Winestate Magazine September October 2018

travelbriefsBEST OF THE VALLEY another small producer who welcomes Australia’s tradition of over-sized monuments visitors. The terrace area is the perfect place like the Big Prawn, Big Pineapple and BigCHRISMONT’S Cellar Door, Restaurant and to relax in the warmer months, while there is a Koala. The water tower, now affectionatelyLarder is in the upper reaches of the King fireplace in winter. True to the Miranda family called The Wine Bottle was completed in 1900Valley and is an award-winning culinary heritage, Mediterranean dishes are designed and held 72,000 gallons to supply the town’scentrepiece where visitors can experience to share with friends and family. They are open water. The tower became a back-up supplywine tastings and casual dining with a modern for light lunches from 11am-3pm, with coffee once the new reservoir was constructed intouch. Since the first Chrismont vine was and cheese plates available all day. 1945. The mesh top was erected in 1969 withplanted in 1980, owners Arnie and Jo Pizzini funds from the Rutherglen Wine Festival (nowhave become known for producing diverse BULLISH ON BULLER called Winery Walkabout) and from a distanceinterpretations of Mediterranean and classic gives the effect of a large wine bottle.European varietals from their cool-climate IT is all-change at Buller Wines, one of thevineyards in both Cheshunt and Whitfield. pioneers of the Rutherglen region and now GLAMPING IN THE VINEYARDLike grapes and wine, hospitality is also in owned by Judd Family, fifth-generation locals.their blood, which inspired the 2015 opening COFIELD Wines at Wahgunyah has launchedof a state-of-the-art food and wine centre Buller Wines has been rejuvenated with a Grapevine Glamping - a new dimensionthat embodies the dishes of Jo’s Sicilian and strong focus on investment in winemaking, in vineyard accommodation for North-EastArnie’s northern Italian backgrounds. Winner storage, operations and most importantly, Victoria. The fully set-up camp site allowsof the National Building Design of the Year the vineyards. Rutherglen is internationally visitors to stay on a working winery andAward 2016, the Chrismont Cellar Door, recognised as one of the pre-eminent vineyard while enjoying all the comforts ofRestaurant and Larder boasts a contemporary fortified wine producing regions of the world home. It’s camping with no fuss, no set up,interior, spectacular views of the King Valley and Buller Wines is at the forefront with and everything at your fingertips, includingand an inviting space for visitors to indulge muscat, tokay and tawny ranges. food from The Pickled Sisters Cafe. Eachin a glass or two. “At Chrismont, our menu is two-night glamping experience includesabout simplicity, flavour and real food,” says Buller’s new restaurant, Ripe, overlooks a king-sized bed with quality bedding in aJo . “We greet people the way we’d like to be the 100-year-old Calliope Vineyard and is 5m-diameter canvas Bell Tent (complete withgreeted and extend our warm hospitality. It’s open for lunch from 11am-3pm, Wednesday heating and cooling), a bottle of Cofield winenot just about the food; it’s nourishment for to Sunday. Here you can choose from on arrival, $50 “Cofield cash” redeemablethe body and soul.” Chrismont also features starters like char-grilled quail with snow at Cofield Cellar Door, a breakfast hamperguesthouse accommodation set among the peas, blood plums and confit grapes, or delivered daily with a choice of continentalvines, making it an ideal base or simply a house-made gnocchi with confit rabbit, or cook-your-own breakfast. Each tent isplace to restore, relax and rejuvenate. It is and mains like Milawa duck with Stanley equipped with board games and magazines,one of several small regional wineries offering blackberries, or Murray Valley pork with a stargazing kit, fishing gear, local maps anda big welcome. Perched in the foothills of king brown mushrooms. There is also a guides, and a mini bar with a selection ofBeechworth, Amulet Wines is a family-owned chef’s tasting menu for $55 per person. Cofield wines, local beers and treats availablevineyard that has handcrafted a vast and Ripe at Buller Wines is run by Gavin to purchase. On-site facilities include adiverse range of premium Italian and French- Swalwell and Fiona Myers - the team behind fully equipped camp kitchen, includingaccented wines for close to two decades. The the successful Taste@Rutherglen and barbecue, fridge, tea/coffee and a fire pit withmenu features modern dishes using regional Rutherglen Brewery. Visit www.bullerwines. marshmallows. Costs range from $420-480 forproduce and the glass walled cellar is popular com.au/Food/Ripe-at-Buller-Wines. a two-night stay. Dinner hampers and plattersfor functions and weddings. Amulet is also are available to order. Visit www.cofieldwines.the home of Beechworth Cider, producing BOTTLE MAKES A BIG com.au/glamping. premium cider from apples sourced locally. STATEMENTLunch is available Friday, Saturday and Opposite page top: Rutherglen Estate cellar door.Sunday or by prior arrangement. Located IN line with its status as one of Australia’s most Opposite page middle: Rutherglen Estate art gallery.at Oxley in the heart of the King Valley and historic wine regions, Rutherglen is home to Opposite page bottom left: King River Brewing taps.Milawa Gourmet Region, Sam Miranda is the Big Wine Bottle. It stands at 36m tall and Opposite page bottom right: The Press Room Wine Bar at is a historic brown-brick water tower dating Beechworth. back to 1900. It is Rutherglen’s answer to This page top left: Chrismont balcony. This page top right: Rutherglen big bottle. September/October 2018 W I N E S TAT E 101

NORTH EAST VICTORIA85 TASTED79 AWARDEDNORTH-EAST VICTORIAA land of great fortifieds in the flats and exciting table wines in the Rutherglen Estates Souters Rosewhitehills, Victoria’s North-East has something for everyone. We start with Renaissance Vineyardprosecco which seems to be making a name in the King Valley, not Rutherglen Viognier Alpine Valleyssurprisingly, given its Italian heritage. The same applies to pinot grigio, Roussane Gewurztramineranother to look forward to in the future. Lots to like with other red 2016 HHHHH 2017 HHHHand white varietals and blends. For the fortifieds what can we say; just An oak driven nose The nose shouts of freshmore world class examples that we continue to see from this region. showing spicy lifted lychee aromatics complexity. Great palate; which is echoed onSPARKLING Brown Brothers King Morris of Rutherglen it’s powerful, balanced the crisp clean palate. Valley Prosecco Rutherglen and complex with subtle Nice chalky notes and7 TASTED NV HHH1/2 Sparkling Shiraz viognier flavours and an balancing acidity. $306 AWARDED A fine lifted bouquet Durif NV HHH1/2 intriguing texture. Good Boynton’s of citrus and jasmine/ Delightful savoury solid acid spine. $32 Feathertop LimitedThe judges thought this floral nuances. Elegant aromatics with a palate Dal Zotto Wines Release Alpinea solid class with some apple pear palate that is an integrated King Valley Valleys Fianoyardstick proseccos. with an impression of medley of soft fruit, Pinot Grigio 2017 HHHH sweetness. $18.80 gentle tannins and 2017 HHHH1/2 Young vibrant pearDal Zotto Wines excellent oak. $22 Lovely nose smelling aromas and a veryPucino No 1 King Gapsted Wines High of fresh spring flowers attractive fresh varietalValley Prosecco Country DRY WHITE and citrus blossom. fruit palate that isNV HHHH1/2 King Valley The spritzig pear palate showing good balance,Pale straw wine with Prosecco VBBAEULSYUTSE 16 TASTED has excellent varietal texture and length. $25a very fine bead and 14 AWARDED definition with lovely Rutherglen Estatesdelicate nuances of NV HHH1/2 lingering acidity on the Shelley’s Blockcitrus blossom aromas. Subtle toffee apple The region for diverse finish. $19 Rutherglen ViognierVibrant lemon and aromatics with a fuller alternative styles. The Scion Handpicked Marsanne Rousanneapple-like flavours are flavoursome style of judges thought it great Rutherglen Viognier 2016 HHHHbalanced by good acidity. palate and nice toasty/ to see some really 2017 HHHH1/2 Developed bouquet withVery drinkable! $20 yeasty elements. $20 strong examples of The nose is delightfully hints of savouriness. different varietals. delicate with some Slightly oily in the mouthDal Zotto Wines Brown Brothers apricots and some and full of good fruitPucino No 1 King Patricia Brown spiciness, these delicate flavours with a niceValley Prosecco King Valley characters following clean finish. $192017 HHHH Sparkling through onto the long Vinea Marson GraziaA faint floral whiff to the Pinot Noir youthful palate. Great Alpine Valleys Whitelemon blossom nose. 2011 HHH1/2 acidity. $32 Blend 2014 HHHHVery fine mousse and Toasty complexity to the Spicy nose withgood weight of sherbet- nose; nice secondary interesting characterslike flavours with characters. Aged yeasty reminiscent of pickledlingering acidity. $23 palate underscored with onions. Green limes are good crisp acidity. $47.15 evident on the palate and well-integrated with the oak. $30JUDGES Mark Scalzo Michael dal Zotto Andrew Buller Senior Winemaker at CEO and winemaker Owner/Winemaker at Andrew Rutherglen Estates. at Dal Zotto with 18 Buller Wines, with a Cellar Door Previously worked years experience, at historic Cannobie. Formerly as winemaker for including vintages Winery (Cellar) Door Manager at Brown Brothers in Barolo and RL Buller and Sons Rutherglen. Milawa Vineyard. Valdobbiadene, Has experienced vintages Italy, primarily with in France, Portugal and New Nebbiolo, Barbera and Zealand, and was an associate Prosecco. Judge at the Melbourne and Rutherglen wine shows.102 W I N E S TAT E September/October 2018

regional tastingBrown Brothers CHARDONNAY Brown Brothers OTHER RED1889 Milawa Pinot 1889 Milawa VARIETALS &Grigio 2017 HHH1/2 9 TASTED Chardonnay BLENDSSmelling of fresh 9 AWARDED 2017 HHHH1/2peaches, melons and An excellent class. A lean, green and lifted 12 TASTEDpears with an elegant, “Really complex wines bouquet with a dusting 11 AWARDEDwell balanced and here showing good of oak. Good palatedelicate style of palate. use of oak that doesn’t length and crisp limey Clearly a region that$18.30 dominate the excellent flavours that linger can do these alternativeBrown Brothers fruit,” noted one judge. across the palate. Some red varieties very well,Cellar Door Release oak but it’s not reliant on these are something toKing Valley Albarino Goldman Wines it. $18.80 hang their hat on!2017 HHH1/2 Olivia Beechworth Gapsted WinesA pleasant aromatic Chardonnay Ballerina Canopy Goldman Wines Gapsted Winessweetness to the nose 2016 HHHHH King Valley Alpine Valleys High Countryand interesting, slightly Delightful aromas of Chardonnay Chardonnay King Valley VBBAEULSYUTSEoily, apple and pear fruit gooseberries, melons 2017 HHHH1/2 2017 HHH1/2 Tempranillopalate. $25 and pineapples laced Subtle nose with Developing fruit aromas; 2017 HHHH1/2Gapsted Wines with creamy smoky oak. delicate aromas and has nice use of oak to An appealing nose ofTobacco Road King The palate is powerful a broader oak driven complement. Palate juicy spicy red berryValley Pinot Grigio with generous pear/ palate showing some exhibits a delicate fruits. Great texture2017 HHH melon flavours balanced interesting funky notes, balance of fruit, oak and to the flavoursomeFlinty fragrances with by toasty oak. $38 floral melon fruit and acid. $40 palate with the richslightly green edge. Piano Piano Sophie’s minerally acidity. $25 fruit well balanced byVarietal richness on the Block Beechworth Stanton & Killeen Morris of Rutherglen tight acidity and goodfront palate. Fruity finish. Chardonnay Rutherglen Five Generations tannins. $20$16 2015 HHHHH Chardonnay RutherglenGapsted Wines Nose showing 2017 HHHH Chardonnay Dal Zotto WinesValley Selection delicate nuances Appealing aromas 2013 HHH1/2 King ValleyKing Valley Riesling of rock melon and reminiscent of melons Aged toasty buttery Sangiovese2017 HHH pineapple with plenty and pineapples and has fragrances and a good 2016 HHHHSubtle floral/citrus of oaky aromatics. The a fresh flow of crisp rich creamy palate with Cherry Ripe-like aromasbouquet and good palate has balanced minerally citrus flavours good flavour profile and showing a slight mintycitrussy varietal palate. complexity of oak and with a hint of toasty starting to show some edge. Oodles of sweetGood acid drive. $18 fruit flavours. $38 oak. $22 age. $27 fruit flavours, plenty ofBoynton’s Warner Vineyard oak and good length ofFeathertop Limited The Rest ROSÉ acidity. $25Release Alpine BeechworthValleys Friulano Chardonnay 1 TASTED2017 HHH 2016 HHHH 1 AWARDEDA subtle nose of The subdued nose notpeaches and pears giving much away at the One pretty example towhich follows through moment but the flinty be had here.onto the long lingering palate is rich and fullpalate. $25 of lingering peach-like Gapsted WinesMichelini Italian flavours. $36 Tobacco RoadSelection Alpine Buller Wines RutherglenValley Pinot Grigio Calliope Rutherglen Sangiovese Rosé2017 HHH Chardonnay 2017 HHH1/2Nose is a shy mix of pears 2017 HHH1/2 A salmon pink wine withand almonds. The palate Very fragrant honeyed a floral cherry bouquetis crisp and long with melon bouquet with and delicate rose petaldelicate flavours. $25 obvious peachy flavours and strawberry-likeSouters Rosewhite on the palate and some flavours with lingeringVineyard clever use of toasty acidity. $16Alpine Valleys oak. $32Gewurztraminer2015 HHHA pleasing floral/lycheebouquet and good floralfruit definition on thepalate. $30 September/October 2018 W I N E S TAT E 103

NORTH EAST VICTORIARutherglen Boynton’s Buller Wines Goldman Wines CABERNETEstates Estate Feathertop Limited Balladeer Alpine Valley Shiraz SAUVIGNON &Grown Rutherglen Release Alpine Rutherglen Shiraz 2015 HHHH MERLOTTempranillo Valley Sangiovese 2015 HHHH1/2 Peppery black fruit2016 HHHH 2015 HHH1/2 Spicy, stewed rhubarb fragrances with a 4 TASTEDA balance of earthy Some cherries and nose heading towards perfumed lift and a 4 AWARDEDaromatics and jubey some dusty oak on savoury with lovely fruit driven palate that A cross section offruit vibrancy. The palate the nose and a well- violet hints. The fruit shows a subtle use of consistently goodhas a generosity of well structured cherry/red driven style of palate oak. Good tannin/acid vintages representedblended dark flavours fruit palate with delicate with more of the violet integration. $35 from the region.and grainy tannins. $24 tannins. $30 floral characters. Good Piano Piano Henry’sStanton & Killeen balance of acid and Block Beechworth Souter’s RosewhiteThe Prince Reserva Dal Zotto Wines tannins. $25 Shiraz 2015 HHHH Vineyard AlpineRutherglen Red King Valley Barbera Willem Kurt “Fantastic drinkability Valley CabernetBlend 2016 HHHH 2016 HHH Beechworth Shiraz here,” said one judge. An SauvignonAn intensely vibrant Spicy plum bouquet and 2015 HHHH1/2 abundance of dark berry 2014 HHHH1/2and floral combination a tight acid driven palate Big, full flavoured shiraz fruits, nice earthiness, A lovely bright red wineof interesting varietal with red fruits, some low in tannin structure complex oak and a firm with a purple rim. Has afruit characters with savouriness and funky and a tad simple. The tannin structure. $38 bouquet of blackberrieshints of black cherries. tannins. $25 nose is a subtle mix of Boynton’s with hints of ants!The flavoursome palate spicy earthy fragrances. Feathertop Limited Rich and rounded inis well structured and Brown Brothers The palate shows great Alpine Valley Shiraz the mouth with goodbalanced and wrapped in Banksdale Milawa varietal fruit length and 2015 HHH fruit flavours and a firmlovely silky tannins. $45 Gamay 2015 HHH nice acidity. $36 A concentration of tannic finish. $30Morris of Rutherglen Aromas of strawberries Morris of Rutherglen leathery/barnyard Morris of RutherglenBin No 80 Blue and cherries with a crisp Bin No 186 characters on the nose Basket PressImperial Rutherglen clean fruit palate and Rutherglen Shiraz and good length of black Rutherglen CabernetCinsault 2014 HHHH soft tannins. $24.90 2013 HHHH1/2 fruit flavours. $30 SauvignonConfectionery fruit Amazing nose that is an Willem Kurt Alpine 2015 HHHHfragrances with intense SHIRAZ AND interesting mix of black Valley Shiraz Great chocolaty/cassischocolaty oak characters BLENDS berries, black currants 2015 HHH aromas and a big fulland has some lovely and black ants! Gently Confectionery sweet chocolaty fruit palatedelicate floral/rose petal 13 TASTED ageing flavours layered cherry bouquet; flavours balanced by great acid,flavours. $25 12 AWARDED with soft lingering more in the blackberry firm tannins and hasRutherglen Estates tannins. Good length of spectrum. Nice tannin warming alcohol. $25Renaissance A very strong class. acidity. $25 structure. $32Rutherglen “Great diversity of Rutherglen Estates Warner Vineyard TheZinfandel styles from the warm Estate Grown Rest Beechworth2015 HHHH and the cool climate Rutherglen Shiraz Shiraz 2014 HHHSlightly porty nose with regions and across 2016 HHHH Intense and complexliqueur-like notes and different vintages,” Spicy peppery fruit on cool climate characterslovely sweet brambly commented one judge. the nose lifted with of spices, black fruitsfruit fills the palate with nettle notes. Big oak and a hint of greenflavour and is developing Rutherglen Estates influence on the palate capsicum. $33some complexity. $35 RED Rutherglen but has the varietal fruitGapsted Wines Shiraz Durif generosity to match. $24King Valley/Alpine 2016 HHHH1/2 Scion TerraviniaValley Saperavi A perfectly structured Gooramadda2016 HHH1/2 wine with beautiful Rutherglen SyrahIntense sweet black fruit brooding earthy, 2016 HHHHbouquet with interesting chocolaty and berry The dark berry fruitfruit flavours showing a aromas that leap out the aromas are a tadmeaty edge. Spicy oak glass and full the mouth masked by the oakadds complexity. $31 with intense flavours. and the fine tanninsBoynton’s Well supported by the tend to dominate theFeathertop Limited acidity. $15 big flavoursome fruitRelease Alpine palate. $35Valley Tempranillo Souter’s Rosewhite2016 HHH1/2 Vineyard AlpineA savoury blend of Valley Shirazblackcurrant fruit and 2015 HHHHblack strap licorice Sweet vanillin oak nosewith earthy nuances, with minty/mentholintegrated oak and touches. Silky smoothstrong tannins. $30 in the mouth with a big mouthful of flavour and lingering acid finish. $30104 W I N E S TAT E September/October 2018

regional tastingMichelini Alpine Scion Rutherglen Morris of Rutherglen Brown Brothers Gapsted WinesValley Merlot Durif 2015 HHHH1/2 Cellar Reserve Patricia King Valley Alpine Valley Touriga2016 HHH1/2 Appealingly rich dark Grand Rutherglen Noble Riesling 2011 2015 HHHH1/2A nose of berries and chocolaty nose with Muscat NV HHHHH (250ml) HHHHH Big inky wine withspices with a soft a rich, complex and “World best!” according Richly succulent medley powerful dark fruit andvarietal fruit palate, powerful dark fruit to one judge! Incredible of sultana, honeycomb chalky/oaky aromatics.slight green edge and palate. Shows subtle syrupy, toffee and dried and toffee aromas; Luscious sweetapproachable tannins. use of oak and chewy fruit complexity on the hints of apricot-like spiciness on the rich fruit$20 tannins. Well-made wine nose with fabulous botrytis elements. cake of a palate, some with a ‘Wow’ factor. $42 depth of molasses/ The crisp clean palate oak, grainy tannins andSouter’s Rosewhite treacle flavours. “An has excellent honeyed nice acidity. $31Vineyard Alpine Anderson Winery amazing example!” $25 perfumed fruit/toasty Morris of RutherglenValley Cabernet Basket Press Vessier Stanton & Killeen oak flavours. $36.70 Classic RutherglenSauvignon Rutherglen Classic Rutherglen Morris of Rutherglen Muscat NV HHHH2015 HHH1/2 Durif Shiraz Muscat NV HHHHH Mia Pale Flor Imagine a rum and raisinAromas of cassis and 2013 HHHH1/2 “Amazingly complex Rutherglen Apera chocolate bar and youcapsicum with nice flow Dense brooding offering amazing value.” NV HHHH1/2 have this nose! Theof spicy berry flavours chocolaty bouquet with Dense nose projects Appealing flor characters luscious fruit cake of aand showing some a vibrant berry thread. an intense mix of obvious on the nose palate shows some nicetannic grip. $30 Quite a drying palate dried fruit aromas with with intense and vibrant nuttiness. $25 with plenty of dark fruit sumptuously rich burnt sherry flavours showing Andrew BullerDURIF AND flavours, good tannins toffee, raisined fruit some interesting orange Wines CannobieBLENDS and lingering acidity. $33 and forest floor-like peel-like characters and Rutherglen Tokay flavours. $35 a nice crisp finish. $25 NV HHHH7 TASTED Rutherglen Estates Morris of Rutherglen Morris of Rutherglen This nose is a seamless7 AWARDED Rutherglen Durif Five Generations Classic Rutherglen marriage between 2016 HHHH Reserve Rutherglen Tawny Port raisins and orange peelA champion variety for Refined delicacy of Tawny Port NV HHHH1/2 with supporting oak.the region. “Great depth prune-like aromas NV HHHHH Gorgeous chocolaty More of the intenseof flavour, weight and mingling with spicy Appealing fruit cake-like nose layered with citrus characters appearcolour,” said one judge. oak. Velvety soft in the aromas with hints of sultanas, mushrooms on the palate. $29“These are not just mouth with powerful the forest floor including and vanilla. The palate is Scion After Darktannic monsters - the flavours and generous mushrooms which is crisp and clean and very Rutherglen Fortifiedbest also showed great tannins. $24 echoed on the very rich, youthful with voluptuous Durif 2016 HHHHoverall balance.” stunningly vibrant palate. flavours and firm Brooding dark berry and Andrew Buller Incredible length of tannins. $25 chocolate characters onBuller Wines Wines Cannobie some great acid. $50 Morris of Rutherglen the nose with generousBalladeer Rutherglen Rutherglen Durif Morris of Rutherglen Classic Rutherglen dark fruit flavours, dryingDurif 2016 HHHHH 2016 HHHH Rare Reserve Grand Liqueur Topaque tannins and youthfulA powerful Dark licoricey aromas Rutherglen Muscat NV HHHH1/2 lifted spirit. $29concentration of black with a perfumed floral NV HHHHH Nose of dried fruits with Andrew Buller Winesfruit, toasty oak and lift and lovely integration A brooding intensity layers of orange peel Rutherglen Frizzantearomatic violet nuances of dark fruit and sweet of molasses and fragrances. Excellent 2016 HHHand has delicious rich oak flavours with a firm raisined fragrances. malty unctuousness A desert style wine.dark fruit flavours laced tannin spine. $28 Lovely elegant muscat on the palate showing Spicy syrupy aromaswith lovely tannins and palate with maturing lovely clean spirit and a very sweetnicely underscored by Stanton & Killeen complexity but still and good level of flavoursome palatethe acidity. $28 Reserve Rutherglen looking very fresh. sweetness. $25 with burnt citrus notes. Durif 2016 HHHH “Bring out the cheese,” Andrew Buller Wines $15Gapsted Wines Nose is a complexity of said one judge. $90 Cannobie 30Yrs OldBallerina Canopy dark fruits and chocolaty Morris of Rutherglen Rutherglen TawnyAlpine Valley Durif oak and the palate is full Old Premium Rare Port NV HHHH1/22016 HHHHH of rich dark fruits with a Rutherglen Liqueur Quite a savouryVibrant purple wine. meaty edge. Something Topaque NV HHHHH style nose withDense chocolaty different! $35 Massive concentration some mushroom-likeprune-like aromas and a of toffee and dried fruit characters. Slightlyvoluptuous palate with SWEET AND aromas with just a hint drying style ofexcellent depth and FORTIFIEDS of molasses. The velvety palate with loads ofpower of melded varietal palate coats the mouth mouthcoating flavoursfruit and oak flavours 16 TASTED with flavours of maple and hints of butterywith mouthcoating 15 AWARDED syrup and molasses. popcorn. $29tannins. $31 Long clean finish. $90 As always - an unbelievable range of world class wines! September/October 2018 W I N E S TAT E 105

CHAMPAGNE & SPARKLING143 TASTED101 AWARDEDCHAMPAGNE & SPARKLINGA most interesting judging that left us all bubbly. Great to start Sidewood Adelaide Finniss Riverwith a prosecco face off between Australia and Italy; one goal Hills Sparkling Currency Creek Bruteach - a tie! Then some nice contrasts between the simple tank Chardonnay Pinot Cuvee NV HHHfermented Aussie and New Zealand lunch wines to the more Noir NV HHHH Candied citrus notes tocomplex bottle fermented versions that are distinctive and well Nice complexity of the nose with a simplereceived. Of course, Champagne is hard to beat and for your strawberry fruit and fresh palate with appley/pleasure we have some great examples to offer you. biscuity yeasty aromas sherbet flavours. $20 and flavours with a fresh core of lemon Saint Clair Family citrus and persistent Estate Vicar’s acidity. $20 Choice Bubbles VBBAEULSYUTSE Tomich Sparkling M Adelaide Hills Marlborough Chardonnay Pinot Sparkling Sauvignon Noir NV HHHH Blanc 2017 HHH Smells like a raspberry Very lifted passionfruit tart with strawberry aromas and fresh sweet nuances and has a tropical fruit flavours.PROSECCO Jacob’s Creek Bottega Vino Dei subtle but complex $19.50 Prosecco Poeti DOC Veneto palate with nice11 TASTED NV HHH1/2 Italy Prosecco interplay of fruit, yeast Jacob’s Creek6 AWARDED Floral fragrances with 2017 HHH and acid. $22 Reserve South a citrus influence Smells of apple blossom Wicks Estate Australia SparklingA mixed result. The and nice drier style and fresh citrus. Creamy Adelaide Hills 2017 HHHItalian wines had finer of palate with fresh palate tasting of Nashi Sparkling Lots of lifted primary fruitbead persistence and persistence of citrus pears and citrus. $25 Chardonnay Pinot on the nose and verymore varietal characters flavours. $16.99 Noir 2017 HHH1/2 fresh green apple/citruswhilst the Australians Zonte’s Footstep Andreola A persistent bead, flavours. $19.99were fresher and more Bolle Felici Fleurieu Sesto Senso riper fruit aromas withvibrant but weren’t Peninsula Prosecco DOCG Superior secondary characters SPARKLINGvery varietal. The best NV HHH Valdobbidene Italy and a fresh approachable NVshowed good balance of Delicate floral bouquet Prosecco 2017 HHH palate. Good consumer $25-$40sugar and acid. with subtle peach A light herbal edge to appeal. $20 aromas. Creamy in the the floral citrus nose Bubbly Summers 15 TASTEDTrentham The Family mouth and tasting of with a very creamy and Riverland SparklingMurray Darling limes. $20 flavoursome palate. $43 Verdelho NV HHH 9 AWARDEDProsecco Andreola Verv Extra Nice estery fruit andNV HHH1/2 Dry DOC Treviso SPARKLING toasty secondary “Huge variability here,”Nice fine bead, dried Italy Prosecco UNDER $25 complexity with lifted noted one judge. Thefruit aromas and flavours NV HHH primary fruit flavours. best wines here wereof figs and quinces with Excellent lifted citrus 12 TASTED $20 made as designatedsoft acid balancing the sorbet-like bouquet with 7 AWARDED sparklings rather thanresidual sugar. $16 a very fine bead and just adding bubbles to estery fruit flavours. $29 A solid class for the table wines. price offering good value and very few faults.JUDGES Damien Espinase Brock Harrison Duane Coates Scientist (Sensory Sparkling and full-bodied Winemaker for Coates Analyst) at The Australian white winemaker for Wines. Duane has a Wine Research Institute Pernod Ricard Wines. Has Masters of Oenology Certified Sommelier, been a judge at the Royal from Adelaide University International Sommelier Adelaide and associate and has gained overseas Guild. Certificate in judge at the Royal winemaking experience Sensory and Consumer Melbourne, Canberra in Burgundy, the Science, UC Davis. International Riesling Northern Rhone Valley Challenge and Barossa regions in France, and and Adelaide Hills wine the Douro Valley in shows. Portugal.106 W I N E S TAT E September/October 2018

varietal tasting Clover Hill Tasmania Leura Park Vintage Reillys Watervale Cuvée NV HHH1/2 Grande Geelong Clare Valley Aromas of citrus, Blanc de Blanc Sparkling Riesling cherries and apples with 2017 HHHH 2017 HHH biscuity notes. Creamy A well-balanced wine Candied citrus/green mouthful of citrus with an appealing apple nose and a sweet flavours with persistent balance of primary and and simple green apple acid line. $35 secondary fruit and very palate. $27 complex toasty biscuity Tamburlaine Organic autolysis characters. $30 Jack Rabbit Wines Au Naturel Home Hill Wines Vineyard Geelong Premium Orange Kelly’s Cuvee Blanc de Blanc Cuvée NV HHH Tasmania Pinot Noir 2017 HHH Appealing floral Chardonnay Simple lemon curd fragrances with nutty 2014 HHHH aromas with fresh green almost peanut butter- Highly aromatic citrus/ apple flavours on a very like characters on the melon nose with good creamy palate. $35 palate. $25 secondary complexity and a palate full of Sidewood ChloeMinuet By Majella Saddler’s Creek Taltarni Victoria flavour with underlying Adelaide Hills CuvéeCoonawarra Wines SA Sparkling Tasmania Blanc de acid backbone. $38 2014 HHHSparkling Riesling Chardonnay Pinot Blancs 2013 HHHHH Blue Pyrenees Very fine persistentNV HHHH1/2 Noir NV HHH A very fine persistent Estate Midnight bead, a nutty biscuityAn elegant nose with An upfront ripe melon bead with lovely toasty Cuvee Pyrenees nose and simple freshdelicate citrussy fruits nose and richer style honeyed complexity on Chardonnay citrus flavours. $30and attractive toasty of palate with a hint of the nose and attractive 2014 HHH1/2yeasty complexity. toastiness. $30 citrus underneath. Juicy Toasty apple bouquet Blue PyreneesFull flavoured creamy fruit drive to the palate with citrus notes and Estate Vintagepalate with pure citrussy Singlefile Wines with a soft creamy nice palate balance Brut Pyreneesvarietal characters. $30 Great Southern texture. $25 between citrus, green Chardonnay PinotK1 by Geoff Hardy Chardonnay Pinot Wicks Estate apple and toasty Noir Pinot MeunierAdelaide Hills Noir NV HHH Pamela Adelaide elements. $36 2013 HHHSparkling Pinot Noir Nose has a fruity lift Hills Sparkling Heemskerk Nice secondaryChardonnay and subtle background Chardonnay Pinot Tasmania Sparkling complexity developingNV HHHH complexity with creamy Noir 2013 HHHH1/2 Chardonnay Pinot with lemon/citrusThe bouquet has autolysis driven flavour Stylish autolysis notes Noir 2012 HHH1/2 characters and hints ofan attractive mix of profile. $35 to the crème caramel- Nice leesy autolysis on apples underneath. $32strawberry and yeast like nose. Very soft in the nose and a complexautolysis aromas. Fresh, Riversdale Estate the mouth with creamy citrus driven palate with SPARKLINGclean fruity palate with Crux Coal River toasty flavours and a toasty notes and tight $40+subtle complexity. $35 Valley Tasmania long lingering finish. $30 acid backbone. $29.95Paracombe 2016 Chardonnay Pinot Taltarni Tache SEA Taltarni Victoria 14 TASTEDRelease Adelaide Noir Pinot Meunier Chardonnay Pinot Tasmania Brut 13 AWARDEDHills Sparkling Pinot NV HHH Noir 2012 HHHH1/2 2012 HHH1/2Noir Chardonnay Toasty herbaceous Berry fruit fragrances Very good developed Excellent AustralasianNV HHHH bouquet and good with hints of smoked citrussy aromas and class with more yeastLovely red fruit and length of sweet and meats and underlying lovely creamy mousse autolysis complexitybrioche aromas and sour-like characters on a complexity. Clean fresh with lemon/citrus from cool climatecreamy citrussy flavours fresh palate. $36 and creamy in the flavours and hints of regions. “Freshnesswith a hint of secondary mouth with attractive berries. $25 along with consistencycomplexity and nice SPARKLING strawberry/citrus Sutherland Estate of flavour and dosagelinear acid structure. $35 VINTAGE flavours and toasty Yarra Valley balance is the key,”Tomich Sparkling $25-$40 autolysis. $25 Sparkling said one judge. “GreatT Adelaide Hills Pinot Noir winemaking techniquesChardonnay 18 TASTED Chardonnay here.”NV HHH1/2 13 AWARDED 2012 HHH1/2Slight meatiness on Warm honeyed toastythe nose with hints of Some excellent bouquet and creamy inpinot fruit. Very fresh wines from the older the mouth with goodestery musky flavours vintages. “Starting to flavour profile and nicewith candied fruit see more secondary thread of acid. $35characters. $25 complexity here along with continuing drive and direction,” said one judge. “Usually a vintage style starts with better quality fruit which we saw in many of these wines.” September/October 2018 W I N E S TAT E 107

CHAMPAGNE & SPARKLING Saint Clair Osawa Wines Albrecht-Bleger Family Estate Prestige Collection Marie et Cecile Dawn Methode Methode Cremant de Alsace Traditionnelle Traditionelle Brut Reserve Alsace Marlborough Pinot Hawke’s Bay NZ France Cremant Noir Chardonnay Brut NV HHH1/2 NV HHH1/2 2014 HHHH Leesy cheesy edge to Nice biscuity autolysis Fresh citrus bouquet the lemon curd aromas nuances to the nose and layered with toasty with pure lemon driven sweet/sour characters to spicy elements and a flavours on the elegant the creamy palate with simple, clean and fresh palate. $55 sharp acidity. $33 citrus palate with subtle secondary complexity. Clover Hill Tasmania Perelada Brut $49.99 Vintage Brut Reserva Spain Cava 2013 HHH1/2 NV HHHChandon Late Courabyra 805 Nose not giving much Flinty toasty bouquet Besserat De BellefonDisgorged Sparkling Tumbarumba away with just hints of and firm phenolic grip Epernay France Brut2006 HHHHH Sparkling toasty buttery aromas. to the citrus driven Rosé NV HHHH1/2Nose reminded one Chardonnay Pinot Lean fruit profile with palate. $21 Very good aromaticjudge of Monte Carlo Noir Pinot Meunier a flinty edge to the intensity on the nosebiscuits! Good fresh 2013 HHHH palate. $50 CHAMPAGNE with lovely autolysisflavour intensity of Citrussy/lemon barley- ROSÉ notes. A beautifullycitrus and red berries like fruit aromas and Clover Hill Cuvee balanced palate that’soverlaid with amazing flavours well supported Exceptionelle 6 TASTED creamy and fine withtexture and toasty by plenty of attractive Tasmania Blanc de 5 AWARDED long lingering flavoursdevelopment. $105 toasty/coconut Blancs 2011 HHH and great acidity. $105Feathertop Alpine cream-like secondary Very toasty on the “Don’t underestimateValleys Blanc de characters. $45 nose with herbal hints. the quality that these Alexandre BonnetBlanc 2012 HHHH1/2 Bream Creek Creamy palate tasting of rosé coloured styles can Perle RoseePale green hues, lovely Vineyard Cuvee slightly acid lemon/citrus deliver,” advised one Champagne Francepersistent bead and Traditionelle flavours. $75 judge. “These have been Rosé Brutnutty earthy complexity Tasmania Cuvée disgorged at the right NV HHH1/2to the nose with very 2011 HHHH Heemskerk time without pushing Aromatic strawberryelegant lemon curd Subtle soy-like Tasmania Sparkling the fruit. They offer bouquet with subtleflavours, high acid savouriness on the Chardonnay Pinot vibrancy, elegance and yeastiness. Softand some amazing developed nose with Noir 2013 HHH flavour.” generous fruit palatefreshness. $45 generous fruit flavours Nicely developed nutty with biscuity notes andSinglefile Wines and a sweet and slightly complexity on nose Perrier Jouet Blason sweet dosage. $79Limited Release cloying finish. $45 and delicate stonefruit Champagne FranceDenmark Pinot Singlefile Wines flavours with cleansing Rosé NV HHHH1/2 Champagne DeutzChardonnay Limited Release acidity. $59.95 Pale copper hues Champagne Brut2011 HHHH1/2 Denmark Blanc de with subtle restrained Rosé NV HHHButtery and toasty Blancs 2011 HHHH Johanneshof Cellars strawberry aromas, Quite restrained aromas;on the nose with a A classy buttery style EMMI Methode beautifully balanced, just a whiff of redsuggestion of ripe of sparkling with crème Traditionnelle totally faultless and berries and rose petalsapples and lemon butter. caramel-like characters Marlborough very creamy palate with with bright raspberryLoads of creaminess well matched by the NZ Pinot Noir quite delicate strawberry flavours. $115on the palate with great fresh lemon citrus Chardonnay flavours. $89.99length of flavour and elements. $100 2009 HHH CHAMPAGNEgood acid spine. $100 Johanneshof Nose evolving nice Mumm Grand UNDER $100 Cellars Methode caramel complexity. Cordon Champagne Traditionnelle Slightly oily texture to France Rosé 12 TASTED Marlborough NZ the palate with tartness NV HHHH1/2 11 AWARDED Blanc de Blanc underneath. $43 Restrained red berry NV HHH1/2 bouquet with a A very consistent class Lots of leesy complexity OTHER background of yeasty showing balance, yeast on the nose and a very EUROPEAN complexity. The elegant autolysis complexity and fresh acid driven palate palate offers a generous nice acid tension. “Great with a lovely creamy 3 TASTED hit of tasty fresh cherry drinks!” agreed the mouthfeel. $43 2 AWARDED flavours. Lovely acid judges. drive. $94.99 A couple of interesting sparkling alternatives.108 W I N E S TAT E September/October 2018

varietal tasting Alexandre Bonnet Champagne France Blanc de Noirs NV HHH1/2 Complex integration of red berry fruit aromas and brioche-like yeastiness with a leaner style of palate tasting of citrus. $73 Champagne Ayala Champagne France Brut Majeur NV HHH Muted nose; some nutty ginger-like notes with a generous strawberry and cream palate. $80Domaine Georges Besserat De Bellefon Achille Princier CHAMPAGNE Henri Giraud BlancVesselle Brut Sans Epernay France Brut Grande Tradition $100+ de Craie GrandAnnee Bouzy France NV HHHH1/2 Champagne France Cru Ay FranceChampagne Toasty smoky aromas Champagne 13 TASTED ChampagneNV HHHHH with a long, creamy NV HHHH 11 AWARDED NV HHHHHRed berry and lemon and very stylish palate Lovely crunchy apple Highly aromatic fruitcurd nose with showing fresh citrus aromas with good Small class of driven nose reminiscentseductive creamy flavours and masses of yeastiness. Long and consistent wines which of quinces andnotes. Creamy and secondary complexity. creamy in the mouth again needed more stonefruits. Creamy andcomplex in the mouth Good level of acid. $75 with fresh acid drive time in the bottle. buttery in the mouthwith restrained varietal Alexandre Bonnet and excellent dosage “Freshness, vibrancy with excellent freshfruit flavours layered Harmonie De Blancs level. $56 and the contradictions pure varietal flavourwith lovely secondary Champagne France Alexandre Bonnet of softness and acidity generosity. $110complexity. $90 Brut NV HHHH1/2 Grande Reserve abound, along with great Champagne DeutzCharles De A gentle mix of yeast Champagne France texture and layers of Amour De DeutzCazanove autolysis and subtle Brut NV HHHH complexity,” said one ChampagneBrut Tradition primary fruit fragrances Complex creamy judge. ChampagneChampagne France on the nose. Good brioche, fruit and 2008 HHHH1/2Champagne balance between Macadamia-like Champagne Deutz “Smells great!”2007 HHHHH the fruit flavours and fragrances. Good length William Deutz enthused one judge.Very complex yeasty creamy secondary of green apple and citrus Champagne Nice nutty/yeastytoasty bouquet with soy- characters. $88 flavours with sweeter Champagne complexity. Still showslike notes and a perfumed Henri Giraud Esprit dosage. $72 2007 HHHHH plenty of lively sweetstrawberry lift. A big Brut Nature Ay Mumm Grand Very appealing fruit flavours for its agegenerous and developed France Champagne Cordon Champagne complexity of developed and has a lovely acidpalate with slightly sweet NV HHHH1/2 France Champagne nutty, roasted, buttery backbone. $310dosage level. $75 Primary citrussy bouquet NV HHHH aromas. Lovely fine bead Besserat De Bellefon with subtle toasty Lovely secondary toasty/ and a creamy palate Epernay France secondary elements biscuity characters here layered with stonefruit Blanc de Noirs and a lively palate full of with citrus and sour flavours and great NV HHHH lovely creamy citrussy cherry fruit underneath, balancing acidity. $245 Quite a racy and flavours. $99 good dosage and a fine lean style with a fine bead. $84.99 persistent bead and Champagne Deutz very pure minerally Classic Champagne lemon fruit with toasty Brut NV HHHH yeast autolysis. Very Creamy biscuity nose promising! $115 and rich and creamy in the mouth with nice mousse and lingering citrus flavours with a good fresh finish. $80 September/October 2018 W I N E S TAT E 109

CHAMPAGNE & SPARKLING Sidewood Isabella Adelaide Hills Sparkling Rosé 2013 HHHH A fine persistent bead with good secondary complexity to the nose and a very sweet, slightly cloying style palate but nice acid underneath. $32 Taltarni Victoria Tasmania Cuvée Rosé 2012 HHHH Pretty cassis and strawberry fruit bouquet. Well balanced and full flavoured palate of dark confectionery fruit flavours and good acidity. $25Jeeper Premier Cru J De Telmont Blanc Jeeper Extra Bottega Vino Dell Old Kent RiverChampagne France de Noirs Brut Brut Naturelle Amore Veneto Italy Frankland RiverChardonnay Pinot 2012 HHH1/2 Champagne France Moscato NV HHHH Sparkling RoséNoir Pinot Meunier Good mousse. Lovely Chardonnay Pinot A well-made moscato NV HHH1/2NV HHHH earthy yeast notes and Noir NV HHH1/2 exhibiting clean, fresh Aromas of raspberriesA fuller buttery nuttiness. Broad meaty Aromas of bruised fruits and vibrant floral and cream with smoky/developed champagne mouthfeel with lots and citrus elements with fragrances and full of nutty notes and redwith hints of ginger and of flavour and a bright an acid driven palate soft sweet pineapple-like berry complexity on atoast on the nose and citrus finish. € 99 EU with restrained citrus flavours. $25 well-balanced toastya generously flavoured, Jeeper Grande flavours underneath. palate. $30well balanced palate. Reserve Champagne $149 SPARKLING Babydoll$195 France Chardonnay ROSÉ Marlborough NZJ De Telmont Blanc NV HHH1/2 Perrier Jouet Sparkling Blushde Blancs Lots of toasty secondary Champagne France 16 TASTED NV HHH1/22010 HHHH characters on the nose Blanc de Blancs 10 AWARDED Pale salmon hues withSubdued mousse, with with a slight green edge NV HHH1/2 estery floral fragrancesmore apple-like elegant which follows through to Subtle developed A good result here. “The and a generous sweetfruit aromas. Lovely the soft palate. $110 aromas with primary best here had good palate. Good commercialcitrus peel flavours. fruit notes. Long, clean phenolics, balanced with style. $19.99Excellent clean and fresh in the mouth sugar. The others were Tamburlaine Organicfinishing citrus acid with good dosage either too coarse and Wines Jake Orangebalance. € 99 EU balance. $120 bitter or too sweet,” said Sparkling Rosé one judge. “Intensity of NV HHH1/2 Besserat De Bellefon fruit aromas and similar Soft fruity style with Epernay France flavours without faults strawberry ice-cream- Blanc de Blanc won out!” like characters on nose NV HHH1/2 and the palate. Slight Vibrant lifted citrus and Clover Hill Tasmania sweetness and grassy red berry bouquet and Cuvée Rosé notes. $60 creamy citrus flavours. NV HHHH1/2 Sidewood Isabella High level of sweet Salmon pink fruit Late Disgorged dosage but has acid to driven wine with pretty Adelaide Hills match. $110 berry accents on the Sparkling Rosé restrained nose. Quite a 2011 HHH1/2 MOSCATO “chunky” palate, creamy Smells of strawberries in the mouth and tasting with spicy ginger notes. 1 TASTED of fresh strawberries. A Lean palate with dried 1 AWARDED tad dry. $35 fruit flavours and a grippy phenolic edge. One good example of $48 CDO fruity vibrancy.110 W I N E S TAT E September/October 2018

varietal tastingBlue Pyrenees Grampians Estate Grampians Estate The Black Chook Cassegrain EditionEstate Late Rutherford Rutherford South Australia Noir NSW SparklingDisgorged Pyrenees Grampians Grampians Sparkling Shiraz ChambourcinBrut Rosé Sparkling Shiraz Sparkling Shiraz NV HHH NV HHH2008 HHH1/2 2011 HHHH1/2 2014 HHHH Menthol, eucalyptus and A complexity of agedBeautifully evolved This deep red wine has Aromas of blueberries spices lift off the pretty spicy aromas with loadsaromas still has some a lifted cherry/cola-like and plums with a spicy fruit nose with more of of secondary charactersfruit underneath. Intense bouquet with pretty lift. Nicely balanced, those characters on the and fine tannins on theflavour profile, good spicy characters which well-structured palate palate. $20 palate. $29.95dosage and some follow through to the showing plenty of spicy Coates La Petite Rutherglen Estatesfreshness. $60 slightly sweet, berry dark fruit flavours. $35 Cuvee McLaren Vale, Rutherglen and plum flavoured Morris Coonawarra Langhorne Creek, Sparkling ShirazLa Villa Tasmania palate. $50 Sparkling Shiraz Adelaide Hills Cuvée Durif 2016 HHHSparkling Nebbiolo Mollydooker Miss Durif NV HHH1/2 NV HHH Ripe spicy black fruit,Rosé 2016 HHH Molly McLaren Vale Smells of plums and Aromas of Turkish bacon-like savouryUnusual leesy Langhorne Creek blueberries with a prune- Delight with just a hint elements, good oakmushroomy aromas and Sparkling Shiraz like edge and simple but of oak. Good interplay of and balanced residualan estery floral palate 2016 HHHH well-constructed palate primary and secondary sugar. $28with firm phenolics. $38 Tarry prune-like aromas with a raisined finish. flavours. $22 Reillys Clare Valley and excellent balance of $20 Shingleback Black Sparkling ShirazClover Hill Cuvee rich spicy fruit flavours McLaren Vale III Bubbles McLaren 2015 HHHExceptionelle with plenty of secondary Associates Squid Vale Sparkling A ripeness of prunesTasmania Brut Rosé characters and good Ink Estate Grown Shiraz NV HHH and raisined fruits with2013 HHH level of tannins. $28 McLaren Vale Ripe plum pudding secondary complexityRose gold hues, musty Sparkling Shiraz aromas with a drier and chunky tannins. $38herbal bouquet and quite NV HHH1/2 style palate full of biga yeasty palate with an A very pretty spicy black fruit flavours andherbal edge. $75 Turkish Delight nose and tannins. $25 lots of complexity to Fox Creek VixenSPARKLING the well balanced, oak McLaren ValeRED driven palate. $65 Sparkling Shiraz Saddler’s Creek Cabernet Sauvignon22 TASTED Wines Bluegrass Cabernet Franc13 AWARDED Langhorne Creek NV HHH Sparkling Cabernet A rich lingering wineUniquely Aussie Sauvignon ripe with raspberry fruitstyle with numerous 2015 HHH1/2 characters and loads ofinterpretations. The best Lifted perfumed vanillin oak. $29had tannin and dosage confectionery fruitbalance with a lovely fragrances with a herbalspice component. “The edge and nice flavourtannins here drive the complexity on the longstructure rather than the palate. $42sugar,” explained onejudge. Visit our website and keep up to date with all our latest wine info, news, competitions, tastings and events. Become a subscriber to enter into our exciting regular competitions to celebrate our 40 year anniversary!www.winestate.com.au September/October 2018 W I N E S TAT E 111

travelbriefsWINSOR DOBBINOTAGO (Central Otago & Waitaki Valley) together tour packages for wine-loving guests, from individual vineyard visits to days out with the Helicopter Line, visiting several leading gourmet destinations. Phone +64 3450 1100, email [email protected] or visit www.therees.co.nz.ALPINE ADVENTURES collection of unique designer hotels, building DIFFICULT TO FAULT on a global reputation for bold interiors withQT QUEENSTOWN is the latest luxury luxurious and equally quirky hospitality. Visit ONE of Central Otago’s iconic experienceshotel in New Zealand’s alpine adventure www.qthotelsandresorts.com. is a wine tasting followed by lunch at theplayground. The design philosophy is dramatic Mt Difficulty Winery. Wines underinspired by the Remarkables range and DELIGHTFUL DINNERS both the Mt Difficulty and Roaring MegLake Wakatipu, and channels an outdoor labels are available for tasting at a cellarvibe. Luxury design meets contemporary THE Rees Hotel and Apartments on the door known as much for its dramatic viewsdecor across 69 guest rooms and suites, banks of Lake Wakatipu is known for its of rugged rock and thyme landscapes as itwith signature QT Gel Beds, quality linen regular wine dinners -matching dishes from is for its stylish wine and food. The mood isand floor-to-ceiling windows. Curated by executive chef Ben Batterbury with wines casual and the chef produces imaginativestylist Anna Roberts, QT Queenstown’s from leading New Zealand producers. regional cuisine featuring dishes like lambguest rooms and suites are home to local cutlets with braised beetroot, couscous,treasures, including Tui sculptures and The dinners are held in the award-winning wild-thyme-marinated organic feta andsweets from the Remarkables Sweet True South restaurant as part of the hotel’s toasted pine nuts, or perhaps the MtShop. Designer bathrooms feature white Winemaker’s Culinary Series Dinners, hosted Difficulty platter - a selection of antipasti,marble double vanities paired with copper by general manager and wine expert Mark charcuterie, cheeses, nuts, dips andfurnishings. QT Queenstown joins a Rose. Culinary dinners for the remainder ciabatta. There is an open kitchen offering of the year will feature Felton Road on an insight to a chef’s world. On a fine September 28 and Dry River on November day the outdoor terrace is the perfect 10. The Rees offers several package deals spot to take in the flavours of the region for guests wishing to dine and then stay while enjoying the uniquely Central Otago overnight. It also specialises in putting views. During winter the view can be enjoyed from behind glass, with fireplaces providing warmth and ambience. All main meal options come with suggested wine matches, though diners are welcome to make their own choices at the wine-tasting counter. Mt Difficulty is open daily, with lunch served daily from noon-4 pm. The full a la carte menu and platters are available until 3.30pm. See www.mtdifficulty.co.nz. SPECTACULAR HIGH-COUNTRY VIEWS A FORMER high-country sheep station set against a backdrop of the western flank of Lake Wanaka and the Southern Alps, Rippon Vineyard offers one of the most beautiful cellar door views in the world - and is a “must visit” for anyone spending time in Central112 W I N E S TAT E September/October 2018

travelbriefsOtago. Rippon is Wanaka’s oldest vineyard is rumoured to be the most photographed wine trail provides an easy way to visit top wineand a Central Otago pioneer, farmed by five building in New Zealand. Established in producers on foot. The self-paced 8km loopgenerations of one family and now a leading 1863, it is one of only two remaining buildings trail includes Misha’s Vineyard, Aurum Wines,biodynamic producer. In 1975, Rolfe Mills, from the Cardrona Valley gold rush era. Scott Base and Wooing Tree Vineyard, as wellthe third generation of his family on the farm, In its heyday Cardrona was a prosperous as capturing some wonderful scenery throughstarted to plant a series of experimental rows settlement and significant commercial hub orchards and around Lake Dunstan. The totalof grape vines. Seven years later he and wife for the area. During this period the hotel - walking time on the trail is approximately 90Lois planted the first block of vines with the one of four in the township - offered livery minutes and can be completed in 3.5 hours,express interest of growing high-quality wine. services and an accommodation stop for including tasting stops. At three of the tastingThey released their first commercial vintage itinerant travellers. The historic hotel facade is rooms there are lunch and platters availablein 1989. Today Rippon grows pinot noir, representative of this now vanished town and or the option of bringing one’s own picnicgewurztraminer, sauvignon blanc, riesling is an important part of New Zealand’s history. and finding a scenic spot. “Together we offerand the rare osteiner grape, a cross between Behind the historic façade lies a stunning an incredibly diverse range of wines whichriesling and sylvaner. beer garden, charming hotel rooms and an really showcases the depth and diversity excellent bar and restaurant serving a modern of this amazing winegrowing region,” said The land continues to be farmed by take on traditional pub fare. Misha Wilkinson, director of Misha’s Vineyard.the Mills family, together with dedicated As well as tasting Central Otago’s famouslong-term staff - and the views remain The in-house bar and restaurant are pinot noir, wine selections include pinotunsurpassed. Biodynamic farming, wild open for breakfast, lunch and dinner, and gris, rosé, chardonnay, sauvignon blanc,ferments, no irrigation and some of Central is popular among house-guests, locals gewurztraminer, riesling, sparkling andOtago’s oldest vines on their own roots and visitors alike. The focus is on serving dessert-style wines, port, and even a beerall help to produce fruit and wines which traditional pub favourites with a twist, using option at one of the tasting rooms. The 4represent a true sense of place. the freshest seasonal produce from the Barrels Walking Wine Trail brochure includes region. Rustic accommodation is available a uniquely illustrated trail map designed Winemaker Nick Mills, a former world- in queen rooms, twin queen rooms, twin by South American artists Marcelilla Pillaclass skier, returned home to New Zealand single rooms and a family room, and there and Leandro Baud, who now live in Newafter several years working with the likes is free wifi. Visit www.cardronahotel.co.nz. Zealand. Walkers are encouraged to visitof Alain and Sophie Meunier at Domaine all four tasting rooms to gain a stamp onJJ Confuron, and Pascal Marchand (late the brochure’s passport page to enter theof Domaine Comte Armand and now at quarterly draw to win a mixed case of wineDomaine de la Vougeraie) in Burgundy. from the participating wineries. The initiativeInformal tastings of up to seven wines are for this walking wine trail was prompted byavailable each day - usually of current the increase in the number of tasting roomsreleases - and there is no tasting fee. Groups close to Cromwell’s town centre. of seven or more must book in advance for aprivate tasting. Rippon is open from 11am- Opposite page top: Mount Difficulty cellar door. Left: QT5pm daily at 246 Wanaka-Mount Aspiring Hotel exterior, Queenstown. Middle: QT hotel interior ofRd, Wanaka, New Zealand; phone +64 3 room. Bottom: Food from True South restaurant.443 8084. www.ripponwines.co.nz. This page top: Rippon Vineyard. Middle: Cardrona Hotel. Bottom right: Misha’s Vineyard tasting room.RUSTIC CHARM STEP OUT FOR TASTINGSSITUATED on the spectacular Crown Range THE 4 Barrels Walking Wine Trail is the latestRd between Queenstown and Wanaka, the way to navigate around four of Central Otago’sCardrona Hotel is one of New Zealand’s oldest premium wine tasting rooms. The new walkingand most iconic hotels. Charmingly rustic,with a great beer garden, the Cardrona Hotel September/October 2018 W I N E S TAT E 113

78 TASTED Central Otago & Waitaki Valley64 AWARDEDOTA G OWinestate’s annual Central Otago tasting is one of the most AROMATICS Ceres Black Rabbiteagerly anticipated. Despite its relative youth, (the region has Rieslingbeen making wines for only 30 or so years), Central is home to 8 TASTED 2017 HHHH1/2some of NZ’s most experienced winemakers. A touch of gun flint 7 AWARDED which quickly blowsBest known for pinot noir, this was reflected in the number off to reveal aromasof wines entered. With such distinct sub-regions as Gibbston, of crisp nashi pearBannockburn and Bendigo providing grapes of diverse flavour and red apple. Mouth-profiles it was no surprise the panel found no single ‘Central’ watering acidity with astyle but instead an exciting range of winemaking approaches really crunchy key limeto this mercurial grape. Some winemakers seemed to favour a pie and red grapefruitmore densely fruited and opulent style while others preferred note. Sweet butto stay firmly in the red fruited spectrum, their wines are often very light on its feet,accompanied by a touch of whole bunch complexity. delightful concentrated for such a poised,Yet it was the aromatics that really excited; Central’s relatively taut wine. Absolutelycool climate allowing riesling and pinot gris to ripen beautifully delightful. $27.95whilst retaining a natural mouth-watering line of acidity. Theseare wines of charm and poise. Ceres Swansong Quartz Reef Single Pinot Gris Vineyard Pinot GrisThough the premium wines are now commanding upwards of 2017 HHHHH 2017 HHHH$75 a bottle there is still plenty of delicious drinking at more This is delightful. Precise Very appealing aromasreasonable prices. Indeed, our top scoring pinot noir, Doctors pinot gris aromas of of red apple andFlat retails for $48. Considering its superlative quality, this ranks conference pear and ripe poached pear with justas a ‘must purchase’ for any serious pinot noir lover. red apple with a whiff a touch of spun sugar. A of smoky complexity. dry, lighter bodied winePrices shown are approximate New Zealand retail. Wines available Very clean and crisp, that is subtle and taut,in export markets are shown as (A) Australia, (UK) and (US). there is a little hint of with a little hint of bran sweetness, but the biscuit giving a degree palate is so poised of complexity. The finish and delicate the wine is supple yet defined, carries it well. Lovely ending on a lovely juicy persistence and flavour. citrus note. $35 Good stuff. $27.95 Hawkshead Riesling 2015 HHHH Vivid aromas of lemon curd and mandarin flesh are joined by bottle developed notes of toast and honey. With just a touch of sweetness, this is a relatively full flavoured broad, fleshy wine that shows plenty of flavour and depth. Long finish. $29JUDGES Jane Skilton MW Jen Parr Simon Fell Winestate’s New An Oregon native, Jen has Simon Fell joined the Villa Zealand editor has a wealth of winemaking Maria group in 2003 and has worked in the wine experience and has over 25 years of winemaking trade for 33 years, 24 completed 28 harvests in NZ experience working in wine of those as a Master of and overseas. In 2015 she throughout the world. In his Wine. She runs NZSWS, joined Grant Taylor at Valli current role as Thornbury a wine education where she continues to craft Winemaker, Simon enjoys school, and judges site expressive pinot noir but the challenge of producing wine competitions still finds time to experiment; a range of varietal wines both at home and an extended skin contact from New Zealand’s key internationally. pinot gris is her latest project. winegrowing regions.114 W I N E S TAT E September/October 2018

regional tastingDevils Staircase OTHER Domaine Road Mondillo Pinot Noir Domain ThomsonPinot Gris 2017 HHH WHITES Vineyard Sauvignon 2016 HHHH1/2 Surveyor ThomsonLovely vibrant aromas Blanc 2017 HHH1/2 The nose has started Single Vineyardof fresh pear and apple. 3 TASTED Lovely red apple and to develop some Pinot NoirA definite touch of 3 AWARDED snow pea aromas with gentle leafy forest floor 2014 HHHHsweetness but very taut a touch of succulent characters which sit Densely fruited, this isacidity keeps the wine Domaine Road just ripe peach. Lifted, alongside the bright a firm style of pinot noirin balance. Not overly Vineyard Defiance high toned fruit with red cherry and plum with lots of blackberrycomplex but lots of Chardonnay a little hint of new fruit. Not a bold wine and cherry fruit. Not asgenerous drink-me-now 2016 HHHH ferment pear drops. but one with lots of supple as some, this is aappeal. $26 Very attractive aromas of Crisply fruited, delicate charm and appeal. A wine with structure andHawkshead Pinot cinnamon and spice with and bright. Not bold but lovely silky pinot with backbone. $55Gris 2017 HHH some just ripe stone very pretty. $23 a subtle, compelling Lowburn Ferry ThePungent tropical notes fruit give a complex character. $45 Ferryman Pinot Noirof mango and papaya appealing nose. A slight PINOT NOIR Quartz Reef Loop 2014 HHHHwith a little note of apple grapefruity textural Road Pinot Noir Some bottle developedcrumble. A touch of edge gives the palate a 28 TASTED 2017 HHHH1/2 notes starting tohoney too. Quite dry on toothsome, succulent 22 AWARDED A tightly constructed emerge, the nose isthe palate with a textural character and whilst subtle wine with cherry highly aromatic withbiscuity, nutty edge. there is a definite layer Doctors Flat Pinot and wild plum. The forest floor, leafy notesDrink now. $29 of oak running across Noir 2015 HHHHH palate is creamy and and some buttonRockburn Pinot Gris the palate it is restrained Highly aromatic with smooth; a very fine line mushroom too. Still a2016 HHH and well integrated. $28 crisp red cherry and wild of papery tannin running little touch of tannin butJust starting to show raspberry fruit joined across the palate. Not the palate has a lovelya wee hint of maturity. Nanny Goat lavender and thyme the biggest wine on silky supple texture.Ripe tropical mango fruit Vineyard Central and a touch of smoky the bench but one with Perfect now. $75with some poached pear Otago Chardonnay new oak. Just a hint a very pretty detailed Domain Thomsonon the nose. The palate 2017 HHH1/2 of reduction gives a character. $35 Rows 1 – 37 Singleis lighty fleshy and the A powerful aroma; complex, meaty quality. Maude Pinot Noir Vineyard Pinot Noirfinish crisp and dry. $30 distinct barrel ferment The palate is restrained 2016 HHHH 2014 HHHH characters of nutmeg and buttoned down but Just starting to show This is a bigger framed, and sweet spice overlay with time in the glass a little maturity with dense style of pinot noir fruity notes of red reveals a good deal of some button mushroom that is starting to show grapefruit, yellow peach character and flavour. and truffle peeping out. lovely complexity and and plum. A big wine Beautiful persistence Very pretty with lovely punch. Darkly fruited that retains a degree and poise, not a showy floral aromatics of rose with damson plum and of poise through its wine but one with bags petal and lavender with morello cherry, the appealing, citrus thread of appeal that would a cinnamon spiced palate is showing some of acidity. $36 definitely reward time in note creeping in at the maturity though there is the cellar. $48 edge. A really attractive still quite a bit of tannin. density of flavour Structured but with presented in a lighter, length and intensity of red fruited way. $36 flavour. $79 September/October 2018 W I N E S TAT E 115

OTAGO - Centr al O ta g o & Wa it a k i Va lleyNeck Of The Woods Rockburn Pinot Noir Devils Staircase Nanny Goat Wild Earth SpecialGibbston Pinot Noir 2016 HHHH Pinot Noir Vineyard Central Edition Pinot Noir2016 HHHH A bold, decadent 2017 HHH1/2 Otago Pinot Noir 2014 HHH1/2Sitting firmly in the more opulently fruited pinot Very aromatic; blueberry, 2017 HHH1/2 Very brightly fruited withdarkly fruited spectrum with lots of blueberry damson plum and red Real intensity here. Lots red cherry and raspberry.this is a big chewy style and damson. The palate cherry with a little rose of black morello cherry Still seems youthful,of pinot noir, with plenty is fleshy and dense petal. Bright and juicily and damson plum. not showing muchof tannin and structure. with a cinnamon edge fruited. Not a great deal Luxurious and ripe with development at all. AA little shy when first and a soft lick of tannin of complexity or length a fleshy, dense fruited pretty, gently aromatictasted, this really needs on the finish. Decent but lots of easy drinking palate. The flavours are style. $65a little time in the cellar length. $50 charm. $30 initially sweet and ripe Hawkshead Firstto show at its best. $37 Thornbury Central Domaine Road but then an edge of Vines Pinot Noir Otago Pinot Noir Vineyard Pinot Noir spice and tannin creeps 2014 HHH 2016 HHHH 2015 HHH1/2 in. $36 A gently aromatic nose Appealing bright red Just starting to show Rockburn with mature notes of cherry fruited pinot, a little bit of bottle The Art Pinot Noir forest floor, game and with some dried wild development with some 2016 HHH1/2 leather. Little hint of thyme and made in a gentle forest floor and This is a bigger framed mushroom. The palate pretty, lighter bodied gamey notes edging in. wine with some smoky has a lovely savoury edge. style. A subtle layer of Still some vibrant juicy reduction on the nose. At its best now. $65 tannin adds a savoury red cherry fruit giving Plenty of charry oak Loveblock Central edge. $25 focus. Soft velvety harnesses the fleshy Otago Pinot Noir Toi Toi Central tannins. Not a big or doris and black plum 2016 HHH Otago Pinot Noir complex wine but one notes. Plump and bold Lovely gentle savoury 2017 HHHH with lots of appeal. $40 with a decadent exotic notes and just starting A lighter bodied pinot Hawkshead character. $99 to show some with youthful juicy Bannockburn Pinot Soho McQueen development. Silky soft raspberry and parma Noir 2015 HHH1/2 Pinot Noir palate. Very polished, not violet aromas. The palate Not showing much on 2016 HHH1/2 particularly concentrated has a lovely slightly the nose initially but A wee hint of reduction but made in a lovely stalky edge that gives then opens up. Brightly that is an attractive part bright style. $32 interest and bite. $26.95 fruited with a stalky of the wine rather than Lowburn Ferry Home Wild Earth Pinot spicy line running across being overwhelming. Block Pinot Noir Noir 2015 HHHH the palate. Quite a bit of Plenty of new oak 2015 HHH A big chewy wine with tannin still. $65 complements the Very red fruited with a plenty of creamy oak savoury ripe silky palate. bright cherry and currant combining with damson Decent length and aroma. The palate and red cherry fruit. intensity. $50 has developed some Slippery and supple lovely secondary notes on the palate with a of game and autumn little tannin lying in the leaves. Low impact background. $46 velvety tannins support the silky and plush flavours. $50 BOTH AVAILABLE AT V I S I T U S O N L I N E A T W W W. G L E N G A R R Y. C O . N Z116 W I N E S TAT E September/October 2018

J A N E S K I LTO N MWRECENT RELEASESThere were some absolutely delightful wines entered into the New ½ Thornbury Pinot GrisRelease tasting. Martinborough is best known for pinot noir but the 2017 HHHPalliser Chardonnay gained five stars and was a great reminder that the Vavasour Powerful aromas ofregion has a deft handle on other varieties too. A strong line-up of pinot Chardonnay baked pear, beeswaxnoir, with Marlborough scooping most of the highly awarded entries. 2017 HHH1/2 and a little honey too. Big full throttle style The palate is ripe withPrices shown are approximate New Zealand retail. Wines available in of chardonnay with some poached appleexport markets are shown as (A) Australia, (UK) and (US). plenty of cinnamon and and pear. Soft acidity but sweet spice overlaying still vibrant with a touch  Pegasus Bay ripe yellow peach of sweetness fleshing Merlot Cabernet and white nectarine out the palate. PlentyPalliser Estate Catalina Sounds 2016 HHHH fruit. One for lovers of wine for the price.Chardonnay Sound of White A bold wine; powerful of bold chardonnay; $152017 HHHHH Marlborough Pinot blackberry and doris full flavoured, ripe and Matawhero SingleA subtle yet complex Noir 2016 HHHH plum on the nose with a satisfying albeit in a quite Vineyard Pinot Rosénose that has struck A boldly fruited style of whiff of charry oak too. oaky style. $25 2018 HHHmatch, gunflint aromas pinot. Lots of intensity; The palate is silky and Catalina Sounds Very pale in colour, justsitting alongside those of juicy dark berry and ripe, with a fruitcake and Marlborough Pinot a hint of baby pink. Verycinnamon and nutmeg damson plum. The palate damson note, showing Noir 2017 HHH1/2 light delicate aromasnew oak. Opens up marries ripe tannins with how delicious well Very opulent rich nose of candyfloss andon the palate to reveal red liquorice, cherry and ripened merlot can be. with boysenberry, strawberry. A little touch ofdelightful lemon tart plum. Generous and A bigger framed, more plum and red cherry. A sweetness on the palate.characters of citrus, fleshy and drinking well opulent take on the touch of rose petal and A bright, elegant style ofbaked pie crust and a now. $47 ‘classic red’ style. One marshmallow too. A rosé. $24little fresh cream. The for the cellar. $46 generous fruited wine Jackson Estatewine has intensity, Jackson Estate with a distinct thread of Stitch Sauvignonconcentration and Homestead Pinot powdery tannin running Blanc 2017 HHHpoise leading to a long, Noir 2016 HHHH through. Nice length. $28 A textural sauvignonsustained finish. A The nose is beautifully Palliser Estate Pinot blanc, moderatelydeliciously attractive aromatic; juicy fruits of Noir 2016 HHH1/2 concentrated with achardonnay that will the forest with a little A delightful aroma; lovely crisp edge. Therereward those who have floral and spice. An sweet ripe strawberry is a hint of bran biscuitthe patience to wait. $42 interesting pinot, one and raspberry fruit that suggests a touch that is vibrant and openly harnessed by a little of barrel influence,½ fruity at first but then stalky edge that gives an but subtle, not oaky. A builds across the palate, appealing savoury bite. delicate yet satisfyingVavasour Pinot Noir unfolding to reveal a Papery tannins build on wine with a good level of2016 HHHH1/2 backbone of tannin the palate. Takes a little complexity. $21A super example of how coupled to some savoury time to unfurl but grows Jackson Estategood Marlborough pinot spicy oak. A complex, in complexity with time Alayna Rosénoir can be. The wine sits interesting wine. $23 in the glass. $58 2017 HHHfirmly in the vibrant red Palliser Estate Left Field Bright pink just edgingfruited spectrum with Sauvignon Blanc Sauvignon Blanc towards salmon. Anfresh raspberry and juicy 2017 HHHH 2017 HHH1/2 attractive wine withcranberry joined by some Intensely aromatic with Brightly fruited aromas of ripe reddelicate floral notes of pungent aromas of red sauvignon blanc that berry and yellowrose petal and lavender. capsicum, snow pea is more about restraint peach. A dryish palateA restrained layer of and nettle. There is a than upfront fruitiness. with flavours of driedsavoury cinnamon oak little gun smoke too. Aromas of wet stone rosemary and thymeoverlies the fruit. Plenty The palate has weight and mineral mingle with giving a savoury edge.of appeal here. $30 and concentration with a a little cucumber and $21 really delightful generous green apple. Crisp and Soho Caviar texture enhanced by vivid and perfectly ready Sauvignon Blanc mouth-watering citrus for drinking. $18 2017 HHH acidity. $28 Very ripe lifted aromas  with plenty of rockmelon and mango. Quite a broad palate, lifted by crisp acidity, richly textured with a lingering dry finish. $38 September/October 2018 W I N E S TAT E 117

HOW WE JUDGE WINESTATE MAGAZINE TASTING CRITERIA OUR STAR RATING SYSTEM Our tastings and published ratings are designed with one thing in mind: to provide a useful and genuine balanced guide on wines to our readers. In order to achieve this we follow certain procedures in an activity that is notoriously difficult! There are regular criticisms of wine shows and various scoring systems; here is how we approach our tastings.A wide selection of wines there are unpleasant flavours. These advertise if they wish, their awarded final ‘medals’ are then converted into wine’s review will be featured regardlessWines are invited from any producer, a star rating system for publication in of advertising. The judges’ decisions areprovided that they meet the criteria Winestate. A gold means 5 stars, silver final and these are published accordingof the class being judged. The class is 4, and bronze is 3 stars. to the judges’ scores, whether advertisingmay be a regional, style or new release is taken or not.tasting and generally the wines must be The biggest judging systemavailable for consumers to purchase, The judgesalthough we have museum and rare Winestate examines on average morewine tastings as well. Australasian wines per year than We take care in selecting our judges. any other forum - more than 10,000. But remember: judges are human andAwarding scores Compare this to the biggest show in their own preference will influence Australia, the royal Melbourne wine their scores. We use judges withWinestate carries out the judging show, with just over 4000 entries. complementary backgrounds and ausing Australian capital city wine show three-person panel for each flight willprocedures; the wines are not known Independence of advertising include winemakers with technicalto the judges. The three judges taste expertise and often a marketing/retailthe wines blind and assign a score Winestate does charge a nominal expert who knows consumer tastes.without reference to each other. Once entrance fee for wines submitted which Often one or more of the judges arethis is done, only then do they compare covers our administration costs only, masters of wine with vast internationalscores, and if there is dissension they and will often purchase ‘yardstick’ experience, and most judges havere-taste the wines and come to an wines to be evaluated where we believe experience at major Australian wineagreement. Scores are compiled using that these are of consumer or trade shows. We are also aware of expertise.the 20-point international system: gold interest if these have not been entered If we are judging a region, for example,is 18.5 and above; silver is 17 and by the wineries. In order to produce we will have a winemaker judge fromabove and is an excellent wine; bronze the biggest and best wine magazine, that region because that person knowsis 15.5 and above and represents good Winestate includes advertising; the local style. We balance that withwine. A reasonable, sound everyday- however, this is fiercely independent a judge from outside the region anddrinking wine scores 15 (but does of any wine tasting editorial. Wine generally someone with broad andnot gain a medal). A bland but clean companies are advised of the blind mature experience.wine scores 14. Below this score tasting results and it is their choice toHOW WE COMPAREWinestate Rating Comment Wine show Medal International 20 100 Point System Point System HHHHH Outstanding Gold 18.5 - 20 97 - 100 HHHH1/2 Excellent High Silver 95 - 96 Very Good 18 - 18.4 93 - 94 HHHH Silver 91 - 92 HHH1/2 Good/Very Good High Bronze 17 - 17.9 89 - 90 Good HHH Bronze 16.5 - 16.9 15.5 - 16.4 Wine judging is an inexact art, not a science - even at the highest levels of proficiency. Accordingly, Winestate uses the star ratingsystem which reflects a range, rather than a specific point score. Point systems indicate a level of accuracy that simply does not exist.118 W I N E S TAT E September/October 2018

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winestatepromotion 䨀吀吀攀愀攀栀瀀猀攀琀攀攀爀MIKE ZEKULICHCHAMPAGNE Jeeper is an unusual name for \"It was in memory of Armand’s story and family also have a long Champagne history –a classy French bubbly but then it stems from the desire to be different from the other registered in the winemaking tradition sinceunusual times – the result of World War II and Goutorbes that led him to rename his 1764 – and the Reybier family, owner of thethe gratitude of the American army who gave Champagne Jeeper in 1949,\" said Export prestigious Château Cos d’Estournel, Sainta Willy’s jeep to Armand Goutorbe, a former Director Samuel Forjou. \"Previously it had Estèphe, the Grand Cru Classé of Bordeauxowner of Jeeper House. been called Goutorbe Champagne.\" known internationally for their properties in various parts of the wine world. It is said that the patriot young winemaker Thus the entrepreneur as the ‘Jeeper Man’,who saved Americans from certain death developed his business from its unusual birth \"The two families have always had atduring the war only to be badly injured – his wines created in a spirit of audacity, their hearts the production of high qualityhimself, managed to return to his native modernity and accessibility said M. Ferjou. Champagne,\" M. Ferjou said.Champagne, heartened by the jeep whichenabled him to work the vines and give him Christian Goutorbe – son of Armand – took \"Sharing the passion and ambition forthe chance to get his life and business back over the business after his father. In 2009 excellence has linked the two.on track. Christian retired and with no one in the family to continue the business, sold the brand \"Together they pulled out all the stops to Friendly people of the area – no doubt Jeeper to his friend Nicolas Dubois who with breathe new life into Jeeper Champagne andamused by an army vehicle dashing up wife Myriam are both winemakers and true have built a solid, long-lasting brand.and down the vineyard slopes, called him Champenois.Monsieur Jeeper. \"The Estate is modern and dynamic, with a \"In taking over the brand, they infused it strong philosophy based on The first wines under the label were with a powerful new ambition,\" said M. Ferjou.produced in 1949. And the brand change \"They wanted to cement its place in the * Producing high quality Champagnes withsuited Armand Goutorbe who wanted traditional Champagne market.\" The cellars our own taste – all our assemblages are madesomething different for his vines to stand out are now located in Faverolles et Coemy, in with chardonnay aged in oak barrel.from the various other Goutorbes of the region Vallée de l’Ardre at the end of La Montagne– in what has been a Champagne dynasty de Reims. * Growing our vines within sustainablesince the 18th century. viticulture leading to the certification HVE, It is now managed by Nicolas Dubois whose High Value for the Environment meaning no pesticides or herbicides are used in developing biodiversity.120 The Wine & Spirit INSIDER

* Blending traditional winegrowing spirit with modern tools. * Being passionate about what we do and taking good careof all the details.\" Jeeper vines grow over 40 hectares with plots located on theMontagne de Reims, on the Côte des Blancs, in the Vallée dela Marne and in the Vallée de l’Ardre. Jeeper began marketing for the first time in Australia inSeptember 2016. Today the boutique maker producers250,000 bottles of non-vintage and 5000 reserve bottleson average of vintage wines in a portfolio which include itsflagship and best seller Grand Assemblage NV. Other highprofile wines include: Grande Réserve Blanc de Blancs, Grand Rosé, CuvéePremier Cru and Naturelle Extra Brut. Its vineyards are extended every year in the bestlocations, mostly in Premier Cru and Grand Cru villages.This is reflected in its strong reviews and awards won usingits own fruits that go into its Jeeper Champagne. Its main markets include Europe, USA, Caribbean and withdemand now opening up in Asia. The Australian market isserviced by the exclusive distributor Discovervin. At a major trade and public tasting in Perth by Winestatemagazine in January (2016) the Jeeper stand attracted solidpromising interest indicating the brand should do well and ithas gone from strength to strength since then! Jeeper is based 15 km from Reims in the north west of theChampagne region. Besides its name and wines the otherstand-out feature of Champagne Jeeper is its unusual bottleshape – designed to reduce oxidation and enhance the so-called ‘Jeeper Taste’ – the production of finely balanced winesbased totally on barrel-aged chardonnay with great flavourpersistence and no harshness, bitterness or astringency. \"Ourvinification facilities allow us to make our cuvees with a high levelof accuracy,\" said M. Ferjou. \"With 1200 pieces, we’re the third largest company inChampagne area in terms of oak barrels capacity, after theHouses of Krug and Bollinger.\" So today, the powerful jeep has given way to tractors but theplace of the nimble US war machine lives on in the rich historyof France’s great sparkling wines – especially Jeeper. The Wine & Spirit INSIDER 121

CHAMPAGNE J. de TELMONT BEHIND THE BRAND Christopher Walkey Champagne J. de Telmont is a 100% What makes your Champagne stand family-owned House founded in Damery out? in 1912. This is the fourth generation of the Lhopital family, brother and sister Bertrand Our wines of Champagnes are the true and Pascale who manage the estate. Our reflection of the House’s wine making vineyards cover 33 hectares (82 acres) in savoir-faire and style, with the common eight villages planted in Chardonnay, Pinot characteristics of fruitiness, richness and Noir and Pinot Meunier. The vineyard is elegance. Fine bubbles, great complexity worked in an environmentally respectful and long ageing potential – especially for way and 12 hectares (30 acres) are the vintages – make them really unique. conducted under biodynamic cultivation. Can you recommend some of your At Champagne J. de Telmont, we like to Champagne and foods they pair welcome our visitors: for a tasting or for well with? a privatized tour as we like to share our passion for our wines. Whereas all our wines can be simply enjoyed as an aperitif our Grande Réserve Brut is ideal with seafood or white meat; our Grand Rosé Brut can be enjoyed with shrimps, prawns, lobster, red mullet, pink meat (lamb and duck), grilled meat and also with red berry fruit desserts or simply to accompany social or romantic moments; our LD (Low Dosage) Extra-Brut is perfect with oysters, scallops, crabs, fish tartar, fresh goat cheese & Iberico ham. Our Blanc de Blancs 2010 can be paired with fine dishes such as seafood, white meat, young Parmesan and Comté cheese… Our Grand Vintage 2006 can be served with white meat, lobster & matured Comté and even crème brulée… Our Cuvée O.R 1735 is a wine for Champagne lovers: it is great at any time of the day, on its own or with very delicate dishes such as seafood, fish carpaccio etc.122 The Wine & Spirit INSIDER

What are the important ingredientsin making a fine Champagne, is itland, climate, method of makingChampagne, the winemaker himselfor something else?The family strives to preserve the uniqueknow-how based on long tradition. Respectof our terroir and passion of wine-makingare both crucial in our philosophy, this iswhy we conduct 12 hectares (30 acres) inbiodynamic and also produce a Champagnein biodynamic with no added sulfite.What type of activities do you offerto visitors when they come and visityour winery?Our visitors can take part in privatized tours“Champagne Workshops”: For a few hours, they can live a uniqueexperience in our Champagne Houseby tasting the still wines which enter thecomposition of our cuvees. Our visitors can enjoy cheese andChampagne pairing or different vintageswith “petit-four” accompaniment. A gourmetexperience enables them to have a greatday from visiting our cellars to enjoying agastronomic lunch with our Champagnes ina restaurant and the “cherry on the cake”,they can create their own Champagne! Very soon, visitors will be able to have awalk in our vineyards through a discoveryquiz. All our Champagne workshops,visits and tastings can be booked throughWinalist! www.winalist.co/listings/champagne-j-de-telmont. ChampagneJ. De Telmont is also seeking distributionin Australia, see www.champagne-de-telmont.com/en/

141 TASTED88 AWARDEDNEW RELEASESThe stars this time were the chardonnays, alternative white and Giesen Estate New Sidewood Adelaidered varieties, along with great grenache, and the fresh and lively Zealand Pinot Gris Hills Sauvignonversions of both cabernet and shiraz. 2017 HHH Blanc 2018 HHHH Delicate nose with a Lifted grassy fruitSPARKLING RIESLING PINOT GRIS/ bright floral fruit lift and fragrances and a finely GRIGIO plenty of pear-like varietal texture palate with2 TASTED 4 TASTED flavours. $16.99 minerally gooseberry1 AWARDED 5 TASTED flavours and hints of 2 AWARDED 3 AWARDED Prancing Horse drying phenolics. $20A solid clean, fresh and Estate Mornington Mappinga Adelaidelively sparkling. A couple of nice Clean and well-made Peninsula Pinot Gris Hills Fumé Blanc examples. \"Looking wines made for drinking 2017 HHH 2017 HHHHSaddler's Creek forward to the 2018 not thinking! Complex honeysuckle/ Lovely lifted noseSouth Australia releases!\" said one cashew nut aromas reminiscent ofSparkling judge. Artwine Prego and developed toasty chamomile tea accordingChardonnay Pinot Single Vineyard palate. Good varietal to one judge. HasNoir NV HHH1/2 Richard Hamilton Clare Valley Pinot characters. $45 elegant and restrainedTropical and ripe Watervale Clare Grigio 2018 HHHH flavours and a good linepeach-like aromas and Valley Riesling VBBAEULSYUTSE Lifted green apple nose SAUVIGNON of acid. $35a rounded fleshy palate 2018 HHH1/2 with a slight grassy BLANC & Giesen The Brothersthat is slightly sweet Fresh lifted perfumed element. Lovely palate BLENDS Marlboroughand has a long lingering bouquet with floral/ texture with Nashi pear Sauvignon Blancfinish. $30 sweet fruit flavours flavours and a gently 9 TASTED 2016 HHHH and a minerally thread sweet finish. $24 6 AWARDED Developed boiled running through it. Well lolly-like nose and balanced wine. $20 A very solid bracket passionfruit sweetness performing better than on the palate with nice Mr. Riggs Watervale the judges expected. herbaceousness. Good Clare Valley Riesling \"Lots of fresh and vibrant food wine. Ageing well. 2017 HHH wines with some good $24.99 A delicate nose of lifted texture showing, not just Pertaringa white florals with a fine, acid,\" commented one Scarecrow Adelaide lean and dry style of judge. Hills Sauvignon palate laced with citrus Blanc 2018 HHH fruits. $25 Subdued nose with simple fruit flavours showing slight tropical notes. $22JUDGES - DAY 1 Michael Costa Peter Pollard Winemaker at Tenafeate Senior Winemaker at Angas Marty O’Flaherty Creek Wines. Ten & Bremer Wines. Completed Winemaker for vintages in the Barossa vintages with Californian Rockbare. Contract Valley along with one Wineries Geyser Peak, Sonoma Winemaker and in Provence and one in Valley, and Peter Lehmann in Winemaking Southern Italy. Judge the Barossa Valley. Previously Consultant. Bachelor of at Australian Amateur the Winemaker at Simeon Applied Wine Science winemakers show. Wines. Completed AWRI from Charles Sturt Advanced Wine Assessment University. Previously course. with Zilzie Wines.124 The Wine & Spirit INSIDER

wine & spirit insider tastingTenafeate Creek GMH White Meritage CHARDONNAY Ferguson Hart Saddler's CreekAdelaide Hills Adelaide Hills Estate Geographe Ryan ReserveSauvignon Blanc Semillon Sauvignon 17 TASTED Chardonnay Hunter Valley2018 HHH Blanc 2018 HHH 12 AWARDED 2017 HHHH ChardonnayConfectionery tropical Delicate perfumed Flinty nose with a light 2017 HHHbouquet with hints of aromas. Richer on the Excellent class. A wide fruity lift and a lively racy Lifted apricot andthose characters on the palate with quite fleshy range of styles from style of palate with good honeydew melonvery lively palate. $24 fruit showing a green those using integrated ripe fruit, great acidity varietal fruit characters edge. $18 oak to lifted complexity. and spicy/toasty oak with some nice oak andK1 By Geoff Hardy \"It worked well,\" noted backbone. $30 good acid line. $36Adelaide Hills Haselgrove Wines one judge. Others Thompson EstateSauvignon Blanc Alternative Series tended to leaner chablis Margaret River Prancing Horse2018 HHH McLaren Vale Fiano styles or, at the other Chardonnay Estate MorningtonFlinty grassy nose 2018 HHH extreme, richer riper 2017 HHHH Peninsulaand mouth-watering Very subdued nose with wines with more alcohol Smells of white peaches Chardonnaypalate; hints of fresh a hint of perfumed fruit involved. and shows a bright 2017 HHHherbs, green beans and and a fine lean palate. honeysuckle lift. The Fragrant spicypassionfruit. $25 Nutty complexity. $25 Villa Maria Single palate is elegant with aromatics and a big Millbrook Regional Vineyard Taylors subtle fruit and citrussy fat palate rich withOTHER WHITE Geographe Pass NZ Chardonnay acidity. $50 stonefruit flavours. $75VARIETALS & Vermentino 2017 HHHHH Mappinga AdelaideBLENDS 2018 HHH A nicely lifted oak driven Hills Chardonnay ROSÉ Fairly neutral nose with nose with more of the 2016 HHH1/210 TASTED just a hint of ginger and oak sitting on top of the Nice citrus blossom 11 TASTED8 AWARDED a lovely, racy acid, driven rich tropical fruit flavours aromas and a lean but 5 AWARDED palate. $25 and layered with some juicy palate not overlyAlways a pleasure. \"Great Saddler's Creek attractive spicy notes complex but well- A mixed result. \"The bestto see what people Hunter Valley and has a long creamy proportioned with good wines showed brightare doing with these Verdelho 2018 HHH finish. $34.99 acidity. $35 fruit with a nice acidalternative varieties,\" A lively fleshy fruit salad Clarence Hill backbone, without sugarsaid one judge. \"Nice number with supporting Giesen The Brothers Adelaide sweetness,\" said oneconsistency with few acidity and fruity Marlborough Chardonnay judge. \"Others that hadfaults overall showing sweetness. $26 Chardonnay 2017 HHH ‘fake’ strawberries andthat winemakers are Whistling Kite 2016 HHHHH Ripe melon bouquet cream characters withoutgetting a handle on the Riverland Petit Lovely developed with a perfumed lift. the vibrancy of fresh fruitvarieties.\" Manseng 2017 HHH complex bouquet and Rich and fleshy in the behind were at the other A complex nose. \"Hard to a perfect palate with mouth with simple fruit extreme.\"Artwine Madame V describe,\" said one judge. great balance between flavours. $15Clare Valley Viognier With a creamy, nutty and stonefruit soft oak and Sanguine Estate Villa Maria Cellar2018 HHHH leesy palate. $25 some developing aged Heathcote Selection NZDistinctive apricot lift characters. Great level Chardonnay Pinot Noir Roséto the nose with those of acidity balances it all. 2017 HHH 2018 HHHHapricot characters $24.99 Restrained but lifted Bright light pink wineobvious on the nicely aromas with tropical and with jubey red fruitbalanced palate showing Vidal Estate Hawkes stonefruit flavours well fragrances and a fresha good acid drive. $22 Bay Chardonnay balanced by oak and and vibrant strawberry 2017 HHHH acidity. $25 and cream palate with aArtwine Wicked Buttery honeyed notes Vidal Soler tight line of acid. $NAStepmother Single to the stonefruit nose. Hawkes BayVineyard Clare Good intensity of melon/ Chardonnay Andrew PeaceValley Fiano peach flavours and just 2017 HHH Wines Masterpeace2018 HHH1/2 a hint of oak and some Beautiful lift of fruit Victoria RoséLifted perfumed aromas fine acidity. $15.99 and spices on the nose 2018 HHH1/2and slightly sweeter and and a complex oak A soft and easy drinkingricher on the palate than Vidal Reserve driven palate with nice mulled berry andthe nose suggests. Nice Hawkes Bay zestiness. $35.99 summer pudding stylestonefruit flavours. $26 Chardonnay of wine with good acid/ 2017 HHHH sugar balance. $13Saddler's Creek Nice fruity aromasRyan Reserve Hunter with a mineral-like lift.Valley Semillon Fleshy fruit palate with2017 HHH1/2 supporting spicy oakFlinty minerally nose underneath. Great acidwith a rich creamy and balancing phenolics.entry to the lovely long $19.99and complex palatewith nice lemony acidbackbone. $36 The Wine & Spirit INSIDER 125

NEW RELEASESHaselgrove Wines OTHER RED Reillys Dry Land Ferguson Hart PINOT NOIRAlternative Series VARIETALS & Clare Valley Estate GeographeMcLaren Vale BLENDS Sangiovese Grenache Shiraz 13 TASTEDGrenache Rosé 2014 HHH Touriga 6 AWARDED2018 HHH1/2 10 TASTED Brooding mulberry 2017 HHHHHDelicate summer berry 6 AWARDED bouquet and an Bright berry bouquet; Quite a mixed result.bouquet and a fleshy exceptional lifted spicy quite complex. The long, \"The better winesvarietal palate with good Very interesting class of fruit palate with grippy weighty and succulent had vibrant, fresh andgrip and texture with a great diversity. Read the tannins. $29 palate has mouthcoating lifted fruit and notlively acid spine. $25 reviews! spicy berry flavours with overshadowed by oakShingleback TEMPRANILLO a slight green element or winemaking artefact,\"Haycutters Salmon Vidal Estate Hawkes and very firm grippy said one judge. “OthersMcLaren Vale Rosé Bay Merlot Cabernet 5 TASTED tannins. $25 were overworked or over-2018 HHH Sauvignon 3 AWARDED Grampians Estate oaked and there wereThe delicate nose is a 2016 HHHH Grampians Grenache those that were dilute ortouch floral and has a Lifted jubey sweet nose Generally good quaffers 2017 HHHH too green.\"fresh, clean and drier and plump fruit palate with the best showing A fresh, light and vibrantstyle of palate. $18 with big firm tannins, bright red fruit however style of grenache with Bream Creek EstateArtwine Temptress charry oak and good with some over some great jubey Tasmania Pinot NoirClare Valley acidity. Just needs some extracting to get more varietal fruit, showing a 2015 HHHH1/2Tempranillo Rosé time. $15.99 flavour. A shame! dash of herbs and has A really well constructed2018 HHH dry chalky tannins. $25 and beautifully agedFlinty orange peel-like Andrew Peace Wines Grampians Estate Tenafeate Creek wine with lovely briaryaromas and well- Australia Felix Grampians Dry Grown One Tree berry varietal fruitconstructed strawberry Swan Hill Victoria Tempranillo Hill Grenache dashed with slightpalate with a hint of Sagrantino 2017 HHH1/2 2017 HHHH meaty notes, lingeringherbs. $22 2016 HHHH Lovely dark brooding A wine full of brooding tannins and good level Smells like a Black jubey fruit nose and a sweetly scented berry of complexity. $39 Forest cake! Well bright plum varietal fruit fruit that is slightly \"over balanced palate, firm palate with great acid awed\" by the oak with Thornbury Central and grippy with cola/ and grippy tannins. $25 quite grippy tannins. $28 Otago Pinot Noir Sarsaparilla flavours and Sew & Sew Sashiko 2017 HHHH chalky tannins. $45 Sanguine Estate McLaren Vale Bright dark berry fruit Heathcote Grenache Shiraz with some classy Leconfield Tempranillo Mourvedre spiciness. The nose has Coonawarra 2017 HHH 2017 HHH slight stalkiness to it and Cabernet Franc A leaner and simple wine Nose of sweet the palate is soft and 2017 HHH1/2 with some green herbal raspberries and Asian fleshy. $24.95 The bright red berry fruit elements and nice dark spices and a simple, simplicity has a delicate earthy notes. $30 clean and well-balanced Prancing Horse perfumed floral lift with palate. $24.99 Estate The Pony nice tannins and great Reillys Dry Land Blackbilly Old Mornington acid length. $29 Clare Valley Vine McLaren Vale Peninsula Pinot Noir Tempranillo Grenache 2016 HHH 2017 HHH1/2 Vidal Reserve 2016 HHH Earthy mulberry Aromas of macerated Hawkes Bay Merlot Cherry chocolate style bouquet with a very berries with a hint Cabernet Sauvignon with a slight green edge, ripe, sweet and light of espresso which is 2016 HHH some solid tannins and berry palate. $24 echoed on the tighter, Dark spicy fruit aromas good mouthfeel. $29 Byrne Limited leaner style of palate. $35 and rich mulberry Release Clare Valley flavours with high GRENACHE & Grenache 2015 HHH Sidewood 777 tannins and firm acid. BLENDS A spiciness to the nose Adelaide Hills Pinot $19.99 with more of a savoury Noir 2016 HHH1/2 9 TASTED earthy palate that has a Developed nose with Byrne Limited 6 AWARDED lingering dry finish. $59 hints of rose petals and Release Clare Valley good weight of varietal Sangiovese A few disappointed but fruit flavours on a rich 2015 HHH overall a solid class. and \"airy\" palate. $35 Slight confectionery note \"Good to see the change to the fruit with a hint of of styles to more vibrant meaty complexity. Drink mid-weight ones, now! $59 between the herbaceous and overripe,\" said one judge.126 The Wine & Spirit INSIDER

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NEW RELEASESBream Creek Grampians Estate Saddler's Creek Glamper SouthReserve Tasmania Grampians Cabernet Alessandro Reserve Australia ShirazPinot Noir Shiraz 2017 HHHH Langhorne Creek 2017 HHHH2015 HHH1/2 Youthful jubey black fruit Cabernet Sauvignon A slight medicinal/A lifted cherry bouquet aromas and good depth 2015 HHH minty edge to the jubeywith nice sweet berry and weight of varietal Oak driven style slightly blackberry varietal fruitfruit flavours edged with fruit flavours with fine overshadowing the with supporting acid,green elements. $59 tannins lingering across lifted fruit characters. supple tannins and a the palate. $35 Some dried herbs and peppery note. $14Prancing Horse Leconfield The nuttiness. $65Estate Mornington Sydney Reserve Richard HamiltonPeninsula Pinot Noir Coonawarra Thompson Estate Little Road McLaren2017 HHH Cabernet Sauvignon The Specialist Vale ShirazQuite varietal with 2014 HHHH Margaret River 2017 HHHHsome interesting meaty A sweetly scented berry Cabernet Sauvignon Lovely purple hues herecomplexity and supple bouquet and a palate 2014 HHH with an excellent solidlingering tannins. $75 full of flavour and is a Spicy cassis aromas and and sweet varietal fruit balance of berry, cherry great sweet varietal fruit backbone, some charryCABERNET and spicy chocolate flavours with lingering oak and a good long lineSAUVIGNON & characters. $80 chalky tannins. $90 of acid. $21BLENDS Deep Woods Estate Margaret River SHIRAZ Gumpara Mader Sanguine Estate15 TASTED Cabernet Merlot 2017/2016 Reserve Barossa Progeny Heathcote10 AWARDED 2016 HHH1/2 Valley Shiraz Shiraz 2017 HHHH An attractive lift of 23 TASTED 2016 HHHHH Restrained dark fruitGenerally, the younger, cassis and plum varietal 14 AWARDED The nose is an aromatic nose with hints of mint.fresher wines from the fruit characters with mix of black fruits, tar Solid spicy oak on thecool climate regions some fine tannins and The judges thought the and loads of spice. palate sits on top ofperformed best. Those balancing acidity. $35 younger wines from The generous palate sweet varietal fruit. Goodthat were over extracted, Grampians Estate these two categories has an abundance of peppery warmth. $25very tannic or had green Grampians Cabernet were a better bet with berry fruit and goodfruit did not perform as Sauvignon good fruit weight and supporting oak with Leconfield McLarenwell. 2017 HHH varietal expression. lingering tannins. $60 Vale Shiraz Inviting aromas with a Some of the others were 2017 HHHHMr. Riggs Outpost coconut element and big dried out and showing Nicely concentratedCoonawarra sweet fruit palate and early development. A plum jam-like charactersCabernet Sauvignon silky tannins. $35 bit hit and miss. The on the nose and good2016 HHHHH Clarence Hill wines recommended are mouthful of earthyAn elegant cabernet Reserve McLaren worthy drinks. berry fruit flavours withthat is full of great dark Vale Cabernet chocolaty elements. $26varietal fruit characters Sauvignonwith a minty floral lift 2016 HHH Sanguine VBBAEULSYUTSEand lovely chocolaty Simple blackcurrant Estate Kindredcomplexity from the oak varietal fruit characters Heathcote Shirazwith a very good tannic with a minty edge and 2017 HHH1/2grip. $25 firm drying tannins. $35 Bright red berry bouquet and a powerful palate full of brooding dark fruit with chocolaty notes and supple tannins. $15Shingleback VBBAEULSYUTSE Vidal Legacy Mr. Riggs Idle LaneRed Knot Hawkes Bay McLaren Vale ShirazMcLaren Vale Cabernet Sauvignon 2016 HHH1/2Cabernet Sauvignon Merlot 2016 HHH Lots of spice on a berry2017 HHHH1/2 Light fruit characters nose that shows slightA lovely lift of cola, with an herbaceous leathery elementsberry and lavender-like tone, pencil shaving like and good balance andfragrances with a good oak and grippy tannins. weight of sweet fruitdepth and persistence $69.99 flavours. $35 Richard Hamilton Clarence Hill Redof sweet fruit flavours Centurion 125-Year- Label McLaren Valeedged with chocolate, Old Vines McLaren Shiraz 2016 HHHmocha and cola Vale Shiraz A simple dusty oakcharacters. $15 2017 HHHH1/2 nose and good depth A big robust wine with and weight of spicy a brooding blackcurrant and sweet black cherry bouquet with hints of flavours. $24 vanilla oak. Full mulberry palate, slightly green edge, soft tannins and a dash of pepper. $80128 The Wine & Spirit INSIDER

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Phone: 08 8563 4000 Web: www. com.au Email: [email protected] thecollectivewinecompany.com.auKoonara Coonawarra Wines Pty Ltd Web: www.cellarmasters.com.au Web: www.kalleske.comPhone: 08 8737 3222 Villa Maria Estate Ltd NZEmail: [email protected] CMV Farms Majella Wines Phone: +64 9 255 1754Web: www.koonara.com Phone: 0477 003 133 Phone: 08 8736 3055 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Web: www.villamaria.co.nzLeconfield Wines Pty Ltd/ Web: www.cmv.com.au Web: www.majellawines.com.auRichard Hamilton Z Wine Pty LtdPhone: 08 8323 8830 d’Arenberg Pty Ltd McLaren Vale III Associates Phone: 0422 802 220Email: [email protected] Phone: 08 8329 4888 Phone: 08 8323 7940 Email: [email protected]: www.leconfieldwines.com Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Web: www.zwine.com.au Web: www.darenberg.com.au Web: www.mclarenvaleiiiassociates.Majella Wines com.au Zonte’s Footstep Pty LtdPhone: 08 8736 3055 Dell’uva Wines Phone: 08 8383 2032Email: [email protected] Phone: 0413 602 023 Millbrook Wines (Est.1996) - Email: [email protected]: www.majellawines.com.au Email: [email protected] see Fogarty Wine Group Web: www.zontesfootstep.com.au Web: www.delluvawines.com.au Email: [email protected] Dog Day Wines Mollydooker Wines Phone: 0402 050 820 Phone: 08 8323 6500 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Web: www.rustymutt.com.au Web: www.mollydookerwines.com.au September/October 2018 W I N E S TAT E 135

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aftertasteELISABETH KINGMIXED MESSAGES IN HYBRID HYPEWARNINGS against mixing drinks are Ri-Beer-Na from Cheeky Monkey. But the Head from Noble Rot, a beer/wine hybridlegion and often contradictory. The Brits real reason they are still a concept with brewed with botrytis-affected viogniercontend that wine after beer/you’ll feel plenty of potential is because Millennial and pinot gris must, in 2011, to the latestqueer; beer after wine/you’ll feel fine. The and Gen Zers are the most experimental release, Mixed Media. A summer relaxer, theGerman proverb - Bier auf Wein; lass das in trying different kinds of alcoholic saison-style beer also features late harvestsein; Wein auf Beer, das rat’ ich dir - means beverages, says international marketing viognier and the Belgian yeast strain addsthe exact opposite. Or maybe people just research firm, IRI Worldwide. They don’t a spicy, white wine touch to fruity melonlike to make up rhymes to explain away feel that they have to give up something notes. According to the Dogfish Head pressa hangover. that they enjoy when they reach a certain release - “Our newest spin, Mixed Media, age, either. The report also confirmed what is perfect for wine drinkers who are at beer What happens if you blend beer and most people know, drinkers from both drinking occasions or folks that enjoy a crisp,wine in the same beverage, though? You younger demographics “prefer bars and light pinot gris”.get a very marketable hybrid targeted restaurants that put a creative spin on theat Millennials and Gen Zers, and the alcoholic drinks they serve, and they are Advice that’s bang on the money. Basically,snazzier the name and packaging the the most willing to try latest trends”. beer/wine hybrids are more appealingbetter. At my local bottleshop recently, I to wine drinkers because they are morewas stopped in my tracks by Beerfarm Beer/wine hybrids are complex than casual and need to beShirazzaweiss. Billed as the WA brewery’s savoured rather than downed as a thirsttraditional kettle-soured Berliner Weisse more appealing to wine quencher. That’s a major marketing plusbeer blended with shiraz grapes, it because it opens up the opportunity forcertainly lived up to its description - “a drinkers because they beer/wine hybrids to be stocked in winefeast for all the senses with a brilliant shops and clustered with wines on wine lists.deep pink colour, a tangy sourness and a are more complex thancomplex tannic earthiness”. The arresting Unlike other beverages aimed at youngerpsychedelic can is the work of Silly Pear, casual and need to be age groups, beer/wine hybrids are definitelywho runs a successful T-shirt and printing not homogenous. They add variety tobusiness in Sydney. savoured rather than anyone’s drink choices because no two are the same. Hop Nation in Melbourne Beer/wine hybrids started to gain real downed as a thirst created a mini publicity - ahem - storm whentraction in 2013, mainly in the US. The it launched The Sturm a couple of yearsmodern versions, that is. Archaeologists quencher. ago - a mix of pilsner and wild fermentedhave discovered that the ancient Egyptians riesling juice.and early Chinese were knocking back Cueing in with the times, many youngersuch blends thousands of years ago. Even winemakers and brewers love to experiment. Even the UK has thrown its hat into thethe current trend is far from new. Belgian In the early 2000s, Bosteels in Belgium ring with Wild Beer Squashed Grape,brewer Cantillon, famed for lambic ales, launched Bier de Champagne, a brut-style using Somerset-grown pinot noir grapes.has been mixing grape with grain since of beer/wine hybrid based on the remouage Danish breakout brewer Mikkeller has athe 1970s. Its Saint Lamvinus, a melange and degorgement processes of the world’s global hit with its beer/hybrid with Rieslingof lambics barrel-aged with merlot grapes, most expensive sparkling wine. Dogfish People, a hazy IPA brewed with rieslingis considered a cult classic of the genre. Head has not only been a pioneer of beer/ juice. Stillwater Artisanal Ales moved intoIn the US, Dogfish Head Craft Brewery wine hybrids, it remains a leader in the cans with Oude Bae, a sour amber ale withdebuted its first beer/wine hybrid, Raison d category with adventurous combinations. pinot noir aged in French oak, a few yearsEtre, 22 years ago. A few years later, Midas The Delaware-based craft brewer has ago. Dogfish Head has also put some ofTouch became a favourite with chardonnay scooped up a host of awards, including its beer/wine hybrids into six packs, sofans because of its sweet yet dry character Wine Enthusiast magazine’s 2015 Brewery widespread acceptance and growingcentred on barley, honey, white muscat of the Year and the 2017 James Beard sales may be the way forward as moregrapes and saffron. Foundation Award, and its beers are sold brewers get in on the delicious act. in 41 states across the US. Beer/wine hybrids are frequently anoff-shoot of the craft beer mania. Other Ingenuity is the watchword at DogfishAustralian entrants have included VinAlefrom the Mornington Peninsula Brewery,Chardonnale from Two Birds Brewing andnext issue: We are pleased to announce our new Winestate Magazine Winery Lane Emerging Varietals Awards (EVA’s) – some fabulous new or newly rediscovered styles to be sought out and enjoyed! 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