Winestate Magazine July August 2010

what we tastedCurrency Creek Estate ekhidna she viper McLaren Haselgrove Il Padrone Kay Brothers Basket Madeleines NSX Nangkita Oxenberry The Right NutThe Black Swamp Fleurieu Vale Grenache 2008 McLaren Vale Sparkling Pressed Amery Vineyards Single Vineyard Southern 20 Year Old McLaren ValePeninsula Cabernet Shiraz 2007 McLaren Vale Shiraz 2006 Fleurieu Shiraz 2007 Liqueur Muscat (500ml) NVSauvignon Merlot Malbec ekhidna she viperPetit Verdot 2005 McLaren Vale Shiraz 2007 Haselgrove Primo Taglio Kay Brothers Hillside Madeleines Willunga Paper Eagle Linchpin McLaren Vale Shiraz 2008 Amery Vineyards McLaren Single Vineyard McLaren McLaren Vale Shiraz 2007Currency Creek Estate The False Cape Ship’s Vale Shiraz 2004 Vale Shiraz 2008Viaduct Fleurieu Peninsula Graveyard Kangaroo Island Haselgrove Primo Taglio Paper Eagle Rarefied AirRoussanne 2009 Shiraz 2007 McLaren Vale Coonawarra Kay Brothers Hillside Maglieri of McLaren Vale McLaren Vale Shiraz 2007 Cabernet Sauvignon 2008 Amery Vineyards McLaren Cabernet Sauvignon 2008Currency Creek Estate False Cape The Captain Vale Shiraz 2006 Parri Estate Estate GrownWater Ribbon Kangaroo Island Cabernet Hugh Hamilton The Floozie Maglieri of McLaren Vale Southern Fleurieu ShirazFleurieu Peninsula Sauvignon 2006 McLaren Vale Tempranillo Kimbolton Langhorne Merlot 2006 Viognier 2006Gewurztraminer 2009 Rose 2009 Creek Shiraz 2006 False Cape Unknown Maglieri of McLaren Vale Parri Estate Estate Grownd’Arenberg The Sailor Kangaroo Island Hugh Hamilton The Loose Kimbolton Block 18 Shiraz 2008 Southern Fleurieu ViognierCoppermine Road Cabernet Merlot 2006 Cannon McLaren Vale Langhorne Creek Chardonnay 2008McLaren Vale Cabernet Viognier 2009 Sauvignon Blanc 2009 Maximus McLaren ValeSauvignon 2007 Fox Creek McLaren Cabernet Sauvignon 2008 Parri Estate Vale Shiraz Grenache Hugh Hamilton The Kimbolton Pangkarra McLaren Valed’Arenberg The Dead Arm Mourvedre 2008 Madam McLaren Vale The Rifleman Langhorne Maximus McLaren Vale Grenache 2006McLaren Vale Shiraz 2007 Sparkling Red NV Creek Shiraz 2007 Viognier 2009 Fox Creek Duet McLaren Parri Estate Pangkarrad’Arenberg The Derelict Vale Cabernet Merlot 2008 Hugh Hamilton The La Curio Reserve Maximus Premium McLaren Vale Shiraz 2006Vineyard McLaren Vale Mongrel McLaren Vale McLaren Vale Bush Vine McLaren Vale Shiraz 2008Grenache 2007 Fox Creek JSM Sangiovese Blend 2009 Grenache 2008 Parri Estate Pangkarra McLaren Vale Shiraz Maxwell Wines Ellen Southern Fleurieud’Arenberg The Footbolt Cabernet Sauvignon Hugh Hamilton The Rascal La Curio Reserve McLaren Street McLaren Vale Cabernet Sauvignon 2005McLaren Vale Shiraz 2008 Cabernet Franc 2007 McLaren Vale Shiraz 2007 Vale Shiraz 2008 Shiraz 2007 Parson’s Paddockd’Arenberg The Hermit Fox Creek Red Baron Hugh Hamilton The Ratbag La Curio The Nubile Maxwell Wines Four Langhorne CreekCrab McLaren Vale McLaren Vale Shiraz 2008 McLaren Vale Merlot 2008 McLaren Vale Grenache Roads McLaren Vale Shiraz Cabernet Sauvignon 2008Adelaide Hills Viognier Shiraz 2008 Grenache Viognier 2008Marsanne 2008 Fox Creek Reserve Hugh Hamilton The Parson’s Paddock McLaren McLaren Vale Shiraz 2007 Scoundrel McLaren Vale Lady Bay Vineyard Maxwell Wines Vale Shiraz 2008d’Arenberg The Ironstone Tempranillo 2008 Yankalilla Southern Lime Cave McLaren ValePressings McLaren Fox Creek Shadow’s Fleurieu Cabernet Cabernet 2007 Patritti Wines BlewittVale Grenache Shiraz Run McLaren Vale Shiraz Hugo McLaren Vale Sauvignon 2004 Springs Estate McLarenMourvedre 2007 Cabernet 2008 Cabernet Sauvignon 2007 Maxwell Wines Little Vale Cabernet Sauvignon Lady Bay Vineyard Demon McLaren Vale Shiraz 2008d’Arenberg The Laughing Fox Creek Short Row Hugo McLaren Vale Yankalilla Southern Cabernet Merlot 2008Magpie McLaren Vale McLaren Vale Shiraz 2007 Chardonnay 2008 Fleurieu Pinot Gris 2009 Patritti Wines BlewittShiraz Viognier 2007 Maxwell Wines Silver Springs Estate McLaren Fox Creek Vixen McLaren Hugo McLaren Vale Lady Bay Vineyard Hammer McLaren Vale Vale Chardonnay 2008d’Arenberg The Money Vale Sparkling Red NV Sauvignon Blanc 2009 Yankalilla Southern Shiraz 2008Spider McLaren Vale Fleurieu Shiraz 2005 Patritti Wines BlewittRoussanne 2008 Geoff Merrill Bush Vine Hugo McLaren Vale McGuigan Hand Made Springs Estate McLaren McLaren Vale Grenache Shiraz 2008 Lady Bay Vineyard Langhorne Creek Vale Chenin Blanc 2009d’Arenberg The Sticks Rose 2009 Yankalilla Southern Shiraz 2008& Stones McLaren Vale Hugo Reserve McLaren Fleurieu Viognier 2008 Patritti Wines BlewittTempranillo Grenache Geoff Merrill Bush Vine Vale Shiraz 2006 Meritage by Bleasdale Springs Estate McLarenShiraz 2005 McLaren Vale Shiraz Lake Breeze Langhorne Creek Vale Grenache 2008 Grenache Mourvedre 2006 III Associates Descendant Langhorne Creek Cabernet Sauvignon Shirazd’Arenberg The Twenty of Squid Ink McLaren Vale Cabernet Sauvignon 2007 Malbec 2008 Patritti Wines Gloria GSMEight Road McLaren Vale Geoff Merrill G & W Shiraz 2008 McLaren Vale GrenacheMourvedre 2007 McLaren Vale Cabernet Lake Breeze Minnow Creek The Black Shiraz Mourvedre 2008 Sauvignon 2006 III Associates Langhorne Creek Old Vine Minnow McLaren ValeDel Diablo Loco Angel of Four Score McLaren Vale Grenache 2009 Sangiovese Cabernet Patritti Wines Methodethe Abyss McLaren Vale Geoff Merrill Henley Grenache 2008 Sauvignon Malbec 2008 Traditionale McLaren ValeShiraz 2008 McLaren Vale Shiraz 2002 Lake Breeze Arthur’s Pinot Noir Chardonnay 2006 III Associates Squid Ink Reserve Langhorne Creek Moonvine BiodynamicDi Fabio Marietta GSM Geoff Merrill Jocko’s Blend Reserve McLaren Vale Cabernet Sauvignon Petit McLaren Vale Shiraz Patritti WinesMcLaren Vale Grenache McLaren Vale Shiraz 2006 Shiraz 2008 Verdot Malbec 2006 Cabernet Merlot 2007 Old Gate McLaren ValeShiraz Mataro 2007 Shire Shiraz 2007 Geoff Merrill Pimpala Ingoldby McLaren Vale Lake Breeze Bernoota Morgan SimpsonDogRidge Vineyard McLaren Vale Cabernet Sauvignon 2008 Langhorne Creek Shiraz Basket Press McLaren Patritti WinesCadenzia McLaren Vale Cabernet Merlot 2003 Cabernet 2007 Vale Shiraz 2007 Old Gate McLaren ValeGrenache 2007 Ingoldby McLaren Vale Shire Shiraz 2008 Geoff Merrill Reserve Shiraz 2009 Langhorne Creek Estate Morgan SimpsonDogRidge MVP Most McLaren Vale Shiraz 2005 Bushy Road Viognier 2009 Basket Press McLaren Pertaringa Bonfire BlockValuable Player McLaren J&J Vineyards McLaren Vale Shiraz 2008 Adelaide Semillon 2009Vale Petit Verdot 2005 Geoff Merrill Wickham Park Vale Shiraz 2009 Madelaines Essencia McLaren Vale Merlot 2006 Nangkita Single Vineyard Morgan Simpson Row 42 Pertaringa Over the TopDogRidge MVP Most J&J Vineyards McLaren Southern Fleurieu Sweet McLaren Vale Cabernet McLaren Vale Shiraz 2008Valuable Player McLaren Geoff Merrill Wickham Park Vale Shiraz Cabernet Viognier 2009 Sauvignon 2005Vale Shiraz 2005 Foothills McLaren Vale Sauvignon 2009 Pertaringa Two Sauvignon Blanc 2009 Madeleines Instinct Oenotria Vintners Land of Gentlemens McLaren ValeDogRidge Shirtfront James Haselgrove Futures Nangkita Single Vineyard the Vines McLaren Vale Grenache 2008McLaren Vale Shiraz 2007 Goose Island by Serafino McLaren Vale Shiraz 2008 Southern Fleurieu Cabernet Sauvignon 2008 Adelaide Semillon Chardonnay 2009 Pertaringa UndercoverDogRidge Sauvignon Blanc 2009 James Haselgrove Wines Oliver’s Taranga McLaren Vale Shiraz 2007Square Cut McLaren Vale McLaren Vale Shiraz 2004 Madeleines Nangkita Vineyards Corrina’sCabernet 2007 Goose Island by Serafino Single Vineyard Southern McLaren Vale Shiraz Pertaringa Understudy Adelaide Unoaked James Haselgrove Wines Fleurieu Cabernet Cabernet Sauvignon 2006 McLaren Vale CabernetDogRidge The Pup Chardonnay 2009 Futures McLaren Vale Sauvignon 2007 Petit Verdot 2007McLaren Vale Adelaide Shiraz 2005 Oliver’s TarangaHills Sauvignon Blanc 2010 Goose Island by Serafino Madeleines Nangkita Vineyards HJ Reserve Pikkara McLaren Vale McLaren Vale Cabernet James Haselgrove Wines Single Vineyard McLaren Vale Shiraz 2006 Shiraz 2008DogRidge The Pup Merlot 2008 Futures McLaren Vale Southern FleurieuMcLaren Vale Coonawarra Shiraz 2007 Gewurztraminer 2009 One Planet Local Hero Possums VineyardCabernet Merlot 2008 Gotham Regional Vineyard McLaren Vale Shiraz 2008 McLaren Vale Cabernet Series Langhorne Creek Karanto Langhorne Creek Madeleines Nangkita Sauvignon 2007DogRidge The Pup Cabernet Sauvignon 2009 Aglianico 2007 Single Vineyard Southern Oxenberry BlackfellowsMcLaren Vale Langhorne Fleurieu Primitivo 2008 Well McLaren Vale Shiraz Possums VineyardCreek Shiraz 2008 Gotham Regional Vineyard Karanto Langhorne Creek Grenache 2007 McLaren Vale Shiraz 2007 Series Langhorne Creek Pinot Grigio 2009 Madeleines NangkitaDowie Doole McLaren Vale Shiraz 2009 Single Vineyard Oxenberry Jack of all Trades Red Knot by ShinglebackCabernet Sauvignon 2008 Karanto Langhorne Creek Southern Fleurieu McLaren Vale Tempranillo McLaren Vale Cabernet Hardys Oomoo McLaren Shiraz 2006 Sauvignon Blanc 2009 Chardonnay 2009 Sauvignon 2008Dowie Doole McLaren Vale Grenache ShirazVale Merlot 2009 Mourvedre 2006 Karanto 100 Langhorne Madeleines Nangkita Oxenberry Star of Greece Red Knot by Creek Shiraz Aglianico Single Vineyard Southern McLaren Vale Shiraz 2008 Shingleback McLaren ValeDowie Doole McLaren Hardys Oomoo McLaren Primitivo 2007 Fleurieu Shiraz 2008 Chardonnay 2009Vale Shiraz 2008 Vale Shiraz 2007 Oxenberry The Bullocks Kay Brothers Amery Madeleines Nangkita McLaren Vale Shiraz Red Knot by ShinglebackDowie Doole G&T Haselgrove Bella Vigna Vineyards McLaren Vale Single Vineyard Southern Cabernet 2007 McLaren Vale Shiraz 2008McLaren Vale Garnacha Premium Selection Moscato 2010 Fleurieu Viognier 2009Tempranillo 2009 McLaren Vale Shiraz 2008 Oxenberry The Duchess Renards Folly McLaren Kay Brothers Basket McLaren Vale Late Vale Shiraz 2008Dowie Doole Reserve Haselgrove HRS Reserve Pressed Amery Vineyards Harvest White 2009McLaren Vale Shiraz 2008 McLaren Vale Shiraz 2007 McLaren Vale Mataro 2008 RockBare McLaren Vale Chardonnay 2009 Haselgrove Il Padrone McLaren Vale Shiraz 2007 July/August 2010 W I N E S TAT E 151

what we tastedRosemount Show Shingleback D Block Willandra Estate Audrey Wilkinson Barossa Ciavarella Oxley Estate Harcourt Valley VineyardsReserve McLaren Vale Reserve McLaren Vale Premium Langhorne Valley Tempranillo 2008 King Valley Viognier 2009 Bendigo CabernetTraditional 2007 Shiraz 2005 Creek Shiraz 2006 Sauvignon 2008 Audrey Wilkinson Hunter Ciavarella Oxley EstateRosemount Show Shingleback Haycutters Willunga 100 McLaren Valley Chardonnay 2009 King Valley Zinfandel 2008 Harcourt ValleyReserve GSM McLaren McLaren Vale Shiraz Vale Cabernet Shiraz 2008 Vineyards Barbara’sVale Grenache Shiraz Viognier 2007 Audrey Wilkinson Hunter Ciavarella Oxley Bendigo Shiraz 2008Mataro 2006 Willunga 100 McLaren Valley Marlborough Semillon Estate Evans Lane King Stalking Horse McLaren Vale Grenache 2007 Sauvignon Blanc 2009 Valley Merlot Shiraz Hart of the BarossaSaddler’s Creek Bluegrass Vale Shiraz 2008 Cabernet 2006 Brave & Faithful LimitedLanghorne Creek Willunga 100 McLaren Audrey Wilkinson Release Certified OrganicCabernet 2007 Step Rd Langhorne Creek Vale Shiraz Viognier 2007 McLaren Vale Merlot 2008 Clearview Estate Shiraz 2008 Cabernet Sauvignon 2006 Rocky Waterhole MudgeeSaddler’s Creek Chrome Wirra Wirra Catapult Audrey Wilkinson Shiraz 2009 Heartland LanghorneCabernet Sauvignon 2008 Step Rd Langhorne Creek McLaren Vale Shiraz McLaren Vale Shiraz 2008 Creek Limestone Coast Chardonnay Pinot Noir NV Viognier 2007 Crowded House Dolcetto Lagrein 2008Saddler’s Creek Chrome Austins Geelong Marlborough CentralMcLaren Vale Shiraz 2008 Step Rd Langhorne Creek Wirra Wirra Church Pinot Noir 2008 Otago Pinot Noir 2009 Heartland Director’s Cut Shiraz 2006 Block McLaren Vale Langhorne Creek LimestoneSaddler’s Creek Cabernet Sauvignon Shiraz Back Pocket Castanets d’Arenberg The Coast Shiraz 2008Langhorne Cabernet 2005 Stonyfell John Glaetzer Merlot 2008 Single Vineyard Granite Coppermine Road Langhorne Creek Shiraz Belt Tempranillo 2009 Cabernet Sauvignon 2007 Heathcote Winery MailSaddler’s Creek Grenache 2008 Wirra Wirra Woodhenge Coach Viognier 2009Reserve Langhorne Creek McLaren Vale Shiraz 2007 Balgownie Estate Bendigo d’Arenberg The Dead ArmShiraz 2005 Stonyfell Regional Chardonnay 2008 Shiraz 2007 Heidenreich Estate The Old Langhorne Creek Wisdom Creek School Blackboard BlendScarpantoni Black Tempest Shiraz 2008 Prophet’s Pledge Fleurieu Beach Road Wines d’Arenberg The Ironstone Barossa Valley SemillonMcLaren Vale Sparkling Sparkling Red NV McLaren Vale Fiano 2009 Pressings Grenache Shiraz Sauvignon Blanc 2009Shiraz NV Sylvan Springs Hard Yards Mourvedre 2007 McLaren Vale Shiraz 2008 Wolf Blass Grey Label Beach Road Wines McLaren Henry’s Drive TheScarpantoni Brothers’ Langhorne Creek Vale Greco diTufo 2009 De Bortoli Deen Vat Series Postmistress PadthawayBlock McLaren Vale Sylvan Springs Estate Cabernet Sauvignon 2007 4 Petit Verdot 2008 Blanc de Blanc 2009Cabernet Sauvignon 2008 Cyril’s Reserve McLaren Beach Road Wines McLaren Vale Shiraz 2006 Wolf Blass Grey Label Vale Primativo 2008 De Bortoli Deen Vat Series Heydon Estate The WillowScarpantoni Ceres McLaren Vale Shiraz 2007 8 Shiraz 2008 Single Vineyard MargaretMcLaren Vale Rose 2009 Terra Mia McLaren Vale Beelgara SEA Cabernet River Chardonnay 2005 Shiraz 2008 Wyndham Estate George Sauvignon 2008 De Bortoli Sacred HillScarpantoni Estate Wyndham Founder’s Traminer Riesling 2009 Howard Park GreatReserve McLaren Vale The Gate by Shingleback Reserve Langhorne Creek Beelgara Black Label Southern Riesling 2009Cabernet Sauvignon McLaren Vale Shiraz 2005 Shiraz 2006 Clare Valley Cabernet De Bortoli Windy PeakShiraz 2008 Sauvignon 2008 Victoria Chardonnay 2009 Howard Park Leston The Hedonist McLaren Yalumba Langhorne Creek Margaret River CabernetScarpantoni Estates Vale Shiraz 2008 Vermentino 2009 Beelgara Regional De Bortoli Windy Peak Sauvignon 2008McLaren Vale Sauvignon Reserve Coonawarra Victoria Sauvignon BlancBlanc 2009 The Old Faithful Almond NEW RELEASES Cabernet Sauvignon 2006 Semillon 2009 Howard Park Leston Grove McLaren Vale Margaret River Shiraz 2008Scarpantoni Estates Mourvedre 2005 2 Mates McLaren Vale Belgravia The Apex Deep River CentralMcLaren Vale Unwooded Shiraz 2008 Orange Chardonnay 2009 Ranges Semillon Howard Park ScotsdaleChardonnay 2009 The Old Faithful Almond Sauvignon Blanc 2009 Great Southern Cabernet Grove McLaren Vale Aldi Stores Ashburn Bendbrook Goat Track Sauvignon 2008Scarpantoni School Block Mourvedre 2006 Adelaide Hills Sauvignon Macclesfield Shiraz 2008 DiGiorgio Family WinesMcLaren Vale Shiraz Blanc 2009 Coonawarra Cabernet Howard Park ScotsdaleCabernet Sauvignon The Old Faithful Cafe Block Bethany Barossa Sauvignon 2006 Great Southern Shiraz 2008Merlot 2006 McLaren Vale Shiraz 2006 Aldi Stores Elmfield Chardonnay 2008 Chardonnay 2009 DiGiorgio Family Wines Hugh Hamilton The LooseScarpantoni Tempest The Old Faithful Cafe Block Bethany Barossa Shiraz Coonawarra Shiraz 2006 Cannon McLaren ValeMcLaren Vale Sparkling McLaren Vale Shiraz 2007 Aldi Stores Elmfield Shiraz Cabernet 2007 Viognier 2009Sauvignon Blanc NV Cabernet 2009 DiGiorgio Family Wines The Old Faithful Northern Bethany Eden Valley Emporio Coonawarra Hugh Hamilton TheSecond Nature McLaren Exposure McLaren Vale Aldi Stores Grand Rayon Riesling 2009 Merlot Cabernet Sauvignon Mongrel McLaren ValeVale Cabernet Shiraz Grenache 2006 SEA Sparkling Cuvee NV Cabernet Franc 2006 Sangiovese Blend 2009Merlot 2008 Blackbilly Adelaide Hills The Old Faithful Aldi Stores Kaiora Bay Pinot Gris 2009 DiGiorgio Family Wines Hugo McLaren ValeSerafino McLaren Vale Sandhill McLaren Vale Reserve Marlborough Frank Limestone Cabernet Sauvignon 2007Cabernet Sauvignon 2007 Grenache 2006 Sauvignon Blanc 2009 Blackbilly Adelaide Hills Coast Sauvignon Blanc Sauvignon Blanc 2009 Chardonnay Semillon 2009 III Associates RenaissanceSerafino McLaren Vale The Old Faithful Aldi Stores Mount McLaren Vale MerlotCabernet Sauvignon 2008 Top of the Hill McLaren Gracefield Adelaide Hills Blackbilly McLaren Vale DiGiorgio Family Wines Cabernet Petit Verdot 2007 Vale Shiraz 2006 Unoaked Chardonnay 2009 Sangiovese 2009 Lucindale Limestone CoastSerafino McLaren Vale Cabernet Sauvignon 2006 Jacob’s Creek SEA ShirazGrenache Tempranillo The Old Faithful Aldi Stores The Tudor Blackbilly Cuvee Brut Pinot Cabernet 2007Shiraz 2007 Top of the Hill McLaren Central Victoria Shiraz 2008 Chardonnay NV DiGiorgio Family Wines Vale Shiraz 2007 Lucindale Limestone Jacob’s Creek ReserveSerafino McLaren Vale Allandale Hilltops Boston Bay Merlot 2008 Coast Chardonnay 2008 South Australia Shiraz 2006Merlot 2008 The Wine Society Regional Cabernet Sauvignon 2008 Premium Selection Boston Bay Shiraz 2007 DiGiorgio Family Wines Jarrah Ridge Winery MillySerafino McLaren Vale McLaren Vale Shiraz 2008 Allandale Hunter Valley Lucindale Limestone Coast Milly Shiraz 2009Shiraz 2008 Verdelho 2009 Bowen Estate Coonawarra Sparkling Merlot 2008 Tilly Devine McLaren Vale Cabernet Sauvignon 2008 Jarrah Ridge WinesSerafino McLaren Vale Shiraz 2008 Allandale McLaren Vale DiGiorgio Family Wines Reserve Chittering PerthTempranillo 2007 Shiraz 2008 Bowen Estate Coonawarra Sterita Limestone Coast Hills Shiraz Viognier 2009 Tintara McLaren Vale Chardonnay 2009 Unoaked Chardonnay 2009Serafino McLaren Cabernet Sauvignon 2007 Allandale Orange Jokers Peak Orange PinotVale Vintage Fortified Sauvignon Blanc 2009 Bowen Estate Coonawarra Elderton Eden Valley Noir 2009Shiraz 2005 Tintara McLaren Vale Shiraz 2008 Cabernet Sauvignon 2009 Sangiovese 2007 Allandale Anna Hunter Jokers Peak OrangeSerafino Bellissimo Valley Semillon Sauvignon Briar Ridge Briar Hill Elderton Eden Valley Verduzzo 2009McLaren Vale Tintara McLaren Vale Blanc (500ml) 2009 Single Vineyard Hunter Shiraz 2009Vermentino 2009 Shiraz 2006 Valley Chardonnay 2009 Kalleske Clarry’s Barossa Anvers Adelaide Hills Element of Sandalford Valley Grenache ShirazSerafino Sharktooth Tintara Classic McLaren Viognier 2009 Brick Kiln The Grove Western Australia Late Mataro 2009McLaren Vale Shiraz 2007 Vale Grenache 2007 McLaren Vale Shiraz 2008 Harvest 2010 Anvers Razorback Road Kelman Vineyard MoscatoShark’s Block McLaren Tintara Classic McLaren Adelaide Hills Shiraz Chalkers Crossing Hilltops Fermoy Estate 2010 (375ml)Vale Shiraz 2007 Vale Shiraz 2006 Cabernet Sauvignon 2008 Cabernet Sauvignon 2008 Margaret River Cabernet Sauvignon 2008 Kelman Vineyard HunterShingleback McLaren Vale Ulithorne Chi McLaren Aramis Vineyards Chanters Ridge Macedon Valley Chardonnay 2009Cabernet Sauvignon 2007 Vale Shiraz Grenache 2007 Black Label McLaren Vale Ranges Pinot Noir 2006 Fermoy Estate Margaret Shiraz 2008 River Sauvignon Blanc 2009 Kettle Lane Adelaide HillsShingleback McLaren Vale Ulithorne Frux Frugis Chateau Tanunda Barossa Chardonnay 2009Shiraz 2006 McLaren Vale Shiraz 2008 Aramis Vineyards The Tower Barossa Valley Fermoy Estate Governor McLaren Vale Cabernet Sauvignon 2007 Reserve Margaret River Kettle Lane Hunter ValleyShingleback McLaren Vale Vasarelli Family Reserve Syrah 2008 Semillon 2008 Semillon 2009Viognier 2008 McLaren Vale Shiraz Chateau Tanunda Noble Grenache 2008 Aramis Vineyards White Baron Barossa Cabernet Frog Belly Margaret River Kettle Lane Margaret RiverShingleback Black Bubbles Label McLaren Vale Shiraz Sauvignon 2007 Shiraz Cabernet 2009 Cabernet Sauvignon 2008McLaren Vale Sparkling Vasarelli Pallino McLaren Cabernet 2008Shiraz NV Vale Cabernet Sauvignon Chateau Tanunda The Grampians Estate Garden Kiki Marlborough Sparkling Shiraz Malbec 2006 Argyle Estate Adelaide Three Graces Barossa Gully Vineyard St Ethel’s Sauvignon Blanc 2009Shingleback D Block Hills Riesling 2009 Valley Cabernet Sauvignon Shiraz 2008Reserve McLaren Vale Vinrock McLaren Vale Cabernet Franc Merlot 2007 Kilikanoon Alliance Cave DeCabernet Sauvignon 2006 Shiraz 2008 Argyle Estate Adelaide Tain Crozes-Hermitage 2007 Hills Shiraz 2008 Ciavarella Oxley Estate King Valley Sauvignon Blanc 2009152 W I N E S TAT E July/August 2010

what we tastedKilikanoon Alliance Cave Rocland Estate Ass Kisser The Malleea by Majella Willunga 100 McLaren Vale GlenmorangieThe Lasanta Hyperion MidasDe Tain Hermitage 2007 South Australia Shiraz 2007 Coonawarra Cabernet Adelaide Hills Viognier 2009 Sherry Cask Highland Single Malbec 2008 Sauvignon Shiraz 2008 Malt Scotch Whisky 46%Kilikanoon Alliance Cave Rosenthal The Naomi Windowrie The Mill Hyperion PhoebeDe Tain Rhone Valley Shiraz Cabernet 2008 The Musician by Majella Central Ranges Glenmorangie The Nectar Pinot Gris 2009Hermitage Blanc 2007 Coonawarra Cabernet Chardonnay 2009 D’Or Sauternes Cask Saddler’s Creek Chrome Shiraz 2009 Highland Single Malt Hyperion The TitanKiss Chasey Western Cabernet Sauvignon 2008 Windowrie The Mill Scotch Whisky 46% Cabernet Sauvignon 2007Australia Sparkling Pink NV Thompson Estate Central Ranges Saddler’s Creek Chrome Margaret River Cabernet Sangiovese 2009 Glenmorangie The Original Karikari Estate Syrah 2007Krinklewood Biodynamic Shiraz 2008 Sauvignon 2005 Highland Single MaltVineyard Broke Fordwich Windowrie The Mill Scotch Whisky 40% Karikari Estate NorthlandChardonnay 2009 Saddler’s Creek Supreme Thompson Estate Margaret Central Ranges Sauvignon Pinotage 2007 Botrytis 2008 (375ml) River Chardonnay 2008 Blanc Semillon 2009 GlenmorangieLansdowne’s 1160 The Quinta Ruban Port Karikari Estate Toa CabernetAdelaide Hills Sauvignon Sandalford Estate Thompson Estate Windowrie The Mill Central Cask Highland Single Malt Franc Malbec 2007Blanc 2009 Reserve Margaret River Margaret River Pinot Noir Ranges Verdelho 2009 Scotch Whisky 46% Chardonnay 2009 Chardonnay 2006 Karikari Estate Toa ItiLink Western Windows Margaret River Pig’s Nose Blended Cabernet SauvignonAustralia Semillon Sandalford Estate Reserve Thompson Estate Andrea Cabernet Sauvignon 2008 Scotch Whisky 40% Merlot 2006Sauvignon Blanc 2008 Margaret River Shiraz 2007 Reserve Margaret River Cabernet Merlot 2007 Windows Margaret River Sheep Dip 8-12 Year Old 4 Manaia GeorgeLink Western Australia Sandalford Prendiville Shiraz 2008 Regions Blend Single Malt Chambourcin Malbec 2008Shiraz 2008 Reserve Margaret River Thompson Estate Locum Scotch Whisky 40% Chardonnay 2009 Margaret River Sauvignon Witchmount Shiraz 2008 Marsden EstateLost Valley Estate Blanc Semillon 2009 Smith’s 1998 Angaston Pinot Gris 2009Mountain Country Central Saracen Estates Wyndham Estate George Single Malt Whisky 40%Victoria Cortese 2008 Margaret River Cabernet Thorn-Clarke Sandpiper Wyndham Founder’s Marsden Estate Sauvignon 2007 Barossa Cabernet Reserve Limestone Coast Sullivans Cove Bourbon Pinotage 2006Lost Valley Winery Sauvignon 2008 Shiraz Cabernet 2006 Maturation Cask StrengthMountain Country Central Saracen Estates Margaret Rare Australian Single Marsden Estate Syrah 2006Victoria Merlot 2006 River Sauvignon Blanc 2009 Thorn-Clarke Zitta Bernado Single Cask Malt Whisky 60% Sandpiper Eden Valley Vineyard Barossa Valley Marsden EstateLost Valley Winery Saracen Estates Margaret Chardonnay 2009 Shiraz 2008 Sullivans Cove Double Tawny Port 1999Mountain Country Central River Sauvignon Blanc Cask Rare AustralianVictoria Shiraz 2007 Semillon 2009 Thorn-Clarke Sandpiper WHISKIES OF Single Malt Whisky 40% Marsden Estate Bay of Eden Valley Pinot Gris 2009 THE WORLD Islands Rose 2009Majella Coonawarra Saracen Estates Reserve Sullivans Cove PortCabernet Sauvignon 2008 Margaret River Cabernet Tilly Devine Adelaide Hills Ardbeg Blasda Islay Single Maturation Cask Strength Marsden Estate Black Sauvignon 2007 Sauvignon Blanc 2009 Malt Scotch Whisky 40% Rare Australian Single Rocks Chardonnay 2008Majella Coonawarra Cask Malt Whisky 60%Shiraz 2008 Seabrook The Judge Tilly Devine McLaren Vale Ardbeg The Ultimate 10 Marsden Estate Cavalli Clare Valley Eden Valley Shiraz 2008 Year Old Islay Single Malt The Black Douglas Blended Red Blend 2008Malone Wrattonbully Riesling 2009 Scotch Whisky 46% Scotch Whisky 40%Cabernet Sauvignon 2007 Trentham Pinot Noir 2009 Marsden Estate Seabrook The Merchant Ardbeg Uigeadail The The Glenlivet Duo Flora 2009Malone Wrattonbully Barossa Valley Shiraz 2007 Trentham Estate Ultimate Islay Single Malt 12 Year Old Single MaltShiraz 2007 Chardonnay 2009 Scotch Whisky 54.2% Scotch Whisky 40% Matakana Estate Matakana Seppeltsfield 21 Year Old Chardonnay 2009Maximus Adelaide Hills Vintage Tawny 1989 Trentham La Famiglia Ballantine’s The GlenlivetChardonnay 2009 Nebbiolo 2006 12 Year Old Blended 18 Year Old Single Malt Michael Ramon Matakana Serafino McLaren Vale Scotch Whisky 40% Scotch Whisky 43% Pinot Gris 2009Meadow Croft Southern Shiraz 2008 Two Rivers ReserveHighlands Cabernet Chardonnay 2009 Ballantine’s Finest Blended The Glenlivet French Oak Millton Crazy by NatureSauvignon 2009 Seville Estate Scotch Whisky 40% Reserve 15 Year Old Single Cosmo Red 2009 The Barber Yarra Valley Two Rivers Stones Throw Malt Scotch Whisky 40%Meadow Croft Southern Chardonnay 2009 Semillon 2009 Chivas Regal Millton Crazy by NatureHighlands Chardonnay 2009 12 Year Old Blended The Glenrothes Select Shotberry Chardonnay 2008 Simpatico Wines Barossa Vasse Felix Margaret River Scotch Whisky 40% Reserve Speyside SingleMinot Margaret River Valley Viognier 2009 Cabernet Merlot 2008 Malt Scotch Whisky 43% Millton OpouCabernet Sauvignon 2008 Chivas Regal Gold Signature Chardonnay 2008 Sirromet 820 Above Vasse Felix Margaret River 18Year Old Blended Scotch The Wild Geese ClassicNiche Western Australia Granite Belt Shiraz 2007 Chardonnay 2009 Whisky 40% Blend Irish Whiskey 40% Millton Riverpoint VineyardMerlot Cabernet 2007 Viognier 2009 Sirromet Seven Scenes Vasse Felix Heytesbury Cutty Sark Blended Scotch The Wild Geese LimitedNiche Western Australia Granite Belt Chardonnay Margaret River Cabernet Whisky 40% Edition Fourth Centennial Saltings Estate Syrah 2007Shiraz 2008 Pinot Noir 2007 Sauvignon Malbec Petit Irish Whiskey 43% Verdot 2007 Glenfarclas 10 Year Old Selaks Premium SelectionOakvale Barrel Select Sirromet Seven Scenes Highland Single Malt The Wild Geese Rare Irish Rose 2008Shiraz 2007 Granite Belt Merlot 2007 Vasse Felix Heytesbury Scotch Whisky 40% Whiskey 43% Margaret River Soljans Pinotage 2008Oakvale Heilly Stephen John Clare Valley Chardonnay 2008 Glenfarclas 105 Cask The Wild Geese SinglePinot Noir 2009 Traugott Cuvee NV Strength Highland Single Malt Irish Whiskey 43% Soljans Fusion Sparkling Verdun Park Wines Lyla Malt Scotch Whisky 60% Muscat NVOakvale Peach Tree Stephen John Adelaide Hills Sauvignon UPPER NORTHChardonnay 2009 Basket Pressed Clare Blanc 2009 Glenfarclas 12 Year Old ISLAND, NZ Soljans Fusion Valley Shiraz 2008 Highland Single Malt Sparkling Rose NVOakvale Peppercorn Vindara Estate Broken Scotch Whisky 43% Artisan Kauri RidgeShiraz 2009 Streicker Ironstone Block Window Western Australia Chardonnay 2007 Stone Bridge Gisborne Old Vine Chardonnay 2008 Red 2006 Glenfarclas 15 Year Old Viognier 2008Pepperton Estate Regional Highland Single Malt Ascension The AscentReserve Coonawarra Swings & Roundabouts Vinello by Bazzani Scotch Whisky 46% Reserve Matakana Stone Bridge GisborneCabernet Sauvignon 2008 Margaret River Nebbiolo Barbera Dolcetto Chardonnay 2008 Viognier 2009 Chardonnay 2009 Brunello 2007 Glenfarclas 21 Year OldPlantagenet Omrah Highland Single Malt Ascension The Bell Ringer Te Puna Mountain LandingWestern Australia Tallavera Grove Vineyard Warner Glen Estate Scotch Whisky 43% Matakana Pinotage 2008 Syrah 2009Cabernet Merlot 2007 Hunter Valley Semillon 2010 Margaret River Sauvignon Blanc Semillon 2009 Glenfarclas 25 Year Old Betty Davis Pinot Gris Villa Maria ReservePreston Peak Single Tallavera Grove Vineyard Highland Single Malt Viognier 2008 Barrique FermentedVineyard Granite Belt Hunter Valley Shiraz 2009 Warrenmang Bazzani Scotch Whisky 43% Gisborne Chardonnay 2008Cabernet Sauvignon Pyrenees Shiraz Coopers Creek GisborneCarmenere 2008 Tallavera Grove Vineyard Cabernet 2007 Glenfarclas 30 Year Old Gewurztraminer 2009 Villa Maria Single Vineyard Hunter Valley Verdelho 2010 Highland Single Malt Ihumatao Chardonnay 2008Quarisa Johnny Q Warrenmang Estate Scotch Whisky 43% Coopers Creek HuapaiSparkling Brut NV Tallis Dookie Hills Central Pyrenees Shiraz 2007 Rose 2009 Villa Maria Single Victoria Viognier 2008 Glenfarclas 8 Year Old Vineyard IhumataoQuarisa Shot in the Dark Warrenmang Highland Single Malt Coopers Creek Reserve Gewurztraminer 2008Shiraz 2008 Tallis The Silent Showman Grand Pyrenees 2007 Scotch Whisky 40% Gisborne Chardonnay 2009 Central Victoria Shiraz 2007 Villa Maria Single VineyardRiversands Beardmore’s Willandra Estate Glenmorangie Astar Coopers Creek Selected Ihumatao Verdelho 2008Dry Sauvignon Blanc 2009 Tallis The Silent Showman Premium Langhorne Highland Single Malt Vineyards ‘The Clays’ Central Victoria Shiraz Creek Shiraz 2008 Scotch Whisky 57.1% Huapai Malbec 2008 Waimata CognoscentiRiversands Inland Viognier 2006 Chardonnay 2009Way Lightly Oaked Willunga 100 Adelaide Glenmorangie Coopers Creek UnoakedChardonnay 2008 Taylors Promised Land Hills Pinot Gris 2009 Extremely Rare 18 Year Gisborne Chardonnay 2009 Waimata Cognoscenti South Australia Shiraz Old Highland Single Malt Syrah 2008Riversands Western Cabernet 2008 Willunga 100 McLaren Scotch Whisky 43% Cottle Hill Syrah 2006Rivers Run Shiraz Vale Cabernet Shiraz 2008 Waitapu Estate Reef PointCabernet 2005 The Accomplice Glenmorangie Signet Goldridge Estate Premium Pinotage 2008 Chardonnay 2009 Willunga 100 McLaren Highland Single Malt Reserve Syrah 2008Robertson of Clare Max Vale Grenache 2007 Scotch Whisky 46% Waitapu Estate Reef PointV Clare Valley Cabernet The Accomplice Semillon Syrah 2008Blend 2007 Sauvignon Blanc 2009 Willunga 100 McLaren Vale Shiraz Viognier 2007 Waitapu Estate Reef Point The Accomplice Shiraz 2009 Viognier Chardonnay 2009 Westbrook Waimauku Estate Chardonnay 2008 July/August 2010 W I N E S TAT E 153

aftertasteELISABETH KINGFeelin’ Gru-Ve - love affair with a delectable AustrianI’VE BEEN enjoying gruner veltliner for didn’t talk their wines up Austria-only versions as customers haveyears. My grandmother came from Vienna enough and didn’t pay demanded more ‘authenticity’.and childhood holidays always included marketing companiestrips to the Wachau, where the adults to do a proper job at Savvy sommeliers have also acquaintedwould enjoy leisurely lunches, sipping highlighting the undisputed themselves with the extraordinary rangegruner veltliner with trout or some other quality of new-generation gru- of gru-ves, which can veer from crisp anddelicately cooked fish. So it’s been a bit ves. This could be, of course, light-bodied to rich and full-bodied withlike old home week to see gruner veltliner’s because the locals drink most of characteristic grapefruit, floral and herbrise to trendiness in the US, the UK and, the national output themselves. touches. The most characteristic flavoursincreasingly, Australia. To get around Who wouldn’t when it’s something are a peppery spiciness and mineralitythe proper umlaut-laden pronounciation like a Winzer Krems Goldberg Gruner which deliver a tangy freshness. Gru-ve is- grewh-ner - English-speaking fans call Veltliner Kremstal with its fruity, also a smart choice for summer drinking,it GV or gru-ve, pronounced ‘groovy’ - a mineral-rich nose seguing to a hence my family’s numerous gru-venickname the Austrians love because pepperiness on a palate spiked drinking outings in the Wachau - and I stillthey are as famous for shortening names with green apple and citrus notes. have the ‘cellar door’ palate to prove it.in German as Australians are in English. Gru-ve is Austria’s indigenous I love the gru-ves from Kamptal and In fact, gruner veltliner has become white and, like the country’s rieslings, is Kremstal, but they don’t have the richnessso fashionable in the US that regular mainly dry. Sweeter gruner veltliners - and and depth that distinguish many of theproducers don’t cut the mustard in some very good ones - are produced, but they Wachau smaragds (emeralds), as thecircles any more. Circo Vino, one of the are the exception, not the norm. Many ripest Wachau gru-ves are known. They aremost upscale importers of artisanal wines people liken the upsurge in interest in the most expensive, of course, with pricesfrom unique terroirs, recently proclaimed gruner veltliner to the popularity of New rising to $50 and $60 for goodies such asitself to be America’s newest importer Zealand sauvignon blanc a few years ago; Prager Wachau Gruner Veltliner Smaragdof Austrian wines. The Chicago-based the world’s drinkers going in search of a Achleiten 2007.importer whose name means ‘Wine Circus’ new dry white to feed their wine snobbery.in Italian has kicked off its Austrian love My favourite gru-ve at the momentaffair with Weingut Markus Huber, headed Maybe so, but gru-ve’s combo of textured costs much less - about $20 - and is aby a former professional soccer player who fruit, fresh acidity and ‘minerality’ works federspiel, a medium-bodied speciality ofhung up his boots to run his family’s wine really well with fish, chicken and pork. In the Wachau. It’s called Domane Wachauoperations in Reichersdorf. Delhi a couple of years ago, the food and Federspiel Terrassen 2007 and I had a beverage manager of the hotel I was staying couple of cases shipped from Austria last Huber not only returned to the fold, but at was Austrian, and one night he brought year. I keep its deep, balanced, complexstarted kicking goals in winemaking reform out a bottling from one of Austria’s leading citrus/spicy pleasures to myself or sharein the Traisental region. So much so that he women winemakers, Birgit Eichinger. The the pleasure with true wine lovers I inviteis a four-time winner of the Falstaff Gruner pairing of the Gruner Veltliner Wechselberg over for dinner.Veltliner Grand Prix and also picked up 2007’s luscious apricot, pear and honeythe Best White Wine Producer award at flavours backed with good acidity was anthe London International Wine and Spirit inspired choice with the curries.Competition. And best of all, Huber hasmatched his reputation as a visionary Because of their ability to go wonderfullywith a zeal for offering top-quality wines at with so many foods, gru-ves have reallyreasonable prices of around $20. prospered on restaurant wine lists in the US, the UK and Australia. I always choose Many experts trace the explosive rise of one when I dine at Bambini Trust Cafe ingru-ve to a trusted trifecta - a vogue for Old Sydney’s CBD. At one time the restaurantWorld wines, viticultural improvements in a featured gruner veltliners from the Altoregion with a long history of winemaking, Adige, or Sud Tirol (South Tyrol), as manyand price. And in the case of gru-ve, its older Austrians still call the region takenpopularity has been achieved almost over by Italy from Austria at the end ofby stealth. Until recently, the Austrians World War I, but they have switched tonext issue: World’s Greatest Shiraz Challenge V! Find out who got the gongs for this ever-popular varietal. Plus, Brandy, Cognac & Armagnac, Semillon and blends and New Releases and featuring River Regions, Yarra Valley and Southern Victoria and Hawkes Bay (NZ).154 W I N E S TAT E July/August 2010

P WA E R CWhat more could you ask for?Wine Shield is an award-winning or vacuum pumping involved. Independentinnovation that keeps wine fresh in an laboratory testing in Australia and the USAopened bottle, for up to 5 days after the first has proven its effectiveness.glass is poured. Because there’s no risk of Order from our distributors or direct -spoilage, the wine will retain the taste and details at www.winepreserva.comaroma just as the winemaker intended. and keep your wine tasting the way youSimply slip a Wine Shield disc into the intended – right to the last glass.bottle. It floats on the surface creating abarrier between the wine and the airspace in the bottle. This dramatically slowsthe oxidation process that spoils wine.Wine Shield is inexpensive and quick todeploy and is simply disposed of with the L!M W,bottle. It’s also easy, because there’s no gasVisit Wine for Life now for great prices, specials and newsletter promotions.Best of all, it’s FREE to join. Create your own individual packs of wine online todayfrom our vast range of over 1 million bottles of cellared premium wines.Enter the discount code ‘WINESTATE’ when ordering on Wine for Life and receive a 10% DISCOUNT on selected Wine for Life products.Phone 1300 852 117 87132 WFL_A4_WINESTATEwww.wineforlife.com.au