Winestate Magazine August 2020

varietal tasting Shingleback Local Shingleback Dewey Station Taylors Heritage Silver Spoon Estate Heroes McLaren Davey Estate Wines Mars Express Clare Valley Shiraz East Meets West Vale Shiraz McLaren Vale Shiraz Barossa Valley 2018 HHHH Heathcote Shiraz Grenache 2017 HHHH1/2 Shiraz 2019 HHHH Still bright and youthful 2018 HHH1/2 2018 HHHH1/2 Delightful floral/violet lift Deep purple hues and with fresh floral Dark fruit bouquet with a Bright purple wine with to the nose and nicely lifted dark plum bouquet aromatics and a long and toasty oak lift and an oak a lifted perfumed berry focussed palate with with slightly toasty oak silky-smooth raspberry/ dominated palate with bouquet and dusty excellent fruit flavours and a lightly oaked, black cherry palate. $29 cola-like characters. $29 oak undertones. Softly throughout the length flavoursome, red berry, Twinwoods Estate RedHeads Dan’jango textured in the mouth of the palate with soft palate. $27 Single Vineyard Barossa Valley with youthful lifted tannins. $25 Bird In Hand Two In Margaret River Shiraz 2019 HHH blackcurrant flavours. $25 Thorn-Clarke The Bush Adelaide Shiraz 2017 HHHH Soft generous shiraz Gemtree Uncut Shotfire Barossa Hills Shiraz Slightly subdued oaky with a complexity of McLaren Vale Shiraz Shiraz 2018 HHHH nose with very good spicy fruit with cola 2018 HHHH1/2 2017 HHHH1/2 A lift of spicy intensity of tangy notes and some meaty Bright lifted berry and Fresh, crunchy and blackcurrant and plum cranberry-like flavours, a elements. $28 plum aromas and lovely focussed. Has ruby fragrances with a full- touch meaty, with nice Domaine Asmara balance to the palate purple hues, pungent bodied berry palate tannins. $25 Private Collection with good length of dark fruit aromas and is showing violet notes. Blue Pyrenees Heathcote Shiraz mouth coating varietal fresh and flavoursome “Has interest.” $25 Estate Pyrenees 2019 HHH fruit flavours. “A great in the mouth. “Has a Kirrihill Gleeson Shiraz 2017 HHHH Blue fruit bouquet with drink!” $26 uniqueness to it.” $28 & Co Clare Valley A nicely aged shiraz that minty notes. Soft in Shiraz 2018 HHHH is drinking well now with the mouth with nicely Eighteen Acres A richly flavoured full- good length of lifted focussed flavours. $29 Single Vineyard bodied shiraz with dark minty berry fruits and Pig In The House McLaren Vale Shiraz ripe fruit and nice handling soft tannins. $26 Organic Cowra 2015 HHHH1/2 of oak. It is warming and Kurtz Family Shiraz 2018 HHH A lift of cedar oak complex. $25 Vineyards Boundary A fresh fragrant on the complex fruit Twinwoods Estate Row Barossa Valley seamlessly balanced, nose. Palate shows Single Vineyard Shiraz 2016 HHHH nicely structured, wine. great balance between Margaret River Brooding dark fruit “Shows finesse.” $25 freshness and maturity Shiraz 2018 HHHH fragrances; quite lifted Wines By Geoff with leathery plum fruit Aromas of dark with good length of rich Hardy K1 Middle Hill and savoury notes. $28 fruits with olive-like fruit cake-like flavours Adelaide Hills Shiraz notes and a lingering and some licorice 2018 HHH complexity of nuances. $28 A pleasant blackberry, licorice Mr Riggs ‘The uncomplicated shiraz, and smoked meat Gaffer’ McLaren soft in the mouth and flavours. $25 Vale Shiraz bright with red fruits. $25 Zonte’s Footstep 2018 HHH1/2 Rusty Bike Wines Chocolate Factory A dark brooding fruit The Dragster Clare McLaren Vale Shiraz driven style with mouth Valley Shiraz 2018 HHHH filling tannins and 2018 HHH Nose is an aromatic attractive cedary oak in Smells of black jellybeans compote of berries with support. $25 with a full flavoured a full-bodied palate that Zonte’s Footstep warming palate. “Very explodes with flavour Lake Doctor old school.” $26 and shows polished Langhorne Creek Calcannia Clare tannins. $27.50 Shiraz 2018 HHH1/2 Valley Shiraz Nicely developing full 2018 HHH flavoured wine with An oak dominated style, bramble-like varietal fruit nice aromatic lift to the and showing plenty of nose and a complexity acidity. $27.50 of maturing flavours. $28 JUDGES - DAY 2 Peter Pollard John McGovern Adam Clay Senior Winemaker at Regional sales Winemaker for Pirathon Angas & Bremer Wines. manager at A.P. John Wines. Previously winemaker Completed vintages with Coopers. In the wine for Penfolds, Lindemans Californian Wineries Geyser industry since 1996 in and Taylors. Has completed Peak, Sonoma Valley, and oak sales. Has been vintages at Marchesi de Peter Lehmann in the in Spain, France and Frescobaldi in Chianti and Barossa Valley. Previously US. Has completed Pellegrin in California. Judge the Winemaker at Simeon AWAC, and judged at at the Alternative Varieties Wines. Completed Barossa wine show show Cairns, Queensland AWRI Advanced Wine and Riverland wine Wine Awards and Clare Valley Assessment course. shows. wine show. August 2020 W I N E S TAT E 51

WORLD’S GREATEST SYRAH/SHIRAZ CHALLENGE XV Grounded Cru Cru Nick Haselgrove Trentham Estate The Thief Barossa She-Oak Hill Estate McLaren Vale Shiraz Wines Blackbilly Reserve Heathcote Valley Shiraz Heathcote Shiraz 2018 HHH McLaren Vale Shiraz Shiraz 2015 HHH 2018 HHHH1/2 2015 HHHH1/2 A full flavoured wine soft 2017 HHH Brick red hues, slight An aromatic complexity Lovely brooding in the mouth and bright Good depth of colour leathery notes to the of cherries, pepper and mulberry and black olive with ripe lifted varietal with lifted aromas and nose and moderate cloves with a mineral fruit that is perfectly fruit. $28 good persistence of light spicy intensity to the element. Soft in the balanced with the Cat Amongst the fruit flavours. $25 palate. $28 mouth but the palate oak and the powdery Pigeons Fat Cat Z Wine Rustica has the volume to carry tannins. Needs air to Barossa Shiraz Barossa Valley Hirsch Hill Yarra the blue and purple fruit open up. “Very more- 2018 HHH Shiraz 2017 HHH Valley Shiraz flavours. $33 ish!” $30 Perfumed purple A full flavoured shiraz 2015 HHH Allegiance Wines fruit aromas and an with lovely creamy A well-aged wine still Single Vineyard interesting floral fruit texture and slightly showing some varietal Hilltops Shiraz flavour profile. $29 medicinal cherry-like fruit characters and has 2019 HHHH Goldman Wines fruit. $25 a nice solid palate. $26 Very lifted pungent Alpine Alpine Blue Pyrenees primary fruit aromas with Valleys Shiraz Estate Dry Grown Paracombe a hint of violets and a 2018 HHH Pyrenees Shiraz Adelaide Hills Shiraz vibrant upfront raspberry An aromatic nose with a 2017 HHH Viognier 2014 HHH fruit palate. $30 slight perfumed lift and Bright lifted berry Aromatic apricot driven Mount Avoca a bright tight red fruit bouquet nicely bouquet with mature Headspace Pyrenees palate. $29 underpinned by the characters on the Shiraz 2019 HHHH Paringa Estate oak with a smooth fruit developing but lively Nicely focussed plum, Peninsula driven palate. $26 palate. $25 dark berry, violet and Mornington Zema Estate rose petal-like varietal Peninsula Shiraz Coonawarra Kilibinbin Scream fruit characters on both 2018 HHH Shiraz 2016 HHH Langhorne Creek the nose and the palate. Slightly gamey aromas Dark chocolaty nose and Shiraz 2013 HHH $32.50 with peppery notes a soft, well structured, A nicely matured shiraz and a long lean green weighty and full ready for drinking now peppercorn palate. $29 flavoured palate. $26.99 with sweet ripe fruit Condie Estate The Kennedy Heathcote intensity. $27 Gwen Heathcote Shiraz 2016 HHH Shiraz 2018 HHH Herbal and green spices SHIRAZ & A wine that is a rich obvious on the nose BLENDS intense complexity of with upfront red plum $30-$35 plums, blackcurrants, flavours and chalky cedary oak and spices. tannins. $28 54 TASTED $29.99 Paracombe 25 AWARDED Angas & Bremer Adelaide Hills Langhorne Creek Shiraz 2015 HHH Quite a mixed bag! “The Shiraz 2017 HHH Nice concentration best wines here were Lifted dark berry nose and seamless balance balanced with primary and superb palate length between savoury fruit fruit volume but also filled with red fruits and and cedary oak. $25 no edges,” noted one silky tannins. $25 judge. “Others were all arms and legs showing green fruit, excess oak or other issues!” JUDGES - DAY 3 Bill Hardy Phil Reedman MW Corporate oenologist for Master of Wine. Wine and Adam Clay Accolade Wines (formerly retail industry consultant. Winemaker for Pirathon Constellation). 28 years’ Formerly product Wines. Previously winemaker winemaking experience in development manager of for Penfolds, Lindemans places such as McLaren Tesco stores, responsible and Taylors. Has completed Vale, WA and France. Has for Australia, New Zealand vintages at Marchesi de judged internationally and South America. Has Frescobaldi in Chianti and (France & Japan), and been judging experience in the Pellegrin in California. Judge an associate senior judge Riverland, Adelaide Hills at the Alternative Varieties at 20+ state & regional and McLaren Vale wine show Cairns, Queensland wine shows in Australia. shows. Wine Awards and Clare Valley wine show. 52 W I N E S TAT E August 2020

varietal tasting Gumpara Wines Gumpara Wines Taylors Jaraman Victors Old Vine Victors Old Vine Clare Valley & Barossa Shiraz Barossa Shiraz McLaren Vale Shiraz 2018 HHHH 2016 HHHH 2018 HHH1/2 A sweeter style of An elegant minerally fruit Sweet fruit aromas with shiraz with a complex nose and a good dark chocolaty notes. Good and interesting array of plum fruit palate that is core, density and power varietal fruit, savoury seamlessly balanced by of fruit flavours with elements and floral the oak and tannins. $32 silky tannins. $32 characters. $32 Elysian Springs The Colonial Estate Brash Vineyard Glenwillow Bendigo Mount Avoca Estate Spring Lamb Explorateur Barossa Single Vineyard Shiraz 2018 HHH1/2 Organic Victoria Adelaide Hills Syrah Valley Shiraz Margaret River A confectionery red Shiraz 2018 HHH1/2 2018 HHHH 2018 HHHH Shiraz 2018 HHHH berry bouquet and A big ripe style with Good cherry/cola varietal Cherries and chocolate Jubey blackcurrant good concentration of pleasant syrupy primary definition on the nose and lift off the nose and fill aromas with beetroot- fruit flavours with quite fruit, good tannin a nicely balanced palate the mouth with lovely like elements and a big grippy tannins. $30 structure and a touch of with good volume of sweet flavours. “Very weighty palate full of Greenstone Estate alcohol warmth. $32.50 minty/cherry flavours. $30 yummy,” according to earthy floral fruit with Heathcote Shiraz Castelli Estate one judge! $30 good use of oak. $34.95 2018 HHH1/2 Frankland River Gomersal Reserve Compote of plums, Shiraz 2018 HHH1/2 Barossa Valley apricots and flowers lift Smells like licorice and Shiraz 2016 HHHH off the nose with similar Sarsaparilla and has a Thick, rich and high in characters echoed on dark brooding core of alcohol with attractive the palate. $32 peppery herbal fruit dark brooding fruit to flavours. $34 carry it through. Needs air to open it up. $30 August 2020 W I N E S TAT E 53

WORLD’S GREATEST SYRAH/SHIRAZ CHALLENGE XV d’Arenberg The Wild Glenlofty Estate Atze’s Corner Sanguine Estate Bellarine Estate Pixie McLaren Vale Pyrenees Shiraz Bachelor Barossa Inception Heathcote Two Wives Bellarine Shiraz 2016 HHH1/2 2017 HHH Valley Shiraz Shiraz 2014 HHHHH Shiraz 2019 HHHH A rich “serious” A bright, fresh 2018 HHHHH A gorgeous drink – so Bright lifted red shiraz that has an inky and varietally pure A deep red wine with fresh for its age with berry bouquet and a concentration to the uncomplicated shiraz an intense lift of dark a rich black pudding of silky-smooth palate nose with a big tannic with some chalky fruit fragrances. Soft a nose and fine tannin with elegant and and dark fruit palate. $30 tannins. $30 and luscious on the profile on the full-bodied youthful cranberry-like Maygars Hill voluminous and nicely palate with intense flavours. $38 Strathbogie Shiraz Greenstone Estate textured palate with dark and savoury fruit Duke’s Vineyard 2017 HHH1/2 Heathcote Shiraz great depth and weight flavours. $39.95 Magpie Hill Reserve A delightful nose of 2017 HHH of blue fruit flavours. $35 Great Southern vanilla, spices and Lovely complex and Scarpantoni Estate Sanguine Estate Shiraz 2018 HHHH flowers with attractive seamlessly balanced Block 3 McLaren Inception Heathcote Aromas of berries and earthy red fruit palate. aromas with a big, soft Vale Shiraz Shiraz 2012 HHHHH licorice with a smooth Good tannins $30 and rich palate. $32 2018 HHHHH A huge wine; excellent and flavoursome palate Maygars Hill An excellent rich depth and complexity. showing good fruit ‘The Aviators’ Reillys Dry Land generously flavoured Wonderful integration intensity. Drink soon! $35 Strathbogie Shiraz Clare Valley Shiraz shiraz with aromas of between the dark fruit Castelli Empirica 2018 HHH 2017 HHH dark ripe fruits with and tobacco aromas Frankland River A tad one-dimensional Quite sweet and oaky a licorice edge and a with savoury chocolaty Syrah 2018 HHHH but has some delightful with spicy cherry aromas velvety smooth palate flavours. Still holding its Smells of Dutch dark and earthy varietal and peppery strawberry layered with ripe fruit freshness. $39.95 licorice! The rich, nicely fruit characters. $30 flavours. $32 and oak flavours. $35 Shingleback structured palate is full Eldredge Blue Chip Mount Avoca The Gate McLaren of dark brooding spicy Clare Valley Shiraz d’Arenberg The Old Vine Organic Vale Shiraz varietal fruit flavours. $38 2018 HHH Laughing Magpie Pyrenees Shiraz 2017 HHHH1/2 Singlefile Single Very oaky style but is McLaren Vale Shiraz 2018 HHHHH A solid “parcel” with a Vineyard Frankland underpinned with a good Viognier 2015 HHH A big bold and intensely purple hue, dark berry River Shiraz weight of red varietal Nose is a mix of plums, purple wine with a lifted intensity to the nose and 2018 HHHH fruit. $30 peaches and savoury blackberry bouquet and a full flavoured palate Ripe and complex yet Zarephath elements with a gravelly robust full-bodied palate with a tight line of acid still bright and youthful Single Vineyard blue fruit palate. $30 with youthful flavours and attractive chalky with rich dark fruits Porongurup Great and great persistence of tannins. $39.95 beautifully balanced by Southern WA Syrah SHIRAZ chunky tannins. $37.95 spicy cedary oak. $39 2018 HHH $35-$40 Tim McNeil Wines Sanguine Estate A fruit pastille of a Clare Valley Shiraz Inception Heathcote nose and a vibrant 50 TASTED 2016 HHHHH Shiraz 2017 HHHH confectionery sweet 38 AWARDED Excellent colour – deep Toasty oak aromas sit cherry/berry palate. $30 and bright with lifted on dark red fruits. Rich, Forester Estate “A cracker of a bracket,” fruit fragrances showing intense and full-bodied Home Block enthused one judge. a spicy intensity and palate intense with Margaret River “Here we see more a classy palate with rich gamey/black fruit Shiraz 2018 HHH consistency across the powerful flavours, plenty flavours. $39.95 Minty aromas with board with more high- of complexity and big subtle raspberry fruit quality wines at the top tannins. $38 underneath and a end.” Certainly worth balance of fruit/oak the extra dollars! flavours. $34 JUDGES - DAY 3 Stephen John Chris Hatcher Senior Winemaker for The Chief winemaker for Louisa Rose Wine Group Australia and Wolf Blass Wines, part Chief winemaker owner/winemaker of Stephen of Treasury Estates, and for Yalumba Wines John Wines. More than 30 formerly Foster’s Group, with seventeen years’ winemaking experience. Beringer-Blass Australia vintages completed. Has judged at Adelaide, for the past 10 years. Regular senior judge National, and Barossa wine Senior judge at Perth, on the capital city shows. Regular Winestate Sydney, Adelaide and wine show circuit, panellist and chairman of Brisbane wine shows. including chair of the judges at the Winestate Wine Royal Perth Wine of the Year Awards. Show in 2009. 54 W I N E S TAT E August 2020

varietal tasting Trinity Hill Gimblett Zonte’s Footstep Velvet & Willow Gravels Hawkes Bay Baron Von Nemesis Clare Valley Shiraz Syrah 2018 HHH1/2 Barossa Shiraz 2016 HHH1/2 Very peppery shiraz – 2018 HHH1/2 Lifted aromatics and a simple, fresh and lively A jammy complexity to rich classy palate with with lovely lifted black the nose and a palate intense fruit cake-like fruit varietal characters. brimming over with rich, flavours layered with $39.99 upfront, varietal fruit cedary oak. $35 Mr Riggs ‘Idle Lane’ flavours. $35 Windowrie Family McLaren Vale Shiraz Avon Brae Barossa Reserve Cowra 2018 HHH1/2 Shiraz 2018 HHH1/2 Shiraz 2016 HHH1/2 Subtle dark fruit aromas Nice volume of sweet Fresh lifted licorice and simple varietal fruit fruit aromas and mouth bouquet and bright flavours on a soft, rich filling ripe fruit flavours plum driven palate with and well-structured with fine tannins. Will grainy tannins and some palate. $35 age well. $36.50 maturation. $35 Kennedy Cambria Yarravale Reserve Pepper Tree Jericho McLaren Passel Estate Heathcote Shiraz Yarra Valley Shiraz ‘The Pebbles’ Vale Shiraz Margaret River 2016 HHHH 2014 HHHH Limited Release 2018 HHH1/2 Shiraz 2016 HHH1/2 Savoury malty bouquet A complexity of fruit on Wrattonbully Shiraz Fragrant spicy lift to the Subdued minerally with slight funky notes the nose. Soft in the Viognier nose and appealing red nose but full flavoured and a palate of plums, mouth with excellent 2018 HHH1/2 licorice-like flavours on palate with black fruit cedar and spice. “Has length of mature red and Great concentrated the gravelly textured persistence and drying loads of personality!” $35 blue fruit flavours. Drink perfumed bouquet and a palate. $38 tannic finish. $38 now. $36 firm grippy tannic palate full of dark spicy berry flavours. $35 August 2020 W I N E S TAT E 55

WORLD’S GREATEST SYRAH/SHIRAZ CHALLENGE XV Bendbrook Goat Sanguine Estate Hare’s Chase McLaren Vale III William Light Clare Track Single Inception Heathcote Marananga Barossa Associates The Valley Shiraz Vineyard Adelaide Shiraz 2018 HHH Valley Shiraz Descendant Of 2018 HHHH1/2 Hills Shiraz Dark and dense with 2016 HHH Squid Ink Single An uncomplicated 2019 HHH bright red fruits, Smells toasty and spicy Vineyard Estate varietally correct style. Soft, round and powerful oak and a and is warm and rich in Grown McLaren Lovely purple colour uncomplicated with creamy texture. $39.95 the mouth with savoury Vale Shiraz and smelling of sweet sour cherry fruit and Ellis Wines characters. $38 2019 HHHH1/2 licorice with layers of crunchy acidity. Ready Signature Label A big, concentrated and licorice, dark plum and to drink. $38 Heathcote Shiraz SHIRAZ & complex wine; still a black fruit characters on Chain Of Ponds 2017 HHH BLENDS baby. It exhibits rich dark the palate. $40 Ledge Adelaide Hills A full flavoured, nicely $40-$45 fruit with floral and spicy Wines By Geoff Shiraz 2018 HHH aged, shiraz with elements and expansive Hardy Pertaringa Lifted inky fruit bouquet cranberry-like varietal 46 TASTED tannins with a slightly Over The Top and a bright tight red fruit characters. $35 28 AWARDED drying finish. $43 McLaren Vale Shiraz licorice palate with good Grandeur Wellington A solid class, apart from 2018 HHHH1/2 level of acidity. $35 Gen 69 McLaren the 2019s. The judges Little So & So Wine Very appealing, youthful Clarnette & Vale Shiraz expected this result at Co. Precious Little and very quaffable. Ludvigsen 2017 HHH this price point. “Some Marananga Barossa Great colour with a Grampians Shiraz Gentle spicy aromas of these wines will Valley Shiraz spicy lift to the nose and 2018 HHH with a full-bodied look markedly better 2018 HHHH1/2 terrific upfront flavour Big hit of spicy oak and palate showing in a few years time,” A lean and vibrant style complexity – all dark fruit berries on the nose and a secondary characters said one judge. “These of shiraz with lifted sweet and chocolate. $40 berry compote of a palate developing. $35 were generally built for plum and blueberry Maygars Hill Reserve and silky tannins. $35 Saracen Estates ageing.” fruit well matched by Strathbogie Shiraz Riddoch Reserve Margaret River some very nice oak and 2017 HHHH1/2 Coonawarra Shiraz Shiraz 2017 HHH Taltarni Estate showing soy-like savoury Deep red wine with 2018 HHH Minty lift to the black Pyrenees Shiraz notes. $40 purple highlights. Fresh Lifted blueberry bouquet cherry bouquet with a 2018 HHHHH Patritti Lot Three cool climate varietal and a unique flavour bright crunchy red fruit An excellent shiraz – it’s McLaren Vale Shiraz fruit bouquet and a profile with upfront palate. $35 big and intense with 2018 HHHH1/2 big solid palate rich tannins. $35 Greenock Creek great varietal expression. A bright and intensely with black cherry and Fernfield Wines Alices Barossa Rich vibrant aromatics purple wine with plum-like varietal fruit Old River Red Eden Valley Shiraz lift off the nose and fragrant cassis fruit flavours. $42 Valley Shiraz 2017 HHH there is good depth of aromas and a warm and Seabrook The 2018 HHH An intense and complex youthful plum and violet youthful palate brimming Merchant Barossa Minty cherry fragrances mix of savoury, meaty and flavours. $40 over with sweet ripe Valley Shiraz and a palate bright with licorice characters with a fruit flavours. $40 2016 HHHH1/2 plums and cherries. warm finish. $39.99 A big complex shiraz Good use of oak. $37 Rusty Mutt ‘Original’ maturing nicely showing Bendbrook Goat McLaren Vale Shiraz an ageing perfumed Track Single 2016 HHH bouquet and has a Vineyard Adelaide A fruity nose with some developed flavour profile Hills Shiraz leathery maturity and a on the harmoniously 2018 HHH warm, sweet and nicely balanced palate. $40 Overall a good wine with aged palate. $35 Bird In Hand funky fruit fragrances Z Wine Hedley Adelaide Hills Shiraz and subtle plum Barossa Valley 2018 HHHH flavours. $38 Shiraz 2016 HHH Fragrant lifted and still Jo Nash Strathbogie Dark brooding oak driven youthful wine with dark Ranges Shiraz aromas with plums and fruit characters, pleasant 2018 HHH chocolate filling the grainy tannins and a Slightly stewed varietal palate. $35 good line of acid. $40 fruit characters with spicy oak tending to dominate at the moment. $38 56 W I N E S TAT E August 2020

varietal tasting Haselgrove ‘Catkin’ Mitchelton Estate Soumah Single Wines By Geoff McLaren Vale Shiraz Grown Heathcote Vineyard Yarra Hardy Pertaringa 2018 HHHH Shiraz 2017 HHHH Valley Syrah Over The Top Attractive spicy plum Clean, balanced and 2019 HHH1/2 McLaren Vale Shiraz bouquet and complex still youthful with A youthful fruit driven 2017 HHH1/2 layers of dark fruits lifted fleshy plum fruit style with vibrant plum “A wine with poise!” and oak flavours on the and good acid/tannin aromas, cranberry-like Interesting forest long and well-balanced balance. Has lots left in flavours and a fine tannin floor-like characters and palate. $40 it yet! $40 profile. $40 leathery age characters Tim Smith Wines Tintilla Estate Tintilla Estate developing. $40 Barossa Shiraz Reserve Hunter Reserve Hunter Tamburlaine Organic 2018 HHHH Valley Shiraz Valley Shiraz Wines Reserve A youthful seamlessly 2017 HHHH 2018 HHH1/2 Hunter Valley Syrah balanced shiraz with A big dense vivid red A rich licorice 2019 HHH impressive depth of wine with sweet black bouquet and a dense Lifted perfumed plum sweet ripe fruit and cherry-like nose and concentration of flavours aromas with bright fresh loads of quality oak. sweet upfront dark fruit at the savoury meaty end flavours and supple Needs time. $42 and licorice flavours. $40 of the spectrum. $40 tannins. $44 Yes Said The Seal Tintilla Estate Blue Pyrenees Tamburlaine Organic Bellarine Peninsula Patriarch Hunter Estate Section One Wines Reserve Shiraz 2018 HHHH Valley Shiraz Pyrenees Shiraz Orange Syrah Quite savoury nose 2014 HHHH 2018 HHH1/2 2019 HHH layered with cedar-like A classic style of shiraz. Young, robust and A simple brambly oak. Very stylish bright Minty cedary aromas needing more time. bouquet and a big firm plum fruit palate with lift off the nose and Malty oak on the nose and grippy sweet cola more of the cedar oak to dark fruits fill the mouth that is echoed on the palate. $44 balance. $42 with complex mature slightly aggressive flavours. $40 palate. $42 August 2020 W I N E S TAT E 57

WORLD’S GREATEST SYRAH/SHIRAZ CHALLENGE XV Bird In Hand SHIRAZ Frankland Estate Adelaide Hills Syrah $45-$50 Isolation Ridge 2018 HHH Vineyard Frankland A vivid purple wine with 28 TASTED River Syrah attractive perfumed red 21 AWARDED 2018 HHH1/2 fruit and slightly drying Distinctive cool climate tannins. $40 A strong consistent peppery characters on Sussex Squire The class. “Good density and the nose with a fresh Partnership Clare richness overall,” said fruit driven peppery Valley Shiraz Mataro one judge. “Generally, berry palate. $45 2018 HHH these wines were either A straightforward fruit good or very good with Plantagenet driven wine with varietal the 2018s and 2016s at Lancaster Great characters of black fruits the fore.” Southern Shiraz and olives. $40 2018 HHH1/2 Haselgrove ‘Catkin’ Mum’s Block Lifted blue fruit varietal McLaren Vale Shiraz Barossa Shiraz characters with nice use 2017 HHH 2018 HHHHH of oak and showing a Nice concentration of Intense red wine with a warm and slightly meaty spicy peppery aromas lovely lift of rich red and finish. $45 and long leathery black black fruit aromas and fruit flavours. $40 a youthful yet complex Taltarni Old Vine Jack Rabbit Wines By Geoff Kangarilla Road The palate with good Pyrenees Shiraz Vineyard Bellarine Hardy K1 Adelaide Devil’s Whiskers length of lush sweet 2018 HHHH1/2 Peninsula Shiraz Hills Shiraz McLaren Vale Shiraz fruit flavours and firm Nose is an aromatic 2019 HHHH 2018 HHH1/2 2017 HHH tannins. $47 mix of lifted black fruit Aromatic lift of berries A nose like black Leathery maturity and milk chocolate with and toast with juicy jellybeans with a minty developing here Pirathon Black generous berry fruit youthful raspberry and lift and flavoursome and integrated with Barossa Valley flavours on the youthful red cherry flavours. layers of berries, olives good varietal fruit Shiraz 2016 HHHHH palate with its long fine A beautiful classy and licorice. $45 complexity. $40 A big full-bodied tannic tannin structure. $45 drinkable wine. $45 Domaine Asmara Sew & Sew wine showing strength, Zema Estate Tempus Two Pewter Reserve Heathcote ‘Contour’ Adelaide power and volume. It Family Selection Barossa Valley Shiraz 2018 HHH1/2 Hills Syrah has a complex spicy Coonawarra Shiraz Shiraz 2018 HHHH Oak dominates the 2017 HHH leathery dark fruit 2015 HHHH1/2 An interesting mix of nose and palate but has “Very Rhone-like,” said bouquet with similar Bright, lifted and still eucalypt, sweet red nice berry fruit pushing one judge with exotic characters on the amazingly youthful berries and resinous through with soy/meaty cranberry-like fruit and opulent palate. $49 with lingering leathery oak. Spicy lift to the complexity. $49 strong peppery lift. $40 fruit and aromatic oak nose with a good palate Brothers In Arms Hirsch Hill Reserve After Five Wine characters. Loads of structure. $45 Langhorne Creek Yarra Valley Shiraz Co. Barossa Valley flavour underscored by Morgan Simpson Shiraz 2016 HHH1/2 2017 HHH Shiraz fine tannins. $49.95 Reprieve McLaren Nicely developing wine Dark brooding and 2018 HHHH1/2 Vale Shiraz that, “Hooks you in!” chocolaty wine with Intense, persistent, full 2016 HHHH Spicy fruit cake-like hints of cherry fruit and flavoured shiraz – very Intense lifted bright fruit/ characters and drying strong tannins. $40 youthful. Nice berry oak nose with good tannins. $45 Dell’uva Eliza lift to the nose and a length of plum jam-like Tempus Two Pewter Barossa Shiraz fruit driven palate with flavours and lots of oak Barossa Valley 2015 HHH pleasing sweetness, adding complexity. $45 Shiraz 2015 HHH1/2 Varietally correct style good level of acid and Beklyn Currency Tomato leaf edge to the with fresh blue fruits, tannins. $45 Creek Shiraz leathery tobacco-like good use of oak and 2018 HHH1/2 nose. The palate is soft, “perky” acidity. $40 Nice lifted toasty oak complex and nicely well integrated with matured. $45 the ripe berry fruit. Centennial Has length, weight and Vineyards Limited persistence. $45 Release Hilltops NSW Shiraz 2018 HHH Full flavoured shiraz that has fine dark berry fruits, creamy texture and fresh acidity. $45 58 W I N E S TAT E August 2020

varietal tasting Haselgrove ‘II Grounded Cru Inc Blewitt Springs Shingleback D Block Schubert Estate Padrone’ McLaren McLaren Vale Shiraz Wine Co Single Reserve McLaren The Gosling Barossa Vale Shiraz 2018 HHHHH Vineyard Reserve Vale Shiraz Valley Shiraz 2018 HHH A classy deep purple McLaren Vale Shiraz 2016 HHHHH 2017 HHHH A dark dense red with wine more at the 2017 HHHHH Still youthful for a A relatively understated intense plum aromas and savoury end of A pretty nose showing four-year old with great straightforward uncomplicated sweet red the spectrum with excellent balance sweet fresh, slightly shiraz that has a rich berry flavours. $45 distinctive umami between the sweet jammy, varietal fruit concentration of characters on the nose oak and dark fruits. with lovely silky-smooth licorice, plum and oak Pepper Tree and an attractive black The stylish palate tannins. Spicy lift to the characters. $55 ‘The Gravels’ fruit flavour profile. $50 has polished tannins nose and long complex Georges ‘The Exile’ Single Vineyard Mr Riggs ‘JFR’ with oak that adds flavours. $55 Clare Valley Shiraz Wrattonbully Shiraz McLaren Vale Shiraz complexity rather than 2015 HHHH 2018 HHH 2018 HHHHH overpowers. $50 Cooper Burns A lovely harmonious A lifted full flavoured A robustly structured Grounded Cru Inc Barossa Valley wine. Attractive spicy shiraz with a respectable wine with an opulent McLaren Vale Shiraz Shiraz 2013 HHHHH notes to the nose with length of bright red fruits cranberry, black 2016 HHHHH “Lots going on here,” a complexity of plums, and fresh acidity. $45 cherry and plum-like Classic aged McLaren noted one judge. It has tobacco and green olive combination of fruit Vale shiraz aromas with an olive tapenade-like flavours. $50 Schwarz Nitschke characters all beautifully long lingering black bouquet and a sweet, Silent Noise Reserve Block Barossa Valley balanced with the malty fruit flavours laced with spicy and chocolaty McLaren Vale Shiraz Shiraz 2018 HHH oak. $50 rich liqueur-like layers palate. Very Aussie 2017 HHH1/2 Blue fruits with slight and edged with tar and style with still more life Quite oak driven green edge, some cedar-like notes. $50 in it. $50 showing lots of rich interesting earthy notes Mr Riggs ‘Burnt upfront dark chocolate and a creamy texture. $45 Block’ McLaren Vale characters with a firm Shiraz 2018 HHHH tannic finish. $50 Bush Track Conmara Slightly leaner more Howard Park Leston Alpine Valleys savoury style, great Margaret River Shiraz 2017 HHH colour with vibrant Shiraz 2016 HHH1/2 Soft, round and licorice aromas and A well-made wine uncomplicated wine typical rich regional red maturing nicely with with good flavour fruit flavours. $50 lots of tannins and oak length and slight tarry Grampians Estate underscored by plum- development. $45 Barrawatta Great like varietal fruit. $50 Western Grampians Paracombe Tempus Two Uno Shiraz 2017 HHHH MacGillivray UH Hunter Valley An excellent ageing Adelaide Hills Shiraz Shiraz 2014 HHH wine. “A slam dunker!” 2013 HHH1/2 A slightly herbaceous suggested one judge An opulent developed nose and well aged with savoury complexity savoury style, brick red smoky leathery palate lifted by violet-like floral in colour with spicy with upfront tannins. $45 elements. $50 black fruits and soy-like mature notes. $50 SHIRAZ Ulupna Royal $50-$60 Phoenix Single Vineyard Goulburn 28 TASTED Valley Shiraz 20 AWARDED 2019 HHH “A knife edge style,” “This group was a noted one judge. Light, definite step up,” spicy, uncomplicated and agreed the judges. “The bright with acidity. $55 top wines here showed Ulupna Royal attention to detail from Phoenix Single the highest quality fruit Vineyard Goulburn and with the selection of Valley Shiraz the best parcels.” 2018 HHH A juicy young wine with poise and elegance and showing plenty of cellaring potential. $55 August 2020 W I N E S TAT E 59

WORLD’S GREATEST SYRAH/SHIRAZ CHALLENGE XV Grampians Estate SHIRAZ & Thorn-Clarke Soul Growers Slow Sanguine Estate St Ethels Great BLENDS William Randell Grown Barossa D’Orsa Heathcote Western Grampians $60-$80 Barossa Shiraz Shiraz Shiraz Shiraz 2017 HHH 2017 HHHHH 2018 HHHH1/2 2013 HHHH1/2 A pleasant straightforward 63 TASTED Interesting cooked black A soft silky deep purple A big bold brooding shiraz showing nice cherry-like varietal fruit shiraz driven by black shiraz that’s deep, dense spiciness and showing 43 AWARDED characters lifted with jellybean/licorice-like fruit and dark with licorice some age. $50 exotic spiciness and with flavours that linger aromas and rich savoury black licorice. Has great across a palate that complexity to the palate Grounded Cru Inc “A strong group of poise and length with a has great structure and with a slight drying McLaren Vale Shiraz wines with the excellent long flavour profile. $60 seamless balance. $60 finish. $69.95 2017 HHH use of oak a pleasure to A good example of an taste,” said one judge. Octtava Piano ageing shiraz. Interesting “There seems to be Pyrenees Shiraz smoked meat, plum and a stylistic shift from 2019 HHHH liqueur elements. $50 winemakers where less Bright purple wine, Mitchelton Toolleen can be better.” dense and flavoursome Single Vineyard with cinnamon and Heathcote Shiraz clove–like spiciness on 2017 HHH the nose and rich tarry Big, sweet and powerful plum flavours. $60 wine with concentrated plum jam-like fruit and Paulmara Estates hints of balsamic. $50 Limited Release Syna Barossa Shiraz 2018 HHHH Youthful and elegant wine. Has a blackberry bouquet with a slight green edge and lovely palate full of dark plum flavours. $60 Gemtree Ernest Mitchelton Spring Zonte’s Footstep Allan McLaren Vale Block Heathcote Z Force McLaren Shiraz 2018 HHHHH Shiraz 2017 HHHHH Vale Shiraz “The complete package A deep red wine 2017 HHHH1/2 – it has the works!” Red/ showing great depth and A silky smooth purple in colour with lifted length with spicy cherry seamlessly integrated aromas of spices, plums and raspberry fruit in wine. Smells of olive and licorice. Has loads perfect harmony with tapenade lifted by minty of flavour that builds in the acid and tannins and notes. The dark menthol the mouth with nicely showing a deft use of fruit flavours show textured palate. $60 oak. $65 underlying richness. $70 Patritti JPB McLaren Ubertas Project Vale Shiraz Taylors St Andrews Mount Avoca Kirrihill EB’s The D Barossa Valley 2018 HHHHH Clare Valley Shiraz The Calling Squire Clare Valley Shiraz 2017 HHH A brooding spice-driven 2017 HHHHH Pyrenees Shiraz Shiraz 2018 HHHH Robust plum bouquet and shiraz still young and “A beguiling style,” 2017 HHHH1/2 Damson plums and opulent dark maturing fruit tight with blackberry thought one judge. “Christmas in a glass!” black olives with spicy flavours with a lingering aromatics and intense Quite different with declared one judge. cedary nuances lift off finish. $50 flavours of dark plum lifted plum and cherry “A joyous experience.” the nose. Lovely layers Glenlofty Estate fruits with stylish cedar- fruit layered with loads Masses of perfumed of dark fruit and savoury The Ridge Block like oak. It just needs of cinnamon and coffee spicy dark fruit aromas flavours. $65 Pyrenees Shiraz some more time. $60 characters and has a soft and flavours with good 2017 HHH tannin backbone. $67 use of oak. $78 Interesting nose almost Bonox-like with good Sanguine Estate Lannister Bush Vine depth, intensity and D’Orsa Heathcote Limited Release balance to the palate. $55 Shiraz 2014 HHHHH McLaren Vale Shiraz A deep purple wine that 2015 HHHH1/2 has the wow factor! Maturing leathery An intense, fragrant aromas with nice lift and spicy bouquet. The of black fruits and a palate is quite tight and balanced complexity youthful for its age with of dark fruits and black dense spicy fruit layered olive flavours with a with complexity. $69.95 spicy finish. $65 60 W I N E S TAT E August 2020

varietal tasting Sanguine Estate Silver Spoon Estate Ortus Limited Saddler’s Creek Lou Miranda Estate D’Orsa Heathcote Hallmark Heathcote Edition McLaren Wines Alessandro Old Vine Barossa Shiraz 2018 HHHH Shiraz 2016 HHHH Vale Shiraz Reserve Hunter Valley Shiraz “Plenty of style and A big, warming, deep 2018 HHH1/2 Valley Shiraz 2016 HHH class here and has the red wine. Some A brooding menthol fruit 2018 HHH A rich full-bodied style ‘X’ factor!” said one powerful oak here but nose. Rich and rounded Intensity of peppery with lifted savoury judge. It’s savoury and it works perfectly with in the mouth with dark blackcurrant fruit complexity, sweet oak chocolaty with good the sweet lifted black crunchy fruit and sharp characters nicely and grippy tannins. $60 spicy length. $69.95 varietal fruit. $65 acid. $60 matched by some well- Z Wine Julius Kurtz Family Saddler’s Creek handled oak. $65 Sanguine Estate Barossa Valley Vineyards Lunar Wines Alessandro Silver Spoon Estate D’Orsa Heathcote Shiraz 2018 HHHH Block Barossa Reserve Langhorne Hallmark Heathcote Shiraz 2016 HHH Fragrant aromatic nose Valley Shiraz Creek Shiraz Shiraz 2018 HHH A long and complex with attractive raspberry 2016 HHHH 2017 HHH1/2 A warmer style with riper style of shiraz with confectionery fruit “An interesting An uncomplicated style a confectionery fruit attractive dark fruits and flavours, judicious use wine,” thought one – rounded and smooth bouquet and plum jam- cedary oak. $69.95 of the oak and plenty of judge. Minty/eucalypt with nice mature cherry like flavours. $65 acid. $70 characters mingle with fruit characters and Taltarni Reserve Wickham Estate Ekhidna Linchpin blackcurrant fruit and balancing oak. $65 Pyrenees Shiraz McLaren Vale Shiraz McLaren Vale Shiraz chocolaty oak. $75 Gomersal Estate Cabernet 2018 HHH 2015 HHH 2017 HHHH Barossa Valley Attractive blend of subtle Inviting caramel-like A rich dark fruit cake of a Glenwillow Reserve Shiraz 2016 HHH1/2 cherry and raspberry aromas with mature red shiraz with some tangy Bendigo Shiraz “A heavyweight!” Big hit fruit with menthol notes fruit/oak flavours and notes, savoury oak and 2015 HHHH of juicy fruit characters and silky tannins. $75 good level of acid. $70 hints of black tea-like A mature savoury style with masses of dark Atze’s Corner character. $60 with spicy leathery chocolaty elements and Boehm’s Black Glenwillow Reserve aromas and a captivating lifted spices. $60 Barossa Valley Bendigo Shiraz Nardone Baker The flavour profile with soft Ellis Wines Premium Shiraz 2017 HHH 2014 HHH Wara Manta Reserve tannin structure. Drink Heathcote Shiraz Impressive up-front Sweet maturing fruit McLaren Vale Shiraz soon. $60 2016 HHH1/2 savoury/olive tapenade characters – almost 2017 HHHH Foxey’s Hangout A “quiet” and pretty characters supported port-like and evolving A fresh and very Lagar Mornington wine with interesting by cedary oak. Drink leathery/soy-like “precise” style with Peninsula Shiraz facets of spice, flowers now. $60 nuances. $60 spicy plum fruit, soft NV HHH1/2 and plums. Good fruit Ekhidna Kings Hill tannins and showing Vivid red wine with a sweetness. $70 Single Vineyard Reillys RCV hints of leathery maturity. peppery herbaceous Wickham Estate McLaren Vale Shiraz ‘Stoneflower’ Clare “More time.” $78 bouquet, sour cherry-like McLaren Vale Shiraz 2017 HHH Valley Shiraz Ekhidna Linchpin flavours and some floral 2016 HHH1/2 Still a very tight youthful 2014 HHH McLaren Vale Shiraz nuances. $70 Elegant true to style wine that will need more Sweet maturing fruit 2016 HHHH shiraz – all cherries, time. “But it is all there,” characters – almost Robust weighty style with plums, cedar and spice said one judge. $60 port-like with evolving upfront lifted plum fruit with leathery maturity Ekhidna Back Block leathery elements. $70 aromas and flavours with developing. $70 McLaren Vale Shiraz a savoury olive-like edge Briar Ridge Dairy 2017 HHH SHIRAZ & and drying finish. $60 Hill Single Vineyard Bright spicy aromas with BLENDS Hunter Valley Shiraz a dark plum filled palate, $80-$100 2018 HHH elegant oak and crisp Smells of cinnamon acidity. $60 28 TASTED toast with earthy Kangarilla Road Q 18 AWARDED raspberry flavours and McLaren Vale Shiraz subtle mocha notes. $60 2017 HHH Quite a mixed result Lost Penny 1891 An enjoyable here with wines ranging Penny Barossa uncomplicated drink from pretenders Valley Shiraz that is elegant, well to some excellent 2018 HHH integrated and spicy. $70 examples. “A number Dark fruit aromas and Dell’uva Barossa were overblown with flavours with slight Syrah 2016 HHH every character possible, confectionery notes, Interesting meaty often not in a good vanilla oak and soft bouquet with a slight way,” noted one judge. tannins. $60 feral note and leathery “Just because you sour cherry flavours. $60 can doesn’t mean you should!” August 2020 W I N E S TAT E 61

WORLD’S GREATEST SYRAH/SHIRAZ CHALLENGE XV McGuigan Personal Ekhidna Rechner Plantagenet Wyjup SHIRAZ & Sandalford Reserve VV Hunter McLaren Vale Shiraz Collection Mount BLENDS Prendiville Valley Shiraz 2016 HHHH Barker Shiraz $100-$200 Reserve Margaret 2017 HHHHH A complex purple wine 2018 HHH River Shiraz Crimson wine with with a pleasant mix Dense, oaky and 34 TASTED 2017 HHHH1/2 purple highlights. The of freshness and age. toasty with intense, 23 AWARDED A long, lingering and nose is bright with Both the oak and fruit slightly stewed-like fruit A very mixed group of complex style that’s perfumed fruit aromas play an equal part. underneath. $80 wines with some good graceful and yet full of and the palate has Years to go! $95 Haselgrove ‘The solid examples but one flavour. The oak plays a enticing dark cherry fruit O.G Old Vine Ambassador’ Single judge questioned. “Are big role in the wine but seamlessly integrated Barossa Valley Vineyard McLaren winemakers thinking it works well with the with the oak. $80 Shiraz 2016 HHHH Vale Shiraz that extra oak and riper, great varietal fruit. $120 A well aged shiraz; 2018 HHH 16% alcohol, fruit is Tempus Two Uno Zitta Wines mostly secondary Complex oak laced with what consumers expect Hunter Valley Shiraz Greenock Single characters evident. flavoursome red berry at this price? What 2017 HHHH1/2 Vineyard Barossa Some fruit on the nose richness and nicely we are looking for is A dense and still Valley Shiraz and a hint of earthiness balancing tannins. $85 grace and balance with youthful wine with 2012 HHHHH on the palate. $95 Haselgrove ‘Col maintained vibrancy masses of powerful A beautifully aged and Bendbrook Goat Cross’ Single that you can lose if you minty oak matched by complex wine with very Track Reserve Vineyard McLaren overdo it – and there the intense, rich and intense tarry chocolaty Single Vineyard Vale Shiraz were a number of flat lively purple fruit varietal richness but still Adelaide Hills Shiraz 2018 HHH overworked wines characters with iodine- showing some red fruit 2015 HHHH A slight porty character here.” like nuances. $150 characters underscored A lovely wine, great to the nose with Frankland Estate by firm tannins. Very colour with French-like a dense, rich and Tim Smith Wines Smith Cullam appealing. $80 leafy complexity and chocolaty palate. “Lots TSW Reserve Frankland River McGuigan Personal cool climate peppery to like!” $90 Barossa Shiraz Syrah 2018 HHHH Reserve Bainton elements. “Very more- Haselgrove ‘Col 2018 HHHH1/2 An intense wine Hunter Valley Shiraz ish!” $80 Cross’ Single A warm, ripe and showing grace and 2017 HHHH1/2 Bird In Hand Nest Vineyard McLaren sweet dense crimson elegance with beautiful Sweet oak and berry Egg Adelaide Hills Vale Shiraz wine with a beautiful rich ripe spicy red berry fruit lift off the nose. Shiraz 2015 HHHH 2017 HHH complexity of sweet fruit fruit nicely balanced by The velvety palate is An elegant cool Tight savoury style and powerful oak on the the oak. $120 warm and flavoursome climate style of shiraz exhibiting olives and nose and the long, fresh Haselgrove ‘The with an abundance with loads of appeal, mulberries with earthy and bright palate. $125 Cruth’ McLaren Vale of black cherry-like excellent balance elements. $90 Shiraz 2018 HHHH flavours lifted by floral/ and nice developed Dell’uva Sandstone A pretty wine – lovely rose nuances. $80 characters. $99 Barossa Shiraz depth of crimson hues Dewey Station Kirrihill EB’s 2016 HHH with powerful fruit and Wines Anne-Inspired The Gentleman Of A dense oak dominated oak aromas that follows Barossa Valley Clare Clare Valley shiraz – warm, ripe and through onto the velvety Shiraz 2018 HHHH Shiraz Mataro rich with ripe fruit and palate. $150 A traditional style with 2018 HHH1/2 excellent tannins. $80 Z Wine Plowman lots going on. It has a A rich wine with lovely Kurtz Family Dry Grown Barossa big oak presence but freshness and vibrancy Vineyards Schmick Valley Shiraz is backed by warm and of varietal fruits with Barossa Valley 2017 HHHH powerful black fruit. $80 oak adding savoury Shiraz 2015 HHH A brightly coloured, length. $85 A big inky wine with hot and jammy wine Reillys RCV mature bottle age with lovely depth and ‘Pressings’ Clare aromas and a clean complexity from the Valley Shiraz palate with tight drying seamlessly integrated 2016 HHH1/2 tannins. $85 oak and fruit. $120 A huge dense and Briar Ridge Z Wine Plowman inky shiraz with rich Stockhausen Dry Grown Barossa varietal fruit, sweet Signature Series Valley Shiraz oak intensity and nice Hunter Valley 2016 HHHH sinewy tannins. $95 Shiraz 2011 HHH A huge dense inky Planta Circa Medium bodied showing shiraz with plenty of Ancestor Vine pronounced acidity with flavour. Intense toasty Barossa Valley fragrant fruit adding oak dominates the Shiraz 2018 HHH appeal and grace. $85 blackberry fruit. Will live An oak driven wine with for a long time yet. $120 quite complex jammy fruit well balanced by fresh acidity. $80 62 W I N E S TAT E August 2020

varietal tasting Cooper Burns Allegiance Wines Lou Miranda Estate Taylors The Pioneer Guigal Cote Rotie Bloody Valentine Unity Barossa Valley Master Piero Clare Valley Shiraz La Landonne France Reserve Barossa Shiraz 2018 HHH Barossa Valley 2016 HHHH1/2 Syrah 2014 HHHH Valley Shiraz A delightful fruit bomb! Shiraz 2016 HHH A big, rich, deep purple Great purple colour, 2013 HHHH An alluring rich and Slight confectionery oaky wine. Has a vibrant rich fruit with a A big, complex and complex medium bodied raspberry-like varietal powerful sweet plum slight green edge and savoury old school style shiraz. $100 fruit creating good cake of a nose and lots of cedary oak with with lots of secondary Soul Growers aromas and lots of beautiful palate length, interesting oyster shell- characters. Has plenty of Hampel Single flavour. $150 elegance and freshness. like nuances. $890 everything! $100 Vineyard Barossa Give it more time. $200 Wines By Geoff Tempus Two Valley Shiraz Briar Ridge Dairy Wolf Blass Hardy Pertaringa Uno Hunter Valley 2018 HHH Hill Single Vineyard Platinum Label Yeoman McLaren Shiraz 2018 HHH1/2 Lots of toasty oak Hunter Valley Shiraz Medlands Vineyard Vale Shiraz A clean uncomplicated mingling with a powerful 2010 HHH Barossa Shiraz 2017 HHH medium bodied hit of fruit with mealy- A velvety smooth 2015 HHHH1/2 A complex full-bodied wine with cool minty like notes. $160 uncomplicated wine A long, complex, wine with an interesting characters mixing with Trinity Hill Homage with subtle aromas and brooding and very inky complexity of fruit red berry fruit. $150 Hawkes Bay Syrah flavours. $110 shiraz that has loads of pastille-like fruit and Soul Growers Gobell 2018 HHH interest and plenty of oak. $250 Single Vineyard Lovely lifted spicy Cooper Burns lovely fresh intensity of Paul Jaboulet Barossa Valley peppery nose and a Reserve Barossa red berry aromas and Aine La Chappelle Shiraz 2018 HHH1/2 complex cool fruit driven Valley Shiraz flavours. $200 Hermitage France An attractive red palate. $150 2010 HHH Penfolds Grange Shiraz 2017 HHH fruit bouquet with a Hemera JDR A very mature wine – “A Bin 95 South A classy wine, still powerful mix of rich Barossa Valley ten-year-old that still has Australia Shiraz quite fresh with great fruitcake and Cherry Shiraz lots going on.” But drink 2015 HHHH1/2 clarity of cool minty fruit Ripe-like flavours. $160 2017 HHH soon. $150 A dense heavily characters. $800 Pepper Tree A lovely rich warmth of concentrated style with Wines By Geoff ‘Robustum’ varietal fruit and gentle SHIRAZ $200+ a big hit of oak well Hardy Pertaringa Premium oak with soft velvety matched by powerful Yeoman McLaren Wrattonbully Shiraz tannins. $120 13 TASTED varietal fruit characters Vale Shiraz 2018 HHH1/2 Blue Pyrenees 9 AWARDED on both the nose and 2016 HHH One judge compared this Estate Richardson the palate. $1,100 Big sweet fruit wine – wine with a black forest Reserve Pyrenees Overall a mixed group Bird In Hand MAC great complexity and cake! An oaky peppermint Shiraz 2017 HHH showing good intensity Adelaide Hills Shiraz depth with pleasing nose and good flavour A pretty wine with a however some did 2012 HHHH1/2 mature characters. $250 intensity. $195 pot pouri complexity. appear “tired” for their “A lovely dinner wine.” Z Wine Poole Old Still quite lively and age and should be more Has great depth Vine Barossa Valley delicious! $150 age worthy for the price. and brightness with Shiraz 2016 HHH1/2 Tempus Two Uno “Expectations were high a seamless blend Smooth seamlessly Tinklers Hunter here,” said one judge. between very ripe balanced wine – a great Valley Shiraz Pinot “These need to be earthy plum fruit and “marriage” between the Noir 2017 HHH delicious and intriguing the mature tertiary big juicy fruit and the “Quite an out-there wines where premium characters. $375 classy oak. $120 style,” said one judge. oak meets balanced Lots of intense whole intense fruit and acid.” STAR RATINGS  bunch characters. $150 Thorn-Clarke Ron Wolf Blass Platinum Three-, four- and five-star ratings are signs of Thorn Barossa Label Medlands excellence in fruit quality and winemaking skill. Shiraz 2016 HHH Vineyard Barossa All wines are judged ‘blind’ by wine industry Huge crimson/black Shiraz 2016 HHHHH professionals and are compared in peer wine with a massive A big, big wine with an classes by three judges. complexity of classy abundance of purple fruit CM Wine is exclusive to Cellarmasters, oak and intense ripe freshness and liveliness a major mail-order business. fruit. $100 elegantly balanced by CD Cellar door price. O’Leary Walker the well-handled classy CDO Cellar door only. Wines ‘Claire’ oak. It has a long life SO Sold out. Reserve Clare Valley ahead of it. $200 $N/A Price not available at time of printing. Shiraz 2016 HHH  Contact information pages 120-121. A big wine with powerful oak, ripe red RECOMMENDED cellaring (years). berry fruit and some BEST VALUE for $20 & under. ‘alert’ tannins. $110 For a complete list of what we tasted please refer to www.winestate.com.au August 2020 W I N E S TAT E 63

travelbriefs WINSOR DOBBIN ADELAIDE HILLS BOUNCING BACK FROM hectares of vineyards and a herd of CHANGING OF THE GUARD COVID-19 Black Angus cattle. BACK in 1990, Master of Wine Michael MOUNT Lofty Ranges Vineyard The new cellar door and bed & Hill Smith released a new wine with restaurant has bounced back from breakfast, located in the old homestead, his cousin, Martin Shaw. It was a very Covid-19 and is open for lunch seven are set in a botanical garden that is impressive Adelaide Hills sauvignon days a week. Bookings are essential. only 30kms from the Adelaide CBD. blanc; back in the days when that grape There are three- and five-course tasting The cellar door is open Monday-Friday variety was not at all fashionable in menus available Friday-Sunday and noon-5pm and weekends 11am-6pm Australia. public holidays and small plate menus at 382 Swamp Road, Oakbank. The from Monday to Thursday. guesthouse offers a king-sized bedroom, Shaw + Smith recently announced kitchenette with quality appliances and a changing of the guard, appointing Three-course menus ($80) might continental breakfast, complimentary winemaker Adam Wadewitz and sales include the likes of Forest Range duck wine, a welcome basket, and a spa bath. and marketing specialist David LeMire terrine, preserved vineyard plums, bitter www.cobbshillestate.com.au. MW as joint CEOs. leaves, and Najobe beef cheek, grilled cabbage, and pickled pine mushroom. A five-course menu costs $95 and could feature the dishes above, as well as Kinkawooka mussels, skate croquette and butter sauce, or a raviolo of crushed celeriac, hazelnut, truffle and lovage. For details see www.mtloftyrangesvineyard. com.au. STAY I N H I STO R I C A L HOMESTEAD COBB’S Hill Estate has a rich history dating back to 1854, including providing pasture for Cobb & Co. horses employed for pulling stagecoaches through the Adelaide Hills from 1867. The estate is set on 100 hectares with over 20 64 W I N E S TAT E August 2020

travelbriefs LeMire joined Shaw + Smith in late 2010 Smith and Hill Smith executive chair of fully committed to the growing, making while Wadewitz came on board in early sister company Tolpuddle Vineyard in and selling of fine wine.” 2013. Both have been involved in the Tasmania. management of Shaw + Smith over recent OUT OF THE ASHES years and both are highly respected wine Martin Shaw said: “Not only have David professionals. and Adam excelled in their specific areas TILBROOK Estate was one of the worst- of sales and marketing and winemaking, hit producers by the Cudlee Creek Founders Martin Shaw and Michael Hill they are natural leaders with an excellent bushfires in December last year, losing Smith MW will remain actively involved feel for business.” its recently built winery, wine stocks, 90% in the business. In addition, Shaw will of its vineyard and its farm and shed. But become executive chair of Shaw + Michael Hill Smith MW added: “Most vigneron James Tilbrook is made from importantly both Adam and David are stern stuff and is making a comeback, despite the fires and Covid-19. “Our beautiful dream of an eco-haven has been destroyed, but we will rebuild, replant and get back on track,” Tilbrook said. “We are building an environmentally friendly cellar door that will be zero net carbon and powered by the sun.” Tilbrook has, in the past, been one of only six wineries in the Adelaide Hills that grows, makes, and bottles its own wine. It aims to return to that model. “It is hard to stay positive, but you have to,” Tilbrook says. “Dreadful things happen to lots of people and you just have to get on with it.” Top: David LeMire and Adam Wadewitz of Shaw + Smith in the winery. Left: Beautiful garden at Cobb’s Hill Estate. Opposite page top: Mt Lofty Ranges vineyard. Bottom: Exterior of Cobb’s Hill Estate. August 2020 W I N E S TAT E 65

ADELAIDE HILLS 152 TASTED 131 AWARDED ADELAIDE HILLS A very fashionable cool climate region that is hitting its straps in Sidewood Adelaide the quality stakes as winemakers get a handle on the nuances of Hills Pinot Blanc the fruit from the high and low valleys involved. Also becoming a 2019 HHH great tourist destination. A nicely textured wine with lychee fruits, nutty notes and toasty touches. $24 SPARKLING Tomich Sparkling Barristers Block Bird In Hand ‘M’ Adelaide Hills Poetic Justice Blush Adelaide Hills Arneis 6 TASTED Chardonnay Pinot Adelaide Hills Pinot 2019 HHH 6 AWARDED Noir NV HHH1/2 2019 HHH Subdued nose with Bright strawberry A sweeter style with delicate stonefruit A solid class with very bouquet with delicate strawberries and cream- flavours on the textural different styles ranging berry fruit flavours on like fragrances and berry palate. Good acidity. $29 from the clean and light the long well-balanced flavours. $22 to those complex aged palate. $22 GRUNER on lees wines. Artwine Adelaide OTHER Artwine The Real VELTLINER Hills Prosecco WHITES Thing Adelaide Wicks Estate Pamela 2018 HHH1/2 Hills Albarino 8 TASTED Adelaide Hills A fresh and 6 TASTED 2019 HHHH1/2 8 AWARDED Chardonnay Pinot uncomplicated style 4 AWARDED “Homemade lemonade- Noir 2015 HHHH1/2 with subtle sweetness like aromas.” Excellent An excellent group of Golden hued wine with a and some yeasty A mixed result here from texture to the palate wines leaning towards nutty complexity on the characters. A nice these white varietals. with stonefruit and the textural, savoury nose and excellent mouth drink. $25 “Work in progress,” honey flavours with styles. “Exciting line filling flavours of aged Grounded Cru suggested one judge. up with Adelaide Hills honeyed fruit with yeasty Cru Adelaide Hills adopting this variety,” richness. Very good wine. Sparkling Pinot Noir said one judge. Chardonnay 3-5 $35 NV HHH delicate spiciness. Good A citrus lift to the nose acid line. 3-5 $30 Sidewood Isabella with some zippy citrus Adelaide Hills Rosé fruit nuances on the Chain Of Ponds 2014 HHHH palate. $28 Novello Adelaide Very well made nicely Hills Semillon aged wine with good Sauvignon Blanc mousse and delicate 2020 HHH1/2 savoury and varietal fruit Big expressive blend of components. $32 gooseberry, passionfruit and honeydew melon characters. Good acid drive. $16 JUDGES - DAY 1 James Evers Larry Jacobs Senior Winemaker, Co-owner of Hahndorf Alyson Tannenbaum Nepenthe Wines and Hill winery. Gruner Winemaker for Vinteloper Australian Vintage (SA veltliner grower, Wines. Previously a Premiums for 11 years). winemaker and fanatic. winemaker with Cape Previously winemaker Extensively researched Jaffa Wines and vintage at Mildara, Coonawarra the variety in Austria. winemaker with Yalumba. and Glendonbrook and Previously established Judged at Rutherglen, Rothbury in the Hunter Mulderbosch Vineyards Limestone Coast and Valley. in Stellenbosch. Adelaide Hills wine shows. Vintaged in California and New Zealand. Completed AWAC wine course. 66 W I N E S TAT E August 2020

regional tasting Artwine In The Hahndorf Hill White Artis Single SAUVIGNON Grounded Cru Groove Adelaide Mischief Adelaide Vineyard Adelaide BLANC Cru Adelaide Hills Hills Grüner Hills Grüner Hills Grüner Sauvignon Blanc Veltliner Veltliner Veltliner 15 TASTED 2019 HHHH 2019 HHHHH 2019 HHHH1/2 2018 HHHH1/2 12 AWARDED A greener style with an A fleshy wine with lovely Lovely golden green A weighty wine with attractive herbaceous lift lifted fragrances and highlights with a big loads of flavour. Tropical A solid class of well- to the nose and lingering mouth filling balance of tropical nose laced with notes and toasty made wines in the herbaceous complexity tropical fruit and savoury pear-like elements. Good elements on the nose ‘modern’ style. “These to the palate. $25 characters showing hints length and texture to and spicy pear and wines are made to Wines By Geoff of pineapple. Lovely the flavoursome tropical stonefruit flavours on be enjoyed while Hardy Pertaringa palate texture. $35 driven palate. $24 the warming palate. young and many are Scarecrow Adelaide Hahndorf Hill Hahndorf Hill Gru $36.99 still going through the Hills Sauvignon Reserve Adelaide Adelaide Hills Nepenthe Altitude development stage,” Blanc 2019 HHH1/2 Hills Grüner Grüner Veltliner Adelaide Hills said one judge. Full, rich and creamy. Veltliner 2019 HHHH1/2 Grüner Veltliner A fruity lift to the nose 2019 HHHHH A rich and creamy wine 2019 HHHH Wines By Geoff and gentle tropical A riper style at bright with golden green Leesy nectarine bouquet Hardy K1 Adelaide complexity to the grippy the tropical end of hues and has mellow with floral notes. Palate Hills Sauvignon palate. $22 the spectrum with pineapple aromas with a is a delicate combination Blanc 2019 HHHHH Jericho Adelaide fragrances of pineapple, tropical fruit palate and a of pears and spices with A lovely varietal lift of cut Hills Fumé Blanc hints of honey and a zesty citrus finish. $29 citrusy nuances. $20 grass to the tropical fruit 2019 HHH1/2 citrus zing. Good depth Wines By Geoff nose. The palate is full A fumé style with of tropical flavours with Hardy K1 Adelaide and rich and loaded with green and gold some stonefruits. $45 Hills Grüner good herbaceous driven highlights, an oaky lift Veltliner flavours with a solid acid to the nose and creamy 2019 HHHH backbone. $25 textured palate. $25 Very fragrant nose and Tomich Woodside a long and flavoursome Sidewood Vineyard Adelaide palate with loads of Adelaide Hills Hills Sauvignon stonefruit and pears and Sauvignon Blanc Blanc 2019 HHH1/2 honeyed elements. $25 2020 HHHH1/2 Subtle lift of stonefruit Tomich Woodside A big ‘new-world’ and melon aromas. Vineyard Adelaide style with masses Good varietal drive to Hills Grüner of passionfruit and the palate with nice acid Veltliner 2018 HHH gooseberry characters on structure. $25 Nutty nose with floral the nose and palate with Zonte’s Footstep touches. Good acid line grassy elements and a Excalibur Adelaide to the palate with some zesty citrus finish. $22 Hills Sauvignon complexity. $25 Blanc 2019 HHH Sidewood Mappinga Fresh and gently tropical Adelaide Hills on the nose with a good Fumé Blanc mouthful of passionfruit 2019 HHHH1/2 flavours. $22 A tighter style with an Haselgrove Wines appealing tropical and First Cut Adelaide herbal bouquet and Hills Sauvignon an abundance of spicy Blanc 2019 HHH lemon/lime flavours, Quite a floral bouquet pronounced acidity and a with some gooseberry- mineral finish. $35 like flavours and a nice zesty finish. $23 Taylors Estate Reillys Adelaide Adelaide Hills Hills Sauvignon Sauvignon Blanc Blanc 2019 HHH 2019 HHHH Attractive tropical- A pleasant wine - some driven style with melon and stonefruits herbaceous notes and on the nose. Slightly zippy acidity. $25 warming in the mouth with a good flavour profile. $20 August 2020 W I N E S TAT E 67

ADELAIDE HILLS Karrawatta Anna’s Mr Brightside by Mr Tomich Hill Family C Cloudbreak Adelaide Hills Riggs Adelaide Hills Estate Adelaide Hills Adelaide Hills Sauvignon Blanc Pinot Gris Pinot Grigio Chardonnay 2019 HHH 2020 HHHH 2019 HHH 2019 HHHH A simple style on the A richer gris style with A good zippy wine. Slight pungency to sweeter side with a nice some attractive pear Pleasant candied pear the peachy nose with mix of herbaceous and and quince-like varietal flavours with balancing a pleasant blend of tropical fruit. $30 characters, nicely acidity. $22 spicy oak and stonefruit textured with good flavours on a warming PINOT GRIS/ phenolics. $22 CHARDONNAY palate. $35 GRIGIO 23 TASTED Wines By Geoff 12 TASTED 19 AWARDED Hardy K1 Adelaide 9 AWARDED Hills Chardonnay 2019 HHHH Excellent quality and Nose has a pretty consistency exhibited subtlety of peaches These wines show that here. “One of the with a “gently” textured this is one of the best premium regions for palate and good length regions in Australia for chardonnay,” noted one of peach and citrus peel this variety. These are judge. flavours. 3-5 $35 best fresh and young with the 20s performing Chain Of Ponds Artis Single Haselgrove Wines very well. Corkscrew Road Vineyard Adelaide Staff Adelaide Hills Adelaide Hills Chardonnay Chain Of Ponds Chardonnay Hills Chardonnay 2018 HHHH Amelia’s Letter 2018 HHHHH 2018 HHHH1/2 Aromas of spicy oak Adelaide Hills A beautiful buttery A rich, creamy and and ripe peaches with a Pinot Grigio bouquet with a lift of complex chardonnay warm, oak dominated, 2020 HHHH1/2 spices. The palate is big with generous varietal palate with complex A well-made grigio and vibrant with great fruit characters. The oak nutty fruit flavours – true to style with depth and complexity of is a tad dominant at the underneath. $30 subtle spiciness to the chardonnay fruit flavours nectarine/citrus nose with a lingering finish. moment, just needs Tomich Woodside and a high acid palate time. 5+ $45 Vineyard Adelaide with more of the spicy Nova Vita Firebird 3-5 $35 Hills Chardonnay citrus characters evident. Adelaide Hills Pinot Sidewood Mappinga Bird In Hand Nest 2018 HHHH $20 Gris 2019 HHHH Adelaide Hills Egg Adelaide Hills A lengthy zippy wine Sidewood Adelaide An attractive buttery gris Chardonnay Chardonnay with attractive nectarine Hills Pinot Gris with lovely ripe apple 2018 HHHHH 2018 HHHH1/2 and citrus varietal 2020 HHHH1/2 and spicy varietal fruit A lovely nose; smells of A golden hued wine fruit characters nicely A nose of pear drops characters on both the toast, dried peaches and with a very nutty and balanced by a crisp line and musk with a nose and palate. $20 herbs. The oak driven complex bouquet and of acidity. $30 perfumed lift. A fresh, Wicks Estate palate shows good some excellent peach- linear and flavoursome Adelaide Hills Pinot fruit characters pushing like varietal fruit on the palate. Good balance Gris 2020 HHH1/2 through and supported palate well balanced by Wines By Geoff between the residual A very nice wine – by a fine line of acid. the oak. 3-5 $75 Hardy K1 Adelaide sweetness and acid. $22 “neither zippy nor Hills Chardonnay Totino Estate textural.” Loads of pear- 3-5 $35 Tomich Gallery 2018 HHHH Adelaide Hills Pinot like varietal characters Bird In Hand Best of Both Worlds Very nutty nose with Grigio 2020 HHHH edged with musk. $20 Adelaide Hills Adelaide Hills struck match-like Attractive pear-like Zonte’s Footstep Chardonnay Chardonnay nuances. Nicely textured varietal lift to the nose. Shades of Gris 2019 HHHH1/2 2016 HHHH1/2 palate that is more Good dry grigio palate Adelaide Hills Pinot A pretty nose with Nose is rich with savoury and toastier tasting of crushed pears Grigio 2020 HHH subtle stonefruit herbs and dried fruits rather than fruity. $35 and apples with musky Very fragrant pear fragrances. The palate notes. $NA drop-like aromas is a lovely complexity and shows attractive Grounded Cru Kings’ Creed and flavours with and balance of white honeyed development. Adelaide Hills Pinot pronounced acidity. peaches and nutty The complex palate has Inc Adelaide Hills Grigio 2020 HHHH $22 creamy lees characters. Chardonnay Aromas of Nashi pears a lovely core of bright 2016 HHHH and citrus with similar 3-5 $35 citrus fruit. 3-5 characters echoed on $18 Nose brimming over the acid driven palate. with dried peaches, Has nice floral elements. honey and citrus peel. $18.99 Mr Riggs Cold The palate is elegant Chalk Adelaide Hills despite the rich flavour Chardonnay components. 3-5 2019 HHHH $30 A bright golden wine showing a good balance between the stonefruit, oak and malo characters and laced with sweet spices. $30 68 W I N E S TAT E August 2020

regional tasting Sidewood Adelaide ROSÉ Taylor Made Wines By Geoff Hills Chardonnay Adelaide Hills Hardy K1 Adelaide 2019 HHH1/2 6 TASTED Pinot Noir Rosé Hills Pinot Noir An older full-bodied 6 AWARDED 2020 HHHH 2018 HHHH style that’s rich and A strong group of wines. A very pale pink wine Tight, savoury and ripe with prominent “The Hills do this style with delicate floral stalky aromas with a oak but attractive fruit well,” noted one judge. fruit fragrances and tannic palate layered underneath. 3-5 “The cooler climate mouthfilling flavours with cherry fruit flavours $24 lends itself to producing of strawberries and and some medicinal crisp rosés.” cherries. $25 elements. $45 Collalto Lenswood Taylors Estate Cobb’s Hill Estate Adelaide Hills Adelaide Hills Wines By Geoff Pioneer Adelaide Chardonnay Pinot Noir Rosé Hardy K1 Adelaide Hills Pinot Noir 2019 HHH1/2 2020 HHHHH Hills Rosé 2019 HHH1/2 Aromatic mix of candied A pretty pink wine with 2019 HHH1/2 A pretty nose with lemon and oak. Nicely a lovely strawberries Aromas and flavours delicate spicy berry textured, warm, palate and cream-like bouquet of cherries edged with aromas. An oak driven with spicy stonefruit and great mouthfilling cranberry-like nuances palate but nice fruit flavours. $35 flavours reminiscent of and showing a slight pushing through. boiled raspberry lollies. savoury edge. $25 Sew & Sew Great texture, length and Sidewood Abel 3-5 $38 ‘Contour’ Adelaide acidity. $20 Tomich Woodside Adelaide Hills Pinot Tomich Gallery Hills Chardonnay Wicks Estate Vineyard Adelaide Noir 2018 HHHH1/2 Duck & Weave 2018 HHH1/2 Adelaide Hills Pinot Hills Rosé 2018 HHH Delightfully fragrant Adelaide Hills Pinot A full-bodied wine Rosé 2020 HHHHH A savoury spicy nose candied cherry bouquet Noir 2018 HHH1/2 offering easy drinking “A serious rosé!” said with ageing savoury fruit with appealing gentle Aromas of cherries and with its sweet and spicy one judge. Light salmon flavours. “Would still be fruits of the forest-like cola and a savoury edge nose and finely textured pink wine that has very good with food.” $25 flavours edged with to the sour cherry palate savoury palate. $40 vibrant raspberry-like savoury notes and layered with a slightly “dusty” fruit with a nice citrus PINOT NOIR with juicy acidity. $40 finish. $18 Sidewood Mappinga edge, some savoury Collalto Lenswood Adelaide Hills elements wrapped up 17 TASTED Wicks Estate Adelaide Hills Pinot Chardonnay in lovely zippy acidity. 12 AWARDED Adelaide Hills Pinot Noir 2019 HHH 2017 HHH1/2 $20 Noir 2019 HHHH Delicate floral berry Nutty secondary A consistent class Aromas of cherries bouquet and an oak characters coming Hahndorf Hill with the warmer with a leafy minty edge dominated palate through on the nose and Adelaide Hills Rosé ’18 and ’19 vintages and spicy black cherry with dark savoury fruit noticeable oak on the 2020 HHHH1/2 reflecting advanced fruit flavours layered with underneath. $35 rich creamy palate. $35 A strawberry bouquet characters that, along dried herbs and spices. Nepenthe Altitude with savoury elements with the phenolic grip, Adelaide Hills Pinot Tomich Icons of and nice savoury edge will affect the ageing 3-5 $25 Noir 2018 HHH Woodside Q96 to the “gently” textured possibilities. Aromas of minty black Adelaide Hills sweet berry fruit palate. Tomich Hill Hilltop fruits with a very Chardonnay “A really good wine,” Adelaide Hills Pinot dry palate and stalky 2017 HHH1/2 enthused one judge. $24 Noir 2018 HHHH elements pushing Quite developed but Brooding savoury through. $20 looking good. Plenty cherry nose with some Taylors Estate of oak, nice savoury earthiness and subtle Adelaide Hills Pinot elements and honeyed Noir 2018 HHH aged characters. $60 Delicate bouquet of berries and herbs with Kings’ Creed complexity of barnyard- a simple sweet oak and Adelaide Hills like characters on the cherry flavour profile. Chardonnay palate. 3-5 $25 $20 2017 HHH Tomich Woodside A golden wine with Sidewood Adelaide Vineyard Adelaide melon and citrus Hills Pinot Noir Hills Pinot Noir fruit, cedary oak and 2018 HHHH 2018 HHH pronounced acidity. Complexity of berries, Elements of soft berries, forest floor and honey rhubarb and herbs on 3-5 $24.99 on the nose with earthy the nose and palate. dark fruits on the palate. Holding up well. $30 Good tannin length. 3-5 $32 C Cloudbreak Adelaide Hills Pinot Noir 2018 HHHH A fragrant perfumed raspberry bouquet followed by a big, soft and juicy fruit palate showing some obvious oak characters. $35 August 2020 W I N E S TAT E 69

ADELAIDE HILLS TEMPRANILLO Mr Riggs Yacca Hand Crafted Wines By Geoff Paddock Adelaide by Geoff Hardy Hardy Pertaringa 5 TASTED Hills Tempranillo Adelaide Hills Durif Regional Series 5 AWARDED 2018 HHHH 2018 HHHH Adelaide Hills Subtle spicy black fruit A huge wine with an Cabernet Sauvignon The judges found this to aromas with prune inky prune-like bouquet 2018 HHHHH be a solid class showing notes. Warming ripe and a full-bodied A firm ruby red hued wine good cool climate cherry flavours and firm chewy palate loaded that has rich chocolaty varietal fruit without tannins. Still youthful. with licorice and prune dark fruit fragrances over handling in the flavours. 5+ $30 and brooding prune-like winery. 3-5 $30 flavours laced with Longview Fresco savoury tannins and juicy Wines By Geoff Nepenthe Altitude Adelaide Hills acidity. 5+ $30 Hardy K1 Adelaide Adelaide Hills Nebbiolo Pinot Noir Hills Tempranillo Tempranillo Sangiovese Barbera Wines By Geoff 2019 HHHH1/2 2018 HHH1/2 2019 HHH1/2 Hardy Adelaide Hills A deep crimson wine A savoury style with a Red currants on the Cabernet Sauvignon with a juicy blackcurrant nose that is all plums nose and an elegant 2018 HHHH1/2 bouquet touched with and eucalypt with sour- light bodied palate juicy An interesting style with a herbal nuances with cherry-like flavours and with red fruits and has a subtle black fruit bouquet these characters echoed juicy acidity. $20 nice tannic grip. $26 edged with dried herbs. on the palate and giving The palate is brimming great depth of flavour. OTHER RED Hahndorf Hill Bird In Hand over with cassis fruit and VARIETALS & Blueblood Adelaide Adelaide Hills has firm grippy tannins 3-5 $25 BLENDS Hills Blaufrankisch Nero D’Avola with a fine acid line. 2018 HHHH1/2 2018 HHH1/2 10 TASTED Delightful fragrances of Smells of licorice and 5+ $30 9 AWARDED blackberries and cherries plums. The juicy palate with a floral lift and some explodes with flavour and Bird In Hand A very good class of very pretty dark fruit has nice mouthcoating Adelaide Hills different possibilities flavours with mouthfilling tannins. $40 Cabernet Sauvignon with winemakers being tannins and juicy acidity. 2018 HHHH true to the variety rather Totino Estate Medium bodied wine than being overworked. 3-5 $45 Adelaide Hills with an oaky nose and Fitz & Gibbon Sangiovese black cherries pushing Piccadilly Valley 2019 HHH through and lovely red Pinot Meunier Lightly perfumed nose fruit flavours under the 2019 HHHH and silky-smooth red oak. 3-5 $40 Lifted cherry fruit currant/raspberry Hand Crafted bouquet with slight flavours laced with Wines By Geoff by Geoff Hardy candied notes. Silky acid. $NA Adelaide Hills smooth in the mouth Hardy K1 Adelaide with juicy flavours like Hills Cabernet Tannat spicy cranberries. $35 Sauvignon 2018 HHHH1/2 A rich brooding wine Totino Estate 2018 HHHH Adelaide Hills Aromas of cherries and with a beautiful ruby hue Sangiovese plums with some slightly and purple highlights. It 2018 HHH has an inky earthy plum Raisined fruit bouquet raisined fruit flavours and smooth savoury and a powerful tannin nose and a grippy tannic aged flavour profile. Good structure. 5+ $45 palate with spicy licorice drying tannins. $NA flavours. 5+ $30 Wines By Geoff Barristers Block Bird In Hand Hardy K1 Adelaide Adelaide Hills Adelaide Hills Hills Cabernet Tempranillo Montepulciano MERLOT & Sauvignon 2018 HHHH1/2 2018 HHHH1/2 CABERNET 2017 HHHH Intense inky aromas A deep crimson wine SAUVIGNON Earthy cherry bouquet and a dark and brooding smelling of cherries, and deliciously rich palate offering a berries and violets with 12 TASTED and smooth black fruit mouthful of cherry fruit a warm and big bodied palate with some nice flavours with a long palate full of flavours and 10 AWARDED secondary characters drying tannin structure developing. $45 and an earthy finish. $34 layered with loads of These wines were tannins. 5+ $40 generally youthful and astringent with definite Bird In Hand Nest Eloper Wines ageing possibilities. Egg Adelaide Hills Adelaide Hills Cellar them! Cabernet Sauvignon Tempranillo 2015 HHHH 2019 HHHH Still a youthful, juicy and Dark and chocolaty on flavoursome cabernet, the nose with pretty more savoury than berry and vanilla notes. expected with some Silky smooth in the attractive fruit. Has aged mouth with plummy nicely. $99 flavours. 3-5 $25 70 W I N E S TAT E August 2020

regional tasting Wicks Estate Longview LV Wines By Geoff Wines By Geoff Adelaide Hills Adelaide Hills Hardy K1 Tzimmukin Hardy K1 Adelaide Cabernet Sauvignon Shiraz Cabernet Adelaide Hills Shiraz Hills Shiraz 2018 HHH1/2 2018 HHHH Cabernet Sauvignon 2018 HHHH1/2 An elegant wine. The A nose of blackcurrants 2016 HHH An inky wine that is spicy, nose has a blackcurrant- and dark chocolate with Blackcurrant and prune- savoury and interesting! like lift with black fruits an oak driven palate full like fruit, chocolaty oak Gentle spices lift off the on the nicely weighted of licorice and herbs and nice secondary red fruit nose with a palate. $25 with a good acid spine. characters. $295 “tumble” of fruit, tannin and acid on the palate. Wines By Geoff 3-5 $24 SHIRAZ Hardy Pertaringa Wines By Geoff 3-5 $45 Stage Left Adelaide Hardy K1 Tzimmukin 24 TASTED Tomich Icons of Hills Merlot Adelaide Hills Shiraz 23 AWARDED Woodside H888 2018 HHH Cabernet Sauvignon Adelaide Hills Shiraz Smells of plums and 2017 HHHH A great consistent 2018 HHHH1/2 pine needles and An attractive wine with class of high-quality A soft ripe wine with has a rich full-bodied both varietals equally wines across the board lifted plum and black blackcurrant palate. represented here. Has offering a diversity of fruit aromas edged an earthy blackcurrant styles and locations. with herbal notes and 5+ $22 nose and a cassis driven an appealing velvety palate. $295 Tomich Woodside Jimmy’s Block by smooth palate bright Chain Of Ponds Longview Vista Vineyard Adelaide Mike Press Wines with fruit flavours. $60 Amadeus Adelaide Adelaide Hills Hills Shiraz Single Vineyard Bird In Hand Hills Cabernet Shiraz Barbera 2018 HHHHH Adelaide Hills Shiraz Nest Egg Adelaide Sauvignon 2018 HHH1/2 A big brooding style of 2018 HHHH1/2 Hills Shiraz 2018 HHH A pleasant fleshy wine shiraz with a fragrant An oak driven style with 2015 HHHH1/2 Savoury leathery with perfumed red and lift of black fruits on a peppery spicy lift to A well-made, nicely characters on the nose black fruit fragrances the nose. Beautifully the black fruit fragrances aged, wine ready for and a palate rich with and silky-smooth smooth in the mouth and quite a dry palate full drinking now with black fruits and firm flavoursome palate. $24 and rich with chocolaty of flavours of plums and blackcurrant and tannins. $35 plum flavours with fine herbs with good tannins. chocolate on the nose Nova Vita Project tannins. 5+ $30 and a flavoursome Bird In Hand K - The SPN 3-5 $16 balance of fruit, oak and Adelaide Hills Adelaide Hills tannins. $99 Merlot 2018 HHH Shiraz Pinot Noir Cobb’s Hill Estate Wines By Geoff Totino Estate Quite an oak driven 2019 HHH Stagecoach Hardy K1 Middle Hill Francesco Adelaide wine with nice floral A lighter less fleshy Adelaide Hills Shiraz Adelaide Hills Shiraz Hills Shiraz fruit underneath, strong style but still a nice wine 2019 HHHH1/2 2018 HHHH1/2 2014 HHHH1/2 tannins and juicy with gently perfumed Deep red wine with The lovely dark fruit Beautiful honeyed aged acidity. $40 fruit. $40 purple highlights. aromas have a slight characters dominate the Attractive fruit driven medicinal edge and wine. Earthy leathery SHIRAZ nose; all plums and a perfumed lift. The notes on the nose and BLENDS blackberries with good full-bodied flavoursome a complexity of flavours varietal fruit weight on palate has ripe red on the rich velvety 6 TASTED the fleshy palate with fruits and silky tannins. palate. $NA 6 AWARDED firm tannin backbone. Chain Of Ponds 5+ $25 Graves Gate A solid class of varying 5+ $35 Adelaide Hills blends. “Shiraz works Syrah 2018 HHHH well as the main Bird In Hand Two In Mr Riggs Piebald A rich full bodied ruby blending variety,” noted The Bush Adelaide Adelaide Hills Syrah red shiraz smelling of one judge. Hills Shiraz 2018 HHHH1/2 perfumed plums and 2018 HHHH1/2 More of a savoury style vanilla with an intense Cobb’s Hill Estate Dark and chocolaty on of shiraz with some dark chocolaty plum palate. Shotgun Adelaide the nose with a spicy fruit and dried herbs Hills Shiraz Pinot plum edge. Oak stands lifting off the nose. The 3-5 $20 Noir 2019 HHHH1/2 out on the fleshy palate palate is an elegant Nepenthe Altitude A ruby red wine with a but has lovely richness balance between the Adelaide Hills lifted perfumed black of varietal fruit flavours. fruit, oak and tannins. Shiraz 2018 HHHH fruit bouquet. It’s fleshy A nicely balanced shiraz in the mouth with spicy 5+ $25 5+ $30 with brambles and cherry flavours and silky- dark chocolate on both smooth tannins. “A very Wicks Estate Chain Of Ponds the nose and palate good drink.” $34 Ledge Adelaide wrapped in juicy acidity. Adelaide Hills Shiraz Hills Shiraz 2018 HHHH1/2 3-5 $20 A bouquet of 2018 HHHH1/2 An inky wine with a blackberries and ripe plum bouquet chocolate and it is dark, chocolaty and juicy showing hints of licorice. Deliciously smooth in in the mouth filling it the mouth with spicy with a rich complexity of flavours. Good acid and peppery red fruit flavours and drying backbone. 5+ $25 tannins. 3-5 $35 August 2020 W I N E S TAT E 71

ADELAIDE HILLS Bird In Hand Sidewood Mappinga Hahndorf Hill Wines By Geoff Adelaide Hills Adelaide Hills Shiraz Adelaide Hills Hardy K1 Autumn Syrah 2018 HHHH 2018 HHH1/2 Shiraz 2017 HHH Harvest Adelaide A riper wine with Red fruit aromas with An attractive lighter Hills Riesling whole bunch-like fruit savoury notes and a peppery style with 2018 HHHH characters. Plums on peppery lift. Good depth herbal notes, fine acidity A well-made sweeter the nose and oodles of ripe plum flavours and drying tannins. style with honeyed floral of cherry flavours with drying tannins. fragrances and luscious with good tannin/acid 3-5 $40 baked apple-like flavours balance. 3-5 $40 5+ $60 with attractive spicy Eloper Wines Artis Single nuances. $25 Wines By Geoff Adelaide Hills Vineyard Hardy K1 Syrah 2019 HHH Adelaide Hills Middle Hill Red berry nose with a Syrah 2017 HHH Adelaide Hills minty edge and rich full- Developed savoury Shiraz 2017 HHHH bodied palate with some shiraz with loads of An elegant minty style astringency. $40 varietal fruit and soft of shiraz with crushed Sidewood The Tyre and smooth in the red fruit characters on Fitter Adelaide Hills mouth. $45 both the nose and palate Shiraz 2018 HHH and showing acidity. A different style of SWEET shiraz – good food WHITES 3-5 $25 wine with lovely gentle plum and black fruit 2 TASTED Wines By Geoff characters. $50 2 AWARDED Hahndorf Hill Hardy K1 Adelaide Sidewood Green Angel Hills Shiraz The Old China Hand A small but delicious Adelaide Hills 2017 HHHH Adelaide Hills class! The Hills does late Late Harvest Tight herbaceous Shiraz 2018 HHH harvest styles extremely Gruner Veltliner bouquet with hints of A distinct style with a well. 2019 HHHH1/2 blackcurrants on the still peppery bouquet and Bright golden wine with youthful soft savoury a light slightly jammy a vibrant caramelised palate with fine drying palate. $50 citrus bouquet and a tannins. 5+ $45 seamlessly smooth beautifully balanced palate with intense and lively flavours. $35 PRIVATE & COMMERCIAL WINE CELLARING & STORAGE For further information call 08 8380 5657 or visit glenewinestate.com.au CELLAR DOOR | FUNCTIONS | EVENTS | WEDDINGS 72 W I N E S TAT E August 2020

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253 TASTED 154 AWARDED EMERGING VARIETALS EVA’s and AVA’s (Emerging and Alternative Varietals) are always Castelli Empirica ALBARINO/ a most interesting judging involving more obscure varietals than Flore del Campo ALVARINHO you can count across a range of different styles. This is where you Great Southern need to do your research and make sure you look at the reviews. Pinot Gris Riesling 4 TASTED Gewurztraminer 4 AWARDED SPARKLING Pete’s Pure Murray Bunkers Wines 2018 HHHH1/2 An excellent solid Darling Prosecco Supertubes Pleasant lifted floral result of exciting zesty 12 TASTED 2020 HHH Margaret River Pinot fragrances and slight varietals. 7 AWARDED An estery citrus bouquet Grigio 2020 HHH1/2 residual sweetness and a pleasant sweet A light bodied delicate giving texture to the Artwine The Real A group of sound wines Nashi pear/crisp apple wine with hints of palate with a lovely array Thing Adelaide offering easy drinking palate. $15 apples and ginger, subtle of flavours on the long Hills Albarino from different styles. spiciness and elegant lingering palate. $27 2019 HHHHH Di Lusso Estate Vivo floral notes. $20 Ripe citrus nose with Zonte’s Footstep Sparkling White Andrew Peace VBBAEULSYUTSE zesty notes and floral Bolle Felici Fleurieu Mudgee Arneis PINOT GRIS & Wines Empress elements. Lovely zesty Prosecco NV HHH NV HHH BLENDS Wrattonbully lime driven flavours, firm Green melon aromas An interesting Pinot Gris acidity and attractive with a light floral lift and complexity of honeyed 7 TASTED 2019 HHH mineral elements with a refreshing palate with a apples and attractive 6 AWARDED Some nice pear fruit on long drying finish. $30 touch of sweetness. $22 aged characters. $27 the nose with a spicy Some excellent ripe pear and citrus flavour Crittenden Estate Anderson Sparkling wines here with good profile. $19 Pinocchio South Rutherglen Durif balance of flavour and Eastern Australia 2010 HHH texture. Taylors Estate Clare Prosecco NV HHH Huge inky leathery Valley Pinot Gris Nose is a floral nose and rich chocolaty Arm’s Length Wine 2019 HHH confectionery fruit mix flavours with some grip Co. The Mix Tape Full flavoured wine with soft full flavours on the finish. $42 South Australia with a touch of oak, and pretty flowery Pinot Gris peach and melon fruit notes. $26 PINOT GRIGIO 2018 HHHH1/2 and creamy yeasty Attractive lime and complexity. $20 Brachetto d’Soumah 5 TASTED floral-like elements on Frizzante Yarra 2 AWARDED the nose with a lovely Marley Farm Valley Brachetto fullness of rich ripe Adelaide Hills Pinot 2019 HHH A couple of good flavours, a nice phenolic Gris 2019 HHH Sweet canned peach examples here showing backbone and good level Delicate spicy nose with nose with richly flavoured bright fresh fruit of acidity. $17 a hint of musk, good palate and balanced characters. varietal flavours and sweetness. $28 subtle sweetness. $25 Artwine Adelaide Singlefile Run Free Gapsted Wines High Hills Prosecco Great Southern Country King Valley 2018 HHH Pinot Grigio Pinot Gris Nose is fresh, crisp and 2019 HHHH 2018 HHH dry with floral notes and Rose nose with nutty Aromatic floral citrus has citrus zestiness to marzipan notes. Lovely bouquet, generous fruit the palate. $25 palate texture and flavours and plenty of complexity with balance acidity. $20 of pear, melon and nutty flavours. $25 74 W I N E S TAT E August 2020

feature tasting Briar Ridge Limited FIANO & Artwine Wicked VERMENTINO Patritti Adelaide Release Hunter BLENDS Stepmother Clare & BLENDS Hills Vermentino Valley Albarino Valley Fiano 2019 HHH 2019 HHHH1/2 12 TASTED 2019 HHH1/2 11 TASTED A pretty apple blossom Freshness of citrus 10 AWARDED Green notes to the 5 AWARDED and citrus nose with and floral aromas and nose and a firm bright interesting botrytis-like flavours with some Consistent solid line-up palate with nice texture “Too many wines here characters on the palate. earthy-like complexity. with good varietal depth and subtle green fruit exhibited unbalanced $18 Attractive palate texture across the range. The flavours. $35 sugar characters,” and length with a grippy young wines need an Big Easy Radio Free commented one judge. Susuro Wines finish. $28 extra year in the bottle. Love Rollin’ On “This variety is delicate Farfalla Adelaide Centennial Langhorne Creek with purity of fruit so Hills Vermentino Vineyards Reserve Gapsted Wines Fiano Vermentino don’t mess with it!” he 2018 HHH Southern Highlands Limited Release 2018 HHH1/2 advised. Delicate varietal fruit NSW Albarino King Valley Fiano Light fragrant style aromas and flavours, 2019 HHHH 2019 HHHHH with subtle aromas and Berton Vineyards some toastiness and Intense lemon/citrus An interesting and flavours, a dash of white Metal Label SEA good crisp acidity. $35 aromas with some complex style with a pepper and good acid Vermentino tropical notes and a generous nose of figs spine. $25 2020 HHHH1/2 SAVAGNIN pleasant fruit driven and pepper with slight Berton Vineyards Subdued citrusy nose palate with crisp citrus- funkiness. The palate Winemakers Reserve that is yet to open up. 3 TASTED like acidity. $27 is simple, savoury and Riverina Fiano The long crisp acid 1 AWARDED Dell’uva Barossa warming with a peppery 2020 HHH driven palate has lemony Albarino finish. $25 Gooseberry pungency notes and flowery hints. A controversial variety 2019 HHH1/2 to the nose and a very Needs more time to with just one in this Fresh zesty lime aromas Artwine Wicked fresh crisp palate. Needs settle in. $13 group recommended. with a touch of honey Stepmother Clare time to settle. $15 and a vibrant palate Valley Fiano Cassegrain Edition Trentham Estate Soumah Single intense with stonefruit 2020 HHHH Noir Hilltops Fiano The Family Murray Vineyard Savarro flavours. $25 Attractive aromas of 2020 HHH Darling Vermentino Yarra Valley citrus and pears with Intense peach aromas 2020 HHHH Savagnin 2019 HHH a floral lift and lifted with figgy notes and rich A sweet spicy/floral An interesting wine aromatic blend of and generous sweet nose and delightful with pretty musky/spicy/ flowery confectionery fruit flavours. $30 palate with honeyed tropical fruit and some fruit flavours. $35 Haselgrove sweetness layering the residual sweetness. $30 Alternative Series flavours. Be great with Silent Noise South McLaren Vale Fiano seafood! $18 GRUNER Australia Fiano 2019 HHH VELTLINER 2019 HHHH Lovely floral/quince Kangarilla Road Pleasant green melon bouquet and a sound McLaren Vale 8 TASTED bouquet with floral peach and pear palate Vermentino Fiano 5 AWARDED notes and subtle melon with balancing acidity. $24 2016 HHH1/2 flavours layered with Loveable Rouge Quince and apple Some excellent results nutty-like oak characters. ‘Lees Stirred’ Hunter blossom lift off the nose here showing the “Nice!” $25 Valley Fiano with developed tropical promise of the variety. 2019 HHH fruit flavours. “Well “The palates were well Brown Brothers Pretty delicate pear thought out wine.” $25 focussed across the King Valley Fiano fragrances and variety of styles,” noted 2019 HHH1/2 good volume of one judge. A simple steely green uncomplicated citrus nose leading to a flavours. $30 straightforward sweet citrus palate laced with racy acidity. $25 JUDGES - DAY 1 Shane Harris Goe di Fabio Winemaker for Wines by Owner/winemaker of Sam Watkins Geoff Hardy including, K1 di Fabio Estate Wines, Winemaking Director at and Handcrafted by Geoff since 2004. Specialist Watkins Family Wine, Hardy Wines. Has also contract winemaker for offering contract processing completed vintages in boutique wineries in the services in the Adelaide Hills. Queensland and Victoria. McLaren Vale/Fleurieu Associate judge at Royal Completed the AWRI wine region. Previously Adelaide, Langhorne Creek advanced sensory course chief winemaker for Geoff McLaren Vale and Clare. and has associate judged at Merrill Wines and Burge Chair of the Langhorne Creek McLaren Vale wine show. & Wilson. Has judged at Winemaking Committee. McLaren Vale and in Italy. B.Sc Oenology, AWAC, WSET3. www.watkins.wine August 2020 W I N E S TAT E 75

EMERGING VAR IETAL S Briar Ridge Hahndorf Hill White MARSANNE & VIOGNIER OTHER Limited Release Mischief Adelaide ROUSSANE WHITES Tumbarumba Hills Grüner 6 TASTED Grüner Veltliner Veltliner 7 TASTED 5 AWARDED 14 TASTED 2019 HHHHH 2020 HHHH1/2 4 AWARDED 10 AWARDED Delicate floral fragrances A fresh early release Solid consistent class Interesting varieties and and a tightly coiled style with a big estery A mixed group ranging across a range of styles styles offering great palate with great punch of tropical fruit from overripe to from the subtle and diversity. Important to strength of varietal characters. Great underripe. “You need light to the rich and read the reviews. fruit flavours and some intensity of aromas and to know your producer flavoursome. gentle acidity. An flavours supported by a here as these are all Innocent Bystander excellent wine - very good line of acid. $24 different – and read the Zonte’s Footstep Yarra Valley Arneis European in style. $28 Wines By Geoff reviews,” advised one Lady Of The Lake 2019 HHHH Artwine In The Hardy K1 Adelaide judge. Fleurieu Viognier Delicate lift of Groove Adelaide Hills Grüner 2019 HHHH honeysuckle-like Hills Grüner Veltliner Glenlofty Pyrenees Bright orange peel-like fragrances and good Veltliner 2019 HHHH1/2 Marsanne Rousanne aromas with subtle length of light crisp 2019 HHHHH Well made fleshy and 2017 HHHH florals and slight citrus-driven flavours A suggestion of complex European A very pretty youthful honeyed notes. A full- with nice acid line. $25 pineapples on the style. Nice citrus/floral wine smelling of orange bodied palate with good Berton Vineyards nose with nice flowery nose and spicy wood blossom and candied citrus flavours. $35 Winemakers Reserve elements. Great texture characters on the palate. apricots. Good weight Riverina Aranel and use of phenolics to Plenty of room to and intensity of varietal Artwine Madame 2019 HHHH give great framework to develop in the bottle. $25 fruit flavours. $24 V Clare Valley A nice nutty/citrus the beautifully focussed Nova Vita Firebird Viognier complexity to the nose flavoursome palate. $35 Adelaide Hills Mitchelton Estate 2019 HHH1/2 with a racy fresh citrus Grüner Veltliner Single Vineyard Nose is gently aromatic driven palate showing 2019 HHH1/2 Nagambie with subtle spiciness interesting almond-like Nice integration of Roussanne and a lovely zesty notes. $15 varietal fruit and toasty 2019 HHH1/2 zing to the long fresh honeyed development. Pretty pristine palate. $25 Good palate texture with confectionery citrus spicy elements. $25 bouquet with intense Mount Avoca Estate floral characters Organic Pyrenees coming through on the Viognier 2019 HHH palate. $25 Honeyed floral fragrances. Rich and Jester Hill Wines slightly oily in the Touchstone Granite mouth with a warm Belt Roussanne spicy finish. $26 2017 HHH1/2 A delicate wine with hints Soumah Single of peaches and green Vineyard Yarra apples on nose with a Valley Viognier tight firm palate with a 2019 HHH mineral thread. $36 Big complex oak driven style with lovely creamy Glenlofty Estate texture and wild ferment Corner Block notes. $40 Pyrenees Roussanne 2019 HHH Artwine Madame Lifted flowery nose V Clare Valley with lime notes with Viognier 2018 HHH a generous, complex Spicy yellow peach nose and developing flavour with a nicely textured profile. $30 palate and attractive spiciness. $25 JUDGES - DAY 2 David Freschi Andrew Jericho Owner/vigneron of Winemaker at Jericho Kym Milne MW Casa Freschi for 20 Wines. Previously Winemaking consultant for years. Previously a winemaker at Bird in Hand, Anvers, La Prova senior winemaker Maxwell Wines since and Wangolina in Australia, for Corbans (NZ), 2013. Previously with Craggy Range and Hunters in flying winmaker in Mollydooker. Part of the New Zealand. 40 years in the Puglia and Marema McLaren Vale Scarce wine industry including chief (Italy). One of the Earth selection panel. winemaker Villa Maria. Judge in pioneers of Nebbiolo Judge at Clare and Australia, NZ and UK. Ex chairman in Australia (1979). Riverland wine shows. SIWC, Sydney wine competition and deputy chair Adelaide wine show. 76 W I N E S TAT E August 2020

feature tasting Borrowed Cuttings Centennial OTHER REDS Heartland Foreign Brown Brothers Central Ranges NSW Vineyards House Correspondent King Valley Gamay Picpoul Blanc Block Southern 20 TASTED Langhorne Creek 2019 HHH 2019 HHHH Highlands NSW 13 AWARDED Dolcetto Lagrein A pretty wine with Varietally correct Gewurztraminer 2018 HHH1/2 attractive floral red fruits, style with lovely dried 2019 HHH1/2 “A shot gun of different Soft medium bodied dried herbal notes and herb-like aromas Gorgeous lifted sweet varieties here. Stick to wine showing the best pronounced tannins. and nicely textured and spicy floral fruit the basic winemaking of both varieties with its $24.90 herbaceous palate with driven wine that has skills rather than trying cherry, strawberry and tight minerally acidity. great length and to embellish these blueberry fruit. $20 Grandis Unearthed $19.99 seamless balance. $30 varietals,” advised one Hahndorf Hill Lower Hunter Valley Kalleske Florentine judge. Blueblood Adelaide Touriga 2018 HHH Barossa Valley Bassham Riverland Hills Blaufrankisch Lifted jubey black fruit Chenin Blanc Arinto 2019 HHH Hand Crafted 2018 HHH1/2 fragrances with nice 2019 HHHH Complex aromas - by Geoff Hardy Vibrant deep red with blueberry freshness in A funky wild ferment nutty and honeyed Adelaide Hills inky plum aromas and a the mouth. $35 style with complex with lavender hints Tannat 2018 HHHHH pretty earthy raspberry flinty characters on the and developed toasty Great example with an palate with oak sitting on GRENACHE/ nose and lovely texture flavours. $20 incredibly deep colour, top. $45 GARNACHA to the fresh varietal a chocolaty/spicy dark Carillion Single fruit palate. $21 Castelli Empirica fruit bouquet and loads Barrel Hunter Valley 6 TASTED Bream Creek Great Southern of mouth puckering Sagrantino 4 AWARDED Vineyard Tasmania Gewurztraminer tannins on the young 2018 HHH1/2 Schonburger 2018 HHH lively palate. Will cellar A very rich ripe wine “Picking too early or 2019 HHH1/2 Intense musky/lychee well. $30 with great varietal too late can be an issue Perfumed fruit driven bouquet and subtle definition of black with this variety along nose and strongly spiciness on the flowery Vinteloper cherries, plums and a with keeping the wine flavoured palate with palate. $29 Langhorne Creek dash of cola. $80 in oak for too long,” residual sweetness. Touriga Nacional Bassham Riverland commented one judge. Great with Thai food! $31 Jb wines Joseph’s 2018 HHHH1/2 Prieto Picudo There were some good Tempus Two Single Vineyard A pretty lifted varietal 2019 HHH examples here but also Varietal Series Barossa Valley nose of beetroot, A pretty, lifted red fruited some that didn’t make Hunter Valley Clairette 2016 HHH raspberry and rose nose and lean racy acid the grade. Verdelho Interesting rose water petals with bright palate with savoury 2020 HHH1/2 aromatics. Soft and licorice and beetroot tannins. $20 Cat Amongst The A lovely lifted varietal sweet in the mouth flavours exploding Noble Red Pigeons Fat Cat with good tropical fruit with bottle age across the palate with Heathcote Barossa Valley characters and slightly flavours. $20 generous tannins. $29 Carmenère Grenache green herbal elements. 2019 HHH 2019 HHHHH $15 ROSÉ Whistling Kite Aromas and flavours Not a hugely complex Biodynamic of blackcurrants and style but has lovely 3 TASTED Riverland Mencia mulberries with a leafy cherry/plum fruit 2 AWARDED 2019 HHHH element and spicy characters with a dash of Vibrant red currant notes. $28 pepper. “It shows how A couple of good aromas with hints of Hahndorf Hill Zsa good this variety is for examples here. strawberry jam and a Zsa Adelaide Hills Australian conditions,” long well-structured Zweigelt 2019 HHH said one judge. $29 Artwine Temptress strawberry fruit/vanillin Interesting aromas Clare Valley oak palate. $30 of cherry, cola and Patritti April Red Montepulciano Rosé savoury notes with a Adelaide Grenache 2020 HHH1/2 Sirromet Tempo lean berry palate and Pedro Ximenez A well-balanced, Verita South East good acidity. $35 2020 HHHH youthful and fun wine! Australia Saperavi Steels Gate Wines A fun early drinking style Sweet strawberry and 2019 HHHH Nagambie Bastardo with a perfumed hit licorice nose and a A great example of this 2019 HHH leaping out the glass and textural minty red plum variety loaded with a Smells of tinned luscious flavours filling palate. $25 balance between sweet beetroot with a bit of the mouth. “Good to see and savoury elements cola. Soft in the mouth creative blending!” $24 Andrew VBBAEULSYUTSE and has bright inky red with meaty savoury Peace Wines fruits. $55 flavours. $40 The Ethereal One Masterpeace McLaren Vale Victoria Grenache Grenache 2019 HHH Rosé 2020 HHH Hints of ripe fruit on the A classic fresh well- nose with a generous balanced Provencal style seamlessly balanced showing light sweet palate. $21 strawberry fruit. $13 August 2020 W I N E S TAT E 77

EMERGING VAR IETAL S St. Erth VBBAEULSYUTSE Kalleske Fordson Gapsted Wines MATARO/ Heathcote Barossa Valley Tobacco Road King MOURVEDRE Grenache Zinfandel Valley Sangiovese 2018 HHH 2019 HHHH Barbera 2018 HHH 5 TASTED A soft, approachable and Dense hues, intense Beetroot and rhubarb- 4 AWARDED easy drinking style with inky nose and a like aromas with a simple upfront red fruit generous palate with straightforward beetroot “Because of this characters. $20 oak sitting on top of the driven palate. $16 variety’s strong drying Cherry Ripe-like fruit tannins, it is difficult to GRACIANO flavours. $28 Reillys Dry Land make as a stand-alone Clare Valley varietal,” commented 4 TASTED SANGIOVESE & Sangiovese one judge. “But offers a BLENDS 2015 HHH great blending option.” 3 AWARDED A super ripe mature 17 TASTED style with good amount Vinos For Chinos A small solid class of 5 AWARDED of well aged cherry and Singlefile Great Clare Valley Mataro spicy curio wines. black fruit characters. $29 Southern Malbec 2019 HHHH1/2 “Too many hit and miss 2019 HHHH1/2 Nice rich primary red Steels Gate Wines wines here lacking in MALBEC A perfumed blue fruit berry fruit nose with a Nagambie Graciano primary fruit flavours,” bouquet with a dash minty hint. It is soft and 2019 HHHH said one judge. “These 8 TASTED of pepper and has a juicy in the mouth with a A nose of berries wines develop very 5 AWARDED generous, dense, dark balance of bright crunchy and chocolate with a quickly so need to and brooding fruit palate fruit, vibrant spices and richness of chocolate/ be bottled early and A very strong class. “A with savoury tannins and firm drying tannins. berry flavours on a enjoyed while young.” shining light of lovely big warming alcohol. $25 beautifully integrated generously fruited wines Blue Pyrenees 3-5 $19 palate. Needs time. $50 The Ethereal One with lovely spiciness and Cellar Door Series Fleurieu Sangiovese good texture,” enthused Pyrenees Malbec Cat Amongst The RedHeads Wines 2019 HHHH1/2 one judge. 2018 HHHH1/2 Pigeons Fat Cat Blue Belle Adelaide Made in a traditional A soft stylish and Barossa Mataro Graciano Tuscan style with very Arm’s Length elegant wine with a 2018 HHH 2018 HHH1/2 fresh spicy licorice Wine Co. The peppery cherry nose and A savoury wine with Cola, cherries and wood aromas and a seamless Anarchist McLaren a dash of mint. “Great meaty earthy aromas spice on the nose and palate with earthy/meaty Vale Malbec palate texture that is and a thick, rich and inky creamy concentration of varietal flavours. Needs 2017 HHHHH hard to achieve in this palate. $29 berry flavours with tart a little more time. $21 A very good wine variety,” according to acid. $25 still fresh and lively one judge. $32 Allegiance Wines Big Easy Radio for its age with minty The Ethereal One The Artisan Barossa Artwine The Funtime Fountain fruit fragrances and a Fleurieu Malbec Valley Mataro Grace Clare Valley McLaren Vale luscious well integrated 2019 HHHH 2018 HHH Graciano 2018 HHH Sangiovese and flavoursome palate. A tight brooding wine Complexity of earthy Huge hit of spice on the Montepulciano Lots of oak but has the with a vibrant blackberry prune fragrances and confectionery fruit nose 2018 HHHH1/2 fruit to carry it. $22 base and bright red fruits drying leathery and spicy with a long weighty Meaty and earthy adding interest. Well flavours. $40 cranberry palate. $32 characters on the nose Tamburlaine handled oak and soft with a luscious velvety Organic Wines Point tannins. $21 Shingleback Kitchen ZINFANDEL/ smooth palate generous 65 Orange Malbec Garden McLaren PRIMITIVO with varietal fruit 2018 HHHH1/2 Vale Mataro expression. Very good Dark earthy briary berry 2017 HHH 6 TASTED wine still very fresh. $35 fragrances and complex Dark, savoury and earthy 1 AWARDED palate with sweet berry with a minty focus Kangarilla Road flavours nicely integrated and typical firm tannin The judges were South Australia with the oak. Will be structure. $25 disappointed there was Sangiovese excellent with some only one good example 2016 HHHH cellaring. $30 BARBERA here. “Too many were Bright primary red fruit lacking in vibrancy,” said nose with a vegetal 9 TASTED one judge. edge. Palate has good 5 AWARDED weight and length with smart cherry fruit and Overall a good class softening tannins. $30 with the fine natural acidity making for a great food wine. 78 W I N E S TAT E August 2020

feature tasting RedHeads Wines The Ethereal Atze’s Corner Mob Ricca Terra Alex Russell Wines Rusty Roof Adelaide One Fleurieu Barossa Valley Riverland SA Alejandro Riverland Hills Barbera Montepulciano Montepulciano Aglianico 2019 HHH Lagrein 2018 HHH 2019 HHHHH 2019 HHHHH 2018 HHH Lifted spicy leathery Dark and powerful with A ripe blend of Chunky, rich and full the A big powerful oak aromas and a drying intense cassis and black perfumed floral dark vibrant purple hued grippy driven style, very palate with some olive-like aromas and fruit aromas layered young wine is very spicy flavoursome with earthy funkiness and lingering flavours. 3-5 $24 with olives and aniseed. with excellent quality fruit beetroot characters. acidity. 5+ $27 Very good well-balanced and firm “rustic” tannins. Hand Crafted palate with lovely fruit Just needs more time to 3-5 $35 Allegiance Wines by Geoff Hardy sweetness and good really shine. $21 The Artisan Clare tannin structure. $25 Susuro Wines Valley Petit Verdot Limestone Coast Farfalla McLaren 2017 HHH & Adelaide Hills Hand Crafted Vale & Adelaide Inky iodine aromas and Lagrein 2018 HHH Chain Of Ponds by Geoff Hardy Hills Montepulciano firmly structured red fruit Earthy leathery Stopover Adelaide Limestone Coast Aglianico 2018 HHH palate with a solid tannin bouquet with spicy Hills Barbera Montepulciano Intense and inky aromas structure. $40 notes and strong oak 2018 HHHH 2018 HHHH1/2 and a big, rich and warm flavours with tight acid An aromatic mix of A big wine with a nose palate. “Be good with line. 5+ $30 minty, spicy and gamey that is rich, earthy and spicy Thai food!” $35 Anderson elements with a full gamey with vibrant Rutherglen Petit bodied minty/herbal blackberry aromas. Whistling Kite Verdot 2015 HHH CABERNET flavoured palate and Thick and rich in the Biodynamic A rich, powerful and FRANC coffee-like oak. 3-5 mouth with spicy licorice Riverland complex wine with $35 characters and firm Montepulciano generous ripe dark fruits 4 TASTED tannins. $30 2017 HHH and savoury notes. 2 AWARDED 5+ $22 Hofer Family Wines Hofer Family Wines A big warming wine with Langhorne Creek Southern Fleurieu an attractive complexity Barbera 2019 HHH Montepulciano of sweet and savoury These couple of A big inky jammy wine 2018 HHHH elements. 3-5 $30 LAGREIN wines exhibited good with firm tannins and Slight earthy notes to aromatics tending to good acidity. Needs time the red fruit nose and Artwine Leave Your 8 TASTED palate austerity. to settle. 5+ $25 a nicely textured palate Hat On Clare Valley with quite vibrant and Montepulciano 5 AWARDED firm, slightly rustic, 2016 HHH Longview Jupiter tannins. $25 A chunky rustic full “Dark, tannic and raw Tamburlaine flavoured varietal this variety needs age Organic Wines Point Adelaide Hills with slight raisined but is worth persevering 65 Orange Cabernet Barbera 2018 HHH characters. $38 with,” said one judge. Moderate intensity Franc 2018 HHH Gorgeous lifted fragrant of spicy red fruit Kirrihill Piccoli aromatics and a firm fragrances with cherry Lotti Mount Lofty flavours and crisp Montepulciano Bassham Riverland sweet and simple Lagrein 2018 HHHH herbal palate. 3-5 acidity. 3-5 $50 2018 HHH1/2 PETIT Earthy red fruit nose $30 A huge dense dark VERDOT/ with a mushroomy-like Michelini Wines wine with a strong oak AGLIANICO element and powerful Italian Selection influence and big firm currant-like flavours Artwine Pack Alpine Valleys tannins. “One for the 8 TASTED with fine tannins. Time! Leader Clare Valley Barbera 2017 HHH brave!” 3-5 $27 Cabernet Franc A complex and slightly 4 AWARDED 5+ $28 2018 HHH Vibrant nose, quite funky style with earthy Haselgrove Aglianico is a very site- Mount Avoca Estate minty and a medium meaty characters and Alternative Series specific variety and so weighted palate with hints of herbs. 3-5 McLaren Vale results will vary. Organic Pyrenees good oak integration. Lagrein $25 Montepulciano Loveable Rouge 2018 HHH1/2 3-5 $38 2019 HHH ‘Moonchild’ Stewed fruit nose with Orange Aglianico Aromas of rose petals MONTEPULCIANO 2018 HHHH and spices with a rich & BLENDS savoury notes. Rich red A firm and powerful yet elegant palate with fruit and smoked meat wine that is an enjoyable 13 TASTED palate. 5+ $26 mix of fresh forest grippy tannins and fresh floor fruits, spices and acidity. 5+ $37.95 10 AWARDED smoked meat characters. Kirrihill Piccoli A consistent class of Lotti Mount Lofty 5+ $30 Sirromet Tempo rustic ripe fruit wines Montepulciano Verita South East suiting Australian wine 2019 HHH Australia Lagrein regions. A massive dense 2019 HHH rustic red with loads of Bright purple wine character and showing with minty red currant a slight mintiness. aromas and flavours and moderate tannins. 5+ $27 3-5 $55 August 2020 W I N E S TAT E 79

EMERGING VAR IETAL S NEBBIOLO Grove Estate TEMPRANILLO Hither & Yon The Italian (TINTO RORIZ) McLaren Vale 10 TASTED Hilltops Nebbiolo & BLENDS Tempranillo Sangiovese Barbera 2019 HHHH 8 AWARDED 21 TASTED A vibrant intensity of 9 AWARDED berry fruit on the nose Montepulciano A mixed group of wines. that follows through Fiano 2019 HHH “Too many lacked fruit onto the palate and A strong class with ripe Fragrances of licorice weight with winemakers mingles with licorice and juicy wines showing and mint with an earthy trying to concentrate violet flavours. $29 good effort from the complexity of smoked flavours, thereby losing Reillys Dry Land winemakers,” said one meat flavours. 3-5 the varietal characters Clare Valley judge. $30 involved,” said one Tempranillo judge. “The fruit quality 2018 HHHH Soumah Single Longview Saturnus shone through with the A spice kitchen of a Vineyard Yarra Adelaide Hills best wines.” nose with more of the Valley Nebbiolo Nebbiolo 2018 HHH same on the tannic 2016 HHHHH A delightful bouquet of Reillys Dry Land palate that exhibits good A fragrant complexity of rose petals with generous Clare Valley length of briary fruit red fruits, licorice and savoury palate and firm Tempranillo flavours. $29 roses and an elegant tannins. 5+ $50 2016 HHHHH Mount Avoca Estate palate that is silky An excellent wine still Organic Pyrenees smooth in the mouth Grove Estate looks amazingly youthful Tempranillo with good firm tannins. Sommita Hilltops for its age with aromas 2017 HHHH Drinking very well now. Nebbiolo 2018 HHH of olives, black cherries The rich raspberry nose Rich and complex with and earthy notes and has retained vibrancy 3-5 $50 floral fruit, tarry notes, Kirrihill Piccoli Lotti lovely fresh fruit flavours and the well-structured McLaren Vale Nero with great oak/tannin palate has great length oak sweetness and firm D’Avola 2019 HHHH integration. $29 of earthy/spicy flavours. Casa Freschi tannins. 3-5 $60 Arm’s Length Wine $32.50 Ragazzi Langhorne Delightful confectionery Co. The Mix Tape Crittenden Estate Creek Nebbiolo sweet nose layered with South Australia Los Hermanos King 2017 HHHH1/2 NERO mint and herbs with Tempranillo Valley Tempranillo Beautiful sweet floral D’AVOLA similar characters echoed 2019 HHHH 2019 HHH fruit aromas leading to on the slightly meaty A generous brooding An oak driven wine with lovely lingering flavours 10 TASTED palate. 3-5 $27 style with black plums raspberry/cherry-like fruit of licorice and spices and violets on the nose pushing through. $30 and laced with crisp 6 AWARDED Hand Crafted and nice juicy raspberry Gapsted Wines High acidity and firm savoury by Geoff Hardy flavours with some well- Country King Valley tannins. $28 The judges thought this McLaren Vale handled oak. $17 Tempranillo a strong class with juicy Nero D’Avola 2018 HHH Casa Freschi ripe wines well suited to 2019 HHH1/2 Subdued nose with Langhorne Creek Australia. Elegant red fruit, vanilla hints of cherry cola and Nebbiolo and clove-like aromas a fresh sweet berry fruit 2016 HHHH1/2 The Ethereal One with a bright and very palate. $20 Mushroom/forest floor Fleurieu & Adelaide approachable palate. Taylors Estate fruit aromas and a Hills Nero D’Avola McLaren Vale flavoursome complexity 2019 HHHH1/2 3-5 $30 & Clare Valley of licorice, leather and Vibrant juicy aromas Tempranillo spices with a firm tannin with hints of herbs and Rouleur Wine Co. 2018 HHH structure and some Turkish Delight. The bright Ronda McLaren Vale Primary fruit fragrances astringency. $65 berry palate has more of Nero D’Avola with some sweet spices the Turkish Delight-like 2019 HHH and good varietal fruit Cupitt Hilltops characters and layered Bright juicy varietal fruit flavours. $20 NSW Nebbiolo with good rich tannins. with some complex Big Easy Radio 2018 HHHH savoury elements and Cosmic Antennae 3-5 $21 earthy notes. $32 McLaren Vale Tempranillo Sweet floral fruit Hither & Yon 2018 HHH bouquet and a palate McLaren Vale Nero Poppy seeds and pepper filled with forest floor Ricca Terra D’Avola 2019 HHH on the nose and great Riverland SA Slightly jammy nose fruit/tannin expression fruits, oak and some Nero D’Avola and attractive sweet/ on the palate. $28 funky notes with a good sour effect on the acid line. 5+ $NA 2019 HHHH1/2 youthful tannic palate. A soft, easy drinking and very enjoyable 5+ $33 Soumah Single drink with a dark berry Vineyard Yarra Valley Nebbiolo fruit bouquet, lifted stalky aromatics and 2017 HHHH mouth-watering dark Savoury slightly meaty nose and big oak berry flavours with firm tannins. 3-5 $27 dominated palate with tarry/licorice flavours, firm tannins and spicy finish. 3-5 $50 80 W I N E S TAT E August 2020

feature tasting DURIF Atze’s Corner Giant Hand Crafted SWEET Bream Creek Barossa Valley Durif by Geoff Hardy WHITES & Vineyard Late 7 TASTED 2018 HHHH Adelaide Hills Durif FORTIFIEDS Picked Tasmania 6 AWARDED A huge hit of plum 2018 HHH Schonburger and licorice aromas Inky intensity to the 5 TASTED 2018 HHH “Intensely powerful with toasty oak adding nose and a huge 3 AWARDED Very pretty candied fruit flavours here with complexity. Velvety chocolaty/dark fruit tropical fruit aromas and strong tannins – not for smooth in the mouth palate with lots of Three different styles flavours with nice zesty the faint hearted,” said with a licorice flavour tannins. $30 represented here from acidity. $31 one judge. profile. $35 three different varieties Patritti McLaren Morris Wines Bin Andrew Peace offering pleasant Vale Fortified Anderson Storyteller 158 Rutherglen Wines Full drinking. Gewurztraminer Rutherglen Durif Durif 2017 HHHH Moon Swan VBBAEULSYUTSE 2008 HHH 2013 HHHH1/2 A dark, dense, full bodied Morris Wines Mia A lovely sweet and A big bold old school and well aged wine with Hill Victoria Pale Flor Apera luscious well aged wine style. The nose still spicy red fruit fragrances Durif Rutherglen Palamino still showing some shows dark spicy and lots of tannins on the 2018 HHH NV HHH varietal fruit. $20 varietal fruit and the palate drawing the fruit A fresh well-made style A good fino-like style warm palate is lively along. $27 with an inky tarry nose that is still young but with beautifully matured Kalleske Buckboard and a big weighty tannic offers great potential! flavours. “Needs Barossa Valley Durif palate. $20 $20 cheese!” $35 2019 HHH Big dark fruit nose and a massive tannic palate with generous ripe fruit. Needs time! $28 Henson Lloyd Accountants has vast experience in all accounting areas Wayne Henson Emma Gesuato Lachlan Smyth across a broad range of industries, specifically, an immense amount of experience and knowledge within the Wine Industry, in particular: Please give us a call today for a free review and a no obligation FIXED price quote – (08) 8431 1644 • Business Structures • GST • WET Tax Calculations • Excise Calculations • Cost Accounting for the Wine Industry • Advice regarding JobKeeper, Cash Flow Boost • COVID-19 Stimulus Packages Opening Hours: Monday to Friday 8.30am to 5.00pm Phone: (08) 8431 1644 Email: [email protected] Address: Level 2, 229 Greenhill Road, Dulwich SA 5065 Website: www.hensonlloyd.com.au August 2020 W I N E S TAT E 81

travelbriefs WINSOR DOBBIN RIVER REGIONS - SA, VIC & NSW National Park and set up for a day of fishing near Edward River Bridge Picnic area and enjoy a scenic walk and spectacular birdwatching. Stay the night at Benarca campground, which offers views of the Murray River and majestic river red gums from your tent. RELAX FARM STYLE are within walking distance to shops, cafes BEST BEACH BUT IT’S INLAND and restaurants and the Murray River. WANT to show overseas visitors a slice of It is official! Riverside: Wagga Beach (also the real Australia? Just 15 minutes from The townhouses have three bedrooms, known as Wagga Beach) has been named Wagga Wagga in the picturesque Riverina two with queen beds and one with two one of the top 10 best beaches in Australia region, Belisi Farmstay is a rural sanctuary single beds. There is a fold-out queen- despite being hundreds of kilometres where adults and children can unwind, size sofa bed in the open living area. For from the ocean. The sandy strip by the rejuvenate, and spend time together. bookings contact 0408 257 375. Murrumbidgee River took number nine position in the Top 20 beaches of 2020 The attractions here include locally EXPLORE RIVERINA as compiled by Tourism Australia’s beach sourced fresh produce, getting back ambassador Brad Farmer. By making the to nature and meeting the local equine THE first vineyard in the Riverina region honour roll, Wagga Beach is the first inland residents. Belisi Farmstay sits on the hill of New South Wales was established in beach to ever feature. at Belisi offering uninterrupted views back 1912 just outside Griffith, and the area has towards Wagga Wagga and the mountain developed into a successful wine making “It’s time we extend the meaning of a ranges beyond. Built from recycled shipping region. Some of the best-known wineries beach given there are so many aquatic containers, the luxuriously appointed, two- with cellar doors are De Bortoli Wines, environments across Australia’s interior,” bedroom cottage sleeps six. It includes a home of the internationally acclaimed Farmer said. “These recreational settings stone bath, a private deck, kitchen, and Noble One botrytis semillon, Casella are deserving of inclusion because of the undercover parking. Family Brands and Calabria Family Wines. value Aussies place on water, both socially and as a precious resource. Adults can kick back and enjoy a cheese For tours of wineries and farms, join platter and glass of wine, while youngsters Bella Vita Tours or Griffith Tours. In town, “Wagga Beach ticks all the boxes for can join in on farm activities like collecting browse providores such as Riverina inclusion in the top 20 list – golden sand, eggs from the chickens or enjoying riding Grove, Bertoldo’s Pasticceria and sunshine, water for a dip, shade to cool off.” lessons. Yoga classes, wellbeing programs Codemo Smallgoods for locally made and massages can be arranged. The delicacies. Bertoldo’s is an institution, a For thousands of years the Murrumbidgee cottage is a 15-minute drive northeast of family bakery since 1952. River in Wagga Wagga has been a place for Wagga’s CBD and Charles Sturt University celebration and exchange for the traditional on a well-maintained asphalt road. See From the irrigation scheme to wine owners of the Wiradjuri nation. This tradition www.belisi.com.au/ making, explore the heritage of Griffith at continues today with Wagga Beach one of two museums on the same picturesque the city’s top attractions. AFFORDABLE ABODE grounds. The Griffith Italian Museum is in the Pioneer Park Museum, which spans “Wagga Beach on a sunny, summers’ TOSCANO, Veneto and Milano on Olive over 30 historic buildings. For art lovers, day rarely has a patch of sand free as offer townhouse accommodation in the the Griffith Regional Art Gallery has visitors and locals enjoy a splash in the centre of downtown Mildura. Think the impressive collections. Murrumbidgee River, play beach cricket freedom of affordable self-contained or rest under the shade of the river red accommodation with air-conditioning, For a fishing weekend with friends gums,” Mayor of the City of Wagga barbecues, fully equipped kitchens, two full start at Mamanga campground in Yanga Wagga, Councillor Greg Conkey said. bathrooms and double garages. All three National Park by the Murrumbidgee River “Our inclusion shows visitors that if you and spend the day fishing, kayaking take the road less travelled and head into and swimming. Head into Murray Valley regional areas you can uncover some of our country’s hidden gems.” 82 W I N E S TAT E August 2020

travelbriefs Customised itineraries can be created by choosing from 10 activity modules on and off the river, including a chef cooked dinner on board or a guided brandy, wine, and spirits tour in the Riverland. “We have many fond memories hosting friends and family on houseboat journeys. It is relaxing and a great way to spend time together,” Tony Sharley said. “We wanted to help make that easier for people and give them the opportunity to tailor their holiday to include the best of the region.” A NEW WALK ON WATER day along the river arriving at their Top left: Beach cricket at Wagga Wagga. houseboat accommodation that travels Middle: Swimming at Wagga Wagga. SOUTH Australian Eco-Tourism business with them, the new Murray River Safari Middle right: Boat cruise on Murray River Trails. Murray River Walk has created two new will offer a shorter duration tour (3 days, Bottom right: Walking on Murray River Trails. river tours: Murray River Safari and 2 nights) with more diverse guided Opposite page top: Exterior of Belisi Farmstay. Murray River Escapes. The new website, experiences. These including backwater re-branded as Murray River Trails, is canoeing, driving to outback lakes for www.murrayrivertrails.com.au. birdwatching and a cultural walk with Aboriginal rangers. The Riverland company will build on the success of Murray River Walk and Tony Sharley said: “Our customers often broaden its appeal within domestic and suggest these extra activities – so we international markets, especially with have created a new product to include New Zealanders keen to start travelling them and cater for visitors with less again – a market that already loves holiday time.” Australia’s greatest river. The second new product, Murray River Owner operators Tony and Susie Sharley Escapes will attract private groups are confident that as travel restrictions of friends, families, and corporate are lifted and South Australians start groups. A standard tour will involve travelling again, they will discover the a “come aboard” houseboat driver exciting new tourism developments in moving the houseboat accommodation the Riverland. each day for up to four hours, taking the stress out of navigating, mooring, Building on the success of their and transferring through a river lock. Renmark-based multi-day walk where small private groups are guided each August 2020 W I N E S TAT E 83

65 TASTED 40 AWARDED RIVER REGIONS This is where the biggest volume of wine produced in Australia Trentham Estate ROSÉ comes from. It gives us great value quaffing wines but during Murray Darling good vintages and with quality winemaking skill the regions can Pinot Gris 4 TASTED also produce high quality wines to match it with the best. Don’t 2019 HHH 2 AWARDED underestimate them! Delicate pear and apple aromatics with A couple of nice SPARKLING lengthy citrus and herbal commercial wines here. flavours. $18 2 TASTED Dee Vine Estate 919 Wines Reserve Nericon SEA Rosé 2 AWARDED Riverland Petit 2019 HHH Manseng 2018 HHH A well-balanced wild and A couple of good quality Toasty honeyed funky style. Gorgeous commercial wines here nose and complexity colour with floral according to the judges. developing on the perfumed elements. palate. “Would work $12.99 Yarran Riverina well with lots of Cuvee Blanc food!” $28 Portia Valley NV HHHH Wines Artist Series A bright fresh style with CHARDONNAY Riverland Grenache a sherbet-like fizz to it. Rosé 2019 HHH Some autolysis on the 7 TASTED Subtle Turkish Delight nose and a creamy citrus 2 AWARDED bouquet and a pretty, driven palate with some lightweight palate. Good complexity. $15 Generally disappointing drinking now. $14 overall with most wines Whistling Kite being generic rather OTHER REDS Riverland Sparkling than varietal with some Petit Verdot lacking freshness and 12 TASTED 2016 HHH vibrancy. 11 AWARDED Perfumed berry bouquet with a whiff Dominic VBBAEULSYUTSE A strong class of well of chocolate. Nicely Evolution suited warm-climate balanced palate not too South Australia varietals. “Winemakers sweet and finishing Berton Vineyards Dee Vine Estate Chardonnay have learnt how to dry. $45 Winemaker’s The Drover SEA 2019 HHH handle these varietals Reserve Riverina Pinot Grigio Nose has a nice lift of well,” noted one judge. OTHER Aranel 2019 HHHHH 2020 HHHH1/2 figs and nougat with a WHITES Delightful honey and Nose lightly framed bright and flavoursome melon-like aromas with with aromas of apples palate. $10 12 TASTED good persistence of and pears and a 5 AWARDED mouth-coating varietal delicate palate with Big Aussie Great flavours showing a hint good length of stalky/ White Murray The best here were of camomile flowers. “A herbal flavours and Darling NSW/VIC clean and true to their very interesting wine.” crisp acidity. $5.99 Chardonnay (1L) varieties with good acid $15 Grower’s Gate 2018 HHH structure. There was South Australia Easy drinking style true one real stand out wine Sauvignon Blanc to the variety. Lightly in the group. 2019 HHH oaked with honeyed A lively style full of citrus notes. $17 passionfruit, cut grass and guava characters. “Easy drinking.” $14.95 84 W I N E S TAT E August 2020

regional tasting 919 Wines CABERNET Grower’s Gate Reserve Riverland SAUVIGNON, South Australia Tempranillo MERLOT & Cabernet Sauvignon 2018 HHH1/2 BLENDS 2019 HHH A reserved youthful A pleasant easy drinking style with a huge 10 TASTED wine with confectionery length of rich Cherry sweet red berry fruit and Ripe-like characters, 7 AWARDED oak nuances. $14.95 some earthy notes and solid tannins. $42 A solid line-up of mid H by Haselgrove La La Land Victoria range varietals. “Very South Australia Malbec 2018 HHH good easy drinking Cabernet Merlot Bright and light easy examples here without 2018 HHH drinking wine with the unbalanced tannins Fresh vibrant wine with attractive red plum fruit seen in the past,” said lots of leafy briary fruit, expression. $18 one judge. fine tannins structure Yarran Block Series and charry oak. $15 Yarran Block Series Dee Vine Estate Riverina Petit Thomson Estate Riverina Durif Nericon SEA Durif Verdot 2018 HHH Toolunka South Dee Vine Estate 2018 HHHHH 2017 HHHH1/2 A beautifully balanced Australia Cabernet Nericon SEA Dark brooding aromas Nose is a brooding wine with a rich Sauvignon Cabernet Sauvignon reminiscent of aromatic melange of generosity of cherry and 2019 HHHH 2017 HHH Christmas cake with a spices, berries and raspberry-like fruit. $28 Dense crimson wine Cedary red fruit aromas spicy lift. Palate offers vanilla with intense 919 Wines with attractive balance and generous developing a big rich mouthful fleshy fruit flavours, Reserve Riverland of oak and fruit on the berry flavours with some of flavours with oak lovely tannins and long Tempranillo nose and a very polished astringency. $12.99 creeping through the lingering finish. True to 2017 HHH palate with elegant fruit edges. $28 style. $12.99 Big and chocolaty with expression. $18 SHIRAZ & La La Land Victoria Whistling Kite perfumed notes and BLENDS Tempranillo Biodynamic drying tannins. “Needs a Grigori Riverland 2019 HHHH1/2 Riverland Mencia huge steak!” $42 Cabernet Sauvignon 14 TASTED A pretty wine with rich 2019 HHHH 919 Wines Reserve 2019 HHH1/2 7 AWARDED floral fruit fragrances Very drinkable simple Riverland Durif Lifted sweet oak flowing leaping out the glass and style. Hints of roses 2017 HHH over the pleasant briary A very mixed result plenty of oak sitting over on the nose and great Oak driven nose with red fruit characters here! “Shiraz is a big rich fruit flavours persistence of dark floral berry fruit pushing with hints of roasted versatile grape, but with good persistence of berry fruit flavours. $30 through. Quite a tannic capsicum. $14 some winemakers may dusty tannins. $18 919 Wines palate rich with flavour. be pushing too hard, 919 Wines Reserve Reserve Riverland $45 Dee Vine Estate thereby losing some fruit Riverland Touriga Sangiovese 2 Monkeys SEA intensity,” explained one Nacional 2018 HHH1/2 Cabernet Merlot judge. “However, on the 2018 HHHH1/2 Typical varietal nose - all 2019 HHH other hand the price is Deep purple hues, meaty and smallgoods- A well-made commercial often very reasonable.” dense chocolaty like, developing similar style respectfully made nose with hints of flavours. Good tannin/ to show the fruit at the Grigori Riverland rose petals and an acid balance. Needs forefront. $6.99 Shiraz 2019 HHHH abundance of rich red food! $38 Bright crimson wine, full fruit flavours with solid Dominic VBBAEULSYUTSE of flavour with attractive tannins and appropriate Evolution mulberry-like fruit, well spicy oak. $42 South Australia handled oak and a fine Merlot 2019 HHH line of tannins. $14 Very approachable fruit driven style – all cherries and plums with supporting oak. $10 JUDGES Andy La Nauze Eric Semmler Peter Simic Winemaker at Yalumba Proprietor of 919 Wine Editor/publisher Winestate Winery. Previously Company. Formerly Magazine. More than 35 winemaker at Norfolk winemaker for the Hardy years’ experience in the Rise, Robe and St Wine Company. Previously wine industry. Formerly Hallett, Barossa Valley. with Brown Brothers founding publisher of Has vintaged in Alsace and Auldstone Cellars. the first US colour wine and completed the Has spent eight years as magazine, manager of AWRI (Australian Wine fortified winemaker for the SA Wine Information Research Institute) Hardys. Associate judge at Bureau, and wine educator wine assessment Rutherglen, McLaren Vale with Regency College, course. and Riverland shows. in SA. August 2020 W I N E S TAT E 85

RIVER REGIONS Highroller Reserve Thomson Estate Old FORTIFIEDS 919 Wines Reserve 919 Wines Reserve South Australia Pumphouse South Riverland Classic Riverland Classic Shiraz Cabernet Australia Shiraz 4 TASTED Topaque NV HHHHH Tawny NV HHH1/2 2019 HHH1/2 2019 HHH 4 AWARDED Subdued nose but Raisined aromas with A great blend. Attractive Aromatic mulberry and the palate makes up a rancio lift and a characters of berry chocolate aromas with a Small but great line-up for it with an absolute complexity, intensity fruits, spices and pepper sweet chocolaty palate. of fortifieds showing explosion of rich, and balance of aged with soft tannins and a Good commercial style. great understanding of lusciously sweet honeycomb flavours. $42 sweet finish. $16 $18 these spirited versions. flavours perfectly Dee Vine Estate 919 Wines Reserve balanced with the 2 Monkeys SEA Riverland Shiraz 919 Wines Reserve alcohol and tannins. $42 Shiraz 2019 HHH 2019 HHH Riverland Pale Dry A refreshing easy A well-made deep Apera NV HHHHH 919 Wines Reserve drinking shiraz with crimson wine that’s all A well-made classic Riverland Classic light peppery fruit, dark and chocolaty with sherry style that’s Muscat NV HHHHH lively acid and soft big tannins. “Needs a complex and giving Smells like a Christmas tannins. $6.99 steak!” $45 with nutty creamy cake layered with aged Azahara Murray H by Haselgrove aromas showing toffee notes and has Darling Victoria South Australia nuances of ripe apples a dense and intense Shiraz 2019 HHH Shiraz 2018 HHH and similar flavours golden syrup of a palate A pretty nose; lightly A fragrant lift of Turkish layering the crisp and bursting with flavour and perfumed and lifted. The Delight and a weighty creamy palate. $42 finishing slightly dry. $42 vibrant palate has an palate layered with fruit elegance of fresh fruit. and tannins. $15 $14.99 WKR A DIFFERENT KIND OF ‘SELLAR’! Discover Delicia King William Road, a ‘sellar’ of fine acai bowls, textured raw treats, very smooth award winning coffees, unique warm vegan meals, and vibrant, edgey smoothies and shakes, all will enjoy! Call in and be surprised at Delicia KWR! Delicia King William Road 54a King William Road, Goodwood, SA. Phone 0401114823 Open Mon- Fri 8am to 4pm • Weekends 9am to 4pm Order online at www.deliciaacaibar.com Ubereats, Deliveroo, or Phone orders. 86 W I N E S TAT E August 2020

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travelbriefs WINSOR DOBBIN SOUTH ISLAND (NELSON & CANTERBURY) HISTORIC LODGE CELEBRATES BASK IN THE MOONLIGHT city centre and features a restaurant and OTAHUNA Lodge, New Zealand’s most lobby bar, fully equipped gymnasium, historic luxury lodge, is celebrating 125 THE Touch of Spice group has introduced car parking, kids’ corner, wifi and 10 years in 2020. Built in 1895, the lodge Dancing on Moonlight, the newest member conference and function spaces. The top is globally renowned for its remarkable of the ‘The Residence Collection’ by Touch floor is the hero feature with floor-to-ceiling architecture, award-winning gardens and of Spice. The three-bedroom luxury villa windows offering panoramic views across sophisticated cuisine. offers guests plush bedrooms with en- the runway and over the Southern Alps. suite bathrooms, spacious living areas, The modern restaurant and social hub is The primary residence of high-profile beautiful gardens and complete privacy. called Food Exchange. New Zealand politician Sir Heaton Rhodes A cabana spa and a private 9-hole golf for over 60 years, the property was course add a sense of being somewhere “This is a stunning development and purchased in 2006 by Hall Cannon and special. The villa is a 15-minute drive from certainly not your average airport hotel,” Miles Refo, who, committed to maintaining Christchurch airport, just over an hour from says Accor senior vice president of its legacy, transformed the property into stunning Akaroa and a quick heli-flight to operations for the region Gillian Millar. a seven-suite luxury lodge that evokes its the Mount Hutt ski fields. “Accor is very proud to have answered British Colonial history. the call from international tourists seeking Dancing on Moonlight is New Zealand’s a new hotel product at the gateway to New The lodge is located in pastoral first energy positive exclusive-use luxury Zealand’s South Island.” surroundings against the fluted cone of accommodation, powered by over 1000 an ancient volcano; a hugely impressive solar panels. For details visit www. Novotel Christchurch Airport Victorian mansion re-born. The name touchofspice.co.nz/ complements Accor’s two existing airport Otahuna means ‘little hill among the hills’ hotels in New Zealand - Novotel Auckland in Maori. Perched on a hill, the lodge NOT YOUR AVERAGE AIRPORT Airport and ibis Budget Auckland Airport. lies between the rocky outcrops of the HOTEL Novotel Christchurch Airport is the ninth Banks Peninsula, commanding views Novotel branded hotel in New Zealand and of the Southern Alps’ and Canterbury ACCOR, the largest operator of hotels in joins a global network of over 520 Novotel Plains. The property’s distinctive features airport precincts across the Pacific region, hotels in 61 countries. include a hand-carved Kauri staircase, threw open the doors to the $80 million Rimu panelling, original lead lights and new-build Novotel Christchurch Airport 15 wood-burning fireplaces. hotel late last year. Otahuna Lodge has a Category 1 “icon” Spanning across six floors, the 4.5 listing with the New Zealand Historic Places star property features 200 guest rooms, Trust. In 2010 the 15-hectare grounds including 10 suites and 10 access rooms. of the property were recognised as “A Located next to the terminal of New Garden of National Significance” by the Zealand’s second-largest airport, the New Zealand Gardens Trust. An equally architectural design of the hotel is the significant part of the estate’s portfolio is work of Warren and Mahoney Architects, a private art collection – one of the most the same team behind the award-winning important collections in the country. Twenty- Novotel Auckland Airport hotel. Novotel Christchurch Airport hotel is located 15 minutes from Christchurch’s 88 W I N E S TAT E August 2020

travelbriefs eight major works have been specifically Also check out Stonefly Lodge - Falcon half to ease some of the financial pressure commissioned for the Lodge including Brae Villa, a new development at Stonefly caused by the lockdown. works by well-known artists such as Lodge that provides the option of an Peter Beadle, Anna Caselberg and Craig exclusive-use luxurious villa for groups of “We see helping our tenants survive these Primrose. The property features seven up to 10 guests (six adults and up to four turbulent times as both a contractual and atmospheric suites with original fireplaces, children) with access to three individual moral obligation,” Riverside Market co- carved inglenooks, deluxe textiles, lavish suites and an additional bunkbed room. owner Kris Inglis said. bathrooms and stained-glass windows. Other accommodation options include “These are small, family-run businesses The entirely organic menu at Otahuna The Resurgence Luxury Eco Lodge, voted that have poured their heart and soul Lodge is a celebration of fresh, seasonal one of the world’s 25 best eco-lodges into their operating model, fit-outs, stock flavours inspired by the 120 varieties of by the National Geographic travellers and staff, and we want to make sure they fruits and vegetables grown organically magazine and known for its sustainable have every chance of working through in the Lodge’s own potager garden and culture, and Edenhouse, a sought-after these challenging times and build their orchard. Each evening sees the chefs luxury lodge in the Orinoco Valley, just 45 businesses up again over the coming create a five-course degustation menu minutes from Nelson Airport. months.” paired with fine New Zealand wines. RIVERSIDE REVIVAL Inglis said helping tenants keep their Located 30 minutes from Christchurch, doors open was key to operating a Otahuna Lodge is perfectly positioned to CHRISTCHURCH’S Riverside Market on the successful market and he had decided explore the majestic wonders of the area banks of the Avon River was hard hit by the to offer support regardless whether including the picturesque Banks Peninsula, coronavirus lockdown but proved resilient contractually bound or not. There are the city of Christchurch, and the greater in the face of adversity. Tenants at Riverside 60 tenants in the Riverside Market and Canterbury region. See www.otahuna.co.nz. Market and Riverside Retail Lanes in the Riverside Retail Lanes complex. central city were offered rent relief in an EXPLORE NELSON effort to help them keep their doors open. Riverside Market also developed online Tenants’ operating costs were also cut in ordering, delivery and voucher systems THE wine region of Nelson Tasman, at the with one of the measures introduced top of the South Island, is home to several being the market box, containing fresh premium lodges offering world class food, meat, vegetables, fish and other scenery, fine cuisine and craft beers as well raw ingredients that was delivered direct as 22 cellar doors, almost all family-owned. to customers. Helicopter tours make hidden corners of Top left: Otahuna Lodge, north face of exterior. the region easily accessible and options Bottom right: Interior of Riverside Market. include heli-hiking, heli-biking, heli- Opposite page top: Exterior of Dancing on picnicing, heli-sightseeing, heli-fishing and Moonlight luxury villa. even heli-yoga. Luxury boat cruises and Opposite page bottom: Interior of Novotel sailing catamarans are also available for Christchurch Airport. day or overnight journeys along the stunning coastline of the Abel Tasman National Park. Te Koi The Lodge at Bronte is an award- winning luxury retreat with stunning views of the Waimea Estuary and just 25 minutes from Nelson Airport. It has two suites and two villas and was opened in 2017 by Ali and Ian Metcalfe, who have a restaurant background. It has its own pool and helipad and dinners are a highlight. August 2020 W I N E S TAT E 89

WAIRARAPA, NELSON & C ANTERBURY 23 TASTED 23 AWARDED SOUTH ISLAND (NELSON & C ANTERBURY) Nelson and Canterbury are small wine regions, accounting for under Terrace Edge North CHARDONNAY 10% of the South Island’s total vineyard area, which is concentrated Canterbury Pinot in Marlborough and to a far lesser extent in Central Otago. However, Gris 2019 HHHH1/2 4 TASTED Nelson and Canterbury are the home of over 100 wineries, mostly Certified organic, this 4 AWARDED small and quality-focused, producing outstanding cool-climate wines, characterful Waipara white and red. wine was predominantly The Upper Moutere hills (60%) fermented in of Nelson are renowned Prices shown are approximate New Zealand retail. Wines available in old barrels; the rest for their bold, richly export markets are shown as (A) Australia, (UK) and (US). was handled in tanks. flavoured chardonnays, Invitingly scented, it typically slightly SAUVIGNON Old House Vineyards Camshorn Waipara is fleshy, with good weightier, fleshier and BLANC Kaho Nelson Sauvignon Blanc intensity of stonefruit more rounded from Sauvignon Blanc 2019 HHHH and spice flavours, a hint those grown on the 3 TASTED 2018 HHHH1/2 Drinking well now, this is of toastiness and an off- Waimea Plains. 3 AWARDED Estate-grown at Upper a very fresh and punchy, dry finish. Still youthful, Moutere, this weighty, strongly varietal wine. it should break into full Moutere Hills Sarau Sauvignon blanc slightly creamy wine Pale lemon/green, it is stride mid-2021+. $25 Reserve Nelson is Nelson’s most was fermented and highly aromatic, with (A, UK) Chardonnay extensively planted matured for eight penetrating tropical Camshorn Waipara 2017 HHHHH variety and in Canterbury months in French oak fruit and herbaceous Pinot Gris Maturing well, this rich, it ranks second, behind barrels (12% new). flavours, crisp and finely 2019 HHHH finely structured wine pinot noir. Although Bright, light yellow/ balanced. $18 (A) Delicious young, this was estate-grown, hand- overshadowed by the green, it is still unfolding, invitingly scented wine picked and fermented scale of Marlborough’s with strong, ripe, tropical Old House Vineyards is mouthfilling, with in French oak barriques. output, sauvignon fruit flavours, showing Nelson Sauvignon vibrant, peachy, gently Pale gold, it is powerful, blanc from Nelson and good complexity, fresh Blanc 2018 HHHH spicy flavours, a sliver of with substantial body, Canterbury has a cool acidity and a lingering Fresh and lively, this sweetness and a finely highly concentrated climate vibrancy and finish. Best drinking estate-grown wine poised, very harmonious stonefruit flavours, intensity that makes the 2021+. $30 is mouthfilling and finish. $18 (A) toasty, mealy notes wines very worthy of sweet-fruited, with Moutere Hills adding complexity, fresh attention. good intensity of ripely Nelson Pinot Gris acidity and a lasting herbaceous flavours, 2019 HHHH finish. $55 crisp and dry. Ready. Attractively scented, $21 this single-vineyard wine Moutere Hills was mostly handled in Nelson Chardonnay PINOT GRIS tanks; 10% of the blend 2018 HHHH1/2 was barrel-fermented. This powerful, fleshy 4 TASTED Bright, light yellow/ wine was estate-grown 4 AWARDED green, it is medium to and fermented with full-bodied, with very indigenous yeasts in JUDGED BY Waipara, in North good vigour and depth French oak barrels. Canterbury, has a high of pear, lychee and spice Light yellow/green, Michael Cooper profile for the most flavours, fresh acidity it has ripe stonefruit Winestate’s New Zealand editor famous of all aromatic and a dryish, finely flavours, showing good is author of the internationally white wines - riesling - balanced finish. Best concentration, buttery acclaimed Wine Atlas of New so it’s no surprise that drinking 2021+. $25 and toasty notes Zealand and the annual New its pinot gris are also Snapper Rock adding complexity, Zealand Wines: Michael Cooper’s impressive. Coastal New and lively acidity. A Buyer’s Guide. In the 2004 New Zealand Pinot Gris characterful wine, it’s a Year Honours, Michael was 2019 HHH1/2 drink-now or cellaring appointed an Officer of the Bargain-priced, this is proposition. $35 New Zealand Order of Merit for a single-vineyard wine, services to wine writing. grown at Waipara. An easy-drinking, medium- bodied style, it is freshly scented, with good depth of vibrant fruit flavours, lively acidity and an off-dry finish. $15 90 W I N E S TAT E August 2020

regional tasting Ataahua Waipara ALBARIÑO PINOT NOIR Old House Vineyards OTHER REDS Chardonnay Fantail Pinot Noir 2018 HHHH 1 TASTED 6 TASTED 2018 HHHH 2 TASTED This distinctive, pale gold 1 AWARDED 6 AWARDED Priced sharply, this 2 AWARDED wine was fermented estate-grown red was with indigenous yeasts Terrace Edge North Pinot noir is the most barrel-aged for nearly Moutere Hills in seasoned oak barrels. Canterbury Albariño widely planted variety a year. Bright ruby, Nelson Syrah A ‘full-on’ style, it is 2019 HHHH in North Canterbury, it is sweet-fruited, 2019 HHHH1/2 weighty and sweet- Full of youthful vigour, but the great red-wine savoury and supple, A top example of fruited, with strong, this appetisingly crisp grape of Burgundy with ripe cherry, plum South Island syrah, this ripe stonefruit flavours, wine was fermented also flourishes in the and spice flavours, a youthful, estate-grown vaguely honeyed notes, in seasoned French clay-based hills of Upper gentle seasoning of oak red was matured in fresh acidity, and lots of oak casks. Bright, light Moutere, in Nelson. and good complexity. French and American drink-young appeal. $30 lemon/green, it has very Enjoyable young, it’s also oak casks. Full-coloured, Old House Vineyards good intensity of peachy, Ataahua Waipara ageworthy. $24 it is mouthfilling, One Tree Nelson slightly spicy flavours, Pinot Noir Camshorn Waipara vibrant and supple, with Chardonnay a distinct touch of 2018 HHHH1/2 Pinot Noir blackcurrant, plum and 2018 HHHH complexity and a dryish Invitingly perfumed, this 2019 HHH1/2 spice flavours, showing This full-bodied, finish. Best drinking mid- ruby hued, medium- Priced right, this easy- excellent ripeness, creamy-textured wine 2021+. Certified organic. bodied North Canterbury drinking, vibrantly fruity vigour and depth, and was estate-grown $25 (A, UK) red is strongly varietal, red is deep ruby, with a a very harmonious, at Upper Moutere, with moderately slightly spicy bouquet. sustained finish. Best hand-harvested and GEWURZTRAMINER youthful, cherryish, spicy Full-bodied, it has very drinking 2022+. $35 fermented and matured 1 TASTED flavours. Silky-textured, good depth of fresh, Ataahua Waipara for 11 months in French 1 AWARDED it has fresh acidity, very ripe berry, plum and Merlot 2017 HHHH oak casks. Light yellow/ good complexity and spice flavours, a touch of Showing good density, green, it has strong, Ataahua Waipara lots of early-drinking complexity and a smooth this North Canterbury peachy, slightly biscuity Gewürztraminer appeal. $37 finish. $20 (A) red was hand-picked flavours, showing good 2019 HHHHH Mount Brown from mature vines and complexity, and fresh Highly perfumed, Old House Vineyards Estates North barrel-aged for over a acidity. Already drinking this fresh, weighty, Falcon Hill Nelson Canterbury Pinot year. Full-coloured, it is well, it should also youthful wine was Pinot Noir Noir 2019 HHH1/2 fresh and full-bodied, reward cellaring. $35 tank-fermented and 2018 HHHH1/2 This great value red was with generous, plummy, briefly lees-aged. Made Well worth cellaring, this matured for 10 months spicy, slightly nutty RIESLING in a dryish style, it elegant red was grown in French oak casks flavours, savoury notes has concentrated, ripe at Upper Moutere, hand- (18% new). Bright ruby, adding complexity and 1 TASTED peach, lychee and spice picked and matured for it is freshly scented, a finely structured, 1 AWARDED flavours, a hint of ginger, 11 months in French oak with strong cherry, smooth finish. Well a touch of complexity, casks (50% new). Deep plum and spice flavours, worth cellaring, it Terrace Edge Liquid and lovely depth and ruby, it is attractively balanced acidity, and should be at its best Geography North harmony. Best drinking perfumed, with fresh, plenty of youthful vigour 2022+. $30 Canterbury Riesling mid-2021+. $26 youthful cherry, plum and promise. $20 2019 HHHHH and spice flavours, (A, UK) Already very expressive, CHENIN nutty and savoury notes this classy young wine BLANC adding complexity, and a STAR RATINGS  was hand-harvested well-rounded finish. Best (with 5% botrytised 1 TASTED drinking 2022+. $39 Three-, four- and five-star ratings are signs of fruit) and fermented 1 AWARDED excellence in fruit quality and winemaking skill. in a mix of stainless Ataahua Waipara All wines are judged ‘blind’ by wine industry steel tanks (40%) and Moutere Hills Pinot Noir professionals and are compared in peer seasoned French oak Nelson Chenin Blanc 2017 HHHH classes by three judges. barrels (60%). Bright, 2019 HHHH This ageworthy red CM Wine is exclusive to Cellarmasters, light lemon/green, it This youthful, was hand-harvested a major mail-order business. is vibrantly fruity and vigorous wine was and barrel-aged for a CD Cellar door price. gently sweet, with hand-harvested from year. Deep ruby, with CDO Cellar door only. concentrated, ripe, 26-year-old vines and a hint of development, SO Sold out. peachy, slightly spicy fermented and aged for it has generous $N/A Price not available at time of printing. flavours, very finely 11 months in old French cherry, plum and spice  Contact information pages 120-121. balanced for early barrels. Medium-bodied, flavours, showing drinking. Certified it has good intensity of good complexity, and a RECOMMENDED cellaring (years). organic. $22 (A, UK) peachy, slightly appley moderately firm finish. BEST VALUE for $20 & under. flavours, with a subtle Best drinking 2021+. $37 seasoning of oak adding For a complete list of what we tasted complexity, and a crisp, please refer to www.winestate.com.au tightly structured finish. Best drinking 2022+. $35 August 2020 W I N E S TAT E 91

WAIRARAPA, NELSON & C ANTERBURY HOW WE JUDGE WINESTATE MAGAZINE TASTING CRITERIA OUR STAR RATING SYSTEM Our tastings and published ratings are designed with one thing in mind: to provide a useful and genuine balanced guide on wines to our readers. In order to achieve this we follow certain procedures in an activity that is notoriously difficult! There are regular criticisms of wine shows and various scoring systems; here is how we approach our tastings. A wide selection of wines there are unpleasant flavours. These advertise if they wish, their awarded final ‘medals’ are then converted into wine’s review will be featured regardless Wines are invited from any producer, a star rating system for publication in of advertising. The judges’ decisions are provided that they meet the criteria Winestate. A gold means 5 stars, silver final and these are published according of the class being judged. The class is 4, and bronze is 3 stars. to the judges’ scores, whether advertising may be a regional, style or new release is taken or not. tasting and generally the wines must be The biggest judging system available for consumers to purchase, The judges although we have museum and rare Winestate examines on average more wine tastings as well. Australasian wines per year than We take care in selecting our judges. any other forum - more than 10,000. But remember: judges are human and Awarding scores Compare this to the biggest show in their own preference will influence Australia, the royal Melbourne wine their scores. We use judges with Winestate carries out the judging show, with just over 4000 entries. complementary backgrounds and a using Australian capital city wine show three-person panel for each flight will procedures; the wines are not known Independence of advertising include winemakers with technical to the judges. The three judges taste expertise and often a marketing/retail the wines blind and assign a score Winestate does charge a nominal expert who knows consumer tastes. without reference to each other. Once entrance fee for wines submitted which Often one or more of the judges are this is done, only then do they compare covers our administration costs only, masters of wine with vast international scores, and if there is dissension they and will often purchase ‘yardstick’ experience, and most judges have re-taste the wines and come to an wines to be evaluated where we believe experience at major Australian wine agreement. Scores are compiled using that these are of consumer or trade shows. We are also aware of expertise. the 20-point international system: gold interest if these have not been entered If we are judging a region, for example, is 18.5 and above; silver is 17 and by the wineries. In order to produce we will have a winemaker judge from above and is an excellent wine; bronze the biggest and best wine magazine, that region because that person knows is 15.5 and above and represents good Winestate includes advertising; the local style. We balance that with wine. A reasonable, sound everyday- however, this is fiercely independent a judge from outside the region and drinking wine scores 15 (but does of any wine tasting editorial. Wine generally someone with broad and not gain a medal). A bland but clean companies are advised of the blind mature experience. wine scores 14. Below this score tasting results and it is their choice to HOW WE COMPARE Winestate Rating Comment Wine show Medal International 20 100 Point System Point System HHHHH Outstanding Gold 18.5 - 20 97 - 100 HHHH1/2 Excellent High Silver 95 - 96 Very Good 18 - 18.4 93 - 94 HHHH Silver 91 - 92 HHH1/2 Good/Very Good High Bronze 17 - 17.9 89 - 90 Good HHH Bronze 16.5 - 16.9 15.5 - 16.4 Wine judging is an inexact art, not a science - even at the highest levels of proficiency. Accordingly, Winestate uses the star rating system which reflects a range, rather than a specific point score. Point systems indicate a level of accuracy that simply does not exist. 92 W I N E S TAT E August 2020

regional tasting MICHAEL COOPER RECENT RELEASES Three classic regional styles – Hawke’s Bay chardonnay, Hawke’s Bay Delta Hatters Hill syrah and Central Otago pinot noir – provided the highlights of the Marlborough Pinot latest releases from New Zealand. The tasting also included several Noir 2019 HHHH1/2 impressive Marlborough wines, from pinot noir, chardonnay and This savoury red (naturally) sauvignon blanc. was grown in the Southern Valleys. Prices shown are approximate New Zealand retail. Wines available in Deeply coloured, it export markets are shown as (A) Australia, (UK) and (US). is mouthfilling and fruit-packed, with strong berry and spice flavours, showing good complexity, fine- grained tannins and obvious potential. Open 2022+. $35  Clos Marguerite Jackson Estate Vergence Red by Delta Hatters Marlborough Somerset Single Pegasus Bay Mk 1 Hill Marlborough Black Barn Sauvignon Blanc Vineyard Waihopai 2018 HHHHH Sauvignon Blanc Vineyards Barrel 2019 HHHHH Valley Marlborough This Central Otago pinot 2019 HHHH1/2 Fermented Hawke’s This racy, vibrant, Pinot Noir noir was fully whole- This highly aromatic Bay Chardonnay youthful wine was 2014 HHHHH bunch fermented. A wine was grown at 2019 HHHHH estate-grown in the Delicious now, this distinctive, generous Dillons Point, in the Well worth cellaring, Awatere Valley, partly highly fragrant red red, it is full-coloured lower Wairau Valley. this classy wine (10%) barrel-fermented was hand-harvested, and fragrant, with Fermented in tanks was estate-grown at and lees-aged for six barrel-aged, and bottled concentrated plum and and seasoned barrels, Havelock North, hand- months. Weighty and unfined and unfiltered. spice flavours, showing it is medium-bodied harvested and matured dry, it is freshly aromatic, Ruby hued, with some impressive complexity, and punchy, with good for 11 months in French with strong, ripely development showing, and a firmly structured, intensity of tropical fruit oak casks (20% new). herbaceous flavours, it is sweet-fruited, long, spicy finish. $40 and herbaceous flavours, Fragrant, concentrated, showing a distinct touch savoury, nutty and a subtle seasoning of youthful and finely of complexity, good acid silky-textured, with ½ oak adding complexity, poised, it is weighty, spine and a lingering excellent complexity and a finely balanced, with rich, ripe grapefruit finish. $29 (UK) and a long finish. Drink Delta Hatters dry finish. Drink now- and peach flavours, now-2022. $50 Hill Marlborough 2021. $27 showing excellent Trinity Hill L’Eritage Chardonnay Saint Clair Pioneer complexity, and a long Gimblett Gravels 2019 HHHH1/2 Block 15 Strip Block finish. Best drinking Syrah 2018 HHHHH Already drinking well, Marlborough Pinot 2022+. $39 This highly seductive this wine was grown Noir 2018 HHHH1/2 young red was grown mostly in the Ure Valley Grown in the lower at three sites in the and fermented and reaches of the Waihopai Gimblett Gravels, matured in French oak Valley, this is an Hawke’s Bay, and barriques. Fresh and attractively perfumed matured in an even elegant, it has excellent wine, ruby hued, savoury split of new French oak weight and vibrancy, and supple. Showing barriques and a large with strong, peachy, good complexity, it is French oak oval. Dark citrusy flavours, gentle very harmonious, with and purple-flushed, it biscuity and toasty silky tannins and lots of is beautifully fragrant, notes adding complexity, drink-young appeal. $38 mouthfilling, rich and balanced acidity supple, with highly and a well-rounded, concentrated, ripe harmonious finish. $27 plum and black pepper flavours, a hint of liquorice, and impressive harmony and length. Best drinking 2025+. $120 August 2020 W I N E S TAT E 93

MICHAEL COOPER recent releases Saint Clair Pioneer Delta Marlborough Saint Clair Pioneer  Block 17 Plateau Pinot Noir Block 21 Bell Cabernet Merlot 2019 HHHH Block Marlborough Snapper Rock 2018 HHHH1/2 Offering great value, this Sauvignon Blanc Marlborough Pinot Still unfolding, this single-vineyard red was 2019 HHHH Noir 2018 HHH Gimblett Gravels red was grown in the Southern Grown in the lower Drinking well now, this blended from cabernet Valleys and half of the Wairau Valley, this single-vineyard red sauvignon (55%), merlot blend was matured for single-vineyard wine was grown at Ward, (41%) and malbec 10 months in French oak is full-bodied, with in the Awatere Valley, (4%). Deeply coloured, barriques. Bright ruby, fresh, strong tropical and briefly oak-aged. with a fresh, fragrant, it is mouthfilling and fruit flavours to the Ruby hued, with a hint slightly herbal bouquet, vibrantly fruity, with very fore, a herbaceous of development, it is it is full-bodied, with youthful, ripe cherry, undercurrent and a crisp, medium-bodied, with good density of ripe plum and spice flavours, lively finish. $27 (UK) ripe, berryish, slightly blackcurrant, plum and fresh acidity, savoury Ward Valley Mt spicy flavours, gentle spice flavours, and a notes adding complexity Victoria Block acidity and a smooth finely structured finish. and supple tannins. Best Marlborough Pinot finish. $18 (A, UK) Best drinking 2023+. $38 drinking 2022+. $20 (US) Noir 2018 HHHH Saint Clair Pioneer Lake Chalice The Ready to roll, this gentle, STAR RATINGS  Block 17 Plateau Raptor Marlborough sweet-fruited wine was Merlot Chardonnay grown in the Awatere Three-, four- and five-star ratings are signs of 2018 HHHH1/2 2019 HHHH Valley and matured for excellence in fruit quality and winemaking skill. Grown in the Gimblett Drinking well in its 10 months in French All wines are judged ‘blind’ by wine industry Gravels, this single- youth, this wine was oak barriques. Lightish professionals and are compared in peer vineyard Hawke’s Bay grown mostly in the in colour, it is fragrant, classes by three judges. red is deeply coloured central Wairau Valley savoury and supple, with CM Wine is exclusive to Cellarmasters, and fleshy, with rich and barrel-fermented cherry, plum, spice and a major mail-order business. blackcurrant, plum, spice with indigenous yeasts. nut flavours, showing CD Cellar door price. and nut flavours, ripe Light yellow/green, very good complexity, CDO Cellar door only. and smooth, and good it is full-bodied, with and a well-rounded SO Sold out. complexity. Still youthful, generous, ripe stonefruit finish. Drink now-2021. $N/A Price not available at time of printing. it should be at its best flavours, oak complexity, $25 (A, UK)  Contact information pages 120-121. 2022+. $38 (UK) balanced acidity and good harmony. $23 (UK) ½ RECOMMENDED cellaring (years).  Main Divide Pinot BEST VALUE for $20 & under Noir 2018 HHHH Lake Chalice The and NZ $25 & under. Cherry Block This youthful, supple Falcon Marlborough For a complete list of what we tasted Central Otago Pinot Waipara Valley, North Pinot Noir please refer to www.winestate.com.au Noir 2019 HHHH Canterbury red is good 2019 HHH1/2 Priced sharply, this is a value. Matured in Barrel-aged for at least single-vineyard red from French oak barrels for six months, this is a Alexandra, matured in 18 months, it is fragrant bright ruby, mouthfilling tanks (60%) and barrels and full-bodied, with red, with good depth of (40%). Deeply coloured, excellent depth of ripe youthful cherry, plum it is mouthfilling and cherry, plum and spice and spice flavours, vibrant, with strong, flavours, nutty, savoury showing some savoury youthful, plummy, notes adding complexity complexity. Offering spicy flavours, showing and a smooth finish. good value, it should considerable complexity, (From Pegasus Bay.) $25 be at its best 2022+. and supple tannins. Best (A, UK) $19 (A) drinking 2022+. (From Saddleback Central Lake Chalice The Snapper Rock Wines.) Otago Pinot Noir Falcon Marlborough $22 (A, UK) Rosé 2019 HHHH Pinot Gris Delta Hawke’s Bay From Peregrine, this 2019 HHH1/2 Merlot 2019 HHHH very easy-drinking Freshly scented, this This deeply coloured, wine was hand-picked lively, medium-bodied mouthfilling red was at Pisa and Gibbston. wine has good depth matured for nine months Pink-hued, it is invitingly of vibrant pear, lychee in seasoned French oak aromatic, with strong, and spice flavours, a barrels. Vibrantly fruity, it lively strawberry and hint of ginger, balanced has good density of ripe, spice flavours, and a acidity and a dry finish. plummy, spicy flavours, crisp, off-dry finish. $19 (A) fresh, strong and Delicious young. $20 smooth. Best drinking 2022+. $20 94 W I N E S TAT E August 2020

insiderthe wine & spiritAUSTRALIAN & NEW ZEALAND August 2020 Issue 168 THE WINE & SPIRIT INSIDER IS A PROMOTIONAL GUIDE FROM THE LIQUOR TRADE TO THE CONSUMER. Winestate Publishing ABN 56 088 226 411 In this issue... White Spirits, Organic Wine Show, New Releases & Best Value Buys under $20

29 TASTED 24 AWARDED WHITE SPIRITS An interesting and topical judging of small batch white spirits Bakehouse Distillery Adelaide Hills which seem to be everywhere and being talked about. These ‘Evoke’ Sassafras Distillery 78 are quite fashionable at the moment with various “new world” Spirit Tasmania Degrees Desert flavours added to neutral spirit to attract the drinker. Vodka HHH Adelaide Hills Bright citrus driven nose Gin HHHHH VODKA Newcastle Distilling and long lingering sweet Pleasant lifted nose Co Hunter & citrus flavours with anise with more traditional 2 TASTED Newcastle notes. $85 botanicals showing 2 AWARDED Vodka HHHH1/2 through the minty/ Pleasant grain GIN coriander-like characters. Good examples of clean sweetness obvious on Palate displays plenty spirit which is what it is the clean green grassy 14 TASTED of character, loads of all about. “The less you nose with a fresh, well 12 AWARDED flavour and lingering say about it the better made and mouth drying alcohol. $80 it is!” palate showing a hot spirit finish. $60 A wow class! “So Applewood many options for the Distillery The Antipodes Gin OTHER SPIRIT drinkers here,” said Adelaide Hills Co Certified Organic one judge. “These are Gin HHHH1/2 ACT & SA 2 TASTED more flavoured white Upfront perfumed Vodka HHHH1/2 2 AWARDED spirits than classic bouquet followed by Attractive herbaceous London or Dutch gins,” dry botanicals with aromas with hints of Unusual distinctive said another. “The some fruity notes. The citrus/limes. Big and styles that are hard to accessibility of it being very elegant palate is flavoursome in the place. called gin should have delightfully scented mouth with some coriander or citrus as and fruity. A good style. viscosity and a touch Mt Uncle Distillery the main characters $69.99 of sweetness. True to FNQ Rum Co. and difference is the Adelaide Hills style. $89 Platinum Far North interpretation, in a Distillery 78 Queensland Cane contemporary sense, Degrees Womad Spirit HHH1/2 where anything goes Adelaide Hills Light rum-like aromas; with botanicals, herbs Gin HHHH1/2 true to the cane spirit and spices included,” Smelling of lemon name. Good slippery noted the third judge. myrtle with a juniper lift. clean flavours with an Interesting complexity oily finish. $75 to the smooth and well- balanced palate that is brimming over with sweet lemons. $80 JUDGES - DAY 1 Tim Gneil Sacha la Forgia Product Manager, Head distiller at Adelaide Stephen Matthews Alcohol, Tarac Hills Distillery for the past six Former lecturer in hospitality Technologies. years. Previously winemaker studies at Regency College of Responsibility for with international experience. Tafe and the Adelaide Institute blending brandies and Worked at a Grappa distillery, of TAFE. Also a former general neutral spirits. Fortified Italy 2013. Judged at manager of the Earl of Zetland judge at Melbourne and Melbourne, Tasting Australia Hotel, and malt specialist. Rutherglen wine shows. and Royal Adelaide show. 96 The Wine & Spirit INSIDER

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WHITE SPIRITS Needle and PINK/ OVERPROOF The Martin Pin ‘Sevilli’ COLOURED GIN Distillation Compounded South GIN Company G3 Australia Gin HHH 3 TASTED Mount Compass Subtle spicy nose with 4 TASTED Gin HHH1/2 hints of rose petals and 3 AWARDED Lovely big botanicals a slight sweetness on 2 AWARDED coming out with obvious the palate. $59.65 alcohol and an aniseed- Adelaide Hills like backbone. $87.99 CLASSIC GIN Distillery 78 Rochfort Distillery Degrees Sunset De Bourbel Distillers 4 TASTED Adelaide Hills South Australia 3 AWARDED Gin HHHH Gin HHH1/2 Nose is a big complex Flinty aniseed characters Supposedly classic in mix of botanicals. Hot with some earthy style here, either Dutch in the mouth with spiciness, apparent or London Dry ranging strong flavours on the sweetness and warming from light to heavy and back palate and floral alcohol. $100 complex. “A couple were perfumed elements. $80 good enough to drink Barossa Distilling The Antipodes Gin by themselves without Company Co Certified Organic tonic water,” noted one Generations London Pink ACT & SA judge. “The Australian Dry Barossa Gin HHH input is to have more Gin HHHH Lifted juniper freshness juniper characters,” said Nose is an integration on the nose with another. of floral, citrus and subtle perfumed citrus herbal characters that flavours. $89 Adelaide Hills follows through on to Distillery 78 the long well-balanced Mt Uncle Distillery Degrees Classic palate. $85 Botanic Australis Adelaide Hill Seppeltsfield Rd Navy Strength Far Gin HHHH1/2 Distillers Barossa North Queensland Fresh lifted juniper Dry Barossa Valley Gin HHHH driven bouquet with a Gin HHH Broad upfront baked big hit of botanicals. Lightly flavoured viscous citrus peel-like aromas Light crisp spirit base style; all citrus and herbs with very strong to the straightforward with attractive clean perfumed citrus flavours palate with a sweet light spirit. $64.99 and tongue numbing flavour profile. $80 alcohol. $100 Follow us and keep up to date with all our latest wine info, tastings and events on facebook, twitter and instagram. 98 W I N E S TAT E August 2020

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ORGANIC WINES 202 TASTED 145 AWARDED SOUTHERN CROSS CERTIFIED ORGANIC WINE SHOW Possibly the best line-up of organic wines we have judged, Zonte's Footstep showing how far this category has come. In past tastings the fruit Lady of the Lake quality has been good, as we expect, but the winemaking has left Fleurieu Viognier a little to be desired, but now winemakers realise they can't just 2019 HHH1/2 present the label, they also need to present the goods! Hints of orange blossom on the nose with a good tight line of fresh acidity on the long palate. $35 (ACO) SPARKLING Temple Bruer 919 Wines Riverland 919 Wines Riverland Terra Vita Vinum Organic Wines The Vermentino Petit Manseng Domaine Richou 5 TASTED Agonist Moscato 2019 HHHHH 2018 HHHH1/2 Bigottiere Anjou 4 AWARDED Riverland White A bright lifted floral nose “A warm oily nose,” France Chenin Frontignac with perfumed notes declared one judge. 2018 HHH1/2 Some nice “playful” 2019 HHH and hints of peaches. Hints of apple, peach A pretty floral nose wines here for easy A light bouquet Crisp and delicate in the and honeyed aromas. with a perfumed lift. drinking. reminiscent of mouth, very fruit driven Nicely layered palate Generous palate, some rosewater. Palate has with great texture and rich with pome fruit-like softness and good Robinvale Wines balance of sweetness persistence. $28 (ACO) characters. $28 (ACO) flavour length. $48.15 North West and acidity. $18 Jacques Frelin No. 919 Wines Riverland (EcoCert) Victoria Sparkling (NASAA) 35 IGP Pays d'OC Petit Manseng Mount Avoca Estate Chardonnay Kerner France Rousanne 2019 HHHH Pyrenees Viognier NV HHHH Rosnay Organic 2018 HHHHH Smells of baked apples 2019 HHH Ripe stonefruit aromas Cowra Sparkling An elegant bouquet - with honey and spice! A Rose-like florals on the with tropical notes and Rosé 2019 HHH very pretty, lifted and heavy syrupy palate with nose with some lime a seductively creamy A pretty wine. “Reminds floral. Silky smooth in flavours reminiscent of and honeyed notes that palate with hints of me of strawberries and the mouth with excellent tinned pears. $28 (ACO) is echoed on the palate. yeast autolysis. Very cream at Wimbledon,” length and balance of Robinvale Wines $27.50 (ACO) drinkable. $20 said one judge! $25 creamy nectarine-like North West Victoria (Demeter Certified (OFC) flavours. €12.99 EU Kerner 2015 HHHH Organic & Biodynamic) (ECOCERT) Attractive honeyed OTHER floral/citrus aromas Robinvale Wines WHITES and layers of intensely Bella Rose North rich butterscotch-like West Victoria 14 TASTED flavours. Interesting Moscato NV HHH 10 AWARDED wine. $20 (Demeter A vibrant floral/plum Certified Organic & style showing some Very interesting class Biodynamic) development but still with the best having has freshness. seamless structure $20 (Demeter and fresh fruit showing Certified Organic & texture and varietal Biodynamic) expression. “Some great understanding here of lees complexity by the winemakers,” said one judge. 100 W I N E S TAT E August 2020