Winestate Magazine September October 2018

brisbanegrapevine LIZZIE LOELTHINGS are certainly good at the top hotel, which is across the road from the is Stavros the Greek at Kenmore, inend of town. Treasury Casino which is original Black Hide in famous Caxton St. Brisbane’s west. It’s the brainchild ofhoused across two beautiful heritage listed Alongside glamorous cuts of well-aged Renate Roberts whose knack of nailingbuildings at the top end of the Brisbane meats are lobster tails, moreton bay bugs, cuisines that are not her own is somethingCBD and just a stone’s throw from the oodles of oysters and that benchmark of to behold. First came Sichuan Bang Bang,river, has a new restaurant and this one is luxe living - caviar. now in three suburbs and serving authentic,sporting a seriously striking fit out. Utilising So if you strike it lucky on a night out at the contemporary Sichuan fare, then Pizzathe heritage features - think cedar arched blackjack tables, head in to Blackhide and Violetta where the toppings are authenticwindows and doors, ornate cornices and order some inky Italian oscietra or splash and the charry bases would make an Italianpanelling and working fireplaces - the out on some beluga, which will only set you break out an aria, and now she’s takingroom also features long banquettes and back $1000 for 50g. And if the wins are on casual Greek and locals are giving it amarble-topped tables, impressive glassed- modest there’s always Sterling Caviar which resounding Opa! 4 Wongabel St, Kenmore;in wine walls, and a design aesthetic that is farmed from American white sturgeons phone 0412 347 325.marries the elements and materials found and is a fraction of the cost at just $550on a typical Australian cattle station such a pop. Black Hide, Treasury Casino, 130 Also opened recently is the muchas timber, wrought iron, hand-stitched William St, Brisbane; phone (07) 3306 8888. anticipated new offering from the talentedleather plus the odd cattle skull, with the team from Rick Shores, the multi-awardedrich textures of a luxury dining experience. Across the river from the casino the pan Asian diner that sits bang on the beach institution that is The Greek Club has at Burleigh. Gently tiered seating means And luxurious it is, with a private dining had a $3.5 million dollar makeover and there are no bad seats but the ones at theroom housing 10 high rollers that features a the results are striking. At the front of the front make you feel as though you might,dry-ageing display fridge, velvet armchairs complex, which looks over Musgrave at any minute, be swept into the mythicaland an impressive array of carving knives. Park in West End, is Nostimo, the all-new green room, so close is the shore line signature restaurant and the jewel in the and fresh is the seafood. The melting pot The menu is as meat-centric as you’d iconic club’s crown. The 75-seater boasts of Fortitude Valley has seen its share ofexpect, with a heavy emphasis on a thatched roof, cool whites and a naturally Chinese restaurant openings (being homeAustralian wagyu cuts with marble scores neutral colour palette as well as a breezy to Chinatown) but now is set to get it’s firstof three, five and nine, the highest by terrace out the front that seats a further 85 neo-Chinese restaurant, whatever thatAustralian standards. guests. The food breaks out of the usual might mean. Little Valley has a black and taverna-style mode under the stewardship white tiled bar, wishbone-style seating and The Gambaro name is synonymous with of Sydney-based chef David Tsirekas a pijui garden (beer garden) out the back.seafood going back several generations in who also owns the acclaimed 1821. Serving traditional dishes from the manya family that established its roots in Caxton Tsirekas will visit monthly and implement and varied provinces of China, the “neo”St with a fish and chippery in the ’30’s. Now a contemporary take on regional Greek part comes in with the modern takes onrun by the present generation, brothers favourites. Think saganaki with caramelised such dishes which hail from Guangdong,John, Don and Frank, Gambaro’s seafood figs and crushed almonds, horta with Shandong, Hunan and Yunnan that haverestaurant is part of the Gambaro boutique broccoli, lemon and dill and slow cooked been cherry-picked to suit our balmy beef cheek stifado with baby onions and climes. 6 Warner St, Fortitude Valley. celeriac puree. 29 Edmondstone Rd, South Brisbane; phone (07) 3844 1166. Top left: Shucked oysters with red wine and Another Greek to dance on to the culinary eschalot vinegar from Blackhide by Gambaro in the stage with a burst from the bouzouki Treasury Casino. Top right: Angas rib on bone from Blackhide by Gambaro in the Treasury Casino. Left: Wine storage display from Blackhide by Gambaro in the Treasury Casino. September/October 2018 W I N E S TAT E 51

adelaidegrapevineNIGEL HOPKINSMcLAREN Vale continues to raise the bar the southern hemisphere. Bocca di Lupo, Rd, Frewville. Open for lunch Friday andwhen it comes to the number and quality of 141 McMurtrie Rd, McLaren Vale. Open for Sunday, dinner Wednesday to Sunday;its restaurants, lifting its culinary offering - lunch Thursday to Monday, dinner Friday- phone (08) 8338 6435.not to mention its wine - to become among Saturday; phone (08) 8323 9304.the best in any Australian wine region. Everyone will have their own opinion as to Serial restaurateur Walter Ventura has where you find the best pizza in Adelaide, Most notably, and expensively - both been responsible for close to a dozen but Sunny’s Pizza has to be up therein the cost of its construction and the Adelaide restaurants over the years, among the frontrunners, with a friendlyprice of a meal - there’s the extraordinary never afraid to close one and reopen style as sunny as its name and just half ad’Arenberg Cube, but hot on its heels has it wearing a new and equally colourful dozen pizzas on its menu.come Bocca di Lupo (Mouth of the Wolf), suit of clothes, always fun and visuallythe latest venture by Mitolo Wines. interesting, and always surprisingly Tucked in a back alley this semi-industrial accomplished in the kitchen. space tells you where Adelaide’s fast Although built around several jet-black evolving food scene is at and whereformer shipping containers, this is a Hispanic Mechanic took over from it’s going. A ’70s retro casual makeoversuperbly styled $3.5m restaurant with his former Italian restaurant, Osteria provides booths and bench seatingfood, wine and service to match. Heading de Mesa, which was given a new Latin overlooking a wood-panelled bar, pizzathe team on the floor is Patrick White, one American direction in 2015 with help oven and kitchen.of Australia’s most highly credentialed from chef and co-owner Greggory Hill.sommeliers and now restaurant manager. It’s a sprawling place, entering through a And while Sunny’s claims to be just aA desire not to impose the development on large courtyard complete with wood oven bar that sells pizza it’s so much more thanthe surrounding landscape drove the idea leading to bars and the restaurant proper, that. The pizzas include toppings such asof the impermanent, shipping-container clad in white tiles and a semi-industrial pepperoni with squid ink cacciatore, oniondesign, a pop-up structure reminiscent feel fitting its “mechanic” title. confit and San Marzano tomato, and, yes,of the Italia Sagra, a festival designed to there’s pineapple, too, as in chargrilledshowcase local food and wine. As head mechanic, the American-born pineapple with gabagool (a slang term for Hill has worked in kitchens in Mexico, a dried Italian meat), green chilli sauce With its spare, elegant design featuring Spain, Argentina and Peru, giving him and the usual San Marzano tomato base.polished wormy chestnut wooden floors and all the experience he needs to deliver a There’s also a “non pizza” menu that can’tan expansive spotted gum deck, and views broad range of Latin American dishes, be missed, including dishes such ason two sides over surrounding vineyards, with a particular focus on Mexican cuisine fried squid with nduja romesco and burntthis is a very stylish restaurant setting. with a dash of Korean tossed in, stemming lemon, or burnt cauliflower with walnuts and apparently from the large Korean population pickled garlic. It goes very late, the music is While head chef Tom Jack’s dishes are in Mexico. Now Hill has decided that of all trashy ’80s pop and there are wines you’vecomplex, bringing in many flavours and the cuisines he knows, Mexican is the one never heard of. Sunny’s Pizza, 17 Solomontextures, they are at all times coherent most suited to vegan cooking, given the St, Adelaide. Open for dinner Wednesdayand delicious. Baby beetroots, on a base richness and vibrancy of its flavours and to Saturday; phone 0404 280 522. of acidulated chocolate with liquorice its gluten-free, corn-based dishes.sponge, candied walnuts and citrus and Top left: Bola sin carne from Hispanic Mechanic.cumin-flavoured yoghurt, or slow-cooked So although he’s continuing with the Top right: Interior of Hispanic Mechanic restaurant.Angas short rib pulled and shaped into a traditional Mexican cooking that he’s Below: Baby beetroots & licorice sponge from Mitolobrick with coriander emulsion, cauliflower perfected, his all-new vegan menu, from a Bocca di Lupo.foam and a smoked cauliflower wafer are dedicated vegan kitchen, features dishesexemplary. And you must have the truffle such as pantacones - crisp slices of deep-mashed potato - the Mitolos are also the fried green banana with guacamole, bolalargest packer and exporter of potatoes in sin carne - soy protein, rice and quinoa balls with a blistering hot chipotle sauce, and artichoke cakes with potato and cauliflower rissoles. Enjoy them with a vegan Mexican beer such as Ocho Reales Pilsner and you won’t miss the animal protein at all. Hispanic Mechanic, 205 Glen Osmond52 W I N E S TAT E September/October 2018

RED CHILLI CHINESE RESTAURANTis committed to bringing Adelaide the most authenticand finest Szechwan cuisine, and culture. Their chefsare strictly trained, highly experienced and are directlyrecruited from the birthplace of the cuisine style. Majorseasonings and sauces are selected elaborately, andimported from the Szechwan region in China, and theirrecipes have successfully incorporated fresh, local produceinto traditional Szechwan cuisine. From Szechwan style teasmoked duck, homemade sauced Mapo Tofu, and Chef’sspecial fish fillet, they have got more than one hundreddifferent dishes on the menu to meet your appetite. If youare a Szechwan cuisine lover, you shall not miss out RedChilli Chinese Restaurant.CATERING: Restaurant is able to provide flexible cateringservice either small or large group referring to customers’preferences. Our friendly staff would be more than happyprovide any assistance we could to meet customers’satisfaction.FUNCTIONS: Red Chilli is available for exclusivefunction use based on clients’ needs. Dining area is able toaccommodate for up to 150 guests in a seated style.PRIVATE ROOM: There are five exquisite and welldecorated private dining rooms for personal catering needs.(Prior reservation is needed)OPEN 7 DAYSLUNCH: Mon - Sun 11:30 AM- 2:30 PMDINNER: Sun - Thu 5:30 PM - 9:30 PM Fri - Sat 5:30 PM - 10:00 PMADDRESS: 86 Grote Street, Adelaide SA 5000PHONE: 08 8231 9661

hong konggrapevineLUCY JENKINSTHE weather is (slowly) cooling down, Amid the ironmongers and antique that was exactly how it sounds. The justHong Kong’s citizens are wending back shops of Tung St lies Blue Supreme underdone cookies were washed downfrom extended summer holidays and new like a vibrant neon oasis. Completely with mint-flavoured milk, which reallyrestaurants rustle up in anticipation of open fronted, it emits hipster-chic with shouldn’t work but somehow does andbrisk autumnal trade. a pages-long beer menu divided by acted as a refreshing finale to what was flavour profiles, along with cool music a rather beery dinner. More of a local Hong Kong favourites, JIA Group and exposed ironwork. The food is kept hangout than a destination eatery, Blue(behind cool hangouts, Chachawanm, simple with 10 or so dishes, including Supreme is a welcome addition to one ofDuddell’s, Mak Mak, Rhoda) has opened scrambled eggs with salmon roe and king Hong Kong’s coolest neighbourhoods.the doors of its latest venture in the salmon (it’s breakfast for dinner but works Blue Supreme, 21 Tung St, Sheung Wan,upscale new Tai Kwun complex - the really well), duck confit burger with fennel Hong Kong; phone +852 2323 3633.former Hong Kong prison and police and pomegranate, and brussels sproutsstation. Dishing up a taste of Jiangnan with hazelnuts, bacon and green apple. For die-hard burgundy fans, Pinot Duckcuisine, which is to say anything south Each dish comes with a recommended offers up that fail-safe pairing of all mannerof the Yangtze River including Shanghai, pairing of beer, or you can veer off-piste of duck and pinot noir, and has nowNanjing, Hangzxhou and Yangzhou, Old and peruse the wine list, which again lists branched out from Stanley Plaza to WanBailey steers clear of super hot and expressions by intensity, as opposed to Chai. Plump for the signature whole or halfspicy and instead focuses on cooling, country of origin. After wading through Peking duck, roasted in the custom-madehealthy plates, including the much the above excellent dishes, the jewel oven with ceramic walls to retain the highloved Longjing tea smoked pigeon, Mala in our dinner’s crown came in the form heat needed for the trademark crispy skinIberico pork xiaolongbao, ten treasure of a playful milk and cookies dessert and tender juicy meat. Otherwise, otherduck, double-boiled lion’s head pork trusty dishes include mini duck burgers,meatballs and hairy crab roe. duck tacos and classic duck wraps. The wine list includes hearty offerings from With an airy dining room and spacious Burgundy, California and New Zealand,outside terrace with fans spinning and on the beer front nothing beats thelazily overhead, this is a much needed frothy favourites from local Hong Kongrevamped corner of Hong Kong which brewery Moonzen. Pinot Duck, G/F, 18successfully retains the charm of the Lun Fat St, Wan Chai, Hong Kong; phonepast. Old Bailey, Tai Kwun, 10 Hollywood +852 2891 1177. Rd, Central. Top: Scrambled eggs with salmon roe and king salmon from Blue Supreme. Left: Food from Pinot duck. Bottom right: Tai Kwun complex.54 W I N E S TAT E September/October 2018

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winewords MICHELLE GEBERMANAGING DIRECTOR, AUSTRALIAN FOOD &B E V E R AG E S P T Y LT D - C H AT E AU TA N U N DASKYE MURTAGH for its usage at the time, including a hotel and possible venue for the National Wine Centre - but it was the historical significance and importance to the wine region that he was drawn to. It had been such a major exporter of great Australian wine globally and a household brand name that could so easily have been laid to rest. With all of the families the chateau had been passed from hand-to-hand over its 130-year history, he felt it needed another family’s passion and vision to put it back on the world stage. The sheer size of the project and scale of the renovation was perhaps overshadowed at this point! What did you do pre-wine days? I started out in International Aid & Development in marketing and communications, but with a business perspective. It gave me a real understanding and importance of working with the wider community to achieve goals and realise the potential of business growth. Trade agreements are an integral part of our business and I’m still involved in the sales side of the business. But people management is now essentially the largest part of what I do - developing and getting the most out of your teams. It’s come full circle in that regard.2018 MARKS 20 years since South African- as general manager of Chateau Tanunda, to Was it destiny or desire that saw youborn John Geber laid eyes on Chateau a newly created position as managing director eventually join the family wine business?Tanunda in the Barossa. Back then the of Australian Food & Beverages Pty Ltd. She Tough question! I’d say it was destiny. I tookbuilding may have been grand in scale and has big plans, especially on the domestic front an internship in our own family companysporting an imposing 18.5m tower, but with where she hopes to mirror Chateau Tanunda’s and had the opportunity to launch Chateauwindows broken and its roof open to the international success. Tanunda in the US - and I loved it. That’sskies, realising its potential wasn’t for the when it turned into a real passion and desire.fainthearted. To Geber, a highly successful Tell us what you know of that momentmarketer (he created the “Tetley All-Rounder” when your father found Chateau Tanunda? Tell us about your role in Chateautea bag) but with winemaking in his blood, He was simply in the region doing wine Tanunda’s development?its purchase was another step forward in related business when he went for a bike While I’ve worked in all aspects of thehis career in the wine game. Wine was an ride (as he still does) to wind down and business, including production, workingindustry he had returned to in 1991, the year came across the “For Sale” sign at the front in the winery during vintage and pruninghe founded the Australian Food & Beverage of this iconic building. He then phoned my during the winter, I’ve always been salesGroup and became a negociant, selling mother (Evelyne) in Sydney to tell her he’d orientated. I started in marketing andoutstanding value, quality Australian wines to put in an offer to buy a chateau in Tanunda. then moved to sales, both domestic andsupermarkets in Europe. Two decades on and “Of course you have,” she said. And “how international. Initially that put us on the mapthe building, along with the Chateau Tanunda many rooms does it have?” “None.” was in the US and all the recognition and PRbusiness, is in stellar shape and apparently the answer - which duly shocked her but that came from that certainly assisted usimproving with age. In May, Geber’s daughter, the potential was enormous. globally. The US is such a diverse country,Michelle Geber, was appointed from her role There were various ideas being touted around but the wine press has a global reach and is highly influential. 56 W I N E S TAT E September/October 2018

What’s the most challenging aspect ofworking with your father in the familybusiness?There’s a bit of a scramble sometimes forwho’s going to be doing the hosting in ourfavourite export markets - which one of usis taking the China tour or US, or Europethis half of the year!.. and the most rewarding? allowed to use the “Chateau” name in that has spanned over three centuries. WeWorking on such a great project, something Europe and our international success is well intend to keep it Australian-owned so thatthat’s creative yet ultimately a fun and documented. We’re the number one Barossa we can continue to be proud of representingdelicious product. It’s great to be able to work brand in Switzerland and Russia with Chateau the Barossa overseas with some of the bestside-by-side with your family and get excited Tanunda’s Grand Barossa collection of wines in the world.about this winery. It’s inspiring to have new wines, and hold leading positions throughoutideas about wine styles that we want to create, Europe, including Germany, Poland and What products in the Chateau Tanundawhile also being able to showcase the old vine Belgium. Our export strength is something stable are you currently most excitedvarietals from our unique vineyard sources we take great pride in as a family. about?that set us apart internationally. I’m so proud Our own Eden Valley vineyards are nowof the wines we’re currently producing and the What are your plans for pushing the playing an integral part of the Barossaamazing recognition we’re receiving. domestic side of the business moving story. We’ve just launched a new addition forward? to the Terroirs of the Barossa range, a singleWhat will be your working relationship We’re looking to bring that export success vineyard Eden Valley Shiraz which is awith him moving forward in your new role? home and continue to build the brand in sublime, softer, silkier interpretation of thisHe’s now the chairman of our group Australia. There’s certainly an opportunity unique terroir. Also from the same block iscompanies Australian Food and Beverage, in the domestic market, especially with a unique parcel of chardonnay - which isand as the managing director I report to our Terroirs of the Barossa and Old Vine currently undergoing a resurgence andan advisory board. Expressions range of wines. was a huge success with a 2016 release last year, selling out within three months.You’re one of only a few female MD’s of What investment is being made into We think the 2017 is even better.a major Australian wine business. How improving Chateau Tanunda’s Cellardo you think that gender balance could Door? What’s the most coveted bottle in yourbe redressed? The domestic market is currently in growth personal “keep”?I already see more women in the wine industry and we’ve always been one of the Barossa’s That would be the 2016 Mayard La Crau deas more businesses are moving over to the busiest cellar doors. We’ve always wanted ma Mere White from Chateauneuf-du-Papenext generation. Ultimately it really comes to expand our offering at the cellar door and that I helped make while doing vintage there.down to the best person for the role. Certainly renovate the interior while being sensitive It’s a style I simply adore and I used to stir theI feel diversity benefits all industries not to the heritage. We’re currently renovating lees in the barrels every day to give the winejust wine - it’s important everyone has the the cellar door tasting area, installing more texture and depth. A blend of grenacheopportunity to be considered regardless of private tasting rooms in the old cellars and blanc, roussanne, clairette and bourboulenc -their gender and be taken seriously, reflective changing the barrel layout to highlight the it ages superbly, and I look forward to openingof what they bring to the role. working winery aspect of the building. We’re the first bottle from my case in about four to now offering private tastings and daily wine five years. But now that you’ve reminded me,Tell us about the overseas success tours which can be booked online at www. I may have to revise that drinking window!Chateau Tanunda’s achieved under the chateautanunda.com. It’s such a largeGeber helm? space, so the cellar door is open throughout What’s your ultimate food and wineThe last 20 years has seen a remarkable the renovations and we expect it to be all match for this spring?investment and restoration period, with finished by the end of September. The single vineyard Chateau Tanunda Edensignificant developments in the sunken Valley Chardonnay with king prawns and agarden and croquet lawn, maturation cellars, How important is it for the Geber family to garlic and chilli aioli. My mother makes a greatbasket press winery and a dynamic strategy of pay homage to the history of the Chateau aioli and I just love fresh king prawns! purchasing key vineyards within the Barossa, Tanunda estate and the company’s placewhich has certainly launched the winery on in the Barossa’s story?to the international stage to considerable Hugely important. We see ourselves asacclaim. We’re the only Australian winery custodians of an iconic Australian brand September/October 2018 W I N E S TAT E 57

W H AT ’ S I T WO RT H ? WINESTATE’S AUCTION PRICE GUIDE Prices listed are exceptional auction highs and do not include buyer’s premium.AUSTRALIAN 2000 $270 2008 $55 1983 $220 1966 $1,000  WINES 2001 $290 2009 $70 1984 $220 1967 $600  2002 $300 1985 $280 1968 $600 2003 $200 1986 $330 1969 $560  2004 $350 GIACONDA 1987 $250  1970 $400  Stonewell Shiraz Chardonnay 1988 $330  1971 $720  1990 $90 BASS PHILLIP 2005 $230 1990 $110 1989 $280  1972 $400  1991 $70Premium Pinot Noir 2006 $250 1991 $60 1990 $460 MOSS WOOD 1973 $450  1992 $85 1991 $400 Cab Sauv 1974 $480  1992 $60 1990 $75 2007 Not Released 1993 $90 1992 $350  1975 $460  1993 $65 1991 $90 2008 Not Released 1994 $100 1993 $300  1990 $130 1976 $850  1992 $95 1995 $85 1994 $360  1991 $150 1977 $450 1994 $55 1993 $80 2009 Not Released 1996 $140 1995 $320  1978 $380  1995 $55 1994 $110 2010 $200 1997 $95 1996 $480 1992 $120 1979 $400 1995 $80 1998 $110  1997 $300  1993 $100 1980 $380  1996 $70 1996 $110 2011 Not Released 1999 $120 1998 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2005 $230  1992 $6001998 $140  ELDERTON 1990 $60 2006 $220  1993 $7001999 $90 2007 $200 2000 $140  Command Shiraz 1991 $60 2008 $210  1994 $650 1992 $70 2009 $200 2001 $85  1990 $90  1993 $65 Bin 95 Grange 2010 $280 1995 $450 1951 $46,0002002 $75 1991 Not Released 1994 $85 1952 $17,000 1996 $830 1992 $100 1953 $14,0002003 $80 1993 $65 1995 $100 1954 $11,000  1997 Not Released 1955 $4,000 1998 $8502004 $85  1994 $85  1996 $65 1956 $14,000 1999 $600 1957 $12,0002005 $85 1995 $75 1997 $90 1958 $4,100 2000 $4502006 $110 1959 $2,0002007 $90 1996 $95 1998 $70 1960 $1,500 2001 $800 1999 $75 1961 $1,6002008 Not Released 1997 $70 2000 $75 1962 $1,600 2002 $800 1998 $95 1963 $1,200 2009 $85 1999 $70 2001 $80 1964 $1,200  2003 $500 1965 $600  2000 $65 2002 $80 CLARENDON HILLS 2001 $65 2003 $80 Bin 60A Astralis Shiraz 2004 $90 2002 $85 2005 $75 1962 $4,000 1994 $200 2004 $550  1995 $200 2003 $65 2006 $70 2006 $400 1996 $250  2004 $75 1997 $200  2007 $85 1998 $260 1999 $260 2005 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wine investment & collectingAUCTION DATES Aruecptioonrts of $109 for the 1994 vintage, $120 for the ’96 and ’98 vintages, and $82 for the 1997MW WINES MW WINES were achieved. Vintages in the 2000s alsoSeptember 5 - 12 (MAY AND JUNE 2018 AUCTION performed admirably, with the 2000 vintage(submissions close September 1). REPORT, by ANTHONY CAPUTI) reaching a record $115. In other results $92October 3 - 10 The final two auctions of the financial year was achieved for 2001, $115 for the 2008(submissions close September 29). continued the strong upwards trend for vintage and another record price of $155 MW Wines in 2018. There is strong buyer for the 2006 vintage.LANGTON’S AUCTIONS sentiment in the secondary market, with aAuctions close at 9pm every Tuesday focus on purchasing fine wines from top Results for Bin 407 were similarlyand Thursday, and 7pm every Sunday. producers in good to excellent vintages. impressive, with hammer prices of $82,Finest & Rare, Unreserved, Cellar Clearance rates for both auctions surged $ 87, $75, $ 97 and $71 for the 1995,Reload, Finders Keepers and more. well above 70 per cent - 74 per cent for May ’96,’97, ’98 and 2001 vintages respectively.See langtons.com.au for the full with over $478,000 of wine changing hands Following on from these, record pricescalendar and information on selling. and for June, a 72 per cent clearance rate were set for the four other vintages, with a with more than $390,000 in sales. final hammer price of $87 for the 2002 andSTERLING WINE $85 for 2003, 2004 and 2005 vintages. IfLive on-line auctions run every two We’ve often noted how Penfolds Grange you bought these vintages on or about theweeks, back-to-back, finishing on and Bin 707 lead the highlights package in release date, there’s a handsome return onWednesday evening. our auctions, and they’ve now been joined offer if you’re looking to sell. by others in the stable - Bin 389 and Bin 407.ODDBINS WINE AUCTIONS The May and June auctions saw anVisit oddbins.com.au for the latest An astonishing 110 lots of Bin 389 over abundance of Henschke Hill of Grace andauction dates and information. the two auctions were offered, with a Mount Edelstone, with some fantastic 100 per cent clearance rate and some results achieved. The 2002, ’04, ’05, ’06,(All dates subject to change without notice). excellent results achieved. Of the vintages ’09 and ’10 all performed strongly, with final in the 1990s, strong final hammer prices hammer prices reaching $690, $621, $667, $690, $563, $598 and $644 respectively - all comfortably exceeding estimates. Several vintages of Mount Edelstone performed well, the most notable being the 1996 which reached $120, the ’98 which came in at $149, the increasingly rare 2002 which reached $161 and the 2006 and 2012 vintages, both peaking at $155. Rockford Basket Press and Mount Mary Quintet continue to shine and exceed vendor’s expectations. The highly sought after 1998 Basket Press sold for $195, the 2004 peaked at $166, the 1999 vintage achieved a fantastic $155, the 2010 peaked at $172, while the 2012 vintage reached $161. Once again these hammer prices were all significantly higher than our estimates. We asked in the last Winestate report, where will it end? Well, there appears to be no end to the demand for Rockford Basket Press as our buyers look to increase their stocks in a classic Barossa shiraz that can only be purchased through the winery in small quantities. The May and June auctions saw Mount Mary Quintet continue to perform admirably. Bottles of 1996 achieved $143, while the hammer came down on the 2000 at $155 and the 2006 peaked at $161. Bordeaux continues to garner strong interest among our many buyers. We saw60 W I N E S TAT E September/October 2018

wine investment & collectingseveral bottles of Chateau Cos d’Estournel; to offer up some exceptional catalogues equal strength of Burgundy, was a singlethe 1986 peaking at $414, the hammer that will entice and excite our buyers. We bottle of the exceptionally rare 1982 Henricoming in at $356 for the 1989 and the look forward to reporting on the results of Jayer Cros Parantoux, from Vosne Romanee2009 reaching $ 391. Other highlights these auctions in Winestate’s next edition. which fetched $8156.included $1552 for a bottle of 1986 Chateau If you’re interested in buying or selling withLafite-Rothschild, $1725 for a 1982 Chateau us, contact any of our team on (03) 9419 Among the imports, the next highestLatour and $828 for a 2006 Chateau 6990. Please note that all prices above single-bottle prices went to a 1947 ChateauAusone. There were some stunning results include 15 per cent buyer’s premium. Petrus ($6990), a Remy Martin Louis XIIIin the Burgundy section, too, with the Cognac ($2796), a 1982 Chateau Lafleurhighlight a bottle of 1999 DRC Echezeaux There was also plenty of activity in the fine ($2680), a 2004 Domaine de la Romaneeselling for $2242 - double its estimate. wine retail division, with one memorable Conti Echezeaux ($2447) and a 1982Other notable sales included bottles of night in particular featuring the wines of Chateau Latour ($2330).2005 and 2009 Gevrey-Chambertin Clos St- Domaine Armand Rousseau at the iconicJacques from Domaine Fourrier achieving Flower Drum restaurant. Our free tastings From the same period, the top-pricedfinal hammer prices of $ 644 and $494 continue to offer fantastic new releases Australian single bottles were 1962 Penfoldsrespectively, and from the same producer, mixed with back vintage offerings and Bin 60A Coonawarra Cabernet-Kalimnabottles of Griotte-Chambertin VV from our offering of old and rare gems from Shiraz ($7503), an 1881 Seppeltsfield 1002002 and 2005 which soared well above Burgundy, Barolo and Rhone via retail cellar Year Old Para ($2913), a 1967 Penfoldsthe estimates, selling for $943 and $1081 offers continue to provide wonderful buying Bin 7 Coonawarra Cabernet-Kalimna Shirazrespectively. It must also be noted that opportunities. If you would like to receive ($2330), a Lindemans Bin 1590 Showseveral bottles of 2015 Domaine Dujac these offers, sign up at www.mwwines. Reserve Burgundy ($2330), a 2002 Chriswere consigned in June producing some com.au/shop or call us on (03) 9419 6990. Ringland Barossa Ranges Shiraz ($1050)exceptional results. Bottles of Clos de la and a 1976 and ’78 Penfolds Bin 95 GrangeRoche and Clos Saint Denis sold well above LANGTON’S at $1038 and $968 respectively.estimate at $805, and a bottle of Echezeaux (AUCTION REPORT - MAY AND JUNEreached $713. The 2015 Burgundy vintage 2018, by ADRIAN READ) Grange is not the only collectible in sets.was seen to be exceptional in every way Langton’s mounted more than 90 online May - June saw several significant sales,and it will be interesting to see in the auctions in the May - June period, with the among them $2680 for Lark Whisky, Firstcoming years if prices continue to soar highest-priced item an imperial (six litres) Eight Releases, 1998-2005; $2095 for 12above market expectations. of 1982 Chateau Haut Brion which sold for bottles of Rockford Basket Press Shiraz $11,650, underlining the strength of quality and $1398 for 22 bottles (1993-2015) of As we move into the second half of Bordeaux wines in the Australian market. d’Arenberg The Dead Arm Shiraz.2018, we expect our auctions to continue Not far behind, and showing the almost Big bottles also fetch big prices, with Penfolds featuring in the two biggest sales - $1340 for a magnum of 1978 Specialists in the wines you want.Or the wines you want to sell.MUSEUM WINE SHOP MW WINE AUCTIONSOld, Rare and Fine Wine Sales Australia’s largest independent wine auction houseSpecialists in rare Australian wines, and Competitive rates, including 0% seller’spurveyors of the world’s most iconic commission on Penfolds Grange. For aproducers. Call us on 03 9419 6990 to free appraisal call 03 9419 6990 or emaildiscuss your wine needs or shop online [email protected] at mwwines.com.au mwwineauctions.com September/October 2018 W I N E S TAT E 61

wine investment & collectingPenfolds Bin 95 Grange and $885 for a STERLING WINE AUCTIONS riesling that had come of age. Now themagnum of 2006 Penfolds Bin 707 Cabernet (2017 AUSTRALIAN RIESLING, by idea has been lost, rarely mentioned atSauvignon.Another important indicator LYNTON BARBER) tastings. Love affair? Coming of age? Inof secondary market support is bidding The Australian love affair with riesling has my view, Australians have been in lovevolume. Among those wines that were been long and complicated. In the 1990s with riesling for 40+ years. The snobsavidly fought over through the May - June the terms Rhine Riesling and hock were and the commentators may have run hotperiod, irrespective of price, included Wine killed off. Going back to the ’70s, tall and cold, but the Crouchen and Blue NunBy Farr Tout Pres Pinot Noir, Oakridge 864 bottles of any white wines were always buyers have never wavered. So, whereFunder & Diamond, Drive Block Chardonnay, called riesling and punters had no idea are we now? Forget riesling renaissance.Howard Park Leston Vineyard Cabernet what semillon or chardonnay were. Popular That ended 10 years ago. AustralianSauvignon, Dawson & James Pinot Noir and riesling styles, until very recently, were premium riesling is on the verge ofd’Arenberg The Coppermine Road Cabernet sweet spatlese/auslese impressions. It’s international recognition and success thatSauvignon - all from the 2014 vintage - as been a long love affair indeed: the Seppelts will drive up prices and divert supply awaywell as 2011 Voyager Cabernet Sauvignon Drumborg (southern Victoria) was planted from Australia and Australians.ManyMerlot and Penfolds Bin 95 Grange, 2015 in 1964 and other legends were also years ago, the Institute of Masters of WineSons of Eden Zephyrus Shiraz and Bass early starters - the famous Leonay from conferenced in Australia. One of the winesPhillip Premium Pinot Noir, 2017 Grosset 1945, Steingarten 1962 and Vasse Felix in put in front of this august assembly wasSpringvale Riesling and Elderton Ashmead Margaret River had its first riesling vintage the 1997 Howard Park Riesling as an agedSingle Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon from in 1967.Big noises in the riesling market museum release wine. The MW delegatesboth 2001 and 2008. back in those bygone days were the loved it, they thought it was a flash, big German tribute wines like Blue Nun and ticket German. In my opinion, 2017 is The seventh edition of Langton’s the unforgettable Liebfraumilch. Sweet the greatest Australian riesling vintageClassification, the leading independent was a big thing in selling white wine, and and has already formed the beachhead“form guide” to Australia’s fine wines, will it still is! The popularity of Brown Brothers for the global invasion. Best ever? I thinkbe launched in September accompanied Crouchen may not register with wine 2017 is the new standard, and yes, thereby the most comprehensive public tastings snobs but, who cares, the stuff sells by are better vintages yet to come! Fromof fine Australian wine since the launch of the shipload!Dry styles caught on in the this vintage, among the best of the newClassification VI in 2014. The first edition 1980s and big, aromatic wines, heavy on wave of special rieslings, on their way toappeared in 1990, and the Classification has the palate and ponging of kerosene, were rocking the world are Dukes Magpie Hilldocumented the development of Australia’s all the rage. There was a time when kero Reserve, Grosset Polish Hill and Seppeltsvibrant and diverse fine wine auction nose was the noble hallmark of a good Drumborg. Dukes from Porongurup, withmarket. All prices include buyer’s premium.62 W I N E S TAT E September/October 2018

wine investment & collectingwinemaking duties by genius Rob Dilletti, kero!My advice? Buy these great wines shelf. This is a current established marketof Castle Rock, has blasted on to the scene with confidence, if you can find them.only in the last few years, with the vineyard Put them together on the table with a moving serious volume.Remember theplanted in 1999 and the first vintage in suitable meal and treat them to the time2001. Grosset Polish Hill must be regarded and attention they deserve. Ideally three release of the 1976 Penfolds Grange inas the Australian premium riesling. It glasses per setting. Enjoy your serve forretails for over $50 a bottle and sells out an hour or more and enjoy them open 1981? The first Australian wine priced overevery year, the 2017 selling out only a up and change in the glass. A suitablefew months after release - proof enough? meal? I’m a big fan of risotto and riesling. $20 a bottle. How about in 1995, when theSeppelts Drumborg has been a sleeper, Something simple like risotto with spinach,there forever and maybe only recently roast chicken and blue cheese.Now, what 1990 Penfolds Grange created outrage andgiven the attention and opportunity its of the global ascendancy of Australianremarkable fruit deserves. riesling? Well, the current crop are world revolt when it was the first wine to clear class and consistently performing at the I hear you! Yes, these are all fancy highest level. Vintage 2018 and beyond? the $100 a bottle barrier. If Grand Cruexpensive wines so of course they are Expect Australian premium riesling asgood. So, let’s throw in a few cheapies good as the past five years and maybe White Burgundy commands hundreds offrom 2017: Alkoomi White Label retails even better. The list of Australian premiumfor way south of $15 and is a big volume riesling is much longer than the notable Euros a bottle (DRC Le Montrachet sellscommercial wine - drinking like a $30- $40 examples listed above. How many trulywine. For my undervalued favourite go to blessed sites are planted with riesling? for thousands) and the top dry Germanthe 2017 Castle Rock Riesling. Retailing for Are the vines of age? If the call came fromwell under $25, this wine is a revelation.I global markets for every bottle of premium rieslings also command serious big bucks,will have a stab at what makes the new riesling we could make, how much would itwave so special and on its way to rock the be? My thoughts are that demand would thousands of Euros for a magnum of aworld. An elemental component of all the fall well below supply and prices would gowines listed above is the move away from north. Likely the domestic market would rare single vineyard collectable - wherethe predictable chunky riesling varietal be undersupplied. Have a look at Germancharacter to “ethereal” and delicate with top end riesling prices. Not Eiswein, but will Australia’s new generations of worldenormous complexity, and subtly wrapped premium dry wine from the top Grandup in a super refined and long lingering Cru producers. $200 a bottle is not top class rieslings find their price point? Herefinish. Not the slightest hint of paraffin or is a safe prediction: get ready for the first $100 a bottle Australian premium riesling. Maybe it’s already happened? Sterling has records of Dukes’ 2017 Magpie Hill Reserve selling for a hammerfall of high seventies - $75 + 15 per cent buyer’s premium. That puts the take home price at over $86 - pretty close. Don’t agree? Want more info? Give me a call! To view current Sterling catalogue lists and find out more information about Sterling Wine Auctions visit www. sterlingwine.com.au. Auctioneers & Valuers of Wine www.oddbins.com.auOddbins Wine Looking for Wine? Auctions Let Oddbins Wine Auctions show you how Address: 33 Sunbeam Rd Glynde SA 5070 to buy wine in three easy steps…Phone: (08) 8365 4722 Fax: (08) 8365 4788 Step 1 - Call us about our subscriptions 08 8365 4722 Step 2 - View the wines online or posted catalogue Email: [email protected] - www.oddbins.com.au Step 3 - Set your budget & place your bids! - From 1 to 1,000 bottles With over 30 years experience... we do Best! It’s What September/October 2018 W I N E S TAT E 63

431 TASTED294 AWARDEDMAINFREIGHT WORLD’S GREATES TS Y R A H & S H I R A Z C H A L L E N G E XIIIAlways a pleasure! One of our biggest and best judgings of theyear, shiraz has become the name that almost defines Australianwine and here we see many great examples, along with a scatteringof mid-weight syrah (same varietal, different name) wines fromNew Zealand and France. And for further interest we throw in afew of the iconic Rhone wines of Chapoutier, Guigal, Paul Jabouletand some of Australia’s most recognised names also.SHIRAZ/SYRAH Langdorf Barossa Jean Claude Mas St Amand VBBAEULSYUTSE CMV FarmsUNDER $15 Valley Shiraz Arrogant Frog Croak Barossa Shiraz Shearers Hill 2015 HHHH Rotie Southern 2016 HHHH1/2 Premium Langhorne14 TASTED A tannic driven shiraz France Shiraz “A shining light,” Creek Shiraz7 AWARDED smelling of black strap 2016 HHH enthused one judge. 2017 HHHH1/2 licorice and black Dark briary bouquet “Stands out from the A deep purple wineA mixed group with cherries with ripe and good depth of crowd.” Nose is a fresh with a very pretty spicysome spicy flavours. berry fruit flavours well blackberry flavours with lift of cherry cola and perfumed aromaticThese are wines made supported by the oak. some spice and dusty perfumed spiciness. bouquet and intensefor drinking, not thinking, $12.99 tannins. $9.50 Tastes of licorice and red and black cherryand offer great value. Berton Vineyards white pepper. $18 flavours with the tannins Winemakers Reserve SHIRAZ/SYRAH perfectly framing theTaylors Special Padthaway Shiraz $15-$20 fruit. $16Release Clare Valley 2016 HHH1/2 2017/2016 Parson’s PaddockShiraz 2016 HHHH A riper style of shiraz Langhorne CreekGreat lift of spicy with peppery fruit 29 TASTED Shiraz 2017 HHHHperfumed raspberry aromas and cherry/ 17 AWARDED A slightly lighter stylearomas and full chocolate flavours and a with brooding inky blackflavoured meaty palate touch of oak sweetness. “Do yourself a favour Domaine Asmara fruit characters showingwith a dash of bright $13 and spend an extra five Heathcote Shiraz chocolaty notes andberry fruit and good P.B. Burgoyne dollars,” suggested one 2017 HHHH1/2 a touch drying on thetannin length. $14.99 Barossa Valley judge. “We are seeing Fresh toasty oak nose finish. $16 Shiraz 2015 HHH1/2 good expression of with some black fruits Pioneer RoadRestless Farm The Spicy Ribena characters fruit and richness with underneath. Oak Langhorne CreekPig Barossa Valley on the nose and a solid attention to detail.” Great dominates the rich full Shiraz 2017 HHHHShiraz 2015 HHHH palate with good length value! Normally at this palate, but it has well Soft and generous;An old school style that full of fruit flavours and price young wines are focussed fruit flavours some richness. Spicyhas a generosity of nice use of the oak. best but some of these underscored with chalky perfumed bouquet hasRibena and chocolate- $9.99 could also age well. tannins. $19 hints of blackberries andlike characters with good Blaxland Vineyards Taylors olives and pleasant freshuse of oak to balance Barton Steer Clare Valley Shiraz fruit flavours. $18and nice mouthfeel. Limestone Coast 2017 HHHH1/2$9.99 Shiraz 2017 HHH Big inky generosity here A vibrant fruit driven but is showing some wine with plenty of finesse and elegance. length of tasty fresh Smells of blackberry berry flavours. $10 jam and has a very “polished” palate that is long and soft in the mouth. $1964 W I N E S TAT E September/October 2018

varietal tasting Shingleback Red Jacob’s Creek SHIRAZ/SYRAH Knot Classified Barossa Signature $20-$25 McLaren Vale Shiraz Barossa Shiraz 2016 HHH1/2 2016 HHH 29 TASTED A warm rich savoury Lovely perfumed 17 AWARDED style with intense red berry lift and nicely hues, some meaty weighted, big, up-front Interesting range of aromas and good boysenberry palate. different vintages. A palate length and $19.99 mixed group of results weight. $19 Wyndham I Am from young, fresh Bellevue Estate George Langhorne and vibrant wines to McLaren Vale Creek Shiraz older ones with some Shiraz 2017 HHH 2016 HHH complexity and still Lifted oak dominates the A “yummy” silky holding up well. nose with berry fruits smooth wine with peeking through. Plenty perfumed red fruit of oak on the palate. aromas and creamy $19.99 mouthfeel. $19.99Blaxland Vineyards CMV Farms Wine SHIRAZ/SYRAH Patritti MerchantDuck Duck For Yoga Lovers $15-$20 McLaren Vale ShirazGoose Barossa Langhorne Creek 2015 & OLDER 2016 HHHHHValley Shiraz VBBAEULSYUTSE Shiraz 2016 HHH Beautifully framed fruit A lift of rose petals on 12 TASTED fragrances with graphite-2016 HHHH the nose with a balance like oak characters. The of raspberries and 2 AWARDED intense, full flavoured tannins on the palate. palate has great texture,Complex and interesting $16 The judges were very line and length and isnose; lots of raspberry, Jacob’s Creek disappointed with this ageing very well. $24.99beetroot and forest floor Reserve Limestone flight. These wines are Angus & Bremerelements. Palate is a Coast Shiraz made for early drinking Langhorne Creek“tightly bound ball of 2016 HHH but many of them have Shirazenergy”. Needs time. A tight shiraz with already fallen over. There 2016 HHHH1/2$15 intense fruit on the nose is no excuse for this A big plump extracted and generously flavoured happening so quickly; style. A compote of fruitBerton Vineyards palate. $17.99 the lesson is fresh is Schild Estate nose and lovely oak lift.Reserve Barossa Trentham Estate best! Barossa Valley Quite assertive palateShiraz 2016 HHH1/2 Grown Murray Shiraz 2016 HHHHH with a high level of spiceA medium bodied wine Darling Shiraz Shanahans The Old Lovely deep colour with and hints of oak to liftwith good colour, nice 2016 HHH Dog Barossa Valley a cherry compote of a the fruit. $20spicy complexity to the Fresh lifted cherry Shiraz 2015 HHH nose and hints of cedar-nose and intense ripe aromas and great Somewhat subdued like oak. Nicely weightedfruit flavours. $17 complexity to the palate aromas with prematurely palate rich with spicy with good line and ageing fruit characters berry and plum flavoursPure Vision Organic length of fruit. $18 on the palate. $19.95 and good attention toSouth Australia Bellevue Estate extraction. $22Shiraz 2016 HHH1/2 McLaren Vale Shiraz Nardone BakerLight aromatics of 2016 HHH McLaren Valerhubarb, pepper and An elegant and inky Shiraz VBBAEULSYUTSEfruit. Palate has great nose with a full fruit 2014 HHHtexture and length with palate showing goodbright earthy/peppery use of oak. $19.99berry flavours. $17 Still showing some freshness with hints of Ribena and spices and savoury nuances. $16.95JUDGES - DAY 1 Peter Pollard Eric Semmler Shane Harris Senior Winemaker at Proprietor of 919 Wine Winemaker for Wines by Angas & Bremer Wines. Company. Formerly Geoff Hardy including, Completed vintages with winemaker for the Hardy Pertaringa Wines, K1 and Californian Wineries Geyser Wine Company. Previously Handcrafted by Geoff Hardy Peak, Sonoma Valley, and with Brown Brothers Wines. Has also completed Peter Lehmann in the and Auldstone Cellars. vintages in Queensland and Barossa Valley. Previously Has spent eight years as Victoria. Completed the the Winemaker at Simeon fortified winemaker for AWRI advanced sensory Wines. Completed Hardys. Associate judge at course and has associate AWRI Advanced Wine Rutherglen, McLaren Vale judged at McLaren Vale Assessment course. and Riverland shows. Wine Show. September/October 2018 W I N E S TAT E 65

WORLD’S GREATEST SYRAH/SHIRAZ CHALLENGE XIII Thorn- VBBAEULSYUTSE Blackbilly McLaren Mr Riggs Mr Clarke Wines Vale Shiraz Brightside Sandpiper 2016 HHHH Preservative Free Barossa Shiraz Confectionery fruit McLaren Vale Shiraz 2017 HHHH fragrances with planky oak 2018 HHH Attractive lifted notes. Full bodied oaky Bright purple wine with perfumed fruit palate with interesting a vibrant berry bouquet fragrances and ripe secondary characters and inky cherry juice-like rounded palate that developing. $24 flavours. $20 has great flavour persistence, complexity Z Wine Rustica Chain Of Ponds and interest. $20 Barossa Valley Graves Gate Shiraz 2015 HHHH Adelaide Hills Syrah Ingoldby McLaren A fuller old school style 2016 HHH Vale Shiraz with loads of coffee/ Slight medicinal 2016 HHHH chocolate characters and characters to the Brooding richness to this some powerful varietal perfumed fruit nose and wine. Sweet raspberry fruit. The palate is warm a touch meaty on the nose and smoky bacon and textured. $20 palate. $20 characters on the tight tannic palate; some fruit Pertaringa Lakeside Stalking Horse sweetness. $20 South Australia McLaren Vale Shiraz Shiraz 2017 HHH1/2 2016 HHHParacombe Hemera Estate Attractive fruit driven Good colour intensity,Adelaide Hills Shiraz H Barossa Valley wine smelling of earthy some nice plum-like fruit2013 HHHH1/2 Shiraz 2017 HHHH blackberries and spices and dark oak. StartingStill amazingly fresh with A tight elegant style of and a dense core of to show premature age.great depth and length shiraz with perfumed tannins on the long $20of fruit. Has hints of plum aromas and great palate. $20green beans on the nose flavour intensity on aand a rich ripe tannic generous palate withpalate that has loads of lovely mouthfeel. $22flavour. $23 Our growing global network offers over 28,000 Mainfreight to Mainfreight connections, helping you to move your wine and spirits globally, worry free. Across the beverage industry we supply services from global movements of ISO tanks to single bottles. We store and distribute wine, beer and spirits and deliver daily across the country and export globally to retail distribution centres, on premise locations and direct to consumers. Talk to a local Mainfreight team member about how we can build a tailored solution for your domestic and global needs. www.mainfreight.com66 W I N E S TAT E September/October 2018

varietal tastingThe Pawn Wine Rusty Bike Wines Sanguine EstateCo. El Desperado The Dragster Clare Progeny HeathcoteAdelaide Hills Shiraz 2017 HHHH Shiraz 2017 HHHLanghorne Creek Perfumed floral A somewhat soft andShiraz 2016 HHH fragrances with some subdued style with plentySpicy briary fruit and obvious oak and intense of pepper and spice andaromatic oak here with fruity/chocolate flavours planky oak. $25hints of pine needles with some vibrant toasty Tim Smith Winesand forest floor nuances. oak elements. $26 Bugalugs Barossa$20 Beresford Classic Shiraz 2017 HHH McLaren Vale Shiraz A plum compote ofPertaringa 2016 HHHH a nose with a spicyUndercover A savoury meaty style savoury edge and a lightMcLaren Vale with a nice peppery lift bright fruit palate. $28Shiraz 2016 HHH to the nose and rich red Bird in Hand Two InRounded style of wine and black fruit flavours. The Bush Adelaideshowing some length Very drinkable and very Hills Shirazand hints of spice well made. $25 2016 HHHwith oaky resinous Pirathon Barossa Cherry cola-like aromascharacter. $22 Valley Shiraz and intense fruit backbone 2016 HHHH to the palate; someGomersal Premium The Collective Wine Peter Lehmann Very stylish with great resinous notes. $25Barossa Valley Company Artiste Wines The Barossan spicy fruit on the nose. Claymore WinesShiraz 2015 HHH Eden Valley Shiraz Barossa Shiraz Good palate structure Dark Side Of TheSome vibrant berry 2015 HHH 2016 HHHHH and length with subtle Moon Clare Valleyand spice on the nose Inky spicy/mocha nose A very nicely poised fruit richness. It is Shiraz 2016 HHHwhich follows through and an earthy meaty wine with great balanced and slightly A firm well-made wineto the fresh fruit palate. palate; great texture and texture and length. drying. $25 with big assertive$20 weight. $24 Inky richness of fruit Byrne Vineyards grippy tannins and spicy on the nose translates Sidney Wilcox Vine aromatics. $25 SHIRAZ/SYRAH onto the palate. Ageing Dried SA Shiraz Gatt Accent Barossa & BLENDS beautifully and should 2017 HHH1/2 Valley Shiraz $25-$30 continue to develop A simple vibrant wine that 2016 HHH 2017/2016 well. $25 is clean bright and fresh Enticing floral lift to FLIGHT 1 Marley Farm with generous amount of the earthy/spicy nose. McLaren Vale Shiraz lovely spicy varietal fruit “Tastes of freshly turned 25 TASTED 2016 HHHH1/2 characters. $25 earth.” Chewy tannins 17 AWARDED Simple prune-like Jericho S3 McLaren on the palate. $25 bouquet with meaty Vale Shiraz Koonara Angel’s “Many good commercial nuances and a big but 2017 HHH1/2 Peak Coonawarra styles here,” agreed well-balanced palate A bright fruit bouquet with Shiraz 2016 HHH the judges. “Top wines that is long and rich some nice spiciness and A solid wine with briary showed clarity of fruit with good fruit weight showing good ripe fruit fruit, silky tannins and varietal expression,” and slightly grippy richness and length on and roasted-like oak said one judge. Still tannins. $25 the palate. $25 characters. $25 good value for money Taylors Reserve C&J Wines Erth Pig In The House with the better wines. Parcel Clare Valley Heathcote Syrah Organic Australia Shiraz 2017 HHHH 2017 HHH Shiraz 2016 HHH A compote of fruit on Nose of fresh Aromatic style. Aromas the nose with a fresh lift raspberries with a dash of raspberry lollies of spice and pepper and of licorice and hints and nice lift of berry some meaty notes. A of violets. Delicate flavours on a fine lean youthful well-structured perfumed palate. $25 palate. $25 and stemmy palate with an acid finish. $25JUDGES - DAY 2Stephen John Alex Sherrah Robert CraggSenior Winemaker for The Senior winemaker for Winemaker atWine Group Australia and Haselgrove Wines. Has Boar’s Rock.owner/winemaker of Stephen previously worked for Previously workedJohn Wines. More than 30 Tatachilla, Knappstein, with Maxwellyears’ winemaking experience. O’Leary Walker and Wines andHas judged at Adelaide, Coriole vineyards. Has a Tamburlaine andNational, and Barossa wine BSC in organic chemistry Southern Highlandshows. Regular Winestate & pharmacology as well Wines NSW.panellist and chairman of as a graduate diploma in Associate Judge atjudges at the Winestate Wine Oenology. Has vintaged in Kiama Wine show.of the Year Awards. Napa, Burgundy and Austria. September/October 2018 W I N E S TAT E 67

WORLD’S GREATEST SYRAH/SHIRAZ CHALLENGE XIIIWicks Estate Annies Lane Mollydooker Lou Miranda Estate Blewitt Springs WineAdelaide Hills Shiraz Quelltaler Clare Wines Two Left Leone Barossa Valley Co. Eighteen Acres2016 HHH Shiraz Cabernet Feet McLaren Vale Shiraz 2015 HHH McLaren Vale ShirazA subtle fruit style. Sauvignon Langhorne Creek A big drinkable wine 2014 HHHSmells of coffee beans 2016 HHHHH Shiraz Cabernet with minerally elements Lifted spicy noseand chocolate with Great example of this Merlot 2016 HHH to the nose and old and good length andlicorice/black fruit blend; very flavoursome A big but soft and school style palate. $25 persistence of flavours.flavours. $25 - very classy. Cherries, approachable blend with Rusty Mutt Original Nice tannin structure. $26 briary fruit, chocolate loads of plums, berries McLaren Vale ShirazSHIRAZ/SYRAH and violets on the nose and spices. $28 2015 HHH SHIRAZ/SYRAH& BLENDS and good flavour length Nose of fruit compote, $30-$35$25-$30 and persistence with Mollydooker Wines cocoa and prune notes. 2017/20162016 fine tannins. $27.99 The Boxer McLaren Loads of fine tannins onFLIGHT 2 Pepperjack Barossa Vale Langhorne the big ripe palate. $27 19 TASTED Shiraz Cabernet Creek Shiraz Trentham Reserve 12 AWARDED17 TASTED Sauvignon 2016 HHH Heathcote Shiraz9 AWARDED 2016 HHHH Confectionery fruit 2015 HHH “Some strong wines A wine that shows how aromas show a spicy lift Aromatic spicy oak here showing goodA mixture here of some well shiraz and cabernet and has bright berry fruit aromas and a firm palate handling of fruit resultsexcellent wines and a lot can go together. An flavours. $28 that still has some in nicely structuredof borderline ones. Too alluring and attractive brightness of fruit. $28 styles,” said one judge.many showed tannins combo of sour cherries, Te Awa Single Estate Wolf Blass Gold “Ripe fruit, balancedwithout the fruit required beetroot and spices. Gimblett Gravels Label Barossa Shiraz tannins and showingfor balance. “Good to $29.99 Hawkes Bay Syrah 2015 HHH attention to detail aresee some of the old Leconfield McLaren 2016 HHH Big bold and tannic the feature.”‘claret’ shiraz blend Vale Shiraz A peppery lift to the with rich ripe fruitstyles,” said one judge. 2016 HHH1/2 beetroot/sour cherry characters and roasted“Don’t underrate this Fruit and spices on the bouquet and a tight firm meat notes. $28blend.” nose with a violet lift and tannic palate. $29.99 Fox Creek JSM lovely fruit intensity on a McLaren Vale ShirazElysian Springs palate that has structure SHIRAZ/SYRAH Cabernet SauvignonSpring Lamb and length. $26 & BLENDS 2015 HHHAdelaide Hills Syrah Blewitt Springs Wine $25-$30 Very commercial style2016 HHHHH Co. Eighteen Acres 2015 & OLDER with Cherry Ripe-likeA lovely lifted bouquet Single Vineyard characters on both thewith a richness of sour McLaren Vale 18 TASTED nose and palate. $29cherries, forest floor, Shiraz 2016 HHH 6 AWARDEDviolets and spices with Meaty beetrootthe richness translating bouquet with slight Disappointing! “Tooonto the alluring well porty characters on the many prescriptive tanninbalanced earthy/ long well-structured additions,” said oneminerally palate. $27.50 palate. $26 judge. “Needs more Thorn-Clarke Wines thought and individual Shotfire Barossa attention to the wines Shiraz 2016 HHH than we see here; one A big bold youth with formula doesn’t fit all.” good varietal expression, soft in the mouth and dense tannins. $27JUDGES - DAY 3 Leigh Francis Peter Douglas Sensory Research Winemaker for Koonara Stephen John Manager at the Wines. Formerly chief Senior Winemaker for The Australian Wine winemaker for Wynns Wine Group Australia and Research Institute Coonawarra. A Bachelor owner/winemaker of Stephen (AWRI). On AWRI of Agricultural Science John Wines. More than 30 Teaching Advisory in Oenology, he has years’ winemaking experience. Panel and Technical completed more than 20 Has judged at Adelaide, Quality Panel. vintages. Peter has been National, and Barossa wine Associate judge, an associate judge at shows. Regular Winestate Adelaide wine show. the Griffith and Canberra panellist and chairman of wine shows. judges at the Winestate Wine of the Year Awards.68 W I N E S TAT E September/October 2018

varietal tasting The Wine Doctor Bowen Estate Morambro Creek Barossa Valley Coonawarra Shiraz Padthaway Shiraz Shiraz 2016 HHHH 2016 HHH 2014 HHHH1/2 Floral fragrances with A big well balanced A ripe, slightly porty hints of lavender and tannic style with lifted nose that smells of has a well-balanced, berry fruits and slightly licorice and mulberry flavoursome, fruit driven drying upfront oak. $34 jam with similar palate with good tannin characters echoed on length. $30 SHIRAZ & the big powerful and Windowrie Family BLENDS slightly hot palate. Reserve Australia $30-$35 Nicely balanced tannins. Shiraz 2016 HHHH 2015 & OLDER Beetroot-like characters 3-5 $34.95 on the nose with some 22 TASTED nice peppery spicy 12 AWARDED Garners Heritage notes and a ripe fruit Wine Leon’s palate with oak not very Single Vineyard obvious. $30 Strathbogie Ranges Clarence Hill Red Shiraz 2015 HHHH Label McLaren Vale A simple licorice and Shiraz 2016 HHH1/2 Mixed class with solid dark berry bouquet with A full shiraz style character overall. Those a palate that is a nice with brooding varietal reviewed showed balance and persistence fruit characters. Soft retained vibrancy, but of soft rich fruit and and smooth in the others were forward or toasty oak. 5+ $30Gumpara Victor’s mouth with nice dusty faulty. However, we are Schubert Estate TheOld Vine Barossa tannins. $30 starting to see 2015s Hatchling SingleValley Shiraz Kings of Kangaroo and ‘14s perform in this Vineyard Basket2016 HHHHH Ground Avondale price category rather Press Barossa ValleyAmazingly intense colour Heathcote Shiraz than those from these Shiraz 2015 HHHHand subtle aromas of 2016 HHH1/2 vintages in the lower Fragrant spicy nosered fruits with a dash of Inviting aromas of prices. with fresh herbal notes.pepper. The juicy palate berries and spices with Well balanced palateis firm, extracted and flavours of cranberries Scarpantoni Estate -flavours of licorice andslightly porty with plenty and boysenberries and a Block 3 McLaren black pepper. Freshof flavour length. $32 big tannic backbone. $30 Vale Shiraz acidity and grippy finish.Reillys Dry Land XO Wine Co. 2015 HHHH1/2Clare Valley Shiraz McLaren Vale Shiraz Bright purple wine. 5+ $322016 HHHH1/2 2017 HHH Attractive complexity ofA big generous wine. Lovely purple hues with red berry, blackcurrant Grandeur WellingtonSome meaty characters sweet and peppery and fresh oak aromas. Bin 69 McLaren Valeand mineral elements to aromas and briary fruit Excellent palate - Shiraz 2013 HHHHthe dark fruit nose and flavours supported by elegant and well A generous full-bodieda rich well-structured oak. $32 balanced with subtle shiraz with dense darkvarietal palate with a Mr Riggs Piebald fruit and nice acid/tannin fruits, caramel-like oakslightly drying oak. $32 Adelaide Hills Syrah line. 5+ $30 and hints of dried spicesGumpara Victor’s 2016 HHH and herbs. “In a goodOld Vine Barossa A big tannic wine; lovely place now!” 3-5Valley Shiraz deep red hues with $302017 HHHH spicy red fruit aromaticsA modern upfront fruit and firm tannins. $30 Majella Coonawarra Majella Coonawarradriven style. Great Stormflower Shiraz 2013 HHHHcolour with vibrant berry Vineyard Wilyabrup Grandeur Wellington Shiraz 2015 HHHH The nose is still brightcherry aromas and a Margaret River Bin 69 McLarenfresh rich fruit punch of a Shiraz 2016 HHH Vale Shiraz Bright lifted fragrant and fresh and youthfulpalate. $32 Sarsaparilla aromas with aromas and a vibrantSchwarz Wine Co. medicinal touches and a 2014 HHHH1/2 juicy red cherry and with a good fruit flavourBarossa Valley long creamy and savoury spectrum and niceShiraz 2016 HHHH palate. $30 Excellent complexity cigar box oak-like palate tannic grip. Drinking wellA big bold wine with a to the nose withgreat generosity of sour intense dark cherry/cola with nice acid driven now. 1-2 $30cherry, black olive, soy freshness. 5+ $30and spicy characters aromas. Nice secondaryand a good length of characters developing Gomersal Reservetannins. $30 on the palate. Very Barossa Valley more-ish and ageing Shiraz 2015 HHH1/2 nicely. 3-5 $30 Great colour - very dark. Dense brooding berry bouquet and tight oak. Powerful firm tannic palate - lots of oak. 5+ $30 September/October 2018 W I N E S TAT E 69

WORLD’S GREATEST SYRAH/SHIRAZ CHALLENGE XIIIZ Wine Rustica Organic Hill Wines Lerida EstateReserve Barossa Premium Organic Cullerin CanberraValley Shiraz McLaren Vale Shiraz District Syrah2015 HHH1/2 2017 HHH1/2 2017 HHHDark rich confectionery Dark purple hues and a Light purple wine withblackberry/blackcurrant bright lift of ripe fruit and spicy peppery fruitbouquet and generous oak aromas with a solid, aromas and an elegantflavoursome sweet fruit fresh and well-structured peppery fruit palate withpalate. 5+ $34 palate. $35 subtle tannins. $35Black Wattle Clarence Hill Schwarz Wine Co.Vineyards Mt Reserve McLaren Meta Barossa ValleyBenson Shiraz Vale Shiraz Shiraz 2016 HHH2015 HHH 2016 HHH1/2 A big full bodied darkA bright red wine with A big old-fashioned style fruit wine with heaps ofpretty purple edges, of shiraz that is very ripe expensive oak evident.smoky meaty aromas and very generous and “Different!” 5+and tingly acid driven has an abundance of $35palate. $32.99 oak. $35Topper’s Mountain Fox Creek Short Shingleback The Pertaringa Regional SHIRAZWild Ferment New Row McLaren Vale Gate McLaren Vale Series Red McLaren $35-$40England Shiraz Shiraz 2016 HHHHH Shiraz 2016 HHHH Vale Shiraz 2015 & OLDERViognier 2014 HHH “Wow! All class,” A beautiful classy classic 2016 HHH1/2Mature blend. Big ripe declared one judge. Very Lots of lifted jubey dark 14 TASTEDfruit cake-like aromas dark purple hues, some fruits on the nose andand flavours with beautiful varietal fruit, good length of upfront 7 AWARDEDleathery notes and a loads of oak and drying sweet fruit flavoursdash of pepper. $30 grippy tannins. A big nose and super palate with an oaky finish. A mixed bag! The best wine with a good future. with great fruit weight wines here showedSHIRAZ/SYRAH and good oak profile. 3-5 $35 fruit freshness and& BLENDS 5+ $38 brightness while others$35-$40 Has structure and Sandalford Estate showed premature2017/2016 freshness. 5+ $35 Reserve Margaret ageing. “At this price all River Shiraz the wines should still23 TASTED Zonte’s Footstep 2016 HHH1/2 be holding up well, not17 AWARDED Hills Are Alive Generous aromas of falling over,” commented Pepperjack Certified Adelaide Hills Shiraz red berries and sweet one judge.“We have jumped Barossa Shiraz 2016 HHHH oak. Lovely long freshinto another world,” Cabernet Sauvignon An inviting attractive flavours with the oak Amadio Winesenthused one judge. 2016 HHHH1/2 red currant bouquet well integrated with the KI Single VineyardHere we see great Great varietal fruit with green stalky edge. fruit. $35 Kangaroo Islandconsistency across expression on the nose The palate is young and Shirazthe board with good of black cherries and grippy and needs lots 2015 HHHH1/2scores all around. “We blackcurrants with a more time. 5+ $35 Taltarni Heathcote Beautiful purple wineare seeing beautiful Shiraz 2016 HHH1/2 bordering on black withcolours, freshness and classy palate that has Still very youthful wine; a good concentrationgenerosity of fruit with excellent structure, length Zonte’s Footstep of black forest cake-likebalanced flavours and and flavour with a grippy Baron Von Nemesis needs more time. aromas. The palateappropriate oak.” Barossa Shiraz Confectionery bouquet, has excellent flavours, finish. 5+ $35 2016 HHHH some licorice flavours richness and loads of Soft rich and generous. sweet new oak. Thorn-Clarke Wines Lots of lifted dark berry and young grippy and blackcurrant fruit tannins. 5+ $35 3-5 $35 Barossa Trail Barossa characters with a light Shiraz smattering of dusty oak. Patritti Lot Three 2016 HHHH1/2 Fresh smooth finish. Grounded Cru Inc McLaren Vale Shiraz Big traditional wine. McLaren Vale Shiraz 2015 HHHH1/2 Oak dominated aromas 5+ $35 2016 HHH1/2 Bright crimson hues, with brooding fruit A full bodied youthful lifted blackcurrant/berry underneath. The palate is crimson shiraz that is aromas with leathery huge and driven by the Saltram Mamre rich with berry fruits notes and a tightly oak, for now, but there Brook Barossa and has a nice tannic structured palate with is powerful fruit pushing Shiraz 2016 HHHH grip. Very more-ish. nice freshness, good through. 5+ $35 Dense purple wine with fruit characters and a 5+ $36 grippy finish. $35 Chain Of Ponds a great nose; smells Karrawatta Dairy like a Black Forest cake. Block Adelaide Hills Ledge Single Beautiful palate; rich, Shiraz 2016 HHH1/2 Vineyard Adelaide opulent and a generous Smoky meaty nose Hills Shiraz flavour profile. 5+ with hints of green 2016 HHHH $37.99 pepper and full-bodied A classic Aussie shiraz fruit driven palate with bouquet that is all fruit a fresh acid finish. cake and oak. Rich full-bodied palate with 3-5 $38 generous dark fruit flavours. 5+ $3570 W I N E S TAT E September/October 2018

varietal tasting Brangayne Of Leave an Impression Orange Orange Shiraz 2015 HHH Eden Valley, South Australia A light fruit lift to the Single Vineyard Wines nose and clean fresh, slightly licoricey flavours. Simple cool climate style. $35 Jim Brand Wines Jim’s Vineyard Coonawarra Shiraz 2015 HHH Brooding chocolaty bouquet; hints of cherries and berries. Acid driven palate and grippy tannins. $36Z Wine Section Neil Hahn Catharina McLaren Vale III3146 Barossa Valley Barossa Shiraz Associates TheShiraz 2015 HHHH 2015 HHH Descendant of SquidFresh vibrant peppery Smells of raspberries Ink Estate Grownfruit fragrances and with a dash of vanilla. McLaren Vale Shiraztypical lean green cool Good weight of dark 2017 HHHHHclimate characters fruits and nice oak A big old-fashionedon the palate. Lovely flavours. $39.95 style with a rich, ripepeppery/licorice and slightly portyflavours. $35 SHIRAZ/SYRAH nose showing a lovely & BLENDS perfumed lift. Silky $40-$45 smooth in the mouth 2017/2016 with juicy fruit flavours and nice level of 19 TASTED spiciness. 3-5 $43 12 AWARDED A very solid class of wines across different vintages. “A much broader spectrum here,” said one judge. “We saw more structure here from the cool climate wines and finally seeing some real quality from the 2015 vintage.”Neil Hahn Catharina Berton Vineyards The Email: [email protected] Shiraz Bonsai High Eden Phone: 02 9955 20082013 HHHH Shiraz Cabernet /TheCollectiveWineA complex bottle aged 2016 HHHHH @the.collective.winestyle with aromas and Soft, generous and veryflavours sitting in the complex with warm,rich fruit spectrum. inviting and dense berryGenerous, old fashioned fruit/cola oak aromas. Welland a great dinner wine. balanced, well-structured$39.95 palate has rich fruit and a warm “comfy” finish. www.thecollectivewinecompany.com.au 5+ $40 September/October 2018 W I N E S TAT E 71

WORLD’S GREATEST SYRAH/SHIRAZ CHALLENGE XIII Yes Said The Seal Geelong Shiraz 2016 HHH Soft velvety wine with lifted red berry fruit characters and generous amount of sweet oak. $40 SHIRAZ/SYRAH $40-$45 2015 & OLDER 16 TASTED 10 AWARDED Fantastic wines here. Well worth the price and holding up age-wise.Kalleske Greenock Millbrook Estate Amadio Wines KI Dorrien Estate Bin 1Barossa Valley Perth Hills Shiraz Trading Company Barossa ShirazShiraz 2016 HHHHH Viognier Single Vineyard 2014 HHHHHPowerful aromas with a 2016 HHHH1/2 Kangaroo Island Bright purple wine withrich complexity of jammy A rich, typically Aussie, Shiraz 2016 HHHH a huge concentrationfruit and slightly minty shiraz with its fruit A lovely lift of fresh of cassis and iodine-oak. Super palate loaded cake-like bouquet and strawberry and raspberry like notes. A verywith dense sweet fruit. its clean, juicy and varietal fruit aromas. Great sophisticated palateHas structure and length acid driven palate. Has fruit intensity on the alert with good forest fruitand lots of well-handled elegance and length and fresh palate. “Very flavours and niceoak. 5+ $40 with drying tannins. more-ish!” 3-5 $40 amount of earthiness and spiciness. 5+Barristers 3-5 $40 Blue Pyrenees $44.20Block The Bully Sanguine Estate Estate Section OneSingle Vineyard Inception Heathcote Pyrenees ShirazWrattonbully Shiraz Shiraz 2016 HHHH2016 HHHH1/2 2016 HHHH1/2 A cool climateGreat colour and a Dense dark purple style with a densebeautiful rich ripe berry wine with a rich plum concentration ofand chocolaty oak pudding of a nose and green cassis fruit andnose. Excellent palate a rich full-bodied palate peppery elementswith warm expressive with flavours in the balanced by finevarietal fruit flavours licorice spectrum and tannins and acidity.with a good grippy a generous amount of Sanguine Estatefinish. 5+ $40 oak. 5+ $40 5+ $42 Estate Heathcote Bird in Hand Shiraz 2014 HHHHH Adelaide Hills Syrah Yes Said The Seal A beautifully classy 2016 HHHH1/2 Geelong Shiraz wine that is amazingly “Wow,” was one 2017 HHH1/2 fresh for its age. Has judge’s enthusiastic A well-balanced a jammy complexity response to this wine! wine that is rich but to the nose with nice Nose is an inviting and elegant with excellent dusty oak elements. complex integration blackcurrant fruit Tightly structured of rich black fruits and characters and chocolaty palate with intense fruit new oak. Superb sweet elements. 5+ $40 flavours. $40 “red velvet” palate. Maygars Hill Reserve 5+ $42 Strathbogie Ranges Shiraz 2016 HHH1/2 Chateau Yaldara Reserve Barossa A simple, slightly stalky, Valley Shiraz peppery style. Some red berries on the nose and 2015 HHHH1/2 A nose of dark berries a lingering acid driven and toasty/mocha oak palate. 3-5 $42 and a classy palate with excellent depth and complexity of rich sweet fruits with good oak integration and silky tannins. 3-5 $4072 W I N E S TAT E September/October 2018

varietal tasting Currency Creek Blue Pyrenees Sanguine Estate SHIRAZ/SYRAH Estate Ostrich Hill Estate Section One Inception Heathcote $45-$50 Currency Creek Pyrenees Shiraz Shiraz 2015 HHH1/2 2017/2016 Shiraz 2015 HHHH A huge full-bodied 2014 HHHH1/2 Vibrant cool climate shiraz style with lovely jammy 13 TASTED Aromas of plums, with fruit in the red berry pastille fruit bouquet and 10 AWARDED raisins and sultanas with spectrum, nice peppery evolving secondary fruit Ribena notes. Luscious, notes and sweet vanilla flavours with spicy oak. “More bang for your upfront, sweet fruit oak. Holding up well. buck here,” commented flavours. Good tannin 5+ $40 one judge. “But there and acid balance with a 3-5 $42 Pertaringa Over The were also some crap grippy persistence to the Sanguine Estate Top McLaren Vale wines!” Overall an finish. $40 Estate Heathcote Shiraz 2015 HHH excellent consistent Saddler’s Creek Shiraz 2013 HHHH Subtle red berry and class, to be expected at Bluegrass Mudgee Dense, super ripe, black fruit fragrances. this price. “Wineries are Langhorne Creek crimson/purple wine. Tight stewed plum throwing everything at Shiraz 2015 HHHH Very vibrant and fresh palate with length and it; expensive oak, ripe Mature oak driven style; for a 5-year-old. Great firm tannins. $40 fruit and winemaking some licorice, leather palate of sweet dark fruit techniques.” and cigar box characters, flavours. $40 good fruit flavourDell’uva Wines spectrum and secondaryBarossa Syrah characters evolving. 3-5 $402012 HHHH1/2A powerful complexmix of raisin, sultanaand fruit cake spicearomas. Lovely softpalate with beautifultoasty oak and richspicy fruit cake fruits.Lingering astringentfinish. 3-5 $40 ...where we live with our four daughters, dogs, cat, donkeys and chooks, growing and making natural wine and cider from our fruit. www.mccarthysorchard.com.au 207 Sand Road, McLaren Vale September/October 2018 W I N E S TAT E 73

WORLD’S GREATEST SYRAH/SHIRAZ CHALLENGE XIII Jester Hill Wines Wolf Blass Grey Touchstone Granite Label McLaren Vale Belt Shiraz Shiraz 2015 HHH1/2 2016 HHHH The big jammy nose is Confectionery forest fruit fresh and lifted with a fragrances and generous warm and generous dark upfront fruit flavours fruit palate with toasty seamlessly balanced by mocha oak. $49 toasty oak. “Has class!” Balthazar Of The 3-5 $48 Barossa Barossa Valley Shiraz Villa Maria Reserve 2014 HHH1/2 Gimblett Gravels Slightly subdued but Hawkes Bay Syrah intense fruit aromas 2016 HHHH and quite a greenish Complex peppery palate with cigar box aromas with oak and nice tannin confectionery fruit grip. 3-5 $46 notes. Very tight astringent palate with Balthazar Of The slight green acid finish. Barossa Barossa Just needs time. $49.99 Valley Shiraz 2013 HHH1/2Morgan Simpson Haselgrove Wines Taltarni Old Vine SHIRAZ Rich fruit pastille liftReprieve McLaren IL Padrone McLaren Pyrenees Shiraz $45-$50Vale Fleurieu Shiraz Vale Shiraz 2016 HHHH1/2 2015 & OLDER to the nose and tight2016 HHHHH bright palate with sweetDense purple wine, 2016 HHHH1/2 A rich lift of Christmas 13 TASTED secondary flavoursalmost black, with lovely Dark purple hues, rich cake aromas with 11 AWARDEDsweet chocolaty oak ripe berry bouquet toasty oak support evolving. Good grippycharacters dominating the Age is starting to show tannins. 3-5 $46nose and palate but has laced with vanillin oak and nutmeg notes. here and not necessarilysufficient concentration of and great varietal fruit Beautiful palate in a good way. Make thecassis/cola fruit to carry it. expression on the palate -structured and most of them now. Momentum with sweet oak, some balanced with bright 100-Year-Old 5+ $45 astringency and warm red fruits. Good Grandeur Wellington Heritage Barossa finish. 3-5 $45 tannins. 3-5 $45 Bin 69 McLaren Valley Shiraz Vale Shiraz 2013 HHH1/2Domaine Asmara K1 by Geoff Hardy Wolf Blass Grey 2012 HHHH1/2 Still has reasonableReserve Heathcote Adelaide Hills Shiraz Label McLaren A hugely complex wine generosity here for aShiraz 2016 HHHHH 2016 HHHH1/2 Vale Shiraz reminiscent of a rich 5-year-old wine. NiceVery concentrated Inviting fresh lifted 2016 HHHH1/2 chocolate fudge cake dark fruits, some earthycolour and beautiful blackcurrant bouquet; Ruby red wine. Fresh, with intense aromas and leathery notes andrich red fruit bouquet slightly green edge. pretty, raspberry and a well-structured palate spices. $48 that still shows somebalanced by some Sweet and juicy in the sweet cedar oak fruit freshness. $45 Lou Miranda Estateclassy oak. Velvety mouth. Generous fruit aromas with a tight Cordon Cut Barossasmooth in the mouth flavours integrated with palate that has loads McCarthy’s Orchard Valley Shirazwith generous sweet sweet oak. Grippy tannic of tannin grip, upfront The Peeptoe Reserve 2012 HHH1/2fruit flavours and subtle finish. 5+ $45 red fruit flavours and Single Vineyard Fresh for its age withtannins. 5+ $49 a spicy end. 5+ McLaren Vale Shiraz good concentration Ross Hill Pinnacle $49 2015 HHHH of bright dark fruits Orange Shiraz Youthful purple wine character, chocolaty 2016 HHHH1/2 Rockcliffe Single with brooding plum oak and good tannin Pure peppery varietal Site Great Southern fruit bouquet and soft, profile. $45 fruit fragrances lift off Shiraz 2016 HHHH sweet, up-front jubey the nose and shows an A beautiful complexity fruit flavours with good C.J. Wicks Adelaide elegance of cherry fruit of berry fruit and toasty level of sweet oak. Hills Shiraz flavours on the long oak with meaty/salami 2015 HHH lingering palate. Typical elements and a fine 5+ $45 Rich and generous oak cool climate style. line of tannins. “Has driven style with sweet years ahead of it.” fruits and smoky bacon 3-5 $45 secondary elements. $45 5+ $45 Deep Woods Reserve Block 7 Margaret River Shiraz 2015 HHH1/2 Excellent purple hues, quite oaky aromas and a good persistence of jubey fruit with acid driven freshness. 5+ $4574 W I N E S TAT E September/October 2018

varietal tasting Awa r d W i n n i n g W i n e sGreenock Estate Grampians Estate StWines Angas King Ethel’s GrampiansMcLaren Vale Shiraz Shiraz 2016 HHHHH2015 HHH A classy nose - smellsSome portiness on the like a rich fruit cake withnose and flavours in the fresh oak and chocolatyriper fruit spectrum with nuances. The palate isloads of vanillin oak. $45 complex with beautifulMr Smith Reserve sweet fruit and vanillaMcLaren Vale Shiraz oak and some savoury2013 HHH elements. $50Mature oaky nose andslightly green palatewith elegant tannins andwarming alcohol. $45SHIRAZ/SYRAH& BLENDS$50-$602017/201612 TASTED11 AWARDEDExcellent strong class Greenock Estateproviding value for Wines Greenockmoney. “This is what Barossa ValleyAussie shiraz is all Shirazabout,” said one judge. 2016 HHHH1/2“Lots of big flavours but Dense concentrationclever and appropriate of berry jam fruitoak rather than the fragrances laced withblockbusters of the spicy oak. Powerful andpast.” very sweet fruit driven palate with restrained use of toasty oak. Grandeur Wellington 201 Blewitt Springs Rd 5+ $50 McLaren Flat SA 5171 Phone: 08 8383 0866 [email protected] w w w. g r an d e urw e l l in g to n . c o m .a u September/October 2018 W I N E S TAT E 75

WORLD’S GREATEST SYRAH/SHIRAZ CHALLENGE XIIIPepperjack Gemtree WinesPorterhouse Graded Ernest AllenBarossa Shiraz McLaren Vale Shiraz2016 HHHH1/2 2016 HHHHExcellent purple colour Smells like rich chocolatehere with lovely rich cake. Excellent tightand spicy varietal fruit fresh palate intense witharomas. The palate is long juicy blackcurrant fruitand elegant with great flavours and some greatintensity of plum, cherry acidity. 5+ $50and oak flavours. $50Saltram Winemakers Mollydooker WinesSelection Barossa Blue Eyed BoyShiraz Tempranillo McLaren Vale Shiraz2016 HHHH1/2 2016 HHHHBeautiful complex nose Huge blackcurrantthat’s all blackcurrants pastille fruit fragrancesand dusty/toasty oak with generous andwith a spicy lift. Pretty rich mulberry-like fruitred fruit flavours fill the flavours on quite a hotfresh acid driven palate and powerful palate.with grippy tannins. 5+ $50 3-5 $50 Esk Valley Zonte’s Footstep Z Tenafeate Creek Shingleback Winemakers Reserve Wines Museum D Block Reserve Gimblett Gravels Force McLaren Vale Release One Tree Hill McLaren Vale Shiraz Shiraz Petite Syrah Shiraz 2010 HHHHH 2013 HHHH1/2 Hawkes Bay Syrah 2015 HHHHH Dense purple and still Some savoury meaty 2016 HHHH youthful. Intense red characters obvious on Nice example of a cool Mature colour and a fruit fragrances and a the fruit cake-like nose. fabulous fresh and huge soft rich palate Quite a dry and elegant climate syrah with inviting nose with with fresh juicy dark palate but still showing peppery herbaceous berry flavours and lots some generosity and bouquet and an elegant, perfumed confectionery of oak tannins. Excellent freshness. $55 fruit aromas and great dinner wine to enjoy spicy, peppery palate concentration of sweet now. $55 with slightly green tannins. 5+ dark red fruit and oak flavours. 5+ $55 $59.99 The Cutting Barossa Mr Riggs McLaren Valley Shiraz Vale Shiraz 2016 HHH1/2 2015 HHHH1/2 A superb wine that, A classic Aussie shiraz. according to one Excellent purple/ judge, is “All class!” red hues. Aromas of Complex combination of blackcurrants and spices raspberry, chocolate and and a big, rich, soft and oak. 3-5 $50 flavoursome palate tasting of sweet ripeMcLeans Farm James Haselgrove fruits and fine oak. $50 Futures McLarenMaster Barossa Vale Shiraz Mr RiggsShiraz 2016 HHH Scarce Earth2016 HHHH1/2 Big porty nose; very ripe McLaren Vale ShirazLifted aromas of red with a long, soft and 2015 HHHH1/2fruits, hints of currants savoury palate. Great Nose is dense and inkyand some sappy oak. style! $50 with sweet aromas ofExcellent palate richness licorice and red fruitsand structure with classy SHIRAZ/SYRAH and a generosity of redlingering fruit flavours & BLENDS licorice-like flavours.and powerful grippy $50-$60 Plenty of good oak totannins. 5+ $52 2015 & OLDER balance. Great finish! Salena Estate Wines Byrne Vineyards Founder’s ReserveKarrawatta 19 TASTED Antiquarian Limited 5+ $50 Riverland Shiraz 14 AWARDED Barossa Shiraz 2009 HHHH1/2Joseph Langhorne 2014 HHHHH Shaw Family Mature wine that isCreek Shiraz Incredible examples Smells of fruit cake with showing plenty of bottle2016 HHHH1/2 here. Just look at the some Ribena and a big Vintners Emetior age. Has an abundance results! oaky lift. The palate is big McLaren Vale Shiraz of subtle sweet driedA seamlessly balanced and bold and warm with 2013 HHHH1/2 fruit characters stillwine that’s rich, loads of very ripe spicy balanced by strong acidgenerous and polished. sweet fruit balanced by A simple bottle aged and tannins. Great food the vanillin oak. $59 shiraz with lovely sweet wine. $50Soft and velvety in the warm fruits integratedmouth with lots of fruitperfectly complemented with subtle but good oak with some dried fruitby the oak and elegant characters and gentletannins. 5+ $54 mellow acidity. 5+ $5076 W I N E S TAT E September/October 2018

varietal tastingTenafeate Creek Gatt High Eden SHIRAZ/SYRAHWines Museum Eden Valley Shiraz & BLENDSRelease One Tree 2010 HHH1/2 $60-$70Hill Shiraz Complex mature dried2009 HHHH1/2 fruit/toasty oak bouquet 23 TASTEDDense brooding mature and a fruit cake of a 19 AWARDEDnose with a richer palate that’s “Very muchfresher palate showing alive”. Nice spiciness. A strong and consistentnice concentration of red class of winners rangingfruits with subtle hints of 3-5 $55 from old leathery stylesoak and plenty of tannic to modern perfumedgrip and persistence. Silver Spoon Estate mid-weight red berry Hallmark Heathcote ones. “Here we are 3-5 $55 Shiraz 2015 HHH seeing intense fruit withSt Hugo Barossa Dark inky minerally appropriate oak madeShiraz 2015 HHHH bouquet and a for the long haul,” saidPeppery varietal fruit generous weight of one judge.bouquet and big dark sweet jubey red fruitfruit flavours with drying flavours. 3-5 $55tannins, toasty oak anda minerally/ferrous-like Esk Valley Z Wine Julius Single Patritti JPBfinish. $57.99 Winemakers Reserve Vineyard Barossa McLaren Vale ShirazTenafeate Creek Gimblett Gravels Valley Shiraz 2016 HHHHHWines One Tree Hill Hawkes Bay Syrah 2016 HHHHH Dense almost blackShiraz 2014 HHHH 2010 HHH A huge wine with wine that has yearsSmells of raspberries and Big, warm and complex powerful concentration ahead of it! Very riperhubarb and has a simple, with powerful tertiary of ripe varietal fruit in the varietal fruit charactersold, mature style of palate characters, lots of grip blackberry spectrum with on the nose and lacedrich with dark fruits and and persistence. $59.99 obvious charry oak and with classy oak whichevolving secondary notes. nice savoury elements. A all follows through to great traditional style of the palate. Tight tannic 3-5 $55 shiraz. $60 finish. $60 PREMIUM MCLAREN VALE.CERTIFIED ORGANIC, PRESERVATIVE FREE AND BIODYNAMIC W W W. O R G A N I C H I L L . C O M . A UVINYARD/CELLAR DOOR: 36 TWENTY EIGHT ROAD MCLAREN VALE 5171 | SOUTH AUSTRALIA September/October 2018 W I N E S TAT E 77

WORLD’S GREATEST SYRAH/SHIRAZ CHALLENGE XIIIFox Creek Old Vine Gumpara Mader Sirromet Wines Le SHIRAZ/SYRAHMcLaren Vale Shiraz Reserve Barossa Sauvage Granite & BLENDS2016 HHHHH Valley Shiraz Belt Syrah Viognier $70-$80A velvety smooth 2016 HHHH 2016 HHH1/2traditional Aussie shiraz. A huge fruit driven style A complex European-like 25 TASTEDThe oak driven nose with intense almost style. Spiciness evident 23 AWARDEDhas a lovely perfumed magenta hues and on the nose and wellblackberry lift and the slightly stalky notes structured, well balanced An outstanding class!soft, well-structured on both the nose and red fruit palate. $65 Great consistency here.palate has some great the palate and grippy Gumpara Mader “Beautiful wines - liftedblackberry flavours. $68 tannins. $60 Reserve Barossa to another dimension,” Wolf Blass Brown Valley Shiraz thought one judge.Amadio Wines Block Label Barossa Valley 2015 HHH1/2 “These wines have2a Reserve Adelaide Clare McLaren Vale Aromatic complexity of power and structureHills Shiraz Shiraz 2016 HHHH toasty chocolate and without the hard mouth2014 HHHHH Intense purple rim to the slightly jammy fruits puckering tannins ofLovely mix of blackberry colour with interesting aromas. High level of previous years.”and licorice-like aromas licorice notes to the acid and slightly hotintegrated with the nose and a soft supple finish. $60 Mollydooker Winescedary oak. Silky blackberry palate with a Sirromet Wines Le Carnival Of Lovesmooth in the mouth high level of tannins. $60 Sauvage Granite McLaren Vale Shirazwith raisined flavours Wolf Blass Brown Belt Syrah Viognier 2016 HHHHHbordering on the porty. Label Barossa Valley 2015 HHH1/2 Beautiful integration ofAnother great style! $65 Clare McLaren Vale Distinctive viognier blackberry aromas withHugo Reserve Shiraz 2015 HHHH spiciness on the nose some classy oak. TheMcLaren Vale Shiraz Beautiful complex nose and a lovely elegant firmly structured palate2015 HHHH1/2 of intense brooding fruit savoury palate. Good has very intense oaky/A complex well worked and sweet perfumed cool climate style. Great inky flavours - all classstyle with an amalgam oak. Powerful palate - food wine. $65 with lovely fine dryingof ripe dark fruit and very complex and sweet Sirromet Wines Le tannins. $75chocolaty oak aromas. and tasty. Hot finish. $60 Sauvage GraniteLovely flavours of black Z Wine Julius Single Belt Syrah Viognier Mollydooker Wines Vermilion Bird byfruits, excellent charry Vineyard Barossa 2014 HHH1/2 Enchanted Path Rusty Mutt McLarenoak and moderate Valley Shiraz Excellent, distinctive McLaren Vale Shiraz Vale Shiraztannins. $60 2015 HHHH example of this blend. Cabernet 2014 HHHHHJester Hill Wines A classy lifted bouquet Again, the viognier 2016 HHHHH An elegant cool climateTouchstone Granite smelling of red fruits and dominates the nose. Lovely deep crimson style with youthfulBelt Shiraz dusty oak. The palate Slight stalky notes on red with a powerful, purple hues, fresh2012 HHHH1/2 is tight and firm with the palate. $65 complex and classy dark fruit aromas and aAn excellent food wine savoury elements and Mockingbird Hill Christmas cake-like tightly structured palatewith a huge ‘wow’ plenty of tannins. $60 MCR Block Clare nose. Excellent velvety loaded with dark cherryfactor. Has intense Hugo Reserve Valley Shiraz smooth palate with and mulberry flavours.jammy bouquet and McLaren Vale Shiraz 2016 HHH lingering flavours. Needs more time! $75a rich complexity of 2014 HHHH A ripe fruit driven shiraz Fantastic new shirazflavours with high A classic! Has lovely with drying tannins and style. $75level of tannins and aromas of blackberries good level of acidity. $64still showing some and toasty oak with Saddler’s Creekfreshness. $64 a hint of boot polish! Alessandro Reserve Has generous, rich and Langhorne Creek complex flavours. $60 Shiraz 2015 HHH Lou Miranda Estate Very complex, very oaky Old Vine Barossa style but well matched Valley Shiraz by the rich ripe varietal Mourvedre fruit. $65 2013 HHHH Paracombe Holding up well for Somerville Adelaide its age. Oak obvious Hills Shiraz on the complex nose 2012 HHH and the palate is “Your Lots of oak here and quintessential Aussie high level of alcohol shiraz”. Lingering sweet with porty jammy fruit flavours. $65 characters. Strong tannins. $6978 W I N E S TAT E September/October 2018

varietal tasting Blue Pyrenees Reillys Stolen Block Estate Richardson Clare Valley Shiraz Pyrenees Shiraz 2016 HHHH1/2 2013 HHHHH Almost black in A classy opulent colour with a huge nose that’s rich with concentration of creamy vanillin oak and fruit pastille-like fruit Christmas cake-like fruit characters and excellent characters. Has intense use of quality oak. flavours with fine drying “Needs many years to tannins and a big strong fully open up,” suggested finish. $72 one judge. $70Vidal Legacy Taylors St Andrews Tenafeate Creek Sanguine Estate d’ArenbergHawkes Bay Syrah Clare Valley Shiraz Wines Museum D’Orsa Heathcote The Dead Arm2014 HHHHH 2015 HHHHH Release One Tree Hill Shiraz McLaren Vale ShirazAmazingly youthful “A classic, top of the Shiraz 2004 HHHHH 2016 HHHH1/2 2015 HHHH1/2blueberry freshness on range, Aussie shiraz,” Still amazingly alive for Dusty, slightly muted, Some lovely ripe fruitthe nose with nice use commented one judge. a fourteen-year-old! aromas of plum characters with aof sweet oak to balance. “It has a huge ‘wow’ Brilliant earthy/nutty pudding with an oaky background of classyThe palate is firm, fresh factor.” Intense dark aromatic complexity background. Huge tightly oak. Tight, fresh andand still looks young. fruit freshness obvious and lovely developed structured palate, with complex now and willHas plenty of cellaring on the nose and ripe cedary/leathery masses of oak and get even better over thepotential. $79.99 blackberry flavours. $70 characters on the intense black licorice next 3-5 years. $70 beautiful rich palate. $70 fruit. $70 Top 5 - 2016 Optus My Business Awards Exporter of the Year 2017 September/October 2018 W I N E S TAT E 79

WORLD’S GREATEST SYRAH/SHIRAZ CHALLENGE XIIIVermilion Bird by Grampians Estate SHIRAZ Saltram No.1 Wolf Blass EstatesRusty Mutt McLaren Streeton Reserve $80-$100 Barossa Shiraz Of The BarossaVale Shiraz Grampians Shiraz 2016 HHHHH Dorrien Barossa2013 HHHH1/2 2016 HHH 30 TASTED A tight and simple wine Valley ShirazA big rich old school A soft and simple style 28 AWARDED for now but has all the 2014 HHHHHstyle. “Very warm of shiraz with jammy makings of an excellent Rich and powerfuland comforting,” said fruit and plenty of tannic Another superb shiraz. Has beautifully bouquet; a balancedone judge. A huge grip. $75 class! “Running out controlled dark fruit complexity of blackberrycomplex mix of fruit Vidal Legacy of superlatives,” said characters and plenty fruit complimented byand oak on the nose Hawkes Bay Syrah one judge. “Great fruit of sweet dusty oak and the fresh oak. Beautifulwith long soft varietal 2016 HHH intensity here with wise well-balanced tannins. velvety palate withfruit flavours. $75 Fresh red berry bouquet use of oak.” Judges $99.99 flavours of dark plumsHugo Reserve with herbal/stalky notes. had their favourites but and chocolate. $89McLaren Vale Shiraz The palate is tight, agreed on the amazing Wolf Blass Estates2016 HHHH elegant and very fresh. overall quality. Of The Barossa“Classy and complex,” $79.99 Lyndoch Barossacommented one judge. Grandeur Wellington Annies Lane Copper Valley ShirazHas pristine sweet Cellar Reserve Trail Clare Shiraz 2014 HHHHHvarietal fruit with lovely McLaren Vale Shiraz 2016 HHHHH A super powerful shirazfresh oak and drying 2014 HHH An elegant crimson wine with opulent varietal fruittannins to balance. $70 A huge powerful oak and with a beautiful depth edged with interestingSanguine Estate jammy fruit nose with of fresh sweet mulberry barnyard-like elements.D’Orsa Heathcote a massive palate and fragrances. It is soft in Has some classy oak,Shiraz 2015 HHHH showing some age. $70 the mouth with long strong tannins and quiteOak driven style but The Old Faithful intense flavours of fruit, a steely finish. $89has good varietal fruit Café Block McLaren new oak and smoky Grandeur Wellingtonunderneath. Beautiful Vale Shiraz meaty nuances. $90 Cellar Reserve“complete” palate with 2014 HHH McLaren Vale Shiraza firm drying finish. A big developed old-style 2012 HHHHHNeeds more time to shiraz. Very oaky but has Great depth of colour -reach its best. $70 sufficient rich spicy fruit almost black. ExcellentThe Old Faithful underneath. $70 complexity of powerfulCafé Block McLaren oak and strong vibrantVale Shiraz Brand & Sons Schubert Estate varietal fruit supported2013 HHHH Glenroy Coonawarra The Sentinel Single by good acid and tanninA simple, elegant and Shiraz 2014 HHH Vineyard Basket backbone. Old fashionedlifted red berry bouquet An ageing wine. Lots Press Barossa Valley style. $90and beautifully soft in of rich Christmas cake Shiraz 2015 HHHHH Reillys RCVthe mouth with some fruit and sweet oak with Perfumed oaky Pressings Clarelovely bright juicy dark barnyard complexity. $75 fragrances with some Valley Shirazfruit flavours. $70 rich ripe fruit characters. 2012 HHHHHReillys Stolen Block Grandeur Wellington Beautiful savoury palate Lovely fresh darkClare Valley Shiraz Cellar Reserve - rich and creamy with varietal fruit lifts off the2015 HHH1/2 McLaren Vale Shiraz plenty of flavour and still nose with lashings ofObvious blackberry fruit, 2013 HHH very youthful with long powerful toasty oak.still very fresh, with Huge tarry nose drying finish. $82 Flavours abound on themocha oak characters with some leathery Saltram No.1 excellent palate. Quiteto balance. Smooth and development and aged Barossa Shiraz astringent with a longsweet on the finish. $70 jammy palate. Hot 2015 HHHHH hot finish. $95Curtis Cavaliere finish. $70 Great level of oak onMcLaren Vale Shiraz the bright intense nose.2016 HHH Liebichwein The Haselgrove Wines Rich fruit cake-like fruitLots of rich, slightly Darkie Barossa Col Cross McLaren with hints of cinnamon.jammy, fruit characters Valley Shiraz Vale Shiraz Excellent palatewith vanillin oak, high 2010 HHH 2016 HHHHH structure with powerfullevel of tannins and a Complex aged leathery A very classy number fruit flavours and goodhot finish. $70 aromas and slightly dry according to the judges. strong tannins. $99.99 developed chocolaty Incredible depth and flavours. Drink soon. $75 complexity of fruit/ oak aromas and great concentration of rich sweet fruit flavours on the elegant palate. $9080 W I N E S TAT E September/October 2018

varietal tastingSaltram Single Kalleske Eduard Kay Brothers AmeryVineyard Marble Barossa Valley Block 6 McLarenQuarry Rd. Barossa Shiraz Vale ShirazShiraz 2012 HHHHH 2016 HHHH1/2 2015 HHHH1/2Very well-balanced wine A massive and very old- Beautiful rich complexitythat is still surprisingly fashioned style of shiraz. of sweet ripe fruit andfresh and vibrant with an Smells like vintage port classy oak aromas. Theamazing colour - almost with leathery notes with palate is rich and softblack. Excellent length of a tight firm palate. It with great length ofberry and raspberry fruit has it all including great flavours. High level ofcharacters with a long cellaring potential. $85 tannins. $95finish. $99 Symphony Hill Saltram SingleGrandeur Wellington Z Wine Museum Barossa Boy Wines Reserve Vineyard BasedowCellar Reserve Single Vineyard Lifeblood Barossa Granite Belt Shiraz Rd. Barossa ShirazMcLaren Vale Shiraz Barossa Valley Valley Shiraz 2016 HHHH1/2 2014 HHHH1/22008 HHHHH Shiraz 2008 HHHHH 2016 HHHH1/2 Nose smells of ripe Incredible depth ofA big rich old-fashioned A lovely developed cedary A complexity of plums and raisins with purple colours. A bigshiraz that is still young nose showing leathery great oak and cherry/ some powerful oak red jam-like nose - veryand vibrant with a good nutty development. Palate blackberry fruit aromas. dominating. Quite a ripe. Huge palate withdense colour for a still seems quite youthful Great palate - tight, firm varnishy palate with powerful fruit flavoursten-year-old! Has lovely with great complexity and and very elegant. It just plenty of blackberry-like and very dryingrich plum fruit and well- full of flavour. Drinking needs some more age flavours. Quite hot on tannins. High level ofhandled oak that is still superbly now. $95 for it to really shine. $80 the finish. $95 alcohol. $99fresh. $90 WINES MUDGEE• C H A R D O N N AY• SAUVIGNON BLANC• VERDELHO• ROSÈ• MERLOT• PINOT NOIR• SHIRAZ• CABERNET SAUVIGNON• SHIRAZ CABERNET• S PA R K L I N G C H A R D O N N AY P I N OT N O I R• SPARKLING SHIRAZG O O R E E PA R K W I N E SC A S T L E R E AG H H I G H WAY, M U D G E E N S W 2 8 5 0PHONE: 02 6378 1800 VISIT OUR ONLINE STORE September/October 2018 W I N E S TAT E 81

WORLD’S GREATEST SYRAH/SHIRAZ CHALLENGE XIIILou Miranda McGuigan Personal SHIRAZ Z Wine Poole Old Dell’uva WinesEstate Single Reserve Vanessa $100-$200 Vine Barossa Valley Bremner BarossaVineyard Barossa Vale Hunter Shiraz Shiraz 2016 HHHHH Shiraz 2013 HHHHHValley Shiraz 2017 HHH1/2 25 TASTED A perfect wine with A huge unabashedly2013 HHHH1/2 Lifted ripe primary fruit 19 AWARDED deep magenta hues. old vintage port styleA mature tarry vintage bouquet and lovely A more mixed class than Beautiful blueberry/ with evolved tertiaryport-like bouquet and simple fruit driven palate the judges expected. mulberry intensity on characters. It is almosta big tannic palate rich that is soft with sweet “Some are performers the nose and good black with a brick redwith sweet varietal oak intensity. $80 and some pretenders concentration of classy rim, has a powerfulfruit flavours. High level Haselgrove Wines in this price bracket,” oak which is all echoed jammy bouquet andof acid and plenty of The Lear McLaren said one judge. “Some on the stunning palate. quite a hot and portytannins. $90 Vale Shiraz great wines here but as $120 palate. $110St Hugo 2016 HHH1/2 a group this flight was Wolf Blass Platinum Blue PyreneesCellar Selection Seamless integration less consistent than the Barossa Valley Estate RichardsonBarossa Shiraz of sweet dark fruit and previous one.” Shiraz 2015 HHHHH Reserve Pyrenees2012 HHHH1/2 classy oak with barrel “A superb complete Shiraz 2013 HHHHHVery oaky with high ferment complexity and Z Wine Plowman shiraz,” declared Still amazingly youthfulalcohol but matched by a steely finish. $90 Dry Grown Barossa one judge. Beautiful and tight and will,the strong powerful dark Fox Creek Reserve Valley Shiraz intensity of varietal fruit according to the judges,fruit characters. Beautiful McLaren Vale Shiraz 2016 HHHHH characters seamlessly “Go the distance!”balanced flavour profile 2014 HHH1/2 Deep crimson colour integrated with the oak Superb intensity ofshowing plenty of Earthy leathery with a nose that and has interesting varietal fruit with greatlength. $99.99 characters evident on reminded one judge of boot polish notes. Great use of oak and a highGemtree Wines the oaky nose and a Indian ink with quite a potential. $199 level of tannins withObsidian McLaren big ripe velvety smooth floral lift to it. Tastes like Reillys RCV Epitaph good acidity. $150Vale Shiraz blackberry palate. Strong sweet fruit pastilles with Clare Valley Shiraz Saltram Journal2016 HHHH tannins. $90 a strong tannic grip and 2014 HHHHH Barossa ShirazLots of toasty oak on Claymore Wines plenty of acid. $120 A classy combination 2015 HHHH1/2the nose but has good Robbie Fowler of strong fruit and fresh Great colour. A tadblackberry and licorice-like Signature Series oak aromas. Very rich porty on the nose withfruit underneath. Intensely Reserve Clare Valley palate; very flavoursome nice sweet creamyflavoured sweet fruit/ Shiraz 2014 HHH1/2 harmony of blackberry oak evident. The portysavoury palate. $80 Powerful vanillin oak fruit and cedary oak characters followSymphony Hill Wines dominates the big, laced with acid and through onto a palateInspiration Range super ripe, jammy fruit. moderate tannins. $100 that has an excellentBarossa Shiraz A classic Aussie shiraz flavour profile. $1702016 HHHH with some nice ageNose is a youthful developing. $95complexity of green Haselgrove Winesfruit and slightly raw The Ambassadoroak. Medium weight McLaren Vale Shirazpalate with soft primary 2016 HHHflavours and quite hot A simple elegant andfinish. Needs time. $95 classy style. A touch ofWolf Blass Estates menthol on the noseOf The Barossa and a medium weightEbenezer Barossa fruit driven palate. $85Valley Shiraz Longview The Piece2014 HHHH Adelaide Hills ShirazPowerful estery nose. 2015 HHHLovely ripe red fruit Minty/herbaceouswith sweet vanillin oak bouquet and a softto balance. The palate and simple palate withis tight and clean with complex perfumedleathery aged notes. $89 fruit. $8082 W I N E S TAT E September/October 2018

varietal tastingWolf Blass Koonara Big Guns SHIRAZ/SYRAH 1847 Wines First K1 by GeoffPlatinum Barossa Coonawarra Shiraz & BLENDS Pick Barossa Valley Hardy TzimmukinValley Shiraz 2015 HHHH $200+ Shiraz 2016 HHHHH Adelaide Hills Shiraz2014 HHHH1/2 Plum pudding-like A powerful profusion of Cabernet SauvignonBig youthful and slightly complexity to the nose 14 TASTED beautiful classy oak and 2016 HHHH1/2porty. Punchy red berry and an oak driven palate 14 AWARDED a splendid complexity of Quite jammy in stylevarietal fruit with well that is rich with intense A very strong class as varietal fruit. A perfectly with an abundance ofcontrolled use of oak flavours and is a touch expected with these complete shiraz that beautiful oak. Has somecharacters. The palate hot on the finish. $100 iconic wines. At this lofty needs nothing else and lovely complexity ofis tight and elegant and Lou Miranda Estate level it all comes down offers great cellaring fruit/oak aromas and anquite acid. $199 Master Piero to personal preferences. ahead. $380 excellent palate withBird in Hand Barossa Valley “We are looking at Penfolds Grange SA elegant spiciness. $295Nest Egg Mt Lofty Shiraz 2015 HHHH degrees of excellence Shiraz 2013 HHHHHRanges Shiraz Complex aged aromas here,” suggested one Gorgeous blood red Z Wine Hein2013 HHHH1/2 of berries and cedar judge. wine with an incredibly Ancestor VineHolding up very well oak with herbaceous rich, dark and chocolaty Barossa Valleywith attractive bottle elements. Big and soft in Gumpara Hexen bouquet. The massive Shirazage characters. Lovely the mouth with masses Barossa Valley palate is slightly sweet 2016 HHHH1/2richness of blackberry- of sweet/sour flavours. Shiraz 2014 HHHHH and fills out with oak and A delicious velvetylike varietal fruit with the $150 A huge headful of plum flavours and has a fusion of ripe mulberriesoak in perfect harmony Bird in Hand Nest jammy fruit and spicy licorice finish. $1,140 and sweet oak. Powerfuland velvety mouthfeel. Egg Mt Lofty Ranges oak aromas. Excellent Bird in Hand shiraz bouquet gives$110 Shiraz 2014 HHHH long and well-structured Mac Mt Lofty way to the rich andZ Wine Joachim Still a youthful and fresh palate with a high level Ranges Shiraz youthful palate. GoodSingle Vineyard wine with plenty of dark of powerful fruit flavours 2012 HHHHH level of acidity. $300Barossa Valley varietal fruit characters. and unobtrusive use of A huge classic ripe Henschke Hill OfShiraz Has a spicy lift to the oak. $240 Aussie style of shiraz Grace Eden Valley2013 HHHH1/2 nose and ripe jammy with its fruit cake-like ShirazHuge red purple hues flavour profile. $110 aromas and lean, fresh 2012 HHHH1/2and an abundance Mollydooker Wines blackberry and cream Complex, developed andof lovely fresh ripe Velvet Glove flavours with balancing quite French in style.mulberry fruit varietal McLaren Vale Shiraz tannins and acidity. $350 Nose still has someelements giving intense 2016 HHH1/2 dark fruit characters andaromas and excellent Very oaky; huge spicy the velvety soft suppleflavour depth. $180 oak bouquet and all oak palate is light bodiedChateau Yaldara on the palate with spicy but with great structure.HT Barossa Valley nuances bordering on $1,070Shiraz 2016 HHHH minty. $185High level of dark fruit/ Gralyn Estateblackberry aromas with Reserve Margaretseamless integration River Shirazof classy spicy oak. 2014 HHHPowerful, flavoursome Unusual barnyardypalate. Needs time. elements on both the$100 nose and palate. A veryMartins Vineyard different style. $120McLaren Vale Shiraz Gatt Old Vine2016 HHHH Barossa Valley“Has plenty of style,” Shiraz 2012 HHHsaid one judge of this Aged leathery aromaswine. Great depth and and a hot, advanced andconcentration of berry jammy palate. Greatfruit and expensive oak. with food! $100Warming in the mouth. God’s Hill Menzel$100 Barossa Valley Shiraz 2008 HHH Old fashioned style all plum pudding and Christmas cake. Lovely lingering aged flavours. $120 September/October 2018 W I N E S TAT E 83

WORLD’S GREATEST SYRAH/SHIRAZ CHALLENGE XIII Taylors The Pioneer Clare Valley Shiraz 2014 HHHH Great mature complexity obvious on the nose with a big creamy sweet black fruit palate. A touch warm on the finish. $200 Follow us and keep up to M. Chapoutier date with all our latest wine L’Ermite France Hermitage info, tastings and events 2014 HHHH on facebook, twitter and Aromas of plums and blackberries nicely instagram. balanced by the spicy/ smoky oak. The palate is Winestate Magazine long and sweet and has @WinestateEd a steely finish. $84084 W I N E S TAT E September/October 2018 Gralyn Estate E. Guigal La Turque Reserve Margaret Cote Rotie France River Shiraz Hermitage 2003 HHHH1/2 2013 HHHH A lovely rich old- “Wow! This is all class,” fashioned style of shiraz thought one judge. that is still holding Has both elegance and up well for its age. strength and an intense Has developed bottle complexity of varietal age aromas and aged fruit and oak. $1,340 leathery, spicy oak Paul Jaboulet flavours. “A curio!” $350 Aine La Chapelle Pertaringa Yeoman Hermitage France McLaren Vale Shiraz Hermitage 2016 HHHH 2013 HHH Rich varietal fruit and Leathery barnyard toasty oak brought complexity on the together beautifully mature nose and velvety on the nose and fills soft palate tasting of the palate with lovely stewed plums. $660 flavours. Quite a hot Torbreck The Laird porty finish. $250 Barossa Valley Shiraz 2013 HHH Very youthful, very intense fruit with spicy oak and high level of acid. [Second bottle called for by the judges but wasn’t available] $1,010 STAR RATINGS  Three-, four- and five-star ratings are signs of excellence in fruit quality and winemaking skill. All wines are judged ‘blind’ by wine industry professionals and are compared in peer classes by three judges. CM Wine is exclusive to Cellarmasters, a major mail-order business. CD Cellar door price. CDO Cellar door only. SO Sold out. $N/A Price not available at time of printing.  Contact information pg 135 -137. RECOMMENDED cellaring (years). BEST VALUE for $20 & under and NZ $25 & under. For a complete list of what we tasted please refer to www.winestate.com.au

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PINOT NOIR133 TASTED68 AWARDEDPINOT NOIRThis variety is perhaps the most challenging for the winemaker yet Vidal Reserve PINOT NOIRsome say most rewarding. The big challenge for winemakers here Marlborough Pinot $25-$30is to accept the colour and fruit they get without trying to create a Noir 2017 HHHHbigger version that doesn’t quite work. As you can read between the Earthy briary bouquet 19 TASTEDlines here, the best version showed the winemakers awareness of with a medicinal note 8 AWARDEDthe variety. and fuller bodied palate with nice core of sweet A step up from thePINOT NOIR The Crossings fruit and fine line of previous two flights butUNDER $20 Awatere Valley tannins. $24.99 we are still seeing some Marlborough Pinot Oakdene Bellarine issues. “We still want12 TASTED Noir 2016 HHH Peninsula Geelong fresh and lively fruit6 AWARDED A simple style made to Pinot Noir 2017 with some complexity be enjoyed now with its HHH1/2 beginning to show,” said“We only want attractive Cherry Ripe Spicy earthy aromas one judge. “Some weresomething fresh and fruit characters. $17 with hints of overripe which led themfruity at this price,” Ara Single Estate pomegranate and the down a different path.”said one judge. “So Marlborough Pinot earthiness is echoedwhy aren’t we seeing Noir 2016 HHH on the long berry fruitmore fruit rather than Surprising depth and palate. $24wines that have been richness here with well-overworked?” handled fruit that is up Villa Maria Gladstone Vineyard to the oak. $19.99 Cellar Selection 12,000 MilesGapsted Wines Marlborough Pinot Wairarapa Pinot NoirTobacco Road King PINOT NOIR Noir 2017 HHH 2016 HHHH1/2Valley Pinot Noir $20-$25 Leafy berry fruit nose Interesting spicy2017 HHH with upfront berry confectionery bouquetSimple dusty cherry 14 TASTED compote-like flavours with a hint of nutmeg.bouquet with delicate 7 AWARDED and lingering tannins. Solid creamy varietalsavoury cherry $24.99 palate tasting ofcharacters on the Still seeing a mixed Black Cottage strawberries andpalate and quality result here but there Marlborough Pinot showing a mineraltannins. $16 were a few more wines Noir 2016 HHH edge with tight tannins. of interest than in the Briary chocolatyJacob’s Creek previous class. “Still bouquet with generous 5+ $27 NZReserve Adelaide some clumsy efforts ripe sweet fruit flavoursHills Pinot Noir St Erth here,” commented one and nice astringency. Saint Clair2017 HHH judge. $20 NZ Family ReserveSmells of fresh cherries Vineyards VBBAEULSYUTSE Colton Adelaide Marlborough Pinotand strawberries Geelong and Giesen The Brothers Hills Pinot Noir Noir 2017 HHHHwith loads of fresh Victoria Pinot Noir Marlborough Pinot 2016 HHHconfectionery fruit 2017 HHH Noir 2016 HHHH1/2 Spicy oak driven nose A purple wine with earthyflavours. $17.99 Nice savoury edge to with more of a dry red beetroot aromas and very Attractive rhubarb the refined raspberry style of palate showing primary palate with more varietal characters to the varietal fruit adds real nice earthy/savouriness. nose with a spicy cherry interest to this wine $24.99 of those earthy/beetroot that shows very good Giesen Small Batch characters evident. Sweet pie of a palate. $18 balance between the Marlborough Pinot finish. 5+ $26.50 fruit, the oak and the Noir 2016 HHH Taylors Adelaide fine tannins. $24.99 Earthy meaty varietal Cape Bernier Hills Pinot Noir characters with hints of Haphazard Tasmania 2017 HHH beetroot, nice texture Pinot Noir Sour cherry nose with and balance. $24.99 2017 HHHH leafy edge but nice Cherry Ripe bar and fruit sweetness on the coconut on the nose palate. Good use of oak. with lovely spicy $19 chocolaty characters and ripe fruit across the length of the palate. 3-5 $2986 W I N E S TAT E September/October 2018

varietal tastingFrench Island Wignalls Single Logan Orange Pinot Babich Black Label Rob Dolan WinesVineyards French Vineyard Albany WA Noir 2017 HHH Marlborough Pinot Yarra Valley PinotIsland Pinot Noir Pinot Noir Bright fresh berry Noir 2017 HHHH1/2 Noir 2017 HHH1/22016 HHHH 2017 HHHH bouquet and some Youthful purple wine An inviting balance hereA lovely, very drinkable A pretty perfumed lovely cherry kirsch-like with briary fruit of some gorgeous wildwine with a very bouquet of wild flavours well balanced by fragrances and a riper strawberry-like fruitoaky nose showing a strawberries, cranberries the oak. 3-5 $30 style of palate that offers characters with toasty/nice fruity lift and an and cherries. Palate a big mouthful of sweet spicy elements. $35attractive sweet ripe fruit has seamless balance Tomich Hill fruit flavours with thepalate. 5+ $28 between fruit and oak. Woodside Vineyard oak a little obvious but Saint Clair Family Adelaide Hills Pinot still in balance. $35 Estate Pioneer BlockScarpantoni 5+ $32 Noir 2017 HHH Doctor’s Creek 14McLaren Vale Pinot Taylors Jaraman Herbal, earthy and Prancing Horse Marlborough PinotNoir 2015 HHH1/2 Yarra Valley Pinot slightly green nose Estate Pony Noir 2017 HHH1/2Nose is warm and Noir 2016 HHHH with a leafy briary fruit Mornington Syrupy aromas; smellschocolaty with nice hit Earthy meaty nose has palate. $30 Peninsula of canned cherries.of red berries. Very tasty just a suggestion of cherry Pinot Noir Generous sweet/sourgenerosity of chocolaty/ kernels and intensity of Jinks Creek West 2017 HHHH1/2 fruit characters on theraspberry flavours. $25 earthy/beetroot flavours Gippsland Pinot Savoury black olive palate with a briary on a long fresh palate. Noir 2016 HHH aromas mix with bacon- thread. $37.90Singlefile Wines Nose not giving much like hints and showingRun Free Western 5+ $30 away but has a juicy, herbal nuances. It is rich Saint Clair Family slightly tart, fruit palate and gamey on the palate Estate PioneerAustralia Pinot Noir with firm fine tannins. with cherry flavours, Block Strip Block 152017 HHH lingering acidity and fine Marlborough PinotBright lifted aromas 5+ $30 tannins. $35 Noir 2017 HHH1/2like macerated cherries A ripe aromaticwith more of the Loveblock Central concoction of cherries,cherries on the sweet Otago Pinot Noir Singlefile licorice and spices withpalate. 3-5 $25 2016 HHH Pemberton Pinot youthful plumy/chocolate Very youthful minerally Noir 2017 HHHH1/2 flavours. Beaujolais-like!Yealands Estate red berry bouquet with a This nose is a brightSingle Vineyard fabulous line and length raspberry nougat 3-5 $37.90Awatere Valley of varietal flavours. delight showingMarlborough Pinot delicate mineral notes Saint Clair FamilyNoir 2017 HHH 3-5 $31.99 NZ and these features are Estate Pioneer BlockSweet wild raspberry echoed on the finely Twin Hills Block 10fruit characters with Grounded Cru Inc structured palate. Marlborough Pinotslight cranberry tang. Adelaide Hills Pinot Noir 2017 HHHGood cool climate Noir 2016 HHH 5+ $35 Subdued nose; nicestyle. $28 A lean cool climate intensity of plums. briary/bracken pinot with Saint Clair Family Strawberries on theKangarilla Hill nice sweet entry and a Estate Master Block palate with a lightAdelaide Hills Pinot slightly dry finish. $32 23 Marlborough spiciness. $37.90Noir 2016 HHH Pinot NoirPlenty of interest here. Zonte’s Footstep PINOT NOIR 2016 HHHH1/2 Babich FamilyLeafy cranberry-like fruit, $35-$40 A complex and Estate Organicsome florals, mocha oak Dawn Patrol interesting wine with Marlborough Pinotand nice spiciness. $28 Adelaide Hills Pinot 25 TASTED lots happening. It has Noir 2017 HHH Noir 2016 HHHH quite a “busy” nose and 12 AWARDED a solid, generous, lifted Attractive earthiness dark fruit palate withPINOT NOIR An intense tight style a fine line of tannins. to the berry bouquet.$30-$35 that still has a lot to give. Attractive raspberry and More consistency in this 5+ $37.90 Warm generous19 TASTED group which is to be cranberry palate. Very cranberry varietal fruit expected at this price. drinkable. 5+9 AWARDED matched by the fine “Overall we see more Zarepath Great tannins. 5+ $30 balanced wines here Southern Pinot Noir $39.95 with good concentration Tiki Koro Central and weight,” noted one 2017 HHHH Allan Scott judge. Subtle spicy interest to GenerationsThe good, the bad and Otago Pinot Noir this varietal fruit nose Marlborough Pinotthe ugly! There was 2016 HHHH Noir 2016 HHHinconsistency here A generously full with some lovely fresh Savoury oaky aromaswith a range of regions spicy red fruit flavours and a firm tannic palatedelivering a range of flavoured pinot that has on the somewhat linear of black fruits, chocolatestyles. However, the loads of fresh cherry and spices. $36best were very good. fruit, a big spicy hit and palate. 5+ $35 very good support from the oak. 5+ $33 September/October 2018 W I N E S TAT E 87

PINOT NOIRSoho Havana Saint Clair Brook Eden Vineyard Gilbert by Simon PINOT NOIRMarlborough Pinot Family Estate Nero Pipers Brook Gilbert Barrel Select $50+Noir 2016 HHH Omaka Reserve Tasmania Pinot Noir Orange Pinot NoirGreat bright sour cherry Marlborough Pinot 2015 HHHH 2016 HHH1/2 17 TASTEDvarietal expression here Noir 2017 HHHH1/2 A freshness of plums Delicate fragranceswith some savouriness Deep purple wine with a and sweet red berries on with a firm restrained 10 AWARDEDevolving. $38 the nose. Nice flow of palate showing subtle concentration of cranberry red berry flavours across pot pourri/spicy flavours Some beautifulPINOT NOIR fruit characters on the the palate. Vibrant and hints of raspberries. examples here, and so$40-$50 nose and a long fine juicy acidity. $42 they should be at this palate with slightly meaty Brook Eden Vineyard 5+ $48 top end price bracket.27 TASTED savouriness and smart Nero Pipers Brook16 AWARDED use of oak. 5+ $44 Tasmania Pinot Noir Gilbert by Simon 2013 HHHH Gilbert Pinot NoirThe judges were a bit Leura Park Estate Appealing savoury 2017 HHH Rockburn Sevendisappointed with this Bellarine Peninsula aromas with hints of Pungent red currant Barrels Centralprice group. There was Pinot Noir olives. More savoury bouquet with a delicate Otago Pinot Noirquite a divergence of 2017 HHHH characters follow palate showing light 2016 HHHHHstyles. “Winemakers A lively and inviting through to the plumy herbal/leafy characters. Dusty oak tends toseem to be locked into style with good palate. Slightly drying $42 dominate the cherrya standard winemaking spiciness to the nose oak. $47 liqueur-like aromas andprocedure and are not and lovely firm palate Yes Said The Seal has a palate saturatedadapting to different with fruit, spices and Bellarine Peninsula Maude Central with spicy savoury fruitvintage conditions,” said vanilla oak complexity. Pinot Noir Otago Pinot Noirone judge. 2017 HHH1/2 2017 HHH flavours and showing 5+ $40 A firmer style with loads of oak with chalkyRockburn Central upfront spicy strawberry Stunning purple colour tannins. 5+ $93Otago Pinot Noir lusciousness well with earthy/beetroot2016 HHHH1/2 Oakdene Peta’s supported by good varietal intensity onColour shows youthful Bellarine Peninsula depth of toasty oak. the nose and long firm Prancing Horsepurples. Dark ripe fruit Pinot Noir palate. 5+ $42 Estate Estatefragrances with some 2017 HHHH 5+ $40 Morningtonherbal notes. The palate Bright lifted aromas of Cape Bernier Home Hill Estate Peninsula Pinot Noirhas a savoury/spicy plums and chocolate. Tasmania Pinot Noir Tasmania Pinot Noir 2017 HHHH1/2generosity with intense Excellent concentration 2017 HHH1/2 2017 HHH Rich and alluring gameysweet/sour fruit flavours. of raspberry flavours well A rich and creamy wine - Very ripe rich style with characters on the nose$49.99 supported by the oak very pretty - with elegant pronounced tannins with quite a tannic palate sweetness. 5+ $43 pot pourri aromatics and and earthy red fruit but has some nice spicyVilla Maria Reserve spicy dark fruit flavours. characters. $45 cherry fruit to carry it. AMarlborough Pinot Brook Eden Vineyard well worked wine withNoir 2016 HHHH1/2 Nero Pipers Brook 3-5 $42 Matt Connell Wines subtle oak. $75Nose is a nice mix of Tasmania Pinot Noir Spring Vale Tasmania Rendition Centralbaked fruit, tobacco 2016 HHHH Pinot Noir Otago Pinot Noir Home Hill Kelly’sand spices with a Charry gamey aromas 2017 HHH1/2 2016 HHH Reserve Tasmaniasilky-smooth palate are well integrated with Stalky whole bunch Full bodied pinot. Warm Pinot Noirthat has hints of berries the oak and has intense characters obvious and inviting aromas and 2017 HHHHand spices and nice flavours that are mostly here with spicy herbal sweet/sour flavours Good length andherbaceousness with oak driven with stemmy elements and a little with obvious oak. freshness with plentylingering tannins. $49.99 notes. $42 lean on the finish. of oak and attractive 3-5 $44 savouriness layered 5+ $48 by the sweet cherry fruit. A complete wine! 5+ $75JUDGES Jeni Port Mark O’Callaghan Steven Paul Melbourne-based wine writer, Winemaker for Oatley Manager for author and experienced Wines (Victoria). Former Oakdene Wines. wine judge. In 2014 she won winemaker/manager Completed AWRI Australian Wine Communicator for Yarra Burn Winery. and WSET Advanced of the Year and was named a Completed the Evans Wine Assessment Legend of the Melbourne Wine Tutorial in 2007. Panel Certificates. Judge at and Food Festival. She has chairman of the Victorian Victorian wine show judged at many wine shows Wine Show. Associate and associate at in Australia and overseas and judge at the Adelaide Geelong, Ballarat and travels annually to Germany to and National wine Cairns. judge at MUNDUS VINI. shows.88 W I N E S TAT E September/October 2018

Prancing Horse Rockburn The Art varietal tastingEstate Reserve Central OtagoMornington Pinot Noir SUBSCRIBE TOPeninsula 2016 HHH OUR COMPLETEPinot Noir An attractive delicacy PACKAGE which2017 HHHH here. Super spicy withPleasant plum bouquet nice bright blue fruit includes hard-copy and digitalwith a delicate use of and a chalky texture. versions plus full on-line access tooak. Jubey plum fruit Winestate’s web site and reviews.flavours with good 5+ $97 Available only through onlineline of acid and grainy Mosquito Hill Seven order, www.winestate.com.autannins. $100 Blocks Southern Fleurieu Pinot NoirPrancing Horse 2012 HHHEstate Estate Intense concentrationMornington of sweet/sour fruit withPeninsula Pinot Noir attractive secondary2015 HHHH characters. Holding upColour indicating well. $55some age. Aromas ofcherries with somestalky green notes.Similar characters onthe palate. Good tanninstructure. 5+ $75Soho McQueenFull Velvet JacketCentral Otago PinotNoir 2016 HHH1/2Youthful purple hues.Has a lifted savourynose and a palate chock-a-block full of raspberryand pomegranateflavours. 5+ $50Bream CreekVineyard ReserveTasmania Pinot Noir2015 HHH1/2More of a dry red stylewith chocolaty, raspberryand cherry charactersand just starting todevelop savoury notes. 3-5 $59Riversdale EstateCentaurus Block 1Tasmania Pinot Noir2016 HHHUpfront spicy bluefruit fragrances. Goodconcentration andintensity of flavourswith a mineral thread. 5+ $54 GIFT SUBSCRIPTION Tel: 08 8357 9277 www.winestate.com.au September/October 2018 W I N E S TAT E 89

travelbriefsWINSOR DOBBINKANGAROO ISLANDESCAPE TO ISLAND LIFE travel industry. “I love nothing better than 300-litre pot still features a Carter head showing people my own backyard and it’s specifically designed for gin, making itKANGAROO Island (KI) is a sanctuary so wonderful to see the look on their faces much more efficient. “The 80-litre still wasfor wildlife and known for its natural, when they first see Kangaroo Island for the running twice a day in double shifts - itrugged beauty. It is also one of Australia’s first time and realise how beautiful it is,” was ridiculously small and there was nohottest new gourmet destinations. It can Tamm says. “This tour is ideal for anyone room for us to grow with that,” he said. “Abe reached either by air from Adelaide who prefers travelling in the safety of a group 300-litre still is quite small in the scheme ofor Melbourne, or via SeaLink ferry, which and likes meeting new people and enjoying things, so it definitely will still be craft. Thedocks in beautiful Penneshaw. new experiences. I’m with my guests all day, products that come out of this new still will be every day, and I take the stress out of their absolutely the same gins - they may actually KI is only a short 45-minute cruise from the travel so they can just have a truly wonderful be smoother, but I don’t think they will bemainland and SeaLink’s South Australian holiday.” Over the four days, the Kangaroo discernibly different.” KIS produces aboutgeneral manager Donna Gauci describes it Island Experience Tour visits attractions 20,000 bottles a year and is sold in moreas “a popular island escape for families and including the Maritime & Folk Museum and than 200 bars, restaurants and bottle shopsretirees”, who make up most people towing Cape du Couedic Lighthouse. For further across Australia. Its gins boast a distinctlycaravans and camper trailers to the island. information on ferry timetables or escorted Australian flavour enhanced by the inclusion“It’s not surprising that Kangaroo Island is tours visit www.sealink.com.au. of local botanicals such as foliage from thesuch a popular destination for caravanning coastal daisy bush (olearia axillaris), nativeand camper trailer holidays as there really is GETTING INTOTHE ISLAND SPIRIT juniper (myoporum insulare) and locallysomething for everyone on the island,” she grown lemon myrtle and aniseed myrtle. “Wesays. Visitors can enjoy exploring wineries, KANGAROO Island Spirits (KIS) is a are finding there is increasing demand fortasting spirits at Kangaroo Island Spirits, rustic, family-operated affair just outside our products and export is certainly on thesampling freshly-caught seafood and Kingscote that is producing some of horizon, but we keep surprising ourselvesexperiencing wildlife encounters with sea Australia’s best artisan gins. with how much the domestic market islions at Seal Bay, and kangaroos, koalas sucking up, which is great,” Lark said.and other native animals at Kangaroo Island Production has recently been ramped up “We’re already thinking down the track - inWildlife Park. Families can go sandboarding following the arrival of a new 300-litre pot two or three years’ time we might need toat Little Sahara Sand Dunes, experience the still. KIS was established in 2005 by Jon get another small still.” Jon’s brother BillBirds of Prey shows at Raptor Domain, swim and Sarah Lark and recently produced Lark started Australia’s first craft distillery inwith the dolphins, or try a delicious serve the 500th batch of its original Wild Gin in Tasmania in 1993 and has built Lark Whiskyof honey ice cream from Clifford’s Honey its 80-litre copper pot still. The distillery at into a globally respected product.“We wereFarm. KI has four caravan parks ranging Cygnet River now produces two vodkas, probably the first Australian dedicated ginfrom foreshore caravan parks in Kingscote liqueurs and up to six gins, including its distillery when we started 10 years ago,”and Penneshaw to natural bushland settings Old Tom Gin, which took out the Champion Jon said. “We felt the early rumblings ofin the heart of the island at Parndana Gin Trophy at the Australian Distilled Spirits this coming out of the UK and we decidedand at the western end of the island next Awards in April. Jon Lark said the newto the Flinders Chase National Park. Allsites are powered and facilities at someparks include everything from picnic andbarbecue areas to camp kitchens, walkingtracks and self-contained villas. SeaLinkcar and passenger ferries operate regulardepartures every day from Cape Jervis toKangaroo Island return and offer escortedfour-day and three-night Kangaroo IslandExperience tours, departing October 8 and22 and November 23. All tours are inclusivewith accommodation at Kangaroo IslandSeaside Inn, Kingscote, and all are escortedby well-known South Australian tour hostShirley Tamm, who has over 36 years in the90 W I N E S TAT E September/October 2018

we wanted to do small batch gin by hand has Southern Ocean views and the property yoghurt and premium cheeses. Andermelusing some local botanicals.” He said the is built from recycled timbers and white Marron Farm is a top spot for lunch, whileproliferation of other Australian craft gins limestone. Owners James and Hayley Baillie Ligurian honey tastings at Clifford’s Honeyin recent years had done little to slow the say they share a joint passion for interior Farm are also popular, as are gourmetgrowth of KIS. “Demand for our spirit hasn’t design. Dining in the Lodge Restaurant gives meals overlooking the Southern Ocean atfallen off at all,” he said. “Once our still is in guests an instant connection to the island’s Sunset Food and Wine - the island’s newestplace we’ll do some trial runs this year of a produce, with a culinary philosophy founded food destination. Sunset Food and Winerum and a whisky, and there’s great potential on close relationships built with small-scale, specialises in modern Australian cuisine withon the island to work with KI Pure Grain and high-quality local food producers. The island a focus on seafood and local ingredients.local beer guys to do some mash runs for is famous for its cheeses, sheep milk and Jack Ingram was formerly the executive chefus, which would be a nice co-operative yoghurts, free-range chickens and eggs. of Southern Ocean Lodge. Another populararrangement for the whisky.” You’ll find KIS The world’s only pure Ligurian honey is gourmet stop-off is the Oyster Farm Shopat 856 Playford Hwy, Cygnet River, KI. produced on KI, with strict quarantines at American River, where you’ll find oysters, marron, abalone and King George whiting.LUXURY VIEW OF COASTAL in place. Seafood includes daily catches BE TEMPTED BY ISLAND WINESWILDERNESS of prawns, crayfish, abalone and whiting, and the beverage list features both KI and THERE are a few options for wine-tastingA DECADE on from its opening, Southern South Australian wines and spirits. The experiences on KI, including Dudley WinesOcean Lodge is still KI’s tourism benchmark - on-site Southern Spa features Dreamtime- and The Islander Estate, which both haveand one of Australia’s icon tourism properties. inspired Li’tya spa treatment products and fully-fledged cellar doors. Aboriginal massage techniques. Guided Designed to appear to float above limestone local experiences and adventures are The wine region covers the full extent ofcliffs rising above the wild Southern Ocean, included in the nightly tariff, which also KI and is one of five regions comprisingSouthern Ocean Lodge is a luxury lodge includes all dining, open bar with premium the Fleury zone, but many producers dooperated by Baillie Lodges, which also wines and spirits, in-suite bar, signature not have enough volume to warrant tastingincludes Capella Lodge on Lord Howe experiences and island airport transfers. Visit rooms. There are around a dozen producersIsland and Longitude 131 at Uluru Kata Tjuta. www.southernoceanlodge.com.au. and 30 vineyards with around 140ha planted.Southern Ocean Lodge opened in 2008 to French winemaker Jacques Lurton, from oneinstant and global acclaim, and was named FOCUS ON LOCAL FARE of his country’s most famous wine families,Tatler’s Hotel of the Year in 2008. The lodge chose KI as the ideal Australian site for grapeis designed as a “luxe base camp” allowing THE KI food scene is drawing gourmet growing and wine making. Visitors can enjoyvisitors to experience the unique coastal visitors in ever-increasing numbers. a fully guided tour of the vineyards andwilderness. It has 21 suites with sleeping winery and sample premium wines in theareas, stylish sunken lounges, glass-walled Island Pure Dairy is one of the most popular barrel room. Dudley Wines is another localbathrooms and outdoor terraces. Each suite destinations, featuring tastings of sheep pioneer and offers tastings and regional platters on the deck overlooking Backstairs Passage (the section of water separating the island from the mainland). Other names to look out for include Bay of Shoals (which has a cellar door), Kangaroo Island Trading Company and Two Wheeler Estate, while the wines at False Cape are made by Greg Follett from Lake Breeze Wines in Langhorne Creek. Also look out for the Hazyblur, Lathami and Snow Dragon labels. Opposite page: Top: SeaLink ferry to Kangaroo Island. Bottom: Kangaroo Island Spirits range (KIS). Top: Remarkable Rocks, Kangaroo Island. Middle: Southern Ocean Lodge aerial view, Kangaroo Island. September/October 2018 W I N E S TAT E 91

34 TASTED25 AWARDEDKANGAROO ISLANDThis largely unknown “new” wine region has great potential for OTHER WHITE CHARDONNAYcool climate table wines and even sparkling wines. This was a VARIETALS &great example of an opportunity to taste what is possible in the BLENDS 3 TASTEDfuture. Watch out for chardonnay and cabernet based wines at 3 AWARDEDthe present. 3 TASTED 1 AWARDED Here we have promise!SPARKLING Dudley Wines Mary’s These wines from this Blush Kangaroo Riesling shows promise area will be leaner cool6 TASTED Island Sparkling for this region, but high climate styles but there Rosé NV HHH acidity is something is a place for that in a5 AWARDED Interesting perfumed to watch with other Chablis style. nose and a big varieties.A good range of easy mouthful of lively briary False Cape Thedrinking commercial flavours with good acid Dudley Wines Cape Captain Kangaroowines to suit any balance. $25 Hart Kangaroo Island Chardonnayoccasion including a nice Dudley Wines “13” Island Riesling 2016 HHHHcrisp and lively white Kangaroo Island 2017 HHH Masses of oak onsparkling and a sweet Sparkling Shiraz Soft floral varietal nose the nose with asparkling red with nicely NV HHH and a crisp and lively perfumed lift. Coolbalanced tannins and Attractive complexity of lemon/lime palate. climate perfumed fruitfruit. dried plum fragrances. A “Needs a salad!” $25 characters on the rich drying palate with plenty palate. “Good stuff!”Dudley Wines Bay of Shoals of flavour. $25 SAUVIGNON declared one judge. $27‘Dudley Bubbly’ Kangaroo Island Bay of Shoals BLANCKangaroo Island Sparkling Shiraz Kangaroo Island Bay of ShoalsSparkling 2016 HHH1/2 Sparkling Cuvee 3 TASTED Kangaroo IslandNV HHH1/2 Gorgeous colour, gentle 2016 HHH 1 AWARDED Oaked ChardonnayA youthful fruity savoury aromas and a Some apple-like aromas 2016 HHHbouquet; some nice rich smooth palate with with a hint of yeast and A difficult variety to Smoky savoury bouquetyeasty notes and good depth of fruit and a dry citrussy sherbet- produce anywhere and and a gentle palate withpleasant dry citrus-like subtle use of oak. $30 like palate. $30 KI is no exception. pleasant flavours andflavours with a creamy good acid finish. $22smooth finish. $25 Momentum Kangaroo Island Amadio KI S.V Sauvignon Blanc Kangaroo Island 2016 HHH Chardonnay Pleasant spicy nose with 2016 HHH a herbal lift and some Perfumed tropical fruit good crisp flavours. aromas and a leaner Slightly European in style palate with style. $22 unusual spicy herbal flavours. $35JUDGES Marc Allgrove Dan Traucki Partner at Evans and Freelance wine journalist Peter Simic Ayers consulting firm. with 29 years’ experience Editor/publisher Winestate With over 20 years in in the industry. He has Magazine. More than 35 the Australian wine evaluated and written years’ experience in the industry, both Australia about wines from: wine industry. Formerly and abroad. Worked at Georgia, Turkey, India, founding publisher of Hardy’s, Constellation, Japan, Greece & Spain the first US colour wine Chapel Hill (CEO) and as well as innovative magazine, manager of director of the Phylloxera (alternative) Australian the SA Wine Information board. wines. Bureau, and wine educator with Regency College, in SA.92 W I N E S TAT E September/October 2018

varietal tastingROSÉ CABERNET & False Cape The SHIRAZ & Dudley Wines BLENDS Captain Kangaroo BLENDS Shearing Shed Red1 TASTED Island Cabernet Kangaroo Island1 AWARDED 6 TASTED Sauvignon 10 TASTED Shiraz Cabernet 5 AWARDED 2015 HHHHH 7 AWARDED Merlot 2016 HHH1/2One good example of a Great colour; still A solid class of mid- Elegant, balanceddry style rosé. An excellent class of showing youthful purple weight reds without and quite soft with cabernets and blends hue. Has a big hit of the generosity of fruit developed savouryDudley Wines Pink more Bordeaux in style brambly/blackberry usually expected from aromas and some greatBay Kangaroo Island rather than Australian. aromas and lovely cassis this variety. However, flavours with a dryingRosé 2017 HHH Lots of potential here. and oak balance of there is a place for spicy finish. $25Bright lively nose with flavours. Very Bordeaux- cool climate reds. Maxwell Winesjust a suggestion of like. $35 Kangaroo Islandstrawberries. Very dry Bay of Shoals Hazyblur Basket Shiraz 2016 HHH1/2and crisp in the mouth. Kangaroo Island Press Kangaroo Delicate, slightly savoury,Needs seafood! $20 Cabernet Sauvignon Island Shiraz nose and a tight but 2015 HHHH 2016 HHH1/2 seamlessly balancedOTHER RED Hints of sweaty saddle Stewed plum bouquet palate with some pleasantVARIETALS & aromas with vanilla and with attractive chocolaty savoury depth. $25BLENDS berries lifting out the elements and a rich, Bay of Shoals glass. Very dry, acid rounded and quite Kangaroo Island2 TASTED driven, cool climate peppery palate. $29.95 Shiraz 2014 HHH1/2 palate. A keeper. $25 Fresh peppery fruit2 AWARDED False Cape bouquet and simple Unknown Sailor elegant palate withBoth the wines in this Kangaroo Island neatly balanced oakgroup show potential. Cabernet Merlot and fruit flavours. Crisp 2016 HHH1/2 finish. $25Dudley Wines False Cape The Distinctively cool climate The Stoke WinesMacdonnell Captain Kangaroo style with a fragrant French For ShirazKangaroo Island Island Cabernet bouquet and tight but Kangaroo IslandMerlot 2017 HHH Sauvignon flavoursome crisp dry Syrah 2017 HHHA very lean cool climate 2016 HHHHH red palate. $21 A lively youthful quafferstyle - very Bordeaux- A dense crimson wine Amadio KI S.V with brambly aromaslike. Showing plenty of that projects attractive Kangaroo Island and simple, slightlypotential. $25 aromas of cassis and Cabernet Sauvignon green acid, palate. $35Hazyblur Kangaroo raspberry fruit and has 2015 HHH1/2 Amadio KI S.VIsland Pinot Noir a palate that is a lovely A pleasant, youthful Kangaroo Island2016 HHH tasty balance of fruit, and austere style with Shiraz 2016 HHHSmells of strawberries tannins and acid. $35 good balance of chewy A lean and elegantand cherries with oodles oak tannins and crisp cool climate style ofof varietal flavours on acidity. $40 shiraz with interestingthe pleasant palate. $NA soy and blackberry characters. $40 False Cape Ships Graveyard Kangaroo Island Shiraz 2015 HHH Unusual smoky earthy nose with a medicinal lift and a developed earthy flavour profile. $21 www.winestate.com.au Connect on social with Winestate Follow us and keep up to date with all our latest wine www.facebook.com/Winestate-Magazine twitter.com/winestateed info, tastings and events on facebook, twitter and www.instagram.com/winestate/ instagram. September/October 2018 W I N E S TAT E 93

102 TASTED74 AWARDEDLIMESTONE COAST & SURROUNDSA very nice tasting from this cool climate region. Previously Patrick of Andrew Peace Winesfocussed around Coonawarra, it also includes Padthaway and Coonawarra Estate Empress LimestoneRobe and Mt Gambier regions. The regions are renowned for Coonawarra Riesling Coast Pinot Griscabernet based wines and once again these were the stand outs. 2017 HHHH 2017 HHHBut also lots to like from the shiraz and shiraz based blends and Complex floral/mineral Smells of custardsome very fine regional rieslings. aromatics developing apples with nice nice secondary nutty notes and an characters. Soft and abundance of pear-like generous palate with flavours. $19 upfront varietal flavours. Katnook Founder’s 3-5 $25 Block Limestone Coast Pinot Grigio Hoggies Estate 2016 HHH Wines Limestone Still quite fresh with Coast Riesling lots of pear skin andSPARKLING RIESLING 2016 HHHH lychee-like characters Has all the classic with grassy/herbaceous4 TASTED 6 TASTED riesling characters of notes. $18 lime juice and citrus zest2 AWARDED 6 AWARDED SAUVIGNON BLANCA couple of good A strong class showing with grassy notes. Liftedcommercial sparkling nice texture and toasty nose and off dry 7 TASTEDwines here. minerality. There were palate. 3-5 $15 1 AWARDED more floral and citrusPatrick of characters obvious Majella Coonawarra The judges wereCoonawarra here rather than the Riesling disappointed with thisMother of Pearl usual lemon and lime. 2017 HHH1/2 flight. Too many dilute,Coonawarra Excellent balance An enjoyable off dry acid wines. “ThereSparkling between dryness and style of riesling with a was one gem here thatChardonnay sweetness. “Delicious pretty floral lift to the showed the classicPinot Noir NV HHH whether young or aged,” nose and some very grassy edges along withNose has lovely lift said one judge. refreshing lemony nice tropical characters.of ripe apples and flavours. $17 It can be done in thisbrioche with a full soft region!”appley palate and nice Patrick of Leconfield Old Vines PINOT GRIS/phenolics. $19 Coonawarra Coonawarra Riesling GRIGIO Raidis Estate The Coonawarra 2017 HHHH1/2 Kelpie CoonawarraHollick Estates Aged Riesling Perfumed floral 5 TASTED Sauvignon BlancCoonawarra 2012 HHHHH fragrances with classic 2018 HHHHSparkling A gorgeous rich kero notes. Tight palate 3 AWARDED Really nice liftedChardonnay Pinot aged wine with a with lovely lime/citrus passionfruit/kiwi fruitNoir 2016 HHH heady toasty/buttery, flavours present and Nice, well made, fragrances. The palateLovely fruity simplicity marmalade-like bouquet good level of acidity. drinkable wines here is fresh and crunchy.on the nose and a and a lively and vibrant Finishes crisp and dry. with softer acid profiles. “Gives Marlborough alight delicate palate palate still showing run for its money,” saidwith good texture and fresh lemons with 5+ $26 Norfolk Rise one judge. $20length. $35 toasty age and kero Vineyard Limestone undertones. $39 Coast Pinot Grigio Raidis Estate The Kid 2018 HHH Coonawarra Riesling Nose has nice lift of 2018 HHHH pear and apple aromas Very lifted tropical with similar characters aromas and a palate on the refreshing palate. 1-2 $20 that begins austere but builds well to show lovely citrussy mineral characters. 5+ $2094 W I N E S TAT E September/October 2018

regional tastingCHARDONNAY Kingston Estate Hand Crafted MERLOT CABERNET Wines Padthaway By Geoff Hardy BLENDS5 TASTED Chardonnay Limestone Coast 4 TASTED3 AWARDED 2017 HHH Montepulciano 2 AWARDED 8 TASTEDDiverse range of styles Oak dominates the 2016 HHHHH A couple of greatfrom wild and funky to nose; has some fruity A big rich full-bodied examples showing how 6 AWARDEDthe zesty acid driven. notes. Good toasty oak/ wine that’s all meaty well the region doesThe fresher versions citrus flavours with zesty and earthy on the nose with Bordeaux blend A solid class of reliableseemed to appeal to the acid. $19.99 with a strong tannin varieties. wines. The traditionaljudges. If we blended drive to the palate and Aussie cabernet/shirazthese all together we Leconfield shows good dark fruit Majella Coonawarra blend performed bestwould see some great Coonawarra characters with meaty/ Merlot 2016 HHHHH here for mid-termwines but individually Chardonnay mushroom nuances. $30 Lifted dark berry fruit drinking but also offereach either lacked 2017 HHH aromas with a menthol/ enjoyable drinking now.something or had too “A left of field style Leconfield eucalypt edge and amuch of it. with a wild youthful Coonawarra “chiselled” palate with Andrew Peace nose.” Good expression Cabernet Franc excellent balance of Wines AustraliaNorfolk Rise of figs, cashews and 2017 HHHH savoury, briary and Felix Barrel ReserveVineyard Limestone peaches. $26 Ripe cherry and berry earthy characters, good WrattonbullyCoast Chardonnay and milk chocolate tannins and vibrant Cabernet Shiraz2017 HHHH ROSÉ aromas with fresh acidity. $30 2016 HHHHFunky fig fragrances blueberry flavours, firm Leconfield A dark berry bouquetand nice texture and 1 TASTED tannins and a good Coonawarra Merlot with interesting meaty/persistence of ripe 1 AWARDED savoury structure. $29 2017 HHHH gamey elements andcitrus-like varietal A dark red, almost chocolaty oak which isflavours with a good One nice example of a Blaxland Vineyards purple, wine with a all echoed on the firmbackbone of acidity. dry style. “There should Cuppa Cup nose of green fruit and tannic palate. 3-5$19 be more of these,” Limestone Coast olives and a fleshy red $28 commented one judge. Malbec 2016 HHH fruit palate offering good Tarry licorice lift to the easy drinking. $26 Barristers Block Norfolk Rise nose with the fleshy red Poetic Justice Vineyard Mount fruit flavours carried by Wrattonbully Benson Rosé the oak. $8 Cabernet Shiraz 2017 HHH1/2 2016 HHHH A pleasant strawberry Hand Crafted A savoury combination and cream style with a By Geoff Hardy of meaty/briary aromas floral lift, tight mineral Limestone Coast and a core of sweet elements and good Lagrein 2016 HHH spicy black berry length of acid. $19 A nose of tar, earth flavours with bold oak and leather and a and powdery tannins. OTHER RED spicy leathery palate VARIETALS & with plenty of tannins. 3-5 $30 BLENDS 3-5 $30 I Am George 4 TASTED Limestone Coast 4 AWARDED PINOT NOIR Cabernet Merlot 2017 HHH1/2 Lots to like here! A good 4 TASTED Earthy blackberry nose region for cool climate 0 AWARDED with a green bean wines. “Keep trying,” edge. Generous palate said one judge. The 2016 vintage was with fruit sweetness a cool one and the and a velvety texture. wines showed a lack of ripeness overall. 3-5 $19.99JUDGES Luke Mallaby Andrew La Nauze Greg Tilbrook Winemaker for Treasury Winemaker atYalumba Barossa based winemaking Wine Estates. With 14 years Winery. Previously consultant. Formerly senior experience in the industry winemaker at Norfolk winemaker Watson Wine and five years experience as Rise, Robe and St Hallett, Group. Former winemaker a winemaker. Has vintaged Barossa Valley. Has vintaged at Wynns Coonawarra in Santa Barbara, California in Alsace and completed winery for five years. and Rhinehessen Germany, the AWRI (Australian Wine Previously winemaker at as well as several regions in Research Institute) wine Amberley Estate, Margaret Australia. Has a bachelor in assessment course. River for six years. Wine Science and Viticulture. Completed a vintage in Languedoc, France. September/October 2018 W I N E S TAT E 95

LIMESTONE COAST & SURROUNDSLeconfield Jacob’s Creek Barristers Block Glendale LimestoneCoonawarra Reserve Limestone Single Vineyard Coast CabernetCabernet Merlot Coast Cabernet Wrattonbully Sauvignon2016 HHH1/2 Sauvignon Cabernet Sauvignon 2015 HHHHHAromas of red currants 2017 HHHH1/2 2016 HHH1/2 Minty eucalypt bouquetwith earthy notes and Cassis fruit aromas A big, ripe and full- with a hint of leatherthe sweet dark berry with a minty edge, bodied cabernet that is and an ozone-like edge.flavours are balanced by perfumed lift and “sweetly fruited” with a Velvety smooth palatethe chocolaty oak. $26 underlying sweetness. violet lift, cedary oak and has both richness Similar palate with powdery tannins. $40 and restraint in equalAndrew Peace good fruit presence and measure with greatWines Australia mouthfilling tannins. Kingston Estate persistence of varietalFelix Barrel Reserve Wines Coonawarra flavours. $18Wrattonbully 3-5 $17.99 Cabernet SauvignonCabernet Shiraz 2017 HHH2015 HHH I Am George The Subtle leafy briary notesNice ageing old Wizard Coonawarra and a nice clean freshfashioned blend with Cabernet Sauvignon palate with fine tanninleathery leafy aromas 2016 HHHH1/2 structure. $19.99and flavour that builds An attractiveacross the palate. $28 combination of dark Andrew Peace Wines berry aromas with a WWW WrattonbullyThe Malleea By dash of pepper and hints Cabernet SauvignonMajella Coonawarra of eucalypt. Mouth- 2016 HHHCabernet Shiraz watering ripe berry Confectionery black2013 HHH Bowen Estate flavours, lots of acid cherry bouquet whichA mix of caramel Coonawarra and tannins. 5+ follows through to theand coffee ground Cabernet Sauvignon $24.99 “friendly” savouryfragrances and a palate 2016 HHHHH palate. $15dominated by the oak. A powerful nose of blackAgeing well. $80 fruits, toasty oak, some Andrew Peace Wines earthiness and a minty Empress LimestoneCABERNET touch. The big tannic Coast CabernetSAUVIGNON palate is layered with Sauvignon2017/2016 sweet berries and mint 2016 HHH chocolate-like characters. Simple blackcurrant12 TASTED aromas with good11 AWARDED 5+ $34 weight of ripe fruit flavours and sweetVery consistent and well- tannins on the finish. Koonara Winesintegrated examples $19 Ambriel’s Gifthere. “Vibrancy and Coonawarraacidity assists with Norfolk Rise Cabernet Sauvignonlongevity and these Vineyard Mount 2015 HHHHHare keepers!” said one Benson Cabernet The nose is leathery,judge. Sauvignon earthy and tarry with 2016 HHH fruit in the cassis Nice earthy notes to spectrum. Silky smooth the dark berry nose in the mouth with and upfront ripe fruit powerful oak characters flavours. Good quaffer. sitting on top of an $20 abundance of varietal fruit. 3-5 $40 Leconfield CABERNET Coonawarra SAUVIGNON Jim Brand Brand Cabernet Sauvignon 2015 & OLDER & Sons Icon 2016 HHHH1/2 Coonawarra Minty minerally and 17 TASTED Cabernet Sauvignon earthy nose; quite 15 AWARDED 2015 HHHH1/2 complex. Good dark fruit A lovely compote of dark flavours with hints of An excellent class, as berry varietal fruit on tomato leaf and wound expected, of classic both the nose and palate Majella Coonawarra through with sweet regional cabernet wines. mixing with toasty/ Cabernet Sauvignon These show great earthy characters on the 2016 HHHHH tannins and savoury intensity, yet elegance, nose and grainy tannins notes. 5+ $35 along with a great ability and fine acidity on the Smells of blackcurrants to age. long palate. $125 and Ribena with a powerful hit of toasty Hollick Estates Old oak and savoury notes. Vine Coonawarra Well-structured palate Cabernet Sauvignon with lots of minty/ 2016 HHH1/2 cassis flavours and Lots of chocolaty aromas persistent powdery mixed with dark cherries tannins. 3-5 $35 and peppermint and a palate with layers of fruit, oak and tannins. $3696 W I N E S TAT E September/October 2018

regional tastingPatrick of Goldman Wines Hollick Ravenswood Hollick Estates Bowen EstateCoonawarra Estate Wrattonbully Coonawarra Wrattonbully Coonawarra ShirazCoonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon Cabernet Sauvignon Wrattonbully Shiraz 2016 HHHHHCabernet Sauvignon 2012 HHHH 2014 HHH 2016 HHHHH Dense purple wine with2014 HHHH1/2 Minty/menthol hit Smells of red fruits, Ripe black berry aromas spicy cherry bouquetA very fine plush wine to the nose and nice black olives and mix with biscuity oak, and meaty touches andwith a spicy berry persistence of sweet spices and tastes of leathery notes and a a “complete” palatebouquet showing a red fruit flavours with blackberries with a hint of ginger. The big of upfront mulberrytouch of milk chocolate. lots more of those minty chocolaty finish. $79 seamless tannic palate flavours balanced byThe velvety smooth characters evident. $40 has lovely integration of spicy oak and finepalate has lovely varietal Kopparossa Vintage Kopparossa plum fruit, chocolaty oak tannins. $34fruit freshness and Reserve Coonawarra Coonawarra and fine acid. $25 Andrew Peace Winessweetness. $29 Cabernet Sauvignon Cabernet Sauvignon Koonara Wines Empress LimestonePatrick of 2008 HHHH 2012 HHH Angel’s Peak Coast ShirazCoonawarra Grande Still has some fresh Aged leathery briary Coonawarra Shiraz 2016 HHHHReserve Coonawarra blackberry-like varietal aromas and ageing fruit 2016 HHHHH A lifted menthol-likeCabernet Sauvignon fruit characters with flavours with a leathery A powerful, vibrant, fruit nose with light spicy red2010 HHHH1/2 well-handled cedary finish. $40 driven style of shiraz fruit. Plush plum flavoursExcellent persistence oak and persistent with lovely chocolaty, over firm drying tanninsand intensity of red drying tannins. Drinking Kopparossa Vintage caramel and dark plum with sweet spicy oak toberry and dark plum well. $90 Reserve Coonawarra aromas and attractive match. $19fruit characters here Patrick of Cabernet Sauvignon seamlessly balanced Jacob’s Creekwith lots of chocolaty Coonawarra Home 2012 HHH palate with a strong acid Reserve Limestoneoak and underscored Block Coonawarra Nose of stewed plums drive. $25 Coast Shirazby a good crisp acid Cabernet Sauvignon and Bonox! Still has 2017 HHH1/2backbone. $125 2013 HHH1/2 good weight of sweet Spicy fruit pastilleAndrew Peace A very nicely ageing berry fruit on a lovely fragrances with someWines Winemaker’s cabernet that has mature palate. $90 dark berries on theChoice Wrattonbully leathery/earthy aromas palate, a dash of pepperCabernet Sauvignon with a touch of tar and SHIRAZ & and attractive grainy2015 HHHH attractive leafy cassis BLENDS tannins. $17.99Black fruit and vanilla flavours. $45 2017/2016 Glendale Limestonearomas with a hint of Patrick of Coast Shirazsea spray! Dark berry Coonawarra Limited 13 TASTED 2016 HHH1/2fruit flavours with some Release Home 12 AWARDED Solid plum fruitsavouriness on the mid- Block Coonawarra characters with a sweetpalate. Lovely tannins. Cabernet Sauvignon A great line-up of mid- spicy edge supported$18 2008 HHH1/2 weight berry rather than by soft powdery tanninsJim Brand Silent Savoury leathery nose plum flavoured shiraz and creamy vanillin oak.Partner Coonawarra with a cassis lift and a wines. An excellent $18Cabernet Sauvignon dark brooding palate counterpoint to the2015 HHHH with excellent balance bigger, richer, wines ofBig rich style with between age and the south! Great withan earthy/dark berry freshness. $75 food.bouquet edged withvanillin oak. Has a “full I Am Georgeand complete” palate. Limestone CoastDrink soon advised the Shiraz Cabernetjudges. $36 2016 HHHHHLeconfield The Big lifted “open” aromasSydney Reserve of Cherry Ripe, violetsCoonawarra and mocha oak withCabernet Sauvignon minty hints. A fine2014 HHHH smooth seamlesslyStill showing plenty of balanced palate. Greatsweet red berry fruit length and intensity ofwith a minty lift balanced flavour laced with chewyby spicy oak and slightly tannins. $19.99grippy tannins. Drinkingwell now. $80 September/October 2018 W I N E S TAT E 97

LIMESTONE COAST & SURROUNDSMajella Coonawarra Andrew Peace Wines Kopparossa Kopparossa Kopparossa VintageShiraz 2016 HHH1/2 WWW Wrattonbully Coonawarra Shiraz Vintage Reserve Reserve CoonawarraA big full-bodied shiraz Shiraz 2016 HHH 2014 HHHHH Coonawarra Shiraz Shiraz 2008 HHHHwith brooding dark plum- Sweet strawberry Dark chocolaty/licorice 2012 HHHH1/2 Aged leathery nose withlike fruit with a rhubarb bouquet with slight aromas with a tarry Still has vibrant red earthy elements and aedge, drying tannins and medicinal characters. age edge. Palate has berry fruit presence for a complexity of meaty/zingy fresh acidity. $30 Berry fruit flavours on elegance and length six-year-old wine. Plenty mushroom flavoursKoonara Wines the green side. $15 with nice sweet fruit of velvety tannins, with berry notes. HasEzra’s Gift cake characters, very well-handled vanillin oak creamy oak and powderyCoonawarra Shiraz Katnook Founder’s firm tannins and good wrapped up with lovely tannins. $902016 HHH1/2 Block Coonawarra acid. Savoury finish. $40 crunchy acidity. $90Big mocha/dark fruit Shiraz 2016 HHH Jim Brand Kopparossa Vintage SWEET WHITEbouquet with lamb fat- A lovely whiff of violets Jim’s Vineyard Reserve Coonawarralike savoury elements. mixed with earthy Coonawarra Shiraz Shiraz 2014 HHHH 1 TASTEDGreat density and berries and simple 2015 HHHH1/2 Holding its fruit 1 AWARDEDpersistence of savoury/ upfront sweet berry Subtle red fruits on the freshness andsweet flavours. $40 flavours. $20 nose with truffle-like sweetness well and One nice example here.Norfolk Rise characters. A good core of has nice spiciness with Would have liked toVineyard Mount SHIRAZ & sweet fruits through the menthol notes. Good see some late harvestBenson Shiraz BLENDS palate with savoury earthy acid structure and rieslings also.2017 HHH 2015 & OLDER notes, fine tannins and powdery tannins. $90An elegant wine with balancing oak. $36 Patrick of Norfolk Risehints of sweet dark 11 TASTED Patrick of Coonawarra P Series Vineyard Southberry fruits, some 7 AWARDED Coonawarra Joanna Limestone Coast Australia Moscatomeaty notes with lots of Wrattonbully Shiraz Shiraz Cabernet NV HHHappealing spice. $20 Some great examples 2012 HHHH1/2 2013 HHHH Muscat fruit fragrances to be had here. It really Rich mocha oak bouquet Smells of Cherry Ripe and vibrant fresh floral shows what some laced with plums and with a violet-like lift flavours with a lemon age can do for a great violets. Soft and velvety and has very rich ripe sherbet-like finish. $20 wine. This is where the in the mouth with a mulberry fruit flavours winemakers craft comes seamless and stylish with softening tannins to the fore. complexity of berries, and zingy acidity. $19 spices, oak and acid. $45 The Australia Israel Chamber of Commerce South Australia is delighted to announce our upcoming Trade Mission to Israel 3rd –10th October 2018 with Mission Leader Senator Anne Ruston This Trade Mission comes after the success of our June 2017 Trade Mission to Israel on Agriculture, Water, Food and Wine Production. The mission is designed for anyone interested in the Agriculture, Innovation or Commercialisation sectors. Contact our Executive Director Rilka Warbanoff on 0411 113 749 or at [email protected] Australia-Israel Chamber of Commerce (SA/NT) Inc. A: 239 Magill Road, Maylands 5069 P: 0411 113 749 E: [email protected] W: www.aicc.org.au98 W I N E S TAT E September/October 2018



travelbriefsWINSOR DOBBINNORTH-EAST VICTORIAART ADDS A NEW DIMENSION FOLLOW THE BREW TRAIL grading shed next to the tap room. Available on the six rotating taps are theTHE Aboriginal Exhibitions Gallery at THE High Country Brewery Trail has welcomed latest brews, straight from the brewery. TheRutherglen Estates is a unique joint newcomer King River Brewing in the beautiful King River runs at the back of the property, itsventure between Rutherglen Estates King Valley to its expanding collection of craft waters fed from the alpine snow fields above.winery and Australian Aboriginal art breweries across the region. The farm belongs to Brianna’s father, Waltercollector Hans Sip. Operating as a Sartori, a second-generation migrant from thecommercial art gallery housed within the The latest addition expands the trail to eight Trentino Alto-Adige region in Northern Italy.Rutherglen cellar door complex, visitors members - Black Dog Brewery in Taminick, Sartori is an ex-tobacco farmer and viticulturistto Rutherglen can enjoy free entry to Blizzard Brewery in Dinner Plain, Bridge now prominent in the local wine industry. Thequarterly curated exhibitions. As part of Road Brewers in Beechworth, Bright Brewery, brewery is at 4515 Wangaratta-Whitfield Rd,the joint venture agreement, Aboriginal Rutherglen Brewery, Social Bandit Brewing King Valley; phone 0430 115 167 or visit www.Exhibitions Gallery at Rutherglen Estates Company in Mansfield and Sweetwater kingriverbrewing.com.au.has unlimited access to the complete Hans Brewing Company in Mount Beauty - offeringSip collection - one that consists of more visitors a way to explore the scenery, gourmet TEMPTED BY TAPASthan 700 paintings, prints, artefacts and flavours and beers of the whole region.sculptures. Works in the collection include King River Brewing, owned by Nathan and THE Press Room Wine Bar in Beechworth haspaintings from significantly collected Brianna Munt, produces full-flavoured beer been created by owners Mike and Heatherand highly recognised artists, including from natural processes. “With a gentle nod to Allen from a passion for food delivered inTrevor “Turbo” Brown, Frederick William our location we focus on both farmhouse and a beautiful setting with warm, professionalDoolan Jnr, Clifford Possum Tjapaltjarri, easy-drinking styles of beers,” says Nathan. service. The dinner menu features Spanish-Craig Charles and Djambu “Sambo” Barra “King River Brewing is in the heartland of inspired tapas and changes regularly toBarra. The gallery is part of a changing first, second and third generation Italian and reflect seasonal produce. There is a cocktailenvironment at Rutherglen Estates, European immigrant farmlands. The King list and a Beechworth region-accentedwhere a new cellar door has been built. Valley has a wonderful history of hop farms, wine list. Think dishes like roasted PadronAboriginal Exhibitions Gallery represents dairy farms, independently owned wineries, peppers; mushrooms in garlic butter andone the most significant Aboriginal arts produce and livestock businesses, and King Oloroso sherry with jamon; baked aubergineand winery tourism projects in Australia. River Brewing is proud to be part of the local filled with Manchego cheese; marinated char-Visit aboriginalexhibitions.com.au. enterprise.’’ The rustic tasting room is built grilled lamb cutlets with beetroot, hummus, inside an old tobacco kiln on site, while the sumac and pomegranate; and chicken and brewery is housed inside an old tobacco garlic in Manzanilla sherry. Set in an historic former print shop, The Press Room Wine Bar features a blend of fittings, fixtures and soft furnishings that creates a unique ambience. The building dates back 126 years. DAYS @ The Press Room is a new brunch innovation on weekends with an all-day menu featuring local produce from 9am on Saturdays and Sundays. The Press Room, 37 Camp St, Beechworth; phone (03) 5728 2360.100 W I N E S TAT E September/October 2018