Wine & Spirit Insider May June 2021

insiderthe wine & spiritAUSTRALIAN & NEW ZEALAND May/June 2021 Issue 172 THE WINE & SPIRIT INSIDER IS A PROMOTIONAL GUIDE FROM THE LIQUOR TRADE TO THE CONSUMER. Winestate Publishing ABN 56 088 226 411 In this issue... New Releases & Best Value Buys Under $20

193 TASTED 115 AWARDED NEW RELEASES As always New Release judgings throw out the great buys, the Wandering Lane PINOT GRIS/ good buys and the goodbyes! Luckily we don’t put in the latter Great Southern GRIGIO wines so you can safely buy any of these recommended wines Riesling 2020 HHHH and enjoy. Just look at our judges comments and choose the An off-dry style with 9 TASTED ones that match your palate. If you don’t know your palate yet complex tropical/citrus 7 AWARDED try some of these and start to build your pallet profile. Lots of nose and a candied lime fun on the way! palate with plenty of Good result for crisp acidity. $32 this variety with SPARKLING Whistling Kite RIESLING Yealands better definition and Riverland Sparkling Marlborough winemaking skills on 6 TASTED Petit Verdot 10 TASTED Riesling show. 5 AWARDED 2017 HHH 8 AWARDED 2020 HHH1/2 Full bodied complex A fine lemon scented Trentham A solid group of clean, wine with generous A strong class of nose with a nicely Estate The well-made and drinkable weight of spicy plum eclectic styles ranging weighted lime fruit Family Murray sparkling wines. varietal characters. $45 from the austere lime/ palate with a drying Darling Pinot Grigio citrus to the bigger finish. $16.95 NZ 2020 HHHH1/2 Cave De Lugny FIANO full flavoured textured Taylors Estate Clare Great nose; lifted, Burgundy Cremant wines. “There was great Valley Riesling complex and leafy with Rosé NV HHH1/2 5 TASTED depth of fruit overall,” 2020 HHH1/2 slight tropical note. Fresh raspberry 2 AWARDED noted one judge. Reserved citrus blossom Generous weight of bouquet, mouth filling bouquet and luscious lemon and apple-like mousse and layers of A couple of good Knappstein Insider mouth coating layers of varietal flavours with raspberry, apple and examples with the Clare Valley Riesling lime and lemon flavours. nicely balancing acidity. floral flavours. $25 others just borderline 2020 HHHHH $20 $18 because of unbalanced Great complexity here Patrick of Bella Luna Victoria flavours due to the for a young wine with Coonawarra Two Taylors Estate Clare Prosecco 2020 HHH youthfulness of the a heady spicy lime and Blocks Coonawarra Valley Pinot Gris Delicate fresh citrus wines but they could apple bouquet and Wrattonbully 2020 HHHH fragrances, creamy improve with some age. lovely intensity of lip- Riesling Nose smells of lemons mousse and simple smacking flavours with 2020 HHH1/2 and is zesty fresh and sweet flavours. Zilzie Wines nicely balanced residual The nose is spicy and juicy in the mouth $18.99 Platinum Edition sweetness. $30 perfumed with aromatic with palate showing Adelaide Hills Fiano varietal fruit flavours on an edge of fruit Cobb’s Hill Estate 2019 HHH1/2 Famille Hugel Grossi a viscous palate. $25 sweetness. $20 Shooting Star Zesty fresh citrus nose Laue Limited Alsace Famille Hugel Adelaide Hills with loads of apricot and France Riesling Classic Alsace Famille Hugel Sparkling Rosé citrus flavours and a nice 2011 HHHHH France Riesling Classic Alsace 2020 HHH phenolic touch. $35 A rich generous 2018 HHH1/2 France Pinot Gris Dainty red berry bouquet wine with controlled Toasty candied lime 2017 HHHH with a floral lift and a Bella Luna Victoria development showing bouquet and loads of A powerful full-bodied sweet raspberry palate. Fiano 2020 HHH aromas of toast and fresh and complex style with a stylish Good acid. $30 Subtle honeyed peach honey with good toasty mouth filling fruit complexity of pears and aromas and textured length to the palate and flavours. $42 honeysuckle. $44 Postcards From palate layered with tight mouth puckering Singlefile Great Italy DOC Veneto interesting flavours. acidity. $134 Southern WA Famille Hugel Grossi Prosecco 2019 HHH $18.99 Riesling 2020 HHH Laue Limited Alsace Refreshing medium dry Perfumed nose with a France Pinot Gris style with sweet apricot whiff of wisteria and a 2010 HHHH and lemon fruit balanced lovely delicate lemony Wonderful bright gold by the acid. $20 palate. $25 colour, vital complexity to the nose and creamy nutty palate with some sweetness. $134 Herbert Vineyard Mt Gambier Pinot Gris 2020 HHH Lots of interest here with lovely layers of fruit, toast and honey. $22 80 The Wine & Spirit INSIDER

wine & spirit insider tasting Dominic Wines UMAMU Estate Dominic Wines Henry & Lucas Margaret River Evolution South South Australia Sauvignon Blanc Australia Sauvignon Pinot Grigio Semillon Blanc 2020 HHH 2020 HHH 2019 HHHH1/2 A clean well-balanced A straightforward citrus A complex spicy varietal with delicate driven style with varietal herbaceous nose herbaceous fruit and characters and phenolic with a lovely drive of crisp acidity. $10 notes. $16 lemon-like varietal fruit Sabella Vineyards flavours just starting to McLaren Vale Pinot develop honeyed toasty Grigio 2020 HHH notes. $28 Spicy apple/lime characters obvious on both nose and palate with a sharp acid finish. $22 SAUVIGNON Hollydene Show Neil McGuigan BLANC & Reserve Upper Signature Mature BLENDS Hunter Valley Release Hunter Semillon Valley Semillon 10 TASTED 2019 HHHHH 2018 HHHH1/2 A classic Hunter Another great young 6 AWARDED semillon with candied wine with enormous fruit and toasty potential and exhibiting The better wines Peter Teakle Wines Peter Teakle honeyed aromas. lovely intense showed strong Kiwi-like White Pointer Wines Estate Beautiful textured concentration of lemon/ herbaceous characters The Peninsulas The Peninsulas palate and long intense citrus aromas and or grassy WA styles with Sauvignon Blanc Sauvignon Blanc lemon fruit flavours. flavours. $22 a few other variations 2020 HHHH Semillon 2018 HHH Great potential! $36 Glamper South thrown in. There were Zesty fresh tropical style Subdued aromas with Australia Semillon a couple of low alcohol, of sauvignon blanc that fresh lemon curd-like Sauvignon Blanc low flavoured wines that has loads of juicy varietal flavours and well- 2020 HHH1/2 didn’t make the cut. fruit edged with herbal integrated acid. $19 Reserved lemony notes. $20 nose with hints of Singlefile Moss Brothers SEMILLON & honeysuckle. Good Run Free Pemberton Moses Rock BLENDS palate weight and Western Australia Margaret River flavour intensity. $18 Sauvignon Blanc Sauvignon Blanc 5 TASTED Singlefile Great 2020 HHHH1/2 2020 HHHH 4 AWARDED Southern WA Intense pungent A pronounced grassy Semillon Sauvignon herbaceous/grassy style with a big hit of A couple of nice easy Blanc 2020 HHH varietal aromas with a herbaceous/capsicum drinking blends here Punchy green pea fresh and punchy palate aromas and a long with one excellent fragrances with an that has great texture refreshing palate with straight semillon varietal herbaceous edged and exhibits layers of tight acidity. $32 offering pleasurable grassy style palate. $25 lovely flavours. $25 drinking. JUDGES - DAY 1 Mark Solomon Peter Lloyd Scientist with AWRI. General manager, Coriole Dave Matthews Member of Technical vineyards. Has worked for wine Formerly Winemaker & Quality panel wholesalers Fine Wine Partners at Rosemount and of the Institute. as on premise manager for Group Winemaker for Completed the Melbourne CBD, followed by Treasury Wine estates. Advanced Wine a specialist role managing the Vintages in Tuscany and Assessment Course museum and rare portfolio. He California. Judged in and Wine Show joined Coriole in 2014 as sales Australia and overseas. Judging Course. and marketing manager and Currently with Francois took over the GM role from his Freres cooperages and father Mark in 2020. owner winemaker of Gargoyle Wines. The Wine & Spirit INSIDER 81

NEW RELEASES OTHER WHITE Postcards From Italy Taylors Estate Knappstein Clare OTHER RED BLENDS & Organic Soave Padthaway Clare Valley Chardonnay VARIETALS & VARIETALS 2019 HHH Valley Chardonnay 2020 HHH BLENDS Nicely textured wine full 2020 HHHH A full bodied and very 8 TASTED of orchard fruits with a A crisp medium bodied flavoursome wine with 14 TASTED 7 AWARDED hint of lemon. Needs wine with layers of ripe fruit and upfront 10 AWARDED seafood! $20 citrus, stonefruits and oak. $22 A very strong class of spices and some nice Lots of drinkable varietals and blends. Famille Hugel Gentil balanced phenolics. Singlefile Great wines here across “Everything you Alsace France White $20 Southern WA many varieties with would expect from Blend 2018 HHH Singlefile Run Free Chardonnay general consistency. these wines,” said one An aromatic, savoury Western Australia 2020 HHH There seems to be a judge. “There was and nicely textured acid Chardonnay A fresh straightforward new trend in drinking great diversity of both driven white blend. $30 2020 HHHH style with good creamy with mid-weight wines varieties and regions.” Fine, fresh and subtle length of gently sweet offering an alternative CHARDONNAY style with well-rounded fruit. $30 to the big blockbusters. Briar Ridge Limited peach and melon fruit Worth exploring! Release Wrattonbully 15 TASTED showing sherbet-like ROSÉ Viognier 8 AWARDED characters. $25 Whistling Kite 2020 HHHH1/2 11 TASTED Biodynamic A classic! Delightful lifted The judges found 3 AWARDED Vineyard The Regent sweet apricot aromas there were the good, Collection Riverland with a dash of spice. Full the bad and the ugly The judges were Montepulciano bodied, textured palate all represented here. disappointed with this 2020 HHHH1/2 with intense apricot and “Too many simple flight. “Overall, the acid A big dense wine honeysuckle flavours. $28 wines,” said one and sugar balance was with heady dark fruit judge. “However, the out of whack along with fragrances and a Famille better wines are worth general lack of flavour,” menthol lift. Quite a Hugel Classic exploring with more said one judge. The few tannic palate with good Alsace France layered complexity and that did well showed length of cherry fruit and Gewurztraminer lovely acid balance.” fruit depth and good a licorice character. $30 2016 HHHH1/2 acid/sugar balance. Still a very youthful, Aquarius Central super fragrant, wine. Patrick of Victoria Sangiovese Lychees and citrus Coonawarra P 2020 HHHH blossom aromas and an Series By Patrick Small berry fruit bouquet attractive sweet spicy Limestone Coast and a fleshy palate with tropical fruit palate with Rosé 2020 HHHH good creamy raspberry good acid line. $42 Fragrant raspberry and flavours and firm cherry fruit aromas tannins. $18.99 Aquarius Central Altus Rise Ascension Neil McGuigan with sweetness and Victoria Marsanne Margaret River Signature Hunter acid nicely balanced on Singlefile Great Viognier 2019 HHHH Chardonnay Valley Chardonnay the strawberry palate. Southern WA A luscious wine that is a 2020 HHHHH 2020 HHH1/2 $20 Tempranillo clever blend of varieties A beautifully complex Oak driven chardonnay 2020 HHHH with the wine benefitting wine that is crisp with ripe buttery nose Atkins Farm A straightforward from highlights from and balanced with and a well-rounded, Langhorne Creek medium bodied wine both. $18.99 lovely sweetness of fleshy and complex Rosé 2020 HHH with spicy fruit, a Famille Hugel spicy peach and citrus palate. $22 Pretty pale pink background of oak and Classic Alsace varietal fruit. Plenty of Yealands Reserve wine with refreshing grippy tannins. $25 France Pinot Blanc long lingering flavours Awatere Valley strawberry fruit and racy 2018 HHH1/2 here. $35 Marlborough acidity. $16.95 22 Degree Halo Delicate honey/pear Chardonnay Kaleidoscope Of bouquet and a light, 2020 HHH Patrick of Mayhem Riverland drying palate with An apricot-like bouquet Coonawarra Red Blend flavours in the savoury and slightly oily palate Mother Of Pearl 2020 HHH spectrum. $31.50 with honeysuckle Wrattonbully Rosé A soft simple dry red Zilzie Wines flavours. $19.95 NZ 2020 HHH with minty black fruit Platinum Edition Zilzie Wines A light strawberry and and a savoury element. Australia Arinto Butterfly Kiss cream style with some $18 2020 HHH Victoria Chardonnay phenolics balanced by Full bodied wine with 2020 HHH the sweetness. $20 Bella Luna Victoria a savoury nose and Reserved peach Nero D’Avola palate and some grippy aromas and a warming 2020 HHH interest. $35 palate with fresh citrus Perfumed cherry aromas flavours. $20 and a creamy cherry fruit palate with “chunky” oak. $18.99 82 The Wine & Spirit INSIDER

wine & spirit insider tasting Singlefile Great Haan Estate Prestige Richard Hamilton Zilzie Wines Dominic Wines Southern WA Malbec Barossa Valley Single Vineyard Platinum Edition Evolution South 2020 HHH Merlot 2018 HHH Burton’s Vineyard Barossa Grenache Australia Pinot Noir Big, ripe and fleshy A spicy oak style with McLaren Vale 2019 HHH1/2 2020 HHH with savoury/spicy fruit, some plum fruit showing Grenache Lots of oak here that’s Lifted stalky cranberry chocolaty oak and firm through and sharp 2020 HHHH sitting on top of the ripe bouquet with a simple tannins. $25 acidity. $50 Smells of sweet cherries plum and berry fruit with sour cherry-like palate. and chocolate with a some soft tannins. $35 $10 Richard Hamilton Yealands Hawke’s lovely juicy entry to the Dominic Wines Single Vineyard Bay Merlot ripe plum and cherry The Wine Sellar Henry & Lucas Farm Twelve 2020 HHH palate. $38 Chocolate Box South Australia McLaren Vale Savoury/meaty style Dominic Wines Barossa Valley Pinot Noir Mourvèdre with intense dark fruit, Henry & Lucas G.S.M. 2018 HHH 2020 HHH 2020 HHH heavily toasted oak South Australia A well-made wine with Sweet raspberry and Great example of the and prominent tannins. Grenache Shiraz savoury aromas and a blackcurrant nose variety with meaty $16.95 NZ Tempranillo generosity of dark fruit with spicy red currant earthy aromas and a firm 2020 HHH1/2 flavours. $18 flavours. $16 palate. $38 Taylors Estate Earthy plum and cherry Singlefile Run Free Limestone Coast nose and good drive Taylors Jaraman Great Southern WA Singlefile Small Clare Valley Merlot of varietal fruit flavours McLaren Vale Pinot Noir Batch Field Blend 2020 HHH with some smoky oak. Grenache 2020 HHH 2020 HHH Great Southern WA A soft fruit driven $16 Very sweet floral lift Savoury oak sits over Red Blend 2019 HHH style with attractive Vinos For Chinos to the nose and a attractive red cherry fruit Forest floor-like fragrant confectionery South Australia flavoursome and juicy with a fine coating of aromas and a delicate characters. $20 Grenache red berry palate. $32 tannins. $25 creamy texture to the 2020 HHH1/2 Babydoll lightweight palate. $29 GRENACHE & Pretty floral fruit lift to Blood Brothers Marlborough Pinot BLENDS the cherry/cola nose and Republic McLaren Noir 2020 HHH Erin Eyes Shamrock a nice savoury palate Vale Grenache A juicy ripe fruit style Clare Malbec 14 TASTED with a mineral edge. 2020 HHH with dark berries, spices, 2019 HHH 7 AWARDED $19 Fragrant blackcurrant creamy oak and supple Heady fruit cake nose bouquet, some riper tannins. $25.95 NZ and a fruit bomb of There was a mixed notes to the palate and The Crossings a palate with sappy result here. “The best gritty tannins. $33.25 Awatere Valley tannins. $30 wines had varietal lift Marlborough Pinot and vineyard purity PINOT NOIR Noir 2020 HHH ETON LN McLaren rather than winemaking A high impact wine Vale Montepulciano interference,” said 8 TASTED with great richness and 2018 HHH one judge. “While 6 AWARDED depth. Just needs more Deep purple wine with some lacked flavour time. $29.95 NZ a dark fruit nose and a development relying on A solid line-up albeit The Crossings Wild big grippy tannic palate. the oak.” not a spectacular one. Awatere Valley $20 “Some of these wines Marlborough Pinot had high impact flavours Noir 2019 HHH MERLOT & when elegance and Blackberry bouquet and BLENDS delicacy is required an earthy oak driven along with varietal palate with warming 5 TASTED character,” explained one alcohol. $44.95 NZ 3 AWARDED judge. A mixed bag here, from savoury styles to younger drink-now options. JUDGES - DAY 2 Bill Hardy Geoff Cowey Corporate oenologist for Senior oenologist with Steve Warrick Accolade Wines (formerly AWRI. He has wide Wine marketer with Constellation). 28 years’ vintage experience 20 years experience winemaking experience in including Barossa, in McLaren Vale, places such as McLaren Sunraysia, Great Coonawarra, Adelaide Vale, WA and France. Has Western, Coonawarra, Hills and Margaret judged internationally Tasmania, including River. Extensive wine (France & Japan), and been Burgundy, Priorat, judging experience at an associate senior judge Penedes, Martinborough. the Adelaide, Hobart at 20+ state & regional Judge at New England and McLaren Vale wine wine shows in Australia. Wine Show. shows. The Wine & Spirit INSIDER 83

NEW RELEASES CABERNET & Taylors Jaraman XV Pure SEA Patrick of The Wine Sellar BLENDS Clare Valley Cabernets Coonawarra Two Chocolate Box Coonawarra 2020 HHH1/2 Blocks Coonawarra Barossa Valley 30 TASTED Cabernet Sauvignon Fragrant jubey fruit Cabernet Sauvignon Shiraz 2019 HHHH 16 AWARDED 2018 HHHH1/2 nose and a youthful and 2018 HHH Deep purple wine with A very solid class with Minty chocolate aromas vibrant palate with soft Slight medicinal note creamy raspberry-like distinctive varietal with underlying berry tannins and balancing to the nose and sweet/ aromas and fruit cake- character across some fruit characters and a acid. $25 savoury flavours with like flavours with licorice different styles. “The bright, fresh, blue fruit Zilzie Wines gentle tannins. $32 notes. $18 best here had a degree palate with obvious Platinum Edition Taylors Estate of freshness and texture mintiness and plenty of McLaren Vale Allegiance Wines Limestone Coast with the 2018s showing oak. $32 Cabernet Sauvignon The Artisan Aged Clare Valley Shiraz up best across the board Majella Coonawarra 2019 HHH1/2 Release Coonawarra 2019 HHHH and offering great ageing Cabernet Sauvignon Lifted sweet berry Cabernet Sauvignon Lifted rose-like floral potential,” noted one 2018 HHHH aromas and a full bodied 2013 HHH fragrances and an judge. “Wines ranged Subtle dark currant nose flavoursome palate; nice A lovely graceful and attractive juicy entry to from textbook choc- with a minty lift and a drive of sweet floral elegant cabernet with the soft and very pretty mint/herbaceous styles bright youthful palate fruit. $35 an array of red and dark palate. $20 to the big, rich and with lots of acid and oak Richard Hamilton fruits. $40 Pertaringa flavoursome with less in the background. $35 Hut Block McLaren Undercover McLaren varietal characters.” Haan Estate Vale Cabernet SHIRAZ & Vale Shiraz Wilhelmus Barossa Sauvignon BLENDS 2019 HHHH Richard Hamilton Valley Cabernet 2018 HHH 2020/2019 Attractive red and dark Single Vineyard Hut Sauvignon Merlot Minty berry bouquet and plum fruit, supporting Eleven McLaren Vale Cabernet Franc a palate plump with juicy 27 TASTED oak, some exotic Cabernet Sauvignon Malbec Petit Verdot ripe fruit. $24 18 AWARDED spiciness and soft 2019 HHHH1/2 2018 HHHH Allegiance Wines approachable tannins. A complex nose that Attractive aromas of The Foreman A solid line up of wines $25 is an amalgam of blue cedar, cigar box and Coonawarra with well managed oak Erin Eyes Stone Of berry fruit and savoury leather with a fine, well Cabernet Sauvignon across the board. “The Destiny Clare Shiraz oak with a light youthful poised and elegant dark 2020 HHH best showcased the Malbec 2019 HHHH varietal palate that has spicy fruit palate. $50 A big wine with intense vineyard rather than the An oak driven style all the ingredients! $38 Knappstein dark cherry and plum winemakers’ artifact,” with fruit characters at Enterprise Vineyard fruit, olive notes and a said one judge. the darker end of the Clare Valley thread of oak. $25 spectrum and savoury Cabernet Sauvignon Allegiance Wines The Krondorf Old Salem tannins. $30 2018 HHHH Artisan Coonawarra Barossa Shiraz ETON LN McLaren A nose of blackcurrants Cabernet Sauvignon 2019 HHHHH Vale Shiraz and cedar with a 2020 HHH Bright attractive tart 2019 HHHH juicy entry to the Fragrant berry aromas and dark berry bouquet and Youthful fragrant long, textured and a firm entry to the plush powerful flavours of intensity of cranberry- flavoursome palate. $53 dark fruit palate. $40 blackberries and plums like fruit, chewy tannic Pertaringa Tipsy Singlefile Great on a tightly coiled palate palate with plenty of Hill McLaren Vale Southern WA with nice use of oak and fruit to support. $40 Cabernet Sauvignon Cabernet Sauvignon dense tannins. $34.99 Cobb’s Hill Estate 2018 HHHH Merlot 2019 HHH Shotgun Adelaide Quite a tannic and An elegant balanced Avon Brae Eden Hills Shiraz Pinot savoury style with spicy wine with dark currant- Valley Shiraz Noir 2020 HHH1/2 perfumed lift to the nose like fruit, savoury oak 2019 HHHH1/2 A cherry nose with and a long lively dark and firm tannins. $25 An approachable wine bright spicy peppery fruit palate. $295 Allegiance Wines with a savoury oak nose nuances and very pretty Allegiance Wines Unity Barossa Valley laced with allspice notes delicate floral fruit The Artisan Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon and rich full flavoured palate. $34 Aged Release 2019 HHH palate with chocolaty Bec Hardy McLaren Coonawarra Big, bold and ripe with a flavours and lovely long Vale Shiraz Cabernet Sauvignon lift of plums and licorice tannins. $36.50 2019 HHH1/2 2014 HHHH and a big impact of fruit Subtle fragrant floral Fragrances reminiscent flavours. $100 The Wine Sellar Old bouquet and lovely of panforte and dried Mundulla Vineyard persistence of sweet figs with a plush tannic Limestone Coast spicy flavours. Drinking palate, cassis fruit and Shiraz 2019 HHHH well now. $40 high acid. $60 Dark briary fruit nose with earthy oaky notes and a balanced and flavoursome plum palate. $8 84 The Wine & Spirit INSIDER

wine & spirit insider tasting Singlefile Run Free Singlefile Single SHIRAZ & Pertaringa Yeoman Great Southern WA Vineyard Frankland BLENDS McLaren Vale Shiraz Shiraz 2020 HHH River Clement V 2018 & OLDER 2018 HHH Plummy aromas with Frankland River Shy licorice-like aromas nice depth of sweet/ Great Southern 16 TASTED and good depth of dark peppery fruit flavours Shiraz Grenache 5 AWARDED berry fruit flavours with and supporting oak. $25 Mataro 2019 HHH oak in support. $250 XV Rouge SEA Fragrant raspberry nose Quite a mixed bag Shiraz 2019 HHH with a peppery lift and here with a few nice Arlequin Barossa Bright red fruit nose and nice dollop of spicy red wines but far too Valley Shiraz fragrant spicy cherry licorice flavours. $35 many that had dry/ 2017 HHH palate with rose-like Richard Hamilton sour fruit characters, Sweet/spicy fruit floral notes. $25 Single Vineyard older oak issues or fragrances and Erin Eyes Blarney Ghost Hill McLaren just lacked attention to developing fruit flavours. Stone Clare Shiraz Vale Shiraz detail. “Watch for oak High acid. Moderate 2019 HHH 2019 HHH extraction and excess oak. $20 Some toffee apple Complex wine with fruit ripeness,” said one and spicy aromas and good concentration and judge. However, the Reillys RCV a generous silky fruit integration of dark fruits wines that made the Pressings Clare pastille of a palate. $30 and oak. $38 grade here are worth Valley Shiraz Taylors Jaraman Zilzie Wines Limited pursuing. 2016 HHH Clare Valley Edition McLaren Firm and tannic with McLaren Vale Shiraz Vale Shiraz Reillys Clare Valley fruit at the dark savoury 2019 HHH 2019 HHH Shiraz 2018 HHHH end of the spectrum. A “rugged” full flavoured An oak driven wine with Dark brooding bouquet Needs more time! $65 shiraz with plum fruit, attractive dark berry fruit and dense, rich and subtle oak and chewy sitting underneath. $60 muscular palate with STAR RATINGS  tannins. $32 firm tannins. A good food wine. $25 Three-, four- and five-star ratings are signs of Altus Rise excellence in fruit quality and winemaking skill. Ascension Margaret Haan Estate Prestige All wines are judged ‘blind’ by wine industry River Shiraz Barossa Valley professionals and are compared in peer 2019 HHH Shiraz 2018 HHH1/2 classes by three judges. Subdued green edged Plenty of fruit on the CM Wine is exclusive to Cellarmasters, nose, attractive and nose and a floral entry a major mail-order business. complex red fruit to the palate with CD Cellar door price. palate with sweet nicely retained varietal CDO Cellar door only. toasty oak. $35 fruit. $50 SO Sold out. $N/A Price not available at time of printing.  Contact information pg 88. RECOMMENDED cellaring (years). BEST VALUE for $20 & under. For a complete list of what we tasted please refer to www.winestate.com.au AFOGR IYFOTU GIVE A GIFT SUBSCRIPTION! AD_Winestate Gift Sub QPH ND15.indd 1 Do you know someone who would love Winestate Magazine as much as you do? Call us today on +61 8 8357 9277 or visit www.winestate.com.au The W ine & Spirit 7I/N09/S20I1D5 E1R1:56:21 AM85

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