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FRUENSTCATUIORNASNT & Modern Australian cuisine showcasing the finest and freshest local beef, poultry and seafood. Extensive wine list highlighting the best of all major South Australian regions. Beautiful function space suitable for up to 60 people seated or 100 cocktail style.Phone: +61 (8) 8231 7611 www.18leigh.com.au 18 Leigh St. Adelaide, South Australia 5000 [email protected] (for booking enquiries)

sydneygrapevineELISABETH KINGTHE social wheel has turned full circle in and juicy to the max. Murphy insisted we try Leandro Legname (ex Bridge Street Garage)Summer Hill. The inner west suburb boomed the hiramasa kingfish crudo, ruby grapefruit, and Sean Andrews (formerly Tetsuya).with the arrival of the railway in the late 19th cucumber and horseradish. How right he According to Legname, the culinary brief is tocentury, becoming the swanky area of choice was. It was a palate-provoking blend of raw put together dishes that provoke the commentfor many of the banking and insurance fish, fruit acidity and pepperiness. “I never thought about that”.professionals who worked in the CBD. Even itspost office was a cut above and was designed Even the names of the larger plates are To be honest, I had never thought aboutby Walter Vernon, the architect responsible for comforting - plum and molasses beef short scallop and salmon ceviche with yuzu juicethe Art Gallery of NSW. Over the past decade, ribs and Hay Valley slow cooked lamb and char-grilled corn. It’s on the radar now asSydney’s professionals have returned in force shoulder. If you can’t decide, there’s a four- a truly inspired riff on a popular classic. As isand the re-gentrification has also brought back course “trust the chef” menu for $65 per head, the char-grilled tomahawk steak with sesamethe spirit of Mr Vernon to One Penny Red. which includes the most popular signature greens, jasmine rice and chipotle butter. But dishes. Our choice fell on the Berkshire pork star status goes to the chicken anticucho, a Two years ago, the savvy trio of David chop, fermented cabbage (fresh sauerkraut), succulent chicken breast blending a KoreanMurphy, Nina Alidenes and head chef RJ rosella and apple, which made supermarket pepper crust with sake and mirin.Lines (ex Longrain and Glebe Point Diner) pork look like the pale travesty it has become.revamped the grand, heritage-listed post Earthy yet sophisticated was also the best The wild mushroom tacos and blue eyeoffice and named the restaurant after a rare description for the blue eye trevalla, puy lentils cod with miso and lime on a bamboo leafVictorian-era stamp known as the Holy Grail of with OPR bacon and salsa verde. were also doing a brisk trade, as countlessphilately. A smash hit from day one, One Penny diners Instagrammed their presentation.Red has become a major gourmet destination. One Penny Red scored two wine goblets in I’d come here solely for the churros with the 2015, 2016 and 2017 Gourmet Traveller chocolate. Crisp, salty and sweet, they It’s advisable to book in advance and the restaurant guide. A nice quirk is the “raid bypass the doughiness of so many versionsdownstairs restaurant was packed when we your cellar” dinner held on the last Tuesday of the Spanish classic. A great line-up ofarrived. So was the recently opened Vernon’s of each month, which invites diners to bring craft brews to slake a summer thirst, too. TheBar, a chic, moody space that wouldn’t be in a special bottle they have been nurturing. noise level can be high, but that’s par for theout-of-place in any world capital. It’s a crowd The One Penny Red resident wines come course at any popular joint these days. Luispleaser from the selection of 20 gins from all from Montevecchio. In fact, there is a heavy Tans, 178A Campbell Parade, Bondi Beach;over the world to imaginative takes on the emphasis on sustainable and organic wines www.luistans.com.classic G&T and cocktail mixes. Patrons now from around the world, including Australia.have the choice of popping in for a Genever Bang, the pioneering Bangladeshi eatery, litCrusta or a dish or two from the bar menu, or We had to call for two spoons and one dessert up the Sydney dining scene last year. The menenjoying a quiet drink before embarking on a - custard apple and mascarpone pudding, behind the success story - Nicholas Gurneygourmet three-course meal. butterscotch and salted almond. For a group and Tapos Singha - have done it again with of friends or family and couples, One Penny their latest restaurant - Trunk Road. Better yet, Similar to many menus, the listings are split Red’s blend of genuineness, great service in spite of the plush-looking interior - marblebetween starters, small plates and larger and insistence on quality produce and wines tops, leather banquettes and expensive knick-plates. But - be warned - serving sizes at one is hard to beat. One Penny Red, 2 Moonbie St, knacks - the pricing is rock bottom.Penny Red are for people with appetites, Summer Hill; phone (02) 9797 8118.not weight watchers. We kicked off with Nominated in both the 2016 Time Out andthe salt cod fritters with smoked chilli mayo Luis Tans opened last year showcasing a Sydney Morning Herald cheap eats guides,and the roasted tiger prawns with bisque little-known culinary fusion - South American there’s no table service and you pay at thebutter. The six - yes, six - crispy parcels were and Asian. The Bondi Beach location has counter. There is a curry of the day, but thecreamy and evoked nostalgic memories attracted a youthful crowd, but people of all signature “roadies” are the main attraction.of brandade, the famous French whipped ages drop by for a taste of the South American There are four varieties - butter chicken, steak,spread. The prawns were langoustine-sized wine selection, Japanese whiskies, mezcal lamb and paneer - wrapped in featherlight and signature cocktails. Quynh Van Nguyen flat breads and they cost only $10 to $12. (formerly of China Bar) has joined the original Sluice them down with a watermelon G&T, quartet of co-owners - Raul Gonzales, Ryan a Kingfisher beer or one of the 10 curated Ginns, Nathan Joliffe and Shane Moran - to wines. But don’t leave without satisfying your shake up the cocktail menu for summer. sweet tooth with the one and only dessert - gulab jamun. Trunk Road, 163 Crown St, Secreted in a mall off busy Campbell Parade, Darlinghurst; phone 0476 172 471. Louis Tans manages to emit a south-of-the- border vibe. A few months ago the popular Above top: Owners RJ Lines, Nina Alidenes & David diner also acquired a new team of chefs - Murphy in Vernon’s Bar. Left: Delicious food platters from Vernon’s Bar.102 W I N E S TAT E Special Edition 2016

Situated near Denmark on the pristine South Coast of Western Australia Cellar Door & Function Centre Taste the wines, Walk the wildflower trails & enjoy the view! Peg, Peter and Anthony Buxton 1847 Redmond West Road, Denmark WA 6333 Telephone: (08) 9845 3031 Mobile: 0428 453 031 Email: [email protected]

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Easson has a spit-roast chickenbThaenqmueenPttueasciskahanedgaerrictiynh-cropluyeadrhle-absplusHenAwoLatFlwl pPhaaantgetehlset.o bwpeaaprremladc-wbeoadocdkinsspaanaldcl eiss.osTfuht eberslueeoasfreiWnpaliannneoststhoteamrtweaiskMee agas(sezerinveeend(owJnAithNmaUanAnimyRmYme2ed0niau1tes7ly)hceorme froirgtihntgnPoawris)Princess may order - but think of lamb neck the outdoor courtyard a beer garden in the mash and giblet and shallot chicken gravy.with pickled beetroots and smoked yoghurt summer months and a liquor license is well- There’s also a Steak au Poivre - a pasture-or wagyDuobyrioskuetnoenedhoausssei-smtandecebwrioictheartwanodr-ktru/lygrinapthheicpidpeelsinige.nT?he menu by chef fed sirloin - and a beautifully cookedwith mustard aioli and relish, but we did Nick Woolard has a strong bent towards bavette-skirt steak with a Mâche salad. Andenjoy the pickled mackerel with bullhorn sandwiches, called Sarnies on the menu for the seafood lovers, there’s a simple fishcapsicuWmsi,llMyaonuchoergyoocuhereasgee, anftribedeeagtgte, ndianngd Vinincliutdaely, a20fi1sh7?finger butty with local dish of pan-fried snapper fillet, braised redjamon on a baguette. High Street, Prahran; white fish, cabbage and dill salad doused witlof and a spot-on lemon and caper butterphone (03) 9530 2288. in a crushed pea aioli, all squidgy on fresh sauce among other dishes. Just down the road from Prahran in white bread. If you pop in earlier for breakfast QT also boasts a smaller venue calledMalvernNisatmheenew cafe Saint James. The be sure to give the bubble and squeak a try, Hot Sauce Laneway Bar. Here you’ll findowners - Phil Gijsbers, Craig Tate and it’s laced with a beurre noisette hollandaise Korean- and Japanese-inspired dishesRich Donovan - are not paying homage and topped with a fried egg, roasted tomato just right to match a late-night drink. Thinkto the roSyiaglnfaamtuilyre- they’ve named the cafe but we give kudos to the XO Crab. This is a fried chicken with hot sauce, kimchi andin honour of St James’ Park, in the UK and creamy mix of scrambled eggs, with fleshy American yellow cheese, Taiwanese Hothome of the Newcastle United football team, spanner crab and XO sauce tumbled over Dogs or a broad selection of yakitorigbuotodthenyDudaagrteee giving British-themed food a toasted sourdough. Rule Britannia, indeed! skewers. and the inner-south-east is Malvern Rd, Malvern; phone (03) 9078 8150. 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winewordsMARK ANDERSONG E N E R A L M A N AG E R T H E N AT I O N A L AS S O C I AT I O N F O RS U STA I N A B L E AG R I C U LT U R E , AU ST R A L I A ( N ASA A ) LT DSKYE MURTAGHIT may only be a few months since Mark How extensive is organic certification in least some of their production to organic. So,Anderson officially donned his cap as GM relation to wine? competition is focused on new growers andof NASAA but, since walking through the vintners who are considering going organic indoor in May, he’s hit the ground running - The supply chain starts with growing the a very active, growing market. It’s an excitingcommitting to checking out of the office every grapes, of course. This involves specific space to be in.fortnight and heading (often literally) into the and separate certification to making thefield. No doubt the work schedule can be wine. Virtually all of our wine-grape growers What should Australian wine growers,hectic at times but the pay-off for Anderson are also winemakers. There are around producers and retailers be looking foris witnessing first-hand how different NASAA 2500 wineries in Australia and I know when deciding which organisation to workcertified organic businesses are putting there are at least 127 certified organic with in this area?sustainable agriculture into practice. Formed labels - that’s about 5 per cent in terms ofin 1986, NASAA was Australia’s first organic number of wineries. There’s also at least one I think you want an organisation withcertification organisation and its national office specialised Australian organic wine shop industry experience that can listen to youis located in one of the country’s burgeoning online - organicwine.com.au. and is willing and able to integrate with thewine regions - the Adelaide Hills. Along with specifics of your processing schedules andsupporting the education of industry and What level of growth is organic agricultural methodologies. Growing wine grapes isconsumers on organic, biodynamic and production currently experiencing? fairly similar from a certification perspectivesustainable agricultural practices, NASAA to other agriculture. Winemaking is variouslydevelops organic standards and helps Organic production in general is estimated different for each winery and, at NASAA, webusinesses across the agricultural supply to have grown at 15 per cent per annum for pride ourselves on being able to understandchain gain organic certification. Anderson’s the last few years. Wine is part of this growth and respond to those differences.professional involvement in the environment and reflects both a general market increasesector spans NASAA’s lifetime at least, in organics, and also a winemaking and What are the key benefits for thoseand includes senior positions as head of wine drinking cohort that are increasingly operating in the organic wine sector inmarketing for Greenpeace and CEO of sophisticated when it comes to adding attaining organic certification?Greening Australia. synthetic chemical ingredients to something that has been natural for 100s of years. In Australia, the term organic is not reallyWhen did the organic wine industry systematically or legally defined. Anyoneemerge in Australia and what’s NASAA’s What do you think are the main triggers for can make a claim that their product ismain services to the sector? growth in the organic wine sector? organic and, unless they are actually deceiving the public, in which case ACCC The first Certified Organic winery that Science has allowed us to better understand may pay them a visit, they’re free to makeI’m aware of is Botobolar in Mudgee. It the risks associated with novel chemical the claim. But what “organic” actuallystarted in 1971, following organic and compounds, and the more research performed means in this non-certified use is varied andbiodynamic principles of the time. It then on the effects of synthetic substances on our inconsistent. Certified Organic is defined inbecame certified with us in 1987, the year health and the environment, the more is law and means that the product meets orNASAA introduced Australia’s first organic revealed of the dangers and uncertainties. exceeds the National Standard for Organiccertification program. NASAA provides There’s also an incredible cultural history with and Biodynamic Produce.advice and encouragement to wine-grape grape growing and winemaking that nevergrowers who want to go organic. We run the involved the sort of synthetic input that we And for the consumer - why seek out anational Organic Wine of the Year Awards are capable of creating today. Winemakers NASAA certified organic wine?to encourage and reward excellence and and their customers want to reach back towe own and run NASAA Certified Organic that heritage and that can’t be achieved using Organic certification requires meeting(NCO). NCO is the part of the NASAA artificial fertilisers, herbicides and pesticides. stringent standards to ensure consumersGroup that is registered to provide Organic can have 100 per cent faith in the productCertification to many standards around How competitive is the organic wine they’re buying. We give them certainty thatthe world. The most common standards certification market in Australia right now? a registered and qualified third party isfor Australian wineries are the National providing the guarantee that a product isStandard for Australia, the Chinese standard There’s not much competition for the organic, and all that entails. Additionally,and the USDA/NOP standard. business of existing customers. Most people some say low sulphites means organic wines tend to stay with the certifying body they start won’t cause hangovers. I don’t know if this is with. The competition is for new winemakers 100 per cent true and a statistically relevant and grape growers and also for the larger personal trial would involve me having many, existing houses considering converting at106 W I N E S TAT E Special Edition 2016

many hangovers, and taking notes at thesame time. I’m not sure I’m up for this levelof commitment, even though it’d be in theinterest of science.What influence do you think organic hard to keep his winery at the very forefront. Name your current top three organiccertification has on the wine consumer’s His products are vegan which, if you look Australian wines (we’ll assume they’redecision-making process? overseas, definitely seems to be somewhere NASAA certified) the market is going and he is Certified At the moment there’s a dedicated and Carbon Neutral for all on-farm activities. That’s easy, the last three winners of thegrowing organic consumer movement in all He’s currently buying carbon offsets but NASAA Organic Wine of the Year Awards:things and wine choice has become part soon he’ll be capturing all of his carbon the 2014 Rosnay Garage No1 Cabernetof this. The bottle stores need to realise this production through bio-sequestration and Sauvignon, the delightful 2015 Ems Tableand begin providing an organic section, the then returning it to the soil as biochar. McCaw Creek Riesling and the 2012 Pigsame as supermarkets are at the moment for in the House Cabernet Sauvignon fromfoods. In the future I expect organic wine will What’s the biggest misconception you find Cowra, NSW.become recognised as simply a better way people have about choosing organic wine?to make good wine than chemical agriculture Finally, with Christmas almost upon us,and it’ll move into a situation like we have in They sometimes think organic means what would you order up as your ultimateEurope where organic is a mark of quality as “hippy” or “alternative” and, I think, feel that organic festive feast?much as environment and health. people committed to organic are somehow happy to expect a lower quality or less refined I think I’d have to give Kinmana OrganicWhere are the biggest organic wine product to meet this standard. At the recent Lamb Ham a go. This product is aconsumer markets currently? NASAA Organic Wine Awards we found that traditionally cured meat, like ham but made the most common comment from people in without nitrates from free-range lambs - you Europe is an incredibly sophisticated general was they had no idea that organic can order online for home delivery. Angel ormarket when it comes to organic everything wines could taste better than non-organic. Pristine Organic Oysters or any number ofand wines are no exception. Italy has an organic seafood offerings. We also makearea under organic wine-grape cultivation In your opinion, what’s the best way to our own Christmas puddings in October andequivalent to all of the wine vineyards in New educate Australian consumers about the then let them mature for a couple of months,South Wales and Victoria combined. The US difference between choosing certified and so organic ingredients for those fromis another large market and changes there non-certified organic wines? Foodland Frewville - Australia’s first certifiedare being seen with the growth of vegan organic supermarket and voted the world’sconsumers as well as the natural wine Articles like this are good but you probably best. For those unlucky enough to live inmovement which uses organic grapes as need to go to point-of-sale education. I’d like other states then Aldi, Coles and Wooliesa starting point. Everyone’s excited about to see some of the larger chains developing are all stocking significant organic lines. IfChina and NASAA works with Chinese dedicated organic sections. Our local here you need some help locating products youagencies to provide certification into that in Stirling has an organic-only shelf and can actually find the Organic Alternative onmarket. My experience is that the Chinese it just makes it so much easier to make a NASAA’s website. Just look up our onlinemarket is looking for clean, green products choice that you know “odds on’”is going to Product Search and you’ll see a list withthat are provided and certified by reputable be a good one. contact numbers for just about everythinggovernment agencies. Australian companies organic - and all NASAA Certified. fare well in this environment, not just for wine.Which businesses do you see leadingthe way in sustainable wine production inAustralia right now and how are they goingthe extra mile? Temple Bruer comes to mind for me. DavidBruer is definitely a major industry leader. Heis inspiring to others - very free with sharinghis experience and most of all, he works Special Edition 2016 W I N E S TAT E 107

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WINESTATE’S AUCTION PRICE GUIDE Prices listed are exceptional auction highs and do not include buyer’s premium.AUSTRALIAN CLARENDON HILLS 1999 $70 2001 $80 1957 $12,000 2009 $200  WINES 2002 $80 2010 $280 Astralis Shiraz 2000 $65 2003 $80  1958 $4,100 2004 $90 1994 $200 2001 $65 2005 $75 1959 $2,000 Bin 60A 1995 $200 2002 $85 2006 $70 1960 $1,500 1996 $250  2003 $65 2007 $85 1961 $1,600 1962 $4,000 BASS PHILLIP 1997 $200 2004 $75 Hill of Grace 2008 $70 1962 $1,600 2004 $550 Premium Pinot Noir 1998 $260  1980 $280  2009 $75 1999 $260 1981 $220 2010 $70 1990 $75 2000 $270 2005 $65 1982 $250  1963 $1,200  2006 $400 1991 $90 2001 $290 2006 $70 1983 $220 1964 $1,200  1992 $95 2002 $300 2007 $65 1984 $220 1965 $600  1993 $80 2003 $200  1985 $280 1994 $110 2004 $350 1986 $330 1995 $80 2005 $230 2008 $55 1987 $250  1966 $1,000  1996 $110 2006 $250 2009 $70 1988 $330  1967 $600 1997 $140 2007 Not Released 1989 $280  1968 $600  1998 $140 2008 Not Released GIACONDA 1990 $460 1969 $560 Stonewell Shiraz 1999 $120 2009 Not Released 1991 $400 1990 $90 2000 $120 2010 $200 Chardonnay 1992 $350  1970 $400 1991 $70 2001 $160 2011 Not Released 1990 $110 1993 $300  1971 $720 2002 $145 2012 $210 1991 $60 1994 $360  1972 $400 1992 $60 2003 $110 1995 $320  1993 $65 2004 $140 1992 $85 1996 $480 MOSS WOOD 1973 $450  1994 $55 2005 $80 CLONAKILLA 1997 $300  Cab Sauv 2007 $130 Shiraz Viognier 1993 $90 1998 $420 1990 $130 1974 $480  1995 $55 2008 $85 1990 $65 1994 $100 1999 $380 1975 $460  2009 $85 1993 $65 1995 $85 2001 $380  1991 $150 1976 $850  1996 $70 2010 $90 1994 $85 2002 $420 1997 $55 2011 $100 1995 $65 1996 $140 2004 $380 1992 $120 1977 $450  1998 $85 2005 $390  1993 $100  1997 $95 2006 $180  1978 $380  1998 $110  2007 Not Released 1994 $100 1979 $400 1999 $75 2008 $540 2000 $70 1999 $120 1995 $130 1980 $380  2001 $65 Armagh Shiraz 1996 $120 2000 $110 1990 $200 1997 $100 1981 $400 2002 $70 2001 $110 1991 $120  1982 $380 2002 $160 1992 $140  1998 $130  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$100 1998 $5802009 $90 2010 $90  1996 $65 MOUNT MARY 1999 $400 1992 $952010 $95 2011 $75  Meshach 1997 $90 1993 $110 2011 $85 2012 $70 1998 $70 Quintet 2000 $420 1994 $95 1990 $100 1999 $75 1990 $150  1991 $85 2000 $75 2001 $380 1992 $80 1991 $120 2002 $450 1995 $100  1996 $180 2012 $95 1993 $70 1992 $110 2003 $420 1997 $90 1993 $95  1994 $90 2004 $460 1995 $70 1994 $110 1998 $190BROKENWOOD 1996 $90 2005 $430 1999 $110 1997 Not Released 1995 $100 2006 $520Graveyard Shiraz 1998 $110 1996 $120 2000 $90 1999 $90 2007 $420 2001 $951990 $90 2000 $70 1997 $120 2008 $620 1991 $110 2001 $110 2002 $120 Cabernet Merlot 2002 $95 1998 $160 2003 $1001992 Not Released 2003 $60 1999 $1301993 $80 1999 $95 2004 $70 2004 $110  2000 $65 2005 $65 2000 $1201994 $80 2006 $65 2001 $110 2005 $110  2001 $110  2007 Not Released 2006 $1101995 $85  2002 $90 2008 $85 2002 $130 GREENOCK CREEK1996 $95 2003 $90 2003 $110 2007 $85  Roennfeldt Rd1997 $85 2004 $110  Shiraz 2004 $140 Bin 707 2008 $85  1990 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wine investment & collectingMOSSGREEN-WEBB’S MOSSGREEN-WEBB’S real bargains. The Buy Now auction alsoDec 6: Fine & Rare Wines Auction (REPORT, by REECE WARREN, HEAD OF contributes to bringing in a very successful(consignments close 16 November) FINE & RARE WINES) total sell-through rate. Additionally, we haveFeb 7, 2017: Fine & Rare Wines 2016 has been a year of change for us at the online auctions that run for a week andAuction (consignments close Jan 20) Mossgreen-Webb’s. We started the year as feature wines that may have been through the Webb’s Rare and Fine Wine department the auction process before, or cases ofLANGTON’S FINE WINE - New Zealand’s largest live wine auction wine at great prices direct from wineries.AUCTIONS house. Then, early into 2016, we were There have been so many highlights in ourWith three fine wine catalogues purchased by Mossgreen - Australia’s auctions this year, including new recordsclosing per week, Langton’s offers highest turnover auction house and single for certain wines in NZ, but for me somethe best fine wine range to choose vendor specialists. This not only created of the highlights included verticals of Tefrom. Visit langtons.com.au for a Australasia’s only truly trans-Tasman auction Mata Coleraine, Awatea and Bullnose. Tecomprehensive list of the auction house but brought with it new technologies Mata has consistently been one of NZ’sevent calendar. that have given us a new dimension to how premium wine producers and has often set we conduct our auctions. The live/online the benchmark for the styles of wines theyODDBINS WINE AUCTIONS auctions have been a huge success and produce. Their results for all their wines inDec 6: closes Nov 4 attracted many new buyers. The ability for the secondary market are always strong and buyers to bid, while the auction is taking they have a very loyal following with manySTERLING WINE AUCTIONS place, from the comfort of their own of our buyers. NZ wines continue to do veryAuctions run every two weeks, homes or offices has been a revelation for well and the likes of Felton Road, Bell Hill,back-to-back, finishing on Wednesday us - as well as them. This new technology Craggy Range and Kumeu River (especiallyevening. has not diminished the number of buyers chardonnays) are always well-received. coming to our live auctions in the slightest Bordeaux has also always proved strong,GRAYSWINE and we still receive the same, if not more, with vintages from the 1980s featuring asDaily wine auctions, starting from $9 absentee bids before the live sales. This some of our highlights. We had numerousper case, with a 30-day money back year we introduced the Buy Now auction bottles of 1986 Chateau Mouton-Rothschildguarantee. that runs for 48 hours following the live (Robert Parker 100 points) that were alwaysFine wine auctions end Monday- auction which gives buyers the opportunity sought after. A number of First GrowthsTuesday-Thursday each week. to purchase any wines that may have been from the much hailed 1982 vintage leftPort and spirit auctions end on passed in and, in most cases, pick up some one very happy vendor who had ownedWednesdays. these wines since their release. Not to be outdone, verticals of both Bonnes Mare(All dates subject to change without and Musigny from Comte Georges denotice). Vogue are wines that one doesn’t come across every day and we were delighted to have them available. The same buyer won both lots and was very pleased with his purchase. Our single vendor auction of the Cellar List of iconic Christchurch restaurant Saggio di Vino was a great occasion. It was a pleasure to sell these wines from a list that Yommi had put together over his 25 years of owning the restaurant. Saggio di Vino was rebuilt after the Christchurch earthquakes and we’re very pleased the cellar remained intact! The absolute highlight for us of 2016 was the opening of the Fine and Rare Wine Department at Mossgreen in Melbourne. Michael Katoa and I look forward to meeting new vendors and buyers in Australia in the coming year. The staff at Mossgreen- Webb’s and especially those in the Fine and Rare Wine department, wish you all a wonderful Christmas and New Year. We look forward to consignments for 2017 and hope to continue to bring you well- cellared and fine wine in the future. For110 W I N E S TAT E Special Edition 2016

wine investment & collectingmore information contact Reece Warren, If there were multiples available, the sell debutant, just about to come of age. TheMossgreen-Webb’s head of Fine & Rare price would have been down around 30 per Red Wine Trail RWT first vintage was inWines, reece.warren@mossgreen-webbs. cent. Run the calculator over that one, too! 1997 that began a Barossa shiraz story,co.nz. All prices are inclusive of buyer’s It’s always good to see a recent release told through French oak. So very differentpremium + GST. from the “doomed” 2011 vintage grab the from the Penfolds Grange multi-region spotlight. The 2011 By Farr Farrside Pinot story, told the American oak way. The RWTSTERLING WINE AUCTIONS Noir, sporting a handy 97-point score, story, inspired by John Duval when he was(SEPTEMBER MARKET REVIEW, by fired the imaginations of 11 bids and was heading up Penfolds wine production, isLYNTON BARBER) knocked down at $67. The elitists were an important departure from the PenfoldsThe Sterling Wine Auction heavy hitters thrilled with the “perfect” 100pt 2009 multi-region philosophy that has poweredproduced both some records and some Chateau d’Yquem for a handy $1305 the international success of Grange, Binsurprises at the most recent fortnightly hammer fall. My personal favourite was a 707, Bin 389 and Bin 407, and is unique insale - although it was no surprise that benchmark Margaret River Cabernet from the wine world, where premium is alwaysPenfolds and Henschke dominated the the veritable game-changing 1995 vintage. associated with single region, even singletop 10 in the “most wanted” stakes - with The forerunner of the Diana Madeline, the vineyard/location. Interestingly, in a wine2005 Grange selling strongly and securing 1995 Cullen Cabernet Merlot was knocked world becoming more focussed on terroirthree of those top 10 places. The new best down at $83. Not bad for a 97 pointer that and the individual expressions of uniquething, the “immortal” 2010 St Henri, was was described as a “once in a decade” vineyards, Penfolds has reacted and winesalso up there, with 11 bids slugging it out wine. Penfolds gets lots of attention for a like the Bin 150 single district Maranangaand pushing the final hammer price up to reason. They do control the direction of the Barossa is very much in step. I’ve long been$144. The opportunity to own the historic premium red wine market in Australia and of the view that the RWT will continue to1998 and the big scoring 2005 Hill of Grace, they do make many of the most famous grow in reputation and price, ultimatelysaw a dozen bids push the’98 final bid to and desirable shiraz and cabernet wines (a rivalling Grange as the Penfold stable’s$476, with the 2005 just behind clocking few handy chardonnays, too). The Penfolds flagship. If you’re an RWT fan, buy up backout at $472. Surprise? Grab the calculator tradition/success is underpinned by the age vintages at auction. The current releaseand work out the percentage gain from and durability of the brands. St Henri is over 2013 RWT is retailing for well north of $150.selling your 1996 Penfolds Bin 389 - widely 100 years old, Grange close to 70 and even a Prices will quite likely continue to grow,sold on release for $20 - 18 years later for youngster like the “white Grange” Yatarrna “catching up” with Grange. The day where$170! Stats can be tricks and this “record” Chardonnay is now 21 (first vintage 1995). Penfolds Grange is left tied up to the jetty asprice was heavily influenced by the offering The future of premium shiraz as we know a hugely expensive, modestly sized “showof a solitary bottle for bidders to fight over. it might well be in the hands of another boat” might be here sooner than later. My CONSIGNING NOWFine & Rare WinesAnnouncing the sale of Fine & Rare Wines at MossgreenWe are delighted to announce a new department devoted to thebuying and selling of Fine & Rare Australian and International Wine.Led by Michael Katoa and Reece Warren, our experienced specialistscome with diverse backgrounds in Viticulture and Oenology.We are now accepting consignments for our upcoming auctions.ContactMichael KatoaHead of Fine & Rare Wines [email protected]+61 3 9508 8888 +61 401 088 214 926 – 930 High Street Armadale VIC 3143 www.mossgreen.com.auWinestate August Advert.indd 1 Special Edition 2016 W I N E S3T1/A08T/16E 1:40 p1m11

wine investment & collectingbet: the essential and “dangerous” job of Vale), Guigal Brune et Blonde (Cote Rotie), value. So often the hype and excitementflying the premium shiraz flag for Penfolds Juniper Estate (Margaret River) and Wynns a wine receives on release is lost or looksin open seas across the globe will go to the Michael (Coonawarra). When a team of misplaced when it comes to tasting as asleek and terrific RWT. The Annual Peel experts spend hours culling down a huge back vintage. Not so with the current “mostEstate Great Shiraz Tasting, held on the list of hopefuls to the best 20, you know hyped wine” on the auction circuit - 2010first Saturday of September, was inspiring that every wine is a gold medal winner Penfolds St Henri. The frenzied biddingand illuminating. The 25th event lined up and trophy contender - so true of the 2010 support and auction prices are crazy, quickly20 of the Best Shiraz from 2010. Will Nairn line up (only the Peel Estate, Penfolds morphing this wine from cult status toand the team at Peel Estate (nestling in the Grange and Henschke Hill of Grace are legend and now to near immortal. It wasrolling green hills just south of metropolitan automatic starters). Every single wine was cruel but fair to put the marvellous St HenriPerth) always put on a brilliant show and outstanding and, unlike in some recent beside the Penfolds Grange in the blind line-go to enormous trouble to put together years the Penfolds Grange, Henschke up. Technically, according to the gossip fromthe 20 very best shiraz available from each Hill of Grace and Penfolds St Henri rose the wine show judges in the tasting group,vintage. After a touching tribute to recently to prominence. At least one of these the St Henri was the superior wine becausedeparted and dearly missed friend and somewhat controversially. The hero, it was currently showing the full dimensionswine legend, Alan Dinneen, it was down through bravery - in the spirit of being pitted of structure and flavour. The 2010 Penfoldsto the heavy lifting. The 20 wines, included against the very best - and achievement, Grange. What can you say? Wow (firstLaughing Jack Limited Two ( Barossa was the home-town boy, Peel Estate Old word on my tasting notes!) Like divingValley), McWilliams O’Shea (Lower Vine. The Peel wine was hidden in the last blind into a pool of warm, silky, creamyHunter Valley), Howard Park Scotsdale bracket of five superstars and more than milk knowing you were perfectly safe and(Denmark), Blackjack Bendigo (Bendigo), held its ground. How many wines would the sensations of pleasure were completeBests Thomson Family (Great Western), look good in this company: Penfolds near and everlasting. As I said, wow! The 2010Penfolds Grange (South Australia), Peel perfect RP99+ Grange, Penfolds best ever Henschke Hill of Grace, another RP99, wasEstate Old Vine (Peel), Guigal Hermitage St Henri (that did get perfect 100pt scores), a somewhat controversial counterpoint. For(Hermitage), Taltarni (Pyrenees), Henschke Guigal Brune et Blonde and Dalwhinnie me the quality, expense and importanceHill of Grace (Eden Valley), Kilikanoon Moonambel. Price point can’t be ignored of this wine were immediately obviousOracle (Clare Valley), Yalumba The Octavius and the Peel wine was (again this year) in the blind tasting. Closed and offering(Barossa Valley), Coriole Lloyd Reserve, the best value, along with WA performers immense promise behind a shimmeringPaul Conti (Greater Perth), Penfolds St Henri Howard Park Scotsdale and Juniper Estate. veneer of green-edged gossamer. Some(South Australia), Dalwhinnie Moonambel The Taltarni and the Blackjack from Bendigo commentators were anxious (while the(Pyrenees), Noon Reserve Shiraz (McLaren were also “regular” wines of extraordinary wine was still blind) about possible long- Auctioneers & Valuers of Wine www.oddbins.com.auOddbins Wine Looking for Wine? Auctions Let Oddbins Wine Auctions show you how Address: 33 Sunbeam Rd Glynde SA 5070 to buy wine in three easy steps…Phone: (08) 8365 4722 Fax: (08) 8365 4788 Step 1 - Call us about our subscriptions 08 8365 4722 Step 2 - View the wines online or posted catalogue Email: [email protected] - www.oddbins.com.au Step 3 - Set your budget & place your bids! - From 1 to 1,000 bottles With over 30 years experience... we do Best! It’s What112 W I N E S TAT E Special Edition 2016

wine investment & collectingterm compromise as the wine ages. Langton’s, this was the event of the transfers and a full day chartered wineryShades of the “tricky” 1998 Hill of Grace? season and with the talented Plonk team tour in a helicopter. All that, plus lunchMy tip. Own the 2010 Peel Old Vine and and Jean Kittson providing comic relief, it at the acclaimed Pipeclay Pumphouse,the 2010 Penfolds St Henri. One because was a wonderful day all round. But while followed by VIP treatment at the signatureof incredible value and heroics, the other the window dressing was lovely, the main event of the Huntington Music Festivalbecause you must! If you need an excuse, meal - so to speak - was the Langton’s (including hammer, $ 3728 ). Also onuse my extravagant praise as a reason to Live Auction hosted by Andrew Caillard Langton’s radar has been the Penfoldsbuy the 2010 Penfolds Grange. The 2010 Hill MW. On offer were treats both vinous and recorking clinics - this year celebratingof Grace story is not over. Get the “research experiential - from a barrel of the Tyrrell’s their 25 Anniversary. Recorking clinicsgroup” together and fund the analysis of Vat 47 Chardonnay to the truly outstanding have allowed wine collectors to have2010 Grange V Hill of Grace in another Brokenwood Graveyard. Among the their bottles assessed and, if necessary,five or so years. For more information key highlights that set paddles high and topped up, recorked and recapsuled, andabout Sterling Wine Auctions visit www. wallets open were a 2016 Tyrrell’s Vat 47 Langton’s has long been proud to besterlingwine.com.au. All prices quoted are Chardonnay barrel (300 bottles) - $12,232; associated. Head of Auctions, Tamarahammer fall, before buyer’s premium. 2014 Brokenwood Wines Graveyard Grischy, accompanied the Penfolds team Vineyard Shiraz, Hunter Valley magnum around the country and the Langton’sLANGTON’S FINE WINE AUCTIONS - $908 (last auction price of 2014 - 750ml - Brokers were in attendance in Sydney.( SEPTEMBER REPORT, by SAMUEL $250); a four-bottle set of De Bortoli Noble Grischy’s favourite picks? Sentimental,BURRIDGE) One (1984, 1994, 2004, 2014) for $512 classic and absolutely still vital on theIt was something of a tradition that Hunter (average 375ml bottle price at auction - secondary market: 1953 Penfoldslegend Murray Tyrrell would inevitably $70); 12 bottles (MV) of Huntington Estate Grange - the original (auction value:declare each growing season the “vintage Block 3 Cabernet - $990 (last 750ml sold $15,000 - $20,000 ) and 1962 Penfoldsof the century”. This year, following the at auction 2013 vintage - $17); a double Bin 60A Coonawarra Barossa Cabernetrelease of the stunning 2014 and 2015 magnum of 2014 Lake’s Folly Cabernet Sauvignon Shiraz (auction value: $4000-vintages - as well as the new edition 2016, - $990 (average auction price per 750ml $ 6000). That’s Langton’s spring wrap!we can declare Tyrrell’s assertion as fresh bottle - $82) and a double magnum of Remember, there’s never been a betteras ever. Call it apt time for celebration then 2014 Thomas Kiss Shiraz - $1049 (average time to sell your wine with Langton’s- and how! With New South Wales wine to result per 750ml bottle at auction - $52). Auctions. Please contact Grischy directlythe fore and the SCG in the background, But the buy of the day? The Mudgee Wine at mailto:[email protected] for aSeptember 2 saw the First Planted Gala Association Experience - three night’s free valuation. All prices include buyer’sLunch and Auction. For NSW wine and accommodation, flights from Sydney, all premium. 6 Special Edition 2016 W I N E S TAT E 113

wine investment & collectingGRAYSWINE Champagne have continued to be strong ‘The Graytown’ Shiraz at $40 per bottle,( NOVEMBER REPORT, by GREG and they are expected to grow even furtherFITZSIMMONS) in the lead up to Christmas. Fortunately and a number of lots of d’Arenberg ‘TheThe two months since the last report have supply of these delectable wines have beenbeen a busy and exciting time. Firstly, reasonably strong as well. This is a very Dead Arm’ Shiraz as well as the d’Arenbergpremium wine sales have been increasing opportune time for selling excess bottles ofstill further as well as steady increases in the back vintages of Champagne. The highlights ‘The Coppermine Rd’ Cabernet Sauvignonsales of day-to-day wines. Secondly, we are for this period were:very pleased to announce the appointment $509 for a bottle of Krug Vintage 1973 from 2005 to 2007 vintages which went forof Chris Mould as our new Wine Business $444 for a bottle of GH Mumm ReneeDevelopment Manager for South Australia Lalou 1975 around $40 to $45 a bottle.and Western Australia. Chris will be working $434 for a bottle of Bollinger R.D. 1973with wineries in those states to source $354 for a bottle of Bollinger R.D. 1988 Magnums continued to be in demand withpremium and super premium wines for $319 for a bottle of Pol Roger ‘Sir Winstonour auctions. Churchill’ 1996 Torbreck and Howard Park ‘Abercrombie’The October Penfolds sale was the highlight Other French wines that performed wellof the period, with a considerable increase included: from Bordeaux, Chateau Haut leading the way. There was also solidin the number of bidders over the usual Brion 1999 at $1,752, Chateau Moutonnumber. Rothschild 2000 at $1,434 and Chateau Haut support for the Barossa’s Hentley Farm ‘TheThe highlights were, a six-pack vertical of Brion 2001 at $1,425. In the Sauternes theGrange 1994 to 1999 achieved a solid sale unlikely star was a bottle of the delectable Beauty’ Shiraz and for both Cape Mentelleprice of $3,609, while a bottle of 1963 1967 vintage from Chateau Coutet aPenfolds Grange Hermitage sold for $1,709 Barsac which sold for $304. The star from and Cullen from Margaret River.and a bottle of the 1964 Grange Hermitage Burgundy was a bottle of the superb 1985sold for $1,509. Domaine de la Romanee Conti, Vosnee In the fortified category, there wasSpeaking about Penfolds, sales so far Romanee ‘La Tache’ which sold for $1,434.this year are nudging the $1 million mark, Meanwhile back with Australian wines, renewed interest in the better known,making this the biggest selling brand in the there was solid support for good enjoyablesecondary market (auctions), with no sign drinking wines, which have been perfectly long established brands such as Chateauof interest abating. Other Australian wines cellared and selling for $50 or under a bottle.that are performing well include Grant Burge Some of the highlights included a six-pack Reynella, Seppelt and Lindemans which‘Meshach’ Shiraz, Elderton ‘Command’ of the sensational Lindemans St GeorgeShiraz and Clarendon Hill ‘Australis’ Shiraz. 1990 Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon for achieved good returns. However, thisIt is pleasing to see that the sales of $48 a bottle, the Baptista Heathcote 1998 category remains a small portion of the auction scene. In the spirits department the highlight was the sale of two bottles of Macallan ’25 YO Fine Oak Bourbon & Sherry’ Single Malt Scotch Whisky for $1,619 a bottle. Another outstanding sale was that of a bottle of Glenmorangie ‘Signet’ Single Malt Scotch Highland Whisky which sold for $1,390. We expect the wine auction scene to stay vibrant and dynamic as wine lovers continue to seek out wines that are ready to drink and that have been properly cellared over the years as they slowly mature. For more information visit www.grayswine. com.au (prices listed do not include the buyer’s premium). Introducing GraysWineJoin our community of wine loversand growers. Discover a better wayto buy and sell wine.Choose from 30 day Quick Delivery Name your Price2000+ Wines Money-Back RIGHT TO YOUR BID FROM JUST $9WORTH EVERY GUARANTEE DOOR FOR MOST CASES DROPFind out why selling and buying wine on GraysWine is worth every drop!Contact us: [email protected] W I N E S TAT E Special Edition 2016

HOW WE JUDGE WINESTATE MAGAZINE TASTING CRITERIA OUR STAR RATING SYSTEM Our tastings and published ratings are designed with one thing in mind: to provide a useful and genuine balanced guide on wines to our readers. In order to achieve this we follow certain procedures in an activity that is notoriously difficult! There are regular criticisms of wine shows and various scoring systems; here is how we approach our tastings.A wide selection of wines there are unpleasant flavours. These advertise if they wish, their awarded final ‘medals’ are then converted into wine’s review will be featured regardlessWines are invited from any producer, a star rating system for publication in of advertising. The judges’ decisions areprovided that they meet the criteria Winestate. A gold means 5 stars, silver final and these are published accordingof the class being judged. The class is 4, and bronze is 3 stars. to the judges’ scores, whether advertisingmay be a regional, style or new release is taken or not.tasting and generally the wines must be The biggest judging systemavailable for consumers to purchase, The judgesalthough we have museum and rare Winestate examines on average morewine tastings as well. Australasian wines per year than We take care in selecting our judges. any other forum - more than 10,000. But remember: judges are human andAwarding scores Compare this to the biggest show in their own preference will influence Australia, the royal Melbourne wine their scores. We use judges withWinestate carries out the judging show, with just over 4000 entries. complementary backgrounds and ausing Australian capital city wine show three-person panel for each flight willprocedures; the wines are not known Independence of advertising include winemakers with technicalto the judges. The three judges taste expertise and often a marketing/retailthe wines blind and assign a score Winestate does charge a nominal expert who knows consumer tastes.without reference to each other. Once entrance fee for wines submitted which Often one or more of the judges arethis is done, only then do they compare covers our administration costs only, masters of wine with vast internationalscores, and if there is dissension they and will often purchase ‘yardstick’ experience, and most judges havere-taste the wines and come to an wines to be evaluated where we believe experience at major Australian wineagreement. Scores are compiled using that these are of consumer or trade shows. We are also aware of expertise.the 20-point international system: gold interest if these have not been entered If we are judging a region, for example,is 18.5 and above; silver is 17 and by the wineries. In order to produce we will have a winemaker judge fromabove and is an excellent wine; bronze the biggest and best wine magazine, that region because that person knowsis 15.5 and above and represents good Winestate includes advertising; the local style. We balance that withwine. A reasonable, sound everyday- however, this is fiercely independent a judge from outside the region anddrinking wine scores 15 (but does of any wine tasting editorial. Wine generally someone with broad andnot gain a medal). A bland but clean companies are advised of the blind mature experience.wine scores 14. Below this score tasting results and it is their choice toHOW WE COMPAREWinestate Rating Comment Wine show Medal International 20 100 Point System Point System HHHHH Outstanding Gold 18.5 - 20 97 - 100 HHHH1/2 Excellent High Silver 95 - 96 Very Good 18 - 18.4 93 - 94 HHHH Silver 91 - 92 HHH1/2 Good/Very Good High Bronze 17 - 17.9 89 - 90 Good HHH Bronze 16.5 - 16.9 15.5 - 16.4 Wine judging is an inexact art, not a science - even at the highest levels of proficiency. Accordingly, Winestate uses the star ratingsystem which reflects a range, rather than a specific point score. Point systems indicate a level of accuracy that simply does not exist. Special Edition 2016 W I N E S TAT E 115

118 TASTED71 AWARDEDSAUVIGNON BLANC & BLENDSA surprisingly good strike rate for this much maligned (by Two Rivers Blackaficionados if not the public) stand out variety. There is no question Cottage Marlboroughthat sauvignon blanc is the most obvious variety to pick in a blind Sauvignon Blanctasting. This is what no doubt makes it popular, but at the same 2016 HHHH1/2time makes it easy to criticise. Here we see some great examples An attractive, simple,for the variety at its finest and lots of very enjoyable quaffers as clean and bright varietalcrowd pleasers. dominated by tropical/ passionfruit characters on the nose and palate and showing good depth, balance and length. $18 NZSAUVIGNON Hoggies Estate VBBAEULSYUTSE Step by Step SouthBLANC Coonawarra Australia SauvignonUNDER $15 Sauvignon Blanc 2015 HHH Blanc 2015 HHHH Soft subtle bouquet and9 TASTED Subtle and inviting well-made seamlessly musky/asparagus balanced varietal palate.5 AWARDED aromas and a good $12 crunchy acid palate that has a certain SAUVIGNONA mixed group; half of pungency and a touch of BLANC Lawson’s Dry Hillsthem poor quality wines greenness. $14.99 $15-$20 Mount Vernonwith the other half Marlboroughoffering nice drinking at McGuigan VBBAEULSYUTSE 29 TASTED Sauvignon Blanca good price. Black Label 12 AWARDED 2016 HHHHH South Eastern Powerful pungent lifted Australia Sauvignon The better wines here asparagus aromas with aBerton Vineyards Blanc 2016 HHH were definitely a step very long and persistentMetal Label up from the previous crunchy green palateSouth Australia VBBAEULSYUTSE Nose showing tropical class but there were showing great line ofSauvignon characters with a citrus also quite a few passionfruit flavours lift to the balanced sweet borderline wines. “There with a great acidBlanc 2016 HHHH fruit palate. $10 is a touch better fruit backbone. $18Intense sweet quality offering morepassionfruit bouquet complexity,” noted one Longview Vineyardwith a well-poised palate Growers Gate South judge. Still great value Whippet Adelaidewhere fruit sweetness is Australia Sauvignon here! Hills Sauvignonkept nicely in check with Blanc 2015 HHH Blanc 2016 HHHH1/2the acidity. $12 Fresh but subdued Lovely crunchy fresh citrus aromas and sharp, acid-driven style. Some upfront citrus fruit tropics on the nose with flavours. Good line of a hint of sweetness and acid. $12 nice citrus flavours with herbal notes and ripe pears lurking beneath. $19.50JUDGES Macus Hofer Owen Inglis Peter Kelly Currently assistant winemaker at Owner of Sidewood Winemaker for Peter Nick Haselgrove Wines. Previously Wines in the Lehmann Wines. Cellar Manager for Lloyd Brothers Adelaide Hills Formerly with Thorn Wine & Olive Company. Has since 2004. Has Clarke wines and vintaged at Coldstream Hills, Yarra completed the Rolf Binder in the Valley; at Sirromet, Queensland; WSET course. Barossa. Associate McLaren Vintners and Classic Wine importer and judge at the Barossa McLaren Wines. Associate judge distributor for 30 wine show. Dux at the at the Adelaide Hills wine show. years. Qualified AWRI Advanced Wine Previously three years on Dan sommelier. Assessment Course. Murphy’s judging panel.116 W I N E S TAT E Special Edition 2016

varietal tastingAlkoomi White Label Staete Landt Wine SAUVIGNON Villa Maria VBBAEULSYUTSEFrankland River Company Map BLANC 2016 Private BinSauvignon Blanc Maker Marlborough $20-$25 Marlborough2016 HHHH Sauvignon Blanc Sauvignon BlancTropical fruit nose with 2016 HHH1/2 23 TASTED 2016 HHHHa citrus edge. A big, Pleasant green citrus 17 AWARDED Quite a herbaceous nosefresh and well-structured bouquet. Crunchy A very solid and with mainly green notespalate that has lots going textured palate consistent group on the long vibrant palateon. Some sweetness but with lovely flavours with lots of high with very faint tropicalin check. $15 showing green tropical recommendations. varietal fruit elements.Tohu Single Vineyard characters. $18 “Definitely more varietal $20Marlborough characters here,” saidSauvignon Blanc Wicks Estate one judge. “There were Paracombe Adelaide2016 HHHH Adelaide Hills the pleasant tropical Hills SauvignonA very punchy style with Sauvignon Blanc fruit styles at one end Blanc 2016 HHHHpungent herbal/tropical 2016 HHH1/2 of the spectrum and Nice nose; very goodaromas and flavours and Tight tropical aromas the greener herbaceous varietal fruit evident.hints of residual sugar and a classy crunchy fruits at the other end.” Great palate - silky in thebut well balanced by the citrus palate with mouth with fruit in theacid. $19.95 tropical elements and an Chain of Ponds Black riper spectrum. Hints ofStable Hill The underlying greenness. Thursday Adelaide green apples. $21Unicorn Adelaide $18 Hills SauvignonHills Sauvignon Blanc 2016 HHHH1/2 Verdun Park WinesBlanc 2016 HHH1/2 Sileni Estates Intense tropical/ Babich Marlborough Lyla Adelaide HillsLightly tropical on the Straits New Zealand passionfruit aromas and Sauvignon Blanc Sauvignon Blancgentle nose. Zesty fresh Sauvignon Blanc a nicely structured palate 2016 HHHH1/2 2016 HHHHpalate with great length 2016 HHH with good line and length Inviting mix of greens Powerful tropical bouquetand balance and some Punchy pungent of lifted punchy fruit and tropical elements with an underlyingattractive grassiness. tropical bouquet; similar flavours, some grassiness on the nose with a very greenness. Slightly sweet$15 palate. Some residual and a slight sour-like note. flavoursome citrussy palate with flavours sweetness poking $20 palate showing a good of apples and hints of through. $15 acid backbone and a tropical fruit. $22 long lingering finish. $22 Norfolk Rise VBBAEULSYUTSE Penny’s Hill The Rongopai Estate Vineyard Agreement Adelaide Marlborough Mount Benson Hills Sauvignon Sauvignon Blanc Sauvignon Blanc Blanc 2016 HHHH1/2 2016 HHH1/2 2016 HHH Light subtle varietal Sharp pungent aromas Nicely styled wine with aromas and a palate that and a good line, drive and inviting tropical aromas is taut and lean but is persistence of excellent with a good taut varietal full of flavour and has punchy passionfruit-like palate. $16 a big acid hit. A wine flavours. $20 with length, balance and Gooree Park VBBAEULSYUTSE excellent drive of varietal Brash Vineyard Mudgee characters. $22 Single Vineyard Sauvignon Deep Woods Estate Margaret River Blanc 2016 HHH Margaret River Sauvignon Blanc Savoury nose with Sauvignon Blanc 2016 HHH1/2 tropical notes. Palate 2016 HHHH A lovely complex wine is sweet and fat in the Green/asparagus-like with an inviting musky mouth with lovely fruity aromas with subtle nose. Nicely balanced notes. $18 tropical notes. Zesty palate has good depth of freshness on the palate citrus-like flavours. $22.95 with good fruit flavoursTotino Estate VBBAEULSYUTSE and crunchy acid. $20 Abbey Creek GreatAdelaide Hills Satyr by Sileni Southern PorongurupSauvignon Blanc Valiant New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc2016 HHH1/2 Sauvignon Blanc 2016 HHH1/2Nose has subtle tropical 2016 HHHH Quite sharp pungentsweetness with a lean A good wine with characters on the noseand long green apple excellent varietal intensity with great vibrant punchypalate with a crunchy acid of florals and tropical fruit flavours on a long fruit salad. Some residual well balanced palate. $24 sugar evident with grassybackbone. $16.99 hints. $20 Two Rivers Convergence Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2016 HHH1/2 Very tropical with long lingering passionfruit- like characters with some residual sugar and balancing acidity. $24 NZ Special Edition 2016 W I N E S TAT E 117

SAUVIGNON BLANC & BLENDSMillbrook Margaret The Collective McLaren Vale III Bird in Hand K1 by Geoff HardyRiver Sauvignon Wine Company Associates Sauvage Adelaide Hills Adelaide HillsBlanc 2016 HHH Artiste Eden Valley McLaren Vale Sauvignon Blanc Sauvignon BlancSweet florals and red Sauvignon Blanc Sauvignon Blanc 2016 HHHH1/2 2016 HHH1/2apple fruit evident with 2015 HHHH1/2 2015 HHH1/2 “Lots going on here,” Subtle green notes on thegood acidity and a nice A very interesting “Nose almost riesling- commented one judge. nose and very pleasantfruity finish. $20 wine that has balance, like,” thought one judge. Fairly intense and sitting palate with crunchy acid freshness and great Has a good palate with in the tropical spectrum sitting on top of citrussySidewood Estate poise. Mainly tropical nice mouthfeel and some with hints of green apple fruit characters. $25Adelaide Hills aromas with green fresh fruit notes. $20 characters. Some residual Babich FamilySauvignon Blanc notes. Great palate sugar, but in balance with Estates Headwater2016 HHH structure with nice Saint Clair Family good acidity. $25 MarlboroughAttractive bright nose. varietal flavour definition Estate James Sauvignon BlancPalate holding up and crunchy acid. $24 Sinclair Marlborough Leabrook Estate 2016 HHH1/2well with zesty citrus Saint Clair Family Sauvignon Blanc Adelaide Hills Nose initially closed withflavours and lingering Estate Premium 2015 HHH1/2 Sauvignon Blanc a background of grassyfinish. $20 Marlborough A very well made wine. 2016 HHHH1/2 notes. Palate is fresh Sauvignon Blanc Good fruit depth on the A long, well-balanced and taut with attractiveHoward Vineyard 2015 HHHH nose with flavours mainly and nicely textured wine phenolics addingClover Adelaide Hills Attractive wine with sitting in the tropical with a subtle sour touch complexity. $27Sauvignon Blanc pleasant lifted aromas spectrum. $21.99 NZ to the nose. Interesting2016 HHH and fresh well balanced punchy fruit palate, big on Marko’s VineyardSpiky tropical/citrus nose palate with nice drive of Giesen Estate acid with a touch of oak Single Vineyardwith luscious tropical ripe fruit flavours and mild Marlborough adding complexity. $25 Adelaide Hillsflavours that flow along sweetness. $21.50 NZ Sauvignon Blanc Karrawatta Anna’s Sauvignon Blancthe palate. $22 Jackson Estate 2015 HHH Adelaide Hills 2016 HHH1/2 Stich Marlborough Spicy asparagus-like Sauvignon Blanc A simple tropical fruitReillys Adelaide Hills Sauvignon Blanc characters on the nose. 2016 HHHH1/2 bouquet leading on toSauvignon Blanc 2015 HHHH Interesting lifted varietal Oak initially evident a long and slightly lean2016 HHH A lovely lifted grassy kiwi fruit palate. $20 on the nose followed lemon and lime-drivenPleasant sour green/ fruit/gooseberry bouquet up by soft tropical fruit palate. $27tropical fruit characters and excellent drive and Nick Haselgrove characters. Interesting Glenarty Roadhere. Not overly great depth of intense Wines Blackbilly style of palate that shows Margaret River Fumecomplex but a well- tropical varietal fruit Adelaide Sauvignon length, complexity and Blanc 2016 HHHmade wine. $22 flavours. $21.99 Blanc 2015 HHH excellent texture. $26 Oak-driven nose with Lawson’s Dry A solid wine ready for Tomich Wines underlying tropicalHahndorf Hill Hills Marlborough drinking now. Green Woodside Vineyard notes. Big oaky lift onAdelaide Hills Sauvignon Blanc apple fruit characters Adelaide Hills the palate; good fruitSauvignon Blanc 2015 HHH1/2 and some tropicals. $23 Sauvignon Blanc underneath. $352016 HHH A pleasant wine with a 2016 HHHHAn attractive wine. Lift of freshness of lychee and SAUVIGNON A classy wine beautifullygreen apples and lemons melon characters and a BLANC balanced with veryon the nose. Nice tropical sweet tropical lift. Just 2016 $25+ subtle tropical-likenotes to the palate. $23 starting to develop. varietal fruit that shows $20 10 TASTED a floral lift and has aSAUVIGNON 8 AWARDED good line of acidity. $25BLANC 2015& OLDER As to be expected from$20-$25 this price category this was a very solid16 TASTED and consistent class.8 AWARDED “Surprisingly a few here needed more time toSome of these wines evolve, showing goodhave held their age and winemaking techniquefreshness and some and some fumé (oakare tiring. “Sauvignon ageing) styles,” said oneBlanc suffers from judge.premature ageing morethan most varietals withsome exceptions,”commented one judge.118 W I N E S TAT E Special Edition 2016

varietal tastingSAUVIGNON Ara Single Estate Singlefile Single T EWINESTATE INTERNATIONAL CABERNET TASTINGBLANC Marlborough Vineyard Pemberton2015 & OLDER Sauvignon Blanc Fumé Blanc HUON HOOKE TYSON STELZER MIKE BENNIE$25+ 2015 HHHH 2015 HHH1/2 Great punchy style with Oaky/asparagus aromas 95 95 9525 TASTED intense tropical aromas with a nicely balanced17 AWARDED showing a touch of green palate that has a good POINTS POINTS POINTSA strong class with the and good depth of lemon oak influence and a nicebest wines showing and lime fruit flavours. flinty backbone. $30lovely complex Lots of acidity. $25 Giesen Smallcharacters. These wines Matahiwi Estate Batch Marlboroughdemonstrate that with Holly Wairarapa Sauvignon Blancgood fruit and good Sauvignon Blanc 2014 HHH1/2winemaking this variety 2015 HHHH A nicely balanced winecan be excellent with A real passionfruit nose with pineapple/custarda couple of years of with subtle oak adding apple fruit characters.ageing. complexity. A mix of Some residual sugar fresh sweet tropical fruit evident with acid toSaint Clair Family and citrus flavours. Good match. $30Estate Pioneer line of acid. $28.99 Giesen The BrothersBlock 3 43 Degrees Babich Winemaker’s MarlboroughMarlborough Reserve Marlborough Sauvignon BlancSauvignon Blanc Sauvignon Blanc 2014 HHH1/22015 HHHH1/2 2015 HHHH Holding up well with niceA solid wine with a Subtle oakiness on the asparagus and tropicalherbaceous nose showing nose creating creamy fruit characters. Drinkinggreen notes. Nice retained nutty aromas and a beautifully now. A greatfreshness on the palate delightfully balanced, silky food wine! $40with good tropical fruit smooth, tropical/citrus Blue Pyreneesweight and length. Nice fruit palate. $30 Pyrenees Sauvignonlifted cut grass elements. Lawson’s Dry Hills Blanc 2015 HHH$26.90 NZ Wairau Reserve A full-flavouredTopper’s Mountain Marlborough sauvignon blanc with aWines Barrel Sauvignon Blanc good line of lemon/limeFermented New 2015 HHH1/2 characters and a touch ofEngland Sauvignon Beautiful bouquet; a spice. $25Blanc 2015 HHHH1/2 touch grassy. Some Giesen OrganicA beautiful light floral oak tropical fruit sweetness Marlboroughnose with the oak also on the palate with the Sauvignon Blancprominent on the palate acid holding up well. $25 2015 HHHand slightly overpowering Saint Clair Family Limited aromas; subtlethe varietal fruit. Has hints Estate Pioneer citrus and tropics notes.of botrytis-like characters Block 20 Cash Lifted palate with tropicalon the finish. $30 Block Marlborough flavour expression. $25 Sauvignon Blanc Patrick of 2015 HHH1/2 Coonawarra A long, balanced and Estate Coonawarra pungent herbaceous style Sauvignon Blanc with good grassy aromas 2015 HHH and excellent varietal A charry nose, soft and flavours. $26.90 NZ silky in the mouth with Saint Clair Family botanical notes and Estate Pioneer beautiful mouthfeel. $25 Block 25 Point Marko’s Vineyard Five Marlborough Single Vineyard Sauvignon Blanc Adelaide Hills 2015 HHH1/2 Sauvignon Blanc A pleasant, drink now, 2015 HHH wine with a nice grassy Lemongrass aromas with lift to the varietal fruit a citrussy lift and similar and some attractive characters on the well- aged notes developing. structured palate. $27 $26.90 NZ Special Edition 2016 W I N E S TAT E 119 BRA042_POC_GrandeReserve_WineState_59x270_Ad_2F7/A0.4in/2d0d151 2:34 pm

SAUVIGNON BLANC & BLENDSSidewood Estate SAUVIGNON Mandalay RoadMappinga Adelaide BLANC Margaret RiverHills Sauvignon BLENDS SauvignonBlanc 2015 HHH Blanc SemillonGrassy bouquet with 6 TASTED 2016 HHH1/2slightly burnt notes. Lean 4 AWARDED Aromatic complexitytropical palate some of citrus, tropicals andoaky complexity; some Where are the great greens. Good palatesweetness. $35 and popular sauvignon structure with intenseGiesen The Fuder blanc/semillon blends tropical flavours. NiceMatthews Lane that used to be around? finish. $19.99Marlborough Some good examples Bunnamagoo CentralSauvignon Blanc here where semillon Ranges Sauvignon2013 HHH adds a nice backbone Blanc SemillonComplex nose - nicely to the wine but as one 2016 HHHtextured. Good palate judge noted, “Single Honeysuckle sweetnessstructure with some varieties seem to have on the nose with a solid,sweet fruit notes taken over”. clean and simple greenremaining. $35 apple palate. $21.95 Knee Deep in Sandalford Estate Margaret River Reserve Margaret Margaret River River Sauvignon Sauvignon Blanc Blanc Semillon Semillon 2015 HHH 2016 HHHH A softer residual sugar A simple lifted style with excellent line passionfruit style of of fruit at the riper end of varietal that’s punchy, the spectrum. $18 long and vibrant with subtle green aromas and very good flavour intensity. $25Introducing the Hunter Valley'sGet your taste for adventure today at...P O K O L B I N E S TATE Tempranillo | Nebbiolo | Sangiovese V I N EYARD POKOLBIN ESTATE VINEYARD298 McDonalds Rd, Pokolbin | Open 7 Days 9am - 5pm | PH 4998 7524 | www.pokolbinestate.com.au120 W I N E S TAT E Special Edition 2016



RIESLING107 TASTED74 AWARDEDRIESLINGA strong result for this greatly underrated variety; overlooked by Peter Lehmann Schild Estate Winethe broader public audience, but not by the wine aficionados! It Wines Portrait Barossa Valleydoes appear that winemakers do treat this variety seriously and we Eden Valley Riesling Riesling 2016 HHHsee this here with a very high strike rate. What makes this variety 2016 HHH1/2 Confectionery citrussysuch a contender is that it can be bright and fresh when young, but A more complex style of aromas with a greenalso complex and lingering in flavour when aged. It is amazing what riesling with lovely lifted apple and citrus palatehappens when secondary aged characteristics are added over time. florals, some yeastiness showing tropical notes. and great intensity of $16RIESLING 2016 Thorn-Clarke Wines citrus flavours. $18UNDER $20 Sandpiper Eden Wicks Estate Taylors Clare Valley Valley Riesling Adelaide Hills Riesling 2016 HHH15 TASTED 2016 HHHH1/2 Riesling Simple sweet varietal10 AWARDED An ultra-youthful wine 2016 HHH1/2 nose and inviting probably best to drink Nose is a fragrant mix confectionery flavours“A great value class,” with a few years of of citrus and florals on a dry palate. $19agreed the judges. age on it. Tight closed with a good crisp“These were well made nose and very tight and citrus-flavour drive. RIESLING &wines,” said one of intense citrus palate. Rich and approachable BLENDSthe judges. “With few Good understanding of wine. $18 2015 & OLDERfaults and showing the variety. $19 Alkoomi White Label UNDER $20varietal typicity with Thomas Goss Frankland Rivera touch of phenolic Adelaide Hills Riesling 2016 HHH 9 TASTEDcomplexity adding to the Riesling 2016 HHHH Fresh floral fragrances. 3 AWARDEDflavours, without being Inviting fragrant citrus Delicate floral palateoverdone.” bouquet and tightly with good sweet/acid These wines generally wound palate of freshly balance. Very enjoyable. showed a touch of squeezed lemons with $15 residual sweetness bright acidity. “Plenty of Kirrihill Regional whereas the previous room to evolve.” $15 Selection Clare class was dry. Valley Riesling “Confusing,” agreed the 2016 HHH judges! Smells like sweet Jacob’s Creek Koonowla lemonade with a sweet/ Classic SEA Riesling The Ringmaster sour palate showing nice 2016 HHHH1/2 line of acid down the A stunning, stand-out middle. $16 wine with lifted floral and estery citrus aromas Clare Riesling VBBAEULSYUTSE and a fantastic crisp 2016 HHH1/2 lemon/lime palate with Luscious riesling aromas a sensational finish. “A and a creamy palate with riesling that ticks all the bucket loads of flavours. boxes.” $11.99 Very approachable for a young wine. $16JUDGES Shane Harris Phil Lehmann Tim Pelquest Hunt Winemaker for Wines by Winemaker, Vickery Current white winemaker Geoff Hardy including, Wines. Former winemaker, for Pernod Ricard Pertaringa Wines, K1 and Teusner Wines. Associate Winemakers in the Handcrafted by Geoff judge at the Barossa wine Barossa. Winemaking Hardy Wines. Has also show. Graduate Diploma experience in New completed vintages in of Oenology from Adelaide Zealand, Hunter Valley, Queensland and Victoria. University. Formerly white Tasmania, Rheinhessen Completed the AWRI and sparkling winemaker (Germany), and made advanced sensory course at Yalumba Wines, and sparkling wine in Napa and has associate judged at also with Peter Lehmann Valley (US) & West McLaren Vale wine show. Wines. Sussex (UK).122 W I N E S TAT E Special Edition 2016

varietal tasting Criminal Minds RIESLING 2016 Claymore Wines Alkoomi Black Label Riverland Riesling $20-$25 Joshua Tree Clare Frankland River 2015 HHH1/2 Valley Riesling Riesling “Serious” riesling 16 TASTED 2016 HHH1/2 2016 HHH1/2 aromas, some 12 AWARDED “A well thought out A fresh cool climate development but in a and precise style,” said lemony nose and some positive way. Quite a A solid class with a one judge. Green apple nice precise varietal “giving palate that ticks number of the wines bouquet and delicate flavours with a good line a lot of boxes”. $18 still closed. “A number citrussy tang to the of minerally acidity. $24 Lawson’s Dry of these will look palate. $20 Artwine Glass Half Hills Marlborough better in six months’ Paracombe Holland Full Single Vineyard Riesling 2015 HHH time,” thought one Creek Adelaide Hills Clare Valley Riesling Quite a Germanic-like judge. “Winemakers Riesling 2016 HHH style with floral musky here show a good 2016 HHH1/2 Hints of fresh herbs on characters threaded with understanding of the A fresh carefully made the citrussy nose with candied citrus notes. variety,” said another. varietal that’s still a fine medium-bodied $18 very tight and closed. minerally palate. Well Very zippy with some made. $22Em’s Table Organic RockBare Clare tropicals and herbal Eldredge SingleClare Valley Riesling Valley Riesling notes. $20 Vineyard Clare2015 HHHH1/2 2016 HHHH Bunnamagoo Valley RieslingExcellent varietal Subtle floral fragrances. Central Ranges 2016 HHHexpression here. Nose Slightly austere palate Riesling Ripe lemon drop-likeis all “washed rocks but very good balance, 2016 HHH1/2 nose and fresh acid-and brown lime” with power and complexity Very bright and creamy driven palate with lighta “relaxed” palate with with a long lingering aromas with a powerful lemon rind flavours. $22great intensity of varietal finish. $22 mouth-wateringfruit without the use of sherbety palate. “Builtsugar. $19.99 to age,” noted one judge. $21.95 CABERNET IS KING Gralyn Cabernet Sauvignon is internationally acclaimed showing superb strength, finesse and proven longevity “This was the greatest layout of wines I have seen in 20 years! Great to see the best Australian wines up there with the top French First Growths” WOLF BLASS, JUDGE WINESTATE 2016 INTERNATIONAL CABERNET TASTING “One of the finest Cabernet Sauvignons I have ever tasted from Margaret River” ROBERT M.PARKER JR. THE WINE ADVOCATE 2004WINESTATE INTERNATIONAL CABERNET TASTING 2016 HONG KONG INTERNATIONAL WINE FAIR 2016“Cabernet Sauvignon 2001 a great wine! Huge “We are seeking distributors for our premiumwow factor to the nose fantastic fresh earthy wines in China, Hong Kong & Macau. Join uspalate that goes on and on with a great tannin for a tasting at the Hong Kong Fair 10th - 12thbackbone” November 2016”equalled Chateau Latour & Chateau Lafite Rothschild Merilyn & Graham Hutton, Gralyn EstateCELLAR DOOR 4145 CAVES RD WILYABRUP MARGARET RIVER WESTERN AUSTRALIA WWW.GRALYN.COM.AU Special Edition 2016 W I N E S TAT E 123

RIESLINGKoonowla Clare The Collective Wine Loveblock Bone Kahurangi Estate Robert SteinRiesling 2016 HHH Company Artiste Dry Marlborough Mt Arthur Reserve Mudgee RieslingVery inviting estery Eden Valley Riesling Riesling 2011 HHHH Nelson NZ Riesling 2016 HHH1/2aromas. Lovely palate - 2015 HHHH1/2 Beautifully ageing 2014 HHH Described by a judgeclean and refreshing with Great understanding riesling with toffee/ Honeyed lemon as “a pristine ballerinaeverything in place! $22 of the variety shown brown lime bouquet marmalade nose and style”. Subtle citrus here. Gentle citrus nose and rich rounded and soft citrussy palate sherbet aromas and aReillys Watervale with mineral elements weighty palate with with nice toasty finish. zesty palate. Will ageClare Valley Riesling and a zippy, linear, citrus sherbet-like $21.50 NZ well. $252016 HHH mouth-puckering palate flavours. $24.99 NZ Singlefile Wines“Very riesling” with its showing grace and Betty + Max Clare RIESLING 2016 Great Southerncitrussy aromas and big finesse. $24 Valley Riesling $25-$30 Rieslingpowerful flavours and Koonara 2015 HHH 2016 HHH1/2lovely mouthfeel. $22 Sofiel’s Gift Mount Still fresh and vibrant with 13 TASTED Fragrant nose in the Gambier Riesling creamy lemon aromas 11 AWARDED tropical spectrum.Boston Bay 2013 HHHH1/2 and soft approachable Powerful citrus fruitPeninsula Riesling A classic varietal nose palate. $20 Consistent group. “A on a bone dry palate2016 HHH showing some lovely Saint Clair Premium real step up in intensity with crunchy crisp acidA citrus-driven wine powerful aged notes. Marlborough of fruit without pumped backbone. $25with interesting tropical Great line and length of Riesling 2015 HHH up sugar or acid,” said Vinaceoustouches and strong citrus flavours with hints Spicy botrytis-like one judge. “Work in Reverend V Mountacidity. $24 of tropics and zippy racy notes to the tropical the vineyard and in Barker Riesling acidity. Has poise and nose with gentle spicy/ the winery is showing 2016 HHH1/2Thorn-Clarke Wines balance. $20 sweet flavours. Quite dividends. Good A nice varietal with fineEden Trail Eden Germanic. $21.50 NZ potential here.” tight minerally citrussyValley Riesling Seabrook The Judge aromas and delicate2016 HHH Eden Valley Riesling Bird in Hand Clare sherbety flavours withZesty nose sitting in the 2015 HHH Valley Riesling good acid drive. $25green spectrum. Tight, A youthful cool-climate 2016 HHHH1/2 Stage Door Wineclosed, pure fruit palate. style. Spicy and lean with Pale golden wine with Co. The Green RoomNeeds time. $24 a citrus nose and sweet pretty floral fragrances Eden Valley Riesling tropical flavours. $23 with a powerful fruit 2016 HHHHunter’s The Collective Wine drive and a smart bright Delicate flinty floralMarlborough Company Artiste and nicely balanced fragrances. SomeRiesling 2016 HHH Southface Eden palate with lovely fresh sweetness on the purePowerful musky/ Valley Riesling fruit flavours and a fruit palate. $25floral bouquet. Fresh 2015 HHH minerally finish. $25 Crabtree Watervaleacid-driven palate with A good wine but, Single Vineyardsignificant sweetness to “currently going through Brothers At War Clare Valley Rieslingbalance. $24.99 puberty”. Beginning to Nothing In Common 2016 HHH show its potential. $24 Eden Valley Riesling Slatey lemon nose andRIESLING 2016 HHHH more of a neutral dry2015 & OLDER Fresh lemon aromas white palate with a$20-$25 with slight phenolic grippy finish. $26 touch and a flavoursome Claymore Wines14 TASTED citrus-driven palate Superstition Reserve8 AWARDED with a nice mineral acid Clare Valley Riesling backbone. $25 2016 HHHA mixed bag! Some Minerally citrus aromaswines here showed Hemera Estate with some cut grass andexcess sulphide issues Estate Barossa sweet orange blossomresulting in reduced Riesling 2016 HHHH flavours. $28flavour characteristics Very fragrant bouquet Colmar Estatealong with disjointed with pretty florals and an Orange Rieslingsugar levels. attractive and delicate 2016 HHH palate with slight spritz Fresh nose in green evident and nice spicy spectrum with piercing freshness. $25 mineral characters. Nice varietal palate. $28 Bird in Hand Honeysuckle Clare Valley Riesling 2016 HHH1/2 Quite a restrained flowery nose with a round generous palate that has slightly sweet varietal fruit flavours. $25124 W I N E S TAT E Special Edition 2016

RIESLING varietal tasting2015 & OLDER$25-$30 Yorke Peninsula’s award winning10 TASTED vineyard7 AWARDEDThe judges found this tobe a strong class withgreat wines of character.A step up in complexityand interest level withmore purity of fruitoverall. Patrick Estate South Australia Riesling 2015 HHHH1/2 Marmalade-like maturity on the nose with a lovely fragrant lift. It has a powerful Germanic style of palate with great persistence of citrus blossom-like varietal flavours. $25Babich Family KoonowlaEstates Cowslip Clare RieslingValley Marlborough 2006 HHHH1/2Riesling A very impressive, very2015 HHHH1/2 Australian, aged riesling.A “serious” wine with It has toasty honeyedinteresting Euro style- aromas and seamlesslylike complex notes. Wild balanced varietalferment aromas and a flavours with very goodtouch of botrytis on the acid drive. Nearing itslovely spicy palate. Has peak. $25great power but a lovely Peter Lehmannlightness. $25 Wines Hill & Valley Eden Valley Riesling 2015 HHHH A clean precise wine that’s somewhat subdued but well-made with good floral varietal fruit characters and a chalky acid profile. $25 Leconfield Old Vines Coonawarra Riesling 2015 HHHH Smells like apple skins and lemon pith with yeasty esters. Great line and length of flavour with plenty of room to grow in the bottle. $26 Special Edition 2016 W I N E S TAT E 125

RIESLINGVinaceous Reverend Gatt High Eden RIESLING Gatt High Eden Patrick AgedV Mount Barker Riesling 2016 HHHH 2014 & OLDER Riesling Coonawarra RieslingRiesling 2015 HHH A lovely powerful and $30-$40 2010 HHHH1/2 2011 HHH1/2Fresh spicy citrussy/lemon beautifully balanced An excellent riesling that’s A lovely drink withbouquet. Lovely clean riesling full of vibrant 13 TASTED maturing nicely and has a toasty lemon curd nosepalate with good precision zesty floral/citrus 11 AWARDED soft lemon butter bouquet and delicious citrus-and balance. $25 varietal fruit aromas and A strong class as to leading to a silky smooth driven palate with aWilloughby Park flavours. $30 be expected at this brown lime palate that hint of botrytis-likeKalgan River Great Gatt High Eden price level. “Lots of has great length, weight characters. $39Southern Albany Riesling 2015 HHHH interesting wines and structure. $30 Macaw Creek MtRiesling 2015 HHH Aromatic musk-driven showing secondary Stift Göttweig Lofty Range RieslingToasty citrus nose with nose. Very generous and development Reserve Austria 2002 HHH1/2hint of kero-like ageing refreshing palate with characteristics with Riesling 2014 HHHH A vibrant powerfulcharacters. Simple, good varietal fruit drive good balance and A distinctive Old World riesling that’s at its peak.slightly sweet palate. $27 underscored by vibrant flavour,” noted one style. Musky mandarin Unctuous honeyed nose acidity. $30 judge. “Some are in no- aromas; some toffee and developed flavours.RIESLING Eden Hall Reserve man’s-land being built notes. Nicely weighted Incredible for a 14-year2016/2015 Eden Valley Riesling for ageing and should palate, some sweetness old. $39$30-$40 2016 HHH improve further.” pushing through. $35 Hirsch Zobing A simple but very attractive Hirsch Heiligenstein Kamptal Riesling10 TASTED riesling with lifted florals, Gatt High Eden Austria Riesling 2014 HHH7 AWARDED good fruit weight and firm Riesling 2013 HHHH Nicely ageing toasty,A solid group with acidity. $35 2014 HHHH1/2 Interesting wine with citrus, floral riesling thattightly wound fruit. “Are Artis Single Tight restrained aromas creamy toasty nose and still has primary fruit towinemakers expecting Vineyard Clare in the citrus based seamless integration back it up. $36‘delayed approachability’ Valley Riesling spectrum. Very fine of fruit, sugar and acid. Gatt High Edenhere, with these 2016 HHH citrus flavours with Starting to show its age Riesling 2013 HHHwines made for future Closed floral fragrances very powerful acidity. but holding up well. $35 A harmoniouslyconsumption?” asked with the florals carrying Palate just starting to Peter Lehmann balanced wine. Niceone judge. through the length of show hints of honeyed Wines Wigan Eden intensity of varietal fruit, the sweet palate. $36.99 maturation. Nice mineral Valley Riesling soft creamy texture andColmar Estate Block Gobelsburg notes. $30 2011 HHHH tropical notes. $306 Orange Riesling Urgestein Riesling Buttery bouquet with Gatt High Eden2016 HHHH1/2 2015 HHH toasty Germanic Riesling 2011 HHHA tightly wound nose Aged style with honeyed elements. Powerful Spicy honey nose;with a very attractive citrus nose and a nicely flavours and bracing hints of camphor andlime bouquet. Finely textured and very acid. A wine that has delicious lemony drive tocrafted palate with approachable palate. $30 been built to last! $35 the crisp palate. $30good length of delicate Plantagenet Angevin Reillys Watervalecitrus flavours showing Mount Barker Clare Valley Rieslingfloral notes and slightly Riesling 2015 HHH 2010 HHHHbracing acidity. $32 Minerally citrus bouquet Aged nose; smells and sherbet-like palate toasty with sweet toffee with the acid dominating notes. Soft, sweet for now. $30 and very approachable palate still shows some primary fruit. $35126 W I N E S TAT E Special Edition 2016

varietal tastingRIESLING $40+ Robert Stein Pauletts Aged Reserve Mudgee Release Clare Valley7 TASTED Riesling Riesling5 AWARDED 2016 HHHH1/2 2010 HHHH1/2 Subtle nose - very A seamlessly balanced,A cracker of a group! floral with some lemon complex wine that’sGreat class here and zestiness. More lemon developing beautifully.showing an excellent characters on the Citrus peel bouquetunderstanding of the nicely weighted palate with tropical notes andvariety. “These show with bracing acidity. a toasty marmalade-likepurity of fruit and great Needs at least another palate. Drinking wellbalance of natural 5 years! $50 now. $50acidity,” said one judge.“They are top shelf and Hiedler Heiligensteinoffer ageing possibilities Kamptal Rieslingabove most other 2014 HHHH1/2whites.” A powerful complex spicy nose and strong varietal flavours with some nuttiness and lovely creamy mouthfeel. The acidity cuts through the sweetness very well. $40 Robert Stein Jacob’s Creek Half Dry RS10 Steingarten Mudgee Riesling Barossa Riesling 2016 HHHHH 2014 HHHHH “The wine of the tasting,” A very smart riesling thought one judge. that’s full of life with Powerful lemon/lime excellent varietal bouquet with subtle floral expression and just a nuances. Fragrant, tingly hint of age developing. sherbet-like palate; lovely Delicate floral fragrances purity of fruit. “Should and an austere, intensely age a treat.” $40 flavoured, palate. $49.99 Did you know? Special Edition 2016 W I N E S TAT E 127

80 TASTED43 AWARDEDPINOT GRIS/PINOT GRIGIOA tale of two cities. In theory pinot grigio (Italian style) should be Seabrook Lineage La La Land Victoriaracy in acid terms, whilst gris (French style) should be somewhat Adelaide Hills Pinot Pinot Grisricher, riper, fat and oily. However, a number of these wines are Grigio 2015 HHH1/2 2015 HHHcalled in one direction and end up in another. Sugar balance is A clean and simple Lifted honeysuckleanother issue. Fortunately we found more than enough wines that bouquet with great bouquet. Lovelywere enjoyable to drink, regardless of the nomenclature. texture to the bright textured stonefruit zingy lime blossom palate with some buttery palate and a good line of complexity. $18 acid. $19 Saint Clair Vicar’sPINOT GRIS/ PINOT GRIS/ Stable Hill Palomino Choice MarlboroughGRIGIO GRIGIO Adelaide Hills Pinot Pinot GrisUNDER $15 $15-$20 Grigio 2016 HHH 2015 HHH An elegant style with Rich ‘orchard’ fruit5 TASTED 26 TASTED subtle floral aromas and aromas. Nice balance flavours and tight acidity. of sweet and savoury2 AWARDED 12 AWARDED $15 characters on the palate. $19.50 NZ Wicks Estate Adelaide Hills Pinot Vidal Estate VBBAEULSYUTSE Gris 2016 HHH East Coast Slightly funky characters NZ Pinot on the nose with a richly Gris 2015 HHHA small class with just The judges found textured and viscous Floral fragrances andtwo showing good these to be generally a apricot palate. $18 simple honeysuckletexture and freshness. one-dimensional group. palate relying onThe others were either “The best had more Zonte’s Footstep sweetness for interest.out of balance, too weight and texture,” Doctoressa di Lago $19.90sweet or too hard and said one judge. “Those Adelaide Hills Pinotacidic. relying on acid were Grigio 2016 HHH Villa Maria Private unbalanced and often Delicate pear candy Bin East Coast sour.” Interestingly the fragrances and zesty NZ Pinot Gris VBBAEULSYUTSEMcGuigan best group, the 2015s, citrus palate with good 2015 HHHBlack Label VBBAEULSYUTSE showed good secondary length of acid. Powerful aromatics.SEA Pinot flavours. $18 3-5 Warm and soft in theGrigio 2016 HHH mouth. Good balanceRestrained lemon Dalfarras Victoria between the sweet andsherbet aromatics and Gatt Accent Pinot Pinot Grigio savoury. $19.90bright citrus palate with Gris 2014 HHHH 2016 HHHa floral touch. $10 Smells of apples Slight pink tinge, peachy and oranges with fragrances and slight PINOT GRIS/Wine Men Of savoury notes. Toasty sweet edge to the soft GRIGIOGotham South development on the fruit palate. $18.25 $20-$25Australia Pinot fruity palate. SomeGrigio 2015 HHH sweetness but has acid Cumulus Estate 23 TASTEDSavoury aromas and to balance. $19.90 Rolling Centralslightly sweet varietal Longview Queenie Ranges Pinot Grigio 13 AWARDEDpalate with savoury Adelaide Hills Pinot 2016 HHHnotes and prickly acidity. Grigio 2016 HHH1/2 Gleamingly fresh wine Definitely a step-up from$10 The savoury nose has with fruit sitting in the the previous group. pleasant cooked fruit green spectrum and “More wines with more aromas. Slight oiliness sweetness sticking out. interest,” said one on the palate with $19 judge. “The pinot gris grapefruit-like flavours. looked like pinot gris $19.50 and were not pumped up with either acid or sugar.”128 W I N E S TAT E Special Edition 2016

varietal tastingTapestry Wines Loveblock Cumulus Estate Villa Maria Red Hill Estate PinotAdelaide Pinot Marlborough Pinot Climbing Orange Cellar Selection Grigio 2015 HHHHGrigio 2016 HHHH Gris 2014 HHHH Pinot Gris Marlborough Pinot Slight pungency to theMusky lavender-like An estery nose and 2016 HHH1/2 Gris 2015 HHH lifted pear aromas andcharacters evident a well-balanced Gleaming green wine Ripe pear bouquet a vibrant confectioneryhere with intense lifted palate with a slight with savoury/ripe fruit and interesting mouth fruit palate that’s prettypear juice aromas and oily texture, lots of on nose and palate with puckering spicy/honeyed and persistent with aintensely flavoured pear- interest and excellent some good secondary palate. $24.90 very good finish. $25like palate. $20 controlled flavour characters evolving. $24 Domaine ChandonAronui Single intensity. $24.99 NZ Paracombe Adelaide PINOT GRIS/ Victoria Pinot GrisVineyard Nelson Howard Vineyard Hills Pinot Gris GRIGIO 2016 HHH1/2Pinot Gris Clover Single 2016 HHH $25-$30 A pretty wine with2016 HHHH Vineyard Adelaide A clean well-made fragrant pear aromaticsRestrained savoury fruit Hills Pinot Gris wine with a fine nose 17 TASTED and a sweet edged,aromas with nice palate 2016 HHH1/2 and nicely balanced 11 AWARDED nicely textured, tropical-roundness that has Intense lifted pear-like palate with pretty spicy like palate with tightsome sweetness, some aromas and a pretty, elements. $20 A solid and consistent acidity. $25pear fruit and nice spicy slightly perfumed, Kahurangi Estate class showing more Spring Valeelements. $21.95 varietal palate with quite Nelson Pinot Gris varietal character Tasmania Pinot GrisSaint Clair Premium prominent acidity. $22 2016 HHH and integrated acid 2016 HHH1/2Marlborough Pinot Delicate pink wine with balance. Many of the Ripe pear bouquet. WellGris 2015 HHHH pretty melon and peach older vintages here rounded fleshy palate,Reserved citrus fruit fruit characters. Soft in were showing excess soft in the mouth. Goodbouquet and sweetly the mouth. $21.50 NZ development. spicy peach length andtextured palate with Tohu Awatere Valley balanced sweetness. $28heaps of lovely pear Marlborough Pinot Karrawatta Sophie’sjuice flavour intensity Gris 2016 HHH Hill Adelaide Hillswith lovely tight acidity. Estery fruit bouquet and Pinot Grigio$21.50 NZ good acid backbone 2016 HHHHSaint Clair to the persistent pear Pale green hues, dustyJames Sinclair palate. $21.95 fruit aromas with niceMarlborough Pinot Buller Wines savoury complexityGris 2015 HHHH Regional King Valley and good length ofDistinct ripe pear fruit Pinot Grigio well-balanced varietalaromatics and upfront 2016 HHH flavours and someresidual sugar on palate Reserved nose and phenolics. $26with lovely acid cutting elegantly structuredthrough. Good length of palate with a simpleflavour. $21.99 NZ range of flavours. $22 Kellermeister The Rambong Ruins Eden Valley Pinot Gris 2015 HHH Subtle musky/pear aromas and well- rounded fleshy palate with pretty peach blossom fruit. $22.99JUDGES Kate Giles Steve Warrick Matt Reimann Director, Claritas Wine marketer with Currently winemaker Marketing and Sales & 20 years experience for Dorrien Estate Marketing Consultant. in McLaren Vale, Winery, exclusively Has vintaged in Italy Coonawarra, Adelaide distributed by and judged at Tall Hills and Margaret Cellarmaster Wines. Timbers wine show in River. Extensive wine Has a bachelor of Wine Western Australia. judging experience at Science from Charles the Adelaide, Hobart and Sturt University. Also McLaren Vale wine shows. makes the Craftsman range exclusive to Woolworths. Special Edition 2016 W I N E S TAT E 129

PINOT GRIS/PINOT GRIGIOGartelmann Wines Leura Park 25 d’Gris PINOT GRIS/ Nazaaray Gatt High EdenStephanie Orange Geelong Pinot Gris GRIGIO Mornington Pinot GrisPinot Gris 2016 HHH $30+ Peninsula Pinot Gris 2015 HHH1/22016 HHH Subtle lift of pears on 2015 HHHH Lifted aromatics ofFresh pear nose and the nose and a soft 9 TASTED A lovely nose - smells pears and candied limereserved palate with fleshy palate full of ripe 5 AWARDED of spicy apples and with similar charactersnice texture, balance and fruit flavours. $26 baked bread. Plenty of echoed on the soft andvarietal character. $25 Foxey’s Hangout A mixed bag. The best interest on the palate juicy palate. $30Hahndorf Hill Winery Mornington wines here had finesse showing toasty honeyed Singlefile SingleAdelaide Hills Pinot Peninsula Pinot Gris and varietal preservation development. $30 Vineyard PembertonGrigio 2016 HHH 2016 HHH without artefact. But Pinot GrisSmells of ripe apples Nice preserved lemon- some in this flight were 2015 HHH1/2with a very delicate fruit like characters with lack-lustre and overly Reserved “fruits ofpalate. A hint of residual pretty spicy notes. acidic and, according to the orchard” nose andsweetness. $25 Reserved nose and the judges, should be nicely textured palateSeize The Day textured palate. $28 delivering more at this with fruit sweetnessSingle Vineyard Austins & Co price level. and firm acidity. GoodEden Valley Pinot 6Ft6 Geelong food wine. $30Gris 2016 HHH King Valley Bird in Hand Jack RabbitVarietal nose with Pinot Gris Adelaide Hills Pinot Vineyard Bellarinesavoury elements. 2015 HHH Gris 2016 HHHH Pinot GrigioFleshy well rounded A nicely balanced wine A lovely elegant and 2016 HHHpalate; spicy stonefruit with good presence and flavoursome gris style Nose shows a lift offlavours. $25 persistence of savoury with delicate lime ripe fruit aromas with aTomich Wines varietal fruit. $25 cordial and pear-like fruit lovely balance of subtleWoodside Vineyard characters and some pear flavours. $30Adelaide Hills Pinot searing acidity. $30Grigio 2016 HHHVery lifted citrus-drivenstyle with intensearomas and nicelycontrolled flavours. $25ALDI’s collection aFlSdOTINROAi.VRSDcAEEEoLSITLmE,AACVIBTLI.SESaLIDETuof premium wines atnot-so-premium prices AUSTRALIA Margaret River W.A. McLaren Vale S.A.9$ 99 9$ 99 9$ 99 9$ 99 ea ea ea ea A.C. Byrne & Co A.C. Byrne & Co A.C. Byrne & Co A.C. Byrne & CoMargaret River Semillon Margaret River Margaret River McLaren Vale Shiraz 750mlSauvignon Blanc 750ml Chardonnay 750ml Cabernet Merlot 750ml Classically McLaren Vale with concentratedClassically Margaret River with Modern and wonderfully expressive Rich and opulent with generous wild berry, blackberry and blueberryexpressive fruits of citrus blossom, with citrus blossom, white peach flavours of blackberry, plum and soft flavours finishing with light spice, chocolatelemon, passionfruit, herbs and tropical and nectarine fruits and a delicate dark fruits. A wine with charm, and clove characters.fruits with an underlying minerality. integration of French oak. elegance and flavour through the finish. A wine of richness and generosity.ALDI supports the responsible service of alcohol. It is illegal to purchase alcohol for people under 18.Available in selected stores. See aldi.com.au for locations. While stocks last — Please note stocks are limited and will vary between stores.130ALC7501W_WiIneNstaEte_SMaTg.AindTd E1 Special Edition 2016 20/01/16 10:06 AM

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ROSÉ80 TASTED33 AWARDEDROSÉRosés always deliver wonderful colours when judged in a line- Rock Paper Scissorsup. It is even better when they deliver on the palate, which Australia Roséunfortunately doesn’t happen all the time. In this tasting we sort 2015 HHHout the wheat from the chaff. Winemakers are getting there and Clean and simple withit is pleasing to see wines made as dedicated reds rather than an dusty raspberry fruitafterthought chosen after the reds have been made. aromas and flavours that have subtle sweetness. $9ROSÉ Zilzie Selection 23 ROSÉUNDER $15 Murray Darling Rosé $15-$20 2016 HHH1/212 TASTED Delicate rose petal 20 TASTED5 AWARDED pink with musk lolly 9 AWARDED fragrances and crispA mixed result as the fresh palate. “Simple A very mixed group butjudges expected at this but charming,” said one with some very goodprice level. “Too many judge. $11.99 examples amongstwines were watery it. “The best winesand lacked definition,” Andrew showed all the basics Shaw Familysaid one judge. “It Peace Wines of freshness, vibrancy Vintnerswas surprising how Masterpeace VBBAEULSYUTSE and depth of flavour,” Stonemasonmany winemakers said one judge. “On Currency Creekwere chasing salmon Victoria Rosé the downside too many Rosé 2016 HHHH1/2pink colour rather than 2016 HHH looked good but lacked A deep cherry reddelivering on primary Musky strawberry aromas freshness.” wine with lovely mixfruit flavours.” and a lightweight palate of raspberry and plum with fresh strawberry aromas and a leafy lift. flavours. $13 Loads of crunchy red apple/raspberry flavours Deep Woods Estate Pioneer Road with some tannins Harmony Margaret Langhorne Creek keeping the palate River Rosé Shiraz Rosé focussed. $15.50 CD 2016 HHHH 2016 HHH Subtle salmon pink A full-flavoured rose with hues, delicate nose in strawberry characters the savoury spectrum and nicely controlled with great persistence of sweetness. $14.95 flavours on a dry savoury palate. $14.95JUDGES Shane Harris Steve Warrick Marc Allgrove Winemaker for Wines by Wine marketer with Over 20 years in the Geoff Hardy including, 20 years experience Australian wine industry, Pertaringa Wines, K1 and in McLaren Vale, both Australia and Handcrafted by Geoff Hardy Coonawarra, Adelaide abroad. Worked at Wines. Has also completed Hills and Margaret Hardy’s, Constellation, vintages in Queensland and River. Extensive wine Chapel Hill (CEO) and Victoria. Completed the judging experience at director of the Phylloxera AWRI advanced sensory the Adelaide, Hobart board. course and has associate and McLaren Vale judged at McLaren Vale wine shows. wine show.132 W I N E S TAT E Special Edition 2016

varietal tasting Jacob’s Creek Le Saint Clair Vicar’s Petit Australia Choice Bright Rosé 2016 HHH1/2 Light Marlborough Delicate nose and Sauvignon Blanc palate. Lovely elegance Rosé 2015 HHH running the length of the Dusty herbaceous wine. Silky smooth in bouquet and clean green the mouth with subtle fruit on nicely balanced sweetness. $16.99 palate. “A pink sav Alkoomi White Label blanc!” $19.50 NZ Frankland River Rosé 2016 HHH ROSÉ Aromas like quinces and $20-$25 cherry blossom. Subtle balanced sweetness on 32 TASTED the palate. $15 13 AWARDEDWicks Estate Wignalls Albany Yet another mixed bag! Bonking Frog Vinaceous SalomeAdelaide Hills Dew Great Southern “The best here, with Geographe Summer WA TempranilloPinot Rosé 2016 Rosé 2016 HHH their extra texture and Merlot Rosé Rosé 2016 HHHH1/2HHHH1/2 A fuller style with dusty complexity in addition 2016 HHHH1/2 Hints of watermelon-Bright and elegant cabernet varietal aromas to required freshness Iridescent fuscia like aromas on thestrawberry and cream and a sweet, fruit-filled, and vibrancy, were pink hues with fresh peppery liftedaromas with lovely palate. $15 worth the extra dollars,” dusty raspberry fruit nose. Lovely range andbalanced raspberry fruit Kate Radburnd Berry said one judge. “Some fragrances. More length of flavours onintensity on the clean Blush Hawkes Bay seemed to lack a clear raspberries on the fleshy a lightweight, but wellcrisp palate showing a Rosé 2016 HHH picture of what they sweet palate with good balanced, palate. $22good line of acidity in Strawberry and red were aiming for,” said level of acid to balance. Audrey Wilkinsonsupport. $18 apple fragrances with another. “Still has room to Hunter Valley RoséMount Brown basil notes which are grow.” $22 2016 HHH1/2Estates Waipara echoed on the palate. Abbey Creek Fresh candied fruitValley Pinot Noir $18 NZ Great Southern sweetness kept inRosé 2016 HHHH Shingleback Porongurup Rosé balance on both theA savoury nose with a Haycutters Salmon 2016 HHHH1/2 nose and palate. Someherbaceous element McLaren Vale Pretty crème brulee-like weight to the off-drywhich follows through Rosé 2016 HHH aromas with hints of palate. $22to a palate that has Interesting style with its strawberries. Creamy in Hahndorf Hillred fruits, wild herbs red apple aromas and the mouth; solid weight Adelaide Hillsand plenty of interest. delicately structured of strawberry fruit - not Rosé 2016 HHH1/2$17.99 NZ citrus peel/quince palate. relying on sugar for An elegant wine that is $18 flavour - great line of an attractive balance and acid. $20 mix of white cherries, peaches and spices with herbaceous notes. $23 Special Edition 2016 W I N E S TAT E 133

ROSÉGilbert by Simon Verdun Park Wines Coal Pit Central Patina OrangeGilbert Saignee Ruby Adelaide Hills Otago Rosé Rosé NV HHHOrange Mudgee Rosé 2016 HHH 2016 HHHH Lovely freshness,Rosé 2016 HHH1/2 Understated savoury A lovely long and balance and lots ofThe nose is a little nose and a fresh, balanced wine that interest here with someclosed for the moment. supple, lightweight retains its elegance delicate savoury fruitCreamy in the mouth palate with balanced throughout. It has evident. $25with delicate cherry sweetness. $20 cranberry fragrances K1 by Geoff Hardyflavours. “Yet to show and a supplely textured Adelaide Hillsits best.” $24 La Bise Le Petite palate. $28.95 NZ Rosé 2016 HHHChain Of Ponds Frais Adelaide Hills Vinaceous Right Gentle red berryInnocence Adelaide Rosé 2016 HHH Reverend V bouquet and good depthHills Rosé 2016 HHH Reserved raspberry fruit Margaret River of small berry fruitA very elegant style aromas and a nicely Rosé 2016 HHHH flavours on an elegantwith a soft dusty nose textured, fleshy, sweet, Muted fruit characters palate. $25and tart cranberry-like ripe fruit palate. $22 on a firm nose. Finelyflavours. $20 structured palate with Deep Woods EstateHoward Vineyard The Grapes of a delicate thread of Estate MargaretPicnic Adelaide Hills Ross Ruby Tuesday cranberry fruit characters River RoséCabernet Franc Barossa Valley running through. $25 2015 HHHHRosé 2016 HHH Rosé 2016 HHH Dry savoury noseReserved aromas; hints A very fresh and lifted and full-bodied palateof strawberries and ice wine - almost crimson in with good texture andcream. Delicate stonefruit colour with intense briary complexity. Has flavoursflavours. $20 fruit characters. $23 of strawberries withKoonara Emily May brioche/bready-likeMount Gambier ROSÉ $25+ nuances. $25Pinot Noir Rosé Lowe Headstone2016 HHH 16 TASTED Mudgee RoséBright cherry bouquet 6 AWARDED 2016 HHH1/2with a peppery lift and a White chocolate andsweet edged fresh fruit Generally the judges a dash of pepper onpalate. $20 were disappointed with the nose. Gentle fruitLittle Brampton this flight. Whilst a few sweetness supportedWines Penvale were excellent and well by the acidity. $28Clare Valley definitely worth theirRosé 2016 HHH price tag the judgesA fairy floss pink wine, felt the others werewell balanced with clean “uninteresting” withlines of bright briary fruit tropical fruit characterscharacters. $20 rather than primary red fruits. We have to wash over 32,000 wine glasses each year ... so you don’t have to. Subscribe to Australia’s Leading Wine Buying Guide phone +61 8 8357 9277 or on-line www.winestate.com.au134 W I N E S TAT E Special Edition 2016

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travelbriefsWINSOR DOBBINQUEENSLANDTIP OF THE HAT DRAWING ON ART finest restaurants, combined with his natural artistic flair, was an asset at the restaurantTHE five Queensland properties of the Spicers THE Art Series group unveiled new Brisbane and bar. “The technically brilliant andRetreats group underlined their appeal to hotel The Johnson in September following internationally influenced flavours createdgourmet travellers when they picked up seven a three-year renovation of a heritage-listed by James and his talented team are provinghats between them at the Brisbane Times building in the inner-city suburb of Spring to be a strong drawcard for both local andGood Food Guide awards. The Long Apron Hill. The property is dedicated to master visiting guests,” he said. The beachfrontat Spicers Clovelly Lodge in Montville, and colourist and abstract artist Michael Johnson restaurant, which includes a contemporaryThe Peak at Spicers Peak Lodge at Maryvale and houses the boutique hostelry, residential bar and a private dining room with a wineretained their two-hat status, while Spicers apartments, serviced offices, and a 50-m cellar, is located on level two of PeppersBalfour Hotel in Brisbane was awarded its rooftop pool and terrace designed by Olympic Soul and is open for breakfast daily, lunchfirst-ever hat for the Balfour Kitchen. Other gold medallist Michael Klim, as well as (Tuesday to Sunday) and dinner (Tuesdaystars include Homage at Spicers Hidden Vale adjoining restaurant, bar and Tumbling Stone to Saturday). In addition to Seaductionand Tamarind at Spicers Tamarind Retreat. cafe. “We have no doubt there is something Restaurant + Bar, Fiske is also responsibleSpicers Retreats’ MD David Assef said for everyone to enjoy, and will set a new for all food and beverage services withinhe was thrilled to see the group’s culinary benchmark for design inspired hotels,” said Peppers Soul Surfers Paradise, includingefforts recognised across the board. “We Asian Pacific Group CEO William Deague. The conferencing and events and in-room diningare passionate about providing guests at first Queensland Art Series hotel consists of 87 services at the hotel. Seaduction is at 8 Theall Spicers Retreats with a gastronomic suites and two penthouses with uninterrupted Esplanade, Surfers Paradise; phone (07)experience that is unique to the location they views. Each open-planned, self-contained 5635 5700 or visit www.seaduction.com.au.are visiting,” he said. “We strive to offer guests suite includes kitchenette facilities, free wifi,at our restaurants meals that are inspired by Foxtel and state-of-the art 42-inch TV screens NEW-WAVE BREWINGstunning natural surrounds, as well as the and iPod docking stations. Suites startbest of local produce sourced by our chefs from $180 per night. The Johnson is at 477 THE Gold Coast has a new brewery that hason a daily basis, and culinary experiences Boundary St, Spring Hill. www.artserieshotels. attracted a lot of attention in its opening fewcrafted through creativity and collaboration com.au/johnson. months. Balter, which is backed by somebetween our chefs, sommeliers, producers of Australia’s leading professional surfers,and suppliers.” www.spicersretreats.com.au. BE ‘SEADUCED’ received a lot of praise for its first beer from brewer Scott Hargrave, the Balter XPA.LEADING ROLES FOR STUDENTS CHEF James Fiske, who has worked at The backers include surfing legends Mick Michelin-starred establishments in the UK Fanning, Joel Parkinson, Bede DurbidgeTHERE is a real point of difference when and Europe, as well as Vanitas at Palazzo and Josh Kerr, while Hargrave previouslyyou lunch or dine at Varias Restaurant in Versace, has been appointed executive worked for Stone & Wood and Byron BayStanthorpe. Nestled in the heart of the Granite chef at Seaduction Restaurant + Bar at Brewing. “We are a group of friends whoBelt wine country, the restaurant is part of the Peppers Soul Surfers Paradise. Fiske brings came together over a love of beer. We haveQueensland College of Wine Tourism and more than 20 years of experience to the various backgrounds from marketing, start-most of the cooking, as well as the serving, role. “I’ve drawn on my English heritage ups, technology, brewing and construction,will be completed by students. Overlooking and transformative experience throughout which creates a melting pot of relevant skills5ha of vines, Varias features a la carte Europe to create a new modern and dynamic for running a brewery and beer brand,”lunches seven days a week and dinners on European menu with Australian influences,” co-founder Stirling Howland told Beer &Fridays and Saturdays. There is a focus on he said. Highlights from the current “Earth, Brewer. Balter - the name means “to dancelocal produce (think Mount Stirling olives or Water, Foliage and Vines” dinner menu artlessly without particular grace or skill,Granite Belt Dairy with dishes matched with include a heirloom beetroot salad with goats but usually with enjoyment” - is based atwines made at Banca Ridge winery). Choices curd, orange and nasturtium, King George Currumbin Waters and has brewery tours,range from beetroot and fetta arancini and whiting with scallop, crab, cucumber and tastings, special events, live music and fooddukkah crumbed mushrooms to wild venison sea herbs, and Valrhona chocolate, matcha truck nights on Friday nights. Balter is at 14casserole and desserts like churros, or tea and salted caramel. Peppers Soul Traders Way, Currumbin Waters. Visit www.perhaps affogato. Varias is at 22 Caves Rd, Surfers Paradise general manager Rob balter.com.au.Stanthorpe; www.varias.com.au. 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travelbriefsNEW LOOK GOLDEN FUTURE for - to taste the iconic flavours of the Gold Coast, celebrate the city’s vibrant atmosphereSHERATON Hotels and Resorts has THE Gold Coast has seen the launch of and draw inspiration from the surroundingcompleted a $43 million renovation of one of a number of gourmet late-night bars and natural elements,” he said. Garden KitchenAustralia’s most iconic beachside resorts, the restaurants aimed at a younger crowd. “I am & Bar forms part of Jupiters’ $345 millionSheraton Mirage Port Douglas. The revamp really excited about the future nightlife of the transformation. Phone 1800 074 344 or visitincluded all guest rooms, suites and public Gold Coast – the scene is just evolving really www.jupitersgoldcoast.com.au.areas. “The Sheraton Mirage Port Douglas rapidly,” says Mitchell McCluskey, owner ofResort renovation underscores the Sheraton Etsu Izakaya. Among the new stars are Etsu TEMPTING DESTINATIONbrand’s new elevated and customised Izakaya, at Mermaid Beach, a riot of colourapproach to design as part of Sheraton 2020, with classic izakaya fare paired with an THE Granite Belt has only limiteda 10-point plan designed to put Sheraton impressive range of Japanese whisky, sake accommodation to cater for visitors, butback in the global spotlight,” said Vincent and Japanese-inspired cocktails, and nearby one of the more popular destinations isOng, senior director for brand management Bonita Bonita, a funky taqueria and bar cum Girraween Country Inn at Ballandean, afor Starwood. Port Douglas is the gateway to art space. The Mexican food is a huge hit. country hotel with bar, dining room andthe Great Barrier Reef and Daintree Rainforest, Cambus Wallace at Nobby Beach is named king rooms with ensuites. Set in 20haand was once Australia’s most glamorous for the Cambus Wallace - a ship loaded with of natural bushland with the region’sresort. It has 294 re-imagined guest rooms in beer, whisky and explosives that foundered trademark large granite boulders, thea beachfront setting. Guests can also enjoy off the coast of Stradbroke Island in 1894. The inn is close to both national parks anda variety of dining options, from the Lobby shelvesofthisnautical-themedbararestacked the region’s cellar doors. In addition toCafe to signature restaurant Feast, featuring with whisky and over 20 types of rum. The the lodge accommodation, there is loft/an interactive buffet and al fresco poolside kitchen serves casual share food, including a chalet style self-catered accommodationdining experience. The Daintree Bar & Lounge great value charcuterie/cheese board. Pizza for groups. Rates for the inn start fromhas a “paired menu” featuring a selection of is the driving force at Justin Lane at Burleigh $155 a night. Phone (07) 4683 7109 orsmall plates matched with premium wines Heads, which also has a rooftop bar, while visit www.girraweencountryinn.com.au.and craft beers. Packages are available at Black Coffee Lyrics at Surfers Paradise is awww.sheratonportdouglas.com. cafe by day and restaurant and bar at night.HELLO, SOFITEL OPEN TO THE OUTDOORS Above top: Sheraton Mirage, Port Douglas. Above: Etsu Izakaya restaurant interior.THE Sheraton Noosa Resort and Spa is no JUPITERS Hotel and Casino’s newest dining Opposite page: Jupiters Garden Kitchen and Bar.more. Instead say hello to the Sofitel Noosa venue Garden Kitchen & Bar is the property’sPacific Resort. first eatery to offer spacious outdoor diningThe 176-suite resort is the premier hotel on complete with an outdoor bar and lawn area,the Sunshine Coast, with a prime location and follows the lead of Italian restaurant Cucinaon Noosa’s famous Hastings St. Sofitel has Vivo which opened in December 2014 with aintroduced the brand’s distinctive style, balconyoverlookingthenewly-renovatedpool.which blends local culture with the art of Anchored in a lush garden setting, GardenFrench living, celebrating the elements of Kitchen & Bar is connected to the outdoordesign, gastronomy, culture, events and conservatory, spacious deck and expansivewell-being. Sofitel Noosa Pacific Resort lawn area, and has an abundance of greenwill be the first Sofitel resort in Australia foliage. Star Entertainment Group managingand complements the existing Sofitel luxury director for Queensland Geoff Hogg sayshotels located in Sydney, Melbourne, Gold the venue has attracted a new wave ofCoast and Brisbane, as well as the new- guests to the property, taking advantage ofbuild Sofitel Sydney Darling Harbour and the region’s 300 days of sunshine each year.Sofitel Adelaide expected to open in 2017 “The vision for Garden Kitchen & Bar was toand 2018 respectively. create a place where locals and visitors can experience everything the coast is famous Special Edition 2016 W I N E S TAT E 137

QUEENSLAND WINE AWARDS 2016176 TASTED85 AWARDEDQUEENSLAND WINEAWARDS 2016Queensland is branching out with really interesting alternative SEMILLON & Golden Grove Estatewhite and red varietals as we see in this annual Queensland judging. SAUVIGNON Sauvignon BlancWhilst verdelho has always been a hallmark for the state, it is now BLANC 2016 HHHbeing joined by varietals such as fiano, vermentino, petit manseng Tropical. Touch forwardand viognier for the whites and tannat, saperavi, tempranillo and 10 TASTED with old fruit characters.nebbiolo for the reds. Great to see this initiative. 6 AWARDED Medium and subtle palate. Bone dry withSPARKLING VERDELHO Mason Wines Top wines are great slight phenolic touch. $24 Verdelho varietal examples, with4 TASTED 15 TASTED 2016 HHH1/2 powerful fruit and great CHARDONNAY1 AWARDED 8 AWARDED Bright tropical fruits. length. Main flavours are Clean fresh and zesty of lemon butter, tropical 14 TASTEDTop wine awarded This was a strong class medium palate. $24 fruit and herbal tones. 4 AWARDEDfor its nervy acid and as the results show. Robert Channonbright complex fruit, Some very well-made Wines Verdelho Clovely Estate It’s great to see so manyshowing more prosecco wines and well-suited 2015 HHH1/2 CMW Semillon diverse styles, from bigstyle characters. The varieties for Queensland. Tart anise, flinty palate 2013 HHHHH oaky styles to leanerunfortunate result for The best wines showed with herbal notes. Still fresh and youthful chablis styles. However,the rest of the class was bright fruit, honeydew Angular verdelho with a whilst showing the there were a number ofsome poor autolysis flavours with mineral hint of sauvignon blanc complexities of three wines that had overripeovertones with broad and flint notes. Keep up characters. $28 years in bottle. Toast disjointed characters andand sweet characters. the good work! Mt Tamborine and citrus. Very good! the complexity of theUnfortunately, this class Vineyard & Winery $20 wines were tarnishedfailed to excite and Sirromet Wines Verdelho 2016 HHH by excessive oak use.entice! Vineyard Warm alcohol and sweet Clovely Estate The top 3 wines were Selection Verdelho pungent guava-like fruit. Semillon strongly debated butBanca Ridge 2016 HHHHH Soft and round. Anise 2010 HHHH held off (gold) due toGateway Sparkling Clean, bright, fresh. finish. $27.50 Lemon butter classic. too much oak. The top2014 HHHH Plenty of punchy fruit with Robert Channon Mature semillon wine was awarded forNervy leafy notes with excellent length. Great Wines Verdelho characters of toast and its complexity, richnesssome flinty overtones balanced palate. $21 2016 HHH lime curd. Lovely palate. and its intense length ofin the background. Restrained but intense. Fine creamy and soft. flavours. Overall a veryComplex palate of bright Symphony Hill Citrus, pear and $20 pleasing class to judge;fruit and delicate fine Wines Reserve stonefruits with bright leaps and bounds aheadacid. No notable faults. Verdelho acids. Lovely balance. $28 Mason Wines from a few years ago.Balanced. $25 2015 HHHHH O’Reilly’s Canungra Sauvignon Blanc Delicious guava fruit Valley Vineyard 2016 HHH Banca Ridge with a hint of green Vince Reserve Melon, citrus and Gateway characters. Powerful Verdelho 2015 HHH passionfruit. Fruity, fresh Chardonnay but not overdone. Great Good palate. Fruity and bouncy. $35 2015 HHHH palate; creamy, well- nectarine; balanced, Flinty nose, nutty, balanced. $30 juicy and fine. $35.90 Dusty Hill Wines medium viscosity. Dark, Semillon 2016 HHH complex, bright, lifted Moffatdale Ridge Honey dew melon fruit. Nicely varietal. Verdelho and peach aromas. $18 2016 HHHH Good palate showing Peach, nectarine and mineral flavours. More Golden Grove Estate melon aromas. Good time will show more Chardonnay palate; honey dew & development. $19 2014 HHHH balanced lees. $17 Big toasty oak lift with Granite Ridge Wines good acid line. Creamy Crystals 2016 HHH texture with subtle fruit. Green fruit. Herbal Complex wine. $26 notes. Medium palate with bright fresh vibrant fruit. $23138 W I N E S TAT E Special Edition 2016

regional tastingSirromet Wines Ballandean Estate Symphony Hill Golden Grove Estate Flamehill VineyardLe Sauvage Messing About Wines Viognier Accommodation Traprock MerlotChardonnay Fiano 2016 HHHHH 2015 HHH1/2 Creek Semillon 2014 HHH2014 HHHH Cut straw, flinty nose. Spices and white pepper Sauvignon Blanc Bramble, soft and juicyFlinty, complex marmite Lemon, lime and parsley nose with some skin 2016 HHH fruit on the nose andnose with good oak aromas. Brooding fruit contact character. Floral perfume aromas. palate. Oak in check. Ainteraction and some length with juicy, creamy There is a good length Medium palate and good solid wine. $45struck match. A melange overtones. Champion of flavour. A well-made balance with slight oakof leesy/ ferment/ wine of show and wine with richness in overtones. $20 CABERNETbutterscotch characters champion alternative texture and length. $45 SAUVIGNONwith a supple, creamy white wine. $30 MERLOTtexture. Good phenolics; Heritage Estate Ravenscroft Wines 10 TASTEDwell-made wine with Fiano 2016 HHHHH Pinot Grigio 9 TASTED 7 AWARDEDlength and flavour. $85 Some green notes. 2016 HHH 3 AWARDED Supple, silky palate. Commercial, light fruits. More varietal characterRobert Channon Fleshy and well Dry phenolic finish, Big spectrum of wines, overall than the shirazWines Wild Ferment balanced. $30 showing off spices. Light but many were dilute flight offering quite ripeChardonnay Summit Estate texture and length. $25 wines lacking fruit and and extracted fruits.2015 HHH Vermentino others with hard dry lean The top wine displayedRich, complex nose with 2016 HHHH Golden Grove Estate tannins. Top wine was coffee and spice withyeasty notes and great Elegant flavours of Vermentino definitive merlot with juicy fruit and a dustyoak integration. Flinty fruit (pear pulp), along 2016 HHH texture, fruit richness dry finish.burgundy characters. with white flowers and Yeast notes on the and a plump velvetGood richness and some briny, salty notes. nose. Savoury aromas of palate. Too much oak in Mason Wines Cellarlength. $35 Balanced fruit intensity, lemon, chive and olives. some wines, that has Collection Cabernet length and floral notes. $35 Racy acid with good been used to mask hard 2014 HHHHDRY WHITE Symphony Hill length. $26 dilute palates. Many Coffee, cherry, plum andVARIETALS Wines Petit wines appeared to be spice aromas. Sweet Manseng Summit Estate Fiano made with a lack of fruit character on the19 TASTED 2015 HHHH 2016 HHH attention. palate. Furry tannins with9 AWARDED Grippy, textural flavours Cut straw with marzipan a dark, dry finish. $28 with floral nose. Very notes. Nutty and spicy RidgemillA great class of wines precise red apple varietal characters with a Estate Merlot Girraween Estateto judge, with many characters. Great acid. crunchy texture. Has 2013 HHHH1/2 Estate Cabernetwell-made wines among Honey notes on a richness of flavour. A An older wine with Sauvignonan amazing diversity strawberries and cream well-made wine. $45 some cassis and oak 2014 HHH1/2of styles and varieties. palate. $30 notes. Oak lift, showing Berry and spice, withSome sweet and broad Mason Wines Cellar DRY WHITE chewy, tarry notes with bunches of fruit noteswines in the mix. 2016 Collection Viognier BLENDS dense and dark black on the nose. A touch ofvintage really shines 2016 HHH1/2 fruits character. A fresh, oak. Bright solid palate,through and shows Spicy, uplifted nose. 4 TASTED bright wine. $30 more mid-weight inwines with great natural Bright clean varietal 1 AWARDED style. $28acidity and bright fruit fruit with fresh racy Granite Ridge Wineslines. Wines showed acid. Good fruit texture. Most wines Fergies Hill Granite Ridge Winesenergy and poise. Fiano Touch of jasmine. Good demonstrated floral 2013 HHHH Top Blockwas the hero of this balance with young notes and a medium Black fruits on a rich 2013 HHH1/2class. The top wines flavours. $35 palate. The best wine nose with good oak Oak, cedar and spice withwere awarded for the showed balance. Some balance. Lifted dark sweet plum palate. Just abrightness of fruit, care needed overall. brooding, tight wine, touch forward. $27complexity and vitality. One wine had VA; acidic with bramble fruits. and sharp. Good richness of fruit and long tannins. $25JUDGES David O’Leary Adrian Marchioro Allan Hunter Winemaker for O’Leary & Victorian state manager Born and raised full-flavoured Walker. After graduating for Four Seasons Fine via a parental cellar stocked from Roseworthy Wines. Formerly winery on South Australian Agricultural College David manager at Witchmount goodness, Alan discovered spent 14 years winemaking Wines and cellarmaster there was more to life than for BRL Hardy at Reynella for MoMo restaurant in shiraz and cabernet. Eleven and McLaren Vale. Six years Melbourne. Sommelier years at the award winning with Mildara Blass followed, at Flemington e’cco bistro as Sommelier, both at Quelltaller where he Racecourse. Associate columnist for Courier Mail introduced the Annie’s Lane. judge at Ballarat and the Qweekend, Alan has a sound Victorian wine show. palate and appreciation for all things vinous. Special Edition 2016 W I N E S TAT E 139

QUEENSLAND WINE AWARDS 2016Jester Hill Wines Jester Hill Wines Mason Wines Cellar Symphony Hill Just Red WinesTouchstone Touchstone Shiraz Collection Shiraz Wines Reserve Tannat 2015 HHHHHCabernet Sauvignon 2012 HHHHH 2015 HHH Shiraz 2014 HHH Champion wine of2012 HHH1/2 Sweet, juicy fruit with a Simple, juicy dark fruit. Smoky, earthy aromas. show. Soaked plumsCherry, plum, cedar chewy palate. $48 Supple and medium- Finely structured and aniseed. Deep red/and spice with sweet Robert Channon bodied, cleaned by with fairly intense but purple tones. Rich,fruit and dusty tannins. Wines Shiraz bright acidity. Very restrained fruit. A very bouncy, berry compoteSlightly warm finish. $48 2016 HHHH good! $40 contemporary style. $65 flavour. Well structured. Good oak. Juicy, solid Dusty Hill Wines Gra Excellent! $29Symphony Hill fruit length. Porcini Fion Shiraz Viognier Symphony Hill Ballandean EstateWines Reserve mushroom and lush dark 2015 HHH Wines Reserve Messing AboutCabernet Sauvignon fruits. Very good varietal Fruity, bright and fresh. The Rock Shiraz Saperavi2014 HHH cabernet. $25 Very soft structure. Plump 2014 HHH 2013 HHHHHSweet cherry spice notes. Ballandean Estate and juicy palate. $24 Fleshy, red fruit with a Inky crimson. PerfectA touch forward on the Opera Block Shiraz Dusty Hill Wines very good framework ‘rain on hot bitumen’medium-palate. $65 2014 HHHH Forbidden Shiraz of tannins. More open aromatics backed by Medium-bodied lovely 2014 HHH knit than its brother sweet, dark broodingMoffatdale Ridge raspberry, sweet fruited Fairly developed colour. but still having good fruits. Big wall ofNaked Cabernet with a nice line of Earthy farmyard notes. complexity. $65 tannins. $42Sauvignon savoury tannins. Jammy Firm tannins and dark Golden Grove2013 HHH plum palate. $30 fruits on a savoury Hidden Creek Estate GG JovenLight plum overtones. Just Red Wines palate. $35 Shiraz 2012 HHH TempranilloDusty, firm and dry Shiraz Viognier O’Reilly’s Canungra Spice and dense, rich 2016 HHHHpalate. $18 2015 HHH1/2 Valley Vineyard fruits. Lovely structure. Awesome colour - like Light, fruity style. Shane Reserve Complex and beautifully crushed mulberries. PlumpWhiskey Gully Wines Simple, with nice red Shiraz 2014 HHH balanced. $30 black cherry fruit tamedReserve Cabernet fruits. Supple and Fused-oak spice by a lick of reduction. FineSauvignon youthful. $19 showing sweet leather DRY RED tannins. $262012 HHH Flamehill Vineyard character. Firm palate VARIETALS Golden Grove EstateCherry plum spice with Traprock Shiraz that is a touch forward. Durif 2014 HHHHyeasty notes on the 2014 HHH1/2 $35.90 24 TASTED Crimson colour. Punchy,nose and palate. $34 Spice and herb notes. Savina Lane 11 AWARDED rich, sweet fruit and Cherry fruit. Simple with Millenium Shiraz big grippy tannins.SHIRAZ/ good intensity. Medium- 2014 HHH A fantastic class to Restrained for a durifSHIRAZ bodied with a good lick Medium red with judge, with a great with an intense longVIOGNIER of cool climate shiraz crimson colours. Soft diversity of styles and finish. $30 characters. $45 to medium-bodied varieties showing what Jester Hill Wines28 TASTED Symphony Hill flavour with gentle red Qld can do well. Top Touchstone Petit16 AWARDED Wines Reserve fruits and a fine line of wines were awarded for Verdot 2012 HHHH Shiraz 2012 HHH1/2 tannins. $55 purity of fruit, balance Spicy black brooding fruitMany wines were Developed chewy Sirromet Wines Le and poise. There were with a dry oak finish. Fruittoo forward but can palate. Open sweet fruit Sauvage Shiraz great ‘true to style’ wine now looking somewhatsee potential for the with toasty aromas. Cool Viognier 2014 HHH examples. It’s always forward with menthol2015/2016 wines. climate notes (green Complex, with dark nice to see varieties green notes. $48 pepper). $95 cherry and antique store made in alternative Dusty Hill WinesTwisted Gum CMR notes. Savoury meets styles such as Jovens Pesudovs NebbioloShiraz 2014 HHHHH sweet. A lot going (fresh current vintage). 2015 HHH1/2Rich, dark spices on but it all works in Simple red, berry nose.with concentrated harmony. $65 Not lifted or intense.long palate. Deep Bright fruit with suppleconcentrated texture tannins. Good length andand colour. Champion balanced structure. $45Mainstream Red. $30JUDGES Hamish Seabrook Geoff Alexander Rob Ellis Winemaker at Kirrihill Wines of Winemaker for Chief Winemaker, Hanging Rock Clare. Formerly winemaker at Brown Brothers Winery. Studied oenology at Waite Best’s Wines in Great Western, Wines for the past campus, Adelaide University. Has senior winemaker at Brown 11 years. Has also vintaged at Domaine de Montille Brothers and senior winemaker at vintaged in the in Burgundy, Domain Serine in Dorrien Estate. Judge and Panel Hunter Valley. Has Oregon, Champagne Jaquesson, Chairman at Melbourne wine judged at the Cool and Laurensford (South Africa). show 2003 and 2008, Rutherglen Climate, Cairns and Previously at Hewitson (Barossa) 2003 to 2012, Stanthorpe 2008 to Rutherglen wine for 4 years. Active wine judge for 2011. Judged at Canberra, Sydney shows. both the Macedon Ranges Wine and Victorian wine shows, Ballarat, Exhibition and the Heathcote wine Brisbane Wine awards. show.140 W I N E S TAT E Special Edition 2016

regional tastingDusty Hill Wines Ballandean EstateGra Fion Nebbiolo Generation 32015 HHH 2014 HHHHLeafy, tar and roses Rich coffee, mocha,aroma. Palate has length nose. Black, tarry,and structure. $29 chewy fruits. Intense,Mason Wines Cellar rich, long savouryCollection Petit tannins. $65Verdot 2014 HHHEarthy forest floor with Whiskey Gully Winesblack brooding fruits. Republique RedMassive acid and long 2012 HHHHsucculent tannins. $40 Waxy fruit notes andGolden Grove black brooding fruits.Estate Mourvedre Rich dense, intense long2014 HHH flavours on the palate.Meaty with some Fine, delicate length. $28varietal lift. Bright nose.Tannins are green and Just Red Winesangular with a firm Cabernet Merlotfinish. $30 2015 HHHClovely Estate Petit Meaty, leafy, mintVerdot 2013 HHH notes. Tarry red berryBlack tarry nose. Very fruits. Cabernet tanninsintense, tarry, chewy, with long succulentangular tannins. Brooding juicey fruit. $16black fruits. $22Hidden Creek Twisted Gum ShirazTempranillo Cabernet Sauvignon2012 HHH 2014 HHHSimple nose. Not Dark brooding blackintense with lighter fruits. Blackberry andfruit aromas. Palate coffee/mocha notes.is all structure. It has Good fruit intensity andthe generosity of palate length. $35youthfulness. $30 ROSÉ 7 TASTED 0 AWARDEDDRY RED Unfortunately, twoBLENDS poorly made wines with numerous faults. Not10 TASTED much joy in this small4 AWARDED class. We need to see more effort here! MostTop wines were wines were lackingawarded for freshness complexity and flavourand vitality, richness richness to get to anand most of all balance. awarded level.Unfortunately, toomany poorly made and SWEET WHITEcared for wines. Many STYLESunderripe wines wereshowing greenness and 7 TASTEDhard angular tannins. 2 AWARDEDBasic wine makingfaults such as BRETT Solid class of goodand VA plagued this commercial wines. Agroup. Balance is vital in few wines lacked purityachieving a medal in this of fruit and balance.class. Special Edition 2016 W I N E S TAT E 141

QUEENSLAND WINE AWARDS 2016Golden Grove Estate Ballandean Estate FORTIFIED MUSEUM WINNER OF CLASS-Muscadean Rosé Late Harvest WINES CLASS 2010, 2013, 2014 2016 HHH1/2 Sylvaner Clovely Estate Rose water perfume 2014 HHHH 3 TASTED 2 TASTED Leftfield Semillonaroma. Good palate Fresh, complex, 2 AWARDED 1 AWARDED 2005, 2009, 2012 length. Great acid and balanced flavours with Hidden Creek aftertaste. $16 great acidity. Could have Many of these wines Top wine awarded for Hidden Creek had more time. $25 needed more time to balance and complexity, ChardonnayNormanby Wines Mason Wines Late gain rancio and more holding its age 2006, 2008, 2009 Sweet Verdelho Harvest VCV complexity. “Be careful beautifully. Hidden Creek 2014 HHH 2016 HHH when choosing spirit Hidden Creek ViognierMelon and peach aromas. Broad dusty fruit offering and make sure that trials Ridgemill Estate 2006, 2010, 2012 Mid-weight consistent a nice sweet medium are done to match the Cabernet Sauvignon Hidden Creek palate. $20 palate. A touch light with spirit with the fortified Merlot 2007 HHHHH Hidden Creek an acid finish. $35 wine,” said one judge. Varietal, rich, lifted, TempranilloDESSERT Dusty Hill Wines intense nose. Some 2002, 2008, 2012 WHITES Botrytis Verdelho Golden Grove Estate leafy notes. Bright, fresh Hidden Creek 2015 (375ml) HHH Marnita Muscat and lively. Holding age Hidden Creek Shiraz4 TASTED Apricots and nectarine NV HHHH beautifully. $30 2005, 2014, 2015 4 AWARDED on the nose. Complex, Powerful, complex Robert Channon Wines even layers through flavours with great PROVENANCE Robert ChannonStrong class with some palate. $45 rancio! $20 CLASS Chardonnaygood examples of thestyle. Clovely Estate A great class and Fortified Grenache concept and will onlyClovely Estate CC 2013 HHH get stronger as theSemillon Complex aged, earthy years go by. The top2014 HHHH tones. Rich, balanced entry showed terrificComplex aged botrytis palate with toffee notes. consistency.aromas. Great palate. Needs time! $20Jammy and long. $20The Australia Israel Chamber of Commerce South Australia is delighted to announce our Trade Mission to Israel from the 13th to the 18th of June 2017 With Mission Leader, Mark Allison, CEO & Managing Director of EldersThe mission is designed for business leaders in Agriculture, Water, Food & Wine Production to engage, collaborate and to learn from Israel’s success as a world leader in Food and Agribusiness innovation and commercialisation. Contact Rilka Warbanoff on 0411 113 749 or at [email protected] for expressions of interest or for any further details. Join us for this truly one-of-a-kind experience!AUD $5 500 for AICC Members Delegates will need to cover their own travel & accommodation arrangements,AUD $6 500 for Non-AICC Members all other expenses will be covered. The Chamber will be organising special rates. We require a 20% deposit for confirmation of place on mission Australia-Israel Chamber of Commerce (SA/NT) Inc. A: 239 Magill Road, Maylands 5069 P: 0411 113 749 E: [email protected] W: www.aicc.org.au142 W I N E S TAT E Special Edition 2016

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143 TASTED125 AWARDEDNEW RELEASESA great result for the new release judging. Rarely do we get so Eccentric Winesmany wines recommended in one tasting. Well done winemakers! Clare Valley FianoWhat is particularly exciting is the good result across a number of 2016 HHHH1/2varietals and styles. We often talk about the lack of attention to A generous savourydetail. Here we see that the message is getting across. style of wine with attractive lifted candiedSPARKLING OTHER WHITE citrus aromas and VARIETALS & generous mouthfilling3 TASTED BLENDS flavours with a good2 AWARDED acid backbone and some 13 TASTED powdery phenolics. $25One red and one white Windance Margaretquaffer to enjoy! 9 AWARDED River Chenin Blanc 2016 HHHHTatalia Alfresco A solid result with the A nice young wine withPerricoota Sparkling judges applauding lovely fresh apple/limeBrut 2016 HHH the excellent varietal aromas and a slightlySimple sweet floral characters from off-dry fruit salad stylearomas. Flavoursome good fruit and good of palate. Well-balancedgreen apple palate; winemaking. Well done! and long finish. $19slightly sweet. Moderatecomplexity. $20 Little Brampton Wines FlagpoleTatalia Alfresco Trentham Estate Clare Valley RieslingPerricoota Sparkling Estate Murray 2016 HHHHShiraz 2015 HHH Darling Pinot Gris A very pretty nose;Dark brooding and 2016 HHHH1/2 all lemons and limes.licoricey bouquet and The nose is a fresh Clean fresh fruit-drivenvery fruity flavours with intense vibrancy of palate with lovely tightgreat tannic balance. pears and apples with a acid backbone. One for$20 lovely weighted palate cellaring. $24 loaded with zesty pear The Collective Wine and lychee flavours. A Company Artiste great little quaffer. Good Eden Valley Viognier drinking now. $16 2015 HHHH Big buttery apricot bouquet; very varietal leading on to a classic creamy viognier varietal palate showing just a hint of oak. $24JUDGES - DAY 1 Andrew Locke James Godfrey Winemaker with Chief fortified Stuart Bourne Rosemount Wines since winemaker for Treasury Senior winemaker 1998. Previously he was a Wines (formerly Fosters at Chateau Tanunda. winemaker with Orlando Wine Group). Senior Formerly winery Wyndham and De Bortoli wine show judge on the manager and Wines. He has completed Australian National wine winemaker for Barossa vintages in the US and shows. Member of the Valley Estate. Has 13 Loire (France). In 1993 Australian Wine Export years’ winemaking he attended the AWRI judging panel regulating experience. Associate advanced assessment the quality of wines judge at the Barossa course. sent overseas. Wine Show. Vintages in WA, Victoria and SA.144 The Wine & Spirit INSIDER

wine & spirit insider tastingSandalford Estate Yarran Riverina Trentham Estate Topper's MountainReserve Range Sauvignon Blanc Estate Murray Barrel Aged NewMargaret River 2016 HHH1/2 Darling Sauvignon England SauvignonVerdelho Punchy pungent varietal Blanc 2016 HHH Blanc 2014 HHH2016 HHH1/2 nose with sweet tropical Delicate varietal nose Nose has meaty gameySherbety aromas with fruit flavours on an with herbal touches and elements and thehints of bath salts. Zippy attractive, smoothly simple, fresh tropical beautifully textured palatecitrus palate with nice textured palate. $12 fruit flavours. $16 has citrus notes. $30lime accents and a touch Windance Glenof sweetness. $25 Valley Margaret Zonte's Footstep SEMILLON &Zonte's Footstep River Sauvignon Excalibur Adelaide BLENDSDoctoressa di Lago Blanc Semillon Hills SauvignonAdelaide Hills Pinot 2016 HHH1/2 Blanc 2016 HHH 7 TASTEDGrigio 2016 HHH Lifted grassy/tropical Restrained citrus/ 7 AWARDEDSomewhat muted nose with a punchy lift passionfruit aromas andtropical-like aromas and and a lean, dry and well- rich bright varietal fruit Excellent class of botha lightweight palate balanced palate with on a long palate. $18 young and aged semillonwith good zippy acidity. tropical fruit flavours. Nepenthe Altitude varietal wines offering$18 $20 Adelaide Hills plenty of diversity from Sauvignon Blanc a number of differentJester Hill Wines Saint Clair Premium 2016 HHH regions.Touchstone Granite Marlborough Muted floral fragrancesBelt Roussanne Sauvignon Blanc and good length of Rosenvale Wines2016 HHH 2016 HHH1/2 light, simple and slightly Reserve Barossa McGuigan BinVery pronounced toasty A strong hit of sweet tropical flavours. Valley Semillon 9000 Hunter Valleyfruit nose and creamy passionfruit on the $20 2014 HHHHH Semillonbuttery palate with nose and a dry, tightly Saint Clair Red apple and citrus 2016 HHHHbutterscotch flavours. $36 structured palate with Wairau Reserve aromas laced with A great young wine nice sour candy-like Marlborough toasty notes and has that's lean, tight andMcGuigan The notes. 5+ $21.50 Sauvignon Blanc up-front citrus peel-like focussed needing moreShortlist Eden 2016 HHH flavours on the lovely time. Has a subtletyValley Riesling Lions Lair Western Huge pungent punch long, intense, toasty and of apples, lemons and2015 HHH Australia Sauvignon to the nose with sweet creamy palate showing a tropical elements.Advanced toasty Blanc 2015 HHH1/2 tropical flavours. Slightly great acid line. $39aged characters here Herbaceous green bitter finish. $33.90 5+ $13with brown lime fruit bean bouquet with a Topper's Mountain Ladera Estate Clarecharacters. Old fashioned hint of pineapple. Quite Barrel Fermented Valley Semillon Tempus Two PewterAussie style. $29 minerally in the mouth New England 2015 HHHH1/2 Hunter Valley with tropical elements. Sauvignon Blanc Lovely toasty notes SemillonSAUVIGNON $18.99 2015 HHH developing on the 2016 HHHHBLANC & Slightly honeyed aromas honeyed citrus nose. Clean, fresh and well-BLENDS with oaky notes. Rich, Creamy in the mouth made varietal. Lifted oily palate with nice with good intensity aromas of green apples15 TASTED Topper's Mountain toasty elements. and complexity of and limes. Great varietal11 AWARDED Barrel Ferment New sweet and toasty lime fruit across the length of England Sauvignon 3-5 $30 marmalade-like flavours. the palate. 5+ $34\"Nice bunch of quaffers Blanc 2013 HHH1/2here,\" said the judges. The nose is creamy, 3-5 $22 Trentham EstateMost were young, fresh honeyed and toasty Two Thirds Murrayand lively with some with lovely palate Darling Semillonvery interesting oak complexity. It's rich, Sauvignon Blancaged older styles. toasty and flavoursome. 2016 HHH1/2 Citrussy grassy bouquet 3-5 $30 and a lean tight palate with lots of lemon and STAR RATINGS  apple flavours balanced with some sweetness. Three-, four- and five-star ratings are signs of $16 excellence in fruit quality and winemaking skill.JUDGES - DAY 1 All wines are judged ‘blind’ by wine industry McGuigan The professionals and are compared in peer Shortlist Hunter Nigel Dolan classes by three judges. Valley Semillon Owner of Dolan Wines. CM Wine is exclusive to Cellarmasters, 2016 HHH1/2 Formerly chief winemaker a major mail-order business. Attractive sherbety citrus for Wyndham Estate Wines CD Cellar door price. characters on the nose and group Red winemaker CDO Cellar door only. with nice taut citrus for the Fosters Wine SO Sold out. flavours supported by Group and Saltram chief $N/A Price not available at time of printing. a good acid backbone. winemaker. Previously  Contact information pg 160. senior winemaker and 5+ $29 manager at Seppelt Wines. RECOMMENDED cellaring (years). 10 years’ experience as BEST VALUE for $20 & under. senior judge. For a complete list of what we tasted please refer to www.winestate.com.au The Wine & Spirit INSIDER 145

NEW RELEASESEpitome Margaret Red Hill Estate Thompson Estate ROSÉRiver Semillon Single Vineyard Four ChambersSauvignon Blanc Mornington Margaret River 7 TASTED2015 HHH Peninsula Chardonnay 5 AWARDEDA nice simple wine with Chardonnay 2015 HHH1/2subtle citrus characters, 2014 HHHH Nose is a complexity \"A good selection forgrassy notes and high Candied citrus bouquet of peaches, pears and the consumer with alevel of acidity. $34.99 with underlying nuts. Palate is lean wide variety of colours, complexity. The palate and tight. Nice fruit, tannins and sugarCHARDONNAY is funky, creamy and supporting oak and good levels,\" said one judge. complex with, according acid. $25 \"However it is great to13 TASTED to one judge, \"Lots going Jester Hill Wines see that most were dry12 AWARDED on\". $60 Touchstone Granite and balanced.\" Belt ChardonnayA very dependable solid Brygon Reserve 2016 HHH Tempus Two Copperclass with a diversity Wines Old Vine Oak-driven style with Hunter Valley Shirazof styles from the Margaret River toasty/chocolaty Rosé 2016 HHHH1/2crisp, vibrant and lightly Chardonnay bouquet and sweet oak Intense confectionerywooded to the full 2011 HHHH and melon flavours. $32 sweet strawberrymalo-lactic, balanced, A lovely restrained and The Collective aromas with delicateoak-driven, full-bodied elegant wine with great Wine Company hints of roses; veryversions. varietal fruit and subtle Artiste Eden Valley pretty. Generous sweet toasty oak. Good for its Chardonnay raspberry flavours linger age with further ageing 2015 HHH across the length of the McGuigan The potential. 5+ $75 Old fashioned style. long soft palate. $30 Shortlist Adelaide Heady oaky nose and Hills Chardonnay McGuigan Black nice balance of oak and Jacob's Creek Le 2015 HHHH1/2 Label SEA fruit on the palate. $24 Petit Rose South A very nice wine with Chardonnay VBBAEULSYUTSE Saint Clair Pioneer East Australia Rosé a funky nose showing 2016 HHH1/2 Block 11 Cell 2016 HHH1/2 lots of attractive toasty Fresh peach nose with Block Marlborough Delicate lifted oak. Long, flinty palate a dash of citrus and Chardonnay strawberry aromas with peachy fruit, well- simple but attractive 2015 HHH and a delicious fresh integrated oak and a varietal fruit palate Slightly sweet, complex fruit-driven palate that warming finish. \"Could exhibiting a hint of toast. bouquet and creamy has a lovely soft creamy age forever,\" said one. $29 $10 butterscotch-like texture. $16.99 Nepenthe Ithaca flavours with peachy Adelaide Hills Sandalford Margaret notes. $32.90 Jacob's Creek Chardonnay River Range Epitome Margaret Barose South East 2015 HHHH Margaret River River Chardonnay Australia Rosé Pleasant primary fruit Chardonnay 2011 HHH 2016 HHH and nutty oak aromas 2016 HHH1/2 Nutty toasty complexity Very pretty salmon pink and a palate that's clean, Slight flinty nose with to the nose. Creamy in wine with a lifted cherry fresh and zesty with bright melony aromas the mouth with sweet berry bouquet and drier peach fruit, subtle malo and simple zesty peach ripe peach flavours. style leafy/musky palate. and buttery notes. $32 and citrus flavours. A $15 very nice quaffing style. 3-5 $34.99 $20 Sandalford Margaret River Range St Anne's Vineyard Margaret River Perricoota Rosé 2016 HHH Chardonnay Smells of candied apples 2015 HHH1/2 and has sweet raspberry A simple \"honest\" style jube-like fruit flavours. with lots of peach, Some tannins. $20 apricot and melon characters. Shows a touch of richness and good line of acid. $16JUDGES - DAY 2 Duane Coates Dan Pritchard Winemaker with Master of Oenology. Richard Warland Rosemount Wines since Sparkling winemaker Wine industry international 1998. Previously he was a for Treasury Wines consultant. Extensive background winemaker with Orlando Group. Also involved in winemaking, marketing and Wyndham and De Bortoli with Limestone Coast promotions for over 40 years. Wines. He has completed wines, Jameson’s Run Has been a winemaker for vintages in the US and and Robertson’s Well. Thomas Hardy, Barossa Co-op Loire (France). In 1993 Associate judge at the and Roseworthy College. This he attended the AWRI Inland Wine Show. was followed by management advanced assessment roles with Krondorf, The Wine course. Society, Cellar Door Direct and Cellarmaster Wines.146 The Wine & Spirit INSIDER

wine & spirit insider tastingIndigo Beechworth Chain Of PondsRosé 2016 HHH Novello AdelaideA dry style with Dolcetto Shirazrestrained, slightly 2016 HHHHsavoury, aromas and Young but approachableupfront strawberry and with aromas of plums,cream flavours. $22 licorice and mint with cracked pepper lift. Nice ᰠ䈀䰀䔀一䐀䤀一䜀 䔀堀䌀䔀䰀䰀䔀一䌀䔀ᴠOTHER RED juicy jubey blue/red fruitVARIETALS & palate. 5+ $15 䐀䤀匀吀刀䤀䈀唀吀䔀䐀 䈀夀BLENDS 倀栀漀渀攀㨀 　㈀ 㘀　㈀　 㘀　㄀㘀 ⴀ 䔀洀愀椀氀㨀 椀渀昀漀䀀搀椀猀挀漀瘀攀爀瘀椀渀⸀挀漀洀⸀愀甀 Nepenthe Altitude12 TASTED Adelaide Hills The Wine & Spirit INSIDER 14711 AWARDED Tempranillo 2015 HHHHVery strong class Old fashioned style;of excellent, well smells of cranberriesmade, examples of and raspberries with aeach variety. \"These sweet dark berry fruitall showed the good palate and nice tanninexpressions of varietal texture and length.character that we arelooking for,\" said one 5+ $20judge. Ivybrook FarmMcGuigan McLaren ValeThe Shortlist TempranilloBarossa Valley 2015 HHHHMontepulciano Nose is a rich mix of2015 HHHH1/2 oak, plums and licorice. Firm mouthcoating tannins on the rich dark fruit palate. Great varietal expression. 5+ $25A deep dense inky wine Stone Bridgewith dark chocolaty fruit Wines Clare Valleynose that has gamey Grenache Mataronotes and a huge 2015 HHHHbrooding palate with lots Raspberry fragrancesof structure, firm tannins with a peppery lift; moreand good fruit/oak raspberry and pepper onbalance. 5+ $29 the firm palate with its mouthcoating tannins.Atze's Corner TheMob Barossa Valley 5+ $26Montepulciano2015 HHHH1/2 Chain Of PondsA simple but very The Stopoverappealing wine with Adelaide Hillsaromas of mulberries, Barbera 2015 HHHHlicorice, salami and Smoky dark plumspices and lovely fragrances. Nice palateflavours of rich dark weight with rich ripefruits underpinned but red fruit, balanced oaka savoury element. and firm acidity. Will soften more with age. 3-5 $30 5+ $35Eccentric Wines Thompson EstateClare Valley Margaret RiverGraciano Malbec 2014 HHHH2014 HHHH1/2 Rich aromas of darkA slightly porty nose berries and chocolatewith a nutty edge that are echoed onand peppery lift. the firm tannic palate.Very attractive spicy Good flavour intensity.notes to the dark fruit Nice oak balance.flavours with firmtannins building on the 3-5 $35long lingering palate. 5+ $25

NEW RELEASESHarman's Estate McLaren Vale St Anne's Vineyard Red Hill Estate Chain Of PondsReserve Kingslake III Associates Perricoota Merlot Single Vineyard Morning StarVineyard Geographe Renaissance 2015 HHH1/2 Mornington Adelaide Hills PinotTempranillo McLaren Vale Complex nose with Peninsula Pinot Noir Noir 2015 HHH2015 HHH Merlot Cabernet lovely fruit cake aromas 2014 HHHH Dark berry bouquetDark fruit cake aromas Petit Verdot and spicy blue fruit on Savoury and oaky with a dash of pepperwith a very sweet, very 2014 HHHH1/2 a soft supple palate. on the nose. Lovely and hint of mint.oaky stewed fruit palate. Excellent deep purple richness of Christmas Moderately complex wine with a fragrant 3-5 $19 cake flavours with palate. 3-5 $35 5+ $35 complexity of dark fruit, Lions Lair VBBAEULSYUTSE attractive developedThe Old Faithful spices and lifted oak. Western notes and subtle Saint Clair PioneerNorthern Exposure Nice palate with good Australia Merlot menthol. 3-5 $70 Block 10 Twin HillsMcLaren Vale structure, generous 2014 HHH1/2 Marlborough PinotGrenache 2013 HHH fruit and lovely oak. Hot Appealing old fashioned Leabrook Estate Noir 2015 HHHA monster! Dark finish. 5+ $25 style with plums and Adelaide Hills Pinot Fragrances of licorice,brooding berries on the spices on the nose Noir 2015 HHH Five Spices and darknose and palate; loads Third Wheel Western and up front dark fruit Smells like Cherry Ripe cherries; flavours ofof cigar box oak. Needs Australia Merlot flavours with grainy with a hint of oak. Soft jammy fruit and toastyyears! 5+ $60 2014 HHHH tannins. $18.99 strawberry palate. Good oak. 5+ $37.90 A simple, well- varietal expression. $27 structured, quaffer. Red Hill EstateMERLOT & Herbaceous/plum PINOT NOIR Nepenthe The Good Merricks GroveBLENDS bouquet with sweet Doctor Adelaide Mornington spicy notes and 6 TASTED Hills Pinot Noir Peninsula Pinot Noir4 TASTED generously flavoured 2015 HHH 2014 HHH palate with firm tannins. 6 AWARDED Simple but well-made Developed savoury/4 AWARDED with moderate intensity leathery characters 5+ $18.99 Nice pinots here; and complexity of dark on the nose which is some correctly varietal cherry fruit with supple echoed on the earthyA small but consistent others more in the red tannins. $32 palate. $37class of high quality spectrum.wines that deliver goodvarietal depth. Port Adelaide’s Spectacular Waterfront Views Come and enjoy the panoramic views of the Port River, fresh produce, mediterranean-style menu and friendly service at our Award Winning Restaurant. FACEBOOK/PORTOBELLO FOODKITCHENBAR PH: 8242 4444 WWW.PORTOBELLOFOODKITCHENBAR.COM.AU LUNCH FROM 12 NOON • DINNER FROM 6PM TUESDAY TO SUNDAY148 The Wine & Spirit INSIDER

wine & spirit insider tastingCABERNET Hummingbird Stone BridgeBLENDS Margaret River Wines Clare Valley Cabernet Cabernet Malbec10 TASTED Shiraz Merlot 2013 HHH1/29 AWARDED 2014 HHHH1/2 Aromas of blackberry A complete wine! conserve with leatheryA high standard of Earthy on the nose with characters developing.winemaking showing blackcurrant elements. Loads of tannins on thehere. \"On the whole the More of the blackcurrant earthy red fruit palate. $23blends avoided the 'hole' characters on thein the middle that some slightly angular palate; Barwon Ridge Winescool climate, straight very flavoursome with Geelong Cabernetcabernets exhibit,\" noted herbal hints. $24.99 Shiraz 2015 HHHone judge. Smoky toasty nose with some tobacco leaf.Third Wheel Reserve Oak tends to dominateMargaret River the modestly flavouredCabernet Shiraz palate. $36Merlot 2014 HHHHHLovely vibrancy of dark Thompson Estateberry fruits and choc Four Chambersmint characters on the Margaret Rivernose. Flavoursome Cabernet Shirazprimary blackcurrant- 2014 HHHlike fruit on the palate Blackcurrant and colaseamlessly balanced aromas with earthywith oak and laced accents. Subtle cassiswith powdery tannins. flavours on quite a hot palate. $20 5+ $29.99 CABERNET SAUVIGNON 16 TASTED 15 AWARDED Windance Glen The best wines here Valley Margaret come from the younger River Cabernet vintages. The older Merlot 2014 HHHH wines are hanging in Dark fruit nose with a there but are beginning spearmint lift and leafy to fade. \"Why aren't notes. Firmly structured people drinking palate has good balance cabernet?\" asked one of dark berry fruit and judge. \"These, subtle, mocha oak. $24 food friendly, enjoyable Flying High wines show distinctive Margaret River flavours.\" Cabernet ShirazEpitome Margaret Merlot 2014 HHHHRiver Cabernet A lift of varnishy-like oakShiraz Merlot and hint of herbs on the2014 HHHHH dark berry nose. NiceAn old fashioned style richness of broodingwith very appealing varietal fruit flavours onberry nose that has the palate. $24.99a cherry lift and nice Windance Glenminty notes. Rich dark Valley Margaretfruit flavours layered River Cabernetwith raisined notes Shiraz 2015 HHH1/2and subtle use of oak. Earthy bouquet withPowdery tannins. $34.99 tobacco and soy elements. Very good intensity of dark berry fruit flavours with supple tannins. $28 The Wine & Spirit INSIDER 149

NEW RELEASES Howlin' Gale Brygon Reserve SHIRAZ Wines Category 5 Wines Small Batch 2016-2015 Langhorne Creek Margaret River Cabernet Sauvignon Cabernet Sauvignon 15 TASTED 2014 HHHH 2011 HHH1/2 14 AWARDED Nice leafy lift to the A mix of leather and Very strong and blackcurrant bouquet. tobacco aromas on the consistent class of Lovely savoury varietal savoury nose. Warm in evenly rated wines. flavours on a long the mouth and full of \"These young wines are balanced palate. Quite ripe black fruit flavours. quite fresh, vibrant and warming on the finish. fruit driven,\" said one 3-5 $75 judge. \"Great balancing 5+ $18.50 oak character was a Brygon Reserve Brygon Reserve feature here.\" Wines Bin 8888 Wines Old Vine Margaret River Margaret River St Anne's Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon Cabernet Sauvignon Perricoota Shiraz 2014 HHHH 2014 HHH 2015 HHHH1/2 Rich mouthfilling wine. A \"complete\" wine Nose is restrained Nice notes of black with dark berry fruit, and perfumed with fruits on the attractive chocolaty oak, some raspberry nuances oaky nose and upfront mint and grippy tannins. and a dash of pepper. dark berry fruit flavours. The palate is long and Generous tannins. $24.99 3-5 $75 generous and loaded Mitolo Jester with rich black fruitsThird Wheel Reserve McLaren Vale Red Hill Estate and powdery tannins. BrygonMargaret River Cabernet Sauvignon Coonawarra Reserve WinesCabernet Sauvignon 2014 HHHH Cabernet Sauvignon 5+ $19.50 Bin 882 Margaret2014 HHHHH Lifted aromas of lantana, 2013 HHH River ShirazOld school style of licorice and black olives Minty herbal bouquet 2015 HHHH1/2cabernet with a classic with delicious dark fruit with attractive leathery Smells of licorice andcassis nose and a silky flavours on the plush nuances; similar smallgoods; tastes ofsmooth, full-bodied, palate with mouthcoating characters on the palate. dark berries with morefresh fruit, palate tannins. $25 of the licorice elementswith good use of oak, Beresford Estate 3-5 $25 showing. Well-handledattractive earthy/savoury Blewitt Springs oak and a generosity ofaccents and lovely fine Cabernet Sauvignon Thompson Estate supple tannins.tannins. $29.99 2014 HHHH Margaret River Lots of toasty oak Cabernet Sauvignon 5+ $24.99 showing on the dried 2013 HHH Grampians Estate fruit nose with lovely Appealing nose - very MafekingThird Wheel VBBAEULSYUTSE chocolate truffle/fruit intense aromas. Sweet Grampians ShirazWestern cake flavour complexity 2015 HHHH1/2Australia Cabernet on the palate. up-front fruit on the A big wine with a lovely palate. 3-5 $50 complexity of plumsSauvignon 5+ $49.99 and berry fruit on the2014 HHHH1/2 Windance Glen nose with a perfumedGreat example of the Valley Margaret Brygon Reserve lift. Sweet vanilla oak onvariety. Cassis aromas River Cabernet Wines Private Bin the palate well matchedlaced with interesting Sauvignon Block 8 Margaret by the chocolaty fruit.undergrowth characters. 2014 HHH1/2 River CabernetPalate brimming over Very varietal aromas; Sauvignon 3-5 $25with blackcurrant lots of menthol/eucalypt. 2011 HHHflavours. Good tannins. Good weight of dark Subtle blend of olives,5+ $18.99 berry fruits on the palate tobacco leaf and minty with good tannins. aromas. ExcellentSt Anne's Vineyard palate; lots of cigar boxPerricoota Cabernet 3-5 $32 oak. 5+ $59.99Sauvignon Ten Chains Reserve2015 HHHH Clare Valley Brygon ReserveSweet cassis aromas Cabernet Sauvignon Wines Gold Labelwith nice cedary oak 2013 HHH1/2 Margaret Rivernuances. The palate Earthy, undergrowth Cabernet Sauvignonis clean, fresh and aromas. Soft and supple in 2010 HHHbalanced with rich dark the mouth with rich berry Earthy leathery agedfruit flavours. fruit flavours. Developed notes on the nose; but still fresh. $30 upfront dark fruits on the 5+ $19 palate. Has years to go. 5+ $49.99150 The Wine & Spirit INSIDER