. $28 HHH 91pts Byrne Vineyards A spicy cool climate Sidney Wilcox shiraz with lifted Vine Dried South blackberry fruit and hints Australia Shiraz of black olives. $28 2021 HHHH 94pts McPherson Restrained fruit aromas Don\u2019t Tell Gary with a savoury edge Victoria Shiraz 2020 and pretty sweet floral HHH 91pts fruit flavours across the A classic peppery fruit whole length of the nose with a plush palate. $25 package of soft plum and dark berry flavours. $25 JUDGES - DAY 2 Chris Hatcher John Gledhill Chief winemaker for Chief winemaker for AWRI Peter Bissell Wolf Blass Wines, part winemaking services. Winemaker at Balnaves of Treasury Estates, Former winemaker with of Coonawarra for and formerly Foster\u2019s Paringa Wines, Clarendon nine years. Judge at Group, Beringer-Blass Wines, Finniss River, the Barossa, Adelaide Australia for the past 10 Rosemount and Penfolds. Hyatt, McLaren Vale and years. Senior judge at Judge at the Rutherglen Riverina wine shows. Perth, Sydney, Adelaide wine show, 2017 - 2019. and Brisbane wine 56 W I N E S TAT E September\/October 2022 shows.","varietal tasting Scarpantoni Estate Cheeky 7 Wines Tomich Hill Barossa Gomersal Wines Freeland Wines California Road Family Reserve Valley Shiraz 2019 Premium Barossa Loading Zone McLaren Vale Shiraz McLaren Vale Shiraz HHHH 95pts Valley Shiraz 2018 Barossa Valley 2020 HHH 91pts Blend 2019 A deep red wine with HHHH 94pts Shiraz 2019 Stylish, young and HHHHH 98pts a spicy melange of Soft, balanced and nicely HHH 90pts complex layered with A young savoury wine blackberry, boysenberry matured style of shiraz A generosity of upfront spicy red fruits and with a good range\/ and mulberry aromas with some upfront fruit fruit sweetness on the earthy nuances. $25 balance of primary and and a big soft chocolaty sweetness and powdery nose and palate. Starting tertiary elements. Lovely palate. $25 tannins. $25 to show some age. $25 Elysian Springs fruit characters in the De Fazio Greenock Andrew Peace Wines Marley Farm mulberry\/boysenberry Single Vineyard 25th Anniversary SHIRAZ & McLaren Vale Shiraz spectrum with a big hit Barossa Valley Swan Hill Victoria BLENDS 2021 HHH 90pts of oak. $28 Shiraz 2018 Shiraz 2019 $30-$35 Very savoury\/umami HHHH 95pts HHH1\/2 93pts characters on the nose A massive wine that one A big alcoholic style 27 TASTED and a lean savoury and judge said, \u201cIs high in with spirity red fruit 27 AWARDED tannic palate. $27.50 everything\u201d. It has loads fragrances and a firm of dark fruit, plenty of oak grippy red fruit palate Great consistency here. SHIRAZ & and huge tannins. $25 high in acid. $25 A step up from the BLENDS Elysian Springs Thorn-Clarke previous flights with $25-$30 Marley Farm Sandpiper Barossa no major faults. \u201cThese 2019 & OLDER Adelaide Hills Shiraz Shiraz 2019 are rich powerful wines 2019 HHHH 94pts HHH1\/2 92pts where big oak meets 22 TASTED Rich dark berry bouquet Subtle chocolaty plum big fruit,\u201d suggested one 15 AWARDED and great fruit driven bouquet and a firm judge. \u201cSome would flavour intensity well oak dominated palate have scored higher with This group is generally supported by a balance with some purple fruit less oak use.\u201d ageing gracefully. \u201cMany of acid and tannins. showing through. $25 of these were made in $27.50 Sanguine Estate the big flavour old style McGuigan Cellar Progeny Heathcote blockbusters,\u201d said one Select Hunter Valley Shiraz 2019 judge. \u201cThese were Shiraz 2019 HHH 91pts faultless wines from HHHH 94pts Plush ripe plum aromas multiple regions with big A classy fruit driven and flavours with tangy oak and big fruit.\u201d wine with a complex acid and strong tannins. abundance of Hot on the finish. $25 blackberry, blackcurrant Wines by Geoff and plum characters. Hardy K1 Middle Hill Still youthful. $28 Adelaide Hills Shiraz 2019 HHH 91pts A stylish medium bodied wine rich but balanced with a grippy finish. $25 Haselgrove First Cut McLaren Vale Shiraz 2019 HHH 91pts A fruits-of-the-forest bouquet and a pleasant, slightly tart palate with firm tannins. $26 Trentham Estate McGuigan Cellar Eldredge Vineyards Cellar Reserve Great Select Gundagai Blue Chip Clare Western Shiraz 2019 Shiraz 2019 Valley Shiraz 2020 HHHH1\/2 96pts HHH 91pts HHHHH 98pts An impressive dark Rich cherry liqueur-like Deep dense almost and chocolaty wine; characters here nicely black wine described by still quite youthful. It balanced by the acid and one judge as, \u201cA young has a dash of mint on tannins. $28 sombre and serious the nose and a hint of wine\u201d. It has a berry pie cherries on the palate Yalumba Barossa of a nose and intense with a balanced drying Shiraz 2019 spicy dark fruit and finish. $28 HHHH 94pts chocolaty flavours with A big but stylish shiraz grippy tannins. $30 that is a complex balance between ripe plum and blackberry fruit with gentle spicy oak. $28 September\/October 2022 W I N E S TAT E 57","WORLD\u2019S GREATEST SYRAH\/SHIRAZ CHALLENGE XVII Grounded Cru Cru Mr Riggs Piebald Bec Hardy Wines McLaren Vale Adelaide Hills Syrah McLaren Vale Shiraz Shiraz 2020 2021 HHHH 94pts Tempranillo 2019 HHHH1\/2 96pts Bright fruit fragrances HHH1\/2 93pts A big heavy style and a zingy fresh sweet A lift of plums, cola and with aromas of dark red fruit palate with coffee on the nose with chocolate and cherry \u201cvivacious\u201d acidity a dark chocolate palate brandy. The young spicy and a lovely long clean and a smooth tannin oak tends to dominate finish. $30 profile. $30 the sweet fruit for now with the tannins and Thorn-Clarke Paulett Wines Clare Fermoy Margaret acid in balance. $30 Varietal Collection Valley Shiraz 2020 River Shiraz 2019 Barossa Shiraz 2020 HHHH 94pts HHH1\/2 92pts Purple Hands HHHH1\/2 96pts A bold assertive young Cool climate shiraz Barossa Valley Great intensity here of thing with pretty berry with a tight, dark and Shiraz 2020 both sweet black and fruit characters, dusty very refreshing core HHHHH 98pts red fruit on the nose and oak, chocolaty notes of cassis-like fruit with The nose has a youthful a soft rich macerated and grippy tannin floral notes. $30 intensity of black fruit fruit compote of a palate backbone. $32 Fowles Wine and plums with a liqueur- with a chocolaty\/licorice- Pirathon Silver Stone Dwellers like note. The fruit driven like element. $30 Label Barossa Valley Single Vineyard palate has great power Paulett Wines Clare Shiraz 2020 Strathbogie Ranges and yet shows restraint Valley Shiraz 2019 HHHH 94pts Shiraz 2019 with high acidity. A very HHHH1\/2 96pts A huge old school style HHH1\/2 92pts drinkable wine! $30 Deep red wine with great intensity of An oaky, toasty and with loads of plum varietal fruit characters nutty wine with Paulmara Estates and cherry-like fruit and showing good somewhat subtle fruit, Marananga Barossa characters nicely cellaring potential. $32 drying tannins and a Shiraz 2020 supported by the spicy Bittern Estate good line of acid. $30 HHHH1\/2 96pts oak with an earthy\/ Mornington A beautifully layered chocolaty suggestion Peninsula Shiraz Mt Bera Wild & Free wine offering a and nice slippery 2019 HHHH 94pts Adelaide Hills Shiraz complexity of jubey tannins. $32 A very juicy wine; lots of 2018 HHH1\/2 92pts black fruit, Ribena-like Patrick of confectionery sweet red An elegant oak characters, some Coonawarra Two and blue fruit characters dominated shiraz with a chocolate and minty Blocks Wrattonbully layered with chocolaty\/ suggestion of dark jubey green notes with a long Shiraz 2016 licorice elements. $30 fruit and a high level of lingering finish. $30 HHHH1\/2 96pts d\u2019Arenberg The acidity. $30 Pleasurable aromas Laughing Magpie Zonte\u2019s Footstep Kyneton Ridge reminiscent of red fruits McLaren Vale Chocolate Factory Estate Heathcote and pressed flowers Shiraz Viognier McLaren Vale Shiraz Shiraz 2020 with an herbal element. 2018 HHHH 94pts 2020 HHH 91pts HHHH1\/2 97pts On the palate the A stylish classy young Cool, classy and spicy Lovely vibrant varietal mouth-filling tannins blend \u2013 very oaky, but with mint chocolate-like fruit here that has been, support the rich soft fruit good oak, and very characters with tight \u201cpicked at exactly the characters. $32 tannic, for now, with a grippy tannins. $30 right time,\u201d according to Viveur Wines lingering finish. $32 one judge. The spicy oak Adelaide Hills Shiraz d\u2019Arenberg The Wild adds complexity and the 2021 HHHH 95pts Pixie McLaren Vale juicy tannins and acid Aromas reminiscent of a Shiraz 2018 give balance. $30 \u201csummer pudding\u201d with HHHH 94pts quite a mature palate Lifted perfumed berry fruit with dried fruit-like fragrances and a big rich flavours. Easy drinking palate with a high level wine. $34.95 of slippery tannins that continue to build. $32 Z Wine [RUSTICA] Reserve Barossa Valley Shiraz 2020 HHH1\/2 93pts Highly aromatic varietal intensity on the nose with a warm generous complexity of spicy black fruit flavours. $34 58 W I N E S TAT E September\/October 2022","varietal tasting Zonte\u2019s Footstep SHIRAZ & Tenafeate Creek The Gate McLaren Tempus Two Lake Doctor BLENDS Basket Press One Vale Shiraz 2019 Copper Barossa Langhorne Creek $35-$40 Tree Hill Shiraz 2021 HHHH1\/2 97pts Valley Shiraz 2019 Shiraz 2020 HHHHH 98pts Deep red wine with a HHHH1\/2 95pts HHH 91pts 31 TASTED Dark and serious purple rim and excellent Mature plum fruit nose Coffee bean-like nose 30 AWARDED crimson wine with a black and red fruit with a hint of lavender. and a firm oak driven Another highly nose reminiscent of intensity nicely balanced The blue and black palate with a good consistent flight of Kalamata olives and by the grippy tannins fruit flavours are nicely tannic grip. $30 powerful age-worthy an extremely well- and dusty oak with a supported by grippy Bethany Wines wines. \u201cMany of these balanced brooding fruit spicy finish. $39.95 tannins with spicy oak in First Village Barossa will be better with age,\u201d palate with pretty red Dorrien Estate support. $35 Valley Shiraz 2020 said one judge. \u201cPut floral nuances. $35 Yarra View Selected Morambro Creek HHH 91pts them away and enjoy.\u201d Gaelic Cemetery Parcels Yarra Padthaway Shiraz Interesting and different. Vineyard White Hut Valley Syrah 2021 2020 HHHH 95pts Has pretty, delicate Soul Growers Clare Valley Shiraz HHHH1\/2 96pts Nicely perfumed nose fruit characters with an Provident Barossa 2020 HHHHH 98pts A young stylish cool with a slightly lean earthy complexity. $32 Valley Shiraz 2021 A well-made grippy young climate style with sweet\/sour fruit character Gumpara Wines HHHHH 98pts wine that is almost black simple plum fruit and on the complex palate Victor\u2019s Old Vine Young and lively shiraz in colour and smelling a a hint of dark cherries. with mouth-coating Barossa Valley that is a vivid ruby in little like a fruitcake with Spicy elements add tannins. $35 Shiraz 2020 colour with an ethereal blackcurrant notes. The complexity and has a Pirramimma HHH 91pts spicy perfumed bouquet palate is intense with steely thread running McLaren Vale Shiraz A powerful old-style and a flavoursome varietal fruit flavours. $36 through. $39.99 2019 HHHH 95pts shiraz with rich ripe fruit, complexity of cherry, Fox Creek Short Soul Growers Spicy fruit cake bouquet spicy oak and mouth- licorice and dark Row McLaren Vale Barossa Bourne with an earthy\/leathery puckering tannins. $32 chocolate flavours. $35 Shiraz 2018 Barossa Valley note. The palate is a tight Matriarch and HHHHH 98pts Shiraz 2020 package of licorice-like Rogue Alice Single A classy well-made HHHH1\/2 96pts fruit and tannins. $35 Vineyard Clare cool young shiraz that is A pleasant long and Scarpantoni Estate Valley Shiraz 2018 bright, lively and complex balanced wine with Block 3 McLaren HHH 91pts with an abundance of an intense blackberry Vale Shiraz 2018 A complex richness of bold ripe fruit, lots of big bouquet and a licorice HHHH 95pts stone fruits, figs and grippy tannins with a thread with herbal Violet lift to the chocolate with a hint of lovely long and powerful notes. The powerful blackberry aromas. apricots and herbs. $30 finish. $38 palate is all chocolate Great depth and Maygars Hill and ripe fruit. $35 persistence of Strathbogie Ranges Heartland Directors\u2019 sweet fruit flavours Shiraz 2020 Cut Langhorne with tannins giving HHH 90pts Creek Shiraz 2019 structure. $35 An attractive soft young HHHH1\/2 96pts thing with spicy fruit and Interesting nose with a nice lick of licorice. $32 great depth of black fruit Gomersal Wines fragrances. A big tannic Lyndoch Road palate but the sweet Barossa Valley compote of blackberry, Shiraz Mataro cherry and licorice fruit 2018 HHH 90pts can handle it. $37 A big grippy tannic blend with an abundance of dark licorice-like fruit. $30 September\/October 2022 W I N E S TAT E 59","WORLD\u2019S GREATEST SYRAH\/SHIRAZ CHALLENGE XVII 2 Mates The Next Kings of Kangaroo Silver Spoon Estate SHIRAZ & Level McLaren Vale Ground Avondale The Ensemble BLENDS Shiraz 2020 Heathcote Shiraz Heathcote Shiraz $40-$45 HHHH 94pts 2020 HHH1\/2 92pts 2018 HHH1\/2 92pts Bright berry bouquet A powerful and quite Dried fruit characters 20 TASTED and nicely textured astringent wine with on the nose with 12 AWARDED palate with prominent good intensity of pretty, primary fruit\/oak A mixed group of wines. acid and tannins and a dark fruits and nice flavour intensity and a \u201cThe best showed good mix of licorice\/tapenade spiciness. $35 warming finish. $35 balance, structure and flavours. $35 fruit vibrancy,\u201d said one Singlefile Single Tomich Woodside Singlefile Single judge. The others had Sanguine Estate Vineyard Clement Vineyard Adelaide Vineyard Frankland issues with oak tannins, Inception Heathcote V Frankland River Hills Shiraz 2020 River Shiraz 2020 either too much or Shiraz 2019 Shiraz Grenache HHH1\/2 92pts HHH 91pts the use of dull old oak HHHH1\/2 97pts Mataro 2019 A nicely ripe fruit driven Chocolaty aromas with characters. Excellent wine with HHHH 94pts wine offering a mouthful a perfumed lift with chocolaty complexity to Simple sweet and spicy of dark fruit with some dark chocolate flavours Peerick Reserve the nose and full-bodied fruit fragrances with heat on the finish. $35 and mouth-coating Pyrenees Shiraz palate fleshy in the a mouth-filling flavour Chain of Ponds tannins. $39 2019 HHHHH 98pts mouth with great depth profile reminiscent of Ledge Adelaide Hills Elysian Springs Lovely lift of bright and length of black dark chocolate-coated Shiraz 2019 Spring Lamb perfumed blackberry fruit, firm oak and soft licorice. $35 HHH1\/2 92pts Adelaide Hills Syrah fruit with that lifted fruit tannins. $40 Giesen Organic A density of ripe fruit 2019 HHH 91pts echoed on the palate and Haselgrove Catkin Marlborough Syrah and oak fragrances with Subtle black fruit and seamlessly integrated McLaren Vale 2019 HHHH 94pts primary\/tertiary fruit cola bouquet with with the oak and tannins. Shiraz 2018 Pretty red plum nose characters on the tannic flavours in the olive\/ Shows lots of cellaring HHHH1\/2 97pts with some floral and palate. $35 balsamic spectrum. $35 potential. $42.95 Lifted blackberry fruit leafy notes. Nicely Dorrien Estate fragrances with a structured palate with Tempus Two Copper Krondorf Old dash of black pepper good fruit intensity and Gundagai Shiraz Salem Barossa that follows through stalky tannins. $39.99 Cabernet 2019 Valley Shiraz 2020 and intensifies on the Gomersal Wines HHH1\/2 92pts HHHH1\/2 97pts savoury palate with Reserve Barossa A mature choc\/mint Rich ripe and dense good tannin structure. Valley Shiraz 2018 nose with a rhubarb pie complexity of dark Maturing beautifully. $40 HHHH 94pts of a palate with acidity fruit fragrances and a A spicy minty bouquet giving the wine a fresh big bold palate with with a stylish and classy edge. $35 lingering plush stalky varietal driven palate that fruit, vanillin oak and is soft and inviting with a Thorn-Clarke firm tannins with a spicy long tannin profile. $35 Shotfire Barossa finish. $42 Rusty Mutt Original Shiraz 2019 McLaren Vale Shiraz HHH1\/2 92pts 2018 HHHH 94pts Ripe plum-jam nose Smells a little like an and loads of berry fruit earthy leafy forest floor. flavours with a good The complex full-bodied balance between acid palate has ample fruit and tannins. $35 and savoury tannins. $35 Passel Estate McPherson Jo Nash TarraWarra Estate Margaret River Sunbury Shiraz 2019 Single VineyardYarra Shiraz 2018 HHH1\/2 92pts Valley Shiraz 2018 HHHH 94pts Fresh and lively style, HHH 91pts Black fruited nose with a velvety in the mouth Meaty smoked bacon- meaty edge. Lovely big with boysenberry and like aromas with a lean soft palate with mouth- blue fruit aromas and and somewhat austere filling ripe plum flavours flavours. $38 palate. $35 and drying tannins. $39 Ponting Wines Reillys Dry Land Milestone 127 Clare Shiraz 2017 Barossa Shiraz 2019 HHH 91pts HHH1\/2 92pts Toasty oak driven wine Leafy bramble nose and with some sweetish a warm chocolaty palate. porty fruit showing Good flavour length through. Drinking well and mouth puckering now. $38 tannins. $38 60 W I N E S TAT E September\/October 2022","varietal tasting BVWC Stockyard Haselgrove Catkin Plantagenet Tempus Two Pewter Knappstein Wines Barossa Valley McLaren Vale Shiraz Lancaster Great Barossa Valley The Insider Clare Shiraz 2020 2019 HHH 90pts Southern Shiraz Shiraz 2020 Valley Shiraz Malbec HHHH1\/2 96pts Aromatic mix of sweet 2019 HHHH 95pts HHH 91pts 2020 HHHHH 98pts A lively wine with a nose spicy oak and ripe fruit. Very spicy cool climate A lighter bodied A complex nose: all that has a complexity Fleshy palate with shiraz with delicate shiraz with solid dark brooding dark fruit of perfumed fruit with chewy tannins. $40 primary red fruit, a dash fruit, vanillin oak laced with sweet\/spicy a dash of pepper and of pepper, balancing acid and complementing elements. Good palate a palate offering spicy SHIRAZ & and building tannins. $45 tannins. $45 structure rich with soft red fruit and solid oak BLENDS Domaine Asmara fruit flavours edged flavours with good $45-$50 Reserve Heathcote Clarence Hill Red with savoury notes and tannin length. $40 Shiraz 2018 Label McLaren Vale supported by chewy Barristers Block The 20 TASTED HHHH 94pts Shiraz 2019 tannins. $53 Bully Wrattonbully 13 AWARDED Nose is an earthy HHH 91pts Shingleback D Block Shiraz 2019 complexity of oak and Bright uncomplicated Reserve McLaren HHHH1\/2 96pts Another mixed result black fruit. Palate is lively red fruit nose and jubey Vale Shiraz 2018 Attractive delicacy of with more highs and and oaky but there is red fruit flavours. A HHHH1\/2 96pts blueberry fruit aromas lows. \u201cSome wines lovely vibrant sweet fruit pleasant drink. $45 \u201cA very polished with a perfumed lift here had extremes of too. $45 wine,\u201d said one judge. and good depth and either green fruit or Mitchelton Jack Rabbit Attractive varietal fruit integration of darkly premature development Heathcote Estate Vineyard Bellarine nose with a slight minty vibrant blue fruit and oak whilst the better Grown Heathcote Shiraz 2019 lift and a fleshy entry to flavours with a drying wines had extra depth Shiraz 2018 HHH 91pts the well-structured dark finish. $42 along with balanced HHHH 94pts Lifted vanillin oak fruit palate. Good level Yalumba Eden Valley structure,\u201d noted one Big coconut-like oak nose tending to dominate of tannins. $55 Shiraz 2019 judge. \u201cSurprisingly a layered with rich dark the nose and palate Knappstein Wines HHHH 94pts number were soft and fruit and a firm complex with fruit peeking The Mayors Single Delicate blue\/black fruit juicy which is not what density of fruit flavours. through. $45 Vineyard Clare bouquet with an elegant we expect at this price, Years to go yet! $45 Valley Shiraz 2020 fruit driven palate, rich where complexity is Tempus Two Pewter Wines by Geoff HHHH 94pts and soft in the mouth expected!\u201d Barossa Valley Hardy K1 Adelaide A bright blackcurrant with a strong finish. $40 Shiraz 2018 Hills Shiraz 2018 bouquet and good depth Eden Hall Block 4 Gaelic Cemetery HHHH 94pts HHH 91pts and length of plush black Eden Valley Shiraz Vineyard McAskill Juicy blackberry A lighter linear style with fruit flavours with an 2020 HHH1\/2 93pts Clare Valley bouquet with a licorice good length of primary attractive spiciness. $53 Lifted nose of perfumed Shiraz 2020 thread. Soft and jubey fruit nicely balanced by Bethany Wines East jubey black fruit HHHH1\/2 97pts fruit fills the mouth the oak. $45 Grounds Barossa fragrances with quite a A dense and solid wine with flavour and with Valley Shiraz 2019 meaty and savoury style with bold, brooding and grainy tannins. $45 Leura Park Estate HHHH 94pts of palate. $40 harmonious aromas and Bethany Wines Blue Bellarine Shiraz Big rounded and slightly Arila Gardens flavours of vibrant black Quarry Barossa 2021 HHH 90pts rustic style with very ripe Gardens of Moppa fruits, plums and spices Valley Shiraz 2020 Typical spicy cool fruit nose and an oak Barossa Valley with tannins building HHH1\/2 92pts climate style of shiraz driven palate with good Shiraz 2020 nicely on the palate. $48 Big lift of blackberry\/ with bright fruit and tannin backbone. $55 HHH 91pts oak aromas with upfront subtle oak use. $45 Grounded Cru Inc Red fruit nose with a Tamburlaine Reserve fruit on a straightforward McLaren Vale Shiraz menthol lift and a rich Orange Syrah 2018 palate with grippy SHIRAZ & 2019 HHH1\/2 93pts full-bodied fruitcake of a HHHH1\/2 97pts tannins. $45 BLENDS Big dense nose; slight palate. $40 Dense red wine with Gilbert Wines $50-$60 prune-like character with Blue Pyrenees great concentration and Reserve Mount a big firm and earthy Estate Section 1 vibrancy of fruit and Barker WA Shiraz 18 TASTED palate and good length Pyrenees Shiraz oak aromas. The solid 2020 HHH1\/2 92pts 11 AWARDED of fruit. $55 2019 HHH 91pts well-balanced palate Pure perfumed varietal Peccavi Margaret Subtle floral red fruit nose has good depth of fruit fruit fragrances. Nice A bit more concentration River Syrah 2020 with a nice black cherry- flavours with a very depth and length of dark obvious in this flight. HHH1\/2 92pts like flavour profile. $44 grippy finish. $48 fruit flavours with nice \u201cThe better wines A delicate harmony of Mt Bera Wild & Free use of oak. $45 starting to show more black fruit fragrances. Adelaide Hills Shiraz bang for your buck,\u201d said Nice palate structure 2013 HHH 91pts one judge. \u201cSome of the with good depth of Mature earthy\/cedary borderline wines had spicy\/peppery fruit. $55 complexity here but still excess oak, which would shows some primary be less of a problem fruit characters. $40 if the fruit depth was there.\u201d September\/October 2022 W I N E S TAT E 61","WORLD\u2019S GREATEST SYRAH\/SHIRAZ CHALLENGE XVII Yalumba Paradox SHIRAZ & Taylors Wines Gumpara Wines Kirrihill E.B\u2019s Barossa Shiraz 2018 BLENDS Masterstroke Mader Reserve The Squire Clare HHH1\/2 92pts $60-$70 McLaren Vale Barossa Valley Valley Shiraz 2020 Nice lift of minty blue Shiraz 2020 Shiraz 2020 HHH1\/2 93pts fruit aromas with 27 TASTED HHHH1\/2 97pts HHHH 94pts Purple wine bordering attractive peppery 15 AWARDED A big nose with layers of A brooding tarry\/savoury on black and thick with varietal fruit that builds The good, the bad ripe blackberry aromas nose and a soft palate that ripe fruit with balancing along the palate. $50 and the ugly were all showing a slight porty exhibits a good depth and oak. Lots of tannins. Patrick of here according to the note and has a bold generosity of rich ripe fruit Needs time. $65 Coonawarra Joanna judges. \u201cGenerally, the fruit filled palate with flavours. $60 McLaren Vale III Wrattonbully Shiraz weight of fruit and oak fine grain tannins and a Sidewood Mappinga Associates Squid 2017 HHH1\/2 92pts is good overall, but a lingering finish. $60 Adelaide Hills Shiraz Ink Single Vineyard Nicely developing number of wines had McGuigan Personal 2019 HHHH 94pts Estate Grown fruit characters with stewed overripe fruit Reserve Oldman A lighter style with McLaren Vale Shiraz toasty oak and savoury without the required Hunter Valley lifted perfumed fruit 2021 HHH1\/2 92pts spiciness and some balance,\u201d said one judge. Shiraz 2019 aromas. Good fruit Attractive jubey oaky tannins. $50 \u201cHowever, those wines HHHH1\/2 97pts entry to the palate blackberry nose and a Taltarni Estate recommended here Intense brooding fruit with gently soft but solid palate with bright Pyrenees Shiraz offered what you expect fragrances and fleshy in apparent tannins. $65 sweet varietal fruit and a 2018 HHH 91pts for this price \u2013 balance, the mouth showing great McGuigan Personal briary finish. $65 Gentle jubey fruit flavour and retained depth and power of rich Reserve Hunter Atze\u2019s Corner fragrances with a vibrancy.\u201d black fruit mid-palate with Valley Shiraz 2020 Wines Eddies Old balanced complexity of the tannins in seamless HHH1\/2 93pts Vine Barossa Valley peppery fruit flavours. $50 Silver Spoon Estate balance. $60 Fruit and oak coming Shiraz 2019 Leura Park Estate The Hallmark Gomersal Wines together nicely on the HHH1\/2 92pts Block 7 Reserve Premium Heathcote Estate Barossa nose. The full-bodied Complex nose of briary\/ Bellarine Shiraz Shiraz 2018 Valley Shiraz 2016 palate has a complexity blackberry and cedar-like 2021 HHH 90pts HHHHH 98pts HHHH1\/2 97pts of flavours. $60 oak. Intense flavours An uncomplicated soft Dense aromas of jubey Lovely dark primary fruit with a good length of and jubey fruit shiraz fruits and red licorice bouquet that is laced tannins. $60 that has a nice spiciness and great depth of the with spicy oak. Great to it. $50 slightly jammy fruit varietal fruit complexity Santa & D\u2019Sas Red flavours that carries with just a touch of Cote Heathcote across the entire length malt. Still in very good Shiraz 2019 of the palate and is condition. $60 HHH 90pts seamlessly integrated Reillys Stolen Block Lots of oak here tending with the oak. $68 Clare Shiraz 2016 to dominate the fruit for HHHH1\/2 97pts now with some grainy A well-made old school tannins. $55 style shiraz starting to show its age with blue\/ black fruit characters, charry oak and good concentration of tight and persistent tannins. $65 Clarence Hill Reserve McLaren Vale Shiraz 2019 HHHH1\/2 96pts A complexity of oak and dark fruit aromas with a palate that has a good structure and is bright with ripe fruit and the tannins give a lingering finish. $65 62 W I N E S TAT E September\/October 2022","varietal tasting Mt Bera Boundless Golden Amrita Golden Amrita Thorn-Clarke William SHIRAZ & Horizons Adelaide Single Estate Single Estate Randell Barossa BLENDS Hills Syrah 2018 Barossa Valley Barossa Valley Shiraz 2018 $80-$100 HHH1\/2 92pts Shiraz 2020 Shiraz 2019 HHHH 94pts Nose has lifted red fruit HHHHH 98pts HHHH1\/2 97pts Spicy varietal fruit 13 TASTED with sweet and spicy Deep red wine with Aromatic layers of fragrances with a licorice 10 AWARDED notes and nicely poised a nose that is intense oaky, spicy, anise fruit element and a nicely palate of licorice edged with dark fruit and is and red licorice. Good rounded sweet fruit Much of the same red fruit. $60 lifted by sweet spicy palate structure with palate that has length comments for this group notes. Palate shows nice concentration of and structure. $70 as for the previous one. Soul Growers Slow power and weight and ripe fruit and vanillin oak. Z Wine [JULIUS] Grown Barossa is rich with briary fruit Starting to develop. $75 Barossa Valley Arila Gardens Valley Shiraz 2020 and tannins. $75 Taylors Wines St Shiraz 2020 Quartz and HHH 91pts Bethany Wines LE Andrews Clare HHH1\/2 92pts Ironstone Barossa Oak dominated style Barossa Shiraz 2019 Valley Shiraz 2019 Bright juicy fruit nose Valley Shiraz 2020 giving earthy, cedary and HHHHH 98pts HHHH1\/2 97pts lifted by some oak spice HHHHH 98pts leathery-like characters A powerful oak nose Dense plum and and has good weight A lovely nose that is a with berry notes. $60 but has plenty of fruit black fruit fragrances and concentration of subtlety of cassis fruit to match. A long lighter with lantana-like shiraz fruit. $70 and dark chocolate. The Lou Miranda Estate style of palate filled with touches. Dark minty Old Faithful BT big bold palate builds Old Vine Barossa vibrant fruit flavours fruit dominates the McLaren Vale Shiraz and grows and has well- Valley Shiraz 2016 lifted by sweet and spicy full-bodied palate with 2017 HHH1\/2 92pts handled oak that is kept HHH 90pts notes with balancing a very good tannin A big wine with lovely in a supporting role. $85 Bright fresh lifted fruit\/ tannins. $75 structure in support. $75 primary floral fruit, oak nose and good Sanguine Estate balancing oak and the Shingleback flavour density with oak D\u2019Orsa Heathcote start of nice secondary Unedited McLaren derived tannins. $65 Shiraz 2019 development. $70 Vale Shiraz 2018 HHHH 94pts Blue Pyrenees HHHH1\/2 97pts SHIRAZ & Subtle blue and black fruit Estate Richardson A suggestion of purple BLENDS bouquet with a ripe bold Reserve Pyrenees fruit on the nose with a $70-$80 fruit palate, supporting Shiraz 2019 palate that is soft in the oak and long lingering HHH 91pts mouth and tasting of 18 TASTED tannin finish. $70 Chocolaty dark fruit blackberries and spices 12 AWARDED Old Faithful BT aromas and an elegant with slight charry McLaren Vale Shiraz palate filled with fruit and notes. $80 The judges found these 2018 HHHH 94pts powerful tannins. $72 wines to be a step up An aromatic delicacy of Tempus Two Uno Plantagenet Wyjup in structure with less black fruits and coconut Hunter Valley Shiraz Collection Mount \u2018drop-outs\u2019. \u201cThe level of oak with a solid well- 2017 HHH 91pts Barker Shiraz 2020 oak quality balancing the balanced palate driven Lots of oak and tannins HHHH1\/2 96pts fruit has gone up in this by jubey fruits. $70 here but the attractive Subtle blackberry bouquet flight,\u201d said one judge. briary varietal fruit can with a delightfully handle it. $75 perfumed\/floral lift with Pirramimma a powerful bout of spicy Ironstone McLaren characters on the varietal Vale Shiraz 2019 palate with a strong acid HHH 90pts hit. $80 A leaner style with slightly leafy blackcurrant Seville Estate Old fruit and a hint of prune- Vine Reserve Yarra like characters. $70 Valley Shiraz 2019 HHHH1\/2 96pts Bright cherry and raspberry fruit fragrances with a perfumed lift. The palate is fresh and bright with light and vibrant red fruit. Nice cool climate shiraz. $90 September\/October 2022 W I N E S TAT E 63","WORLD\u2019S GREATEST SYRAH\/SHIRAZ CHALLENGE XVII Fox Gordon John SHIRAZ & Golden Amrita Pirathon Gold Reillys Moonvine Hastings Cellar BLENDS Estate Reserve Label Barossa Greenock Reserve Reserve Barossa $100-$200 Barossa Valley Valley Shiraz 2020 Barossa Shiraz 2019 Valley Shiraz 2018 Shiraz 2019 HHHH1\/2 96pts HHHH 94pts HHH1\/2 92pts 31 TASTED HHHH1\/2 97pts Deep vibrant red with A classic with dark Red fruit and sweet 23 AWARDED Nose is a very attractive intense blackberry fruit brooding fruit aromas spices lift off the nose mix of black fruit, plums fragrances and powerful and a background of oak with a good balance A strong class, as to and charry oak with great weighty briary\/brambly and a gutsy full-bodied between fruit, acid and be expected, at the length and concentration fruit flavours, drying plum palate. Needs fine tannins. $80 top end of the scale. of fresh fruit flavours. tannins, warming alcohol time. $100 Fox Creek Reserve However, there were Good acid line and soft and a lingering finish. Kurtz Family McLaren Vale Shiraz a few pretenders who tannins. $150 $100 Vineyards Schmick 2017 HHH1\/2 92pts failed to make the Monteperle Block Blue Pyrenees Barossa Valley Soft primary fruit here cut. \u201cThe best were 6 Reserve Barossa Estate Richardson Shiraz 2018 with nice spiciness, both concentrated but Valley Shiraz 2019 Pyrenees HHHH 94pts a savoury edge and also fresh and vibrant HHHH1\/2 97pts Shiraz 2019 Spicy secondary notes showing slight leathery showing the craft of A brooding bouquet HHHH1\/2 96pts dominate the lifted floral maturity. $90 the winemaker and the of blackberries and A complexity of nose. It is soft, rich and Zonte\u2019s Footstep skill of the viticulturists,\u201d chocolate followed by herbaceous red fruit mature on the palate Z-Force Age of commented one judge. a dense, powerful and aromas integrated with with supple tannins. Enlightenment balanced palate that the oak and showing $100 McLaren Vale Shiraz Paulett Wines offers a rich mouthful a nice tannic grip to Reillys Epitaph 2019 HHH 91pts 109 Reserve Clare of pure varietal fruit the varietal fruit palate Clare Shiraz 2016 A closed nose but a Valley Shiraz 2019 flavours. $185 with the acid giving it HHH1\/2 93pts rich and powerful palate HHHHH 98pts Ponting Wines structure. $150 A syrupy thick shiraz evolving nicely with A lovely colour \u2013 bright Ponting 366 Paulett Wines 109 with Christmas pudding slight earthiness. $85 red with a purple rim McLaren Vale Reserve Clare and licorice-like fruit Haselgrove The and delightful freshness Coonawarra Valley Shiraz 2018 characters. \u201cPlenty Ambassador Single of varietal fruit on the Shiraz Cabernet HHHH1\/2 96pts going on here!\u201d $100 Vineyard McLaren nose with good depth Sauvignon 2018 Just a hint of sweet Paulett Wines 109 Vale Shiraz 2019 and vibrant length HHHH1\/2 97pts dark fruit aromas. Quite Reserve Clare Valley HHH 91pts of delicious bramble A delightful plush and savoury on the nicely Shiraz 2020 An aromatic delicacy of flavours. $120 polished harmony of red structured palate with HHH1\/2 92pts sweet spices and violets fruits and blackberries excellent length and A pretty floral lift to the with a soft full-bodied McGuigan Personal with a leafy note on the depth of the mulberry- subtly sweet and spicy sweet fruit palate. $90 Reserve Bainton nose and a full-bodied like flavour profile. $120 fruit nose with a hint of Grampians Estate Hunter Valley Shiraz palate with evolving Tenafeate Creek mint on the leaner red Streeton Reserve 2017 HHHHH 98pts grippy tannins. $116 Judgement One fruit palate. $120 Grampians Shiraz A big bold wine that has Tree Hill Shiraz 2016 Bethany Wines 2018 HHH 91pts a rich abundance of dark HHHH1\/2 96pts GR Barossa Valley A Christmas cake of a plum fruit, good use of A lighter style of shiraz Shiraz 2019 nose with fresh acid oak, nice line of acid and showing good balance HHH1\/2 92pts on the palate giving the with lovely tannins that and structure and still Attractive merger of briary fruit a good lift. $80 linger across the length offering bright primary lifted jubey red fruit and Jack Rabbit of the palate. $100 fruit characters with licorice on both the nose Vineyard Reserve some spiciness and and palate with strong Bellarine Shiraz Z Wine [PLOWMAN] slight minty notes. $100 oak influence. $125 2018 HHH 90pts Dry Grown Barossa Bec Hardy Wines Plantagenet Tony Nicely developing spicy Valley Shiraz 2019 Pertaringa Yeoman Smith Mount Barker chocolate nose and HHHH1\/2 97pts McLaren Vale Shiraz Shiraz 2018 a pleasant, slightly A bright and lifted spicy 2019 HHHH 94pts HHH1\/2 92pts astringent, tarry palate. red fruit bouquet with an A light, bright and Dark fruit nose with $95 excellent concentration straightforward style some leathery age and of fruit flavours on the of shiraz that is a fresh a seamless balance full-bodied palate and combination of red fruit, exhibiting some very plums, chocolate and firm tannins. $120 oak. $100 64 W I N E S TAT E September\/October 2022","varietal tasting between sweet fruit, SHIRAZ & Gumpara Wines E.Guigal Chateau Gumpara Wines tannins and acid. $150 BLENDS HEXEN Barossa d\u2019Ampuis Cote Rotie HEXEN Barossa Gralyn Estate $200+ Valley Shiraz 2016 France Syrah 2016 Valley Shiraz 2015 Reserve Margaret HHHHH 98pts HHHH1\/2 97pts HHHH 94pts River Shiraz 2018 12 TASTED A lovely concentration A delicate complexity Mushroom\/leather-like HHH 91pts 8 AWARDED of dark fruit, spices and of dark fruit, spices and secondary characters on Lifted floral perfumed meaty\/bacon fragrances. pepper. Great palate the nose that is echoed bouquet with similar The top wines here Nice upfront fruit entry shape with excellent line on the soft palate with elements to the were outstanding - to the palate with of oak and fruit derived nicely building tannins. mulberry-driven palate. showing power, finesse building and persistent tannins with good fruit $240 $130 and great seamless tannins and a slight dry underneath. $315 Gralyn Estate Monteperle Block balance. However, there finish. $240 d\u2019Arenberg The Old Margaret River 6 Reserve Barossa were some wines that Bloke And The Three Shiraz Cabernet Valley Shiraz 2018 surprisingly didn\u2019t make Young Blondes 2003 HHH1\/2 93pts HHH 91pts the grade because McLaren Vale Shiraz Beautifully aged blend Big dense oak driven they were prematurely Blend 2018 with a rich complexity nose with a huge and aged which is a shame, HHHH 94pts of dried fruits, potpourri intensely flavoured fruit\/ particularly at this price. The nose offers a big and leathery characters oak palate. $185 \u201cThese are genuinely hit of licoricey fruit and and fine tannins. $500 McGuigan Personal great wines here that has a slightly lean and Reserve Vanessa deserve their price tag,\u201d somewhat firm, but very Vale Hunter Valley enthused one judge. interesting, palate. $200 Shiraz 2017 Unfortunately, according Taylors Wines HHH 91pts to the judges, the The Pioneer Clare Bright berry fruit on both Hill of Grace suffered Valley Shiraz 2018 the nose and palate with from developed sweet HHHH 94pts a violet lift and grainy savoury secondary An aromatic melange of tannins. $100 characters and a dried- sweet cassis, plums and Kurtz Family out finish and failed chocolate. Palate is soft Vineyards Schmick to make the cut as a and spicy with a strong Barossa Valley result. The Grange also line of oak tannins. $200 Shiraz 2016 had cork issues that Penfolds Grange Bin HHH 91pts dulled the fruit and 95 South Australia Soft, complex and well- emphasised the dry Shiraz 2017 developed wine that finish. The judges noted HHHH 94pts still has spicy red fruit that 2017 was a cool and Nose shows lots of characters evident. $100 challenging year. oak on top of the fruit Yalumba The with tarry oak and black Octavius Barossa peppery fruit filling the Shiraz 2016 palate. Drying finish. HHH 91pts $1,150 A straightforward uncomplicated shiraz with fleshy fruit and pleasant maturing characters. $150 Pirramimma War Paulmara Estates STAR RATINGS \ue048\ue048\ue048\ue048\ue048 Horse McLaren Vale Areti Barossa Shiraz Shiraz 2019 2020 HHHHH 98pts Three-, four- and five-star ratings are signs of HHH 90pts An inky wine with a excellence in fruit quality and winemaking skill. Soy-like notes to nose that is big, dense All wines are judged \u2018blind\u2019 by wine industry the savoury nose and rich with aromas of professionals and are compared in peer with pleasant earthy blackcurrant, chocolate classes by three judges. development on the and coffee. Great depth CM Wine is exclusive to Cellarmasters, palate. $100 and concentration of rich a major mail-order business. fruit cake-like flavours. CD Cellar door price. $250 CDO Cellar door only. SO Sold out. $N\/A Price not available at time of printing. \ue025 Contact information pg 97. RECOMMENDED cellaring (years). BEST VALUE for $20 & under and NZ $25 & under. For a complete list of what we tasted please refer to www.winestate.com.au September\/October 2022 W I N E S TAT E 65","NORTH EAST VICTORIA 181 TASTED 130 AWARDED EMERGING VARIETALS Always a fascinating tasting with loads of different varietals and Matriarch and Rogue De Bortoli Wines non-mainstream styles. Who said that these non-mainstream Bob Single Vineyard Rutherglen Estate wines would not take off? Not only have they been embraced Clare Valley Fiano Rutherglen Arneis by winemakers but it seems that the public is coming on board. 2022 HHH 91pts 2021 HHHH 94pts Interestingly it seems that these generally mid-weight wines are also A crisp and refreshing Pretty, delicate stonefruit causing a shift in winemaking styles of the regulars, resulting in fewer style with delightful fragrances with good over the top reds and whites. lemon fruit characters and fruit intensity on the green apple notes. $30 palate and the acid SPARKLING Haselgrove building nicely to the Alternative Series Zilzie Wines finish. $22 2 TASTED McLaren Vale Fiano Platinum Edition 2021 HHHH 94pts Fiano 2021 Nepenthe Pinnacle 1 AWARDED Stonefruit\/citrus aromas HHH 91pts Adelaide Hills Arneis with floral touches Nicely balanced 2021 HHHH 94pts A good example here. and a long crisp lightweight with subtle Nice spicy\/herbal lift to Artwine La peach-like palate with perfumed lemon aromas the peach nose. Great Dolce Vita Single great supporting acid and flavours and clean palate, creamy in the Vineyard Clare structure. $26 acid. $35 mouth with layers of Valley Sparkling Gargoyle Langhorne spicy fruit and acid. $35 Montepulciano NV Creek Fiano 2021 Artwine Wicked HHH1\/2 93pts HHHH 94pts Stepmother Single Fowles Wine Dark cherry bouquet Crisp green apple Vineyard Clare Stone Dwellers with a slight meaty nose and a clean richly Valley Fiano 2022 Single Vineyard edge and a touch of textured palate. Nice HHH 90pts Strathbogie Ranges fruit sweetness on the oak use and good acid Herbaceous capsicum Arneis 2021 palate. Good bead. $45 line with nice phenolic bouquet with gentle HHH 91pts notes. $28 florals and zesty citrus Lifted varietal aromas FIANO De Bortoli Wines De Bortoli Wines flavours with savoury and a complex potpourri Rutherglen Estate Bellariva King Valley notes. $35 palate with nice acid 12 TASTED Rutherglen Fiano Fiano 2021 crunchiness. $30 10 AWARDED 2021 HHHHH 98pts HHH1\/2 92pts Berton Vineyard Pretty perfumed Lifted citrus blossom Winemakers Reserve VERMENTINO A very consistent class. bouquet with a fragrances and nice Riverina Fiano 2021 \u201cA good mix of styles suggestion of spiciness on the palate. HHH 90pts 7 TASTED from the fruit driven to gooseberries and Good acid line and An interesting style 3 AWARDED the more textured,\u201d said pineapple. Long rich austere finish. $18 with a toastiness on one judge. \u201cThe best fruit driven palate with Hastwell & Lightfoot the pome fruit nose and A mixed result with the wines also showed good zesty citrus characters, \u2018F\u2019 McLaren Vale richly textured palate. high scorers showing levels of acidity.\u201d delicate florals and Fiano 2021 $16 good fruit intensity beautiful acid to balance HHH1\/2 92pts whilst the rest were just it all. $22 Slightly funky toasty CALNEGGIA Wines too watery. nose with citrus notes Sicily Italy Fiano and nice zingy fruit 2020 HHH 90pts Berton Vineyard flavours with lemon Generous musky nose Metal Label juice-like acidity. $30 and a rich creamy palate Riverland with lots of ripe citrus Vermentino 2022 flavours. $26 HHHH1\/2 97pts Intense aromatics \u2013 all ARNEIS honeysuckle, peaches and tropical fruit. Great 3 TASTED palate \u2013 long and elegant 3 AWARDED with good depth and weight and a complex A good result from range of tropical fruit these three wines that flavours. $14 showed good varietal purity. 66 W I N E S TAT E September\/October 2022","r ef egai ot unrael t a s t i n g Trentham Estate GRUNER Artwine In the PINOT GRIS\/ Rockridge Adelaide The Family VELTLINER Groove Single GRIGIO Hills Pinot Grigio Vermentino 2022 Vineyard Adelaide 2021 HHHH 94pts HHHH1\/2 96pts 9 TASTED Hills Gruner 7 TASTED Stonefruit nose with Ripe candied fruit-like 4 AWARDED Veltliner 2022 6 AWARDED gentle spiciness and the aromas with a slight A very diverse and HHHH1\/2 97pts beautifully poised palate herbaceous note and polarizing group with Pretty passionfruit \u201cThe more interesting has generous flavours nicely balanced zesty lime the judges having their fragrances layered wines here were those and nicely restrained fruit palate well integrated favourites. \u201cA good with apples and citrus. with a touch of skin acidity. $18 with the crisp acid. \u201cA range of styles from the Intense but delicate pure character. Fresh is fun wine!\u201d thought one leaner wines to the riper varietal fruit flavours best,\u201d said one judge. Artwine Prego judge. $18 ones that showed more with a crisp mouth feel \u201cA couple of nice 2021 Single Vineyard Atze\u2019s Corner Wines character whilst some and a spicy finish. $35 wines,\u201d noted another. Clare Valley Wild Rose Barossa bordered on neutral,\u201d Nepenthe Pinnacle Pinot Grigio 2022 Valley Vermentino said one judge. Adelaide Hills Eldredge Vineyards HHH 91pts 2021 HHH 91pts Gruner Veltliner Farm Road Adelaide Floral fruit bouquet with Vibrant wine with toasty Lark Hill Lark Hill 2020 HHH1\/2 92pts Hills Pinot Gris 2022 sweet apple esters and fruit fragrances and a Vineyard Canberra Very fresh perfumed HHHH1\/2 96pts a richer more textured mouthful of flavours on a District Gruner citrus nose with a hint of Nose is a lovely mix style of palate. $27 creamy palate. $25 Veltliner 2021 melon and good weight of rose petals, pink HHHHH 98pts of stewed fruit-like lady apples and apple Rusty Mutt Savvy A smart well-balanced flavours. $35 blossom. Nicely textured Wren McLaren Vale wine with an interesting Stage Door Wine Co. palate with beautiful Pinot Gris 2022 nose of spicy, ginger and Eden Valley Gruner layers of fruit nicely HHH 90pts peach-like aromatics. Veltliner 2021 supported by the acid. Subtle green apple The complex palate has HHH 91pts Easy drinking. $25 aromas and bright citrus layers of complex spicy\/ Rich full bodied textured driven palate with a hint ginger driven flavours style with spicy apple\/ Sorby Adams Wines of sweetness. $32 with hints of citrus. $45 pear fruit and a crisp line Gudilly Single of acid. $25 Vineyard Adelaide OTHER WHITE Pinot Gris 2022 VARIETALS & HHHH1\/2 96pts BLENDS Candied fruit fragrances with ginger notes and 14 TASTED some florals. Palate is 12 AWARDED gentle, rich and rounded with lovely texture A very good line-up of and floral citrus fruit diverse varietals and highlights with a steely styles. \u201cThese showed finish. $25 very good varietal expressions, but do your Millon Wines The research on the different Impressionist Eden varieties available,\u201d Valley Pinot Grigio advised one judge. 2021 HHHH 94pts Ripe full flavoured grigio with bright citrus and stonefruit varietal characters, strong acid line and a lingering finish. $18 JUDGES - DAY 1 Sid Pachare Richard Gawel Assistant Winemaker, Winemaking graduate, Dave Matthews Watkins Family Roseworthy College and first Formerly Winemaker at Wines. Seven years specialist lecturer in sensory Rosemount and Group in hospitality as chef science. 12 years as educator of Winemaker forTreasury Wine and sommelier. Twelve wine evaluation at Roseworthy estates. Vintages inTuscany years in winemaking and University of Adelaide. and California. Judged in industry. Associate Experienced wine show judge. Australia and overseas. judge Langhorne Creek Contributor to the Oxford Currently with Francois Freres Wine Show. Companion to Wine. Currently cooperages and owner research scientist at the Australian winemaker of Gargoyle Wine Research Institute. Wines. September\/October 2022 W I N E S TAT E 67","EMERGING VAR IETAL S Matriarch and Churchview Estate Churchview Estate VIOGNIER & Artwine The Real Rogue Rogues of the St Johns Limited St Johns Limited BLENDS Thing Single Resistance Single Release Wild Release Wild Vineyard Adelaide Vineyard Adelaide Fermented Fermented Margaret 3 TASTED Hills Albarino 2022 Hills Pecorino 2022 Margaret River River Chenin Blanc 3 AWARDED HHHH1\/2 97pts HHHH1\/2 97pts Marsanne 2020 2021 HHH 91pts Intense floral and Funky pungent nose; HHHH1\/2 97pts Subdued oak driven nose \u201cGood to see peach aromas with a some sweetness with Flinty peachy bouquet and a vanillin oak bomb winemakers moving slight tropical edge and a green nettle-like with some meaty of a palate with citrus away from the oily hints of ginger. Big hit edge. High minerality to elements. Big, textured pushing through. $30 wines of the past,\u201d of citrus flavours on a the palate with well- palate with secondary Bream Creek commented one judge. nicely layered palate balanced flavours and characters developing Tasmania \u201cWe saw more textured with somewhat austere mouth-watering acidity but some nice peach Schonburger 2021 wines here.\u201d acidity. $35 without being over-the- flavours coming through HHH 91pts top. $40 and good acid line. $25 Lifted sweet and spicy d\u2019Arenberg ROS\u00c9 Hand Crafted d\u2019Arenberg The citrus\/tropical aromas The Hermit Crab by Geoff Hardy Money Spider and sweet floral\/grape McLaren Vale 5 TASTED Limestone Coast McLaren Vale flavours with spicy Viognier 5 AWARDED Verdelho 2021 Roussanne 2021 notes. $33 Marsanne 2021 HHHH1\/2 97pts HHH1\/2 92pts Gapsted Wines HHHH1\/2 97pts A consistent and An interesting wine Old world funky Secret Harvest Pretty perfumed candied good quality class. \u201cA brimming over with fragrances with a spicy Grand Alpine Valleys fruit aromas and up- very diverse choice of fresh grassy nettle-like fruit lift. Slight residual Grand Manseng front sweetness on the varieties on show here,\u201d characters and lovely sweetness carries the 2022 HHH 90pts richly textured palate. said one judge. acidity. Complex aromas ripe fruit flavours. $22 Nose of mandarins Good stonefruit flavour and a long lingering Sidewood Estate and apricots with a intensity with gentle Millon Wines Clare\u2019s palate. \u201cLike an English Adelaide Hills lean, high acid palate spices and mouth Secret Clare Valley Bacchus wine.\u201d $25 Pinot Blanc 2021 and \u201cappropriate\u201d puckering acidity. $19 Grenache Ros\u00e9 2022 Nepenthe Pinnacle HHH1\/2 92pts phenolics. $30 HHHH1\/2 97pts Adelaide Hills Subtle fruit nose with De Bortoli Wines Berton Vineyard Vibrant lifted rose petal- Gewurztraminer hints of oak and well- Grenache Wizardry Metal Label Riverina like bouquet. Tight and 2021 HHHH1\/2 balanced aromatic oak 3 Little Eagles Viognier 2021 bright on the palate with 97pts driven palate with a Heathcote HHH 91pts fresh peach flavours and A pretty nose all floral lively finish. $25 Grenache Blanc Sweet orange moderate sweetness and crystallized ginger Kalleske Wines 2021 HHH 90pts marmalade fruit perfectly balanced by a with tropical elements. Florentine Barossa Subtle intensity of characters with a citrus good line of acid. \u201cVery Quite a sweet Turkish Valley Chenin Blanc ripe stonefruit aromas tang and bold acidity to moreish!\u201d $20 Delight-like palate with 2022 HHH 91pts and well-balanced balance. $14 slightly oily texture that A citric complexity to the sweetness on the Hastwell & Lightfoot marries well with the nose with good length palate. $22 Churchview Estate McLaren Vale acidity. $35 of simple grassy\/citrus Zilzie Wines St Johns Limited Barbera Ros\u00e9 2022 flavours. $22 Platinum Edition Release Wild HHHH1\/2 96pts Arinto 2021 Fermented Margaret An alluring abundance of HHH 90pts River Viognier 2021 berry\/cherry fruit aromas Green bean nose with HHH 91pts and great intensity and light spiciness and a tight Spicy fruit nose and an vibrancy of glac\u00e9 cherry-like mineral palate offering oak driven palate but flavours. Has plenty of acid easy drinking. $35 there is plenty of fruit and a lovely long lingering too with clean acid. $30 opulent finish. $30 ALBARINO 3 TASTED 1 AWARDED One excellent example of this varietal. 68 W I N E S TAT E September\/October 2022","feature tasting Sfera Wines Fu Manchu McLaren Millon Wines Clare\u2019s Limestone Coast Vale Mourv\u00e8dre Secret Clare Valley Dolcetto Syrah Ros\u00e9 2021 HHH1\/2 92pts Grenache 2019 2022 HHH 91pts Inky spicy fragrances HHHH1\/2 96pts Honeyed earthy and simple but attractive Warm summer fruits characters to the nose cherry\/mulberry palate lift off the nose and with a Turkish Delight with soft tannins and showing some leathery flavour profile. Lots of balancing acid. $28 maturity. An oak driven acid. $20 palate but has good fruit Fowles Wine depth to carry it with Michelini Wines Stone Dwellers soft tannins throughout. Alpine Valley Single Vineyard At its best now. $20 Nebbiolo Ros\u00e9 Strathbogie Ranges d\u2019Arenberg 2022 HHH 91pts Mourv\u00e8dre 2020 The Custodian \u201cLean and simple, but HHH 91pts McLaren Vale in a good way,\u201d said one Spicy dark fruit aromas Grenache 2019 judge with reserved and flavours with HHHH1\/2 96pts fragrant berry fruit. $25 leathery\/meaty elements A dark intense and inky and firm tannins. $30 wine that is big for a Gapsted Wines Gapsted Wines Taltarni Pyrenees grenache and looking Secret Harvest Valley Selection Mourv\u00e8dre 2021 GRENACHE & good for its age. Has Alpine Valleys King Valley Primitivo HHHH1\/2 97pts BLENDS an abundance of ripe Pinot Gris Ramato 2021 HHHH 95pts A very well made lighter jammy fruit with nice 2022 HHH 91pts Smells of apple pie and contemporary style of 10 TASTED charry oak and huge Complexity of quince\/ rhubarb crumble! Has wine with great varietal 9 AWARDED chewy tannins. $22 marzipan aromas and plenty of flavour sitting characters. Delightfully Mr Riggs The sweet cherry flavours in the spicy\/savoury rich peppery red currant A very strong class. Magnet McLaren with minty notes. $30 spectrum with intense aromas and lifted berry \u201cThese are amazingly Vale Grenache 2021 tannins. $30 flavours with a peppery good, both as young HHHH 95pts ZINFANDEL\/ background. $28 wines and as aged ones Smells like cranberry PRIMITIVO Churchview Estate that were holding up jelly! Great sweet St Johns Limited d\u2019Arenberg well and offered sweet vibrant fruit characters 4 TASTED Release Margaret The Twenty Eight secondary characters,\u201d on the palate with some 3 AWARDED River Zinfandel 2020 Road McLaren Vale thought one judge. lovely silky tannins. HHH 91pts Mourv\u00e8dre 2018 Time! $30 A promising result of Rum and raisin nose HHHH1\/2 96pts d\u2019Arenberg Longhop Old Vine wines worth trying. with berry undertones A huge deep red jammy The Derelict Adelaide Plains and lots of mature fruit style with some McLaren Vale Grenache 2021 Kalleske Wines leathery\/savoury beefy\/savoury elements Grenache 2018 HHHH 94pts Fordson Barossa flavours. $45 \u2013 \u201cNot for the faint- HHHH1\/2 97pts Spicy meaty aromas Valley Zinfandel hearted,\u201d according to Youthful cherry jam with hints of sweet 2021 HHHH 95pts one judge. The grippy and chocolate aromas plums. Pleasing palate Big blackberry bouquet MATARO\/ tannins complement the and a generous palate structure with persistent and a silky-smooth with pure varietal fruit fruit flavours and firm palate with masses MOURVEDRE vanillin oak. $32 flavours and persistent tannins. $25 of dark ripe berry fruit tannins. Will evolve in Artwine Grumpy Old and a tight grip on the 6 TASTED Z Wine [RUSTICA] time into a classic aged Man Old Vine Single finish. $28 5 AWARDED Barossa Valley grenache. $32 Vineyard Clare Mataro 2020 Valley Grenache A strong class. Another HHHH 94pts 2021 HHHH 94pts diverse group ranging Generous plum\/prune A complete and from those with subtle bouquet that follows balanced wine. Plenty of berry notes to the big, through beautifully onto lifted red fruit fragrances extracted styles. the palate with its spicy and dusty oak support. complexity. Will cellar Has nice mid-palate well. $28 sweetness. $40 JUDGES - DAY 2 Sam Watkins Russell Desmond Benjamin Cordingley Winemaking Director at Assistant winemaker for Oenologist with AWRI - Watkins Family Wine, the AWRI. Has a degreee level 3 WSET graduate. offering contract processing in oenology and viticulture. Vintaged 4 years in services in the Adelaide Hills. Worked at Wirra Wirra Australia. Has vintaged Associate judge at Royal from 2006 and Rosemount with Primo Estate, Project Adelaide, Langhorne Creek, 2012. Wines and Barossa McLaren Vale and Clare. Valley Estate. Also did Chair of the Langhorne Creek two vintages in the UK Winemaking Committee. at Nytimber Wines in Sussex. September\/October 2022 W I N E S TAT E 69","EMERGING VAR IETAL S Reillys Old Bushvine Artwine Pack Leader OTHER RED Gomersal Wines Trimboli Family Clare Grenache 2016 Single Vineyard VARIETALS & Barossa Valley Wines Saverio South HHHH 94pts Clare Valley BLENDS Graciano 2021 Australia Saperavi Nose of dried apricots Cabernet Franc 2021 HHHH 94pts 2021 HHH1\/2 92pts and figs with generous HHHH1\/2 97pts 26 TASTED Unusual mix of nutty A punchy wine with sweet flavours and age A blueberry compote of 15 AWARDED menthol and sweet super inky blackcurrant adding great complexity. a nose with capsicum- raspberry aromas with aromas and a big Firm tannins and silky like greenness that A very mixed result ripe plum flavours and generous and well- finish. $32 follows through onto a here. Overall, the best nice line of acid to balanced palate. $15 palate that has a great wines here had balance balance. $25 Alex Russell Wines Monteperle Barossa tannin structure. It and flavour with retained d\u2019Arenberg Alejandro Victoria Valley Grenache promises good cellaring vibrancy. \u201cThose who The Biophilic Sagrantino 2021 Shiraz Mataro 2018 potential. $40 failed to make the grade Silurian McLaren HHH1\/2 92pts HHH1\/2 92pts Artwine Pack Leader were simply over- Vale Cinsault 2021 Vibrant, jubey, berry fruit A rich complexity of Single Vineyard extracted,\u201d explained HHHH 94pts bouquet. The palate has dried fruit aromas and Clare Valley one judge. \u201cOn the Interesting savoury\/ characteristic mouth big ripe flavours layered Cabernet Franc 2020 other hand, the lighter umami characters to puckering tannins with with aged characters. At HHHH1\/2 96pts varietals lacked fruit the nose and a full fleshy fruit. $25 its peak. $65 A red and black berry weight.\u201d flavoured red fruit Z Wine [LEVARIN] bouquet with green palate with mouth- Old Vine Barossa Zonte\u2019s Footstep pepper notes. Great Hand Crafted coating tannins. $32 Valley Bonvedro Love Symbol palate structure that has by Geoff Hardy Angas & Bremer 2021 HHH1\/2 92pts McLaren Vale red cherry fruit, oak in Limestone Coast Langhorne Creek A bright, lively and Grenache 2021 a supporting role and Lagrein 2019 Touriga Nacional vibrant wine with spicy HHH 91pts firm mouth-puckering HHHH1\/2 97pts 2020 HHHH 94pts dark fruit fragrances and Great lightweight red tannins. $40 The nose is sweet, Pretty mulberry\/ generous candied fruit with sweet fruit, a touch savoury and spicy blackberry bouquet with flavours. $30 of spice and nicely with leafy forest floor a touch of florals and De Bortoli Wines PHI balancing tannins. $30 characters. Intense but a rich and somewhat The Abbey Vineyard balanced full-bodied dark gamey palate with Yarra Valley Gamay CABERNET spicy fruit palate with supple tannins. $25 2021 HHH1\/2 92pts FRANC masses of tannins, but it d\u2019Arenberg Gamey meaty nose can handle it. $30 The Anthropocene showing a slight spicy 3 TASTED Epoch McLaren Vale lift with more of the 2 AWARDED Alex Russell Mencia 2020 spiciness of the black Wines Alejandro HHHH 94pts fruit palate. $32 A couple of excellent New South Wales Red fruit aromas with a Heartland Sposa e examples of this variety. Saperavi 2021 savoury edge and minty Sposa Langhorne HHHH1\/2 96pts notes. Long, lean palate Creek Lagrein Almost black with a but with well-integrated Dolcetto 2021 vivid crimson hue. sweet varietal fruit. $32 HHH 91pts Reserved nose opens up Kimbolton Wines Subtle sweet black fruit to Ribena\/blackcurrant Langhorne Creek aromas leading on to a aromas. Huge Carignan 2022 huge tannic palate. $25 generously flavoured HHH1\/2 92pts palate without being A simplicity of spices over-extracted. Very and plums on the nose drinkable. $25 and soft delicate palate with nice red fruit Sfera Wines Rosso coming through. $28 Blend Limestone Coast Dolcetto 2021 HHHH1\/2 96pts Dense plum and red cherry nose that\u2019s laced with licorice and has a generous well balanced red berry palate. Luscious in the mouth with firm tannin structure. $27 70 W I N E S TAT E September\/October 2022","feature tasting De Bortoli Wines TEMPRANILLO De Bortoli Wines Hastwell & Lightfoot Mr Riggs Sanjo Vinoque Novo Tinto & BLENDS Re-write the \u2018T\u2019 McLaren Vale Adelaide Hills Heathcote Touriga Rules Heathcote Tempranillo 2018 Sangiovese 2021 Nacional 2021 17 TASTED Tempranillo 2020 HHH 91pts HHH1\/2 93pts HHH 91pts 13 AWARDED HHHH 94pts Upfront earthy\/oaky Spicy oak dominated Simple dark fruit Blackberry bouquet nose with a mocha oak nose. Lovely palate nose with some nice A solid group of wines. mixed with earthy dominated palate. Great texture with ripe cherry intensity of floral berry \u201cThe 2021s were bright savoury notes. Nicely for food pairing. $30 fruit flavours and oak in flavours. $26 and youthful and good evolving cherry flavours perfect harmony. $35 for drinking now or could complemented by light Reillys Dry Land The Good Doctor\u2019s be cellared for a couple spicy oak. $20 Clare Tempranillo Alex Russell Wines Tonic McLaren Vale of years,\u201d noted one Sfera Wines 2018 HHH 91pts Alejandro Victoria Adelaide Hills judge. \u201cThe older wines Limestone Coast Nicely ageing wine with Sangiovese 2021 Tannat Blend 2012 showed how this variety Tempranillo 2021 rich berry fruit, good HHH1\/2 92pts HHH 90pts can age well with a five HHH1\/2 92pts oak integration and silky Simple cherry aromas A huge tannic wine year window.\u201d Plum nose with tannins. $32 with prune notes. with attractive leathery forest floor notes and Medium fruit intensity and chocolaty aged Gargoyle generous cherry flavours SANGIOVESE on the palate. Good acid\/ characters. Showing its Adelaide Hills enveloped in tannins. tannin balance. $22 age! $40 Tempranillo 2021 Great food wine. $20 12 TASTED HHHH1\/2 97pts Hastwell & Lightfoot 8 AWARDED Claymore Wines MALBEC A very good all-round Fat\u2019n Skinny The Blackbird Clare medium bodied package Red Fury McLaren \u201cA bunch of youthful Valley Sangiovese 3 TASTED exhibiting excellent Vale Tempranillo fruit driven wines that 2021 HHH 91pts 2 AWARDED mulberry-like fruit Garnacha 2019 were not over-oaked,\u201d Fresh and persistent aromas and flavours HHH1\/2 92pts noted one judge. \u201cThis cherry aromas and Two totally different with subtle use of oak More savoury in style allowed the variety to flavours with subtle styles from a variety and firm but fine tannins with delicate violet\/berry shine through. Nicely spiciness and light well worth exploring. to balance. $28 fragrances. Ripe, fresh balanced fruit and good tannins. $25 and warm palate. Food tannin grip.\u201d Eldredge Vineyards Zonte\u2019s Footstep friendly style. $20 Gargoyle McLaren Reserve Clare Madrugador Fleurieu Massoni Wines El Fowles Wine Farm Vale Sangiovese Valley Malbec 2018 Tempranillo 2021 Nino King Valley to Table Victoria 2020 HHH 91pts HHH1\/2 93pts HHHH1\/2 97pts Tempranillo 2021 Sangiovese 2021 A red berry bouquet Attractive aged characters A big jammy style that HHH 91pts HHHH 94pts and a long grippy tannic here with earthy prune has very rich aromas Bright ruby wine with Simple light cherry palate with a warming aromas and a cherry cola- with plenty of fruit a subtle berry bouquet nose and delicious, and finish. $28 like palate with rounded characters. Solid palate and a youthful juicy fruit somewhat savoury, tannins. $35 structure with plenty of palate. $14.99 flavour profile with soft Reillys Dry Land power and some great Field Day Wine Co. tannins and a sweet Clare Sangiovese Zilzie Wines grainy tannins. $35 Colab and Bloom finish. $17 2018 HHH 90pts Regional Collection Adelaide Hills Intriguing wine; a Malbec 2019 d\u2019Arenberg Tempranillo 2021 Field Day Wine Co. combination of savoury HHH 91pts The Sticks & Stones HHH 91pts Colab and Bloom and jammy fruit Pungent smoked meat McLaren Vale Deep red wine with Adelaide Hills characters and lots of characters on the sweet Tempranillo Blend strawberry jam fruit, Fleurieu Sangiovese oak. $32 fruit nose with a lean 2018 HHHH1\/2 some spiciness, plenty 2021 HHHH 94pts and simple palate. $28 97pts of tannins and good oak Rich complex aromas MONTEPULCIANO A huge wine. \u201cCould use. $25 of red fruits and florals. BARBERA take a decade to soften,\u201d K1 Single Vineyard Tannins are a feature on 15 TASTED according to one judge. Adelaide Hills the palate. Good fruit\/ 13 AWARDED 3 TASTED Plenty of spicy berries Tempranillo 2021 oak\/acid integration. $25 1 AWARDED on the nose and a HHH 91pts A very consistent complexity of oak and Early drinking style with Mino and Co Wines group. \u201cThe best here Only one wine worth a berry flavours. Has a generous and youthful Signor Vino Adelaide were lightly handled mention \u2013 but a good long life ahead of it! $32 fruit, balancing tannins Hills Sangiovese rather than being over one! and high acid level. $25 2021 HHHH 94pts extracted,\u201d said one Claymore Wines Artwine Hola Single Very perfumed nose and judge. \u201cThe younger Scarpantoni Estate The Miseducation of Vineyard Clare musky perfumed flavours, wines had everything McLaren Vale Carissa Major Clare Valley Tempranillo firm grippy tannins with but need some age to Barbera 2021 Valley Tempranillo 2020 HHH 91pts red lolly fruit and a lovely build more character.\u201d HHHH 94pts 2021 HHHH 94pts An oak driven wine with finish. $25 Brilliant crimson hue, Brooding complexity lifted floral fruit, lots fresh raspberry-like fruit, of fruit aromas and of spiciness and great hints of violets, some full-bodied palate with savoury tannins. $35 earthiness and a tight generous sweet cherry line of acid to support it flavours and plenty of all. $25 grippy tannins. Will age well. $25 September\/October 2022 W I N E S TAT E 71","EMERGING VAR IETAL S Scarpantoni Estate Artwine Leave Atze\u2019s Corner Wines NERO CALNEGGIA Wines McLaren Vale Your Hat On Mob Barossa Valley D\u2019AVOLA & Sicily Italy Nero Montepulciano 2021 Single Vineyard Montepulciano 2019 BLENDS d\u2019Avola Syrah 2019 HHHHH 98pts Clare Valley HHH 91pts HHH 90pts A lovely deep purple Montepulciano 2021 Meaty beefy nose with 6 TASTED Ruby red wine with wine showing a good lift HHHH 94pts an oak driven palate but 3 AWARDED spicy berry flavours and of blackberry fruit on the Complex spicy inky nose nice, sweet plum fruit \u201cThe good, the bad and the oak kept nicely in nose and has generous with a violet lift. Quite an underneath. $35 the ugly here,\u201d said one check. $26 fruit flavours with the angular acid driven varietal judge. \u201cThe best were earthy oak adding palate. Great mouthfeel NEBBIOLO vibrant and made for DURIF complexity with the and tannin structure. $40 food matching rather tannins balancing. $25 4 TASTED than for drinking on their 6 TASTED Alex Russell Wines 3 AWARDED own.\u201d 4 AWARDED Tenafeate Creek Alejandro Riverland One Tree Hill SA Montepulciano The young wines were Trentham Estate The most powerful of Montepulciano 2021 2020 HHHH 94pts quite forward with the The Family Nero all reds! \u201cThese are HHHH1\/2 97pts Rich berry characters on one older wine the D\u2019Avola 2019 blockbusters with the Perfumed and preserved the nose with aromatic highlight. \u201cThis variety HHHH1\/2 96pts best showing restraint, berry bouquet and a spiciness and a fine needs age to achieve Interesting meaty focus and balance,\u201d said huge palate with ripe palate with great fruit, complexity, both in broth characters to one judge. fruit and oak with a soft tannins and high the vineyard and in the the luscious floral fruit citrus-like character and acidity. $25 bottle,\u201d suggested one fragrances. Palate is a a substantial amount judge. nice mix of fresh varietal of tannin. Will age well. Sfera Wines fruit characters and Alex Russell Wines Limestone Coast Mino and Co Wines aged savoury ones with Alejandro Riverland 5+ $35 Montepulciano Signor Vino Riverina velvety tannins. $18 2021 HHH 91pts Nebbiolo 2017 Field Day Wine Co. Kimbolton Wines Nose is rich, perfumed HHHH1\/2 96pts Colab and Bloom SA Durif 2021 Langhorne Creek and floral with loads A fragrant complexity Fleurieu Nero HHHH1\/2 96pts Montepulciano 2021 of bright fresh plum of red berries, potpourri D\u2019Avola 2021 A delightful nose of HHHH1\/2 96pts flavours. Very young. and soy. Lots of prune HHH 90pts blackberry, mint and sage Floral perfumed cool $20 and date characters A simple but attractive with a full-bodied tannic climate characters on the palate with firm wine with good palate full of great fruit obvious on the nose and grippy tannins that are, intensity of upfront with the oak providing a fair whack of grape according to one judge, sweet mulberry fruit savoury roasted-like and oak derived tannins Haselgrove \u201cA big plus!\u201d $25 characters. $25 complexity. A warm on the vibrant fruit palate Alternative Series finish. 5+ $25 but softens quickly. $28 McLaren Vale Trentham Estate Montepulciano The Family Nebbiolo Atze\u2019s Corner Wines 2021 HHH 91pts 2021 HHH 91pts Giant Barossa Valley Hand Crafted Beautiful bright purple Fragrant sour cherry Durif 2020 HHHH by Geoff Hardy colour with the nose a tad aromas and developed Limestone Coast simple but an attractive prune-like flavours with 94pts lifted palate. $28 fine tannins. $18 Chocolaty secondary Montepulciano 2019 characters marry HHHH1\/2 96pts Michelini Wines Interesting complex Gapsted Wines Alpine Valley powerful fruit, spicy oak Nebbiolo 2021 and tons of tannins. nose that\u2019s a mix of Valley Selection HHH 91pts \u201cTook a while for my florals, fruit and cool King Valley Minty notes to the climate characters. Lots Montepulciano 2021 cherry nose with mouth to recover!\u201d said developed characters one judge. 5+ $35 of oak on the palate but HHH 91pts on the palate and nice works well with the fruit. Lots of everything here supple tannins. $30 Plenty of tannins. Needs \u2013 sweet berry fruit, spicy Kalleske Wines time. 5+ $30 oak and tannins. Needs Buckboard Barossa time. 3-5 $30 Valley Durif 2021 d\u2019Arenberg The HHH1\/2 92pts Hunjee Heartstring Zonte\u2019s Footstep Massive dark prune-like McLaren Vale Rosso Cova Fleurieu fruit characters with Montepulciano 2021 Montepulciano 2021 perfect support from HHHH 94pts HHH 91pts the classy oak and has a Dark and inky style A very drinkable package porty finish. $28 of cherry fruit, light with rich powerful black herbal notes, oak and Tenafeate Creek One fruit characters, some tannins. $30 Tree Hill Durif 2021 spices and pepper and HHH 91pts moderate tannins that Incredible dense black build. 5+ $32 The Good Doctor\u2019s wine with tarry black\/ Antidote McLaren figgy fruit and lots of fine Vale Montepulciano satin-like tannins. $35 2020 HHH 91pts A big beefy wine with fruitcake-like characters and nice fine tannins. $32 72 W I N E S TAT E September\/October 2022","feature tasting HOW WE JUDGE WINESTATE MAGAZINE TASTING CRITERIA OUR STAR RATING SYSTEM Our tastings and published ratings are designed with one thing in mind: to provide a useful and genuine balanced guide on wines to our readers. In order to achieve this we follow certain procedures in an activity that is notoriously difficult! There are regular criticisms of wine shows and various scoring systems; here is how we approach our tastings. A wide selection of wines unpleasant flavours. These final \u2018medals\u2019 to advertise if they wish, their awarded are then converted into a star rating wine\u2019s review will be featured regardless Wines are invited from any producer, system for publication in Winestate. A of advertising. The judges\u2019 decisions are provided that they meet the criteria gold means 5 stars or 4\u00bd stars, silver is final and these are published according of the class being judged. 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Below this score there are blind tasting results and it is their choice HOW WE COMPARE Winestate Rating Comment Wine show Medal International 20 100 Point System Point System HHHHH Outstanding Gold 18.5 - 20 98 - 100 HHHH1\/2 Excellent Gold 96 - 97 Very Good Silver 18 - 18.4 94 - 95 HHHH High Bronze 92 - 93 HHH1\/2 Good\/Very Good Bronze 17 - 17.9 90 - 91 Good HHH 16.5 - 16.9 15.5 - 16.4 Wine judging is an inexact art, not a science - even at the highest levels of proficiency. Accordingly, Winestate judges using the star rating system which reflects a range, rather than a specific point score. However, in the interests of the trade and our readers, we have also added points scores that reflect a comparative result. September\/October 2022 W I N E S TAT E 73","EMERGING VAR IETAL S STAR RATINGS \ue048\ue048\ue048\ue048\ue048 ALTERNATIVE Three-, four- and five-star ratings are signs of SWEET excellence in fruit quality and winemaking skill. WHITES All wines are judged \u2018blind\u2019 by wine industry professionals and are compared in peer 1 TASTED classes by three judges. 1 AWARDED CM Wine is exclusive to Cellarmasters, One great example of a major mail-order business. a clean, vibrant and CD Cellar door price. seamlessly balanced CDO Cellar door only. sweet wine. SO Sold out. $N\/A Price not available at time of printing. Hahndorf Hill Green \ue025 Contact information pg 97. Angel Adelaide Hills Late Harvest Gruner RECOMMENDED cellaring (years). Veltliner 2021 BEST VALUE for $20 & under HHHH1\/2 96pts and NZ $25 & under. Nose has a very attractive For a complete list of what we tasted honeyed apricot botrytis please refer to www.winestate.com.au character with citrusy fruit shining through. 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BY R U B AY W I N E S +61 1300 796 631 | [email protected] | foursomme.com | four_somme September\/October 2022 W I N E S TAT E 75","travelbriefs WINSOR DOBBIN LIMESTONE COAST yourself-in-coonawarra-experience\/ Coonawarra Experiences also offers a range of other tours for wine lovers and gourmets. EXPERIENCE THE The tour and accommodation package ROBE\u2019S BOUTIQUE BREW COONAWARRA allows more independent travellers the chance to enjoy personalised service, THE delightful beach resort of Robe -an COONAWARRA Experiences, a seasoned along with the privacy and the flexibility to historic town with views of the ocean, local tour company, has just released unwind and explore Coonawarra at their beaches, and wild bushland - is also home an accommodation, touring, and dining own pace. to a boutique brewery: Robe Town Brewery. package that incorporates some iconic tastings in Coonawarra. Guests can stay in the heart of Penola in a The town is dotted with historic buildings dedicated guest apartment, and wine, dine dating back over 150 years ago, when Simon and Kerry Meares, who have been and tour the vines in style. The package Robe flourished as the second most active conducting tours under the Coonawarra even includes a private icon wine tasting seaport in South Australia. Today Robe is a Experiences brand for five years, know session at Wynns Coonawarra Estate. popular gem of a destination for travellers everyone who is anyone across the and holiday makers exploring the region. Limestone Coast. Guests can also be driven in a brand new Mercedes Benz V Class that can seat The small family-run brewery uses \u201cOur goal is to share a slice of the beauty, up to seven passengers plus the driver in traditional and sustainable methods of charm, people and wonderful lifestyle of comfort. brewing for the small-scale production of our chosen region,\u201d says Simon, who has hand-crafted specialty ales. unveiled a one-day, two-night wine lovers\u2019 The package involves a tailored visit package from $450 per person. around the Limestone Coast region, a bottle It operates the only wood-fired brewing of Coonawarra wine and Cuv\u00e9e chocolate kettle in Australia; all malt is mashed in oak on arrival, two nights of accommodation barrel mash tuns and filtered through hay, in the heart of Penola, a full day tour while the team uses open fermentation and with Coonawarra Experiences; including hand bottling. private wine tastings and personalised experiences at the region\u2019s top cellar doors, The ales feature locally grown barley and the private icon wine tasting session at other foraged local ingredients. historic Wynns Coonawarra Estate and lunch with matched wines at one of the The tasting room can showcase between region\u2019s best eateries. Plus, perhaps, some 10 and 20 different products, depending mezze tastes at Raidis Estate. on the season. For full details see https:\/\/coonawarra A significant part of the output is supplied experiences.com.au\/tours\/immerse- to local venues in Robe and the surrounding region, while a small proportion makes it to independent stockists in Adelaide and Melbourne. For details see www. robetownbrewery.com.au FROM THE MOUNT TO THE COAST WANT to use Mount Gambier as your base from which to explore the Limestone Coast? Delgattie Estate is a rather grand country manor house situated in the heart of Mount Gambier. Established in 1902, the property has been luxuriously restored as a boutique hotel. The property has been renovated and includes three suites named after previous 76 W I N E S TAT E September\/October 2022","travelbriefs Road and 375km South of Adelaide. It\u2019s also close to other great tourism regions such as The Grampians and Robe. For details of the walk see https:\/\/ coonawarrawalkingtrail.com.au\/ owners of the property, each of which has WINE & WALKING ENJOY BUBBLES WITH its own en-suite bathroom, sitting room and BUBBLES private access. THE Coonawarra Wineries Walking Trail is an easy walk through the vineyards and THE Coonawarra Bush Holiday Park The suites can be booked individually, between the wineries aimed at giving Camping offers regular camp site and or by a group with exclusive access. The visitors a behind-the-scenes glimpse of cabins, along with accommodation that house boasts a private dining hall, billiard viticulture and winemaking practices in is a little bit different: Hex Bubbles. lounge and outdoor entertaining area \u2013 and Coonawarra. a private chef can be arranged. The Hex Bubbles are like a studio It includes six wineries and is just under apartment, with portable toilet and sink Guests enjoy complimentary Wi-Fi, Bose five kilometres in length. and are capable of sleeping two people in-room speakers, Appelles Apothecary in comfort, summer or winter. Lab amenities, Nespresso coffee machines Allowing 20 minutes at each winery, and a mini bar featuring a selection of the trail should take approximately three The Hex Bubbles are said to be warmer fine wines from Coonawarra and other hours to complete. A pre-ordered picnic than any tent due to non-porous plastic Limestone Coast wine regions, spirits, non- basket from the Coonawarra Store can walls, a blow heater and an electric alcoholic beverages and snacks. add to the enjoyment. blanket that is provided. They feature king-size beds, modern furniture, air- The property boasts delightful gardens The six wineries on the trail \u2013 Brands conditioning, and outdoor seating. and extensive lawn areas. Laira, DiGiorgio, Ottelia, Redman, Wynns and Zema Estate - are all open Mark II of the Hex Bubble is the Big It is owned by the same company that seven days a week (except some public Bubble: less tall with flatter bottoms and operates the adjacent Commodore on the holidays). no airlock thus much more stable. Park, which has an on-site restaurant that guests are welcome to use. See https:\/\/ Coonawarra is located approximately Made of durable clear plastic with air delgattie.com.au\/ 440km west of Melbourne via Ballarat & con and heating, the hex bubbles require Hamilton and 560kms via the Great Ocean no constant fans and are kept inflated all the time. Cost is from $219 low season. See http:\/\/www.cbhp.com.au. \t\t Opposite page top left: Wynns icon tasting. Opposite page bottom left: Simon and Kerry Meares, Coonawarra Experiences. Top left: Exterior of Delgattie Estate. Middle left: Interior of Delgattie Estate boutque hotel. September\/October 2022 W I N E S TAT E 77","95 TASTED 66 AWARDED LIMESTONE COAST & SURROUNDS One of our classic cabernet regions and once again there are Koonara Wines Eight at the Gate some great wines here to choose from. Also the chardonnays A Song For Alice Family Selection showed that this region can produce some of the best of Coonawarra Riesling Wrattonbully this variety and should not be overlooked. Other performers 2021 HHH 90pts Chardonnay 2020 included merlot, cabernet blends and some good shiraz A fruit bowl of a nose HHHH 94pts examples. with a great mineral A delicate complexity drive to the pleasant of stonefruit, some oak, SPARKLING Brand\u2019s Laira Of RIESLING varietal palate. $25 some malo and some Coonawarra Old residual sweetness with 2 TASTED Station Coonawarra 5 TASTED CHARDONNAY good acid balance. $38 1 AWARDED Sauvignon Blanc 4 AWARDED Balnaves of 2021 HHH 90pts 10 TASTED Coonawarra One good example Floral and fruity A good consistent 9 AWARDED Coonawarra showing a trendy, fresh fragrances with some result here with great Chardonnay 2021 and light style. pleasant fruit sweetness examples of what the Strong consistent class HHH1\/2 93pts on the palate. $25 region can deliver. showing elegant linear Floral nose with a Koonara Wines styles rather than full- savoury element and a Guardian Angel PINOT GRIS\/ Brand\u2019s Laira Of bodied wines. tight palate with some Mount Gambier GRIGIO Coonawarra Old fruit sweetness and Sparkling Station Coonawarra Koonara Wines quite a bit of oak. $30 Chardonnay 2022 4 TASTED Riesling 2021 Daisies & Morambro Creek HHHH 94pts 2 AWARDED HHHH1\/2 97pts Dandelions Wines Mt Monster \u201cVery sparkling, very Lovely floral\/citrus Mount Gambier Limestone Coast aromatic and very \u201cWhy are winemakers varietal notes to the Chardonnay 2021 Chardonnay 2022 refreshing.\u201d Sits in the stripping out colour that nose and a punchy HHHH1\/2 96pts HHH1\/2 92pts white peach\/jasmine also takes out flavour,\u201d lime-juice driven palate Oak driven nose Stonefruit fragrances spectrum. Not overly asked one judge about with great acid zing, nice with toasty caramel with slight tropical complex but good this flight. touch of sweetness and characters and lots of notes. Palate is fresh, drinking. $30 good line of phenolics that new oak carrying lively and fruity with Koonara Wines Lucy adding interest. $20 through to the palate zesty acidity. $20 SAUVIGNON & Alice Coonawarra that shows some Reschke Bull BLANC Pinot Gris 2022 Wild Game Wine pleasant citrus-like fruit Trader Coonawarra HHH1\/2 92pts The Duchess Mount pushing through. $35 Chardonnay 2021 4 TASTED Honey sweet nose with Gambier Riesling HHH1\/2 92pts 2 AWARDED a floral\/rose-like lift. 2021 HHH1\/2 93pts Stonehaven A lightweight style with Good varietal fruit entry Muscat\/citrus bouquet, Stepping Stone a lifted bouquet of white The 2021 vintage was an to the fresh and lively smooth and fresh in Limestone Coast peaches and a tight, average one for whites palate. $23 the mouth with upfront Chardonnay 2021 linear and flavoursome which is reflected in sweetness and savoury HHHH 95pts palate. $25 these wines, however Smith & Hooper notes. $20 Fresh bright citrus Brand & Sons the two listed below are Wrattonbully notes to the nose and a Coonawarra Bandits worth seeking out. Pinot Grigio 2021 Stonehaven complex, silky smooth Coonawarra HHH 90pts Stepping Stone palate with citrus fruit, Chardonnay 2021 Reschke Bull A mouth-watering dried Limestone Coast crisp acid and a phenolic HHH 91pts Trader Coonawarra pear style of grigio Riesling 2021 finish. $20 Floral fragrances with Sauvignon Blanc layered with some sharp HHH 91pts flinty nuances and 2021 HHH1\/2 92pts acidity. $19 Lemon\/lime fruit Eight at the Gate zingy lemon palate with Super varietal \u2013 it is all characters, a hint of age Single Vineyard creamy oak. $20 grassy, passionfruit and and nice phenolics adding Wrattonbully RedHeads Wine peas and wrapped in a complexity. $20 Chardonnay 2021 Harmonie Rox nice tight line of acid. $25 HHHH 94pts Coonawarra A fragrant mix of citrus Chardonnay 2021 and stonefruit aromas HHH 91pts with a long creamy Peach-like fruit palate with sweet fruit characters with a hint of complexity and good development and good phenolic grip. $18 length of acid. $25 78 W I N E S TAT E September\/October 2022","regional tasting ROS\u00c9 MERLOT CABERNET Brand & Sons CABERNET BLEND Coonawarra Bandits SAUVIGNON 2 TASTED 7 TASTED Coonawarra 2021-2020 7 TASTED Cabernet Shiraz 2 AWARDED 5 AWARDED 6 AWARDED 2020 HHHH 94pts 12 TASTED A bold red hued wine 7 AWARDED A couple of crowd \u201cNice to see merlot A very good result for with ripe dark fruit pleasers here. made in a true varietal these blends with nice fragrances and big A mixed bag with the style,\u201d noted one judge. structure and flavour and bodied ripe fruit palate best showing excellent Koonara Wines Emily cabernet to the fore. with a grainy tannin Coonawarra regional May Limestone Reschke Bull Trader backbone. $20 character and flavours. Coast Ros\u00e9 2022 Coonawarra Merlot Smith & Hooper Those that missed out HHHH 94pts 2021 HHHH 94pts Wrattonbully were either too green Pretty watermelon pink Inviting dark fruit Cabernet Sauvignon or showed developed wine with a Turkish bouquet and very Merlot 2019 colour. Delight bomb of a nose savoury deep dark black HHHH 94pts followed by a clean, well fruit flavours with grippy Leafy minty bouquet Thompson Steer balanced, crisply fresh tannins and a lingering and good concentration Coonawarra palate. $23 finish. $25 of dark blue fruit Cabernet Sauvignon flavours on a powerful 2020 HHHHH 98pts Herbert Vineyard Berrigan Wines palate with a good A lovely vibrant classic Mount Gambier Mount Benson tannic grip. $21 Coonawarra cabernet, Ros\u00e9 2021 Merlot 2020 The Musician by dark crimson in colour HHH 91pts HHH1\/2 93pts Majella Coonawarra with purple hues and Salmon\/bronze wine Nose has a lift of Cabernet Blend with brooding rich fruit with delicate aromas and red fruits with nicely 2020 HHH1\/2 93pts characters, plenty of flavoursome complexity textured blue\/black Fresh red berry nose oak and nice level of to the palate. $22 fruit palate. Some with leafy notes and an tannins. $50 development evident. elegant and pretty red PINOT NOIR $19.95 fruit palate with cabernet Smith & Hooper obvious. $19 1 TASTED Wrattonbully Merlot 1 AWARDED 2019 HHH1\/2 92pts Zema Estate The Malleea by Nice and serious style Cluny Coonawarra Majella Coonawarra One solid good drinking in the mulberry fruit Cabernet Merlot Cabernet Blend 2016 pinot presented here. spectrum with a good 2018 HHHH1\/2 HHH1\/2 92pts acid tannin combination 96pts Nice red fruit richness Reschke R-Series dominating. $21 Rich dark berry here with some Limestone Coast Reschke R-Series bouquet with savoury secondary characters, Pinot Noir 2021 Limestone Coast nuances. The palate is eucalypt notes and good HHH1\/2 92pts Merlot 2021 a touch lean with some acid line. $80 A sweetness of HHH 91pts secondary complexity Koonara Wines Dad\u2019s raspberry and cherries Dark fruited nose with developing, dusty Shadow Coonawarra on the nose. Nice gamey notes and pretty tannins and a strong Cabernet Shiraz balance between fruit black fruit palate with finish. $24.99 2016 HHH 91pts and savoury characters. grippy tannins. $20 Good wine with $20 cranberry-like fruit tartness, some grippy Majella Wines tannins and has a nice Coonawarra Merlot zing to it. $60 2020 HHH 90pts Spicy Christmas cake of a nose and palate with minty notes and good acid\/tannin balance. $30 JUDGES Jacinta Jenkins John Gledhill Natalie Cleghorn Winemaker with Balnaves Chief winemaker for AWRI Senior winemaker of Coonawarra. Previously winemaking services. at Katnook Estate. worked at Wynns, Pikes, Former winemaker with Previously a winemaker Sons of Eden and overseas Paringa Wines, Clarendon with the Yalumba Wine at Craggy Range (NZ), Dr Wines, Finniss River, Co since 1998. Associate Loosen (Mosel) and Penner Rosemount and Penfolds. judge at the Barossa Ash (Oregon). Judged at Judge at the Rutherglen Wine Show, Stanthorpe the Limestone Coast wine wine show, 2017 - 2019. Small Winemakers and show and Clare Valley bench Adelaide wine show. mark tasting. September\/October 2022 W I N E S TAT E 79","LIMESTONE COAST & SURROUNDS Reschke R-Series Balnaves of CABERNET Limestone Coast Coonawarra SAUVIGNON Cabernet Sauvignon Coonawarra 2017 & OLDER 2020 HHH1\/2 93pts Cabernet Sauvignon A pretty wine with 2018 HHHH 95pts 10 TASTED brooding chocolaty\/ A pretty wine with a 6 AWARDED minty aromas and lifted minty red fruit flavours, grippy tannins bouquet and a smooth \u201cThe 2017 vintage was and a long finish. $20 mouthful of cassis a cool one and the 2016 flavours, grippy tannins one was outstanding,\u201d Stonehaven and crisp acid. $40 said one judge. The Stepping Stone Majella Wines older wines came from Limestone Coast Coonawarra cooler years and offered Cabernet Sauvignon Cabernet Sauvignon more dried fruit-like 2020 HHH 91pts 2019 HHHH 94pts characteristics. Simple style with Peppery and spicy cranberry and blackberry blackcurrant fruit aromas and flavours, fragrances with fresh good acidity and tannic mulberry-like fruit finish. $20 flavours, plenty of acid and good tannins. $35 Koonara Wines The Composer Wanderlust Zema Estate Reschke Bull by Majella Coonawarra Coonawarra Trader Coonawarra Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon Cabernet Sauvignon Cabernet Sauvignon Cabernet Sauvignon 2020 HHH 91pts 2018 HHHHH 98pts 2019 HHH 91pts 2021 HHHH1\/2 Tight linear style \u2013 Dark, brooding and Sweet dark fruit 96pts slightly green and grippy dense style of cabernet fragrances with more Beautifully structured with nice dark fruit with an abundance of leafy fruit flavours on the bright purple wine with sitting underneath. $28 sweet plum fruit, great grippy tannic palate. $25 vibrant leafy cassis oak in support, good varietal characters, good CABERNET tannins and great acid Yalumba Sanctum tannin build-up and SAUVIGNON backbone with a long Coonawarra refreshing acid line. Will 2019-2018 and warming finish. Cabernet Sauvignon enjoy a long life! $25 $29.99 2019 HHH 91pts Briar Ridge Big 12 TASTED Berrigan Wines Lightweight Bully Wrattonbully 10 AWARDED Mount Benson uncomplicated style Cabernet Sauvignon Cabernet Sauvignon showing nice dark 2020 HHHH 95pts Very strong results from 2019 HHHH1\/2 varietal fruit with leafy Tight, fresh and zesty across both vintages. 97pts minty notes. $25 cabernet showing good These wines are holding Nose is dense, dark concentration and up well and exhibiting and rich with blackberry Schoolhouse Yalumba intensity of dark fruits excellent regional fruit aromas and those Single Vineyard The Menzies layered with minty varietal characters. same fruit characters Coonawarra Coonawarra characters. $35 follow through onto the Cabernet Sauvignon Cabernet Sauvignon Reschke Vitulus Brand\u2019s Laira Of seamlessly balanced 2019 HHH 91pts 2016 HHHH1\/2 Coonawarra Coonawarra 1968 palate. Good acid length. Aromas of cranberries 97pts Cabernet Sauvignon Vines Coonawarra $24.95 and red licorice with A great example of 2020 HHHH 94pts Cabernet Sauvignon Yalumba The Cigar intense sweet red fruit cabernet! Beautifully Fresh black fruit 2019 HHHHH 98pts Coonawarrra flavours. $80 aged, smooth and characters here with Slight minty dark fruit Cabernet Sauvignon Koonara Wines Head seamlessly integrated sweet spicy notes and bouquet with cedary 2018 HHHH1\/2 Honcho Coonawarra wine. Lovely varietal dark chocolaty elements. elements. The big bold 97pts Cabernet Sauvignon characters of herbal blue Tannins add length and palate fills the mouth \u201cThe complete 2018 HHH 91pts fruits with attractive structure. $32 with intense dark fruit package,\u201d thought one A big oak driven style velvety tannins. $60 flavours and has nicely judge. Lively, leafy lifted by the sweet red Zema Estate building tannins with a mulberry aromas and varietal fruit characters. Family Selection long lingering finish. $60 dense rich mulberry $100 Coonawarra flavours. Good acid and Cabernet Sauvignon grippy tannins. Offers 2016 HHHH 95pts easy drinking. $35 Subtle red fruit nose and a palate that is silky smooth in the mouth with good flavour power and tight vibrant acidity. $49.95 80 W I N E S TAT E September\/October 2022","regional tasting Brand\u2019s Laira SHIRAZ & Stonehaven Morambro Creek Thompson Steer Of Coonawarra BLENDS Stepping Stone Wines Jip Jip Rocks Coonawarra Shiraz One Seven One Limestone Coast Padthaway Shiraz 2020 HHH 91pts Coonawarra 19 TASTED Shiraz 2020 Cabernet 2021 Rich opulent style with Cabernet Sauvignon 11 AWARDED HHHH1\/2 97pts HHHH1\/2 96pts some floral notes to the 2016 HHHH 94pts A lighter, pretty and A bright vibrant blend varietal fruit and tarry Tight, lively and quite A mixed bag. \u201cThese elegant style of wine full with robust sweet oak elements. $50 delicate style with were either really of floral lifted sweet red cassis\/blue fruit aromas Eight at the Gate lovely lifted dark fruit good or they weren\u2019t!\u201d fruits with darker fruit and flavours layered with Family Selection characters perfectly commented one judge. undertones and hints charry oak, a good tannin Wrattonbully Shiraz balanced by the oak and \u201cThe best wines are of licorice supported backbone and a long acid 2019 HHH 91pts tannins. $80 ageing well; the others by attractive velvety driven finish. $23 Super smooth velvety Majella Wines are not.\u201d \u201cIn a good tannins. $20 Berrigan Wines red fruited wine with GPL68 Coonawarra vintage most wines did Reschke Vitulus Mount Benson spicy oak and a slight Cabernet Sauvignon well,\u201d noted another Coonawarra Shiraz 2020 acid finish. $48 2015 HHH1\/2 93pts judge. Shiraz 2020 HHHH 95pts Patrick of Well-made old school HHHH1\/2 97pts A nimble and lighter Coonawarra Joanna style, still holding up Morambro Creek Great upfront dark bodied shiraz with Wrattonbully Shiraz well for a 7-year-old. Wines Jip Jip varietal fruit characters dark jubey varietal fruit 2017 HHH 91pts Leafy notes dominate Rocks Padthaway with a spicy\/nutmeg characters and a long A well-rounded shiraz the red fruit. $130 Shiraz 2021 lift to the nose and has lingering oak driven dense with dark fruit, Thompson Steer HHHH1\/2 97pts mouth-coating flavours finish. $24.95 charry oak and has a Cellar Release A lovely example of without being cloying Schoolhouse drying finish. $50 Coonawarra a Coonawarra shiraz and shows good overall Headmaster Cabernet Sauvignon from a great vintage. balance. $32 Coonawarra Shiraz 2013 HHH1\/2 92pts Has great black fruit Schoolhouse 2021 HHHH 94pts Big, rich and bold characters with a Single Vineyard Another very good Christmas cake of a suggestion of olives, Coonawarra Shiraz example of a well- cabernet with toasty velvety tannins and just 2019 HHHH1\/2 structured Coonawarra characters and nicely a hint of oak. $23 97pts shiraz with a rich density softening tannins. $80 A wine with an intensity of blackcurrant-like fruit Reschke Vitulus of sweet blackberry fruit and nice spiciness. $55 Cellar Release characters layered with Zema Estate Coonawarra Bonox-like elements Family Selection Cabernet Sauvignon showing a spicy lift Coonawarra Shiraz 2014 HHH 90pts and balanced by the 2016 HHHH 94pts Dried fruit elements chocolaty oak. $80 A well-aged dark evident on the nose brooding and licoricey and echoed on the wine supported by a palate. Good tannin\/acid charry oak background, support. $32 soft tannins and still has good acidity. $49.95 Charnwood Estate in Mudgee is a small player kicking big goals with its Shiraz and Merlot. As small and boutique as wineries come, Charnwood demanded everyone\u2019s attention when its 2009 Charlie\u2019s Row Merlot won against some higher profile wineries in the 2011 Winewise Championship. Charnwood Estate is located in the Mudgee wine region of NSW; located on a historic property just 5 minutes from the centre of Mudgee and nestled at the foot of the hills in the delightful Cudgegong Valley. At Charnwood, we specialise in red wines and are particularly proud of our Shiraz which keeps going from strength to strength. For Tastings and Sales, visit our cellar door at The Winning Post Motor Inn, 101 Church Street, Mudgee. ph: 0417 451 102 email: [email protected] www.charnwoodestate.com.au September\/October 2022 W I N E S TAT E 81","MICHAEL COOPER RECENT RELEASES There\u2019s no shortage of striking wines in the latest releases from Te Kano Central Terrace Edge New Zealand. Grown from one end of the country to the other Otago Ros\u00e9 2021 Chosen Barrel - Northland to Central Otago - they include notable examples of HHHHH 98pts North Canterbury chardonnay, gruner veltliner, pinot gris, ros\u00e9, malbec, pinot noir and This vivacious ros\u00e9 Pinot Noir 2019 late-harvested, sweet gew\u00fcrztraminer. was made from pinot HHHHH 98pts noir, hand-picked at This elegant, very Prices shown are approximate New Zealand retail. Wines available Northburn, in the youthful red should in export markets are shown as (A) Australia; (UK) and (US). Cromwell Basin. Bright, be long-lived. Full, light pink, it is currently bright ruby, with a Star ratings and reviews are awarded by Michael Cooper with delicious, with fresh fragrant bouquet, it comparable points allocated by the Winestate Editor. strawberry, watermelon is mouthfilling, with and spice flavours, and fresh acidity and \uf0ab\uf0ab\uf0ab\uf0ab\uf0ab Longview Estate Saint Clair Pioneer a finely poised, lengthy concentrated, ripe Winemaker\u2019s Block 17 Plateau finish. $30 (A, UK) cherry, plum and spice Ataahua Waipara Reserve Northland Gimblett Gravels Te Kano flavours, complex and Chardonnay 2021 Malbec 2019 Merlot 2020 Bannockburn savoury. Best drinking HHHHH 98pts HHHHH 98pts HHHHH 98pts Central Otago 2024+. $50 This finely crafted wine This classy, distinctive Showing obvious Pinot Noir 2020 The Elder is already delicious, red was picked from potential, this deeply HHHHH 98pts Martinborough but ageworthy too. 30-year-old vines and coloured red has This youthful, finely Pinot Gris 2021 Hand-harvested matured in French a fragrant, spicy structured red was HHHHH 98pts and fermented with oak casks (25% new). bouquet. Full-bodied, estate-grown at two This distinctive, indigenous yeasts in Deeply coloured, it is it has concentrated Bannockburn sites, ageworthy wine was seasoned oak barrels, mouthfilling, with dense, blackcurrant, plum and hand-picked and estate-grown, and it is fragrant and full- vibrant blackcurrant, spice flavours, fresh matured for 11 months fermented and lees- bodied, with lovely plum and spice flavours, acidity, and excellent in French oak barriques. aged for six months in a vigour and depth of enriched with finely ripeness and complexity. Only 600 bottles were 50\/50 split of tanks and fresh, peachy, citrusy integrated, nutty Savoury and supple, made. Bright ruby, it is old oak casks. Bright, flavours, complex oak, and good tannin it\u2019s still youthful and very fresh and vibrant, light lemon\/green, it and savoury, and a backbone. Likely to be well worth cellaring to with substantial body is full-bodied, vibrantly very persistent finish. long-lived, it\u2019s well worth 2025+. $38 and strong cherry, plum, fruity and complex, with Offering great value, cellaring to 2024+. $49 Te Kano spice and nut flavours, vigorous, peachy, spicy, it should be at its best Saint Clair Pioneer Bannockburn complex, savoury and slightly biscuity flavours 2024+. $32 Block 5 Bull Block Central Otago lingering. It needs time; that build well to a dry, Ataahua Waipara Marlborough Gr\u00fcner Chardonnay 2021 best drinking 2024+. lingering finish. Best Late Harvest Veltliner 2021 HHHHH 98pts $70 (UK) drinking 2024+. $50 Gew\u00fcrztraminer HHHHH 98pts This rich, youthful wine Te Kano Northburn Wild Earth Earth and 2020 (375ml) Already delicious, this was estate-grown, hand- Central Otago Sky Central Otago HHHHH 98pts strongly varietal wine picked, and fermented Chardonnay 2021 Pinot Noir 2021 Full of personality, has mouthfilling body. and lees-aged for nearly HHHHH 98pts HHHHH 98pts this golden wine was Bright, light lemon\/ a year in oak barrels. Full of potential, this rare This youthful, finely harvested in May with green, it has fresh, Bright, light lemon\/ wine (1000 bottles) was crafted red was grown at raisining and a 20% deep citrusy, peachy, green, it is full-bodied, estate-grown and hand- two Bannockburn sites \u2018noble rot\u2019 infection. spicy flavours, balanced with strong, ripe, picked at Northburn, in and matured for a year Fermented in old oak acidity, a slightly salty stonefruit flavours, finely the Cromwell Basin, and in French oak barriques barrels, it is weighty, streak, and a finely integrated toasty oak, fermented and lees-aged (24% new). Deep, bright concentrated and poised, dry, lingering balanced acidity, and a for a year in oak barrels. ruby, it is deliciously complex, with sweet, finish. Best drinking slightly creamy, rounded Weighty, with rich, mouthfilling and sweet- peachy, spicy, gently 2023+. $27 finish. Best drinking youthful, grapefruit and fruited, with rich, ripe honeyed flavours, 2024+. $55 (UK) peach flavours, it has cherry, plum, spice and showing a slightly oily mealy, biscuity notes nut flavours, complex, richness. Drink now or adding complexity, lively vigorous, savoury and cellar. $32 acidity, and a distinctly lingering. Best drinking cool-climate vibrancy 2025+. $65 (A) and vigour. Best drinking 2024+. $55 (UK) 82 W I N E S TAT E September\/October 2022","recent releases \uf0ab\uf0ab\uf0ab\uf0ab\u00bd Lake Chalice The Montford Estate Saint Clair Pioneer Te Kano Raptor Marlborough Manny Hawke's Bay Block 9 Big John Central Otago Ataahua Waipara Chardonnay 2021 Red 2019 Marlborough Chardonnay 2021 Pinot Noir 2019 HHHH1\/2 97pts HHHH1\/2 97pts Riesling 2020 HHHH1\/2 96pts HHHH1\/2 97pts This stylish young This is one of the HHHH1\/2 96pts Enjoyable young, but Still youthful, this wine was grown in best Hawke's Bay Grown in the lower well worth cellaring, hand-harvested red the central Wairau reds I\u2019ve tasted from Brancott Valley, this this vibrant wine was was matured for 10 Valley and fermented a Marlborough-based youthful, Mosel-like wine estate-grown and hand- months in seasoned oak and matured for eight producer (te P\u00e3). was stop-fermented in picked at Northburn barrels. Deep ruby, it is months in French oak Grown in the Gimblett a medium-sweet style. and Bannockburn and mouthfilling, savoury barriques (partly new). Gravels, it is a blend Light and lively, it has fermented and lees- and supple, with fresh, Full-bodied, it has very of cabernet sauvignon strong, lemony, appley aged for nine months strong cherry, plum and good intensity of vibrant, (44%), cabernet franc flavours, showing good in oak barrels. Bright, spice flavours, showing peachy, citrusy flavours, (29%), merlot (24%) delicacy and vigour. Best light lemon\/green, it excellent complexity. gentle mealy and and tempranillo (3%). drinking 2025+. $27 is mouthfilling, with Best drinking 2024+. $40 biscuity notes adding Full-coloured, with Saint Clair Pioneer strong, fresh, peachy, Ataahua Waipara complexity, fresh acidity a fresh bouquet, it Block 14 Doctor\u2019s citrusy flavours, oak Riesling 2020 and a slightly creamy, is mouthfilling, with Creek Marlborough complexity, and very HHHH1\/2 97pts lingering finish. Best youthful, concentrated Pinot Noir 2020 good vigour and Delicious young, this drinking 2024+. $30 blackcurrant, plum and HHHH1\/2 96pts intensity. Best drinking is a full-bodied riesling. Lake Chalice spice flavours, ripe, Estate-grown at Fairhall, 2024+. $38 (A, UK) Bright, light yellow\/ The Raptor savoury, generous and south-west of Blenheim, Te Kano Central green, with a vaguely Marlborough ageworthy. Best drinking this elegant red is fresh Otago Pinot Noir honeyed bouquet, it Sauvignon Blanc 2024+. $25 and vigorous. Full, 2019 HHHH1\/2 96pts has rich peach and 2021 HHHH1\/2 Saint Clair bright ruby, it has strong Maturing very gracefully, passionfruit flavours, 97pts Omaka Reserve cherry, plum and spice this deep ruby red was in a medium style with Drinking well from Marlborough flavours, finely balanced estate-grown and hand- fresh, appetising acidity, now onwards, this Chardonnay 2020 oak, savoury notes harvested at Northburn and excellent depth and single-vineyard wine HHHH1\/2 97pts adding complexity and and Bannockburn and harmony. $28 was grown at Dillons Grown \u2018predominantly\u2019 a lingering finish. Best matured for over a year Delta Hatters Point, in the lower in the Omaka Valley, this drinking 2024+. $38 (A) in French oak barrels Hill Marlborough Wairau Valley. Bright, youthful wine is bright, Saint Clair Pioneer (24% new). Mouthfilling, Chardonnay 2021 light lemon\/green, it light lemon\/green, Block 11 Cell it has strong cherry, HHHH1\/2 97pts is mouthfilling and with mouthfilling body. Block Marlborough plum and spice flavours, This fragrant wine was vigorous, with very good Vibrantly fruity, it has Chardonnay 2020 showing very good grown \u2018predominantly\u2019 intensity of tropical fruit strong, citrusy, peachy HHHH1\/2 96pts complexity, and ripe, at Dillons Point, in the flavours, a herbaceous flavours, savoury and Grown at Dillons supple tannins. Best lower Wairau Valley, undercurrent, a touch of complex, and a slightly Point, in the lower drinking mid-2023+. $50 and fermented in complexity, and a dry, creamy finish. Best Wairau Valley, this (A, UK) French oak barriques. lengthy finish. $30 drinking mid-2023+. youthful, vibrant wine Te Kano Central Bright, light lemon\/ Longview Estate $38 (A) is mouthfilling and Otago Sauvignon green, it is elegant and Winemaker\u2019s Saint Clair complex. Offering good Blanc 2021 vibrantly fruity, with Reserve Northland Omaka Reserve intensity of peach and HHHH1\/2 96pts generous, youthful, Merlot 2019 Marlborough grapefruit flavours, with Weighty and subtle, this citrusy, peachy flavours, HHHH1\/2 97pts Pinot Noir 2020 biscuity, mealy notes, partly barrel-fermented a subtle oak influence, This powerful, sturdy, HHHH1\/2 97pts balanced acidity and a wine was estate-grown slightly salty notes, very savoury red is still Grown in the Southern lingering finish, it should and hand-harvested good complexity and unfolding. Hand-picked Valleys, this very be at its best mid- at Northburn, in the a smooth finish. Best from 30-year-old vines, it ageworthy red was 2023+. $33 Cromwell Basin. Light drinking 2024+. $35 was matured in French French oak-matured for Saint Clair lemon\/green, it is Delta Hatters Hill oak casks (35% new). 10 months. Full, bright Pioneer Block 17 full-bodied, with fresh, Marlborough Full-coloured, it has ruby, it is mouthfilling Plateau Gimblett youthful melon\/lime Pinot Noir 2021 strong, ripe plum, red and savoury, with strong Gravels Cabernet flavours, woven with HHHH1\/2 97pts berry and spice flavours, cherry, plum and spice Merlot 2020 lively acidity, a distinct Designed for cellaring, a hint of liquorice, flavours, and supple HHHH1\/2 96pts touch of complexity, this deeply coloured leathery and nutty notes tannins. Best drinking Showing good aging and very good delicacy red was estate-grown adding complexity, and 2024+. $44 potential, this deeply and depth. Best drinking in the Delta Vineyard, a fairly firm finish. Best coloured red is vigorous mid-2023+. $36 in the Southern Valleys. drinking 2024+. $49 and concentrated. A bold, fruit-packed, Vibrantly fruity, it has very youthful wine, it is strong blackcurrant, fresh and vigorous, with plum and spice flavours, concentrated, berryish, oak complexity and spicy flavours, showing fresh acidity. Best considerable complexity, drinking 2025+. $38 and good tannin backbone. Best drinking 2025+. $35 September\/October 2022 W I N E S TAT E 83","MICHAEL COOPER Te Kano Northburn te P\u00e3 Oke Two Rivers \uf0ab\uf0ab\uf0ab\uf0ab Montford Estate Central Otago Marlborough Convergence Marlborough Cabernet Franc 2021 Sauvignon Blanc Marlborough Black Cottage Chardonnay 2021 HHHH1\/2 96pts 2019 HHHH1\/2 96pts Sauvignon Blanc Marlborough HHHH 95pts This dark, purple- Maturing well, this ripely 2022 HHHH1\/2 Sauvignon Blanc Still unfolding, this flushed red is the first scented, hand-picked 96pts 2022 HHHH 95pts generous wine was cabernet franc from wine was fermented Still very youthful, Still very youthful, this barrel-fermented (in oak Central Otago. Estate- and lees-aged for 11 this vivacious wine fresh, lively wine was barriques, hogsheads grown, hand-picked months in French cigar was mostly handled grown in the Wairau and 320-litre cigars). and matured in old oak oak barrels (320 litres). in tanks, but a small and Awatere valleys. Bright, light yellow\/ barrels, it was handled Bright, light yellow\/ part of the blend Pale lemon\/green, it green, it is mouthfilling without sulphur, and green, it is mouthfilling was fermented in is medium-bodied, and lively, with fresh bottled unfined and and sweet-fruited, with concrete egg tank with very good depth acidity and strong, unfiltered. Impressively strong, tropical fruit and clay amphora. of tropical fruit and youthful, peachy, citrusy, concentrated, it is boldly flavours, showing good Light lemon\/green, herbaceous flavours, toasty flavours, showing fruity, with fresh, strong vigour and complexity, it is highly aromatic crisp and lingering. considerable complexity. blackcurrant, plum and balanced acidity and a and full-bodied, with $20 (A, UK, US) Best drinking mid- spice flavours, and lots harmonious finish. $25 very good intensity Folding Hill Bendigo 2023+. $23 of youthful impact. (Te (A, UK) of ripely herbaceous Central Otago Montford Estate Kano suggests serving it Terrace Edge flavours, a distinct Chardonnay 2020 Marlborough slightly chilled). $55 Liquid Geography touch of complexity HHHH 95pts Pinot Noir 2021 te P\u00e3 Marlborough North Canterbury and appetising acidity. This youthful, tightly HHHH 95pts Chardonnay 2021 Riesling 2021 $20 (UK) structured, estate- Well worth cellaring, HHHH1\/2 96pts HHHH1\/2 96pts Two Rivers Isle of grown wine was picked this deep ruby, youthful Still very youthful, Certified organic, this Beauty Ros\u00e9 2022 from young vines and red was matured for this hand-harvested is a distinctly medium HHHH1\/2 96pts fermented in French oak close to a year in wine was fermented style of riesling. It has Bright, light pink, barriques (12.5% new). French oak barrels. in French oak barrels a scented, slightly this is a very lively, Bright, light yellow\/ Full-bodied, it has (35% new). Bright, light honeyed bouquet, medium-bodied wine, green, it has strong, concentrated, vibrant yellow\/green, with a leading into a rich palate with strong, vibrant lemony scents, leading plum, berry and spice slightly smoky bouquet, with strong, peachy, watermelon, strawberry into a mouthfilling wine, flavours, with nutty it is full-bodied, with gently sweet flavours, and spice flavours, crisp citrusy and peachy, with oak adding complexity, strong, ripe, peachy moderate acidity, and dry. Best drinking good vigour, depth and fresh acidity and finely flavours, showing and a smooth, very 2023+. $20 (UK) complexity, and firm balanced tannins. Best excellent vibrancy and harmonious finish. It\u2019s Wild Earth acid spine. Best drinking drinking mid-2024+. complexity, fresh acidity already drinking well. Central Otago 2024+. $28 (UK) $23 and a dry, savoury $24 Pinot Noir 2021 Lake Chalice Rogue Vine Debonair finish. Best drinking Terrace Edge HHHH1\/2 96pts Marlborough Rogue Bay of Islands mid-2023+. $25 (US) North Canterbury Already enjoyable, but Riesling 2021 Chardonnay 2020 te P\u00e3 Marlborough Pinot Gris 2021 well worth cellaring, HHHH 95pts HHHH 95pts Pinot Noir 2021 HHHH1\/2 96pts this regional blend of Already enjoyable, this Already very HHHH1\/2 96pts Certified organic, this Bendigo, Bannockburn light-bodied wine is expressive, this This youthful, fruit- characterful wine and Pisa grapes was fresh and vigorous, Northland wine is a packed red was hand- was mostly (60%) hand-picked and matured with good intensity of bold style. Bright, picked and matured for fermented in seasoned in French oak barrels citrusy, slightly appley light yellow\/green, it nearly a year in French oak barriques. Bright, (24% new). Deep, bright flavours, a gentle splash is weighty and fleshy, oak barrels. Deep, bright light lemon\/green, it is ruby, it is mouthfilling, of sweetness and with generous, ripe ruby, it is mouthfilling, fragrant and mouthfilling, savoury and supple, with appetising acidity. Drink stonefruit flavours, with concentrated, ripe with a gentle splash of generous cherry, plum, now or cellar. $19 seasoned with toasty cherry, plum and spice sweetness and strong, spice and nut flavours, Lake Chalice The oak, and a creamy- flavours, fresh acidity, vibrant peach, pear and showing very good Falcon Marlborough textured finish. $28 savoury notes adding spice flavours, showing complexity, fresh acidity Chardonnay 2021 Terrace Edge North complexity and a well- excellent delicacy and and great drinkability. HHHH 95pts Canterbury Albari\u00f1o structured finish. Best complexity. Well worth $45 (A, UK) Offering excellent 2021 HHHH 94pts drinking 2024+. $33 cellaring. $26 Wild Earth North value, this Wairau Still very youthful, this te P\u00e3 Marlborough Terrace Edge Otago Riesling 2021 Valley wine was partly organically certified wine Riesling 2021 North Canterbury HHHH1\/2 96pts barrel-fermented. Bright, was fermented in old HHHH1\/2 96pts Syrah 2020 This very youthful, crisp, light lemon\/green, it is oak barrels. Bright, light This vibrant, youthful, HHHH1\/2 96pts single-vineyard wine fragrant and full-bodied, lemon\/green, it is fresh medium-bodied wine Certified organic, this was hand-harvested with very good depth and full-bodied, with is well worth cellaring. fragrant, deeply coloured in the Waitaki Valley. of ripe, peachy flavours, citrusy, spicy flavours, a Bright, light lemon\/ red was matured for Light lemon\/green, it is showing a distinct touch sliver of sweetness, and green, it has strong, over a year in French oak tightly structured, with of complexity, and a a very crisp, lingering citrusy, peachy flavours, casks (25% new). Full strong, vibrant, citrusy, smooth finish. Already finish. Slightly austere showing very good of youthful energy, it is slightly spicy flavours, enjoyable, it should be at this stage, with good vigour, delicacy and mouthfilling and boldly gentle sweetness, and at its best mid-2023+. complexity, it\u2019s well intensity, and a crisp, off- fruity, with strong, ripe a finely poised, lingering $19 worth cellaring. $30 dry finish. Best drinking dark berry, plum and finish. Best drinking mid- 2024+. $20 spice flavours, supple 2024+. $28 (A, UK) tannins, and a very harmonious finish. $36 84 W I N E S TAT E September\/October 2022","recent releases Terrace Edge Black Cottage P\u00e3 Road Follow us and keep up to North Canterbury Marlborough Marlborough date with all our latest Pinot Noir 2019 Pinot Gris 2022 Chardonnay 2021 wine info, tastings and HHHH 94pts HHH1\/2 92pts HHH1\/2 92pts Still unfolding, this Enjoyable young, this Offering very easy events on facebook, organically certified red fresh, medium-bodied drinking, this partly twitter and instagram. was hand-picked and wine has lively pear, barrel-fermented wine French oak-matured for lychee and spice was lees-aged for nine Connect on social with a year. Full, bright ruby, flavours, showing good months. Bright, light Winestate it is lively and supple, depth, and a dry finish. lemon\/green, it is fresh with strong cherry, $20 (A, UK, US) and mouthfilling, with www.facebook.com\/Winestate- plum and spice flavours, Black Cottage vibrant, peachy, citrusy Magazine hints of tamarillos and Marlborough Ros\u00e9 flavours, showing nuts, fresh acidity and 2022 HHH1\/2 92pts a distinct touch of twitter.com\/winestateed good complexity. Best Pale pink, this dry wine complexity, and a www.instagram.com\/winestate\/ drinking mid-2023+. $32 was blended from smooth finish. Priced Yealands Reserve multiple varieties, grown right. $19 www.winestate.com.au Hawke's Bay in the Wairau Valley. It P\u00e3 Road Chardonnay 2021 is medium-bodied, with Marlborough HHHH 94pts gentle peach, strawberry Pinot Noir 2021 Delicious young, this and spice flavours, very HHH1\/2 92pts full-bodied wine has a fresh and lively. $20 Offering good value, slightly creamy bouquet. (A, UK, US) this deep ruby red Bright, light lemon\/ Lake Chalice was aged \u2018on\u2019 French green, it has generous, The Falcon Hawke's oak in stainless steel vibrant, peachy flavours, Bay Merlot 2020 tanks. Full-bodied, it has gently seasoned HHH1\/2 92pts generous, ripe plum with oak, and very Priced right, this full- and spice flavours, in good freshness and coloured red has fresh, a moderately complex immediacy. $20 berryish, spicy aromas. style with good depth, Mouthfilling, it has good supple tannins and lots \uf0ab\uf0ab\uf0ab\u00bd depth of lively berry, of drink-young appeal. plum and spice flavours, $19 (A, UK) Ataahua Waipara in a moderately complex Yealands Reserve Syrah 2020 style with some savoury Marlborough HHH1\/2 93pts notes and balanced Pinot Noir 2020 This highly drinkable tannins. Best drinking HHH1\/2 92pts North Canterbury red mid-2023+. $19 Freshly scented and was barrel-aged for over Lake Chalice supple, this is an a year. Full, bright ruby, it The Falcon attractive, drink-young is full-bodied and supple, Marlborough style, with very good with berryish, spicy, nutty Pinot Noir 2020 depth of vibrant cherry, flavours, a hint of herbs, HHH1\/2 92pts plum and spice flavours, and very good complexity Offering good value, showing considerable and depth. $32 this ruby hued red was complexity. $25 Babydoll Hawke's aged for six months in Bay Chardonnay French oak barriques. 2021 HHH1\/2 93pts Fresh, with a distinct This very easy-drinking touch of complexity, it is wine is full-bodied, with mouthfilling, with good good depth of fresh, depth of berryish, spicy peachy, citrusy flavours, flavours, slightly savoury moderate complexity notes and a moderately and a smooth, slightly firm finish. Best drinking creamy finish. $18 2023+. $19 Babydoll Marlborough Pinot Noir 2020 HHH1\/2 92pts Enjoyable young, this is a bright ruby, mouthfilling, vibrantly fruity and supple red, with fresh, berryish, spicy flavours, a touch of complexity and good depth. $25 September\/October 2022 W I N E S TAT E 85","Book a Luxury Gourmet Gift Hamper Now! The ultimate gift for foodies in your life, packed full of award winning gourmet goodies, wines & spirits from boutique producers. 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Easy multi-address ordering & gifting specialists on hand to help you. * No minimum purchase, $25 off deal is only available to first time buyers from Hunter Valley Hampers.","insiderthe wine & spiritAUSTRALIAN & NEW ZEALAND September\/October 2022 Issue 180 THE WINE & SPIRIT INSIDER IS A PROMOTIONAL GUIDE FROM THE LIQUOR TRADE TO THE CONSUMER. Winestate Publishing ABN 56 088 226 411 In this issue... New Releases & Best Value Buys Under $20","173 TASTED 105 AWARDED NEW RELEASES As usual lots of nice wines to choose from in this diverse range Claymore Wines Pauletts Polish Hill of new release wines. What is disturbing however is the trend Joshua Tree Clare River Clare Valley of early picking across the board. Australia has sunshine giving Valley Riesling 2022 Riesling 2022 flavour, why would you give that away when it is such a given? HHHH 94pts HHH 91pts More fine tuning please! Subtle aromas of limes, Some floral fruit apples and plums with a aromas and good lime SPARKLING RIESLING Taylors Wines Estate sherbety texture to the flavour profile with high Clare Valley Adelaide palate and a good line of acidity. $38 5 TASTED 16 TASTED Hills Riesling 2022 acid. $24 2 AWARDED 11 AWARDED HHHH1\/2 96pts Singlefile Single SAUVIGNON A bright fresh candied Vineyard Mount BLANC & A mixed result. \u201cThe Another mixed result citrus bouquet with a Barker Riesling 2022 BLENDS good wines were varietal here. \u201cSome wines that lovely long and perfectly HHHH 94pts and you knew what you although were clean balanced palate full of An elegance of brown 10 TASTED were getting,\u201d said one offered underripe fruit or juicy fresh flavours and lime fragrances and 4 AWARDED judge. \u201cThe ones that had excess sulphur,\u201d said showing a slight oily good flavour profile did not make the cut one judge. \u201cThe best texture. $22 with a high level of acid A few varietal gems here were either cloudy and wines had good varietal Eldredge Vineyards ensuring a long life. $35 but there were others not fine, super green or character showing Spring Gully Clare Millon Wines where the fruit had been oxidised.\u201d perfect picking time for Valley Riesling 2022 The Estate Barossa picked too early resulting the fruit, neither too HHHH1\/2 96pts Riesling 2021 in lack of flavour. Tamburlaine Organic green nor too ripe.\u201d Pretty bath salt-like HHHH 94pts Wines BICS Moscato characters on the citrus Good example of the Tamburlaine Organic 2022 HHH1\/2 92pts Eldredge Vineyards driven nose with more variety with a leafy citrus Wines Reserve Pretty floral nose and Blue Chip Clare of the citrus characters bouquet showing a Range Central sweet palate with Valley Riesling 2022 on the palate. Nice touch of spice and good Ranges Fum\u00e9 Blanc nice musky\/tropical HHHH1\/2 97pts mouthfeel and good line toasty flavours. $27 2021 HHHHH 98pts fruit flavours. \u201cSimple Clean and bright with of acid. $25 Jim Barry A lovely complex wine fun!\u201d $24 a punchy lime and Pauletts Clare 'Expressions by Tom with a very inviting apple nose showing a Valley Riesling 2022 Barry' Clare Valley nose of butterscotch Tamburlaine musky lift. Loads of long HHHH1\/2 96pts Riesling 2021 and tinned fruit. Lots Organic Wines BICS lingering juicy tropical A classic lime driven HHHH 94pts of primary fruit flavours - Half Cut Lightly flavours with acid in style of riesling that A lovely drink with a with oak adding Sparkling Orange perfect balance. $35 is very juicy and long bright inviting tropical complexity and acid Sauvignon Blanc and offering good nose and palate that\u2019s a giving length. $37 2022 HHH 91pts mouthfeel with a lovely mix of citrus and tropical Very lifted nose \u2013 all acid backbone. Easy flavours. $30 green peas and lychees drinking. $28 Taylors Wines St with lovely varietal fruit Andrews Clare flavours. $24 Valley Riesling 2022 HHH1\/2 92pts Inviting lime\/tropical aromas with high acid palate but has solid citrus-like fruit to match. $43 Taylors Wines Reserve Parcel Clare Valley Riesling 2022 HHH 91pts Just a hint of florals on the nose with a tight, zingy and flavoursome palate. $29 88 The Wine & Spirit INSIDER","wine & spirit insider tasting PINOT GRIS\/ Four Southern Boys Tamburlaine Organic Tempus Two Pewter GRIGIO Adelaide Hills Wines On The Semillon 2022 Pinot Grigio 2022 Grapevine Hunter HHH 91pts 7 TASTED HHH 90pts Valley Verdelho An interesting nose like Citrus leaf aromas and 2022 HHHH 94pts bacon bones and baked 4 AWARDED citrus flavours on a Smells of cut hay with fruit with ripe tropical\/ slightly oily palate with a a slight green edge lemon flavours. A nice \u201cSugar and acid aren\u2019t sweet finish. $25 and lots of persistent drink. $40 flavour,\u201d commented one asparagus\/straw-like judge. \u201cThe best had the OTHER WHITE flavours. $24 CHARDONNAY fine balance between not VARIETALS & being too green and not BLENDS Krinklewood Broke 19 TASTED being too ripe.\u201d Some Fordwich Verdelho 14 AWARDED very good examples at 6 TASTED 2022 HHH 90pts the top. 4 AWARDED Slightly lean, tightly Another consistent and wound wine with lifted solid class. \u201cThe best Sidewood Tomich Wines Tomich One very nice citrus nose and good wines had fruit first with Estate Adelaide Hill Adelaide Hills gew\u00fcrztraminer and lemon flavours. $35 oak in a supporting role,\u201d Hills Sauvignon Pinot Grigio 2022 excellent examples of said one judge. \u201cAlthough Blanc 2022 HHHH1\/2 96pts fruity verdelhos. SEMILLON few winemakers overdid HHHH1\/2 96pts Bright lifted musky the oak use across a Delightfully super pear aromas and fresh Gartelmann 5 TASTED diversity of styles.\u201d fresh lifted floral edged clean fruit flavours on Wines Jessica 4 AWARDED tropical fruit bouquet the slightly oily textured Hunter Valley Tempus Two Pewter and excellent tropical palate that has a lovely Verdelho 2022 A solid class of well- Chardonnay 2022 varietal fruit flavours line of crisp acidity to HHHH1\/2 96pts balanced varietal wines. HHHH1\/2 97pts with perfect racy acid balance it all. $22 A very flavoursome A big complex wine balance. $22 Coppabella and perfectly balanced Gartelmann Wines with lots going on. Nice Rosabrook Wines Tumbarumba verdelho with punchy Benjamin Hunter flinty funk to the nutty Margaret River Pinot Gris 2021 grassy\/capsicum\/fresh Valley Semillon stonefruit nose and Sauvignon Blanc HHHH1\/2 96pts peach characters and 2022 HHHH1\/2 more funky complexity Semillon 2022 Lovely crunchy zesty has a great acid line 96pts to the melon flavoured HHHH 94pts citrus and lifted tinned with a long lingering A classic semillon with palate. $40 Attractive gutsy lemony fruit characters on finish. $22 a bright citrus nose and varietal nose with simple both the nose and a fresh grassy lift with Grampians juicy fruit flavours, nice palate nicely balanced Tamburlaine the freshness following Estate Grampians mouthfeel and good by the lovely line and Organic Wines Wine through to the zesty and Henty acidity. $22 concentration of fresh Lovers Orange varietal fruit palate. Chardonnay 2021 Zonte's Footstep acidity. $27 Gewurztraminer Great potential. $27 HHHH1\/2 96pts Excalibur Adelaide Bream Creek 2022 HHHH 94pts Mature mid-gold in Hills Sauvignon Vineyard Tasmania Super lifted and very Briar Ridge colour with a poached Blanc 2022 Pinot Grigio 2022 pretty Turkish Delight Stockhausen lemon and spicy oak HHH 90pts HHHH 94pts bouquet with lots of Signature Hunter nose and plenty of Grassy\/nettle nose with A punchy ripe wine with high-toned candied fruit Valley Semillon sweet and zesty citrus a crunchy fruit palate butterscotch notes to flavours. Nice palate 2022 HHHH 94pts flavours with an oak more in the greener\/ the nose and a full, rich length. $24 Perfumed ripe pear driven finish. $35 herbal style. $27.50 and flavoursome tinned bouquet and rounded pear of a palate. $33 oily textured palate with Moppity Vineyards lime flavours and nice Estate Tumbarumba acid balance. $35 Chardonnay 2021 HHHH 95pts Krinklewood Broke Ripe melon nose with Fordwich Semillon a nougat note. Nice 2022 HHH1\/2 92pts creamy nutty palate with Concentration of plenty of crunchy melon poached lemon aromas flavours. $35 and crunchy semillon palate with sherbet-like acid. $35 JUDGES - DAY 1 John McGovern Troy Kalleske Matt O\u2019Leary Regional sales manager at Winemaker and co-owner Chief winemaker for A.P. John Coopers. In the of Kalleske Wines. Savitas Wines in the wine industry since 1996 Previously with Southcorp Barossa Valley. Formerly in oak sales. Has been in Group, including Penfolds, Senior Winemaker Spain, France and US. Has Seppelt and Lindemans. for Wolf Blass Wines. completed AWAC, and judged Also vintaged with Kendall Judge at the Barossa at Barossa wine show and Jackson in California. wine show. Panelist Riverland wine shows. at the Advanced Wine Assessment Course. The Wine & Spirit INSIDER 89","NEW RELEASES Krinklewood Coppabella Krinklewood OTHER RED Gledhill McLaren Wild Chardonnay Tumbarumba Francesca McLaren VARIETALS & Vale Durif 2018 McLaren Vale Chardonnay 2021 Vale Ros\u00e9 2022 BLENDS HHHH 94pts Chardonnay 2022 HHH 91pts HHHH 94pts Big chocolaty\/licoricey HHHH 94pts Light, sweet and slightly Fresh berry bouquet 17 TASTED bouquet and a massive Sweet peach nose with smoky nose with green with a floral lift and 10 AWARDED and warming Sarsaparilla- melon nuances and a edged fresh apple good berry flavour like palate with lovely minerally palate with flavours. $27 intensity on a A group of diverse wines mouthfeel. $35 pristine pure varietal fruit refreshing palate. Great and diverse styles. flavours. $30 Barristers Block summer drink. $35 \u201cWinemakers seem to Villa Maria Millon Wines Adelaide Hills Pauletts Clare Valley be picking the fruit for EarthGarden The Estate Barossa Chardonnay 2021 Sangiovese Ros\u00e9 these wines too green Hawkes Bay Merlot Chardonnay 2021 HHH 91pts 2022 HHH1\/2 92pts and lean,\u201d said one Cabernet 2020 HHHH 94pts A wine with fig, Nice dry style with rich judge. \u201cThe best of the HHH1\/2 92pts A sweet full bodied nut and melon-like passionfruit fragrances bunch showed good Dark and brooding with commercial style fruit characters and and very refreshing fruit- volume and weight with meaty oak elements and of chardonnay supporting oak. $32 tingle palate. $28 balancing acidity.\u201d firm tannins sitting on with elevated oak Millon Wines top of the fruit. Time! $26 creating funky smoky Winton Road Eden Clare's Secret Clare d'Arenberg The characters. $27 Valley Chardonnay Valley Ros\u00e9 2022 Danger Mouse Purple Hands Coppabella Crest 2020 HHH 91pts HHH 91pts Nero D'Avola 2021 Barossa Valley Tumbarumba Well-made oak driven A strawberry nose HHHHH 98pts Mataro Grenache Chardonnay 2021 style that\u2019s silky smooth with melon esters and Interesting stalky nose Shiraz 2021 HHH1\/2 92pts and flavoursome. stonefruit flavours; not balanced by savoury HHH 91pts Lifted oaky nutty nose Drinking well now. $40 too sweet. $20 berry characters with A straightforward and an oak dominated Eldredge Vineyards upfront berry flavours blend with everything palate layered with Hollydene Estate Kitty Clare Valley seamlessly integrated in balance and offering green apples and Wines Show Reserve Sangiovese Ros\u00e9 with some beautiful easy drinking. $30 pepper. $35 Upper Hunter Valley 2022 HHH 91pts oak and ethereal-like Briar Ridge Briar Chardonnay 2021 Lovely peach aromatics tannins. $32 Zonte's Footstep Hill Hunter Valley HHH 90pts and a crisp palate with a Rosso Cova Fleurieu Chardonnay 2021 Smells like ripe banana nice phenolic grip. $25 Jim Barry Montepulciano 2021 HHH1\/2 92pts skins with a broad ripe Millon Wines Expressions by HHH 91pts Brown lime fragrances fruit palate and oaky The Impressionist Tom Barry Clare Clean berry\/cola nose with a floral lift and finish. $36 Eden Valley Ros\u00e9 Valley Malbec 2021 and vibrant varietal toasty oak complexity 2022 HHH 90pts HHHH1\/2 96pts palate with good level of to the spicy herbal Hollydene Estate Light pink with a berry Deep crimson wine tannins. Needs food! $30 palate. $45 Wines Upper Hunter bouquet and a crisp with nice blueberry-like Mitchelton Wines Valley Chardonnay slightly off-dry palate. characters on the nose d'Arenberg Gabriella Possum 2020 HHH 90pts $18 that follows through The Anthropocene Nungurrayi Nougat\/fig aromas with Zonte's Footstep onto the juicy mouth- Epoch Mencia 2020 Collection Yarra a flinty lift and a slatey\/ Scarlet Ladybird watering palate with a HHH 91pts Valley Chardonnay mineral edge to the Fleurieu Ros\u00e9 2022 grippy finish. $30 An interesting and funky 2020 HHH1\/2 92pts palate. $32 HHH 90pts charcuterie-like style Subtle bouquet of green Slight menthol lift to the Trimboli Family with tight acid and silky apples and nougat ROS\u00c9 nose with an inviting Wines Saverio South tannins. $32 and a palate that is strawberry sorbet-like Australia Saperavi rich, flavoursome and 18 TASTED palate. $27.50 2021 HHHH 94pts Freebird McLaren balanced. $39.99 7 AWARDED Marisco Vineyards Deep dark brooding Vale Sangiovese Moppity Vineyards The King's Desire wine of juicy blackberry 2018 HHH 91pts Lock & Key Good wines were few Marlborough and plum fruit laced Smells of dates and Tumbarumba and far between here. Pinot Noir Ros\u00e9 with nice grippy caramels with an Chardonnay 2021 \u201cThose that made the 2021 HHH 90pts tannins. $15 elegant palate that is HHH 91pts grade were fresh with Nicely structured silky-smooth in the Nutty, fig and quince berry flavours rather than wine with aromas RedHeads Studio mouth. $25 aromas with a light being sweet and citric,\u201d and flavours in the Wines R'dotto bodied crunchy citrus said one judge. \u201cThe strawberry spectrum. Adelaide Red Blend GRENACHE & fruit palate. $25 wines that didn\u2019t get $28.99 2021 HHHH 94pts BLENDS reviewed were showing A complex wine; very early development with chocolaty with a nicely 13 TASTED oxidative faults.\u201d rounded, well-balanced 10 AWARDED palate more in the savoury spectrum. $30 Consistent and excellent results here. \u201cAustralia is leading the world with this variety,\u201d noted one judge. \u201cLovely wines offering juicy ready-for- drinking now.\u201d 90 The Wine & Spirit INSIDER","wine & spirit insider tasting RedHeads Studio d'Arenberg The PINOT NOIR Marisco Vineyards Coppabella Crest Wines Princess Of Ironstone Pressings The King's Wrath Tumbarumba Thieves Barossa Grenache Shiraz 11 TASTED Marlborough Pinot Noir 2021 G.S.M. 2021 Mourvedre 2018 5 AWARDED Pinot Noir 2020 HHH 91pts HHHH1\/2 96pts HHHH 94pts The judges agreed this is HHH1\/2 93pts A big complex style A complex nose with A nicely integrated a difficult variety to get Rich and complex pinot of pinot with good very good presence and melange of varietal fruit right. \u201cPinot needs to be with spicy\/savoury fruit presence and balance of harmony of the varietal characters here with varietal with some fruit,\u201d characters. Palate is long fruit, tannin and acid. $35 characters. Rounded and a good tannic spine. said one judge. \u201cThe and balanced. $28.99 juicy in the mouth with Drinking well now. $76 problem is that too much James Busby TEMPRANILLO massive of dark fruit Bec Hardy Wines fruit makes a dry red, too Vineyard Series & BLENDS flavours. $30 Two Gentlemen's little and it lacks varietal Tasmania Pinot Noir Freebird McLaren McLaren Vale character!\u201d 2019 HHH1\/2 92pts 5 TASTED Vale Grenache 2020 Grenache Shiraz Perfumed fruit 5 AWARDED HHHH1\/2 96pts Mourvedre 2021 Marisco Vineyards nose with an herbal A soft and approachable HHH1\/2 92pts Leefield Station edge and a peppery A nice solid class of classic grenache with A riper style with Marlborough raspberry cordial good drinking wines with excellent balance peppery plum aromas Pinot Noir 2020 flavour profile. $40 mid-weight flavours. between the primary and nice fruit presence HHHH 94pts Coppabella \u201cWell made and very fruit and the secondary on the long lingering A nicely maturing, well- Tumbarumba \u2018slurpable\u2019,\u201d according to characters. Nice, palate. $25 balanced and complex Pinot Noir 2021 one judge. perfumed nuances. $25 Claymore Wines wine with lovely wild HHH 91pts Purple Hands Old You'll Never Walk fruits of the forest pinot Nice plum fruit Millon Wines The Vine Barossa Valley Alone Clare Valley characters. $27.99 characters with leathery Impressionist Grenache 2021 G.S.M. 2021 development pushing Barossa Tempranillo HHHH 94pts HHH 91pts through and a tannic 2021 HHHH 94pts A light clean varietal Bright and pretty floral grip. $27 Blue fruits and licorice with a perfumed dark fragrances with a light on the nose with a lovely berry bouquet and very bodied fruit driven savoury varietal palate; flavoursome cherry fruit palate. $24 all crunchy, fruity and driven palate. $30 Nick Haselgrove earthy. $18 Schwarz Wine Co. Wines Clarence Hill The Grower Barossa Red Label McLaren Freebird McLaren Valley Grenache Vale G.S.M. 2020 Vale Tempranillo 2021 HHHH 94pts HHH 91pts 2021 HHHH 94pts Lovely ripeness of plums Developing leathery Full bodied style with and cherries on the nose characters with nice floral blue fruit aromas, with a soft and mouth- background of flinty red earthy berry flavours and watering fruit forward fruits. $40 good tannic grip. Should palate. $32 Schwarz Wine Co. age well. $25 Schwarz Wine Co. The Grower Barossa Thiele Road Barossa Valley Grenache RedHeads Studio Valley Grenache Shiraz Mataro 2021 Wines Vinatus 2021 HHHH 94pts HHH 90pts Adelaide Tempranillo Pure fresh lifted varietal Toasty oak influence on Blend 2021 fruit fragrances and the dark cherry nose HHHH 94pts flavours with lively with a firm primary fruit Lifted inky licorice acidity and well- palate. $32 bouquet with a \u201ctar and integrated tannins. $50 roses\u201d palate. Lots of tannins and an acid finish. Great potential. $30 JUDGES - DAY 2 MarkThwaites Alexey Doumbouya Winemaker for Lindemans Winemaker for Yalumba John McGovern Wines, Karadoc (Victoria). Wines. 10 vintages Regional sales manager at Previously winemaker in Israel for Amphora A.P. John Coopers. In the for Australian Vintage in Wines. Has also wine industry since 1996 Buronga (NSW). Vintaged worked at Bodega in oak sales. Has been in in McLaren Vale and Rolland, Mendesa; Quet Spain, France and US. Has currently completing Vineyard, Serbia; Schild completed AWAC, and AWAC Advanced Wine Estate Barossa, Hardys judged at Barossa wine Assessment Course. McLaren Vale and TWG show and Riverland wine Loxton. Associate judge shows. Tera Vino, Israel. The Wine & Spirit INSIDER 91","NEW RELEASES Winton Road Eldredge Vineyards Metala Vineyards Metala Vineyards Barossa Valley Louie Clare Valley William Formby White Label Tempranillo 2021 Cabernet 2020 Langhorne Creek Langhorne Creek HHH1\/2 92pts HHH1\/2 92pts Cabernet Sauvignon Shiraz 2021 Very ripe full-bodied fruit Quite an earthy and 2016 HHH 91pts HHHH1\/2 97pts compote of a wine. Lots funky style of cabernet Mature brick red An intense concentration of dark fruit and coffee with herbal elements and cabernet with aged of spicy fruit fragrances characters. $40 persistent tannins. $30 aromas and flavours and with a palate that is soft Hastwell & Lightfoot hints of menthol. $80 and juicy in the mouth Fat'n Skinny The and brimming over with Red Fury McLaren SHIRAZ & savoury derived flavours. Vale Tempranillo BLENDS $18.99 Garnacha 2019 Millon Wines The HHH 90pts 27 TASTED Impressionist Soft and easy drinking Barossa Shiraz 2020 with a subtlety of 16 AWARDED HHHH1\/2 97pts herbal fruit aromas and A soft pleasant easy flavours. $20 Overall, the younger drinking wine. Quite wines here have developed for a two-year CABERNET & Gumpara Wines Brockenchack Wines performed better than old with a seamless BLENDS Conrad Barossa Miss Bronte Eden the older ones that were integration between Valley Cabernet Valley Cabernet generally too developed. dark berry fruit and 13 TASTED Sauvignon 2021 Sauvignon 2019 \u201cToo many green herbal toasty oak. Drink now. 8 AWARDED HHHH 94pts HHH1\/2 92pts wines here that lacked $18 An aromatic complexity Nicely ageing example flavour,\u201d said one judge. Millon Wines The \u201cSome good drinking of cassis, plums, berries that is rich, round and \u201cHas the pendulum Estate Barossa reds here that are and tobacco and a juicy juicy with good tannin gone too far in lowering Shiraz 2020 neither young nor mature berry palate with nice levels. Very drinkable. $30 the alcohol but losing HHHH1\/2 97pts thereby losing cabernet tannins. $50 Taylors Wines phenolic ripeness?\u201d A lovely, lushly rich varietal intensity,\u201d Rosabrook Wines Jaraman Clare asked another judge. and rounded wine suggested one judge. \u201cA Margaret River Valley Coonawarra However, there is a lot to with bramble-like few suffered from being Cabernet Merlot Cabernet Sauvignon like about the 2021 and varietal fruit characters too green.\u201d 2019 HHHH 94pts 2020 HHH 91pts 2020 vintages. and clove spiciness. A complex varietal mix A choc mint bouquet Some maturity adding Millon Wines of spices, cherries and with some menthol and Eden Hall Springton complexity. $27 The Estate crushed herbs with a mint on the firm tannic Eden Valley Shiraz Schwarz Wine Co. Barossa Cabernet tea-like element and palate. $34 2021 HHHHH 98pts The Grower Barossa Sauvignon 2020 chalky tannins. $22 Deep ruby wine with Valley Shiraz 2021 HHHH1\/2 96pts Metala Vineyards a slight minty green HHHH 94pts A good example of the White Label edge to the nose, silky Deep purple wine with variety with a nicely Langhorne Creek smooth in the mouth, berry and tobacco- developing cabernet nose Cabernet Sauvignon tasting of blueberries like aromatics and a and some underlying 2021 HHH1\/2 92pts and supported by silky very approachable and fruit. The lengthy palate Nice varietal nose with smooth tannins with a flavoursome palate. $32 has lovely silky-smooth green herbal notes and warm finish. $25 tannins. $27 good volume of upfront sweet fruit flavours. $18.99 We have to wash over 32,000 wine glasses each year ... so you don\u2019t have to. Subscribe to Australia\u2019s Leading Wine Buying Guide phone +61 8 8357 9277 or on-line www.winestate.com.au 92 The Wine & Spirit INSIDER","wine & spirit insider tasting Krinklewood Terre Gumpara Wines Follow us and keep up to Rouge McLaren Vale Victors Old Vine date with all our latest Shiraz 2021 Barossa Valley wine info, tastings and HHHH 94pts Shiraz 2020 Nose is a dark berry HHH 91pts events on facebook, complexity of aromas Nose has mature fruit twitter and instagram. with upfront fruit characters reminiscent flavours and some of cherry liqueur with Connect on social with chalky tannins in sweet fruit flavours. $32 Winestate support. $110 Millon Wines Gumpara Wines www.facebook.com\/Winestate- Reserve Barossa Mader Reserve Magazine Shiraz 2020 Barossa Valley HHHH 94pts Shiraz 2020 twitter.com\/winestateed Lovely nose; smells like HHH 91pts www.instagram.com\/winestate\/ a black forest cake and Subdued nose and \u201ca a very elegant palate more-ish\u201d palate with www.winestate.com.au with a complexity of fruit a slight fortified-like flavours. $55 suggestion. $60 Metala Vineyards White Label Haselgrove Langhorne Creek The Cruth McLaren Shiraz Cabernet Vale Shiraz 2020 Sauvignon 2021 HHH 91pts HHH1\/2 92pts Fruit cake characters on Distinct herbaceous the nose and a nicely berry bouquet with balanced fruit driven a balanced and palate. $150 flavoursome blend of both varietals. $18.99 Mitchelton Wines Eldredge Vineyards Gabriella Possum Blue Chip Clare Nungurrayi valley Shiraz 2020 Collection HHH1\/2 92pts Heathcote Shiraz Savoury chocolaty 2020 HHH 90pts elements sitting on Good varietal fruit top of some restrained characters with cassis-like fruit tapenade-like nuances characters. $32 and drying tannins. Dorrien Estate $39.99 Winery Krondorf Old Salem Barossa SWEET Valley Shiraz 2020 WHITES HHH1\/2 92pts Fresh lifted red berry 1 TASTED fruit component with the 1 AWARDED cedary oak in support. Good flavour length. $42 One good example of a sweet aromatic late harvest riesling. Nick Haselgrove Z Wine [XAVE] Wines Clarence Hill Late Harvest Eden Red Label McLaren Valley Riesling 2022 Vale Shiraz 2019 HHH1\/2 93pts HHH1\/2 92pts Inviting apricot and Nice integration honeysuckle aromatics of perfumed fruit with a slightly oily fruit and oak with soft tingle palate. A fun complementary tannins. wine! $28 Drinking well. $40 Mr Riggs Piebald Adelaide Hills Syrah 2021 HHH 91pts Toasty peppery aromas and a soft cool climate style palate with a slight tannic grip. $30 The Wine & Spirit INSIDER 93","GOVERNMENT RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT GRANTS Wine making is an age-old art. New technologies, new approaches to cultivation and fermentation of grapes are constantly being developed. 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Call us today on +61 8 8357 9277 or visit www.winestate.com.au 96 W I N E S TAT E September\/October 2022","contact details EMERGING VARIETALS LIMESTONE COAST Kyneton Ridge Estate The Wine Sellar Phone: 03 5422 7377 Phone: 08 8304 8869 Artwine Pty Ltd Majella Wines Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Phone: 08 8389 9399 Phone: 08 8736 3055 Web: www.kynetonridge.com.au Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Thorne-Clarke Wines Web: www.artwine.com.au Web: www.majellawines.com.au Millon Wines Phone: 08 8564 3036 Phone: 02 9955 2008 Email: thorneclarke@thorneclarke. Churchview Estate Yalumba & Hill-Smith Family Vineyards Email: [email protected] com.au Phone: 08 9755 7200 Phone: 08 8561 3563 Web: www.millonwines.com.au Web: www.thornclarkewines.com Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Web: www.churchview.com.au Web: www.yalumba.com Mt Bera Vineyards Trentham Estate Pty Ltd Phone: 08 8389 2433 Phone: 03 5024 8888 De Bortoli Wines Zema Estate Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Phone: 02 6966 0100 Phone: 08 8736 3219 Web: www.mtberavineyards.com.au Web: www.trenthamestate.com.au Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Web: www.debortoli.com.au Web: www.zema.com.au Paulmara Estates Vittorio Spirits\/Cheeky 7 Phone: 0417 895 138 Phone: 0410 639 750 Gapsted Wines NEW RELEASES Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Phone: 03 5751 9100 Web: www.paulmara.com.au Web: www.vittoriospirits.com.au Email: [email protected] Brockenchack Wines Web: www.gapstedwines.com.au Phone: 07 5458 7700 Peerick Wines Yalumba & Hill-Smith Family Email: [email protected] Phone: 03 5467 2207 Vineyards Hahndorf Hill Winery Web: www.brockenchack.com.au Email: [email protected] Phone: 08 8561 3563 Phone: 08 8388 7512 Web: www.peerick.com.au Email: [email protected] Email: cellardoor@hahndorfhillwinery. 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Phone: 0457 115 179 Web: www.eldredge.com.au com.au Email: [email protected] Web: www.silverspoonestate.com.au Web: www.trimbolifamilywines. Golden Amrita Wines com.au Phone: 0439 627 671 Single Vineyard Sellers\/Banam Email: [email protected] Investments Phone: 02 9460 3177 Gumpara Wines Email: [email protected] Phone: 0419 624 559 Web: www.singlevineyards.com Email: [email protected] Web: www.gumparawines.net.au Soul Growers Phone: 0410 505 590 Haselgrove Wines Pty Ltd Email: [email protected] Phone: 08 8323 8706 Web: www.soulgrowers.com Email: [email protected] Web: www.haselgrove.com.au TarraWarra Estate Phone: 03 5962 3311 Kirrihill Wines Pty Ltd Email: [email protected] Phone: 08 8842 1233 Web: www.tarrawarra.com.au Email: [email protected] Web: www.kirrihillwines.com.au Tenafeate Creek Wines Phone: 08 8280 7715 Email: [email protected] Web: www.tenafeatecreekwines.com September\/October 2022 W I N E S TAT E 97","aftertaste ELISABETH KING THE AUSSIE CAN-DO SPIRIT - FROM WHEAT BEER TO GIN AND ECO-PACKAGING THE popularity of wheat beer waxes beer that takes the wheat beer category in a breakthrough contour has a slimmer, flatter and wanes. The grain has been used for very new direction,\u201d he notes. profile which allows twice as many bottles to brewing since ancient Egyptian times and slot into a standard wine case. If Accolade archaeologists have discovered that even in The use of the Eclipse hop, launched in and Taylors Wines used only eco-bottles its heartland - Bavaria - wheat was used in 2020 by Hop Products Australia, isn\u2019t the across their entire ranges they would slash beer-making way back in 800BC. When the only departure from tradition. Aussie Wheat 250,000 kilometres of road freight a year. German purity law - the Reinheitsgebot - was Ale doesn\u2019t mimic classic Belgian and passed in 1516, ruling that beer could only be German yeast styles and incorporates \u201ca Australia has long been a leader in made with water, hops and barley, wheat beer new, clean-fermenting yeast\u201d teamed with innovative wine packaging from bag-in-a- was the first brew to be given an exemption. Australian malt. box wine casks to screw caps. According to Mitchell Taylor, Managing Director of Taylors But by the 1880s, even the Germans were The newcomers go well with spicy Indian Wines - \u201cAustralia led the global change from losing their taste for wheat beers and many and Thai dishes. But they also complement cork to screw cap and Taylors was the first breweries were forced to close. But they soft cheeses like mozzarella, egg dishes major producer to bottle all our wines under continued to slake thirsts in Germany, France such as frittata, roast chicken and pasta with the closure. We believe Australians again lead and Belgium and only the major German seafood. If you are gaming or streaming, they with adopting this more sustainable bottle\u201d. breweries who make mainly for export don\u2019t also taste great with salty fried chips. have a weizenbier in their repertoire. Craft Australia is also scaling the heights for its brewers in the US revived the style stateside Australia has long been gin-making prowess. Three out of the four in the 1990s and there has been a resurgence finalists for the IWSC\u2019s International Gin in popularity over the past two years. a leader in innovative Producer of the Year gong are Australian, starting with Four Pillars which has won the In Australia, Matilda Bay, which helped wine packaging from bag- prestigious award for the past two years. The to kickstart the craft beer trend, launched other three contenders are Granddad Jack\u2019s, Redback in 1986, a wheat beer made in in-a-box wine casks to Kalki Moon and Naught. The IWSC 2022 the German hefeweizen style. But only Awards Dinner and Industry Celebration will three years ago, industry observers were screw caps. be held at The Roundhouse in London on noting that Aussie craft brewers like Burleigh September 29th and let\u2019s hope it will be an Brewing and Hargreaves Hill had removed Another recent first that garnered a lot of Australian victory for the third year in a row. wheat beers from their core ranges because headlines mid-year was the first Australian of slow sales. A complete contrast to India, launch of an eco-bottle for wine. UK-based Australia has also become a global star for where wheat beer is the top-selling style of the eco-friendly packaging leader, Packamama, its whisky-making. Starward, the Victorian- nation\u2019s micro-breweries because it goes so teamed with Accolade Wines and Taylors based distiller, won the Most Awarded well with spicy dishes and curries. Wines to debut a wine bottle made from Distillery of the Year award at the 2022 San Australian-sourced 100% recycled and Francisco World Spirits Competition in June. Carlton & United Breweries (CUB) recently recyclable PET plastic. The company was the first Australian distillery gave the category a major leg-up with the to win the top honour, besting almost 5000 launch of Aussie Wheat Ales under its Matilda Sold exclusively through select Liquorland whiskies from around the world. Bay, 4 Pines, Mountain Goat, Pirate Life and and First Choice Liquor stores nationwide, the Green Beacon craft labels. Claiming to be a environmentally-friendly containers bear the In another whisky first for Australia, new style \u201csomewhere in between a Pacific Banrock Station and Taylors One Small Step Sullivan\u2019s Cove Distillery in Tasmania won ale and a Redback\u201d, barley is the dominant labels and come in four varietals - pinot grigio, the Craft Distiller of the Year gong at the ingredient. But a hefty dose of Australian- pinot noir, chardonnay and shiraz. World Whiskies Awards in March, which grown wheat delivers a fluffy head and a was also held in London. There are now gentle malt sweet taste. The topic of using plastic wine bottles 350 distilleries nationwide - up from two 30 isn\u2019t new. Overseas, they have long been years ago. Heather Tillott, Distillery Manager Phil Sexton, the co-founder of Matilda Bay touted for saving on transport and fuel costs at Sullivan\u2019s Cove, said it all for the latest and Little Creatures returned to his roots in because of their lighter weight. But the wine and liquor industries triumphs - \u201cWhat 2019 to open a Matilda Bay brewery venue Packamama initiative squares out the main really underwrites the current modern era in Healesville in Victoria in collaboration with issue surrounding regular plastic bottles- they of distilling in Australia, is that typically CUB. The so-called Godfather of Australian aren\u2019t climate-friendly. The use of recycled Australian have-a-crack attitude\u201d.\t Craft Beer helped to create Aussie Wheat Ale PET plastic reduces the carbon footprint and acknowledges that the category carries significantly. a bit of baggage. \u201cAussie Wheat Ale is unlike anything you may have tried in the past. We\u2019ve The new eco-bottle takes pains to attract paired some of the country\u2019s best brewing traditional wine drinkers by using the \u201cclassic wheat with a new and exciting hop, Australian high-shouldered silhouette of a Bordeaux Eclipse, to give us a very fresh and vibrant bottle\u201d. Better yet, when laid on its side the next issue: If you\u2019re in the mood to celebrate or white wine varieties are your thing, you are going to love this issue! 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