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wine investment & collectingcut resale values by up to 30 per cent! Another thing fickle fashion need to “move on”, the popularity and 389 is entrenched in the system and enjoys solid- corks cost! Every day Sterling staff routinely reduce demand for even the most amazing vintages demand. The new $90 price point has an elevatingthe auction reserve values of ullaged wines. Sure it’s declines. It’s hard to quantify, but my instincts point effect on all back vintages of Bin 389. Some, like thenormal for a 30-year-old bottle sealed with a cork to to 1990 and 1994 being well out of the spot light, 1996, will break out and push above that price.be ullaged into the shoulder. It’s also normal to while the mighty marvels of 1996 and 1998 are Beware. Glass ceilings are everywhere. The $100reduce that bottles auction value by up to 50 per starting to see the sun set on their exploits. The price point is a significant emotional/psychosocialcent if the level is mid shoulder or below. Corks are fashion drive for new things is backed up by the barrier. Not many big volume wine brands area great traditional closure and may add to the long- Asian power houses and their young buyers who working at the $10- plus level. On the matter of Parkerterm personality of a wine. Corks, unlike perfect just prefer young things to old things. 2004, 2006 and Halliday points - big matters. Any wine scoringhematic sealing steel screw caps, reduce your and 2008 are big Australian vintage numbers in under 92pts is best left alone. 95-97pts is the sweetinvestment value. My experience, ullage and screw China. Buying well is a must. Try to avoid buying spot, achievable and recognised as a permanentcaps doesn’t happen. It’s the closure that never fails. outside the “list” and avoid the temptation of buying badge of quality/desirability - one that never“Even” vintage years is another PhD subject. wrong just because it’s super cheap. Buying multiple tarnishes or changes value (it’s very rare for theseDrawing the conclusion that these “even” vintage boxes is best for storage and the easiest path to sale. scores to be revised - even rarer for them to beyear numbers are worth more than odd numbers is Leave the bottles in the boxes, protecting the labels revised down). For fun and as close to a “sure thing”easy but, explaining why - leave that to the experts. and saving time - then ride the wave. The big retailers that comes from buying and selling wine, dabble inFrom 1976 on, the Australian wine industry has been feel the need to dump current release super wines birth-year bottles. Focus on presents for 40th, 50thblessed with many recognised miracle vintages: at super cheap prices as soon as they come on the and 60th birthdays. Forget 21, 30, 70 and 80 where1990, 1994, 1996, 1998, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, market. When that cycle is complete, the prices float there’s a different focus - either too young or too old2012 and 2014 - spot the pattern? Don’t bother up until the new vintage release is looming. As a to care. Shoot mid-range with your purchases. Theexplaining how wonderful Australian vintages 1991 back vintage, the same wine then retails for heat on the “7” market is already building. Buyingand 2001 were. The market ignores or undervalues recommended retail or above. On to price points 1957, 1967 and 1977 is likely too late. Look at buying1991 and 2001, along with so many other wonderful and percentage returns. A $10 return on a bottle you 8s, 9s, 0s and 1s. The list? Easy, don’t buy any oldodd numbered years. Australian drought and bought for $30 is very attractive. A $50 return on a thing, stick to quality and the very best presentation.bushfire years like 1983, 1995, 2000 and 2005 don’t bottle you bought for $400 feels good, but the Perfectly presented bottles of Penfolds Grange (withhelp the “odds” case. Worst ever vintage? 2011? percentage returns are poor. Simple rule: quality re-corking clinic certification) are the ultimate “inStick with even numbers - bar a few exceptions: 1971 mid-range wine sells easily and offers the potential demand” present. Stick to the 1960s and ’70s -Grange is iconic and WA’s Margaret River, like all for higher percentage returns. The downside: you maybe the 1980s. Forget the serious collectablesgood sandgropers, are out of step with 1995, 1999, need more storage space which might come at a from the 1950s and early ’60s - too expensive and2001 and 2005 recognised as wonderful vintages. higher cost. A word or two on price increases and too risky. Next best are well presented vintage portsOn the subject of holding on too long, are vintages the elastic effect. The new Penfolds Bin 389 release from the big names like Seppelt, Orlando and Hardy.1996 and 1998 past their drinking best? Have 1994 (2014) is a recommended price boosted to $90 - an Be reminded. The content provided in this report hasand 1990 dropped off the radar? Partly due to the interesting comparison to the 1996 Bin 389, nothing to do with wine appreciation - just simpleobsession with use by dates and partly due to the discounted on release for $20 a bottle. We know Bin rules for buying and selling well. From experience, Yep! They are smiling BUT WHY? Well the latest Halliday Companion has given them: 95 pts for 2013 38 DAYS Shiraz/Cabernet 94 pts 2014 Sands of Time Shiraz 94 pts 2013 Cabernet Sauvignon Add that to the recently won awards they are holding and they should be grinning from ear to ear. Check out our website to learn more of our story. In the picture our Winemaker and Viticulturist – James Hastwell and Richard McGeachy.Wines made for eating www.hastwellandlightfoot.com.au [email protected] Annual 2017 W I N E S TAT E 51

wine investment & collectingstray from the path and take a greater risk. The close to the amazing Tahbilk 1927 Vine Marsanne than at the front of Langton’s VII. October, thus,Sterling Market pages and the Self Valuation facility - which retails under $40 and has the best story. The was Penfolds month at Langton’s. From theon the Sterling Wine website (www.sterlingwines. vineyard was planted the year my dear old Dad was stirring release of the most anticipated Grangecom.au) are free investment tools that offer born - 1927. The wine is made in tiny quantities and this century, new vintages of Bins 707, 798invaluable insight. Collating wine auction records released so late most people think it must be a port RWT and 389 - as well as Langton’s favourite,from as far back as 1997, our Self Valuation facility - the current release is 2008! Four years behind St Henri Shiraz - red was truly the colour of theoffers every Sterling member a wealth of data via Penfolds Grange. This is not a novelty feel-good day. Our Penfolds celebrations commencedtheir Sterling Wine website log-on. The data sets list project. The point’s reviews are legend. How many on the last day of September, with our Classicthe updated auction estimate, number of wines can boast three JH97s and four JH96s in the Penfolds Auction. Record bidding ensued withtransactions, highest price and last sale price. last 10 vintages? The crazy thing is, like a $700 bottle almost-Olympic attention directed towardsLooking at historical sale prices and plotting trend of Salon vintage champagne, (a crazy but fair Lot 2: 1956 Penfolds Grange Bin14 Grangelines is an interesting and inconclusive business. comparison), this white wine at 10 years of age is Hermitage. Hammering in at $17,250 (includingMore relevant to investment prospects is the just a bouncy, awkward baby - nowhere near BP) - perhaps for a lucky bidder celebrating theirsnapshot of current auction prices for a vertical of maturity. Not to be rushed. Must be decanted and 60th? Indeed, 2016 has seen the rise - more soone wine, with Penfolds Bin 389 being a handy drunk from quality glasses. In my opinion, this wine than ever - of birth year wines. Anything ending inexample. It’s easy to enter multiple vintages of the is world class and one of the greatest bargains I’ve a “six” has been tremendously popular. Perhapssame wine on your Sterling log-on - Self Valuation. ever seen. If it was chardonnay or shiraz the price now is the time to take stock of your “sevens” andThe data is dynamic and updates every time new would be quadrupled. For me it’s the wine I drink on sell them through auctions. For a free valuation,records become available. Try entering vintages my birthday to remember my Dad! contact Tamara Grischy, Head of Auctions via1993 to 2013 for Penfolds Bin 389. I won’t try to email at [email protected]. Speakinginterpret or spot trends. The richness of the data is LANGTON’S FINE WINE AUCTIONS of October’s Grange 2012 release wine, Andrewvery commendable with most vintages drawing on Caillard MW calls both “transcendent…(and)hundreds of auction sale results. Don’t doubt Bin (OCTOBER REPORT, by SAMUEL BURRIDGE) powerfully expressive”, we placed a bottle in a389 is one of - perhaps even the most - traded wines Sunday Classic Unreserved Auction. Acquiredat auction. 1998 Bin 389 has a massive 4850 sales Langton’s and Penfolds have enjoyed a for $875, every cent of this historic Grange salerecords, with 2700 records for the ’96 Bin 389. The long and fruitful history together. From our went to support White Ribbon. We are proud toSterling Market pages are a handy quick reference partnership in the Penfolds recorking clinics to in anyway help this great organisation in workingfor all Penfolds Grange and Henschke Hill of Grace our annual brokerage release of Grange and to end men’s violence against women and girls,back vintages. Look on the Sterling home page for of course Penfolds’ position atop the Langton’s promoting gender equality, healthy relationships,Penfolds Grange Market and Henschke Hill of Grace Classification of Australian Wine in each of its and a new vision of masculinity. Just anotherMarket. On a final note, here is a wine that has stolen six editions. Indeed, given the clamouring for October? With this transcendent suite of releasesmy heart! Every year I look for the bargain that defies each and every Grange available at Langton’s from Penfolds, it has been anything but. For morebelief and pleases me most. 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wine investment & collectingGRAYSWINE In the area of Australian wines, one wine opportunities to acquire plenty of perfectly that is really performing exceptionally well is aged Australian super-premium wines for(ANNUAL REPORT, by GREG FITZSIMMONS) the Penfolds 707 Cabernet Sauvignon, with around the $50 per bottle mark. These have a bottle of the 1966 vintage recently selling recently included vintages from 2000 to 2006 ofTWENTY-sixteen was a sensational year at for $724 and newer vintages also achieving well-known wines such as Elderton CommandGraysWine, with a number of milestones being excellent prices as the demand for this iconic Shiraz, Katnook Odyessy Cabernet Sauvignonachieved during the course of the year. These wine continues to rise. While at the same and d’Arenberg Copper Mine Road Cabernetincluded receiving and selling two containers of time the demand for Grange remains firm Sauvignon. At around the same price point,superbly aged iconic Australian classic wines both in terms of price and volume. Henschke there have been some sensational wines out offrom Singapore, the most robust whiskey sales Hill of Grace Shiraz also regularly exceeds the 1990s such as the fantastic Lindemans Stsince the launching of our website, selling over expectations and there is solid demand for George Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon and$250,000 worth of perfectly cellared rare wines Penfolds St Henri Shiraz, d’Arenberg The Dead some of the less famous wines from the Penfoldsfrom one vendor (with some of the Bordeaux and Arm Shiraz and Grant Burge Meshach Shiraz. stable. These wines have the potential to makeBurgundy wines going back to the 1920s), and Therefore it would appear to be the start of an an ideal wedding anniversary/milestone presentthe most noteworthy achievement of them all - upward trend in demand and pricing for super or birthday present for a younger person who isreaching Penfolds sales in excess of $1million premium Australian red wines which looks likely celebrating their 21st, 25th or 30th birthdays.for the year. to continue throughout 2017. In the spirits area, the turnover in whiskey The super-premium wines of Bordeaux and The other segment of the market which is continues to grow strongly, while one of theBurgundy performed extremely well, especially performing extremely well is that of magnums year’s highlights was the fact that a double-in the last quarter with a bottle of Chateau Petrus and larger format bottles. The demand for magnum (3 litre bottle) of Hennessy XOfrom the magnificent 1982 vintage being sold for magnums has increased considerably over the Exclusive Collection VII French Cognac sold$4209 (before the buyer’s premium), while a bottle course of 2016 to the extent that as a result, for an amazing $1634.of the less famous 1967 vintage Chateau Petrus GraysWine is now, we believe, the largestsold for $2619. Extremely rare bottle of 1928 seller of magnums in Australia. The most traded We firmly believe that 2017 will be another veryChateau Margaux (88 years old), sold for $1634, wine in this category by far is the Grant Burge exciting year as the premium wine auction scenewhile an 87-year-old bottle of Burgundy, Henri Meshach Shiraz, followed by various Torbreck continues to heat up both in terms of it offeringde Villamont Docteur Barolet 1929 Chambolle- wines and the Howard Park Abercrombie. a great range of ideally matured classic winesMusigny achieved a very realistic price of $759. There has also been very solid support for the perfect for all sorts of occasions as well as thoseA 1961 bottle of incomparable Chateau d’Yquem Barossa’s Hentley Farm The Beauty Shiraz, amazing rare gems that get the wine buff’s bloodsold for $579 and a Guigal La Mouline Cote Rotie Katnook Estate Prodigy Shiraz, the Yarra Valley’s racing at the chance of tasting vinous history.from the sensational Rhone vintage of 1985 went Mount Mary Quintet and Hewitson Private Cellar Cheers from all of us at GraysWine.for $754. These were all part of that single cellar Shiraz Mourvedre.sale which achieved sales of over $250,000. For buyers there have been sensationalYOUR ONLINE SALES PARTNERGraysOnline, Australia’s leading online wine auctioneer and retailer now hasa new address www.grayswine.com.au. We bring together talented Aussie& NZ wine growers with our wine lovers and collectors.Contact us to discuss how we can help grow your business.Simon West, General Manager | [email protected] | 0412 913 120 Annual 2017 W I N E S TAT E 53

W H AT ’ S I T WO RT H ? WINESTATE’S AUCTION PRICE GUIDE Prices listed are exceptional auction highs and do not include buyer’s premium.AUSTRALIAN CLARENDON HILLS ELDERTON GREENOCK CREEK MOUNT MARY 1991 $460 Astralis Shiraz Command Shiraz Roennfeldt Rd Quintet 1992 $380WINES 1994 $200 1990 $90 Shiraz 1990 $150 1993 $380   1994 $380  1995 $280 1995 $370  1995 $200 1991 Not Released 1996 $260 1991 $120 1996 $500 1996 $250  1992 $100 1997 $160 1992 $110 1997 $380 BASS PHILLIP 1997 $200 1993 $65 1998 $350 1993 $95 1998 $580 Basket PressPremium Pinot Noir 1998 $260 1999 $200  Chardonnay 1999 $400 Shiraz 1999 $260 1994 $85  2000 $220 Art Series 1994 $110 2000 $420 1990 $150 1990 $75 2000 $270 2001 $250 2001 $380 1991 $90 2001 $290 1995 $75 2002 $320  1990 $60 1995 $100 2002 $450 1991 $140 1992 $95 2002 $300 1996 $95 2003 $210 1996 $120 2003 $420 1993 $80 2003 $200 1997 $70 2004 $210 1991 $60 1997 $120 2004 $460 1992 $95 1994 $110 2004 $350 2005 $230 2005 $430 1993 $110  1995 $80 2005 $230 1998 $95 2006 $260 1992 $70 1998 $160 2006 $520 1994 $95 1996 $110 2006 $250 1993 $65 2007 $420 1997 $140 2007 Not Released 1999 $70 Hill of Grace 1999 $130 2008 $620  1998 $140 2008 Not Released 1980 $280  1999 $120 2009 Not Released 2000 $65 1981 $220 1994 $85 2000 $120 1995 $100  2000 $120 2010 $200 1982 $250  1996 $180  2001 $160 2011 Not Released 2001 $65 1983 $220 1995 $100 2001 $110 1997 $90 2002 $145 2012 $210 1984 $220 1996 $65 2003 $110 2002 $85 1985 $280 2002 $130  2004 $140 1986 $330 2005 $80 CLONAKILLA 2003 $65 1987 $250  1997 $90 2003 $110 1998 $190 2007 $130 Shiraz Viognier 1988 $330  1999 $110 2008 $85 1990 $65 2004 $75  1989 $280  1998 $70 2004 $140 2000 $90 2009 $85 1993 $65 1990 $460 1999 $75 2010 $90 1994 $85 2005 $65 1991 $400 2000 $75 2005 $120 2001 $95 2011 $100 1995 $65 2006 $70 1992 $350  2006 $120 2007 $65 1993 $300  2001 $80 2007 $90 2002 $120  1994 $360  2003 $100 1995 $320  2002 $80  2008 $55 1996 $480 2008 $95 2009 $70 1997 $300  2003 $80 2009 Not Released 2004 $110  1998 $420 2005 $110  1999 $380 2004 $90 2010 $85 2006 $110 2001 $380  2005 $75 GIACONDA 2002 $420 2006 $70 2011 $120 Bin 707 2007 $85 Chardonnay 2004 $380 1990 $250   2005 $390  1991 $250  1990 $110 2006 $180  2007 $85 1992 $210  2008 $85  2007 Not Released 1993 $220  1991 $60 2008 $540 2008 $70 1994 $220  2009 $85  1995 Not Released 1992 $85 Armagh Shiraz 2009 $75 1996 $230 2010 $100  1990 $200 1997 $190 1996 $100 1993 $90 1991 $120  2010 $70 1998 $260 THREE RIVERS/ 1992 $140  1999 $200BINDI 1997 $130 1994 $100 1993 $110 Bin 95 Grange 2000 Not Released Chris RinglandBlock 5 Pinot Noir 1998 $150 1994 $130 1951 $46,000 2001 $210 1997 $80 1995 $85 1995 $130 1952 $17,000 2002 $220  Wines Shiraz 1999 $55 1996 $140 1996 $190  1953 $14,000 2003 Not Released1998 $95 2000 $90 1997 $95 1997 $140  1954 $11,000  2004 $200 1990 $520 1998 $250  1955 $4,000 2005 $230  1991 $6901999 Not Released 2001 $130 1998 $110  1999 $180  1956 $14,000 2006 $220  1992 $6002000 $150 2002 $130 1999 $120 2000 $120 1957 $12,000 2007 $200 2001 $120 2001 $140 MOSS WOOD 1958 $4,100 2008 $210  1993 $700 2003 $100  2000 $110 2002 $200 Cab Sauv 1959 $2,000 2009 $200 2002 $110 2004 $120 2001 $110 2004 $160  1960 $1,500 2010 $280 1994 $650 2005 $120 1990 $130 1961 $1,600 1995 $4502003 $85 2005 $110 2002 $160 2006 $160 1991 $150 1962 $1,6002004 $110 2007 $95 1963 $1,200  1996 $830 2006 $120  2004 $190 2008 $160 1992 $120 1964 $1,200  1997 Not Released2005 $140 2007 $190  2005 $120 1965 $600 2006 $100 1993 $100 1966 $1,000  1998 $850 2008 $90 2006 $110  1994 $100 1967 $6002007 $120 2009 $95 2007 $120  1968 $600  1999 $600  1995 $130 1969 $560 2000 $4502008 $120 1970 $4002009 $90 2010 $90  2008 $130  1996 $120 1971 $720 2001 $800 1972 $4002010 $95 2011 $75 2009 Not Released 1997 $100 1973 $450  2002 $800 2012 $70 2010 $130 1974 $480 2011 $85 2011 $130 1998 $130  1975 $460  2003 $500 1999 $130 1976 $850 2012 $95 2012 $130 2000 $130  1977 $450  1978 $380  Bin 60A 2001 $130 1979 $400 1962 $4,000BROKENWOOD 2002 $120  1980 $380 Graveyard Shiraz 1981 $400 2004 $550  2003 $90 1982 $380 2006 $400 1990 $90 2004 $100 1983 $480  Shiraz1991 $110 1984 $350 1990 $1501992 Not Released Cabernet Merlot 2005 $100 1985 $380 1991 $130 1999 $95 1986 $520 1992 $801993 $80 2000 $65 Meshach 2006 $70  1987 $350 1993 $90 1990 $100 1988 $380  1994 $1201994 $80 2001 $110  1991 $85 2007 $95  1989 $360 1995 $110 1992 $80 1990 $540 1996 $1601995 $85  2002 $90 1993 $70 2008 $90 Stonewell Shiraz 1997 $85 1994 $90 2009 $85 1998 $1601996 $95 2003 $90 1995 $70 2010 $80 1990 $90 1999 $100 1997 $85 1996 $90  2000 $80  2004 $110  1997 Not Released 1991 $70 2001 $100 1998 $140  1998 $110 2011 $90 1992 $60 2002 $150  2005 $85 1999 $90 2003 $1001999 $90 2006 $70 2000 $70 1993 $65 2004 $120 2000 $140  2001 $110 2005 $130 2001 $85 2007 $100 2002 $95 1994 $55 2006 $130  2003 $60 1995 $55 2008 $120 2008 $95  2004 $70 2009 $1302002 $75 2005 $65 1996 $70 2010 $1402003 $80 2009 $95  2006 $65 2011 $110 2007 Not Released 1997 $552004 $85  2010 $100  2008 $85 1998 $85 2011 $75 2005 $852006 $110 1999 $75 2000 $702007 $90 2001 $652008 Not Released2009 $85 2002 $70 2003 $55 2004 $85 2005 $60 2006 $60 2007 $55 2008 $6054 W I N E S TAT E Annual 2017

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styles THE BEST WINES OF 2016 CONTENTS Includes: Sparkling/Champagne, Pinot Gris/Grigio, Riesling, Sauvignon Blanc, Semillon, Chardonnay, Rosé, Italian/Spanish, Other Red Varietals & Blends, Pinot Noir, Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, Shiraz/Syrah, Sweet White & Fortified.56 W I N E S TAT E Annual 2017

WINESTATE’S BEST WINES OF 2016 style tastings sparkling vintage sparkling Australian & Centennial Grant Burge /champagne $20-$30 New Zealand Vineyards Blanc de Helene Tasmanianon-vintage sparkling $30-$40 Blancs Southern Grande Cuveesparkling Taltarni Blanc de Highlands 2006 HHHHHunder $20 Blancs Pyrenees Centennial Chardonnay Great fresh nutty Chardonnay Vineyards Southern NV HHHH1/2 aromas with hints of 2012 HHHH Highlands Pinot A lovely golden hued mushrooms and forest Predominantly smells Noir Chardonnay wine rich with bready floor nuances. Excellent of black olives with Pinot Meunier aromas and showing palate - long, tight and a myriad of aromas NV HHHHH a great flavour profile complex with flavours underneath. The Good bubbles! Lovely on the powerful palate like quinces and citrussy palate is nutty toasty complexity with aged complexity pomegranates. $50 fine, tight and very on the nose with nice developing. $39 feminine. $25 freshness, complexity Arras Tasmania and balance to the Blanc de Blancs palate that shows a 2006 HHHHH great persistence of Developed sweet flavours and bright caramel bouquet with acidity. $30 hints of tinned corn. Long, dry and slightlySouth Point Estate Terra Felix King Majella Minuet Bream Creek Grampians Estate savoury palate withSEA Chardonnay Valley Prosecco Coonawarra Cuvee Traditionelle Rutherford a rich complexity ofPinot Noir 2015 HHHH Sparkling Riesling Tasmania Pinot Grampians interesting flavoursNV HHHH Attractive yeastiness NV HHHH1/2 Noir Chardonnay Sparkling Shiraz supported by a greatThe honeyed caramel to the lifted sweet fruit Attractive toasty aromas 2010 HHHH1/2 2013 HHHH acid line. $80aromas are mixed with nose. Very creamy in with hints of cinnamon Very youthful for a six- Light berry bouquet with Arras E J Carrclean fruity characters. the mouth with a nice and cedar. Lightweight year-old. Lovely yeasty a promising perfumed Late DisgorgedCreamy in the mouth nutty length and good palate; great flavours autolysis characters lift. Very pleasant sweet Tasmania Sparklingwith pleasant fruit-driven line of acid. $22.50 of peaches and other evident on the nose plum fruit palate with 2002 HHHHHflavours. $5.99 Bisol Salis stone fruits supported and great palate tannins adding to the “Fabulous vibrant aged Superiore DOCG by a firm acid spine. $30 balance with long balance. $35 wine,” enthused onenon-vintage Dry Valdobbiadene Centennial lingering flavours with judge. “It’s layered andsparkling Prosecco Vineyards Blanc tapenade notes. $39 Australia & New complex.” Pistachio-$20-$30 2014 HHHH de Noirs Southern Audrey Wilkinson Zealand sparkling like nuttiness on the Pleasant passionfruit Highlands Pinot Winemaker’s $40 + nose with a melangeSchild Estate aromas with persistent Noir NV HHHH1/2 Selection Orange of fig, toast andBarossa Valley and tasty citrus-driven A spicy nose of cloves Blanc de Blanc Arras Brut Elite sautéed mushroom-likeAdelaide Hills flavours showing some and cinnamon with 2013 HHHH Tasmania Sparkling flavours. $130Chardonnay Pinot nice aged characters some great yeast Simple, delicate and Cuvee NV HHHHH Croser VintageNoir NV HHHH developing. $29.95 autolysis showing. elegant with very “Has a great Tassie Piccadilly ValleyA delightful Aussie The palate is long bright yeasty fruit feel,” said one judge. Pinot Noirsparkling with toasty and toasty and very aromas and a palate Great nose; interesting Chardonnaynougat aromas and complex with hints of with good complexity and complex. A fine 2011 HHHH1/2creamy honeyed jasmine and citrus. $39 and structure with bead. Tightly structured A nutty, nougatflavours showing lovely great acid line. $38 palate has long toasty and toasty arrayyeasty characters. Dry Sutherland honeyed flavours of aromas. Nuttyfinish. $25 Estate Yarra layered with fruit and complexity follows Valley Sparkling refreshing acidity. $50 through onto the rich Tempranillo Arras Grand mouthfilling palate. 2014 HHHH Vintage Tasmania Some marmalade-like Earthy musky aromas Sparkling sweetness and good and an attractive lightly 2007 HHHHH acidity. $45.99 varietal palate with Rich aged hues Singlefile Blanc some Vegemite notes with lovely toasty de Blancs and showing lovely development Great Southern overall freshness. $35 dominating the nose. Chardonnay The palate is lean, 2010 HHHH tight and long with Bright zesty citrussy excellent structure and bouquet with very a complexity of toasty/ persistent and elegant nutty fruit flavours. $70 lime and lemon flavours underscored by fine mineral-like acidity. $80 Annual 2017 W I N E S TAT E 57

WINESTATE’S BEST WINES OF 2016 style tastingsTomich Wines Blanc champagne Perrier Jouet Grand Henri Giraud Esprit Champagne Champagnede Noir Adelaide non-vintage Champagne Brut de Giraud Brut Charpentier Terre Jeeper ExtraHills Pinot Noir under $100 NV HHHHH NV HHHH1/2 d’Emotion Brut Brut Naturelle2009 HHHH Very light toastiness to The nose has an Vérité Charly sur Champagne BrutDelicate shades Moet & Chandon the nose with just the interesting integration Marne France NV HHHHof salmon here. Imperial slightest hint of sea of musk and mint-like Brut NV HHHH A strong herbalSlightly closed rose- Champagne spray. The powerful aromas with a roasted A delicate floral influence on the noselike fragrances with France Brut palate has a fine strong nut note. More of the aromatic bouquet with and a very interesting,some citrus. Pleasant NV HHHHH flavour line and a lovely same on the persistent a strong, complex and full-on, palate that’sstrawberries and cream A great champagne; mushroomy richness. palate with its firm acid chunky palate that has complex and has apalate. $60 rich, powerful and $86.99 support. $85 big nutty marzipan-like slightly oily texture. $95 full-flavoured with Champagne Canard characters. $69 Besserat Dechampagne excellent aged Duchene Cuvée Veuve Monsigny Besserat De Bellefon Epernayrosé characters. Intense Leonie Green Champagne Brut Bellefon Extra France Blanc de toasty/yeasty aromas (Certified Organic) NV HHHH Comte des Moines Blancs NV HHHHBesserat De and a well-focussed Champagne Cuvée Hints of florals and Epernay France Hints of marzipanBellefon Epernay complexity of strong NV HHHHH jasmine on the nose. Brut NV HHHH on the light toasty/France Brut Rosé flavours. $69.99 Great elegance to the Great complexity to the Elegant minerally herbaceous nose. VeryNV HHHHH nose with toast and attractive toasty citrus fragrances on the nose big palate weight withSalmon pink hues with Besserat De oysters evident and palate. Has elegance with an interesting flinty citrus flavours andpot pourri fragrances Bellefon Comte some hints of cranberry- and a good acid solid steely primary piercing acidity. $98and great caramel- des Moines like characters which backbone. $24.99 fruit palate layered withlike autolysis. Palate Epernay France follow through to the Mumm Cordon piercing acidity. $86 champagne &is fresh and lively - Brut NV HHHHH supple well-structured Rouge Champagne sparkling vintagesavoury and complex Great popcorn-like palate. $89 Brut NV HHHH Champagne Jeeper under $100with lovely toasty aged autolysis obvious Deutz Classic A full rounded Grand Assemblageflavours and “squeaky” on the nose and France Brut champagne with a cool Champagne Brut Mumm Millesimeacidity. $92 full, rich palate rich NV HHHH1/2 mintiness and lovely NV HHHH Champagne PinotChampagne Thiénot with mushroom, Light herbal-like secondary characters Interesting complexity Noir ChardonnayChampagne Rosé passionfruit, vanilla bouquet and a lean, developing. Great of bark, moss, rose and 2006 HHHH1/2NV HHHH1/2 and jasmine flower tight and beautifully weight and flavour strawberry-like aromas. This champagne showsAn aged bronzed characters wrapped in focussed palate with profile. $64.99 Complex bready palate fabulous aged hues,champagne showing firm acidity. $79 inky complexity, hints that’s strong, tight and it has a fine bead andtoasty/brioche-like esters Bollinger Special of herbaceousness and rich. $60 smells of brown limes.and developed, complex Cuvee France cumquat and quince- It is rich, buttery andand savoury red fruit Champagne like fruit. $80 complex in the mouthflavours with a fine acid NV HHHHH Champagne Thiénot and has a certainbackbone. $109 A very attractive Champagne Brut elegance. $97.99 buttery mushroomy NV HHHH1/2 bouquet with hints of Floral perfumed rose hip-like characters. aromas with toasty The palate is lively and layers and a rounded, complex with loads slightly oily, fresh and of interest and good lively green apple amount of lively acidity. flavoured palate. Nice $84.99 secondary characters developing. $8558 W I N E S TAT E Annual 2017

WINESTATE’S BEST WINES OF 2016 style tastingsBisol Relio champagne pinot gris Aronui Single pinot gris/grigioTraditional vintage $100+ /pinot grigio Vineyard Nelson $30+Method Extra Pinot GrisValdobbiadene Champagne pinot gris/grigio 2016 HHHH Bird in HandBrut 2009 HHHH Philipponnat Grand $15-$20 Restrained savoury Adelaide Hills PinotNose has some Blanc France fruit aromas with nice Gris 2016 HHHHdevelopment Champagne Gatt Accent Pinot palate roundness that A lovely elegant andunderscored with 2007 HHHHH Gris 2014 HHHH has some sweetness, flavoursome gris stylemarzipan characters. A wine that has Smells of apples some pear fruit and with delicate limeRich persistence of elegance, freshness and oranges with nice spicy elements. cordial and pear-like fruitinteresting chocolaty and complexity with savoury notes. Toasty $21.95 characters and somecitrus flavours. $79.95 loads of lovely yeast development on the Saint Clair searing acidity. $30 autolysis on the fruity palate. Some Premiumchampagne complex nutty nose. sweetness but has acid Marlborough Pinotnon-vintage Lovely strawberry and to balance. $19.90 Gris 2015 HHHH$100+ cream palate. Fine Reserved citrus fruit mousse. Lemony bouquet and sweetlyChampagne Canard acidity. $145 textured palate withDuchene Charles heaps of lovely pearVII Champagne Deutz William pinot gris/grigio juice flavour intensity Jacob’s CreekBlanc de Noirs Deutz Millesime $20-$25 with lovely tight acidity. Classic SEANV HHHHH France Brut $21.50 NZ RieslingFabulous toasty yeast 2006 HHHHH Tapestry Wines Saint Clair 2016 HHHH1/2autolysis dominates A fuller, lower acid Adelaide Pinot James Sinclair A stunning, stand-the nose and has a style that’s long and Grigio 2016 HHHH Marlborough Pinot out wine with liftedthread of minerally very elegant with nice Musky lavender-like Gris 2015 HHHH floral and estery citruspeach elements. The overall complexity. characters evident Distinct ripe pear aromas and a fantastictight lean palate has It has a lovely toasty here with intense lifted fruit aromatics and crisp lemon/lime palatecumquat and green toffee nose and some pear juice aromas and upfront residual sugar with a sensationalapple-like flavour delicate spicy peach intensely flavoured on palate with lovely finish. “A riesling thatprofile. $119 flavours. $280 pear-like palate. $20 acid cutting through. ticks all the boxes.”Henri Giraud Grand Deutz Amour de Good length of flavour. $11.99Cru Fute de Chene Deutz Millesime $21.99 NZ Nazaaray Thorn-Clarke WinesMV HHHHH France Brut Mornington Sandpiper EdenA great wine with 2006 HHHHH pinot gris/grigio Peninsula Pinot Valley Rieslingthe herbal toffee-like Lovely golden hints $25-$30 Gris 2015 HHHH 2016 HHHH1/2aromas showing to this bright wine A lovely nose - smells An ultra-youthful winesome oaky notes. that shows excellent Karrawatta of spicy apples and probably best to drinkSolid complexity to bottle development Sophie’s Hill baked bread. Plenty of with a few years ofthe persistent savoury and earthy mushroomy Adelaide Hills Pinot interest on the palate age on it. Tight closedpalate with some great layers on the nose Grigio showing toasty honeyed nose and very tight andacidity to back it up. and palate with hints 2016 HHHH development. $30 intense citrus palate.$220 of peaches and high Pale green hues, dusty Good understanding ofHenri Giraud acidity. $325 fruit aromas with nice riesling the variety. $19Hommage savoury complexity Thomas GossNV HHHH1/2 Champagne Thiénot and good length of riesling Adelaide HillsThe nose is a mix of Cuvée Stanislas well-balanced varietal under $20 Rieslingpeach aromas with Champagne flavours and some 2016 HHHHherbaceous characters Blanc de Blancs Loveblock phenolics. $26 Em’s Table VBBAEULSYUTSE Inviting fragrant citrusand has a long lean 2005 HHHHH Marlborough Pinot Red Hill Estate Organic Clare bouquet and tightlyherbaceous palate with This golden wine that Gris 2014 HHHH Pinot Grigio Valley Riesling wound palate of freshlyhints of peaches and smells of roasted An estery nose and 2015 HHHH squeezed lemons withsome cumquat notes. nuts and has almost a a well-balanced Slight pungency to the bright acidity. “Plenty$120 “sherrified” complexity palate with a slight lifted pear aromas and of room to evolve.”Henri Giraud Code to the elegantly layered oily texture, lots of a vibrant confectionery $15Noir NV HHHH1/2 flinty palate with some interest and excellent fruit palate that’s prettyA white Champagne nice secondary aged controlled flavour and persistent with amade from black characters. $199 intensity. $24.99 NZ very good finish. $25grapes. Stunninglycomplex wine with 2015 HHHH1/2excellent length and Excellent varietalbalance. Nice nuttiness expression here. Noseto the nose and floral is all “washed rocksflavours with hints of and brown lime” withapples, peaches and a “relaxed” palatehazelnuts on a lean with great intensity ofpalate. $150 varietal fruit without the use of sugar. $19.99 Annual 2017 W I N E S TAT E 59

WINESTATE’S BEST WINES OF 2016 style tastingsriesling RockBare Clare Patrick Estate$20-$25 Valley Riesling South Australia 2016 HHHH RieslingThe Collective Subtle floral fragrances. 2015 HHHH1/2Wine Company Slightly austere palate Marmalade-likeArtiste Eden Valley but very good balance, maturity on the noseRiesling power and complexity with a lovely fragrant2015 HHHH1/2 with a long lingering lift. It has a powerfulGreat understanding finish. $22 Germanic style ofof the variety shown palate with greathere. Gentle citrus riesling persistence of citrusnose with mineral $25-$30 blossom-like varietalelements and a zippy, flavours. $25linear, mouth-puckeringpalate showing grace Bird in Hand Clareand finesse. $24 Valley Riesling 2016 HHHH1/2Koonara Loveblock Bone Pale golden wine with Babich Family KoonowlaSofiel’s Gift Mount Dry Marlborough pretty floral fragrances Estates Cowslip Clare RieslingGambier Riesling Riesling with a powerful fruit Valley Marlborough 2006 HHHH1/22013 HHHH1/2 2011 HHHH drive and a smart bright Riesling 2015 A very impressive,A classic varietal nose Beautifully ageing and nicely balanced HHHH1/2 very Australian, agedshowing some lovely riesling with toffee/ palate with lovely fresh A “serious” wine with riesling. It has toastypowerful aged notes. brown lime bouquet fruit flavours and a interesting Euro style- honeyed aromas andGreat line and length of and rich rounded and minerally finish. $25 like complex notes. seamlessly balancedcitrus flavours with hints weighty palate with Wild ferment aromas varietal flavours withof tropics and zippy racy citrus sherbet-like Touch of botrytis on very good acid drive.acidity. Has poise and flavours. $24.99 NZ the lovely spicy palate. Nearing its peak. $25balance. $20 Great power but a lovely lightness. $25gattwines.com Single vineyard High Eden riesling at the pinnacle of Eden Valley NE of the YE AR OPHY WINNTR WI ER Riesling of the Year Winner AWARDS 201660 W I N E S TAT E Annual 2017

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WINESTATE’S BEST WINES OF 2016 style tastingsBrothers At riesling Reillys Watervale HiedlerWar Nothing In 2014 & older Clare Valley HeiligensteinCommon Eden $30-$40 Riesling Kamptal RieslingValley Riesling 2010 HHHH 2014 HHHH1/22016 HHHH Gatt High Eden Aged nose; smells A powerful complexFresh lemon Riesling toasty with sweet spicy nose and strongaromas with slight 2014 HHHH1/2 toffee notes. Soft, varietal flavours withphenolic touch and a Tight restrained sweet and very some nuttiness andflavoursome citrus- aromas in the citrus approachable palate lovely creamy mouthfeel.driven palate with based spectrum. Very still shows some The acidity cuts througha nice mineral acid fine citrus flavours with primary fruit. $35 the sweetness verybackbone. $25 very powerful acidity. well. $40 Palate just starting to riesling $40+Hemera Estate show hints of honeyed Pauletts AgedEstate Barossa maturation. Nice Release ClareRiesling mineral notes. $30 Valley Riesling2016 HHHH 2010 HHHH1/2Very fragrant bouquet Colmar Estate Gatt High Eden Jacob’s Creek A seamlessly balanced,with pretty florals and Block 6 Orange Riesling Steingarten complex wine that’san attractive and delicate Riesling 2010 HHHH1/2 Barossa Riesling developing beautifully.palate with slight spritz 2016 HHHH1/2 An excellent riesling 2014 HHHHH Citrus peel bouquetevident and nice spicy A tightly wound nose that’s maturing nicely A very smart riesling with tropical notes andfreshness. $25 with a very attractive and has a soft lemon that’s full of life with a toasty marmalade-Peter Lehmann lime bouquet. Finely butter bouquet leading excellent varietal like palate. DrinkingWines Hill & crafted palate with to a silky smooth brown expression and just a well now. $50Valley Eden Valley good length of delicate lime palate that has hint of age developing.Riesling citrus flavours showing great length, weight and Delicate floral fragrances sauvignon2015 HHHH floral notes and slightly structure. $30 and an austere, blancA clean precise wine bracing acidity. $32 intensely flavoured,that’s somewhat Gatt High Eden Stift Göttweig palate. $49.99 sauvignon blancsubdued but well-made Riesling Reserve Austria under $15with good floral varietal 2016 HHHH Riesling Robert Steinfruit characters and a A lovely powerful and 2014 HHHH Half Dry RS10 Berton Vineyardschalky acid profile. $25 beautifully balanced A distinctive Old World Mudgee Riesling Metal Label SouthLeconfield Old riesling full of vibrant style. Musky mandarin 2016 HHHHH Australia SauvignonVines Coonawarra zesty floral/citrus aromas; some toffee “The wine of the Blanc 2016 HHHHRiesling varietal fruit aromas notes. Nicely weighted tasting,” thought one Intense sweet2015 HHHH and flavours. $30 palate, some sweetness judge. Powerful lemon/ passionfruit bouquetSmells like apple skins Gatt High Eden pushing through. $35 lime bouquet with with a well-poisedand lemon pith with Riesling Hirsch subtle floral nuances. palate where fruityeasty esters. Great 2015 HHHH Heiligenstein Fragrant, tingly sherbet- sweetness is keptline and length of Aromatic musk-driven Austria Riesling like palate; lovely purity nicely in check with theflavour with plenty of nose. Very generous 2013 HHHH of fruit. “Should age a acidity. $12room to grow in the and refreshing palate Interesting wine treat.” $40bottle. $26 with good varietal fruit with creamy toasty Hoggies Estate VBBAEULSYUTSE drive underscored by nose and seamless Coonawarrariesling vibrant acidity. $30 integration of fruit, Sauvignon2016/2015 sugar and acid. Starting Blanc 2015 HHHH$30-$40 to show its age but Subtle and inviting holding up well. $35 musky/asparagus aromas and a good crunchy acid palate Peter Lehmann that has a certain Wines Wigan Eden pungency and a touch of Valley Riesling greenness. $14.99 2011 HHHH Buttery bouquet with Robert Stein sauvignon blanc toasty Germanic Reserve Mudgee $15-$20 elements. Powerful Riesling flavours and bracing 2016 HHHH1/2 acid. A wine that has Subtle nose - very been built to last! $35 floral with some lemon zestiness. More lemon characters on the nicely weighted palate with bracing acidity. Needs at least another 5 years! $5062 W I N E S TAT E Annual 2017

style tastings sauvignon blanc $20+ Chain of Ponds VBBAEULSYUTSE Black Thursday Adelaide Hills Sauvignon Blanc 2016 HHHH1/2 Intense tropical/ passionfruit aromas and a nicely structured palate with good line and length of lifted punchy fruit flavours, some grassiness and a slight sour-like note. $20Lawson’s Dry Hills Longview VineyardMount Vernon WhippetMarlborough Adelaide HillsSauvignon Blanc Sauvignon Blanc2016 HHHHH 2016 HHHH1/2Powerful pungent Lovely crunchy freshlifted asparagus acid-driven style.aromas with a very Some tropics on thelong and persistent nose with a hint ofcrunchy green palate sweetness and niceshowing great line of citrus flavours withpassionfruit flavours herbal notes and ripewith a great acid pears lurking beneath.backbone. $18 $19.50Two RiversBlack Cottage Alkoomi White Babich Marlborough MORE SPACEMarlborough Label Frankland Sauvignon BlancSauvignon Blanc River Sauvignon 2016 HHHH1/2 THAN YOU2016 HHHH1/2 Blanc 2016 HHHH Inviting mix of greensAn attractive, simple, Tropical fruit nose and tropical elements CAN IMAGINEclean and bright with a citrus edge. A on the nose with a veryvarietal dominated by big, fresh and well- flavoursome citrussy 5 York Street Sydney, NSW Australia 2000tropical/passionfruit structured palate that palate showing a good Tel: (61-2) 9210 5000 | Fax: (61-2) 9290 1487characters on the has lots going on. acid backbone and anose and palate and Some sweetness but in long lingering finish. $22 E-mail: [email protected] good depth, check. $15 Penny’s Hill www.swiss-belhotel.combalance and length. Tohu Single The Agreement$18 NZ Vineyard Adelaide Hills Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc Sauvignon Blanc 2016 HHHH1/2 2016 HHHH Light subtle varietal A very punchy style aromas and a palate that with pungent herbal/ is taut and lean but is tropical aromas and full of flavour and has flavours and hints of a big acid hit. A wine residual sugar but well with length, balance and balanced by the acid. excellent drive of varietal $19.95 characters. $22 Annual 2017 W I N E S TAT E 63

WINESTATE’S BEST WINES OF 2016 style tastingsThe Collective Tomich Wines Audrey WilkinsonWine Company Woodside Vineyard WinemakersArtiste Eden Valley Adelaide Hills Selection HunterSauvignon Blanc Sauvignon Blanc Valley Semillon2015 HHHH1/2 2016 HHHH 2014 HHHH1/2A very interesting A classy wine A lovely classic Hunterwine that has balance, beautifully balanced semillon with a mix offreshness and great with very subtle apple, nettle and citruspoise. Mainly tropical tropical-like varietal fruit aromas with a lavenderaromas with green that shows a floral lift lift to the vibrant palatenotes. Great palate and has a good line of with its well-integratedstructure with nice acidity. $25 flavours. Great finish!varietal flavour Ara Single Estate $28definition and crunchy Marlborough Pokolbin Estateacid. $24 Sauvignon Blanc Phil Swannell 2015 HHHH Hunter ValleyBird in Hand Topper’s Mountain Paracombe Adelaide Great punchy style Semillon Tyrrell’s WinesAdelaide Hills Wines Barrel Hills Sauvignon with intense tropical 2014 HHHH Steven’s HunterSauvignon Blanc Fermented Blanc 2016 HHHH aromas showing a Developed buttery Valley Semillon2016 HHHH1/2 New England Nice nose; very good touch of green and bouquet with nice fruity 2011 HHHH“Lots going on here,” Sauvignon Blanc varietal fruit evident. good depth of lemon lift. Lovely power and Bright spicy varietalcommented one judge. 2015 HHHH1/2 Great palate - silky in the and lime fruit flavours. purity of varietal fruit fruit aromas and a silkyFairly intense and A beautiful light floral mouth with fruit in the Lots of acidity. $25 on the slightly creamy soft palate with greatsitting in the tropical oak nose with the riper spectrum. Hints of Matahiwi Estate palate with good fruit flavours and somespectrum with hints of oak also prominent green apples. $21 Holly Wairarapa acidity. $25 fine acidity. Still verygreen apple characters. on the palate and Verdun Park Wines Sauvignon Blanc James Estate youthful. 5+ $35Some residual sugar, slightly overpowering Lyla Adelaide Hills 2015 HHHH Reserve Hunterbut in balance with good the varietal fruit. Has Sauvignon Blanc A real passionfruit nose Valley Semillon semillon $40+acidity. $25 hints of botrytis-like 2016 HHHH with subtle oak adding 2009 HHHHLeabrook Estate characters on the Powerful tropical complexity. A mix of Classic aged semillonAdelaide Hills finish. $30 bouquet with an fresh sweet tropical fruit nose; all toasty andSauvignon Blanc underlying greenness. and citrus flavours. Good butterscotch-like.2016 HHHH1/2 Deep Woods Estate Slightly sweet palate line of acid. $28.99 A great palate - Coolangatta EstateA long, well-balanced Margaret River with flavours of apples Babich Winemaker’s intriguing, interesting Estate Grownand nicely textured Sauvignon Blanc and hints of tropical Reserve and very drinkable. Shoalhaven Coastwine with a subtle 2016 HHHH fruit. $22 Marlborough High acidity. $27 Semillonsour touch to the nose. Green/asparagus-like Saint Clair Family Sauvignon Blanc 2006 HHHHHInteresting punchy fruit aromas with subtle Estate Premium 2015 HHHH semillon $30-$40 A gorgeous steelypalate, big on acid with tropical notes. Zesty Marlborough Subtle oakiness on the green apple anda touch of oak adding freshness on the Sauvignon Blanc nose creating creamy Saddler’s Creek passionfruit nosecomplexity. $25 palate with good fruit 2015 HHHH nutty aromas and a Wines Classic with a white floral lift.Karrawatta Anna’s flavours and crunchy Attractive wine with delightfully balanced, Hunter Semillon Delicious palate - stillAdelaide Hills acid. $20 pleasant lifted aromas silky smooth, tropical/ 2005 HHHH1/2 clean and vibrant withSauvignon Blanc and fresh well balanced citrus fruit palate. $30 Very interesting aged a minerally texture and2016 HHHH1/2 Satyr by Sileni palate with nice drive Sandalford Estate Hunter semillon that’s loads of acidity for itsOak initially evident Valiant New of ripe fruit flavours Reserve Margaret ready for drinking now. age. Way to go yet.on the nose followed Zealand Sauvignon and mild sweetness. River Sauvignon Has a classic roasted/up by soft tropical Blanc 2016 HHHH $21.50 NZ Blanc Semillon toasty steely nose and 5+ $70fruit characters. A good wine with Jackson Estate 2016 HHHH great fresh varietal fruit Coolangatta EstateInteresting style of excellent varietal Stich Marlborough A simple lifted purity and drive to the Estate Grownpalate that shows intensity of florals and Sauvignon Blanc passionfruit style of palate. $36 Shoalhaven Coastlength, complexity and tropical fruit salad. 2015 HHHH varietal that’s punchy, Semillonexcellent texture. $26 Some residual sugar A lovely lifted grassy long and vibrant with 2005 HHHHHSaint Clair Family evident with grassy kiwi fruit/gooseberry subtle green aromas Nose is a fragrantEstate Pioneer hints. $20 bouquet and excellent and very good flavour combo of nettles, peaBlock 3 43 Degrees drive and great depth of intensity. $25 pods and lime fruitMarlborough Villa Maria intense tropical varietal and showing subtleSauvignon Blanc Private Bin VBBAEULSYUTSE fruit flavours. $21.99 semillon development. Juicy,2015 HHHH1/2 Marlborough lively and flavoursomeA solid wine with Sauvignon semillon & in the mouth witha herbaceous nose Blanc 2016 HHHH blends $25-$30 amazing line of acidityshowing green Quite a herbaceous for an 11-year old. $50notes. Nice retainedfreshness on the palate nose with mainly greenwith good tropical fruit notes on the longweight and length.Nice lifted cut grasselements. $26.90 NZ vibrant palate with very faint tropical varietal fruit elements. $2064 W I N E S TAT E Annual 2017

WINESTATE’S BEST WINES OF 2016 style tastingsCoolangatta Estate Tudor Yarra Valley Sidewood Adelaide chardonnay Iron Cloud RockIndividual Vineyard Chardonnay Hills Chardonnay $25-$30 of SolitudeWollstonecraft 2014 HHHH 2014 HHHH1/2 GeographeShoalhaven Coast A very good, well- Rich and enticing Abel’s Tempest ChardonnaySemillon made wine with a with appealing layers Tasmania 2014 HHHH2009 HHHH1/2 subtle harmony of of citrus blossom, Chardonnay Nose shows a niceVery developed spicy peach, honey and oak butterscotch, peach 2014 HHHHH lift of grapefruit andtoasty aromas with aromas and it’s creamy and cashew-like Very appealing and cashew-like characterssome fruit peeking and soft in the mouth. characters. Good use enticing mix of flinty, with lovely generositythrough. Palate has $12.99 of oak and great palate smoky, stonefruit of citrus flavours. Goodgreat poise, line and drive. $20 aromas. Generous acid length. $28length with nice Queen Adelaide Woodside Park lemon curd palate -wellmouthfeel and texture. South Eastern Adelaide Hills integrated toasty oak chardonnayHas plenty left in in yet. Australia Chardonnay and lovely acid balance. $30-$35 Chardonnay 2014 HHHH1/2 Phenolics add to the 5+ $40 2013 HHHH Citrus and white complexity. $28 Jacobs CreekTyrrell’s Wines Vat Fresh lifted citrus/ peach aromas layered Trentham Family Reeves Point1 Hunter Valley tropical nose and a with toasty oak. Very Reserve Tasmania Barossa KangarooSemillon punchy creamy lemon good lively palate with Chardonnay Island Chardonnay2011 HHHH custard palate with good core of citrus 2013 HHHH1/2 2015 HHHHHQuite restrained flinty green apple notes and flavours. Creamy in the Toasty oak aromas A lovely wine not onlysteely nose but has a balanced sweetness. mouth with plenty of sitting on top of flinty showing great powerrich creamy palate still $8.99 acidity. $20 stonefruit characters. and complexity but alsoshowing plenty of fruit Ross Hill Maya Palate offers appealing has excellent restraint.power with excellent Jacobs Creek & Max Orange layers of stonefruit Great persistence Saint Clair Blockacid integration. Reserve Adelaide Chardonnay flavours with lovely of flinty stonefruit 10 Twin Hills Hills Chardonnay 2014 HHHH fruit freshness and characters and Marlborough 5+ $80 2015 HHHH Hints of toasty oak definition. $26 exhibiting great overall ChardonnayCoolangatta Estate Lush and complex and brown limes on Tomich Adelaide balance. $31.99 2014 HHHHHEstate Grown and showing plenty of the nose. Great palate Hills Chardonnay Saint Clair Block Lovely powerful wine;Shoalhaven Coast potential. Good citrus- texture with a lovely 2014 HHHH 11 Cell Block great colour. BeautifulSemillon like fruit with floral core of citrus flavours Very good colour, lovely Marlborough minerally stonefruit2009 HHHH notes and nicely match and good use of leafy citrus fragrances Chardonnay aromas with niceToasty and buttery oak. Has length and phenolics. $20 and a tight, light 2014 HHHHH oak focus. Creamynose with spicy flavour. $17.99 Farmers Leap stonefruit palate with A classy style with mouthful of excellentlemon notes. Very Padthaway good line of acid. A excellent varietal flavours. Greatapproachable palate; Saint Clair Chardonnay well-made wine. $25 fruit purity and well- concentration andgreat texture with Vicar’s Choice 2014 HHHH Dandelion handled spicy oak. Has drive across the palate.mouthcoating fruit Marlborough Classy and complex Vineyards Twilight appealing lifted aromas $32.90 NZflavours. $40 Chardonnay VBBAEULSYUTSE with layers of creamy of the Adelaide and a balanced palate Penfolds Cellar 2014 HHHH mouthfilling peach Hills Chardonnay with loads of flavour Reserve Adelaide chardonnay Restrained aromas of and tropical flavours. 2014 HHHH and crisp clean finish. Hills Chardonnaychardonnay peaches, citrus and A popular commercial An elegant varietal with $32.90 NZ 2014 HHHH1/2under $20 nuts. Good palate style of chardonnay. good power, length Restrained varietal framework with $22.95 and definition of brown aromas with a touchGiesen Estate excellent citrus/green Beresford Classic lime fruit characters. of tropics and greatHawke’s Bay apple flavour definition. Single Vineyard “It has great presence. oak balance. LongChardonnay $19.50 NZ McLaren Vale Hard to fault!” $27.50 elegant cool climate2014 HHHH1/2 Chardonnay Audrey Wilkinson style of palate withA classy well-made chardonnay 2014 HHHH Winemakers some attractive flintywine with appealing $20-$25 Fresh and appealing Selection Hunter characters. $34complex brown lime fig, melon and peachy Valley Chardonnay Tempus Twofragrances. Great lines Horner Wines fruit fragrances and a 2014 HHHH Pewter Hunterto a harmonious palate Family Reserve big generous palate, A classy well-made Valley Chardonnaythat shows cashew-like Hunter Valley soft and luscious with wine with a fresh lift 2015 HHHHcomplexity and great Chardonnay loads of flavour. $22.99 of spicy citrus aromas- Very youthfulacid balance. $16.99 2015 HHHH1/2 Horner Wines some figs. Good length chardonnay; coolNZ A classy wine; delicate Family Reserve of rich creamy flavours climate-like style and poised with flinty Hunter Valley with firm acidity. $28 showing nice purity of peach fragrances Chardonnay varietal fruit with lovely and an elegant 2015 HHHH subtle flinty notes and concentration of long “Smells like a banana tight acidity. $32 creamy flavours with cream pie,” according Saint Clair oak adding complexity. to one judge! Palate Block 4 Sawcut $23.99 shows good intensity Marlborough of melon and peach Chardonnay fruit flavours. $23.99 2014 HHHH Lovely wine that has presence, poise and persistence and an abundance of floral fruit, nutty oak and creamy leesy characters. $32.90 NZ Annual 2017 W I N E S TAT E 65

WINESTATE’S BEST WINES OF 2016 style tastingschardonnay Saint Clair Pooles Rock Single Leeuwin Estate Art La Curio The Vinaceous$35-$40 Marlborough Vineyard Hunter Series Chardonnay Selfie McLaren Salome WA Chardonnay Valley Chardonnay 2011 HHHHH Vale Aglianico Tempranillo RoséWolf Blass White 2014 HHHH 2011 HHHH1/2 “Remarkable restraint 2014 HHHH 2016 HHHH1/2Label Piccadilly A classy number A slow developer here,” commented Good intensity of Hints of watermelon-Valley Chardonnay smelling of grapefruit that is still showing one judge. A wine strawberry and cherry- like aromas on the2014 HHHHH and bacon bones with zesty youthfulness. that will reveal itself like aromas with long fresh peppery liftedA classy oak-driven similar characters on The buttery nose has with time. Has elegant lingering sweet red nose. Lovely range andchardonnay showing the soft buttery palate. plenty of primary fruit but generous citrus fruit flavours and some length of flavours ongreat complexity. $37.90 NZ characters and an flavours and good use toastiness adding a lightweight, but wellVery attractive flinty Mt Difficulty abundance of generous of phenolics. Fresh and complexity. $17 balanced, palate. $22characters to the Growers Series flavours. $45 toasty. $94.99 Deep Woods Estate Grand Casino 7grapefruit-like nose Lowburn Valley Penfolds Bin 311 Gralyn Reserve Harmony Margaret Field Blend Clareand excellent varietal Central Otago Tumbarumba Margaret River River Rosé Valley Roséfruit flavours on a long Chardonnay Chardonnay Chardonnay 2016 HHHH 2015 HHHHlingering palate. $35 2014 HHHH 2014 HHHH 2014 HHHH1/2 Subtle salmon pink Soft red fruit aromas A good core of varietal Subtle citrussy nose Fresh peach bouquet hues, delicate nose in with ethereal violet-likeAudrey Wilkinson fruit integrated with and lovely citrus with a light floral touch. the savoury spectrum lift and red fruit flavoursThe Oakdale rich oak and good line flavours on a well- Palate described by with great persistence with herbal notes.Hunter Valley of acid. A simple wine structured palate with one judge as being of flavours on a A pleasant summerChardonnay but a quality one with excellent acid line and like a crouching tiger dry savoury palate. quaffer and great food2013 HHHHH great persistence. great oak phenolics. - coiled and ready to $14.95 wine. $24A quality chardonnay $38.99 NZ $40 spring! So much to Mount Brownwith lovely complexity Martinborough enjoy! $75 Estates Waiparaof flinty toasty chardonnay Vineyard Heemskerk Valley Pinot Noirgrapefruit aromas and $40-$60 Home Block Tasmania Rosé 2016 HHHHmouthfilling flavours Martinborough Chardonnay A savoury nose with aon a palate that has Singlefile Family Chardonnay 2014 HHHH herbaceous elementpower, poise and Reserve Denmark 2013 HHHH Green herbal nose with which follows throughexcellent length. $38 Great Southern Some development delicate floral notes to a palate that hasAndevine Reserve Chardonnay on the nose with and a restrained, tightly red fruits, wild herbsHunter Valley 2014 HHHHH subtle savoury notes. woven and beautifully and plenty of interest.Chardonnay A well-made wine with Awesome length to textured palate. $60 $17.99 NZ2014 HHHH poise, purpose and the rich palate withQuite an oaky nose power. The nose is a its luscious varietal rosé roséwith light lifted tropical subtlety of quinces and flavours. $40 $20-$25nuances. It’s lovely peaches with lovely The Lake House rosé under $20and rich, creamy and concentration of rich Premium Reserve Abbey Creekflavoursome in the creamy flavours and Denmark Shaw Family Great Southernmouth with a slightly some tropical notes. $50 Chardonnay Vintners Porongurup Rosédrying finish. $35 McGuigan Personal 2013 HHHH Stonemason 2016 HHHH1/2 Reserve Blackberry The nose is fresh, fruity Currency Creek Pretty crème brulee- Hunter Valley and tropical and has Rosé like aromas with Chardonnay good flavour intensity 2016 HHHH1/2 hints of strawberries. 2013 HHHHH on the lovely creamy A deep cherry red Creamy in the mouth; Very complex aromas; palate that is layered wine with lovely mix solid weight of great purity of and complex. $40 of raspberry and plum strawberry fruit - not stonefruit characters, aromas and a leafy relying on sugar for pencil shaving oak chardonnay lift. Loads of crunchy flavour - great line of and some flintiness. $60+ red apple/raspberry acid. $20 Palate shows massive flavours with some Bonking Frog restraint and incredible Penfolds Reserve tannins keeping the Geographe length of some great Bin 14A Adelaide palate focussed. Summer flavours. $50 Hills Chardonnay $15.50 CD Merlot Rosé Tempus Two Pewter 2014 HHHHH Wicks Estate 2016 HHHH1/2 Poppy’s Block “Almost perfect,” Adelaide Hills Iridescent fuscia Hunter Valley declared one judge. Pinot Rosé pink hues with Chardonnay Lovely flinty characters 2016 HHHH1/2 dusty raspberry fruit 2015 HHHH1/2 to the stonefruit Bright and elegant fragrances. More A classy complexity aromas layered with strawberry and cream raspberries on the of grapefruit and pencil shaving oak. aromas with lovely fleshy sweet palate bacon bone aromas Tight firm cool climate balanced raspberry fruit with good level of acid with a long, tight and palate; loads of citrus intensity on the clean to balance. “Still has beautifully focused flavours and lovely crisp palate showing a room to grow.” $22 palate that exhibits phenolics. $100 good line of acidity in lovely poise and support. $18 finesse. $4566 W I N E S TAT E Annual 2017

style tastingsrosé $25+ italian Angosto La Tribu /spanish Valencia Spain RedFermoy Estate other italian Blend 2012 HHHHGeographe Rosé & spanish red An interesting fresh2015 HHHH varietals & blends savoury blend. SlightBright toasty and pungency evident oncomplex with light the floral nose andconfectionery fruit, good length of cookedsome meaty notes fruit-like flavours. $27and hints of oak 919 Wines SAmaturation. $25 Riverland Touriga 2012 HHHHCoal Pit Central A very nice vibrant andOtago Rosé mouthfilling wine that2016 HHHH will appeal to manyA lovely long and with lots of rich darkbalanced wine that fruit and good depth ofretains its elegance chocolaty oak. $40throughout. It has Reillys Dry Landcranberry fragrances Clare Valleyand a supplely textured Sangiovesepalate. $28.95 NZ 2013 HHHH Dark chocolate andVinaceous Right Vinifera Organic cherries on the noseReverend V Mudgee Graciano and a full, rich and well-Margaret River 2013 HHHH1/2 structured palate withRosé 2016 HHHH Dark red wine mouthcoating tanninsMuted fruit characters smelling of fruit cake and lingering finish. $25on a firm nose. Finely and molasses with Gatt Accentstructured palate lingering dark plum Barossa Valleywith a delicate thread flavours on a silky Sangioveseof cranberry fruit smooth palate. “Nice 2012 HHHHcharacters running even tempered wine,” Great nose: spicy andthrough. $25 according to one nettley. A lighter style ofDeep Woods Estate judge. $39 palate, well-structuredEstate Margaret Handcrafted and still very youthfulRiver Rosé by Geoff Hardy with nice level of fine2015 HHHH McLaren Vale Nero chalky tannins. $23Dry savoury nose D’Avola Kirrihill Clareand full-bodied palate 2014 HHHH Valley Sangiovesewith good texture “A vibrant engaging 2012 HHHHand complexity. Has festival of red fruit,” A dense inky wine withflavours of strawberries said one judge! Ripe an aromatic bouquetwith brioche/bready-like cherry tart bouquet of spices and cherriesnuances. $25 and big earthy dark with rich dark berry fruit palate with drying fruit flavours and grainy tannins. $30 tannins. $28 Mr Riggs The Finca La Magnet McLaren Emperatriz Bicycle Vale Grenache Rioja Alta Spain 2013 HHHH Tempranillo Dark plum and 2014 HHHH meaty fragrances A fresh, voluminous and interesting dried and seamlessly fruit palate with fine balanced wine with tannin spread, some dark juicy fruits, nice firmness and some oak and fine ripe alcohol heat. $30 tannins. A pleasant drink. $22 Vinea Marson Heathcote Nebbiolo 2010 HHHH Earthy richness to the nose and a silky smooth palate with a spicy edge and bright acid. $40 Annual 2017 W I N E S TAT E 67

WINESTATE’S BEST WINES OF 2016 style tastingsLongview Adelaide other red Bodega Norton Matahiwi Estate Sileni EstateHills Nebbiolo varietals & Coleccion Mendoza Mt Hector Selection Plateau2012 HHHH Argentina Malbec Wairarapa Pinot Hawke’s Bay PinotA grippy tannic blends 2014 HHHH Noir 2015 HHHH Noir 2015 HHHHwine - heavy and A complexity of tarry, A lovely fragrant A full-bodied pinotcomplex with great Paracombe earthy, licorice aromas complexity of forest with a powerful liftedfruit intensity, well Adelaide Hills and a thick, rich, well- floor and red berry fruit dark fruit nose andintegrated oak, some Malbec balanced palate with characters with a nicely lovely lingering varietalspices and some 2013 HHHHH vibrant soy sauce/prune- textured aromatic fruit flavours with softherbal notes. $45 A rich full-flavoured like flavours. $10 earthy berry palate. tannins in support. monster of a wine. Zonte’s Footstep $32.99 NZother italian Earthy blackcurrant Violet Beauregard 3-5 $19white varietals aromas with a violet lift Langhorne Creek GMH Adelaide Hills Babich and great concentration Malbec 2014 HHHH Pinot Noir Winemaker’sPipoli Vigneti of well-focused varietal “A big tarry full 2015 HHHH Reservedel Vulture flavours with the oak flavoured beast.” Inky Good varietal bouquet Marlborough PinotBasilicata Fiano in support and gravelly earthy interest on the with nice earthy Noir 2014 HHHH2013 HHHH1/2 tannins. $27 nose and vibrant sour complexity. Palate is Earthy mushroom-Fresh lifted lemon and Kalleske Wines cherry/licorice flavours. delicate but delicious like characters lift offlime aromas and a long Clarry’s Barossa Good line of acid. $25 with subtle oak, good the nose. Mature andtight and somewhat Valley G.S.M. Kaiken Reserva length and balance. savoury oak-drivenrestrained palate with 2015 HHHH Mendoza Argentina $20 palate but there is aexcellent concentration A really good example Malbec 2013 HHHH good line of varietalof lime-like characters. of a GSM. Generous Nose of cherries, pinot noir fruit. 5+ $35Ageing well. $N/A fruit showing nice level prunes and rhubarb. $25-$30 Spring ValeTrentham Estate of spiciness. Attractive Big meaty/earthy/ Freycinet CoastThe Family Murray aromatics and softness cherry compote of Wise Leaf Series pinot noir Tasmania PinotDarling Vermentino in the mouth. $21 flavours on a complex Great Southern $40-$50 Noir 2015 HHHH1/22015 HHHH and interesting palate. Pinot Noir Aromas of cherries,Lovely lifted floral/pear- Whistling $12.35 2015 HHHH spices and herbs filllike aromas and a good Kite Vineyard Whistling Kite Lovely rich stalky cherry the glass. There arepersistence of delicate Biodynamic Biodynamic characters on the nose some sweet/sour-likespicy flavours on a Riverland Petit Riverland which are echoed on characters on theslightly oily textured Verdot 2014 HHHH Petit Verdot the palate and merging long and lingeringpalate. $15 A lovely elegance here 2014 HHHH with licorice-like varietal palate. Oak notCeravolo Adelaide with some serious A classic petit verdot elements. $28 obvious. 5+ $45Hills Cortese tannins but held up with ripe briary fruit Matahiwi Estate2015 HHHH well by the density and aromas and delicious Wairarapa Pinot Maude CentralDelicate pear/almond intensity of the varietal and powerful flavour Noir 2015 HHHH Otago Pinot Noirbouquet. Very pretty fruit. Fine acidity. $38 complexity with some Deep red wine; hint 2015 HHHHpalate with elegant very solid tannins. $35 of sweet plums on A complexity of darkcitrus and spice Tenafeate Creek the nose with some fruit and oak aromasflavours, good mineral One Tree Hill Petit savoury notes and leading on to a long,undertones and tight Verdot 2012 HHHH layers of strawberry, intense and darkacid. $22 A Christmas cake cherry and oak flavours. cherry palate nicelyBodegas Terras complexity of aromas layered with the oak.Gauda Abadia De and a savoury bitumen/ 3-5 $29San Campo Rias blackcurrant palate 5+ $42Baixas Albarino with the tannins kept pinot noir2013 HHHH nicely in check. $25 $30-$40 Saint ClairLifted lemon and melon Family Estatearomas and very good pinot noir Summerhouse Omaka Reserveslatey citrussy palate Marlborough Pinot Marlborough Pinotshowing good depth and pinot noir Noir 2014 HHHH Noir 2015 HHHHpersistence of flavour. under $25 Ripe flavoursome pinot It’s all earthy, savouryGood acidity. $35 with lovely intensity and full of flavour.Bodegas Terras Temple Bruer Wines of strawberry and Santolin Syme on Toasty notes lift off theGauda O Rosal Rias Preservative Free cherry-like characters Yarra Vineyard nose and the sweetBaixas Albarino Eden Valley Pinot and some attractive Yarra Valley Pinot varietal fruit palate fills2013 HHHH Noir 2015 HHHH secondary notes Noir 2015 HHHH1/2 the mouth. 5+A richer deep golden A dense riper style with developing. $30 Earthy savoury nose $43 NZstyle with subdued nice combination of with some smokinesspowdery aromas and oak, cherry and floral to it. Very varietal, Santolin Willowunctuous palate with fragrances. Bright fruit full and flavoursome Lake Vineyard Yarracrisp tart pineapple flavours balanced by palate, well-structured Valley Pinot Noirelements. A complex the oak tannins. $20 with plenty of dark 2015 HHHHwine. $45 cherry-like flavours Silky smooth and and subtle use of oak. flavoursome pinot. Spicy herbal fruit on 5+ $45 the nose with firm drying tannins on the oak dominated palate. 5+ $4568 W I N E S TAT E Annual 2017

WINESTATE’S BEST WINES OF 2016 style tastings Villa Maria Taylors Giesen Waihopai Craggy Range Te Penfolds Koonunga Pass Vineyard Single Vineyard Kahu Gimblett Hill South Marlborough Pinot Marlborough Pinot Gravels Vineyard Australia Cabernet Noir 2012 HHHH Noir 2014 HHHH Hawke’s Bay Sauvignon Good varietal fruit Savoury nose; a Merlot Cabernet 2014 HHHH with a lovely spicy spicy mix of oak and Sauvignon Malbec A solid, nicely lift on both nose and dark fruits. The long Cabernet Franc weighted and well- palate. A simple but warming palate has 2014 HHHH structured wine with well-structured wine soft fruits, lots of spice A powerful wine; juicy brambly fruit, with compact tannins. and compact tannins. tight and young and some berry notes needs time. Loads of and nice oak in the 5+ $55 5+ $64.95 oak obvious on both background. $15 nose and palate but Andrew Peace pinot noir pinot noir freshness of berry fruit Wines Winemaker’s $60-$70 $70-$100 underneath. $27.95 Choice Coonawarra Cabernet Giesen Ridge Block Home Hill Kelly’s cabernet Sauvignon Single Vineyard Reserve Tasmania sauvignon 2014 HHHH Marlborough Pinot Pinot Noir cabernet & Lovely varietal characters Noir 2013 HHHHH 2015 HHHHH blends $15-$20 on both the nose and Deep brooding earthy/ The nose is all fresh palate. Some tobacco savoury nose with cherries, sweet Blackstone notes to the nose andNazaaray intense lifted red fruit strawberries and black Mollydooker The Paddock Margaret good level of acid andMornington licorice with subtle Scooter McLaren River Cabernet tannins. $18Peninsula Pinot aromas. Very varietal, oak characters. A long Vale Merlot Sauvignon full-bodied palate that is complex palate with 2014 HHHH1/2 2014 HHHH cabernet &Noir 2014 HHHH long and well-structured intense fruit flavours A big ‘slurpy’ old school Blue fruit bouquet blends $20-$25Stalky herbal red fruit nicely matched with style of merlot with with a subtle leafinessaromas and a lovely with deliciously intense the oak and tannins. interesting spicy oak and a supple and well- Mr Riggs Outpost flavours. 5+ dominated aromas and structured dark berry Coonawarraintensity of stalky sour $64.95 5+ $75 soft oaky palate with palate that has good Cabernetcherry varietal flavours Paringa Estate loads of sweet berry texture and length. Sauvignonwrapped in a big spike The Paringa fruit underneath. Time! $19.99 2014 HHHHHof acid. 5+ $40 Paringa Estate Mornington A deep crimson wine Estate Mornington Peninsula Pinot 5+ $28 with lifted minty herbalpinot noir Peninsula Pinot Noir 2015 HHHH aromas; hints of spice,$50-$60 Noir 2014 HHHH1/2 A very attractive lighter The Collective Wine earth and tar. Delicious Intense pinot nose with savoury style with Company It’s palate, rich and tarry aromas of raspberries pleasant light cherry and Pronounced VBBAEULSYUTSE with seamless balance and cherries and some berry fruit characters. Mudgee and persistence of fruit, olive-like elements. It’s simple and fresh and Mudgee Merlot oak and tannins. $24Moorooduc Lovely palate - rich and good drinking. $90 2014 HHHH St Johns BrookEstate Robinson balanced with bold fruit Earthy spicy nose with Single VineyardSingle Vineyard flavours and lingering merlot hints of olives, Leafy Margaret RiverMornington acidity. $60 Cabernet MerlotPeninsula Pinot merlot & blends 2014 HHHH1/2Noir 2014 HHHHH Giesen Clayvin blackberry cool climate Big tannic wine withFunky forest floor palate with interesting slight herbal blackberryfragrances melded Single Vineyard herbal lift and tightly fruit trying to keepwith intense red berry Marlborough Pinot up. Some boot polishfruit. Long warming Noir 2013 HHHH1/2 wound tannins. notes to the nose andpalate, textured and 5+ $18.99 lovely palate texturelayered and full of ripe A big ripe pinot with with flavours that buildcherry and strawberry excellent structure and along its length. $24fruit. Good sweetness. length. Nose shows Taylors Richard Hamilton a lift of dark red fruit Winemakers McLaren Vale 5+ $55 with a slight medicinal Project Clare Valley Cabernet edge. Good drive and Coonawarra Merlot Sauvignon intensity of varietal 2013 HHHH 2014 HHHH1/2 flavours. 5+ A strawberry coulis of Clean fresh leafy $64.95 a nose with a rich well- blackcurrant bouquet balanced palate that’s with a lovely lift of Paringa Estate big but not porty with violets. The pretty palate Estate Mornington upfront sweet minty has upfront blackberry Peninsula Pinot fruit. Very tasty. $25 and black olive-like fruit Noir 2015 HHHH flavours with grippy Ripe, jubey and simple Tenafeate Creek tannins. $21 with fresh cherry and One Tree Hill Merlot lifted spicy bouquet and 2012 HHHH lingering cherry flavours A big interesting nicely supported by the full-flavoured merlot acid. $60 with licorice-like characters to the nose and Christmas cake flavours. In great condition! $25 Annual 2017 W I N E S TAT E 69

WINESTATE’S BEST WINES OF 2016 style tastingsPertaringa cabernet & Pepperjack Clarence Hill Forester EstateUnderstudy blends $25-$30 Barossa Cabernet Reserve Langhorne Margaret RiverMcLaren Vale Sauvignon Creek Cabernet CabernetCabernet Wolf Blass Gold 2013 HHHH1/2 Sauvignon SauvignonSauvignon Label Coonawarra Dark brooding fruit 2012 HHHHH 2013 HHHH1/22014 HHHH1/2 Cabernet aromas with earthy Slight mintiness to Lovely purple hues toVery attractive cool Sauvignon spicy nuances. the chocolaty nose, this tight, full and longclimate style with 2014 HHHH1/2 Delicious flavour some good bottle age cabernet showingsubtle herbal aromas Big sweet and very intensity on the thick characters developing plenty of dark blueand lovely upfront appealing cabernet full-bodied palate with and rich dark fruit fruit characters, someblackberry and sweet with a fresh vibrant big smoky oak and big flavours with more of sweetness and nicelyherb flavours with bouquet of berry tannins. $29.99 the mintiness evident. balanced cedary oak.spicy earthy notes and compote with an A typical classic style $37big oak tannins. $22 earthy and floral edge. Rosnay Organic of cabernet. $32Alkoomi Wines Dense Christmas cake Wines Garage No. Rockcliffe ThirdBlack Label flavours complemented 1 Cowra Cabernet Majella Reef GreatFrankland by the soft tannins. $28 Sauvignon Coonawarra Southern CabernetRiver Cabernet 2014 HHHH1/2 Cabernet SauvignonSauvignon Raidis Estate Very varietal with Sauvignon 2014 HHHH1/22014 HHHH Billy Coonawarra intense perfumed 2013 HHHHH Good varietalLots of fresh red and Cabernet licorice and cassis “Potential to be expression with typicalblack fruit fragrances; Sauvignon aromas and a fleshy a real classic.” All cabernet aromas oftarry leathery notes. 2013 HHHH1/2 palate with excellent components in dark cherries andHuge tannic palate. A lovely example of varietal flavours and perfect balance. Floral blue fruits. SimilarGood persistence of an aged cool climate prominent tannins. blackcurrant fragrances characters echoedminty, spicy berry cabernet with spicy Powerful on the finish. layered with spicy oak. on the well-balanced,flavours. $24 herbal fragrances Delicious ripe fruit licorice layered, palate. and a lovely varietal 3-5 $29 flavours on the silkyParacombe flavour intensity McGuigan Shortlist smooth palate. 5+ $30Premium Wines The and persistence on CoonawarraReuben Adelaide the creamy palate. Cabernet 3-5 $35 Berton VineyardsHills Cabernet Warming alcohol. $28 Sauvignon Bowen Estate High EdenSauvignon Shiraz McGuigan Shortlist 2014 HHHH Coonawarra CabernetMerlot Cabernet Coonawarra Earthy plum nose with Cabernet SauvignonFranc Malbec Cabernet a violet/lavender lift. Sauvignon 2013 HHHH1/22012 HHHH Sauvignon Savoury soy sauce- 2014 HHHHH A powerful well-Fresh lifted green fruit 2013 HHHH1/2 like flavours with a A regional classic structured cabernetbouquet and a lean Steely spicy red currant green leafy touch with a powerful lift of showing very goodmean green bean nose showing some and some fine grippy blackcurrant aromas winemaking and willand pepper palate nice aged characters. tannins. $28.99 and showing some Majella greatly improve withwith really interesting Savoury earthy palate Mercuri Estate smart oak. Beautiful Coonawarracomplexity. Needs with a, “healthy oak Settebello palate with blue fruits, Cabernet more cellaring. Nicetime. $23 budget”. $28.99 Bastoni Clare hints of leafiness, blackcurrant bouquet Valley Cabernet cedary oak and a fine Sauvignon and satin smooth Sauvignon coating of tannins. $34 2014 HHHH1/2 2013 HHHH Scarpantoni A classy cabernet with palate. 3-5 $30 Old school style Estate Brothers with chocolaty Block McLaren very pretty floral/oak Wangolina Single cassis aromas and Vale Cabernet nose; some mineral Vineyard Mt very savoury palate Sauvignon notes. Velvety palate Benson Cabernet with good length 2013 HHHHH with powerful varietal Sauvignon and persistence of A big intense and well- flavours. Needs more 2013 HHHH1/2 flavours. $25 oaked wine with hints time for oak and fruit to Very deep purple/red of cedar and ribena integrate. 3-5 $35 wine with a powerful cabernet & on the nose and dark inky fruit/sweet oak blends $30-$40 rich fruit flavours on Saltram Mamre nose. Tightly focused the generous palate Brook Barossa palate; lots of berry with its silky tannins. Cabernet fruit flavours, spicy oak A mere youth with a Sauvignon and fine drying tannin good future. $30 2014 HHHH1/2 persistence. $30 A fine wine from a fine vintage with a lovely Geoff Merrill combination of dark G & W McLaren fruit, black olive and Vale Coonawarra caramel aromas. Toasty Cabernet oak dominates the Sauvignon palate for the moment. 2010 HHHH Intense blackcurrant 5+ $38 aromas - still fresh for a six-year old. Beautiful oak balance on the palate allows the fresh fruit to show through. 3-5 $3070 W I N E S TAT E Annual 2017

WINESTATE’S BEST WINES OF 2016 style tastingsScarpantoni Stockman’s Ridge The Blackwood Rockcliffe Single Haselgrove Wines Reillys Wines RCVEstate Brothers Wines Outlaw Reserve Captain Site Great Protector McLaren ‘The Dancer’ ClareBlock McLaren Orange Cabernet James Blackwood Southern Cabernet Vale Cabernet Valley CabernetVale Cabernet Sauvignon Valley Cabernet Sauvignon Sauvignon SauvignonSauvignon 2009 HHHH Sauvignon 2013 HHHH1/2 2013 HHHH 2010 HHHH2010 HHHH Fully matured wine 2014 HHHH1/2 Still very youthful A lightweight style of A complex full-bodiedA beautifully aged food ready for drinking A huge powerful wine with good cellaring cabernet, quite high in cabernet. Good oak/wine with nice minty now. Sweet and that needs years! potential. Lifted acid with varietal fruit in fruit nose and a soundberry fruit aromas savoury characters An intense bouquet cherry aromas and a the dark berry spectrum palate with lovelyand similar characters on the nose and of dark fruits and long elegant palate and good sweet oak sweet floral and cedarechoed on the well- a seamless mix vanilla oak and a big with very good dark integration. $40 flavours with meatyintegrated, and still of sweet fruit/oak mouthful of sweet cherry/blue fruit Patrick of notes. $45vibrant, palate. $30 flavours. $35 fruit with caramelly characters with Coonawarra Home Geoff MerrillBabich Irongate oak and velvety cedary oak in support. Block Coonawarra ReserveHawke’s Bay cabernet & tannins. 5+ $45 Cabernet CoonawarraCabernet blends $40-$50 5+ $45 Sauvignon McLaren ValeSauvignon Merlot 2012 HHHH CabernetCabernet Franc Hemera Estate Maxwell Lime Wolf Blass White “Has the potential to Sauvignon2014 HHHH Barossa Cabernet Cave McLaren Label Adelaide be a real classic - time 2008 HHHHA powerful blend Sauvignon Vale Cabernet Hills Cabernet will tell!” Quite an “Do I drink it or rub it onwith vibrant cherry 2014 HHHH1/2 Sauvignon Sauvignon austere varietal nose. my back,” quipped oneand sweet cedar A very well-made wine 2013 HHHH1/2 2012 HHHH1/2 Nice integration of fruit/ judge. A big developedoak aromas and soft that’s very drinkable now A complexity of cigar A lovely fresh and toasty oak flavours. $45 style. “If you like oakchocolaty palate or with a couple more box oak and dark intense blackcurrant Geoff Merrill - this is for you.” At itswith plenty of minty years cellaring. Leathery cherry aromas and bouquet. Beautifully Parham Vineyard best now. $45characters. Time! blueberry bouquet and a full-bodied palate ageing palate, long and McLaren Vale Reschke Wines developed fruit flavours loaded with savoury/ lingering with sweet Cabernet Merlot Bos Coonawarra 3-5 $35 with a slight mineral blue fruits and cedary fruit, savoury oak and 2010 HHHH Cabernet edge. $40 oak with supple tannins all in perfect Elegant, stylish, SauvignonIsland Brook tannins and long drying balance. 3-5 $40 cool climate wine, 2006 HHHHEstate Single finish. 5+ $40 surprisingly fresh for its A big ripe ‘slurpy’ wineVineyard Margaret Reillys Wines age, a couple of years in excellent conditionRiver Cabernet Rockcliffe Single Dry Land Clare left in it yet. Moderate and ready for drinkingSauvignon Site Great Valley Cabernet fruit intensity. High now. Bitumen notes to2012 HHHH Southern Cabernet Sauvignon level oak. $40 the nose and intenseNot an intense wine Sauvignon 2012 HHHH1/2 fruit flavours. $42.50but quite complex and 2014 HHHH1/2 Quite developedoffering easy drinking A big full generous nose - some leafynow! Sweet fruit and cabernet with characters to the dark cabernet &cedar oak on the nose “mountains” of fine ripe fruit aromas. Very rich blends $50-$60and soft flavours. $35 black fruit characters concentration of fruit and powerful tannin and oak flavours nicely balanced by the drying tannins. $45 presence. “Definitely Saddler’s Creek one for cellaring”, said Wines Bluegrass one judge. 5+ $45 Langhorne Saltram Creek Cabernet Winemakers Sandalford Estate Mount Cathedral Sauvignon Selection Barossa Reserve Margaret Vineyards 2014 HHHH Valley Cabernet River Cabernet Reserve Central A well-balanced Sauvignon Sauvignon Victoria Cabernet flavoursome wine 2012 HHHHH 2014 HHHH1/2 Sauvignon with an attractive ripe A silky smooth, easy This youth needs 2013 HHHH1/2 berry bouquet and a drinking cabernet with cellaring to show its true Deep purple/red wine. generous mouthful plenty of potential! self. Intense rich dark Very fresh, clean and of ripe fruit with oak Some earthy licorice sweet fruit nose and intense fruit bouquet nicely in check. $40 nuances to the dark tightly focused palate and a vibrant palate with berry nose which that’s big and dark with powerful concentration Mollydooker follows through onto olive-like elements. of varietal flavours, Gigglepot McLaren the palate and layered nice oak and excellent Vale Cabernet with cedary oak. Cellar 5+ $45 tannins. $40 Sauvignon it! 5+ $50 2014 HHHH A well-integrated Domaine A easy drinker with Petit a Coal intense dark floral fruit River Cabernet complexity to the nose Sauvignon Merlot and loads of bright red Cabernet Franc fruit flavours. Petit Verdot 2010 HHHH 3-5 $49 Good example of an Australian cabernet blend. Quite rich with a muscular, savoury palate with a high level of acid and tannins. $45 Annual 2017 W I N E S TAT E 71

WINESTATE’S BEST WINES OF 2016 style tastingsShingleback D cabernet & Peccavi Margaret Optimus The cabernet & blends God’s HillBlock Reserve blends $60-$100 River Cabernet Terraces Block $100+ Permanent ArmMcLaren Vale Sauvignon 3 Blackwood Barossa CabernetCabernet Fermoy Estate 2013 HHHH Valley Cabernet Wolf Blass Black SauvignonSauvignon Reserve Margaret Delicious high powered Sauvignon Label 40th 2008 HHHHH2012 HHHH1/2 River Cabernet cabernet! Just needs 2014 HHHH Vintage Langhorne “Almost perfect - aA well-made Sauvignon a little more time to Ripe sweet varietal Creek McLaren godsend!” thought oneflavoursome and nicely 2014 HHHHH really shine. Sweet fruit integrating nicely Vale Cabernet judge. Quite developedbalanced style with rich A lovely lifted youthful blackcurrant fruit and with the toasty oak Sauvignon Shiraz leathery, cedar andsweet varietal fruit and varietal. Smells of cedary oak. $68 and underscored by Malbec sweet fruit aromaswell-handled oak kept in raspberries and fine tannins and good 2012 HHHHH and an amalgam ofthe background. Smells violets with some d’Arenberg The acidity. Potential! A big impact, classy fruit, figs and cedar onof blackberries and smoky oak. Intense Coppermine wine. Dark intense the palate. Beautifultastes of cherries. $55 concentration of Road McLaren 5+ $85 nose with toffee and drinking now. $228Coriole Mary minerally dark fruit Vale Cabernet mocha nuances to the Gralyn EstateKathleen McLaren flavours, cedary oak Sauvignon Kopparossa blue fruit aromas. Dark Margaret RiverVale Cabernet and tannins are still 2012 HHHH Vintage Reserve and tarry in the mouth CabernetSauvignon Merlot gritty. Needs time. A big black tannic Coonawarra with black savoury Sauvignon2012 HHHH1/2 monster of a wine that Cabernet fruit, cedary oak with 2001 HHHHHA nicely developing 5+ $65 needs at least 10 years Sauvignon powerful tannins. “Another example ofcomplexity of dark leafy Saddler’s Creek according to one judge. 2012 HHHH a great wine!” Hugevarietal fruit with some Wines Reserve Savoury, dark fruit, olive- Developing sweet 5+ $130 wow factor to the noseberry notes and well- Langhorne like characters. $65 cedary/fruit aromas and a fantastic freshhandled oak. Shows Creek Cabernet with hints of mint Chateau Lafite earthy palate that goesa very high level of Sauvignon Peccavi Margaret and coffee. Varietal Rothschild on and on with a greattannins with plenty of 2013 HHHH1/2 River Cabernet palate is complex and Bordeaux Bordeaux tannin backbone. Drinkacidity left. $60 A very classy Bordeaux Sauvignon layered with great Blend 2011 HHHHH now and enjoy! $350McGuigan Personal style that is very well 2012 HHHH acid intensity. $75 Nose is a powerfulReserve Hunter made and offers years A huge monster of a mélange of blueberry Patrick ofValley Cabernet of cellaring potential. drink - lots of tannins Kilikanoon Tregea and tobacco characters CoonawarraSauvignon The ripe red berry fruit with an abundance Reserve Clare with meaty/earthy Grande Reserve2014 HHHH is layered with tobacco/ of leafy dark cherry Valley Cabernet elements. Slightly CoonawarraFruit perfectly balanced cedar oak and has a high fruit, some mintiness Sauvignon thin palate with leafy Cabernetwith the oak. Earthy level of tannins. $65 and some nice aged 2012 HHHH berry fruit flavours, Sauvignoncharacters to the nose Babich The development. $68 “A bruiser of a rich meatiness and 2010 HHHH1/2and tightly focused Patriarch Hawke’s wine,” with a ripe powerful tannins. A mature fruit-drivenmeaty/berry flavours. Bay Cabernet Alkoomi Wines Icon confectionery fruit style of cabernet,Oaky background. Sauvignon Range Frankland bouquet and huge 5+ $1,490 still very fresh and Malbec Merlot River Cabernet ripe plumy palate with smelling of coconut 3-5 $50 2013 HHHH1/2 Sauvignon beefy notes and drying roughs. Oak stillSt Hugo “Fresh and fruitful.” 2009 HHHH tannins. 5+ $80 Chateau Latour dominates theCoonawarra Deep purple wine with Soft supple Medoc Bordeaux Bordeaux remaining fruit onCabernet good acid and tannin style, well put together Majella The Malleea Blend 2011 HHHHH the soft and suppleSauvignon balance and still has complex amalgam of Coonawarra An excellent varietal palate. $1252013 HHHH plenty of years ahead minty varietal fruit, oak Cabernet Shiraz base here of leafyLovely dark minty of it yet. Very intense and soy-like elements. 2012 HHHH minty fruit charactersvarietal fruit here with aromas and very rich Drink now. $62 Very rich and still developing a niceexcellent oak to balance flavours with powerful amazingly youthful earthiness. Intenseand developing nicely. tannins. $70 Capel Vale Single with bright and aromas and powerfulFloral fragrances and Bird in Hand Nest Vineyard The intense sweet varietal mouthfilling flavours.a plum/vanilla palate. Egg Adelaide Scholar Margaret fruit, fine soft tannins Still amazingly youthful.$51.99 Hills Cabernet River Cabernet and balancing acidity.Umamu Estate Sauvignon Sauvignon 5+ $1,575Margaret River 2013 HHHH1/2 2014 HHHH 5+ $80Cabernet Well-made and Interesting dark berry/ Reschke WinesSauvignon seamlessly balanced graphite bouquet with Empyrean2010 HHHH with layers of cool similar characters Kopparossa CoonawarraGood bottle age sweet berry fruit, echoed on the palate Vintage Reservematuration here. Nice savoury oak and mint with its soft fine Coonawarra Cabernetnuttiness to the nose aromas. Wonderful grained tannins. Sauvignonand a well-balanced silky smooth palate Cabernet 2008 HHHHHpalate with a high with a complexity 3-5 $79.95 Sauvignonlevel of tannins. At its of oak and juicy fruit 2008 HHHH Very Bordeaux! Tarrypeak. $58 flavours. $99 tobacco and sweet Acid tending to earthy complexity to dominate the black olive/roast fig-like the lifted sweet fig nose. Great layers of characters with a sweet fruit and earthy mountain of soft tannins. Still has plenty meaty elements on the palate. Wonderful left in it. 5+ $75 tannins. 3-5 $15072 W I N E S TAT E Annual 2017

WINESTATE’S BEST WINES OF 2016 style tastingsBird in Hand Marie Whiskey Gully Rosnay Organic Hedonist McLaren BeresfordElizabeth Adelaide Wines Yes Wines Freedom Vale Shiraz Classic McLarenHills Cabernet Minister Granite Cowra Shiraz 2014 HHHH Vale ShirazSauvignon Belt Cabernet Mourvedre Still holding up well 2014 HHHH1/22013 HHHH1/2 Sauvignon Malbec 2015 HHHH with plenty of intense Earthy bouquet withBeautifully layered 2014 HHHH Spicy fruit cake blue/plum fruit left. lovely blackberry andstylish cabernet with a Young wine with aromas; attractive Well-structured aniseed elementsrich intensity of varietal good concentration raspberry lift. Lovely palate. Spicy flavour which follow throughfruit showing a hint of and intensity of deep and fleshy palate concentration and fine to the supple, fresh,dill-like character with confectionery berry with vibrant primary tannins. $23 blackberry palate. Ansome very juicy and fine fruit. Some smoky fruit and balanced Annie’s Lane The elegant classic style ofgrained silky smooth oak, warming alcohol sweetness. $19 Locals Watervale shiraz. $28.99tannins. $350 and licorice notes. Shingleback Clare Valley Shiraz Thorn-Clarke Wines Haycutters 2014 HHHH Eden Trail EdenKoonara The 5+ $110 McLaren Vale Roast meat bouquet Valley ShirazHead Honcho Shiraz and lots of everything 2014 HHHHCoonawarra shiraz/syrah 2014 HHHH on the excellent Subdued bouquetCabernet shiraz & blends Cedary oak sits vibrant palate; fleshy but there’s someSauvignon under $15 atop warm, spicy dark fruits, generous lovely varietal fruit2012 HHHH1/2 boysenberry aromas. tannins and good peeking through.Intense black fruit Well-rounded, balanced acidity. $22.99 Fresh boysenberry-likearomas with a sweet palate. Nice freshness palate with pepperyoak lift. The palate is of juicy fruit flavours. shiraz & blends elements, suppledark and closed at the $17.95 $25-$30 tannins and sweetmoment with very pure Blackstone Dog Ridge oak. $28varietal fruit characters Paddock Barossa Leconfield Shirtfront McLaren Pepperjack Barossaand excellent tannin Taylors Promised Shiraz McLaren Vale Vale Shiraz Shiraz 2014 HHHHdefinition. 5+ Land South 2014 HHHH Shiraz 2015 HHHH1/2 A brightly coloured$100 Australia Shiraz Full-bodied wine with 2014 HHHHH Fragrant juicy fruit wine that smells a little 2015 HHHH1/2 some very good dark A ripe rustic nose pastille aromas leaning like a raspberry coulisSaltram Edward Red currant, pastille, ripe fruit characters, showing a light floral towards the savoury and has a lovely firmSalter Barossa jube-like aromas with balancing oak and lift and leading on side. Lots of oak on the fruit palate with plentyValley Cabernet savoury overtones. acid and firm tannins to a big luscious palate but surrounded of sweet oak tannins.Sauvignon Lots of fruit power building nicely. palate with good by some good varietal $29.992012 HHHH1/2 to the well-balanced intensity and depth of fruit with slight ‘sinewy’ Pepperjack BarossaStill a baby with all fleshy palate, some 3-5 $19.99 dark berries, sweet tannins. Plenty of Shiraz Cabernetthe elements moving good spiciness and chocolaty oak and freshness. $25 Sauvignontogether nicely. Powerful some good acidity. shiraz & blends lovely mouthcoating Mollydooker 2014 HHHHripe plum-like fruit, lovely $20-$25 tannins. $26 The Boxer Blackcurrant bouquetsavoury spicy oak and big 3-5 $13 Taylors Langhorne Creek with a dash of pepper.mouthcoating tannins. Saltram 1859 Winemakers McLaren Vale Good varietal fruit“Will live for 20 years!” James Busby Big & Barossa Shiraz Project Clare Shiraz presence on the long,$100 Bold Australia 2014 HHHH1/2 Valley Shiraz 2014 HHHH1/2 nicely textured palate Shiraz VBBAEULSYUTSE Very youthful lifted 2014 HHHH1/2 Tarry leathery aromas; with supple tannins. 2015 HHHH varietal aromas with nice A lovely, very well- lots of vanilla oak. $29.99 Deep purple wine balance of vanilla oak. made, deep ruby wine Quite sweet in the Yangarra EstateChateau Haut with good depth and Lots of chocolaty oak with a vibrant fresh mouth with plenty of Vineyard PF -Brion Bordeaux intensity of dark berry characters on the palate fruit nose. Lots of oak ripe blackberry flavours Preservative FreeBordeaux Blend fruits, smoky oak and layered with some on the palate, but it’s that show a savoury McLaren Vale2011 HHHH1/2 wrapped up in firm good fruit and long firm good oak balanced by edge. Offers great Shiraz 2015 HHHHDeveloping aromas; grippy tannins. tannins. $22.99 a nice level of dark fruit drinking. $28 Super dense darkminerally berries, touch 1-2 $4 Paxton Wines flavours. $25 primary fruit bouquetof leather and quite a AAA McLaren Vale Wolf Blass and a deeply flavouredhigh level of mintiness. shiraz & blends Shiraz Grenache Gold Label plum/raspberry fruitVery long minty fruit $15-$20 2014 HHHH Barossa Shiraz palate with somepalate with soy-like Nicely structured 2014 HHHH1/2 powerful tannins. $25notes and drying mid-weight wine - Big purple wine Gumpara Winestannins. $1,270 very pretty style with that “over delivers”, Victor’s Old Vine lovely concentration according to one judge. Barossa ValleySt Hugo Vetus Thorn-Clarke Wines of the perfumed Huge presence of jubey Shiraz 2015 HHHHPurum Cabernet Sandpiper raspberry fruit running fruit on the nose and a Good bright jubeySauvignon Barossa Shiraz throughout. $22 chewy masculine style fruit nose; subtle2010 HHHH1/2 2015 HHHH1/2 of palate with gentle oak evident. LoadsStill very youthful for Savoury meaty aromas peppery notes. $28 of fruit layers on theits age. Interesting with slight floral-like lift. rich generous palate,complexity of smoky Dark sweet/savoury fruit firm tannins and oakfruit and sweet tar on the palate with good sweetness. $25aromas. Soft and juicy use of oak, fresh acidityin the mouth with and very firm tanninsfragrant fruit flavours which will resolve withand supple tannins. time. $19 5+ $188 Annual 2017 W I N E S TAT E 73

WINESTATE’S BEST WINES OF 2016 style tastingsWolf Blass Gold Mollydooker Blue McLaren Vale Mount Avoca Kopparossa Estate Wolf BlassLabel Adelaide Hills Eyed Boy McLaren III Associates Limited Release Coonawarra Shiraz Blass Noir BarossaShiraz 2013 HHHH Vale Shiraz The Descendant of Malakoff 2012 HHHH1/2 Valley ShirazA very drinkable wine 2014 HHHHH Squid Ink McLaren Pyrenees Shiraz Rich enticing bouquet 2014 HHHH1/2that shows a good hit This wine has, Vale Shiraz 2013 HHHH1/2 that’s quite savoury A well-made generousof sweet varietal fruit according to one judge, 2014 HHHH1/2 A pleasant earthy and complex with wine with an intense,but it is not overdone “Great flow and form. Nose is a lovely undertone to the a huge brooding inky/aniseed bouquet.and nicely supported It’s still a baby but it’s balance of mixed pure perfumed fruit concentration of Plenty of oak on theby the tight oak. $28 one to watch”. Lovely berries, some herbal nose and a huge, flavours on the long palate but the mass ofTohu Hawkes Bay rich concentration of characters and a seamlessly balanced nicely textured palate. upfront fruit with spicySyrah 2015 HHHH blackberry fruit shines savoury edge. Velvety palate with a good “Needs taming,” said dark berry fruit holds itHuge lift of white through the mass of smooth in the mouth mineral-like line and one judge. $35 in place. $30pepper jumps out the oak. $49 with spicy dark berry chalky tannins. $43.95 Saltram Brash Vineyardglass. More of the Paxton Jones Block flavours, chewy oak Wolf Blass Grey Mamre Brook Single Vineyardpepper evident on Single Vineyard and tannic finish. $35 Label McLaren Barossa Shiraz Margaretthe fruit-driven palate McLaren Vale Pertaringa Vale Shiraz 2012 HHHH1/2 River Shirazwith its pleasant spicy Shiraz Over The Top 2012 HHHH1/2 A ‘charming’ wine 2014 HHHH1/2finish. $27.95 2013 HHHH1/2 McLaren Vale “A complete wine.” that’s rich with an Smells like sweetBaileys of Great depth and Shiraz Deep crimson hues opulence of blackberry cherry cookies! TheGlenrowan Organic power to the spicy 2013 HHHH1/2 with lovely depth and fruit. Good depth and palate is long andGlenrowan Shiraz dark fruit bouquet A lovely long, layered concentration of fruit/ generosity of flavours seamlessly balanced2015 HHHH with a delicious and balanced wine oak aromas and a on a nicely layered with excellent intensity“Not a complex and very generous with lifted aromatics of complex palate. Great palate with long, of spicy fruit flavours,wine but it delivers,” palate showing violets on the chocolaty character and evolving even, mouth-watering lemony-like acidityaccording to one judge. some gorgeous fruit nose. The palate is beautifully. $45 tannins. $37.99 and good persistentDusty dark fruit aromas and bacon bone-like powerful and fleshy Haselgrove Wines Sanguine Estate tannins. $35and a well-structured savouriness. $40 with lots of black fruit. Catkin McLaren Inception Artwine The Kellyraspberry palate. $27.99 Needs time. $40 Vale Shiraz Heathcote Shiraz Surrender SingleAngas Plains Grant Burge Wines 2014 HHHH1/2 2012 HHHH1/2 Vineyard ClareEstate PJ’s Balthasar Eden Lovely spicy licorice Aromatic blackcurrant Valley ShirazLanghorne Creek Valley Shiraz characters to the dark bouquet with a 2014 HHHHShiraz 2012 HHHH 2013 HHHH1/2 fruit nose. Palate has complex oak appeal. Earthy, forest floor,Floral fruit fragrances Masses of oak here generosity, volume and Fresh and complex in mushroomy aromaslaced with some sweet yet this is still a very persistence. “Lots to the mouth with good and simple sweet mixnotes. The soft palate appealing wine with love here,” enthused length of red fruit of rhubarb, beetrootis full of very ripe rich great aroma generosity one judge. Good depth flavours layered with a and blackberryfruit and offers lovely and a lingering, of flavour. $40 lovely line of tannins. flavours. Good tannindrinking now. $25 weighty, chocolaty Pepperjack $39.95 persistence. $30 palate with good line of Certified South Foxeys Hangout Blaxland Vineyardsshiraz & blends acid. $42.99 Australia Shiraz Mornington Reserve Barossa$30-$50 Cabernet Peninsula Shiraz Shiraz 2014 HHHH Sauvignon 2015 HHHH1/2 Lifted oaky bouquetDomaine Asmara 2013 HHHH1/2 Simple yet concentrated with light spicinessReserve Heathcote A complex, rich, fresh fruit fragrances underneath andShiraz sweet and scented and an elegant palate intense sweet fruit2013 HHHHH blackcurrant fruit vibrant with red fruit palate with chunkyA vibrant deep with those same flavours and showing a licorice notes. Goodred wine with a lovely sweet scented nice layering of tannins use of oak. $30bright blackcurrant characters following with a high level of Burnbrae Winesbouquet; some olives through on the long acidity. $45 Single Vineyardand some violets. juicy palate with a lovely Rockcliffe Single Mudgee ShirazImpressive purity line of tannins. $35.99 Site Great 2014 HHHHand concentration of Saltram Southern Shiraz An attractive mintyvarietal fruit flavours Mamre Brook 2014 HHHH1/2 berry nose with awith a brooding tannin Barossa Shiraz Big inky shiraz with peppery lift. Simple,structure. $45 2013 HHHH1/2 intense complexity supple, slippery palate Charry chocolaty notes of blackberry with with good length of on the nose mingling savoury notes. dark red fruit flavours. with the blackberry Excellent palate; great $30 fruit. Rich, complex flavour concentration and generous palate and powerful grippy with good presence tannins. Needs years of dark fruit flavours to emerge. $45 layered with chalky tannins. $37.9974 W I N E S TAT E Annual 2017

WINESTATE’S BEST WINES OF 2016 style tastingsSchubert Estate Shearer’s Hill Peos Estate Four Domaine AsmaraThe Gosling Prestige Langhorne Aces Manjimup Reserve HeathcoteBarossa Valley Creek Shiraz Shiraz 2014 HHHH Shiraz 2014 HHHHShiraz 2013 HHHH 2013 HHHH Blackcurrant nose with Great varietalA lovely, seamlessly Mix of chocolate a bright violet-like lift fruit purity andbalanced, shiraz that and plums with and a youthful ‘brute’ of concentration here justhas plenty of ripe some savouriness. a palate with loads of needs time to developlicorice-like fruit, The powerful oak potential. Needs time complexity. Liftedchocolaty oak and fine palate has great to evolve properly. $40 aromas and a velvetypowdery tannins. $30 texture, presence and She-Oak Hill Old palate. $45Morambro Creek persistence. $35 Vine Reserve Zonte’s Footstep ZPadthaway Shiraz Lindemans Reserve Heathcote Shiraz Force McLaren Vale2013 HHHH Shiraz Bin 1300 2014 HHHH Shiraz Petite SirahRipe jammy bouquet Hunter Valley A wonderful powerful 2014 HHHHwith hints of licorice. Shiraz 2013 HHHH wine with a complex Lifted blackberryIntense oak-driven Herbal and spicy on the concentration of plum bouquet with savouryflavours with some nose with a little heat. fruit and spicy oak with notes. Lovely palateripe sweet fruity notes Silky smooth in the soft velvety tannins. that focuses on varietaland nice solid tannins. mouth with a generous Needs time. $40 fruit purity. Lovely silky$34.95 mellow flow of delicate Wairau River tannins. Needs time.Shingleback The flavours. $39.99 Reserve $49.95Gate McLaren Vale 919 Wines Reserve Marlborough Jeanneret WinesShiraz 2012 HHHH Riverland Shiraz Syrah 2014 HHHH Stand & DeliverLeafy spearmint 2015 HHHH A rich concentration Single Vineyardcharacters obvious on A very pretty wine of perfumed red fruit Clare Valleythe earthy/briary fruit - “Light on its feet” aromatics and a classy Shiraz 2013 HHHHnose and very good and somewhat acid- palate with great flavours Inky tarry nose; stillupfront sweet and driven with lovely concentration and overall closed, with wonderfulspicy berry/licorice concentration of lean presence. $40 palate weight andpalate. $34.95 fragrant raspberry fruit Grant Burge Wines great concentrationZonte’s Footstep characters. $42 Filsell Barossa of pure fruit flavoursHills Are Alive 919 Reserve Valley Shiraz layered with tanninsAdelaide Hills Collection 2014 HHHH and oak. $40Shiraz 2015 HHHH Riverland Shiraz Brooding forest fruit K1 by Geoff HardyIntense spicy berry 2015 HHHH fragrances with bright Adelaide Hillsbouquet with a touch of A bright lift of perfumed violet lift. Shiraz 2013 HHHHearthiness. Lovely mix blueberries and violets Fleshy fruit palate “The power and theof red and black fruits on the nose and a juicy with great drive and glory,” noted oneand chocolate/mocha depth and presence persistence and good judge. Black oliveoak flavours. $35 of fruit flavours with tannins. $42.99 aromas and forest floorWhistler Wines mouth puckering flavours with lingeringShiver Down My tannins. $42 acidity and elegantSpine Barossa Tamburlaine tannins. $40Valley Shiraz Organic Wines Schild Estate Ben2014 HHHH Reserve Orange Schild ReserveJammy dark fruit Syrah 2015 HHHH Barossa Valleyfragrances showing Lifted red fruit Shiraz 2013 HHHHhints of smoky oak. aromatics and a An inky concentrationLovely soft, sweet, youthful and primary of plum and prunefruit-driven palate fruit palate with elegant aromas. A richwith vibrant drying tannins. Needs time. flavoursome palate,tannins. $35 Has great promise for beautifully texturedSanguine Estate the future. $44 and layered with silkyInception tannins. $40Heathcote Shiraz Mount Avoca2014 HHHH Limited ReleaseA lovely intensity of Old Vine Pyreneesblackberry/red currant Shiraz 2013 HHHHfruit characters on both A rich classy numberthe nose and building with earthy barnyard-up along the entire like characters to thelength of the palate. nose and lovely fruit$39.95 weight on the poised, well-structured palate. $43.95 Annual 2017 W I N E S TAT E 75

WINESTATE’S BEST WINES OF 2016 style tastingsBlue Pyrenees James Haselgrove Sanguine Estate McGuigan Personal Sanguine WangolinaEstate Section One Futures McLaren D’Orsa Heathcote Reserve Hunter Estate D’Orsa Spectrum MtPyrenees Shiraz Vale Shiraz Shiraz Valley Shiraz Heathcote Shiraz Benson Shiraz2013 HHHH 2009 HHHH 2014 HHHHH 2014 HHHH1/2 2013 HHHH1/2 2013 HHHHSubtle inky aromas “Shows the complexity The judges found this Lifted fruit-of-the-forest A rich but elegant A richness of chocolateand lovely sweet and richness of this a wine that was hard aromas, slightly closed wine with slightly and coffee on the nose.fruit palate with good vintage,” said one to fault. It has purity, with more of those pungent savoury Beautiful oak on theflavour concentration judge. Savoury earthy poise and complexity. characters on the long, aromas and enticingly flavoursome, layeredand rich, beautifully aromas and sweet Red currant aromas solid, well-structured rich concentration of palate. Slight greennesstextured, layers of palate with classy and chocolaty black palate. Elegant tannins flavours. Generously underneath. $50tannins. $45 tannins. $38 fruit flavours with and lingering acid. $50 textured palate with Kimbolton WinesReillys RCV James Haselgrove slightly dried fruit a silky tannin finish. The RiflemanPressings Clare Futures McLaren notes. $59.95 Kaesler The Bogan $59.95 LanghorneValley Shiraz Vale Shiraz Paulmara Barossa Valley Wolf Blass Creek Shiraz2013 HHHH 2008 HHHH Estates Syna Shiraz Brown Label 2013 HHHHEvolving savoury An evolving savoury Barossa Shiraz 2013 HHHH1/2 Classic McLaren Appealing blue fruitcomplexity to the style with earthy 2014 HHHH1/2 An inviting, complex Vale Langhorne aromas; generous oaknose and some spicy chocolaty aromas and A wine with dark, and slightly perfumed Creek Barossa sitting on top. Softcomplexity on the a generous fleshy, dense red hues and nose with savoury Valley Shiraz elegant palate withjuicy soft palate that’s chocolaty/coffee black fruit aromas with elements. Upfront 2012 HHHH1/2 generous mouthfillingunderscored by the palate with velvety savoury edge. Loads of grippy tannic palate Complex expression flavours and silkygrippy tannins. $45 tannins. $38 red fruit characters on with good presence of some very classy tannins. $50Wolf Blass Grey Casella Limited the palate with mouth- of classy blackcurrant varietal aromas. A long, Pepperjack ScotchLabel McLaren Vale Release McLaren watering tannins. flavours. $50 taut palate with classic Fillet GradedShiraz 2013 HHHH Vale Shiraz A very good classic Wolf Blass Brown lines and really sharp McLaren ValeA rich, complex, and 2010 HHHH shiraz. $60 Label Classic acidity. Just needs Shiraz 2013 HHHH‘complete’ wine A wine with great Taylors St Andrews McLaren Vale time to evolve. $50 Hints of violets onsmelling of the forest appeal that shows, Clare Valley Shiraz Clare Valley the dark fruit nose.with hints of bacon and according to one judge. 2013 HHHH1/2 Barossa Valley McLaren Vale III Beautiful palate ‘shape’brooding fruit flavours “Layers of love!” A complex nose Shiraz Associates Squid with good flavourwith silky tannins. $45 Lovely fruit in the layered with bright 2013 HHHH1/2 Ink Estate Grown concentration andParous Barossa savoury spectrum and black fruit and vanilla “A joyful expression McLaren Vale some slightly dryingValley Shiraz good tannins. $45 oak aromas. The of shiraz.” Bright lifted Shiraz 2014 HHHH tannins. $502012 HHHH long complex palate black olive and berry A massive but very St Hugo BarossaA good solid wine with shiraz & blends has great depth and fragrances and great well-made wine that Valley Shirazan earthy nose that has $50-$75 diversity of flavours palate with excellent just needs more time. 2013 HHHHherbal notes evolving. with richly textured fruit purity and drive. Plums and cherries A tight, classy, well-Solid palate, slightly Sidewood Estate tannins. $65 Needs 5-10 years! $50 on the nose and rich made wine builtgreen line underneath Mappinga Adelaide Antiquarian flavoursome palate. $55 to age with cleanand silky tannins. $40 Hills Shiraz Single Vineyard Gumpara Wines lines and impressiveReillys RCV 2013 HHHHH Barossa Shiraz Mader Reserve concentration ofPressings Clare Inky shiraz with lifted, 2013 HHHH1/2 Barossa Valley blackcurrant-like fruitValley Shiraz perfumed, floral fruit “An oaky monster but Shiraz 2014 HHHH with minerally notes.2012 HHHH fragrances. Bright all class.” Gorgeous A dark plum nose with $51.99Well-integrated wine mouth-watering palate, use of very chocolaty earthy undertones and Gumpara Wineswith shy, but appealing, nicely structured with oak, some great a fleshy persistence of Mader Reservearomas and a sweet excellent depth and blackcurrant/dark plum rich concentrated fruit Barossa Valleyconcentration of concentration of forest fruit. Nice layered flavours layered with Shiraz 2012 HHHHflavours layered with fruit and red currant tannins. Has balance charry oak. $50 Mulberry fragranceslong chalky tannins. $45 flavours. Time! $60 and richness. $59 with a complex spicy/Millbrook Winery savoury lift. A soft juicyEstate Perth Hills palate offering a greatShiraz Viognier mouthful of delicious2010 HHHH sweet fruit flavours. $50Dark earthy/savoury Anvers The Warriorblackcurrant bouquet Adelaide Hillswith a powerful oak Langhorne Creekpunch to the palate and Shiraz 2012 HHHHa great mouth-watering Ribena and chocolatetannic drive. $35 characters on the nose and a powerful tannic palate with lovely hit of varietal flavours. “Needs another 5-10 years.” $5576 W I N E S TAT E Annual 2017

WINESTATE’S BEST WINES OF 2016 style tastingsShingleback D Delluva Wines Bird in Hand NestBlock Reserve Sandstone Barossa Egg Mt LoftyMcLaren Vale Shiraz 2013 HHHH Ranges ShirazShiraz 2012 HHHH A complex wine with 2013 HHHH1/2Young, vibrant, lifted, earthy chocolaty Varietal bouquet offruit fragrances and aromas and a rich blackberries witha tight, elegant, cool concentration of fruit a touch of licoriceclimate palate with and oak flavours with a and some earthylingering mouth- nice mineral line. $65 complexity. Verywatering acidity. Needs d’Arenberg The good, very long,time. $55 Dead Arm McLaren lingering palate. RichSanguine Estate Vale Shiraz concentration of varietalD’Orsa Heathcote 2012 HHHH flavours. 3-5 $99 BringingShiraz 2012 HHHH “A great wine.”A classy, nicely Blackcurrant nose Saltram No.1 a world ofevolving wine. “All with a violet lift and Barossa Shiraz opportunitygood!” Rich aromatics earthy complexity. 2013 HHHH1/2and a palate with Intense fruit flavour Excellent deep purple The market for Australian madegood weight, depth concentration and rich colour with very ripe organic products is world-wideand concentration of textured tannins. $65 intense fruit aromas and growing.primary fruit. $59.95 Paracombe and a hint of cedarPoole’s Rock Post Somerville oak. Palate has a tight NCO is your opportunity to accessOffice Hunter Adelaide Hills compact structure with this $80 billion certified organicValley Shiraz Shiraz an impressive flavour food market.2014 HHHH 2010 HHHH Grampians Estate depth. 5+ $99.95 Certify with NCO and join overA long, tight and still Shy, delicate, spicy fruit Streeton Reserve 17,000 successful certified organicslightly closed pure aromas and a lovely Grampians Shiraz Saltram farmers and operators.varietal. Cherry stone light palate that has 2012 HHHHH Marble Quarry Gain access to all major domesticand blueberry aromas great presence and Deep rich colour; still Road Barossa and international organic markets.and cherry berry drive with good fruit/ some purple hues. Shiraz Australia, China, USA, EU, Japan,flavours with delicate oak integration. $69 Smelling of sweet 2012 HHHH1/2 Canada, and many moretannins. $60 Whistler Wines berries and spicy oak Intense, brooding, NCO Organic – Australia’s premierThorn-Clarke Wines Reserve Barossa with earthy hints. black ironstone nose. certified organic label.William Randell Valley Shiraz Enormous palate; solid Impressive complexityBarossa Shiraz 2014 HHHH deep and brooding. and depth of flavours on2014 HHHH Brooding minty/spicy “Great grapes.” the tight and compactDark inky wine with nose with obvious palate. Very big but notspicy oak characters oak. Lovely vibrant 3-5 $75 a hint of port characters.to the nose and lovely blueberry flavours on a Wolf Blass Estatescharacter to the long leanly structured palate of the Barossa 5+ $90.99tight palate. Needs with an oak finish. Dorrien Barossatime to emerge. $60 Valley Shiraz Bird in HandMetala Black Label 5+ $70 2014 HHHHH Nest Egg Mt LoftyLanghorne Creek Great colour; very Ranges ShirazShiraz 2014 HHHH shiraz & blends deep purple. Intense 2012 HHHH1/2Tight restrained floral 2014-2012 perfumed licorice-like Lovely nose smellsfruit fragrances and a $75-$100 aromas and sweet of the forest floorlong classy palate with and soft in the mouth with some tobaccolayers of forest fruits Annie’s Lane with lovely density of and heaps of cedaryand violets and layered Copper Trail Clare pure blackberry-like oak. Deeply flavouredwith silky tannins. Valley Shiraz varietal fruit flavours. sweet palate with$64.99 2014 HHHHH good spicy complexity,Penny’s Hill Intense sweet 5+ $89 structure and balance.Footprint Estate berry fruit aromas Saltram No.1Vineyards McLaren seamlessly entwined Barossa Shiraz 3-5 $99Vale Shiraz with spicy oak. The 2012 HHHHH2014 HHHH palate is rich and A bright, fresh and d’Arenberg CelebratingRich vibrant balanced. Great depth very youthful wine still The Piceousblackcurrant bouquet. of oak flavours but showing purple hues. Lodestar Single 30 YEARSLoads of black fruits also some fruit there. Lovely oak and raisined Vineyard McLarenon the grippy tannic Nice tannin structure. fruit fragrances and Vale Shiraz AND 15 MILLION HECTARESpalate. “Hard to fault,” $79.99 nice palate with vibrant 2012 HHHH1/2 CERTIFIED UNDER NCO ORGANICsaid one judge. Just blackberry fruit flavours Young looking wine forneeds time. $65 layered with spicy oak. its age. Simple spicy National Association for red berry bouquet and Sustainable Agriculture Australia 5+ $99.95 dense young raisined fruit palate with Call: o8 8370 8455 somewhat unyielding Email: [email protected] acid and tannins. Hot finish. $99 www.nasaa.com.au Annual 2017 W I N E S TAT E 77

WINESTATE’S BEST WINES OF 2016 style tastingsd’Arenberg The Annie’s Lane Clayfield Wolf Blass Estates d’Arenberg The WarrenmangBlind Tiger Single Copper Trail Clare Grampians Shiraz of the Barossa Other Side Black Puma AvocaVineyard McLaren Valley Shiraz 2012 HHHH Dorrien Barossa Single Vineyard Pyrenees ShirazVale Shiraz 2013 HHHH1/2 Very vibrant spicy Valley Shiraz McLaren Vale 2009 HHHH2012 HHHH1/2 Impressive looking bouquet and nice fresh 2012 HHHH Shiraz 2012 HHHH Fresh berries andVery deep purple wine old fashioned style of fruit palate with good Maturing berry bouquet Clean, young and spice on the young depth, nice balance with an overlay of fruity nose with a tight vibrant nose and abordering on black shiraz; big, but nice and good structure for charry oak. Very closed slightly closed palate big dense palate thatwith masses of ripe with vibrant sweet cellaring. Drying finish. palate, tightly structured with slightly toughraisined fruit aromas vanilla oak aromas and with berry/licorice acid/tannin balance. still has a high level 5+ $75 flavours and charry oak. Needs years to open of acidity and a hotand huge dense palate intense tannic palate up. 5+ $99 finish. 3-5 $80packed with intense with great depth of 5+ $89ripe fruit and big sweet fruit. 3-5 Richard Hamilton shiraz 2011 &tannins. 3-5 $99 $79.99 Centurion Old Vine older $75-$100 Bird in Hand Nest McLaren Vale Haselgrove Wines Egg Mt Loftyd’Arenberg J.R.O Gemtree Wines Shiraz 2014 HHHH Col Cross McLaren Ranges ShirazAfflatus Single Obsidian McLaren Sweet licoricey/oaky Vale Shiraz 2008 HHHHVineyard McLaren Vale Shiraz aromas. Quite a firm 2014 HHHH Developed cedar-likeVale Shiraz 2014 HHHH tannic palate. High level Spicy red berry nose aromas with hints of2012 HHHH1/2 Intense red/purple of acid and some leesy with a perfumed lift and sweet berries. Soft,Still very youthful wine - solid and dense characters. Looks good more lift to the elegant mature and sweet inwith sweet primary with plenty of length of for cellaring. 3-5 fruit cake characters Saltram Moculta the mouth. Ready forfruit prominent on the bright plum/raspberry $80 on the palate. Ageing Road Barossa drinking right now! $99nose and a simple, fruit. $75 nicely; more to go. Shirazcompact palate Haselgrove Wines 2010 HHHHH shiraz 2014-2010exhibiting very ripe 5+ $90 Amazingly youthful $100-$200fruit, some oak and wine for a six-year-oldmasses of acidity. Mollydooker The Ambassador Haselgrove Wines shiraz. Attractive fresh Carnival of Love McLaren Vale The Lear McLaren berry nose and great 5+ $99 McLaren Vale Shiraz 2014 HHHH Vale Shiraz richness, balance and Shiraz 2014 HHHH Deep purple, fruit- 2014 HHHH length to the palate A simple but attractive, driven, wine with a Dark berry aromas with with powerful but well-d’Arenberg slightly porty, style sweet berry bouquet herbal notes. Palate balanced fruit flavours.The Swinging with sweet berry/cedar and a long chunky has a real ‘wow’ factor SaltramMalaysian Single fragrances and huge palate. Will evolve well and offers a huge 5+ $90.99 The JournalVineyard McLaren warm palate with furry with a few years in the mouthful of flavours CentenarianVale Shiraz tannins. 3-5 $75 cellar. 3-5 $85 with powerful tannins. Barossa Shiraz2012 HHHH1/2 Turners Crossing 2010 HHHHHColour still showing 3-5 $90 The Cut Young and livelypurple notes. Lots of Wolf Blass Estates Bendigo Shiraz and still purple withvarnishy oak on the of the Barossa 2006 HHHH1/2 lifted ripe dark berrynose and a rich ripe Lyndoch Barossa Bird in Hand Nest Mature colour and bouquet. Attractiveintensely flavoured Valley Shiraz Egg Mt Lofty complex developed palate, good tightpalate that has a huge 2014 HHHH Ranges Shiraz cedary aromas - still has structure with astructure, unyielding Brooding sweet dark 2014 HHHH some fruit there. Soft balance and finessetannins and is a touch fruit fragrances and Very young, very and flavoursome in the of sweet licorice andhot. $99 a tightly structured varietal and very oaky mouth with acidity still blackberry jam flavours. and intense palate style. Some spicy quite high but pretty which will need a few berry fragrances good overall. 3-5 5+ $174.99 more years to mature. with an excellent softd’Arenberg flavoursome palate. $80The Solipstic 3-5 $89Snollygoster Single 3-5 $99 Kurtz FamilyVineyard McLaren Fox Creek Wines Vineyards SchmickVale Shiraz Reserve McLaren d’Arenberg The2012 HHHH1/2 Vale Shiraz Shipsters’ Rapture Barossa Shiraz 2013 HHHH Single Vineyard 2010 HHHH1/2A big dense wine Very oaky, developed McLaren Vale A big wine; still verythat’s evolving nicely. aromas; nice touch Shiraz 2012 HHHHHas sweet blackberry of fruit. Dense palate A massive “over-the- youthful with savoury/ packed with oak and top” wine with raisined red berry nose and aaromas with more very sweet fruit. Offers fruit aromas and huge dense mouthful of cedarof the blackberry good drinking now. $80 mouthful of portycharacters filling the flavours underscored oak flavours with berry with loads of acid. $99 fruit pushing through.mouth with flavour. Firm texture andGood acid/tannin Mollydooker Enchanted Path Levantine Hill tannins. 5+ $80balance. 3-5 $99 Estate Yarra Valley McLaren Vale Shiraz 2013 HHHHDomaine Shiraz Cabernet Toasty oak dominated d’Arenberg The Fox Creek WinesAsmara Infinity nose and well-balanced Sardanapalian Reserve McLarenHeathcote Shiraz 2014 HHHH palate with nice soft Single Vineyard Vale Shiraz2014 HHHH1/2 A big rich ripe oaky texture and good 2009 HHHHA big blackberry fruit- ‘monster’ with a very length of lifted sweet McLaren Vale Cedar and caramel ondriven style with deep raspberry fruit flavours. Shiraz 2012 HHHH the aged nose. Very big,dense purple hues. ripe fruit bouquet and $80 Simple sweet berry full-bodied palate, soft inHas some very classy soft, sweet, blackberry the mouth. Very good,nutty oak on the palate with drying tannic bouquet with a slightly porty, flavours.nose and good depth spicy note. Dense, Drink now. $80of slightly jammy finish. 5+ $75 concentrated andflavours on full-bodiedpalate. $75 flavoursome palate but very acidic. Need to wait awhile. 5+ $9978 W I N E S TAT E Annual 2017

WINESTATE’S BEST WINES OF 2016 style tastingsMollydooker Delluva Wines God’s Hill Menzel Pertaringa The Bird in Hand MAC Saddler’s CreekVelvet Glove Bremner Barossa Barossa Shiraz Yeoman McLaren Mt Lofty Ranges Wines BotrytisMcLaren Vale Shiraz 2013 HHHH 2008 HHHH Vale Shiraz Shiraz 2012 HHHH Supreme RiverinaShiraz Developed red berry, Nicely aged leathery 2013 HHHH1/2 A wine with finesse, Semillon2014 HHHHH cedar and spice nose that still shows A very impressive wine elegance and great 2013 HHHHDense, powerful and aromas. Rich ripe some nice fruit. The now and will be even structure with some Sweet perfumedstill very youthful sweet blackberry palate is mature, hot better in 5 years or so. intense red berry fruit bouquet with slightdeep purple wine. flavours layered with and jammy and is It has inky raisined-like characters and very herbal hints. Palate hasHas a very ripe, sweet vanilla oak. Has a lovely and soft in the aromas and a huge classy oak to balance a good balance betweenberry bouquet and powerful line of acid. mouth. $120 palate with incredible it. $350 the luscious fruit anda lovely palate with Geoff Merrill depth of sweet plum- drying tannins. $36intensely ripe licorice/ 5+ $120 Henley McLaren like fruit. $250 sweet whiteblackberry flavours Vale Shiraz Bird in Hand other sweet whitesand some leathery shiraz & blends 2006 HHHH MAC Mt Lofty noble botrytisnotes. 3-5 $185 2009 & older Smells remarkably Ranges Shiraz Trentham The $100-$200 fresh and fruity 2013 HHHH1/2 Buller Wines Family MurrayCoriole Lloyd with plum pudding A purple hued wine Beverford Gold Darling MoscatoMcLaren Vale Hahn Barossa complexity. Tight, with a fresh, simple, Swan Hill Botrytis 2015 HHHHShiraz 2012 Vineyards elegant palate. Great red berry bouquet and Semillon “A curio,” said oneHHHH1/2 Catharina sweet fruit and cedar nicely controlled oak. 2010 HHHH1/2 judge. Powerful orangeSimple, somewhat Barossa Shiraz oak flavours. Enjoy Simple but very stylish Attractive marmalade- blossom/muscatsubdued aromas 2005 HHHH1/2 now. $150 fruit on the balanced, like botrytis characters aromas and a palatewith an almost The mature leathery soft, full-bodied palate to the powerful offering mouthfillingmedicinal character. nose amazingly still shiraz & with quite a hot finish. herbal nose. Perfect herbal/sweet fruitGreat intensity and has some varietal fruit blends $200+ $350 balance between the flavours. $15concentration of evident. Palate is still Wolf Blass sumptuous quince/ Truffle Hillvarietal fruit with firm very much alive. Drinking Penfolds Grange Medlands Estate lychee fruit flavours Pemberton Canetannins. Will evolve well now and should South Australia Platinum Label and the acidity. $26 Cut Riesling 2015further but will take its remain so for some time. Shiraz Barossa Patrick of (375ml) HHHHtime. $100 2010 HHHHH Valley Shiraz Coonawarra Intense lifted aromas 5+ $120 This wine has 2012 HHHH1/2 Jessie Coonawarra of citrus marmalade freshness, brightness Lovely dense purple Botrytis Riesling and equally intense Hahn Barossa and vibrancy. The wine with great 2010 (375ml) sweet orange fruit Vineyards youthful nose shows freshness of fruit that HHHH1/2 flavours with excellent Catharina plenty of oak and is is still showing good Nicely aged toasty acidity and slight tannic Barossa Shiraz laced with blackberry varietal characters and toffee characters grip. $35 2004 HHHH1/2 fruit. Tightly structured is nicely balanced by on the luscious fruit A sprightly wine for its palate, seamlessly well-handled quality nose. Very elegant, fortified age. Sweet molasses- balanced with masses oak. Drinking well now. harmoniously like development on of oak. $1,048 $200 balanced palate. Good apera (sherry) the nose with some Wolf Blass complexity of aged fruit hanging in there. Medlands Estate fruit, honey and spicy Morris Mia Pale The soft and sweet Platinum Label flavours. $49 Flor Rutherglen palate still shows an Barossa GMH Noble Apera NV HHHH1/2 energy. 3-5 $120 Valley Shiraz Sweet White SEA A really lovely style 2010 HHHH1/2 Semillon with a nose of Massively dense wine 2013 HHHH walnuts, almonds - looks almost black in Exquisite sweet and citrus peel the glass. Huge mature fruit fragrances and showing some great molasses aromas and a mid-weight palate flor characters. Very amazingly intense with excellent botrytis lengthy dry crisp green chocolaty flavours with flavours that are apple palate; some blackberries sitting seamlessly balanced astringency. $20 underneath. $200 by the acidity. $18 Morris Mia Aged Torbreck The Laird De Beaurepaire Amber Rutherglen Barossa Shiraz Coeur d’Or Mudgee Apera NV HHHH 2010 HHHH1/2 Rylstone Botrytis Very inviting Mature blackberry Semillon complexity of toffee/ fruit aromas with 2013 HHHH flor-like aromas plenty of oak on top. Inviting sugary orange and a rich and very The incredibly fresh, peel aromas. Tooth flavoursome palate oak-driven, palate hurting sweetness to with lovely mix has some slight tarry the palate. Has good of freshness and characters and plenty depth and balance. complexity. $50 of powerful acidity. Still “Needs ice cream,” a youth! $960 said one judge. $35 Annual 2017 W I N E S TAT E 79

WINESTATE’S BEST WINES OF 2016 style tastingsvintage fortified tawny Galway Pipe Grand Saddler’s Creek topaque/ Morris Cellar One Tawny NV HHHH Wines Exclusif liqueur tokay Classic LiqueurKalleske J.M.K Gralyn Estate Rich and inviting and Riverina Muscat Rutherglen TopaqueVintage Port Shiraz Tawny Margaret smelling of toffee, NV HHHH1/2 Morris Cellar NV HHHH2015 HHHH1/2 River Fortified raisins and honey ice A great wine with Reserve Grand Fresh grapey/floralInky purple colour NV HHHHH cream with a youthful excellent fruit and Liqueur Rutherglen fruit aromas has bothwith ripe plum, tar and A simple style of and flavoursome lovely age complexity. Tokay NV HHHHH good age and niceprune aromas lifted tawny with subtle palate showing nutty Smells of toffee and Very intense dark freshness - lusciousby aromatic spirit. oakiness. Has fresh development. $41.99 fruit cake with a palate chocolaty/treacle-like and complex palatePerfectly balanced aromas of raisins Morris Cellar that has strong tannins aromas and some with delicious toffee/palate with spicy fruit and citrus with nice Reserve Grand adding restraint to the intensely ‘thick’ fruit flavours. $35flavours, firm tannins nuttiness. Beautifully Rutherglen Tawny toffee sweetness. $36 flavours with more of 919 Reserveand perfect level of aged palate has a NV HHHH Buller Wines everything and that Collection Classicacidity. $23 seamless balance of A lusciously rich Calliope Grand clings to the glass with Riverland TopaqueReillys Wines nutty rancio flavours. and complex deep Rutherglen Muscat a lovely long lingering NV HHHHDryland Clare Good acidity. $55 brown tawny with NV HHHH1/2 finish. $50 Dark and invitingValley Fortified Penfolds Great ripe flavours, nice age A lovely nose that one Morris Old with a chocolatyShiraz 2013 HHHH Grandfather Rare characters, hints of judge thought was Premium Rare raisined nose. RichDistinctive licorice-like 30 Years Old Tawny burnt sugar and quite reminiscent of mature Liqueur Rutherglen and complex in thecharacters on the nose NV HHHHH tannic. $50 wedding cake! Very Topaque mouth with simplewith a rich, complex Very old wine but generously flavoured NV HHHHH fruit flavours and greatand well-balanced is still very fresh. muscat unctuously thick A huge wine with sugar balance. $40spicy plum palate. Has Candied apricot flavours, very sweet treacley maturity toplenty of potential. $27 aromas lead on to Baileys Founders and showing lots of the nose and some other fortifiedMr Riggs The Elder a long lingering and Series Classic age. $65 nice nuttiness. SuperMcLaren Vale delicious palate with Rutherglen Muscat Gralyn Estate concentrated thick Gumpara WinesFortified Shiraz complexity of fruit NV HHHHH Museum Fortified luscious citrus peel Barossa Valley2013 HHHH flavours balanced by An excellent style Margaret River flavours with hints Liqueur FrontignacDark complex cola-like some very good spirit. that has lovely deep Muscat of cinnamon and NV (500ml) HHHHaromas and stunning $349.99 amber hues with NV HHHH1/2 almond. $75 Very aromatic burntflavour complexity with Gumpara Wines complex aromas of “A very special wine,” Baileys Winemakers orange and floralclassy spirit, balancing Old Barossa Valley stonefruit and nutty was one judge’s Selection Rare Old bouquet. Mouth-acidity and a silky Tawny NV HHHH1/2 age intensity. The lively opinion. The nose Glenrowan Topaque wateringly rich palatesmooth finish. $30 A fabulously complex fruit flavours fill the opens up to chocolaty NV HHHH1/2 with a complexity919 Limited wine with fragrant sumptuous complex fruit cake characters Rich wine with of nutty/citrus peelRelease Vintage aromas showing lively and well-balanced and the thick palate has excellent use of flavours. $32.50Riverland Touriga funky spirit. Velvety palate. $29.99 upfront acid that gives a oak and fruit withTinta Roriz Tinta smooth in the mouth - Morris Cellar lovely freshness to the concentrated nuttyCao Shiraz Durif lots of aged characters Reserve Grand wine. $150 musky aromas and2009 HHHH but has a lovely Liqueur Rutherglen Morris Classic nicely aged treacle-likeNose is a complexity freshness. $45 Muscat NV HHHHH Liqueur Rutherglen palate that has beenof prunes and Turkish Penfolds Very dark, very old and Muscat NV HHHH nicely refreshed. $65Delight with a lovely Grandfather Rare yet a very fresh wine. Aromatic burnt sugar/ Baileys Foundersspirit lift. A funky 20 Years Old Tawny Burnt caramel nose orange peel nose. Series Classicpalate of prunes, NV HHHH1/2 layered with fruit cake Luscious and quite Rutherglen Topaquespices and warming Excellent deep characters. Amazingly hot in the mouth with NV HHHHspirit. $50 amber hues with thick and syrupy in the plenty of sweet toffee The nose has a lovely919 Wines SA a complexity of mouth. “In a class of flavour complexity. toffee/fruit cakeRiverland Vintage marmalade and its own,” declared one $19.95 complexity to it whichFortified spicy aromas and an judge! $50 Baileys Winemakers is echoed on the thick,2013 HHHH intense concentration Morris Old Selection Rare Old rich and lip-smackinglyA gentle light weight of black treacle-like Premium Rare Glenrowan Muscat delicious palate.style; very pretty and flavours with excellent Liqueur Rutherglen NV HHHH $29.99not too spirity with use of oak. $99.99 Muscat NV HHHHH Excellent aged andplenty of raisin and 919 Reserve Toffee sweet complex wine withprune-like characters. Collection Classic fragrances on the lovely yellow greenNeeds some cellaring Riverland Tawny nose with a lovely hues. Smells of prunestime. $65 NV HHHH spicy perfumed lift. It and caramels with A very good, quite has a super succulent thick rich spicy fruit young, easy drinking, thick palate with flavours. $65 style that has quite deliciously long spicy sweet nutty fruit prune flavours and a characters but has the long lingering and very acidity to balance it. $32 fresh finish. $7580 W I N E S TAT E Annual 2017

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nerewleases THE BEST WINES OF 2016 CONTENTS Includes: Sparkling, Other White Varietals & Blends, Sauvignon Blanc & Blends, Riesling & Blends, Semillon & Blends, Chardonnay, Rosé, Other Red Varietals & Blends, Pinot Noir, Grenache & Blends, Cabernet Blends, Cabernet Sauvignon, Shiraz Blends, Shiraz/Syrah, Sweet White & Fortified.82 W I N E S TAT E Annual 2017

WINESTATE’S BEST WINES OF 2016 new releasessparkling Criminal Minds Eccentric Wines Drakesbrook Wines Sidewood Estate South Australia Clare Valley Fiano Wild Bird Adelaide HillsBream Creek Moscato 2015 HHHH 2016 HHHH1/2 Peel Savagnin Sauvignon BlancVineyard Cuvee A fresh and lively A generous savoury 2014 HHHH 2015 HHHHTraditionelle moscato with vibrant style of wine with Intriguing nose of Lovely varietal aromas;Tasmania Pinot muscat-like aromas and attractive lifted candied nettles, cheese cloth all citrus and greenNoir Chardonnay a light but flavoursome citrus aromas and and coriander with bean. Light and bright2010 HHHH1/2 tropical palate with generous mouthfilling herbal lift. Citrus and in the mouth withA beautiful complex some musky floral flavours with a good lemon sorbet on the fresh tropical flavoursyet elegant sparkling. touches. $18 acid backbone and palate which is carried and some herbaceousSlightly shy yeasty Fox Creek Wines some powdery along nicely with some notes. $20nose. Creamy in the Vixen McLaren phenolics. $25 lively acidity. $24.99mouth with richness Vale Sparklingfrom the bottle age. Shiraz Cabernet Windance MargaretLength of time this Sauvignon River Chenin Blancwine has been on Cabernet Franc 2016 HHHHyeast is obvious. $42 NV HHHH A nice young wineSidewood Estate A traditional old with lovely fresh apple/Sparkling Adelaide Aussie style. Huge lime aromas and aHills Pinot Noir rich fruit cake-like slightly off-dry fruitChardonnay nose. Quite a tannic salad style of palate.NV HHHH palate. Nice balance Well-balanced and longCreamy yeasty nose of blue fruit flavours. finish. $19with obvious pinot fruit Drying finish. $25characters and a tight, KellermeisterThe The Collectivewell balanced palate other white Rambling Ruins Wine Companywith varietal fruit flavours varietals & blends Eden Valley Pinot Artiste Eden Valleypredominant. $25 Gris 2015 HHHH Viognier Elegant lifted tropical 2015 HHHH fruit nose and a fresh Big buttery apricot and flavoursome guava- bouquet; very varietal driven palate that has leading on to a classic some sweetness but is creamy viognier in balance. $22 varietal palate showing just a hint of oak. $24 Trentham Estate Giesen Estate Estate Murray sauvignon Marlborough Darling Pinot Gris blanc & blends Sauvignon Blanc 2016 HHHH1/2 2015 HHHH The nose is a fresh Burnbrae Orange Very well made; very intense vibrancy of Sauvignon Blanc varietal with green pears and apples with 2015 HHHH1/2 bean, coriander, some a lovely weighted Fresh bright and tropics, some residual palate loaded with typical sauvignon blanc sugar underscored zesty pear and lychee characters with good with crisp lively acidity. flavours. A great little varietal fruit definition, $16.99 quaffer. Good drinking a touch of sweetness Neve Marlborough now. $16 and some attractive Sauvignon Blanc herbaceous-like notes. 2015 HHHHMollydooker Miss Berton Vineyards Zonte's Footstep Artwine Wicked Very good weight and A good pungent punchMolly Langhorne Metal Label SEA Doctoressa Di Lago Stepmother Clare balance to the palate. to the tropical noseCreek McLaren The Vermentino Adelaide Hills Pinot Valley Fiano $19.95 fruit with the vibrantVale Sparkling 2016 HHHH1/2 Grigio 2015 HHHH 2016 HHHH Sileni Cellar tropical/melon flavoursShiraz NV HHHH Aromas of cut grass, An elegant bouquet A fresh bouquet of Selection mingling with the crispA big stylish sparkling honeydew melon with an attractive lift peaches and herbs Marlborough acidity. $6.95red with lovely fruit and green apple with of pear-like characters. with malty notes. Sauvignon Blanc Forester Estatecake-like aromas and a crunchy and zesty Simple, long and well- Elegant palate has 2016 HHHH1/2 Margaret Riverdeliciously rich raspberry palate. Well balanced balanced palate with a lovely softness Very vibrant and fruity Sauvignon Blancand chocolate flavours and finishing with some peachy notes. with moderate citrus style - typically New 2016 HHHHwith meaty notes. $28 lively acidity, described $18 flavours. $25 Zealand sav blanc with A complex nose with as “zingy” by one Bream Creek its big tropical fruit subtle candied melon judge. $12 Tasmania lift to the nose with fragrances and good Schonburger some spiciness. Lovely all round flavour 2015 HHHH depth of fruit flavours profile with balancing Aromatic bouquet of with a herbal edge. acidity. \"A real crowd orange peel and rose $19.99 NZ pleaser.\" $28 petals and a lovely spicy palate with sweet fruit flavours. Be great with Asian dishes! $26 Annual 2017 W I N E S TAT E 83

WINESTATE’S BEST WINES OF 2016 new releases riesling & blends Little Brampton Ladera Estate Clare Wines Flagpole Valley Semillon Eden Hall Eden Clare Valley 2015 HHHH1/2 Valley Riesling Riesling Lovely toasty notes 2016 HHHHH 2016 HHHH developing on the Lifted, fresh ripe lime A very pretty nose; honeyed citrus nose. aromas leading on to all lemons and limes. Creamy in the mouth an intense but well- Clean fresh fruit-driven with good intensity structured palate that palate with lovely tight and complexity of has flavours of lime acid backbone. One for sweet and toasty juice cordial. “Rich, cellaring. $24 lime marmalade-like elegant and classy,” Millon Estate flavours. 3-5 $22 said one judge. $22 The Roots 26 EdenHoggies Estate Springton Hills Koonowla VBBAEULSYUTSE Valley Riesling Hoggies Estate Wise Wine SeaWines No Wines Eliza's Eden Clare Riesling 2014 HHHH Coonawarra Urchin Margaret2 Bottling VBBAEULSYUTSE Valley Riesling 2016 HHHH1/2 A very appealing style Riesling VBBAEULSYUTSE River SemillonCoonawarra 2016 HHHHH Great nose with already showing the 2014 HHHH Sauvignon Blanc Some delicate classic ‘kero’-like 2016 HHHH1/2 smokiness to the fresh development. Some Pungent and oaky lifted varietal fruit nose. citrus sweetness and on the nose with Lovely flavours on the a touch of toastiness. a gooseberry-like long, crisp and elegant $19.95 lift and a long, very palate. \"A wine with Gilbert & Gilbert approachable tropical class - my kind of style,\" Museum Reserve palate showing more said one judge. $22 Eden Valley of the gooseberry Stage Door Wine Riesling characters. Nice bright Co. The Green 2010 HHHH acidity. $19.50 Room Eden Valley A drier style withSauvignon Blanc Riesling intense lime and amazing freshness Lovely elegant aged McGuigan Bin2015 HHHH 2016 HHHHH citrus, lifted floral for a six-year old varietal that hasA more complex Beautiful bright green perfume. Excellent with buttered toast maintained its vibrancy 9000 Hunter Valley wine. Lovely lime cordial evolution, good acid Semillontropical bouquet with nose. Delivers good flavour and balance and some phenolic with lifted spicy lemon 2016 HHHHhints of honeydew depth of lime and lemon on the lively palate. heat. $38 and lime aromas.melon. The crisp flavours with a hint of Summed up one judge Bream Creek Mineral line to the crisp A great young wine residual sugar. $25 Vineyard Tasmania that's lean, tight andaustere palate has Reillys Wines as “Style and class.” Riesling palate. $14.90 focussed needingmore of the tropical and Stolen Block $20 2015 HHHHmelon fruit. $14.90 Watervale Clare Loads of character more time. Has a Valley Riesling here with both floral semillon & blends subtlety of apples, 2016 HHHH1/2 Pokolbin Estate and tropical-like aromas lemons and tropical A fuller up-front style Hunter Valley and flavours with elements. 5+ of riesling with lime Riesling slightly spicy/herbal $13 juice aromas showing 2014 HHHH1/2 notes. Touch sweet on Pooles Rock Single a touch of spice. A very nice riesling the palate. $26 Vineyard Hunter Tempus Two Pewter Lovely flavours on showing lovely spicy Taylors Clare Valley Valley Semillon Hunter Valley the slightly perfumed floral variety intensity Riesling 2011 HHHHH Semillon palate with a good on both the nose and 2016 HHHH An excellent semillon 2016 HHHH solid backbone of palate with secondary A great austere that's ageing nicely Clean, fresh and acid. $11.99 development adding varietal. Delicate with powerful toasty well-made varietal. RockBare Clare some good complexity. candied floral notes complexity developing Lifted aromas of green Valley Riesling and long elegant on the nose and lovely apples and limes. Great 2016 HHHH1/2 3-5 $19.95 palate with good aged varietal flavours. varietal fruit across the A classic riesling nose; riesling flavours and Plenty more years left length of the palate. smells of citrus peel Patrick Estate crisp acid. A keeper. in it yet! $45 with a lovely lift. The Wrattonbully & Rosenvale Wines 5+ $34 big well-balanced Coonawarra 3-5 $19 Reserve Barossa palate shows great Riesling 2015 HHHH Artwine Glass Half Valley Semillon varietal fruit intensity A delicate green, cool Full Clare Valley 2014 HHHHH Pokolbin Estate and has a citrussy acid climate style of riesling. Riesling Red apple and citrus Vineyard Phil finish. $22 Very light and fresh 2016 HHHH aromas laced with Swannell Hunter citrussy fruit layered An elegant nose with toasty notes and has Valley Semillon with lovely minerally lovely riesling aromas. up-front citrus peel-like 2015 HHHH elements. 3-5 $25 The palate is long flavours on the lovely A nice youngster that and lingering and long, intense, toasty will age well. It isUmamu Estate Pertaringa Regional well-balanced and is and creamy palate loaded with fresh limeMargaret River Series Clare Valley loaded with crisp dry showing a great acid fruit characters, has aSauvignon Blanc Riesling 2015 HHHH flavours. $22 line. $39 hint of grass and hasSemillon Pleasant estery sweet zesty acidity. $252010 HHHHInteresting honeyed/ fruit nose and goodtoasty characters length of genuinedeveloping on the varietal flavours. Nicenose and generous phenolics on thepalate that has a lovely finish. Good cellaringintegration between potential. 5+ $32fruit and age. $2284 W I N E S TAT E Annual 2017

WINESTATE’S BEST WINES OF 2016 new releaseschardonnay Krackerjack Saddler’s Saddler’s Creek Indigo Vineyard Landaire Margaret River Creek Wines Wines Reserve McNamara Alpine HandpickedMillbrook Winery Chardonnay Ryan’s Reserve Hunter Chardonnay Valley Beechworth Single VineyardLimited Release 2014 HHHH1/2 Stephanie’s 2015 HHHH Chardonnay PadthawayPemberton Has what one judge Vineyard Hunter Nice example of 2015 HHHH ChardonnayChardonnay called a “tight” palate, Chardonnay a modern style of Subtle fruit bouquet 2014 HHHH2015 HHHHH but with good varietal 2015 HHHH1/2 chardonnay with a and nice toastiness to “Excellent use of oak,”A flinty complexity fruit flavours and A lively green tinted touch of funkiness to the bright palate with said one judge. Aof nutty fruit textural element that wine with citrussy the fine nose and zesty hints of hazelnuts and well-structured, elegantaromas with a slight speaks of lees stirring. aromas showing a grapefruit/lemon fruit very good varietal fruit and stylish wine that isfunkiness lurking Bigger style. $25 hint of pineapple. A palate. $36 characters. $35 “creamy, textured, finethere. The palate is Millon Estate The crisp and refreshing Indigo Vineyard Sandalford and long.” Enjoyed bycreamy, complex and Royal Eden Valley lemon sherbet-like Secret Village Prendiville Reserve all judges. $28beautifully balanced Chardonnay palate with a nice Beechworth Margaret River Pertaringa Regionalwith generous 2014 HHHH1/2 flavour intensity. $36 Chardonnay Chardonnay Series Adelaideflavours and excellent Subtle nose that Brown Brothers 2015 HHHH 2015 HHHH Hills Chardonnaymouthfeel. $45 indicates quality cool Patricia Victoria A zesty style of Great commercial style 2016 HHHHRockcliffe Single climate fruit. Elegant Chardonnay chardonnay showing of chardonnay with Simple melon/peachSite Great Southern varietal characteristics 2011 HHHH1/2 lovely bright green a slight tropical nose varietal fruit charactersChardonnay supported by “classy” Lovely floral perfumed melon fruit delicacy and well-structured here matched by some2015 HHHHH oak with a hint of varietal fruit bouquet and some savouriness honeyed citrus palate well-handled oak. Has“Elegance, style and cashew nuts. $27.95 with a bright melon lift. adding complexity. $50 with good acidity. $60 fresh aromas and alength” was how one McGuigan The The palate has a rich Bird in Hand Nest creamy palate. $32judge summed up this Shortlist Adelaide generosity of creamy, Egg Adelaide Hills Island Brook Estate RockBare McLarenwine. Gentle, ripe stone Hills Chardonnay toasty, nutty characters Chardonnay Single Vineyard Vale Chardonnayfruit flavours with deft 2015 HHHH1/2 and a good acid 2015 HHHH Margaret River 2015 HHHHuse of oak and a hint A very nice wine with backbone. $41.90 A lovely drinkable Chardonnay Fruity nose with subtleof minerality. A well- a funky nose showing Deep Woods Estate style with soft 2014 HHHH nuttiness. Palate isstructured wine. $45 lots of attractive Side by Side buttery varietal fruit Simple melon/ tight, restrained and toasty oak. Long, flinty Margaret River with some upfront peach bouquet and has a nice texture. TheGiesen The palate with peachy Chardonnay sweetness. Good citrus-driven palate primary fruit flavoursFuder Clayvin fruit, well-integrated 2014 HHHH depth of solid varietal with cashew-like are laced with niceMarlborough oak and a warming Fresh bright varietal fruit flavours. $75 development. It has acid. $20Chardonnay finish. \"Could age elements well matched Deep Woods Estate length, texture and House of2014 HHHHH forever,\" said one. $29 with some very good Margaret River balance. $24 Plantagenet YorkAnother complex and Mills Reef Elspeth quality creamy vanillin Chardonnay Brash Vineyard Mount Barkersomewhat funky style Hawke's Bay oak and alert acid 2015 HHHH Single Vineyard Chardonnayof chardonnay. Some Chardonnay backbone. $20 Oak-driven style with Margaret River 2015 HHHHobvious struck match 2014 HHHH1/2 Sidewood Estate layered complexity and Chardonnay A rich and complexcharacters on the nose Lighter side of an oaked Adelaide Hills nicely developed nose 2015 HHHH nutty nose with a bigwith a flavoursome style with a classy Chardonnay and palate showing a A tightly coiled palate generous peach-drivenpalate that has a lovely nose of toasty oak, 2014 HHHH nice flintiness and good that shows lots of palate showing smokycreamy texture. $69.99 stonefruit and citrus and Flinty lemon barley and oily texture. $20 promise, according to oak and a slight green palate showing great apple-like aromas. Oak Taylors one judge. White stone streak. $35 restraint, complex flavour tending to dominate Winemakers fruits, melon and citrus, Taylors St Andrews profile and good leesy a creamy palate that Project Clare Valley subtle use of oak. $35 Clare Valley characters. $39.95 shows great texture and Chardonnay Chardonnay Morambro Creek minerality. $20 2015 HHHH 2015 HHHH Padthaway Willow Bridge Toasty oak nose; slight A bigger style Chardonnay Estate G1-10 quince-like characters. chardonnay with 2013 HHHH1/2 Geographe Great cheesecake-like aromas of ripe figs and Good middle of the road Chardonnay palate with hint of peaches. The powerful style with plenty of fruit 2015 HHHH preserved lemon and peach palate has loads weight and persistence A very crisp style that some spiciness. $25 of oak and nice line of without too much has delicate flinty/ 3 Oceans Winery acid. $35 complexity getting in green melon aromas The Explorers Brand's Laira the way! Some nice and quite savoury Margaret River Foundation bottle age characters flavours on a lovely Chardonnay Coonawarra developing. $34.95 “lively and energetic”, 2015 HHHH Chardonnay palate. $30 Fresh and citrussy on 2014 HHHH the nose with a solid Ripe melon fruit floral/citrus palate bouquet with slightly showing balancing oak, nutty notes. Palate good texture and nice is light and toasty line of acid. $34.99 with good vinosity and some warming alcohol. $23 Annual 2017 W I N E S TAT E 85

WINESTATE’S BEST WINES OF 2016 new releasesNepenthe Ithaca Tempus Two Artwine Leave Atze's Corner The Leconfield Geoff MerrillAdelaide Hills Copper Hunter Your Hat On Mob Barossa Valley Coonawarra Petit Cilento McLarenChardonnay Valley Shiraz Rosé Single Vineyard Montepulciano Verdot 2014 HHHH Vale Sangiovese2015 HHHH 2016 HHHH1/2 Clare Valley 2015 HHHH1/2 A delicate lift of violets 2011 HHHHPleasant primary fruit Intense confectionery Montepulciano A simple but very on a nicely integrated Very nice spicy herbaland nutty oak aromas sweet strawberry 2015 HHHH1/2 appealing wine with bouquet. Youthful bouquet; typicallyand a palate that's aromas with delicate Dark crimson colour aromas of mulberries, palate of berry fruit, varietal with similarclean, fresh and zesty hints of roses; very with a deep, dark, licorice, salami and strong tannins and high characters on a palatewith peach fruit, subtle pretty. Generous intense nose – hint spices and lovely acidity for a long life. that has a long tannicmalo and buttery sweet raspberry of leather. Rich, ripe flavours of rich dark finish. A good foodnotes. $32 flavours linger across berry palate that has fruits underpinned but 5+ $29 wine. $25 the length of the long undertones of chocolate a savoury element. IronwoodRed Hill Estate soft palate. $30 and some “meaty” Mount Avoca Estate WinesSingle Vineyard Artwine The savoury elements. 3-5 $30 Limited Release Great SouthernMornington Temptress Clare “Needs food!” stated Pyrenees Porongurup MerlotPeninsula Valley Rosé one judge. $30 Eccentric Wines Sangiovese 2014 HHHHChardonnay 2016 HHHH Clare Valley 2015 HHHH Pleasant, elegant2014 HHHH An attractive rosé Graciano A nicely rounded fruit-driven style withCandied citrus bouquet made in a European 2014 HHHH1/2 wine showing a lovely generous vibrant andwith underlying style. Smells of Quarisa Wines A slightly porty nose balance of herbal-like refreshing flavourscomplexity. The palate peaches and cream Caravan South East with a nutty edge varietal fruit, some supported by silkyis funky, creamy with soft fruit flavours. Australia Durif and peppery lift. residual sweetness tannins. A keeper.and complex with, A great luncheon wine. 2015 HHHH1/2 Very attractive spicy and a drying tannicaccording to one judge, $20 A huge classic durif. notes to the dark finish. $35 5+ $25\"Lots going on\". $60 Z Wine Aveline Massive ripe fruit nose fruit flavours with Davey Estate Barossa Valley layered with sweet firm tannins building Richard Hamilton Aficionado Rosé 2016 HHHH vanilla oak. Excellent on the long lingering Lot 148 McLaren McLaren Vale RedBrygon Reserve Lovely fresh vibrant fruit flavours palate. 5+ $25 Vale Merlot Blend 2015 HHHHWines Old Vine confectionery fruit with strong toasty 2013 HHHH Bright, vibrant purpleMargaret River bouquet followed by a oak and drying tannin. The vanillin oak is in hue. The nose isChardonnay bright and lively palate \"Bring on the fillet of McLaren Vale nicely matched by the predominantly rich,2011 HHHH loaded with lovely crisp Mastodon!\" $13.99 III Associates nutty, elegant, cool red berry fruit leading berry fruit flavours. Renaissance on to a full, soft,A lovely restrained $20 DiGiorgio McLaren Vale climate varietal fruit. round “juicy” palateand elegant wine Bonking Frog Family Wines Merlot Cabernet The flavoursome palate of cherries and plums.with great varietal Summer Merlot Limestone Coast Petit Verdot has a nice chewy oak Has texture andfruit and subtle toasty Geographe Rosé Montepulciano 2014 HHHH1/2 finish. 5+ $21 balance. $18oak. Good for its age 2016 HHHH 2015 HHHH1/2 Excellent deep purple Tenafeate Creekwith further ageing A vibrant electric pink A classy wine with wine with a fragrant Mr Riggs Wines Basketpotential. 5+ $75 wine with a pleasant, subtle sweet red berry complexity of dark Montepulciano Press One Tree Hill slightly sweet, fruit aromas showing a hint fruit, spices and lifted d’ Adelaide Hills Montepulcianorosé nose and lovely of herbaceousness. oak. Nice palate Adelaide Hills 2014 HHHH fresh length of lively The savoury palate has with good structure, Montepulciano The intense noseAndrew Peace raspberry flavours. $22 great dry/sour varietal generous fruit and 2014 HHHH promises rich, ripeWines Masterpeace fruit flavours and a lovely oak. Hot finish. Nice example of style plums and blackberriesVictoria Rosé 2016 other red drying tannic finish. $23 with good intensity of and the palate followsHHHH1/2 varietals & blends 5+ $25 lifted spicy fruit aromas suit – an opulent array ofAlluring nose of pink and medium-bodied dark fruit flavours. $28lady apples, also on the Mount Avoca Lou Miranda Zonte's Footstep palate with good fruit Jeanneret Hummerpalate with strawberries Moates Lane Estate Famiglia Violet Beauregard interest and grippy Clare Valley Merlotand cranberries, nicely Pyrenees Miranda South Langhorne Creek tannins. $30 2012 HHHHcarried along with Sangiovese Australia Merlot Malbec 2014 HHHH Divided opinionssome crunchy acidity. 2012 HHHH1/2 2015 HHHH1/2 A fresh, lively and Robert Oatley here, but the majority“Great lift and lingering A youthful fruit driven Fabulous super sweet youthful wine with Wild Oats Mudgee enjoyed the slightlyflavour,” noted one style with some berry jammy fruit nose. some very attractive, Merlot 2014 HHHH aged/developedjudge. $13 fruit and toffee apple-like Lovely fleshy palate, very different and very A very tannic but good characteristics. A soft,Glenwillow Wines characters on the nose soft and rounded distinctive aromas and style of merlot with easy, gentle wine withBendigo Rosé and fresh, lively palate in the mouth with flavours. Has potential. youthful Ribena-like “luscious” varietal2016 HHHH1/2 that is long and elegant excellent fresh youthful varietal fruit, good use fruit enhanced by wellA complex mix of and packed with berry blueberry overtones 3-5 $25 of oak and some herbal integrated tannin andstrawberry and quince flavours. $39.95 to the lovely flavours. hints. $17.95 oak treatment. $40aromas with intriguing $11.95 Kirrihill Mt Lofty Possingham &notes of oyster shell and Montepulciano Summers McLarensaltbush. The palate has 2014 HHHH Vale Malbecpersistent flavour with A well-made wine Mr Riggs Yacca 2015 HHHHa creamy texture, good McGuigan with excellent cellaring Paddock Adelaide Lovely varietal fruitlength and a phenolic The Shortlist Hills Tempranillo bouquet with delicatetouch. $22 Barossa Valley potential. Lovely ripe 2014 HHHH violet-like notes and a berry fruit bouquet, good Complex and youthful red berry fruit Montepulciano balance of varietal fruit concentrated wine palate. Nice use of oak 2015 HHHH1/2 with a shy nose to balance. $18 A deep dense inky flavours; nice tannin and nicely balanced structure. 5+ $28 youthful palate with wine with dark good combination of chocolaty fruit nose oak and fruit. that has gamey notes and a huge brooding 3-5 $30 palate with lots of structure, firm tannins and good fruit/oak balance. 5+ $2986 W I N E S TAT E Annual 2017

WINESTATE’S BEST WINES OF 2016 new releases Nepenthe Altitude Thompson Estate pinot noir Adelaide Hills Margaret River Tempranillo Malbec 2014 HHHH Craggy Range 2015 HHHH Rich aromas of dark Te Muna Road Old fashioned style; berries and chocolate Vineyard smells of cranberries that are echoed on Martinborough and raspberries with a the firm tannic palate. Pinot Noir sweet dark berry fruit Good flavour intensity. 2014 HHHHH palate and nice tannin Nice oak balance. A classic pinot with texture and length. genuine varietal 3-5 $35 fruit characters. 5+ $20 Lovely lifted spicy Third Wheel fruit aromas and a Ivybrook Farm Western Australia wonderful complex McLaren Vale Merlot 2014 HHHH varietal palate that's Tempranillo A simple, well- more savoury than 2015 HHHH structured, quaffer. sweet and finishes Nose is a rich mix of Herbaceous/plum cleanly. $42.95 NZ oak, plums and licorice. bouquet with sweet Sidewood ‘777’ Firm mouthcoating spicy notes and Adelaide Hills Pinot tannins on the rich generously flavoured Noir 2015 HHHH1/2 dark fruit palate. Great palate with firm Good varietal expression varietal expression. tannins. 5+ with lots of funky/ $18.99 smoky elements. The 5+ $25 nose has very intense lifted meaty/barnyardyChain Of Ponds Chain Of Ponds fragrances and the Rockburn CentralNovello Adelaide The Stopover palate shows true Otago Pinot NoirDolcetto Shiraz Adelaide Hills varietal flavours. $35 2014 HHHH1/22016 HHHH Barbera A big flavoursomeYoung but 2015 HHHH wine that has aapproachable with Smoky dark plum delightful cherry berryaromas of plums, fragrances. Nice palate nose showing spicylicorice and mint with weight with rich ripe oak notes and lovelycracked pepper lift. red fruit, balanced oak fleshy varietal fruitNice juicy jubey blue/ and firm acidity. Will intensity on the palatered fruit palate. soften more with age. layered with subtle vanilla oak. $49.99 5+ $15 5+ $35ALDI’s collection aFlSdOTINROAi.VRSDcAEEEoLSITLmE,AACVIBTLI.SESaLIDETuof premium wines atnot-so-premium pricesAUSTRALIA Margaret River W.A. McLaren Vale S.A.9$ 99 9$ 99 9$ 99 9$ 99 ea ea ea ea A.C. Byrne & Co A.C. Byrne & Co A.C. Byrne & Co A.C. Byrne & CoMargaret River Semillon Margaret River Margaret River McLaren Vale Shiraz 750mlSauvignon Blanc 750ml Chardonnay 750ml Cabernet Merlot 750ml Classically McLaren Vale with concentratedClassically Margaret River with Modern and wonderfully expressive Rich and opulent with generous wild berry, blackberry and blueberryexpressive fruits of citrus blossom, with citrus blossom, white peach flavours of blackberry, plum and soft flavours finishing with light spice, chocolatelemon, passionfruit, herbs and tropical and nectarine fruits and a delicate dark fruits. A wine with charm, and clove characters.fruits with an underlying minerality. integration of French oak. elegance and flavour through the finish. A wine of richness and generosity.ALDI supports the responsible service of alcohol. It is illegal to purchase alcohol for people under 18.Available in selected stores. See aldi.com.au for locations. While stocks last — Please note stocks are limited and will vary between stores. Annual 2017 W I N E S TAT E 87ALC7501_Winestate_Mag.indd 1 20/01/16 10:06 AM

WINESTATE’S BEST WINES OF 2016 new releasesBream Creek grenache & blends Pertaringa Two Grampians Estate Epitome Margaret Alkoomi WhiteTasmania Pinot Gentlemen's GST Grampians River Cabernet Label FranklandNoir 2012 HHHH1/2 Paulmara Estates McLaren Vale Grenache Shiraz Shiraz Merlot River CabernetA sound beautifully The Melee Barossa G.S.M. 2014 HHHH Tempranillo 2014 HHHHH Merlot 2014 HHHHageing wine coming Grenache Blend A huge ripe style - a real 2015 HHHH An old fashioned style Lovely wine drinking,together very nicely. 2014 HHHH1/2 classic with the light Deep, rich purple in with very appealing drinking beautifullyHas lovely texture and A very pretty wine - true toastiness on the smoky colour with ripe, red berry nose that has with honest sweetshows great varietal to the variety. Fresh fruit nose and slightly raspberries on the nose a cherry lift and nice varietal fruit, good oak,definition with its lifted confectionery porty fruit characters on and some pleasant minty notes. Rich dark relatively soft mid-meaty/strawberry-like fruit aromas and a silky the palate. $22 musky notes. Bright fruit flavours layered palate and ripe tanninfruit. $37 Vinrock McLaren flavours of raspberries with raisined notes backbone. $15 Vale Grenache and cherries with some and subtle use of oak. Deep WoodsJohner Estate smooth palate with 2014 HHHH earthy undertones on a Powdery tannins. Estate EbonyGladstone Pinot some lively varietal A generous varietal with well-structured palate, $34.99 Margaret RiverNoir 2014 HHHH flavours. Good cellaring big estery aromas and good length. $28 Hummingbird Cabernet ShirazA big dark wine with potential. 5+ excellent balance of Margaret River 2014 HHHHgood honest varietal $19.99 vibrant fruit flavours with Cabernet “Good freshness offruit characters. Good the lovely rich chewy Beresford Barrel Shiraz Merlot fruit” showing aromas ofuse of spicy oak, tarry Alexander Laing oak. $25 Select McLaren 2014 HHHH1/2 mulberry, boysenberrytouches and some Barossa Valley Millbrook Regional Vale G.S.M. A complete wine! and blackberry. Judiciousbarnyardy notes. Grenache Geographe 2015 HHHHH Earthy on the nose use of oak and reliance“Yummy.” $36 2012 HHHH1/2 Grenache Shiraz A big generous with blackcurrant on natural tannin has A huge plumy nose Mourvedre wine with wonderful elements. More kept this wine “texturalAkarua that is rich and ripe with 2015 HHHH Rhone-like characters of the blackcurrant and fresh” said oneBannockburn nice aged characters An intense fruit-driven evident. Powerful red characters on the judge. $15Central Otago developing. Great palate style but exhibits berry bouquet. A great slightly angular palate;Pinot Noir - soft and sweet with some great savoury palate that is rich and very flavoursome with Moss Brothers2014 HHHH intense flavours of fruit notes. A touch funky softly textured with herbal hints. $24.99 Margaret RiverDark plum and cassis- pastilles. Ready to drink on the nose and strong drying tannins. Deep Woods Estate Cabernet Merlotlike fruit with nutmeg now. $55 chewy tannins in the Estate Margaret 2015 HHHHnotes and good use mouth. $22 5+ $28 River Cabernet A classic cigar-box-likeof oak. Gentle palate Claymore Wines Sauvignon Merlot cabernet nose. Thestructure with some Stone Bridge You'll Never Walk Millbrook 2014 HHHH1/2 lovely palate is longalcohol heat. $42.99 NZ Wines Clare Valley Alone Clare Valley Winery Regional Complex nose of red and very varietal with Grenache Mataro G.S.M. 2015 HHHH Geographe and dark fruits with a lift plenty of fresh sweet 2015 HHHH A lovely vibrant nose Grenache Shiraz of spice and rosemary, fruit and dusty oak in Raspberry fragrances with the spicy oak Mourvedre earthy undertones and support. $19.99Paringa Estate with a peppery lift; dominating. Generous 2015 HHHH dusty oak. A lovely, Windance GlenEstate Mornington more raspberry fruit layered palate has Complex spicy herbal fresh varietal blend Valley MargaretPeninsula Pinot and pepper on the lots of oak and soft nose and rich vibrant displaying rich cassis River CabernetNoir 2013 HHHH firm palate with its chewy tannins. $22 palate that's fresh flavours, described by Merlot 2014 HHHHEarthy red fruit nose mouthcoating tannins. Tenafeate Creek with sweet fruit one judge as a “Well put Dark fruit nose withwith more earthy Wines Dry Grown flavours. Warming together wine.” $35 a spearmint lift andcharacters on the spicy 5+ $26 One Tree Hill alcohol. \"Excellent Bream Creek leafy notes. Firmlyplum palate. Starting to Grenache Vineyard Tasmania structured palate hasdevelop and has very Beresford Estate 2015 HHHH style.\" 3-5 $22 Cabernet Merlot good balance of darkgood tannins. $60 McLaren Vale Excellent varietal 2013 HHHH1/2 berry fruit and mocha Grenache expression with cabernet blends Incredibly vibrant wine oak. $24Tomich Wines 2014 HHHH flavours and aromas of that has a very complexWoodside Vineyard A soft and very fresh, ripe confected Third Wheel bouquet and a tightlyAdelaide Hills Pinot flavoursome varietal with fruit and a dusting Reserve Margaret structured, austere,Noir 2015 HHHH sweet fleshy varietal of spices. A palate River Cabernet fruit/toasty oak palateLovely freshness of fruit, lovely toasty oak that was described Shiraz Merlot with hints of violets.strawberry-like varietal and drying tannins. \"Very as “Lively, bright and 2014 HHHHH Needs more time tofruit on the nose and drinkable.\" $35 delicious,” by one Lovely vibrancy of really shine. $32has a lovely soft palate judge, and a wine that dark berry fruits Kangarilla Hillwith fresh strawberry Millbrook Regional was enjoyed by all. $25 and choc mint McLaren Valefruit depth. $30 Geographe characters on the Cabernet Merlot Grenache Shiraz nose. Flavoursome 2013 HHHHRed Hill Estate Mourvedre primary blackcurrant- Velvety fruit and oakSingle Vineyard 2014 HHHH like fruit on the palate nose and a tight palateMornington Very appealing red blend seamlessly balanced with a nicely developingPeninsula Pinot that has an abundance of with oak and laced flavour profile. \"It hasNoir 2014 HHHH fresh fleshy fruit, some with powdery tannins. time on its side,\" said oneSavoury and oaky attractive sweet herbal judge. $15on the nose. Lovely characters and savoury 5+ $29.99richness of Christmas nuances. $22cake flavours withattractive developednotes and subtlementhol. 3-5$7088 W I N E S TAT E Annual 2017

WINESTATE’S BEST WINES OF 2016 new releasesFlying High Beresford Third Wheel Karrawatta Vinrock McLarenMargaret River Classic McLaren Western Australia Christo's Paddock Vale CabernetCabernet Shiraz Vale Cabernet Cabernet Langhorne SauvignonMerlot 2014 HHHH Sauvignon Sauvignon VBBAEULSYUTSE Creek Cabernet 2014 HHHHA lift of varnishy-like 2014 HHHHH 2014 HHHH1/2 Sauvignon Lovely soft cassis fruitoak and hint of herbs Inky Ribena-like nose Great example of the 2014 HHHH1/2 complimented perfectlyon the dark berry with very attractive variety. Cassis aromas \"This wine is all class,\" by the oak, acid andnose. Nice richness of oak elements. Soft and laced with interesting enthused one judge. mouth puckeringbrooding varietal fruit rounded in the mouth undergrowth It has great colour, tannins. Has length andflavours on the palate. with lots of oak over characters. Palate beautiful ripe sweet complexity. $25$24.99 voluptuous sweet brimming over with blackberry fragrances Patrick Estate berry fruit flavours and blackcurrant flavours. and a very youthful, but Coonawarracabernet sauvignon ripe tannins, but all in Good tannins. well-balanced palate. Cabernet balance. $28 5+ $18.99 Just needs time. $54 Sauvignon Eldredge Vineyards 2013 HHHH Sandalford House of Taylors Clare RL Clare Cabernet Vibrant blueberry fruit Prendiville Plantagenet Valley Cabernet Sauvignon aromas lift off the nose Reserve Margaret Aquitaine Mount Sauvignon 2013 HHHH1/2 with similar characters River Cabernet Barker Cabernet 2015 HHHH1/2 Lovely fruit/oak echoed on the tight, Sauvignon Lifted nose with ripe, varietal expression elegant and still youthful 2014 HHHHH rich, varietal fruit aromas here with fine cassis palate. $29 Great colour! of cassis and violets. aromas and excellent Patrick of Beautiful complexity, Great palate; excellent flavour profile on a Coonawarra Home generosity and length depth of blackberry seamlessly balanced Block Coonawarra of cassis fruit with flavours. Fresh lively well-structured palate Cabernet good use of sweet acidity and a long soft with firm tannins. $30 Sauvignon oak to balance and finish. $19 Sandalford 2012 HHHH has a tight acid spine. Estate Margaret Big rich fruit cake-like Sauvignon Plenty of class here! Quarisa Wines River Cabernet aromas followed by a 2014 HHHHH Enchanted Tree Sauvignon tight and very complex Great colour and 5+ $35 South Australia 2014 HHHH1/2 palate with powerful fruit Cabernet Deep red hues, beautiful flavours and plenty of excellent intensity of oak Taylors St Sauvignon blueberry-like fruit, tannic grip. $45 and fruit on the nose. 2014 HHHH1/2 complex oak characters Reillys Dry It has a tight, zesty and Andrews Clare Attractive complexity with hints of Vegemite. Land Clare Valley Cabernet of blackberry and It has a lifted estery nose Valley Cabernet very youthful palate with Sauvignon mocha-like aromas. and a nice dry palate with Sauvignon beautiful varietal fruit Beautiful palate silky intense flavours. $45 2013 HHHH vibrancy and plenty of 2014 HHHHH smooth palate - hugely Zonte's Footstep A sound wine with Superb nose; a fresh varietal with lovely Avalon Tree great structure and acidity. 3-5 $90 complexity of mocha dark cherry/toasty oak Fleurieu Peninsula complexity and a lovely flavours. Tannic finish. Cabernet generosity of varietal oak and berry fruit. $11.99 Sauvignon fruit that is slightly on Nice warmth to the 2014 HHHH1/2 the minty side. $35Inner City well-structured, Soft fruit/oak nose with Koonara Ambriel’sWinemakers a light savoury edge and Gift CoonawarraHilltops Cabernet seamlessly balanced an excellent integration Cabernet palate with solid berry of generous sweet fruit SauvignonSauvignon flavours. Great acid and oak flavours with 2013 HHHH2015 HHHHH good acidity and grippy Still a very bright colourA fabulously powerful finish. 5+ $65 Casella Limited tannins. \"Well done!\" $25 for its age. It shows a Release South Brown Brothers fair bit of oak but hasrich, ripe cabernet. It Third Wheel Australia Cabernet Patricia Victoria plenty of big powerfulhas a huge nose of Reserve Margaret Sauvignon Cabernet sweet varietal fruit toprunes and jam and River Cabernet 2012 HHHH1/2 Sauvignon 2010 carry it. $40great depth of varietal Sauvignon Cedar chest complexity HHHH1/2 Gralyn Estateflavours on the long 2014 HHHHH to the nicely aged Smoky aged fruit Reserve Margaretlingering palate. Enjoy Old school style bouquet. Excellent, bouquet with some River Cabernetnow or in 10 years’ of cabernet with a fruit flavoured, palate, minty brightness. A full Sauvignontime. 5+ $40 classic cassis nose very intense with and complex palate still 2012 HHHH and a silky smooth, plenty of drying oak to showing some primary Intriguing and complexPalmer Wines full-bodied, fresh balance. Drinking well fruit and firm tannins. nose of red currants,Margaret River fruit, palate with good now. $45 \"Travelling well now - black olives, earth,Cabernet use of oak, attractive drink soon.\" $61.60 spice and cigar box.Sauvignon earthy/savoury Brand's Laira An elegant palate that2013 HHHHH accents and lovely One Seven One shows blackberryLifted aromas of fine tannins. $29.99 Coonawarra flavours with eucalyptblackcurrant and olives Cabernet mint and chocolate,with notes of violets Mollydooker Sauvignon good texture andand christmas cake. Gigglepot McLaren 2012 HHHH1/2 length. $120“Rich and vibrant” Vale Cabernet A subtlety of well-with great varietal Sauvignon integrated fruit/oakfruit flavours. Well- 2014 HHHHH aromas and a lovelyweighted palate with \"A complete wine; rich cassis palateexcellent line and nothing missing!\" edged with savourylength, all wrapped up noted one judge. It notes. Has firm dryingwith fine, integrated has beautiful fresh tannins and powerfultannins. $30 oak and blueberry fruit oak on the finish. $80 complexity on the nose that leads to a superb sweet fruit palate. 3-5 $49 Annual 2017 W I N E S TAT E 89

WINESTATE’S BEST WINES OF 2016 new releasesMr Riggs Outpost Z Wine Rustica St Anne's Vineyard Beresford Bellarine EstateCoonawarra Barossa Valley Perricoota Estate Blewitt Two Wives BellarineCabernet Cabernet Cabernet Springs Cabernet Shiraz 2015 HHHHH2014 HHHH Sauvignon Sauvignon Sauvignon Described as “RhoneSlightly stalky nose 2014 HHHH 2015 HHHH 2014 HHHH like” by one judge, withwith a berry lift; some A tight, inky and quite Sweet cassis aromas Lots of toasty oak alluring aromas of ripeattractive chocolate mature nose with a with nice cedary oak showing on the dried red fruits, a waft ofnotes. Solid but delightful sweet oak nuances. The palate fruit nose with lovely roasted meat and hintelegant sweet fruit and ripe fruit palate is clean, fresh and chocolate truffle/ of oak. The palate doespalate; good varietal that's rich, complex balanced with rich fruit cake flavour not disappoint – deep,characters and spicy and very flavoursome. dark fruit flavours. complexity on the rich and generous, aoak. $24 $20 palate. 5+ bigger style that needs 5+ $19 $49.99 food and will benefitYarrawood Estate Lou Miranda Estate Howlin' Gale from cellaring. $27.99Barrel Select Yarra Leone Barossa Wines Category shiraz & blends Beresford LimitedValley Cabernet Valley Cabernet 5 Langhorne 2015/2014 Release McLarenSauvignon Sauvignon Creek Cabernet Vale Shiraz2014 HHHH 2014 HHHH Sauvignon Wignalls Wines 2014 HHHHHDusty oak dominates Dark chocolaty aromas 2014 HHHH Great Southern A cornucopia of liftedthe nose with licorice layered with intense Nice leafy lift to the Shiraz mint, chocolate,notes. Excellent mid- cassis fruit characters. blackcurrant bouquet. 2015 HHHHH raspberry and redweight palate. Sweet, Palate is dense, Lovely savoury varietal A gorgeous complexity fruits, with a nod toupfront cherry flavours. balanced and soft with flavours on a long of cranberries, rhubarb vanillin oak. “GoodGood use of oak. $48 a touch of oak on the balanced palate. Quite and blue fruit aromas freshness, great line3 Oceans Winery finish. $25.95 warming on the finish. with a peppery lift. and persistence,The Explorers DiGiorgio Family A tight, elegant, excellent attention toMargaret River Wines Coonawarra 5+ $18.50 \"controlled\" palate with extraction,” noted oneCabernet Cabernet Brygon Reserve silky smooth fruit, judge. “Full and juicySauvignon Sauvignon Wines Bin supple tannins and with fine tannins,” said2013 HHHH 2014 HHHH 8888 Margaret balancing acidity. $29 another. $80A big, tight and clean Big advanced oaky/ River Cabernet Mollydookeryouth with lovely chocolaty bouquet. Sauvignon Carnival of Love Munari Wineschocolaty bouquet and Excellent palate with 2014 HHHH McLaren Vale Schoolhousesweet oak/ripe rich great depth of retained Rich mouthfilling Shiraz Red Heathcotefruit flavours wrapped varietal fruit nicely wine. Nice notes of 2014 HHHHH Shiraz Viognierin firmish tannins. supported by the zesty black fruits on the A big dark brooding 2014 HHHHH$34.99 acidity. $26 attractive oaky nose number that has a great A pretty wine and upfront dark berry colour and some very beautifully balancedChain of Ponds Casella 1919 South fruit flavours. Generous McLaren Vale III intense vibrant red berry and dominated by theAmadeus Adelaide Australia Cabernet tannins. $24.99 Associates Squid fruit that is seamlessly viognier resulting inHills Cabernet Sauvignon Mitolo Jester Ink McLaren Vale balanced with the lovely apricot-like characters.Sauvignon 2010 HHHH Cabernet Shiraz fresh oak and assertive Lifted dark berry2012 HHHH A mature, complex Sauvignon 2014 HHHHH tannins. $75 aromas and nicelyA touch porty on the varietal that's 2014 HHHH A lovely deep purple balanced palatenose and good depth amazingly oaky. Has Lifted aromas of lantana, wine with an attractive with bright fruit andand generosity of smoky/nutty aromas licorice and black olives lift of rich cedary oak mouthcoating oak.varietal fruit flavours and soft sweet oak- with delicious dark fruit aromas and leadingwith retained vibrancy driven flavours with flavours on the plush to a long, dense 3-5 $45and ripe tannins. $38 some aged fruit. $100 palate with mouthcoating raspberry-driven palate tannins. $25 beautifully balanced by loads of velvety STAR RATINGS  tannins. $55Three-, four- and five-star ratings are signs ofexcellence in fruit quality and winemaking skill.All wines are judged ‘blind’ by wine industryprofessionals and are compared in peerclasses by three judges.CM Wine is exclusive to Cellarmasters,a major mail-order business.CD Cellar door price.CDO Cellar door only.SO Sold out.$N/A Price not available at time of printing. Contact information pg 160. RECOMMENDED cellaring (years). BEST VALUE for $20 & under.For a complete list of what we tastedplease refer to www.winestate.com.au90 W I N E S TAT E Annual 2017

WINESTATE’S BEST WINES OF 2016 new releasesRobertson of Clare Harcourt Valley Lou Miranda Estate St Anne's Vineyard K1 by GeoffBlock 6 Clare Vineyards Leone Barossa Perricoota Shiraz Hardy Middle HillValley Shiraz Heathcote Shiraz Valley Shiraz 2015 HHHH1/2 Adelaide Hills2014 HHHHH 2015 HHHH1/2 2014 HHHH1/2 Nose is restrained Shiraz“An excellent Cool climate peppery The nose has lovely and perfumed with 2014 HHHH1/2youngster,” according fruit characters on the dried fruit richness raspberry nuances Lovely intensityto one judge. Stewed nose and a tight and with fresh oak and a dash of pepper. of spicy raspberryplums and berries lift elegant palate with complexity. Sweet The palate is long and aromas showing hintsoff the nose and the jubey dark fruit flavours raspberry and plums generous and loaded of eucalypt. Nicelypowerful rich palate and a tight line of acid on the palate with silky with rich black fruits weighted and texturedhas lovely freshness in support. Cranberry- smooth tannins and a and powdery tannins. palate with a big hit ofof plum and raspberry like finish. $25 crisp acid line. $25.95 berry flavours and longfruit edged with Karrawatta RockBare Barossa 5+ $19.50 fine tannins. $25mocha and vanilla. $25 Dairy Block Babe Barossa KarrawattaFox Creek Adelaide Hills Valley Shiraz Brygon Joseph LanghorneOld Vine McLaren Shiraz 2014 HHHH1/2 Reserve Wines Creek ShirazVale Shiraz 2015 HHHH1/2 Very classy lifted Bin 882 Margaret 2014 HHHH1/22014 HHHHH Aromas of ripe peppery blueberry fruit River Shiraz The nose has aromasA huge rich wine raspberries mixed with bouquet. Great palate; 2015 HHHH1/2 of ripe red and darkwith heaps of punch malty oak and showing long and textured with Smells of licorice and fruits with a sprinklingand interest. Toasty a peppery lift. Classy the dark berry fruit smallgoods; tastes of spice. Theoak nose has ripe velvety smooth palate seamlessly balanced by of dark berries with flavoursome palate isblackberries underneath with flavours in the the chocolaty oak. $45 more of the licorice “rich, integrated andwith a dash of spice. blue fruit spectrum. Woodgate elements showing. long” wrapped upBeautifully layered Subtle tannins. $38 Wines Reserve Well-handled oak and with “velvet” tanninspalate has fleshy ripe Wise Wine Sea Pemberton Shiraz a generosity of supple TeAro Estate – enjoyed by all thefruit with confectionery Urchin Frankland 2014 HHHH1/2 tannins. 5+ Charred Door judges. $54notes. $60 River Shiraz A simple honest $24.99 Barossa Shiraz Tenafeate CreekRed Hill Estate 2014 HHHH1/2 wine with reserved 2014 HHHH1/2 Wines Basket PressSingle Vineyard Dense rich forest floor- raspberry aromas Atze's Corner The A traditional Aussie One Tree Hill ShirazMornington like characters on the and full-bodied palate Bachelor Barossa style of shiraz with 2014 HHHH1/2Peninsula Shiraz nose; some nuttiness with lovely blackberry Valley Shiraz chocolaty/raspberry “A bright and attractive2014 HHHH1/2 and spices. Good conserve/sour cherry- 2015 HHHH1/2 nose and big bold and drink,” was how oneInteresting wine - very fruit weight on the like fruit expression Lovely mix of fruits of nicely structured palate judge summed it up.Rhone-like. Lovely palate with soft dark with firm chunky the forest, licorice and tasting of dark tarry Herbal notes and somelift of cinnamon and berry fruit and supple tannins. $35 sweet spice aromas. fruits. Very youthful toasty oak on the nose,cardamom spices. tannins. $19.50 Well balanced palate still needing more with ripe red berry fruitsMedium weight palate has upfront sweet time. $35 flowing on to a slightlyspicy characters sweet palate that hasinterlaced with rich dark fruits, chocolaty flavours of cherry cola,dark fruit and chocolaty oak and supple liquorice, coffee andoak. 3-5 $70 tannins. 3-5 $30 chocolate. $25TaylorsClare Valley Shiraz2015 HHHH1/2Spicy licoricecharacters on the nosewith light forest floornotes. Generous andrich in the mouth withpeppery/dark chocolatyflavours and good driveof firm tight tannins.$19Taylors The Peer Langhorne Grampians Estate Haselgrove WinesReserve Parcel Creek Shiraz Mafeking Catkin McLarenClare Valley Shiraz 2014 HHHH1/2 Grampians Shiraz Vale Shiraz2015 HHHH1/2 Dark fruit cake-like 2015 HHHH1/2 2014 HHHH1/2Excellent barrel nose with loads of A big wine with a The nose is a comboferment complexity blackberries and lovely complexity of of plums, vanilla,obvious on the porty/ licorice. The powerful plums and berry fruit violets and roses.raisined nose. Nice savoury palate has on the nose with a Well-structuredblue fruit flavours with fruit complexity and perfumed lift. Sweet palate; lovely freshwell-judged tannins firm mouth puckering vanilla oak on the berry varietal fruitand nice oak nuances. tannins. $24.90 palate well matched expression with a hintGreat aftertaste. $24 by the chocolaty fruit. of chocolate on the finish. $40 3-5 $25 Annual 2017 W I N E S TAT E 91

WINESTATE’S BEST WINES OF 2016 new releases Zonte's Footstep Jacobs Creek Byrne Vineyards Robert Oatley Four Lake Doctor Reserve Limestone Scotts Creek in Hand Barossa Langhorne Coast Shiraz Retreat SA Shiraz Valley Shiraz Creek Shiraz 2014 HHHH 2015 HHHH 2014 HHHH 2014 HHHH1/2 Lovely nose smells of Subtle aromas with A bouquet of plums and Tobacco and spice lift off fresh cherries and violets. muted leafiness and violets; hints of spicy the nose and the long, Very good cool climate some cloves. Warm oak. Big, flavoursome, well-balanced palate blackberry palate with solid palate, nice nicely textured palate has a lovely roundness layers of chocolate. Great weight of jubey berry has layers of bold fruit, with good fruit cake-like potential. $19 flavours with obvious charry oak and tannins. flavours with a slight Charnwood Estate spiciness. $18 $26.99 leafiness. $25 Mudgee Shiraz The Islander Estate 2014 HHHH The Red South Eldredge Vineyards Mollydooker Fresh berry nose with Australia Shiraz Blue Chip Clare Velvet Glove a pretty fruit lift and a 2014 HHHH Shiraz 2014 HHHH McLaren Vale tightly wound palate Interesting nose - A simple old school Shiraz with flavours of violets, smells of cloves and style of shiraz 2014 HHHH1/2 blackberries, olives and anise. The zippy palate brimming over with big Very appealing spice rhubarb. Give it time. is fresh and simple ripe chocolaty fruit that driven, purple hued, $19 with slightly jubey fruit shows some minty wine with an array of Blackstone and good toasty oak. overtones and lovely warm persistent spicy Paddock Barossa $20 oak influence. $35 oak characters sitting Valley Shiraz Reillys WinesPaulmara Estates on top of the fruit with 2014 HHHH Rockridge Clare Heathcote Winery Totino EstateLimited Release fine tannins. $185 Big old fashioned oak- Valley Shiraz Mail Coach Adelaide HillsSyna Barossa Blackstone driven shiraz that has 2014 HHHH Heathcote Shiraz Shiraz 2014 HHHHShiraz Paddock great colour intensity A full-bodied fruit- 2014 HHHH Great length of pretty2014 HHHH1/2 The Player Barossa and masses of beautiful driven style. Subtle A big bold shiraz with lifted red fruits hereNice display of fruit on Valley Shiraz bright boysenberry-like raspberry aromas very good varietal exhibiting an attractivethe nose with a dusty 2014 HHHH1/2 fruit. $19.99 and lovely length and expression. Smells of herbal edge. A simplecharacter. Very solid A huge nose that is like Taylor Ferguson vibrancy of black plum plums and vanilla with nose and a soft palatepalate, lovely mouthfeel a Cherry Ripe with some Family Reserve flavours and balancing plenty of chocolaty structure. $23.95and intense leafy berry black pepper thrown in. McLaren Vale tannins. $14.99 flavours and firm Shingleback Localflavours showing a It has an intensely rich Shiraz 2014 HHHH GMH South tannins. $35 Heroes McLarenfloral lift. $60 cherry pie of a palate with Huge young chocolaty Australia Shiraz K1 by Geoff Hardy Vale ShirazCurtis Cavaliere some alcohol warmth. shiraz with lovely dark red 2014 HHHH Adelaide Hills GrenacheMcLaren Vale Time! $14.99 fruit characters and big Big powerful, yet Shiraz 2014 HHHH 2015 HHHHShiraz Pertaringa Regional grippy tannins. It needs understated style with A lovely elegant cool “Soft and2014 HHHH1/2 Series McLaren time in the cellar to reach good honest varietal climate shiraz showing approachable,” saidAlmost black in colour. Vale Shiraz Mataro its potential. $20 fruit; sweet and ripe typical spicy peppery one judge. MediumFleshy fruit fragrances 2014 HHHH1/2 Garners Heritage and the spicy oak in fruit that has a slight bodied with a lift ofwith a subtle touch of Rich cherry nose with Wine Strathbogie seamless balance. savoury character and confectionary, floral,oak. Very complex silky slight confectionery Ranges Shiraz $20 balancing tannins. $40 lavender and rosemarysmooth palate, loads of notes and nice meaty 2014 HHHH Robert Oatley Pertaringa Over the on the nose, on to afig and cassis fruit and savoury complexity. Beautiful purple hues RO Signature Top McLaren Vale “meaty” palate withgood tannins. $70 Great flavour length and with floral fruit aromas Heathcote Shiraz Shiraz 2014 HHHH highlights of cherryDeep Woods persistence on the tight and a soft and generous 2014 HHHH A plum and fruit compote and rhubarb.Estate Shiraz Et palate. Needs time. $35 palate with excellent A bit dusty on the nose nose with chocolaty $19Al Margaret River persistence of varietal but has nice spiciness elements. Plenty of Domaine AsmaraShiraz flavours. $25 behind it. Palate is intense fruit flavours on Reserve Heathcote2014 HHHH1/2 Leconfield McLaren bright, juicy and still the bold palate. Good Shiraz 2015 HHHHAn elegant nose Vale Shiraz youthful with licorice level of tannins. $40 Sweet and “meaty”layered with rich 2014 HHHH and tar-like flavours. Zonte's Footstep aromas with ripeconcentration of A medium weight with $22.95 Chocolate Factory plums, cherries andoak and fruit. Very beautiful rich mulberry Claymore Wines McLaren Vale raspberries. “A goodgenerous palate weight and blackberry-like fruit Dark Side of the Shiraz 2014 HHHH mix of red and blackwith warm spicy cassis and spicy peppery notes. Moon Clare Valley Deep purple wine nice fruits,” noted oneflavours and nice Shows great cellaring Shiraz 2014 HHHH richness to the nose judge, who added thattannin persistence. potential. $26 Porty ripe nose with and a rich, seamlessly the wine had good$20 Burnbrae Mudgee heady hit of blackberry balanced palate, good balance and length Shiraz 2014 HHHH fruit aromas and a soft depth of fruit flavours. with “soft and supple” Light bright strawberry well-structured wild Some tannic grip. $25 tannins. $45 jam aromas and a raspberry palate. Nice lovely stylish and rich use of oak. $25 chocolate and red berry palate with a long warming finish. $3092 W I N E S TAT E Annual 2017

WINESTATE’S BEST WINES OF 2016 new releasesKings of Kangaroo Mr Riggs Piebald Richard Hamilton GMH South Eden HallGround Heathcote Adelaide Syrah Centurion 122 Year Australia Shiraz Springton EdenShiraz 2014 HHHH 2014 HHHH Old Vine McLaren 2015 HHHH Valley ShirazAromas of dark, A menthol, eucalypt- Vale Shiraz A big soft wine; a 2015 HHHHstewed plums and like lift to the oaky 2014 HHHH classic Aussie style of Lifted spicy greena fairly “big” palate, nose and a solid, A rich generous shiraz shiraz. Masses of dark olive notes minglingbut one that gets your gamey, chocolaty with weight, length licoricey fruit, matched with dark fruit aromas.attention. Described palate with a good and balance and a by chocolaty oak and Meaty notes with aby one judge as a tannic grip and delicate lingering persistence of fine grained tannins. dash of pepper and“well thought out acid lift. $30 tarry/meaty-like varietal $20 spices on a long softwine” having good Craggy Range characters. $80 Quarisa Wines palate. $25weight, texture and Gimblett Gravels Cartel Padthaway Enchanted Treestructure rounded out Vineyard Hawke's Shiraz 2015 HHHH South Australia Stage Door Wineby well integrated Bay Syrah A pretty wine with Shiraz 2014 HHHH Co. Front & Centretannins. $34 2014 HHHH deep purple hues, Mulberries and spices Eden Valley ShirazStage Door Wine A dense but very chocolaty rhubarb on the nose; hints of 2015 HHHHCo. Front & Centre approachable style. aromas and a dark licorice. Seamlessly Big dark berry fruitEden Valley Shiraz Interesting clove-like berry/mocha oak palate balanced palate nose; nice freshness of2014 HHHH characters to the nose with fine grained with plush fruit and light charry oak. A tightGreat colour here. A which carry through tannins. $15 generous tannins. fruit cake of a palatenice floral element to to the grippy blue fruit Gisa Wines \"Beautiful wine.\" underscored by thethe nose. Good solid palate. $31.95 Moonshot 2K15 $11.99 soft tannins. $25herbal palate with firm, McLaren Valewell contained, tannins Shiraz 2015 HHHH Richard Hamilton RockBareand drying finish. $25 A big, generous and Little Road McLaren Vale full-bodied dark berry McLaren Vale Shiraz 2015 HHHH fruit wine that's well Shiraz Beautifully structured framed by the lovely 2015 HHHH and textured classic oak. It has excellent A rich, ripe and very shiraz. Lovely rhubarb/ depth and great classy shiraz with an blue fruit fragrances complexity. $19.99 abundance of blue/ and big oaky palate with black fruit characters stand-out acidity. $25 and cedary oak. Some black pepper notes. $22 The Australia Israel Chamber of Commerce South Australia is delighted to announce our Trade Mission to Israel from the 13th to the 18th of June 2017 With Mission Leader, Mark Allison, CEO & Managing Director of EldersThe mission is designed for business leaders in Agriculture, Water, Food & Wine Production to engage, collaborate and to learn from Israel’s success as a world leader in Food and Agribusiness innovation and commercialisation. Contact Rilka Warbanoff on 0411 113 749 or at [email protected] for expressions of interest or for any further details. Join us for this truly one-of-a-kind experience!AUD $5 500 for AICC Members Delegates will need to cover their own travel & accommodation arrangements, all other ex-AUD $6 500 for Non-AICC Members penses will be covered. The Chamber will be organising special rates. We require a 20% deposit for confirmation of place on mission Australia-Israel Chamber of Commerce (SA/NT) Inc. A: 239 Magill Road, Maylands 5069 P: 0411 113 749 E: [email protected] W: www.aicc.org.au Annual 2017 W I N E S TAT E 93

WINESTATE’S BEST WINES OF 2016 new releasesPertaringa The Marko's Vineyard Ivybrook Farm Seabrook The Hugo McLarenYeoman McLaren Point Eight Single Reserve McLaren Chairman Great Vale ShirazVale Shiraz Vineyard Adelaide Vale Shiraz Western Shiraz 2013 HHHH1/22014 HHHH Hills Shiraz 2014 HHHH 2012 HHHHH Some excellent ripe berrySavoury/meaty 2015 HHHH Fragrance of lifted Powerful aromas of varietal fruit charactersbouquet with raisined Licorice and berries red and black fruits black olives and leather here seamlesslyfruit notes. Classy on the nose. More of with slightly varnishy with gamey elements. integrated with somefleshy fruit palate - the licorice characters oak. The palate is firm Generous in the mouth very 'tidy' oak. The palatelots of oak, powdery obvious on the very and complex with an with an even textured, is soft, well-structuredtannins and tangy approachable, subtle, intense inky flavour complex palate dark and has plenty of length.acidity. $250 smallgoods palate. profile. 3-5 $45 with berry fruits. Has talcy tannins and high 3-5 $25 3-5 $42 level of alcohol.Trentham Estate shiraz & blends Mr Riggs PiebaldEstate Murray 2013 & older 3-5 $33 McLaren Vale SyrahDarling Shiraz Mitolo Jester Palmer Wines 2013 HHHH1/22015 HHHH Shiraz 2014 HHHH Margaret River \"A wine with eleganceRed fruit aromas with Dark berry bouquet Shiraz 2013 and class,\" noted onesoy notes and apricot layered with spicy HHHH1/2 judge. Nose still closednuances. More of the meaty notes. The long Dark cherry, liquorice but some smoky oak isapricot characters lingering palate offers Brown Brothers and pepper, hints of peeking through. Softon the palate. Good mouthfilling licorice Patricia smoky meat. A full, and round in the mouthuse of oak. Drying and dark berry flavours. Victoria Shiraz generous and “honest” and full of sweet fruittannins. 5+ 2012 HHHHH palate that is driven flavours. $30 3-5 $25 A nose of pepper and by bright fruit flavours, Beresford spice and red berries. with a touch of sweet Estate McLaren$16 Red Hill Estate Rich generous palate vanillin oak and firm but Vale Shiraz Greenock Estate has good secondary fine tannins. $35 2013 HHHH1/2Beresford Bell Heathcote Shiraz characters developing A huge black/red Barossa Valley 2014 HHHH with well-balanced fruit/ Preston Peak blockbuster of your Shiraz 2013 HHHHTower McLaren Delicate floral perfumed oak flavours and silky East West Single classic jammy AussieVale Shiraz tannins. Still young and Vineyard Granite shiraz. Very good wine A beautiful intense ripe fragrances with tight. $58.70 Belt Shiraz with lively vibrant fruit Aussie style of shiraz2015 HHHH raspberry and blackberry Krackerjack Bin 2012 HHHH1/2 that's seamlesslyLovely perfumed oak 213 Margaret River “Powerful, ripe, rich balanced with a big hit showing lovely solid fruit. Pretty red fruit Shiraz Cabernet berry fruit” and “A very of cedary oak. sweet fruit aromas andon the nose with a flavours and warming Sauvignon classy wine,” said onepeppery lift. Nice 2013 HHHHH judge. A palate that is 5+ $35 a velvety soft fruit-driven finish. Good drinking “Great freshness for intense but soft, with palate. 3-5 $35balance of oak, plum now. 3-5 $25 age,” said one judge. great balance, lengthfruit and licorice on Aromas of beef stock, and well integratedthe palate with lots saltbush, red and dark tannins. $64more pepper. 5+ Ivybrook Farm berries with earthy$18.99 McLaren Vale undertone and cedary Shiraz 2014 HHHH oak. The long palateFlying High A compact and dense delivers with redMargaret River shiraz with black fruit, cherry and blackcurrantShiraz 2015 HHHH licorice and chocolate flavours rounded out byInky crimson wine characters and the oak fine tannins. $25smelling of licorice, in a supporting role. Howlin' Galeberries and sweet Wines Force 10spices and tasting 3-5 $30 Langhorne Creekof raspberries and Shirazblackberries with a Windance Glen 2013 HHHHHtannic finish. Valley Margaret \"A rich hedonistic River Shiraz style,\" according to 3-5 $24.99 2014 HHHH one judge. Has a porty Firm and well- raisined fruit bouquet structured wine with with a rum and raisin-Yarran B Series meaty/smallgoods- like flavour profile on aHeathcote Shiraz like elements, bright very linear-structured2015 HHHH raspberry fruit, lots of palate. Plenty ofGamey meaty bouquet; oak and slightly drying weight, depth andgood background of tannins. 5+ $38 length. $22.50fruit. Nice black fruitson the palate with Beresford Estate Shanahans Silencetoasty oak, subtle Blewitt Springs is Golden Barossaspices and soft tannins. Shiraz 2014 HHHH Valley Shiraz Nice spiciness on the 2013 HHHH 5+ $30 nose with red fruit nuances. Sweet malo/Tempus Two Pewter fruit flavours and chewy Greenock Estate Attractive blackberryBarossa Valley tannins. Offers good Single Block fruit complexity to theShiraz 2015 HHHH drinking now. $49.99 Barossa Valley nose and some lovelyBlack cherry aromas; Shiraz sour plum-like flavourspowerful oak 2002 HHHH1/2 with sweet oak andinfluence. Generous \"Great dinner party soft tannins. 3-5palate; rich with wine,\" suggested a $29.95sweet dark fruits, judge. \"A controversialchocolaty oak and curio,\" suggestedsupple tannins. another. Almost like a semi-aged sweet 3-5 $34 fortified. Has great flavour and freshness. $17594 W I N E S TAT E Annual 2017

WINESTATE’S BEST WINES OF 2016 new releasesGeoff Merrill Bush Seabrook The Mr Riggs Piebald Casella 1919 Brygon Reserve Conte EstateVine McLaren Vale Merchant Barossa Adelaide Syrah McLaren Vale Wines Bin 876 McLaren ValeShiraz Grenache Valley Shiraz 2013 HHHH Shiraz 2010 Margaret River Sticky Gecko NobleMourvedre 2012 HHHH A traditional style of HHHH1/2 Late Picked Gewurztraminer2011 HHHH An interesting oak- shiraz. Lovely depth Aged leathery red Riesling Semillon 2010 HHHHLayers of oaky aromas driven shiraz with of honest sweet ripe licorice bouquet with 2012 HHHH Citrus peel, candiedon the nose and a dark brooding fruit varietal fruit, good an undercurrent of Lovely rich sweet orange, marmaladepalate that is rich and beneath and lots use of vanilla oak and spices. Rich chocolaty bouquet and a very and honey aromas,dense with pretty of soy and vanillin warming alcohol. $30 palate with a range of sweet palate filling nicely reflected on thecranberry fruit flavours. characters adding extra Jones Winery spices, dusty tannins the mouth with very palate. Lovely botrytisGood oak back-up. $25 complexity. $35 & Vineyard and a drying finish. pleasant citrus and style with a long and2 Mates McLaren Mount Avoca Old Rutherglen Shiraz Great food wine. $100 apricot-like flavours. generous palate. $25Vale Shiraz Vine Pyrenees 2013 HHHH $19.99 Queen Adelaide2013 HHHH Shiraz 2013 HHHH Creamy raspberry fruit sweet white Brown Brothers South EastHints of Vegemite-like A fresh clean balanced aromas; attractive & fortified Patricia Australia Moscatocharacters on the nose. wine with fresh lifted lavender lift. Deep, Victoria Noble 2016 HHHHBig mouthful of soft ripe red berry fruit nicely well-structured palate GMH by Geoff Riesling 2013 Pretty perfumed floralstonefruit flavours with integrated with the with bold intense Hardy Noble (250ml) HHHH aromatics with a touchappropriate oak and acid sweet vanillin oak. Has a chocolaty/berry Sweet White South Clean aged riesling of the tropics. Theto balance. $35 drying finish. $35 flavours. $32 Eastern Australia aromas with honeyed/ palate is zesty andRosenvale Wines Richmond Grove Fernfield Wines Noble 2013 apricot botrytis well-balanced withEstate Barossa Limited Release Old River Red Eden (375ml) HHHH overtones. Delicious sherbet-like characters.Shiraz 2013 HHHH McLaren Vale Valley Shiraz A deep golden wine 'slurpy' rich citrus $8.99Subdued spicy peppery Shiraz 2012 HHHH 2013 HHHH exhibiting a powerful marmalade palate withbouquet with floral An elegant and still quite Very appealing style lifted botrytis richness. elegant flavour profile.touches. Developed youthful floral nose with of shiraz, with a nose An excellent style with $36.70black fruit flavours a nicely balanced and fresh with blackcurrant a big burst of lychee-like Pertaringa Rampartshowing hints of complex chocolaty palate aromas and rich fruit flavours. $18 McLaren Valeleather. Firm tannic and a drying tannic finish. cake flavours. $37 Trentham Estate Vintage Fortifiedfinish. $24 $18.99 Mr Riggs Mr. Estate Murray 2015 HHHHHMcLaren Vale III Brothers at War McLaren Vale Darling Noble All judges were struckAssociates Legacy Fist Fight Barossa Shiraz 2013 HHHH Taminga 2013 by the brightness andSingle Vineyard Shiraz 2013 HHHH A black cherry/lavender (375ml) HHHH purity of fruit, oneMcLaren Vale Concentrated dark bouquet and a very Lovely lifted sweet saying that this wineShiraz 2013 HHHH fruit nose - smells flavoursome well- apricot and cashew has a “long life ahead.”\"A vanilla bomb of a of black forest cake. structured palate with bouquet and similar Blackberries, blacknose\"; hints of a Cherry Well-rounded, nicely bold fruit expression characters echoed on cherries and liquoriceRipe. Lots of oak on balanced palate. Good and big dose of the palate. Slightly hot flavours, with justthe palate with ripe flavour length and tannins. $50 on the finish. $16 the right amount offruit underneath. Soft slightly grippy tannins. sweetness and tanninsand approachable. $30 to wrap it all up. $35 3-5 $120 WCIHNAELSLTEANTEGECAVBIIE-R2N01E7T One of the world’s biggest tastings of Cabernet and Bordeaux blends! Come and sample nearly 500 of the greatest Cabernet Sauvignon and blends from Australia and around the world! Friday 7 April 2017 from 6 - 8:30 pm. National Wine Centre, North Terrace, Adelaide Come and join us for this fabulous event. Over 500 bottles available to taste. Winestate subscribers are entitled to one free ticket & must call to claim your ticket. Additional guests are welcome at a cost of only $50 per person! Phone: 08 8357 9277 Annual 2017 W I N E S TAT E 95

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Hoggies Estate Villa Maria Private Coopers Creek Saint Clair The Collective Brygon ReserveCoonawarra Bin Marlborough Select Vineyards Vicar's Choice Wine Company Flying HighSauvignon Blanc Sauvignon Blanc Bell-Ringer Marlborough It's Pronounced Margaret River2015 2016 Gisborne Albarino Chardonnay 2014 Mudgee Mudgee Cabernet MerlotSubtle and inviting Quite an herbaceous 2015 Merlot 2014 2014musky/asparagus nose with mainly green Restrained aromas Earthy spicy nose with Cassis nose witharomas and a good notes on the long Freshly aromatic, of peaches, citrus hints of olives, Leafy hints of bell pepperscrunchy acid palate vibrant palate with very medium-bodied wine and nuts. Good blackberry cool climate and tobacco leaf.that has a certain faint tropical varietal with strong, lemony, palate framework palate with interesting Pretty fruit palate,pungency and a touch fruit elements. $20 peachy, flavours, with excellent citrus/ herbal lift and tightly slightly sweet withof greenness. $14.99 appetising acidity and green apple flavour wound tannins. fresh acid and chalky good vigour. One judge definition. $19.50 tannin balance. $19.99 Villa Maria Estate Ltd praised its 'great lift 5+ $18.99 P: +64 9 255 1754 and purity'. $25 (NZ) Saint Clair Family EstateHoggies Estate (Stentiford E: enquiries@villamaria. P: +64 3 578 8695 The Collective Wine Company Brygon Reserve WinesPty Ltd) co.nz Coopers Creek E: jah.magnum@bigpond. P: +61 2 9955 2008 P: +61 419 865 556P: 0418 854 102 www.villamaria.co.nz P: (09) 412 8560 com E: t.chang@micaaustralia. E: [email protected]: [email protected] E: info_ccv@cooperscreek. www.saintclair.co.nz com.au com.auwww.hoggieswine.com co.nz www.thecollectivewinecompany. www.brygonreservewines. www.cooperscreek.co.nz com.au com.au Annual 2017 W I N E S TAT E 97

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Picnic at ArtWine. soauuthstralia THE BEST WINES OF 2016 CONTENTS Includes: Sparkling, Other White Varietals & Blends, Riesling, Chardonnay, Rosé, Other Red Varietals & Blends, Pinot Noir, Grenache & Blends, Cabernet Sauvignon & Blends, Shiraz & Blends, Sweet White & Fortified.100 W I N E S TAT E Annual 2017