Winestate Magazine May June 2010

regional tastingAlexia Wairarapa Pinot Wild Rock Strugglers © Tourism New Zealand.Noir 2008 HHHH1/2 Flat MartinboroughRichly varietal wine, full-coloured, Pinot Noir 2008 HHHHwith cherry, plum and slight Delicious, softly structuredherb flavours, showing excellent red with full, bright colour anddepth, and some savoury cherry, herb and spice flavours,complexity. Fine value at $22 showing excellent depth andBurnt Spur Martinborough complexity. Enjoyed by allPinot Noir 2008 HHHH judges. (from a subsidiary ofSingle-vineyard red with Craggy Range) $24.95strong cherry, herb, spice Matahiwi Estate Wairarapaand nut flavours, showing Pinot Noir 2008 HHHHexcellent complexity and Fresh and youthful, withrichness. Weighty, rounded concentrated, ripe fruit flavoursand long. $44 (A) of cherries, red berries and spices, oak complexity and a crisp, long finish. Drink now or cellar. $23 Martinborough Vineyard Pinot Noir 2008 HHH1/2 Full, fairly youthful colour. Flavoursome red with cherry and spice characters, herb and olive notes, and a savoury, forest floor underlay. All judges noted herbal edges, while enjoying the wine’s complexity. $73 (A, US)Croft Vineyard MartinboroughMartinborough Pinot Noir Vineyard Te Tera Pinot2008 HHHH Noir 2009 HHH1/2Floral, finely balanced, ruby- Verging on four stars, thishued and supple, with strong, invitingly scented, full-colouredripe cherry, plum and spice red offers very good depth offlavours that flow well to a plum and spice flavours, withlong, rounded finish. $35 savoury, mushroomy notesUrlar Gladstone Pinot adding complexity. Drink-youngNoir 2008 HHHH style with personality. $32 (A, UK)Mouthfilling, full-flavoured Matahiwi Estateand firmly structured, with Holly Wairarapa Pinotstrong, ripe cherry, plum, herb Noir 2008 HHH1/2and spice notes, underpinned Richly coloured, with strongby tight tannins. Earthy and cherry, plum, herb and spicesavoury, with a long finish. $35 flavours, moderate complexity and firm tannins. Worth cellaring. $30 Waimea Barrel Selection Nelson Pinot Noir 2008 HHH1/2 Sturdy, savoury wine with substantial body, a hint of colour development and strong, spicy flavours. Firm tannins, with some forest floor complexity. $23.90 (UK, US) © Tourism New Zealand. May/June 2010 W I N E S TAT E 151

NELSON & WAIRARAPA Brightside Nelson Pinot Waimea Nelson Noir 2009 HHH1/2 Dolcetto 2008 HHH From Kaimira, a youthful wine, Floral, fresh, vibrant and juicy, bright ruby, with ripe plum and with berryish, slightly raisiny spice aromas and flavours, some flavours, showing good depth. toasty oak complexity and good Single-vineyard wine, hand- depth. Fine value. $18 (A, US) picked at 24 brix and American Brightwater Vineyards oak-aged. $21.90 Lord Rutherford Pinot Noir 2008 HHH SWEET WHITES Full-flavoured, ripe, plummy and spicy, with sweet-fruit 4 TASTED characters and savoury oak 4 AWARDED adding complexity. Worth cellaring. $37 Hudson John Henry Martinborough Pinot Noir 2008 HHH Ruby-hued, with ripe cherry, plum, spice and herb flavours, fresh acidity and an attractively perfumed bouquet. Still developing. $34 Mt Campbell Nelson Pinot Seifried Winemakers Noir 2009 HHH Collection Sweet Youthful, ruby-hued red with Agnes Nelson Riesling cherry, plum, spice and herb 2009 (375ml) HHHH flavours, fresh and moderately Hand-picked at Brightwater concentrated. Good, easy- at 38 brix, this sweet, mouth- drinking style (from Torrent wateringly crisp wine offers Bay). $18 strong, lemony, limey, spicy Pheasant Plucker flavours, fresh, pure, lively and Martinborough Pinot Noir long. $18 (A, UK, US) 2008 HHH Urlar Noble Riesling Bright ruby, with good depth 2009 (375ml) HHHH of plummy, spicy flavours, Highly scented Gladstone, showing fresh acidity, a hint of Wairarapa wine with dried herbs and some savoury concentrated flavours of citrus complexity. $28 (A) fruits, spices, marmalade and Rimu Grove Nelson Pinot honey and a sweet, lingering Noir 2007 HHH finish. $28 Weighty and savoury, with Waimea Nelson Late cherry, plum, herb and spice Harvest Riesling 2006 flavours showing good balance (375ml) HHHH and depth. $45 Golden, sweet but not super- sweet wine with grapefruit and OTHER REDS lime flavours, gentle acidity and a long, soft finish. Delicious 8 TASTED now. $13.90 3 AWARDED Hudson Late Harvest Martinborough Riesling Waimea Bolitho SV Nelson 2009 HHH1/2 Merlot 2008 HHH1/2 Gently botrytised style, Tightly structured, deeply packaged in a full (750ml) bottle, coloured and vibrantly fruity, with vibrant, citrusy, slightly with strong plum, herb and sweet and honeyed flavours, spice flavours, some herbal showing good acid spine and notes and a fresh, crisp finish. intensity. Worth cellaring. $44 Worth cellaring. $26.90 Te Mania Nelson Syrah 2008 HHH Fragrant, strongly peppery aromas lead into a full- flavoured, spicy wine, with soft tannins giving an easy-drinking appeal. $21.99 (UK)152 W I N E S TAT E May/June 2010

MICHAEL COOPERFrom Marlborough sauvignon blanc to Martinborough Babich The Patriarch 2007 Tinpot Hut Marlboroughriesling, Hawke’s Bay viognier to Waipara pinot gris Densely coloured and powerful, Sauvignon Blanc 2009and gewurztraminer, white wine lovers will find this should be a 10-year wine - Mostly estate-grown at Blindplenty of interest in the latest releases. For red lovers, at least. Savoury and complex River, in the Awatere Valley,there are brilliant new pinot noirs from Marlborough, Hawke’s Bay blend of cabernet this richly scented wine hasMartinborough and Central Otago. sauvignon (49%), malbec (29%) tomato stalk aromas and and cabernet franc (22%), with concentrated tropical fruit andPrices shown are approximate New Zealand retail. bold blackcurrant, spice, coffee herbal flavours. Crisp, lively andWines available in export markets are shown as and dark chocolate flavours. finely poised, with a minerally(A) Australia, (UK) and (US). Open 2012+. $59.95 streak, it shows real intensity through the palate. $21 Pegasus Bay Gewurztraminer 2009Auntsfield Reserve From vines planted at WaiparaMarlborough Sauvignon in the 1970s, hand-harvestedBlanc 2007 and fermented with indigenousDelicious, weighty wine with yeasts in old French barrels.youthful colour and fresh, Exotically perfumed, complexcomplex bouquet, suggestive bouquet, leading into aof indigenous yeasts and oak. weighty palate with highlyVery concentrated and silky- concentrated, spicy, gingerytextured, non-herbaceous flavours. $35style with super-ripe fruitflavours, complexity and great Clifford Bay Awatere Craggy Range Gimblett Vynfields Classicindividuality. $33.75 Valley Marlborough Gravels Single Vineyard Riesling 2009 Sauvignon Blanc 2009 Viognier 2009 Fleshy, medium style from Marlborough sauvignon blanc Softly seductive, dry Hawke’s Martinborough, certified at its finest. The bouquet is Bay wine hand-picked and organic. Full-bodied, with pure Awatere - lifted, with fermented and matured rich, peachy, slightly spicy intense, ripely herbaceous in seasoned French oak and honeyed flavours, a hint aromas and a hint of tomato barriques. Very generous, of marmalade, and powerful stalk. Mouthfilling, fresh and sturdy and enticingly floral; dry, personality. Concentrated finely balanced, it has tropical with the subtle oak influence and harmonious and already fruit and green capsicum adding complexity without delicious. $29 (A) flavours, delicate and rich. $21 overpowering its concentrated, ripe flavours. $37.95Aurum Madeleine Central Fromm Clayvin Domain Road Vynfields MartinboroughOtago Pinot Noir 2007 Vineyard Marlborough Vineyard Central Otago Pinot Noir 2008Superb now but still developing Pinot Noir 2007 Pinot Noir 2008 Invitingly scented, impressivelysingle-vineyard Lowburn Lovely wine estate-grown on Finely scented, sweet-fruited concentrated red, grownwine. Deeply coloured, with a the clay slopes of the southern and supple Bannockburn red. organically. Full-coloured, with afragrant bouquet of plums and Wairau Valley. Deep and Hand-harvested very ripe and savoury, spicy bouquet leadingspices, plus hints of licorice youthful in colour, very fragrant, matured for over a year in into a complex, vibrantly fruityand chocolate. Powerful and concentrated and supple, with French oak barrels, it couples and deeply flavoured palate.highly concentrated, with deep plum, spice and nut substance and charm, with rich Built to last, but also delicious inlayers of cherry, plum, spice flavours, complex, finely poised cherry, plum and spice flavours, its youth. $36 (A)and nut flavours. Well worth and rich. Authoritative and still showing good, savourycellaring. $85 (A) unfolding. $61 complexity. $37 (A, UK) May/June 2010 W I N E S TAT E 153

MICHAEL COOPEROmihi Road Waipara Fromm Brancott Isabel Marlborough Pinot Gris 209 Valley Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2009Enticingly scented, powerful Pinot Noir 2007 Fresh, dry and mouthfilling, this Astrolabe Experiencewine, barrel-fermented. Fleshy, Still maturing, this deeply punchy, ripe, slightly minerally Riesling 2009with ripe peach and spice coloured red is very generous, and crisp wine has good weight Hand-picked in the lowerflavours, fresh and concentrated, with concentrated, ripe, and intensity and a tight, Wairau Valley, this estate-growna sliver of sweetness, rich, oily spicy, slightly nutty flavours lingering finish. The best wine wine was stop-fermented withtexture and lovely depth and and firm, balanced tannins. under this label for several 9% alcohol. Light and lively,harmony. $25 Savoury and complex, it years. $25 (A, UK, US) it has fresh, intense, lemony, should be long-lived. $45 Mt Difficulty Central appley flavours, with a hint of½ Otago Pinot Gris 2009 sherbet, appetising acidity and Lawson’s Dry Hills Mouthfilling, vibrantly fruity, abundant sweetness. $18Craggy Range Gimblett Marlborough Sauvignon appetisingly crisp wine from Ara MarlboroughGravels Vineyard Blanc 2009 Bannockburn, with excellent Sauvignon Blanc 2009Chardonnay 2009 Dry, slightly minerally wine, depth of lychee, pear and Punchy, tightly structured, crispRefined, very youthful Hawke’s weighty and finely balanced, peach flavours. A drier style and dry, with rich tropical fruitBay wine, fully barrel-fermented, with a small portion of barrel than most, yet still very and herbaceous flavours, awith substantial body and ripe, fermentation adding complexity. harmonious. $24.95 (A, UK, US) minerally streak, and excellentcitrusy flavours, seasoned with Mouthfilling, with ripe, tropical Sileni Benchmark Block poise, vigour and length. $18 (A)biscuity oak. Concentrated, fruit flavours to the fore, a subtle Woolshed Marlborough Ataahua Waiparasavoury and complex, it’s a seasoning of oak, and excellent Sauvignon Blanc 2009 Gewurztraminer 2009classy, tightly structured wine. delicacy and length. $21 Harvested from first-crop vines Softly mouthfilling wine,Open 2011+. $29.95 (A) Main Divide Tipinui on Benmorven Station, this hand-picked and fermentedCraggy Range Reserve Marlborough wine has a pungent, lifted, and matured for six months inTe Kahu 2008 Pinot Noir 2008 ripely herbaceous bouquet. seasoned oak barrels. Spicy,Great value, rich Hawke’s Bay Fleshy, big-bodied red, Mouthfilling, very fresh and perfumed bouquet; full-bodiedred, merlot-based, with smaller grown in the Brancott Valley vibrant, with pure passionfruit palate, with ripe, strongly varietalportions of cabernet franc, and French oak-aged for 18 and lime flavours, rich and flavours of peach, lychee andcabernet sauvignon and malbec. months. Fragrant and full- rounded. $25 ginger and a spicy, dry finish. $20Matured for 18 months in French coloured, with generous, ripe Sileni Exceptionaloak barriques, it is mouthfilling, cherry and plum flavours, a Vintage Pourriture Noble Babich Individual Vineyardgenerous and supple, with a spicy, nutty complexity and lots 2009 (375ml) Headwaters Organicfinely textured, lasting finish. of personality. Drink now or Sauternes-style wine, full- Block Marlborough$23.95 (A, UK, US) cellar. $32.95 bodied and honeyed, made Sauvignon Blanc 2009 from Hawke’s Bay semillon Crisp, bone-dry wine certifiedGreystone Waipara Late Man O’ War Ironclad 2008 grapes. Rich and finely organic. Minerally, with strong,Harvest Riesling 2009 Powerful, youthful, merlot- balanced, with ripe stone-fruit, ripe melon/lime flavours, itHighly seductive in its infancy, based Waiheke Island red. spice and slight honey flavours, is refined and lingering, withthis low alcohol style (9%) Deeply coloured and sturdy, it sweet and concentrated. $31.50 obvious potential. $20has lovely delicacy and purity is crammed with blackcurrant, Terrace Edge Waipara Craggy Rangeof fresh, citrusy, gently spicy plum, spice and nut flavours, Valley Pinot Gris 2009 Gimblett Gravels Vineyardflavours, with a vague hint slightly chocolatey, ripe and long. Fleshy, rich wine, hand-picked Merlot 2008of honey. Soft, sweet and Savoury, rich, complex and firmly and fermented in seasoned oak This Hawke’s Bay red isflowing, it’s a beautifully structured. Open 2012+. $45 barrels. Full-bodied, with gentle fragrant and dark, with gentleharmonious wine, for drinking sweetness and concentrated tannins, deep blackcurrant,now or cellaring. $34 peach, nectarine and spice plum and spice flavours, hints flavours, showing excellent of dark chocolate and nuts, and depth, ripeness and harmony. substantial body. Drink now or Outstanding value. $19 cellar. $29.95 (A) Tinpot Hut Marlborough Auntsfield Long Cow Pinot Gris 2009 Marlborough Sauvignon Grown in the Awatere and Blanc 2009 Wairau valleys, this attractively Fleshy and rounded, scented wine is mouthfilling mouthfilling and crisp, a very and vibrantly fruity, with strong, fresh and vibrant wine with ripe, slightly sweet peach, pear sweet-fruit delights and strong and spice flavours, showing melon/lime flavours. $22.95 excellent ripeness, harmony and richness. $21154 W I N E S TAT E May/June 2010

recent releasesCraggy Range Fromm Vineyard Main Divide WaiparaGimblett Gravels Vineyard Marlborough Valley Riesling 2009Syrah 2008 Pinot Noir 2007 Scented, fresh and poised, withForward vintage of this Deep and slightly developed strong lemon, lime and nectarineHawke’s Bay red, already in colour, this masculine red flavours, a gentle splash ofdrinking well. Deeply coloured is estate-grown on the floor sweetness and good acid spine.and intensely varietal, with of the Wairau Valley. Rich Made in a slightly spritzig stylestrong cassis, plum and and firm, cherryish, plummy, (to accentuate freshness),black pepper flavours, finely spicy, nutty and tannic, with with good vigour and intensity.integrated French oak and ripe, good concentration and $19.95 (A, UK, US)supple tannins. $29.95 (A, UK) complexity. $65Crossroads Hawke’s Gladstone Vineyard Man O’ War Millton Chenin BlancBay Origin Vineyard Wairarapa Pinot Noir 2008 Merlot Cabernet Franc Te Arai Vineyard 2008Gewurztraminer 2007 Finely scented, graceful, elegant Malbec 2008 Forward vintage of thisPerfumed, mouthfilling and soft - rather than powerful - style, Dark and robust Waiheke organically certified Gisborneestate-grown wine developing grown at Gladstone. Bright Island red. Concentrated, with wine, already very expressive.good complexity with bottle age. ruby and intensely varietal, blackcurrant, plum and spice Medium-bodied, with a gentleFull-bodied, with strong lychee, with vibrant, cherryish flavours, flavours, a hint of coffee and splash of sweetness amid itsspice and ginger flavours and hints of herbs and spices, fresh good complexity. Powerful, rich, ripe, pineappley, slightlya slightly sweet, well-rounded acidity and supple tannins. Drink tightly structured wine with spicy and honeyed flavours.finish, it’s finely textured and now or cellar. $41 finely integrated oak, it should $29.90 (A, UK, US)harmonious. $19.99 (UK) Incognito Pinot Noir 2008 reward cellaring. $27 Mt Difficulty CentralCrossroads Talisman 2008 Estate-grown at Gibbston and Otago Pinot Noir 2008Hawke’s Bay red blended bottled unfined and unfiltered, Instantly appealing, with afrom several unspecified grape this ruby-hued, floral wine is floral, savoury, spicy bouquet.varieties. Dark and purple- delicious now. The bouquet is Sturdy and supple, with warmflushed, with an earthy, spicy fragrant and the palate sweet- cherry, plum and spice flavours,bouquet. Mouthfilling, fruity fruited, with gentle tannins and showing excellent depth andand supple, with strong, ripe strong plum, strawberry, cherry complexity. $45 (A, UK, US)plum/spice flavours showing and spice flavours (from Gibbstongood complexity. Drink now or Highgate Estate). $25 (A, US) Morton Estate Black Label Mt Difficultycellar. $39.99 (UK, US) La Strada Marlborough Hawke’s Bay Syrah 2007 Target Gully CentralDomain Road Vineyard Pinot Noir 2007 Fragrant, firmly structured Otago Riesling 2009Pinot Noir Rose 2009 Designed to be ready on red with full, youthful colour. Highly scented, with goodFinely poised rose grown at release, a deliciously full- Mouthfilling, with strong, ripe, intensity of lemon, apple andBannockburn in Central Otago bodied, vibrantly fruity and intensely varietal plum and black lime flavours, a distinct splashand made in an off-dry style. supple red with strong cherry, pepper flavours, showing good of sweetness and fresh, tangyBright pink, mouthfilling and plum, herb and spice flavours, concentration, and a seasoning of acidity. Deliciously light (9%smooth, with fresh strawberry showing excellent complexity sweet oak. Worth cellaring. $35 alc) and lively. $24.95 (A, UK)and spice flavours, a hint of and harmony. $35 Mt Difficultyapricot and lovely flow across Lawson’s Dry Hills Central Otago Sauvignonthe palate. $22 (A, UK) Marlborough Blanc 2009Domain Road Riesling 2007 Weighty, fully dry but notVineyard Central Otago Dry style of riesling with some austere wine with crisp, ripe,Riesling 2009 bottle development. Bright, tropical fruit flavours and aUnfolding well, a full-bodied light lemon/green, it has a touch of lees-aged complexity.style with concentrated lemon/ slightly toasty fragrance, with Hand-picked Bannockburn winelime flavours, a gentle splash a minerally streak and lemon, showing excellent body, vigourof sweetness and racy acidity. lime and toast flavours showing and richness. $24.95 (A, UK, US)Grown at Bannockburn, it is good complexity. $20mouthfilling, with intense, fresh Longview Estate Milly’s STAR RATINGS citrus fruit and slight passionfruit Malbec 2006flavours. $22 (A, UK) Estate-grown in Northland Three-, four- and five-star ratings are signs ofDomain Road and oak-aged for two years, excellence in fruit quality and winemaking skill.Central Otago Sauvignon this full-coloured sweet- All wines are judged ‘blind’ by wine industryBlanc 2009 fruited red has ripe, plummy, professionals and are compared in peerOne of the region’s finest spicy flavours, showing classes by three judges.sauvignon blancs yet, this good complexity. Generous, CM Wine is exclusive to Cellarmasters,ripely scented, mouthfilling well-rounded northern style, a major mail-order business.and vibrantly fruity wine, delicious now. $45 CD Cellar door price.10% barrel-fermented, has CDO Cellar door only.excellent depth and delicacy SO Sold out.of melon/lime flavours, a touch $N/A Price not available at time of printing.of complexity and a dry, longfinish. $22 (A, UK)  Contact information pg 158. RECOMMENDED cellaring (years). May/June 2010 W I N E S TAT E 155

MICHAEL COOPEROmihi Road Waipara Sileni The Plains Hawke’s Sugar Loaf Marlborough Fallen Angel SweetSauvignon Blanc 2009 Bay Merlot Cabernet Sauvignon Blanc 2009 FA 2009 (375ml)Barrel-fermented style with Franc 2008 Grown in the Wairau and Fresh, light riesling, grown insubstantial body, sweet-fruit Generous, single-vineyard Awatere valleys, a fleshy, ripe, Marlborough, with vibrant pear,delights and excellent depth blend of merlot (72%) and tropical fruit-flavoured style. lemon and apple flavours, gentleand delicacy of ripe melon, lime cabernet franc (28%), grown Fresh and refined, it shows acidity, and very good delicacyand pear flavours. Still youthful, in The Triangle and matured excellent delicacy, purity and and depth. Sweet, late harvestwith a subtle oak influence in French and American oak depth. $17 style (from Stonyridge). $36adding complexity and a well- barriques. Full-coloured, with Ti Point Marlborough Gladstone Vineyardrounded finish. $20 concentrated, plummy, spicy Pinot Gris 2009 Wairarapa SauvignonSacred Hill Halo flavours and ripe, supple Floral, single-vineyard wine, Blanc 2008Hawke’s Bay Merlot tannins. $35 grown in the Waihopai Valley. Enjoyable now, this full-bodied,Cabernet Sauvignon Ti Point Two Merlot Dry style with ripe peach, pear dry style has ripe flavours ofCabernet Franc 2008 Cabernet Franc 2009 and spice flavours, showing passionfruit and pineapple, aDeeply coloured Gimblett Silky-textured, estate-grown excellent delicacy and richness, faint hint of oak, and very goodGravels blend, full-bodied, with Auckland red with great and a finely balanced finish. $21 weight and depth. $23strong, ripe blackcurrant and red drinkability. Classic claret Tukipo River Estate Fat Goldridge Estate Premiumberry flavours, seasoned with style, medium to full-bodied, Trout Central Hawke’s Reserve Marlboroughnutty oak. Refined, rich red, with with very satisfying depth Bay Chardonnay 2009 Sauvignon Blanc 2009the structure to age. $25.90 of blackcurrant, plum and ‘Full-on’ style, with excellent Fresh and crisp, with strongSacred Hill spice flavours, slightly earthy, concentration of stone-fruit melon, lime and green capsicumHalo Marlborough chocolatey notes and ripe, flavours, seasoned with toasty flavours and a dry finish.Pinot Gris 2009 supple tannins. $22 oak. Fleshy and creamy- Grown in the Wairau Valley andSingle-vineyard Waihopai Valley textured, with balanced acidity showing some richness, it’s onewine with excellent weight and Wither Hills Marlborough and slightly buttery notes, it’s of the best wines yet under thisdepth of peach, apricot and Chardonnay 2009 drinking well now. $28 label. $18.95 (UK)spice flavours. Mouthfilling, ripe Already drinking well, this Vynfields Martinborough Hawkes Ridgeand rounded, with a touch of fleshy, generous wine has a Pinot Rose 2009 Viognier 2008sweetness, gentle acidity and fragrant bouquet of peachy Pale pink, organically grown From Hawke’s Bay, a fleshy,good harmony. Ready to roll. $26 fruit and a subtle, biscuity oak wine with fresh strawberry, generous, slightly chardonnay-Sacred Hill Halo influence. Mouthfilling, with peach and spice aromas and like wine with peachy, slightlyMarlborough Sauvignon fresh, stone-fruit flavours, flavours. Smooth and slightly appley and buttery flavours, aBlanc 2009 finely textured and with good sweet, with mouthfilling body, creamy texture and very goodTight, intensely flavoured wine, complexity and richness. Top excellent depth and plenty of complexity and depth. $29estate-grown in the Waihopai value at $19.99. (A, UK) personality. $26 (A) Isabel MarlboroughValley. Ripely scented, with Pinot Gris 2009vibrant tropical fruit flavours to Yealands Estate ½ Fresh-scented and full-bodied,the fore, a herbal undercurrent, Marlborough dryish wine with good depthlively acidity and good length. $26 Riesling 2009 Ara Pathway Marlborough of pear, lychee and spiceSacred Hill Marlborough Tight, youthful, vibrant wine, Sauvignon Blanc 2009 flavours. Still youthful, withSauvignon Blanc 2009 estate-grown in the Awatere Crisp, dry style with ripe tropical lively acidity, it should be at itsFresh, lifted bouquet, mingling Valley, with dryish, lemony, fruit flavours, fresh, lively and best 2011+. $25 (A, UK, US)tropical fruit and herbaceous appley flavours that linger well. strong. Fine value at $16. (A) Matakana Estatenotes. Intensely varietal wine, Medium-bodied, with excellent Astrolabe Discovery Marlborough Sauvignonunfolding well, showing good delicacy, poise and depth. $23.50 Kekerengu Coast Pinot Blanc 2009body, vigour, balance and Gris 2009 Fresh, crisp and dry, withintensity. $20.90 Grown between the Awatere strong, lively melon and greenSileni Late Harvest Valley and Kaikoura, a floral capsicum flavours. A smallHawke’s Bay Semillon and fleshy, slightly oily wine portion of barrel fermentation2009 (375ml) with good texture, delicacy and and lees-ageing adds a touch ofTop vintage. Full-bodied, with depth of pear, lychee and spice complexity. $22 (UK)concentrated, ripe citrus fruit, flavours. Worth cellaring. $25.95 Momo Marlboroughpear and spice flavours, gently Bel Echo by Clos Pinot Gris 2009sweet and rich. Not oak-aged, Henri Terroir Powerful, robust wine frombut well worth cellaring. $21 Portrait Marlborough Seresin Estate, tank-fermentedSileni The Lodge Hawke’s Pinot Noir 2008 and matured in 50/50 tanks andBay Chardonnay 2008 Ruby-hued, with mouthfilling old French barriques. SlightlyCreamy-textured, mouthfilling body and ripe cherry, plum and chardonnay-like, with strongwine, fully barrel-fermented, spice flavours, showing some stone-fruit and spice flavours, awith ripe stone-fruit and toast savoury complexity and very sliver of sweetness and drink-flavours, showing excellent good depth. $28 (A, UK, US) young appeal. $22.95complexity and depth. Fleshyand rounded, with goodpresence. $35 (UK)156 W I N E S TAT E May/June 2010

recent releasesPetit Clos by Clos Henri Sugar Loaf Gisborne Coal Pit Central Poderi Crisci Merlot 2007Marlborough Sauvignon Viognier 2009 Otago Rose 2009 Waiheke Island blend of merlotBlanc 2008 Creamy and full-bodied, with Estate-grown at Gibbston, and cabernet franc, showingEnjoyable now, this ripely fresh peach and pear flavours this fresh and full-bodied, pale fullish, slightly developedscented, mouthfilling wine has and a hint of spice, very good red wine is crisp, lively and colour. Midweight style,very good depth of passionfruit depth, and a touch of complexity berryish, with a hint of herbs enjoyable now, with plummy,and pineapple flavours, crisp from partial use of seasoned and a smooth finish. $20 slightly herbal flavours, fruityand dry. $19 (A, UK, US) French oak casks. $23 Goldridge Estate and well-rounded. $29.50Sacred Hill Te Kairanga Jack’s Marlborough Riesling 2009 Rockburn Central OtagoHalo Marlborough Union Hawke’s Bay Fresh, youthful, lively wine Pinot Gris 2009Pinot Noir 2008 Cabernet Franc 2005 with lemon/lime flavours Fresh, crisp and mouthfilling,Moderately concentrated, Still youthful in colour and woven with appetising acidity, with peachy, appley, slightlysingle-vineyard wine, estate- vibrantly fruity, this moderately a sliver of sweetness and gingery flavours and a touch ofgrown in the Waihopai Valley. complex red has strong good depth. $15.95 (UK) sweetness. Easy-drinking styleMouthfilling and supple, with blackcurrant, plum and spice Hawkes Ridge with good depth. $27 (A, UK, US)berry and spice flavours, flavours, and a firm backbone Tempranillo 2008 Rockburn Central Otagoshowing some nutty, savoury of tannin. Ready; no rush. $22 Medium-bodied Hawke’s Bay Sauvignon Blanc 2009complexity. $26 Terrace Edge Waipara red has fullish colour and solid Mouthfilling, crisp and grassySacred Hill Hawke’s Bay Valley Riesling 2009 depth of cherry, plum and herb style, partly barrel-fermented,Merlot/Cabernet 2009 Youthful, medium style, lightly flavours. Lacks a bit of ripeness with good body and plenty ofDark, purple-flushed red, scented, with citrus and and concentration, but shows flinty, green-edged, slightlymade in a boldly fruity style. passionfruit flavours, crisp some savoury complexity, with nutty flavour. $24 (UK, US)Blackcurrant, plum and spice and lively, a gentle splash of a smooth finish. $35.95 Sacred Hill Marlboroughflavours, with hints of earth sweetness and good intensity. Incognito Pinot Gris 2009 Pinot Noir 2009and dark chocolate, and a Best drinking 2011+. $19 Central Otago wine estate-grown Ruby-hued and floral, withrestrained oak influence. Good Torlesse Waipara Sticky and hand-picked at Gibbston, ripe berry/plum flavours andripeness and density, with Riesling 2008 (375ml) tank-fermented, briefly lees- gentle tannins. Vibrantly fruitysome potential. $20.90 Golden, concentrated wine, aged, and made in an off-dry and smooth, with drink-youngSileni Benchmark Block harvested in late June with style. Medium-bodied, it is fresh, charm. $21Trinity Vines Marlborough noble rot. Rich apricot and citrusy and slightly appley, with Selaks Premium SelectionSauvignon Blanc 2009 honey flavours, with a hint of plenty of flavour (from Gibbston Hawke’s Bay MerlotSingle-vineyard, Awatere Valley tea, and plentiful sweetness. Highgate Estate). $19.95 (A) Cabernet 2008wine, grown at Blind River. Drink now-2011. $25 Lawson’s Dry Hills Fruity, full-coloured blend,Medium-bodied, with tight Vynfields Peche Marlborough Pinot Noir berryish, spicy, slightly herbalmelon, lime and green capsicum De Noire 2009 Rose 2009 and smooth, matured for a yearflavours, showing fresh acidity Pale pink, organically certified Floral, with pink/pale red colour. in French and American oakand very good depth. $25 Martinborough dry white, Fresh and medium-bodied, with barriques. Good depth, with aSileni Cellar Selection made from pinot noir. Partly lively red berry and plum flavours, touch of complexity. EnjoyableHawke’s Bay Cabernet barrel-fermented, with fresh a touch of sweetness and a now. $17.99Franc Rose 2009 strawberry, peach and spice refreshingly crisp finish. $20 Stonyridge FaithfulDryish, pink/pale red wine with flavours, slightly earthy notes Lobster Reef Marlborough Merlot Cabernetstrawberryish, spicy aromas. and good depth. $26 Pinot Noir 2009 Sauvignon MalbecFresh and lively, with good From Cape Campbell, a Cabernet Franc 2009body and roundness, and  medium-bodied style, ruby- Middleweight style fromgreater character and depth hued, with smooth, ripe cherry Waiheke Island, basedthan many roses. $20 (A) Crossroads Hawke’s Bay and plum flavours and a touch principally on merlot (67%).Sileni Cellar Selection Syrah 2008 of spicy, savoury complexity. Fullish colour, with fresh, fruity,Hawke’s Bay Merlot 2009 Good drink-young style, Enjoyable early drinking. $18.99 berryish flavours, a hint of herbsAlready drinking well, this vibrantly fruity, with clearly Millton Riverpoint and some savoury notes. $33full-coloured, mouthfilling red varietal aromas and flavours Vineyard Chardonnay 2008 Torlesse Waiparaoffers very satisfying depth of of plums and black pepper, a Lightly oaked Gisborne wine, Chardonnay 2008ripe, plummy, spicy flavour, slightly earthy streak and gentle certified organic. Easy drinking, Fresh, fruity and smooth,with some savoury complexity tannins. $19.99 (UK) fruity and harmonious, with in a medium-bodied styleand gentle tannins. $20 (A, UK) Goldridge Estate good depth of ripe, peachy with vibrant, peachy, slightlySileni The Pacemaker Marlborough flavours, a vague hint of honey limey flavours and a veryHawke’s Bay Cabernet Pinot Noir 2009 and a well-rounded finish. subtle seasoning of oakFranc 2008 Grown at three sites in the $19.90 (A, UK, US) (25% barrel-fermented). $17Vibrantly fruity, smooth-flowing Wairau Valley and barrique- Petit Clos by Clos Tukipo River Estate Fatred, grown in The Triangle and aged, this ruby-hued wine Henri Marlborough Snapper Central Hawke’smatured in French and American offers decent depth of cherry, Pinot Noir 2008 Bay Chardonnay 2009oak barriques. Blackcurrant, plum, herb and spice, showing Based on young vines and lightly Full-bodied, with creamyplum and spice flavours, with some savoury complexity. oak-influenced, this medium- aromas and good depth ofgentle tannins giving an easy- Priced right. $18.95 (UK) bodied red has fresh acidity and citrusy, appley flavours, fresh,drinking appeal. $35 satisfying depth of plum, spice fruity and crisp. $19.95 and herb flavours, showing some complexity. Drink now- 2011. $23 (A, UK, US) May/June 2010 W I N E S TAT E 157

contact detailsADELAIDE HILLS Flametree Wines Woodgate Wines MERLOT & BORDEAUX VARIETALS Ph: (08) 9756 8577 Ph: (08) 9772 4288Adelaide Hills Winery Pty Ltd/Mayhem & Co E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] Aldi StoresPh: 0406 005 784 Web: www.flametreewines.com Web: www.woodgatewines.com.au Ph: (03) 8369 3119E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected]: www.mayhemdcowines.com.au Fogarty Wine Group/Millbrook Xabregas Wines Web: www.aldi.com.au /Barking Owl/Deep Wood Ph: (08) 9321 2366Australian Vintage Ltd T/A Nepenthe Wines Ph: (08) 9282 5480 E-mail: [email protected] Bleasdale VineyardsPh: (08) 8398 8818 E-mail: tastingroom@ Web: www.xabregas.com.au Ph: (08) 8537 3001E-mail: [email protected] millbrookwinery.com.au E-mail: [email protected]: www.nepenthe.com.au Web: www.millbrookwinery.com.au CENTRAL & WESTERN Web: www.bleasdale.com.au NEW SOUTH WALESFox Gordon Fuddling Cup Di Giorgio Family WinesPh: (08) 8388 7155 Ph: (08) 9364 6165 Angullong Wines Ph: (08) 8736 3222E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] Ph: (02) 6366 4300 E-mail: [email protected]: www.foxgordon.com.au Web: www.fuddlingcup.com E-mail: [email protected] Web: www.digiorgio.com.au Web: www.angullong.com.auNorton Summit Vineyard Howard Park & MadFish Wines Jester Hill WinesPh: (08) 8390 1986 Ph: (08) 9336 9600 Belgravia Vineyards Ph: (07) 4683 4380E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] /RG & H Investments Pty Ltd E-mail: [email protected]: www.nsv.net.au Web: www.howardparkwines.com.au Ph: (02) 6360 0495 Web: www.jesterhillwines.com.au E-mail: [email protected] Premium Wines Laurance of Margaret River Web: www.belgravia.com.au Saddler’s CreekPh: (08) 8380 5058 Ph: (08) 9321 8015 Ph: (02) 4991 1770E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] Brangayne Of Orange E-mail: [email protected]: www.paracombewines.com Web: www.laurancewines.com Ph: (02) 6365 3229 Web: www.saddlerscreekwines.com.au E-mail: [email protected] Merops Wines/J & Y Ross Web: www.brangayne.com Sileni EstatePh: (08) 8337 6308 Ph: (08) 9757 9195 Ph: +64 6 879 8768E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] Bunnamagoo Estate E-mail: [email protected]: www.proterowines.com.au Web: www.meropswines.com.au Ph: (02) 6373 3046 Web: www.sileni.co.nz E-mail: cellardoor@Starvedog Lane Paul Conti bunnamagoowines.com.au Yilgarnia WinesPh: (08) 8392 2220 Ph: (08) 9409 9160 Web: www.bunnamagoowines.com.au Ph: (08) 9845 3031E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected]: www.starvedoglane.com.au Web: www.paulcontiwines.com.au Coolangatta Estate Web: www.yilgarnia.com.au Ph: (02) 4448 7131Wine National Peccavi E-mail: [email protected] NEW RELEASESPh: (02) 6547 5168 Ph: 0404 873 093 Web: www.coolangattaestate.com.auE-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] Alepat TaylorWeb: www.wineforlife.com.au Web: www.peccavi-wines.com Cumulus Wines Ph: (03) 9487 2599 Ph: (02) 8977 2820 E-mail: [email protected] Wirra Vineyards Pemberley Domaines & Vineyards E-mail: [email protected] Web: www.alepat.com.auPh: (08) 8323 8414 Ph: 0400880935 Web: www.cumuluswines.com.auE-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] Brangayne Of OrangeWeb: www.wirra.com.au Frog Rock Ph: (02) 6365 3229 Plantagenet Wines Ph: (02) 6372 2408 E-mail: [email protected] OF THE WEST Ph: (08) 9851 3111 E-mail: [email protected] Web: www.brangayne.com E-mail: [email protected] Web: www.frogrockwines.comBarwick Wines Pty Ltd Web: www.plantagenetwines.com Brick Kiln/Nine Gums Vineyard|Ph: (08) 9755 7100 Louee Wines Ph: (08) 8357 2561E-mail: [email protected] Poacher’s Ridge Ph: (02) 6379 0928 E-mail: [email protected]: www.barwickwines.com Ph: (08) 9857 6066 E-mail: [email protected] Web: www.bricklin.com.au E-mail: [email protected] Web: www.louee.com.auCapel Vale Web: www.prv.com.au Brookman WinesPh: (08) 6364 4847 Millamolong Estate Ph: (08) 8383 0161E-mail: [email protected] Samuel Smith & Son Pty Ltd Ph: (02) 63619898 E-mail: [email protected]: www.capelvale.com Ph: (02) 8344 8280 E-mail: [email protected] Web: www.brookmanwines.com.au E-mail: [email protected] Web: www.millamolong.comCastle Lion Pty Ltd Web: www.samsmith.com Brown Brothers MilawaPh: (08) 9525 4097 Moppity Vineyards Ph: (03) 5720 5467E-mail: [email protected] Sandalford Wines Pty Ltd Ph: (02) 6382 6222 E-mail: [email protected]: www.castlelion.com.au Ph: (08) 9374 9315 E-mail: [email protected] Web: www.brownbrothers.com.au E-mail: [email protected] Web: www.moppity.com.auChurchview Estate Web: www.sandalford.com Conte Estate WinesPh: (08) 9755 7200 Robert Oatley Vineyards Pty Ltd Ph: (08) 8383 0183E-mail: [email protected] Somerset Hill Wines Ph: (02) 9433 3223 E-mail: [email protected]: www.churchview.com.au Ph: (08) 9840 9388 E-mail: [email protected] Web: www.conteestatewines.com E-mail: [email protected] Web: www.robertoatley.com.auClockwork Wines/Westcape Assets Web: www.somersethillwines.com.au De Bortoli WineryPh: 0401 033 840 Robert Stein Ph: (02) 6966 0100E-mail: [email protected] Thompson Estate Ph: (02) 6373 3991 E-mail: [email protected]: www.clockworkwines.com.au Ph: 0428 940 324 E-mail: [email protected] Web: www.debortoli.com.au E-mail: [email protected] Web: www.robertstein.com.auCredaro Family Estate/Beach Head Web: www.thompsonestate.com Fox Creek WinesPh: (08) 9755 1111 Ross Hill Wines Ph: (08) 8556 2403E-mail: [email protected] Trevelen Farm Wines Ph: (02) 6360 0175 E-mail: [email protected]: www.beachheadwines.com.au Ph: (08) 9826 1052 E-mail: [email protected] Web: www.foxcreekwines.com E-mail: [email protected] Web: www.rosshillwines.com.auD. J. Brocksopp/Lillian Web: www.trevelenfarmwines.com.au Grant BurgePh: (08) 9776 0193 Tertini Wines Ph: (08) 8563 7452 Willow Bridge Estate Ph: (02) 4878 5213 E-mail: [email protected] First Wines/Wine Alert Ph: (08) 9728 0055 E-mail: [email protected] Web: www.grantburgewines.com.auPh: (08) 9314 7133 E-mail: [email protected] Web: www.tertiniwines.com.auE-mail: [email protected] Web: www.willowbridge.com.au Handpicked WinesWeb: www.feetfirstwines.com.au Vinifera Wines Ph: (02) 9475 7888 Willy Bay Wines Ph: (02) 6372 2461 E-mail: [email protected] Estate Ph: (08) 9271 9890 E-mail: [email protected] Web: www.twoeights.com.auPh: (08) 9755 6285 E-mail: [email protected] Web: www.viniferawines.com.auE-mail: [email protected] Web: www.willybay.com.au Hugo WinesWeb: www.fermoy.com.au Ph: (08) 8383 0098 Windance Estate E-mail: [email protected] Ph: (08) 9755 2293 Web: www.hugowines.com.au E-mail: [email protected] Web: www.windance.com.au158 W I N E S TAT E May/June 2010

contact detailsOne Planet Wines/Brand New Vintage Seppeltsfield Fox Creek Wines Martinborough VineyardPh: (08) 8388 7155 Ph: (08) 8568 6200 Ph: (08) 8556 2403 Ph: +64 6 306 9955E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: winery@martinborough-Web: www.oneplanetwine.com.au Web: www.seppeltsfield.com.au Web: www.foxcreekwines.com vineyard.co.nz Web: www.martinborough-vineyard.co.nzPepper Tree Wines Seresin Estate Ltd/ Nelson Wine Company Fox GordonPh: (02) 4998 7539 Ph: +64 3 572 9408 Ph: (08) 8388 7155 Matahiwi Estate / AlexiaE-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] Ph: +64 6 370 1000Web: www.peppertreewines.com.au Web: www.seresin.co.nz Web: www.foxgordon.com.au E-mail: [email protected] Hill Wines Skillogalee Fuddling Cup Seifried EstatePh: (08) 8568 2220 Ph: (08) 8843 4311 Ph: (08) 9364 6165 Ph: +64 3 544 5599E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected]: www.povertyhillwines.com.au Web: www.skillogalee.com.au Web: www.fuddlingcup.com Web: www.seifried.co.nzRobert Oatley Vineyards Pty Ltd TASMANIA Grant Burge Wild Rock Wine CompanyPh: (02) 9433 3223 Ph: (08) 8563 7452 Ph: +64 6 833 7785E-mail: [email protected] Bream Creek Vineyard E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected]: www.robertoatley.com.au Ph: (03) 6231 4646 Web: www.grantburgewines.com.au Web: www.wildrockwines.co.nz E-mail: [email protected] Smith & Son Pty Ltd Web: www.breamcreekvineyard.com.au Oakover Wines MICHAEL COOPER’SPh: (02) 8344 8280 Ph: (08) 9274 8000 RECENT RELEASESE-mail: [email protected] Craigow Vineyard E-mail: [email protected]: www.samsmith.com Ph: (03) 6248 5379 Web: www.oakoverwines.com.au Aurum Wines Ltd E-mail: [email protected] Ph: +64 3 445 3620Scarpantoni Estate Wines Web: www.craigow.com.au Robert Oatley Vineyards Pty Ltd E-mail: [email protected]: (08) 8383 0186 Ph: (02) 9433 3223 Web: www.aurumwines.comE-mail: scarpantoni.wines Derwent Estate Wines E-mail: [email protected]@bigpond.com.au Ph: (03) 6263 5802 Web: www.robertoatley.com.au Babich WinesWeb: www.scarpantoni-wines.com.au E-mail: [email protected] Ph: +64 9 833 7859 Web: www.derwentestate.com.au Rocland Estate Pty Ltd E-mail: [email protected] Ph: (08) 8562 2142 Web: www.babichwines.co.nzPh: (08) 8843 4311 Orani Vineyard E-mail: [email protected]: [email protected] Ph: (03) 6265 1849 Web: www.roclandwinery.com Craggy Range Vineyards LtdWeb: www.skillogalee.com.au E-mail: [email protected] Ph: +64 6 873 7126 Samuel Smith & Son Pty Ltd E-mail: [email protected] Wines Samuel Smith & Son Pty Ltd Ph: (02) 8344 8280 Web: www.craggyrange.comPh: 0419 158 462 Ph: (02) 8344 8280 E-mail: [email protected]: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] Web: www.samsmith.com Domain Road VineyardWeb: www.somerled.com.au Web: www.samsmith.com Ph: +64 3 477 7737 Sandalford Wines Pty Ltd E-mail: [email protected] Wines Co Pty Ltd Sugarloaf Ridge Ph: (08) 9374 9315 Web: www.domainroad.co.nz/White Box/Buddha’s Wines Ph: 0448 842 696 E-mail: [email protected]: (03) 5432 9477 E-mail: [email protected] Web: www.sandalford.com Greystone WinesE-mail: [email protected] Web: www.sugarloafridge.com.au Ph: +64 272 525 331Web: www.stuartwinesco.com.au Scarpantoni Estate Wines E-mail: dom.maxwell@ Taltarni Vineyards/Clover Hill Ph: (08) 8383 0186 greystonewines.co.nzTaylors Wines Pty Ltd Ph: (03) 5459 7900 E-mail: [email protected] Web: www.greystonewines.co.nzPh: (08) 8849 1151 E-mail: [email protected] Web: www.scarpantoni-wines.com.auE-mail: [email protected] Web: www.taltarni.com.au Lawson’s Dry HillsWeb: www.taylorswines.com.au The Wine Society Ph: +64 3 578 7674 Velo Wines Ph: (02) 9431 4006 E-mail: [email protected] Wine Society Ph: (03) 6330 3677 E-mail: [email protected] Web: www.lawsonsdryhills.co.nzPh: (02) 9431 4006 E-mail: [email protected] Web: www.winesociety.com.auE-mail: [email protected] Web: www.velowines.com.au Man O’ War VineyardsWeb: www.winesociety.com.au Thomas Hardy Wines Pty Ltd Ph: +64 2 161 9051 Waterton Vineyards Ph: (08) 8377 5104 E-mail: [email protected] Hardy Wines Pty Ltd Ph: (03) 6394 7214 E-mail: [email protected] Web: www.manowarvineyards.co.nzPh: (08) 8377 5104 E-mail: [email protected] Web: www.thomashardywines.com.auE-mail: [email protected] Web: www.watertonhall.com.au Morton Estate/The Wine PortfolioWeb: www.thomashardywines.com.au Trentham Estate Ph: +64 7 552 0795 TOP 40 Ph: (03) 5024 8888 E-mail: [email protected] Estate E-mail: [email protected] Web: www.mortonestatewines.co.nzPh: (03) 5024 8888 Aldi Stores Web: www.trenthamestate.com.auE-mail: [email protected] Ph: (03) 8369 3119 Torlesse WinesWeb: www.trenthamestate.com.au E-mail: [email protected] Willow Bridge Estate Ph: +64 3 377 1595 Web: www.aldi.com.au Ph: (08) 9728 0055 E-mail: [email protected]’s Mount Benson Vineyards E-mail: [email protected] Web: www.torlesse.co.nzPh: (08) 8768 6251 Web: www.willowbridge.com.auE-mail: admin@ Vavasour Wines Ltd/Clifford Baywehlsmtbensonvineyards.com.au Balgownie Vineyard/Moaks Media WINTER BEERS Ph: +64 9 373 3090Web: www.wehlsmtbensonvineyards. Ph: (03) 5449 6222 E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] Coopers Brewery Web: www.vavasour.com Web: www.balgownieestate.com Ph: (08) 8440 1800Zonte’s Footstep E-mail: [email protected] VynfieldsPh: 0437 747 479 Barton Jones Wines/Blackboy Ridge Estate Web: www.coopers.com.au Ph: +64 6 306 9901E-mail: [email protected] Ph: (08) 9731 2233 E-mail: [email protected]: www.zontesfootstep.com.au E-mail: [email protected] Empire Liquor Web: www.vynfields.com Web: www.bartonjoneswines.com.au Ph: (08) 8371 0088SWEET WHITE & FORTIFIED E-mail: [email protected] Wither Hills Vineyard Ltd Bleasdale Vineyards Web: www.empireliquor.com.au Ph: +64 3 520 8270Brown Brothers Milawa Ph: (08) 8537 3001 E-mail: [email protected]: (03) 5720 5467 E-mail: [email protected] NELSON & WAIRARAPA, NZ Web: www.witherhills.co.nzE-mail: [email protected] Web: www.bleasdale.com.auWeb: www.brownbrothers.com.au Craggy Range Vineyards Ltd Yealands Estate Wines Ltd Fogarty Wine Group/Millbrook Ph: +64 6 873 7126 Ph: +64 3 575 7618Pertaringa Wines /Barking Owl/Deep Wood E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected]: (08) 8323 8125 Ph: (08) 9282 5480 Web: www.craggyrange.com Web: www.yealands.co.nzE-mail: [email protected] E-mail: tastingroom@Web: www.pertaringa.com.au millbrookwinery.com.au Croft Wines Web: www.millbrookwinery.com.au Ph: +64 6 306 8424 E-mail: [email protected] Web: www.croft.co.nz May/June 2010 W I N E S TAT E 159

what we tastedA complete list of all the wines tasted by our expert panels for the May/June 2010 issue of Winestate.ADELAIDE HILLS Bird in Hand Adelaide Hills K1 by Geoff Hardy Nepenthe Adelaide Hills Richmond Grove Limited Barking Owl Perth Hills Sauvignon Blanc 2009 Silver Label Adelaide Hills Sauvignon Blanc 2009 Release Adelaide Hills Cabernet Merlot 20075 Blind Mice La Petite Shiraz 2007 Vineyard Pinot Noir 2007Souris Adelaide Hills Pinot Bird in Hand Adelaide Hills Nepenthe Adelaide Hills Barking Owl GeographeNoir 2008 Shiraz 2008 K1 by Geoff Hardy Adelaide Pinot Gris 2009 Side Gate Adelaide Hills Chardonnay 2008 Hills Chardonnay 2008 Pinot Noir 2008Alta Adelaide Hills Pinot Bird in Hand Two in Nepenthe Ithaca Adelaide Barton Jones The TopNoir 2007 the Bush Adelaide Hills Lobethal Road Adelaide Hills Chardonnay 2008 Starvedog Lane Adelaide Drawer Geographe Chardonnay 2009 Hills Shiraz 2007 Hills Sauvignon Blanc 2008 Cabernet Sauvignon 2007Alta for Elsie Adelaide Nepenthe Tryst AdelaideHills Pinot Noir Rose 2009 Bird in Hand Adelaide Hills Lobethal Road Adelaide Hills Sauvignon Blanc Starvedog Lane Adelaide Barton Jones The Big Wig Pinot Rose 2009 Hills Sauvignon Blanc 2009 Semillon 2009 Hills Chardonnay 2008 Geographe Shiraz 2007Alta Adelaide Hills PinotGrigio 2009 Bird in Hand Nest Egg Lobethal Road Bacchant Norton Summit Vineyards Starvedog Lane Barton Jones Adelaide Hills Cabernet Adelaide Hills Shiraz 2007 Adelaide Hills Chardonnay Adelaide Hills Pinot Noir The Box Seat GeographeAlta by Sarah Fletcher Sauvignon 2007 Pinot Noir 2007 Chardonnay 2003 Semillon 2009Adelaide Hills Sauvignon Lobethal Road AdelaideBlanc 2009 Cockfighter’s Ghost Hills Pinot Gris 2009 Norton Summit Starvedog Lane Adelaide Barwick Estates White Premium Reserve Adelaide Vineyards Estate Adelaide Hills Shiraz Viognier 2007 Label Western AustraliaAmadio Vino Di Famiglia Hills Chardonnay 2008 Long Flat Destinations Hills Pinot Noir 2007 Cabernet Sauvignon 2008Adelaide Hills Bianco Adelaide Hills Sauvignon Tempus Two PewterClassica 2009 Cockfighter’s Ghost Blanc 2008 Norton Summit Range Adelaide Hills Barwick Estates Black Adelaide Hills Sauvignon Vineyards Adelaide Hills Pinot Gris 2009 Label PembertonAmadio Vino Di Famiglia Blanc 2009 Magpie Springs Adelaide Chardonnay 2007 Sauvignon Blanc 2009Adelaide Hills Rosso Hills Shiraz 2007 Wicks Estate AdelaideSuperiore 2007 d’Arenberg The Noble O’Brien Adelaide Hills Hills Shiraz 2008 Barwick Estates Black Prankster Adelaide Hills Magpie Springs Adelaide Rose 2008 Label Margaret RiverAmadio Adelaide Hills Chardonnay Semillon Hills Riesling 2007 Wicks Estate Cabernet Merlot 2007Sangiovese 2008 (375ml) 2008 O’Brien Adelaide Hills Adelaide Hills Cabernet Magpie Springs Chardonnay 2008 Sauvignon 2007 Barwick Estates CrushAmadio Adelaide Hills d’Arenberg The Feral Lenore Adelaide Hills Western Australia ClassicMerlot Rose 2009 Fox Adelaide Hills Pinot Chardonnay 2006 O’Brien Adelaide Hills Wicks Estate Adelaide Hills White 2009 Noir 2008 Merlot 2008 Sauvignon Blanc 2009Amadio Adelaide Hills Magpie Springs Adelaide Barwick Estates ThePinot Grigio 2009 d’Arenberg The Lucky Hills Pinot Noir 2006 O’Brien Adelaide Hills Wicks Estate Adelaide Collectables Pemberton Lizard Adelaide Hills Sauvignon Blanc 2008 Hills Chardonnay 2009 Pinot Noir 2008Amadio Adelaide Hills Chardonnay 2007 Magpie Springs AdelaideSauvignon Blanc 2008 Hills Merlot 2006 One Planet Adelaide Hills Wirra Wirra Hiding Barwick Estates Deviation Road Reserve Sauvignon Blanc 2009 Champion Adelaide Hills The CollectablesAngove Vineyard Select Adelaide Hills Shiraz 2008 Mayhem & Co Adelaide Sauvignon Blanc 2009 Blackwood ValleyAdelaide Hills Sauvignon Hills Little Bubbles 2009 Paracombe Adelaide Hills Cabernet Sauvignon 2007Blanc 2009 Deviation Road Pinot Noir 2008 Wirra Wirra Reserve Adelaide Hills Mayhem & Co The 12th Man Adelaide Barwick Estates WhiteAnvers Adelaide Hills Chardonnay 2008 Wicked Adelaide Hills Paracombe Adelaide Hills Hills Chardonnay 2008 Label Margaret RiverFortified Shiraz Chardonnay 2009 Cabernet Sauvignon 2008 Chardonnay 2008(375ml) 2007 Deviation Road Methode Wolf Blass Gold Label Champenoise Adelaide Mayhem & Co Paracombe Adelaide Hills Adelaide Hills Shiraz Barwick EstatesAnvers Adelaide Hills Hills Brut 2008 Newcomer Adelaide Hills Shiraz 2006 Viognier 2008 White Label MargaretSauvignon Blanc 2009 Pinot Noir 2009 River Sauvignon Blanc Fernhill Estate Adelaide Paracombe Adelaide Hills Wolf Blass Semillon 2009Anvers Adelaide Hills Hills Merlot 2005 Mayhem & Co Very Cabernet Franc 2007 Gold Label Adelaide HillsChardonnay 2008 Adelaide Hills Viognier 2009 Chardonnay 2008 Barwick Estates Fernhill Estate Adelaide Paracombe Holland Creek Crush Western AustraliaAnvers Razorback Road Hills Viognier 2008 Mayhem & Co Home Adelaide Hills Riesling 2009 Wolf Blass Rose 2009Adelaide Hills Shiraz Grown Adelaide Hills White Label Adelaide HillsCabernet Sauvignon 2006 Fernhill Estate Sauvignon Blanc 2009 Paracombe Adelaide Hills Chardonnay 2007 Barwick Estates White Adelaide Hills Cabernet Shiraz Viognier 2007 Label Western AustraliaArranmore PS Adelaide Sauvignon 2008 Mayhem & Co Wolf Blass Gold Label Pinot Noir 2009Hills Sparkling Red 2006 Old School Adelaide Hills Paracombe Adelaide Hills Adelaide Hills Pinot Noir Fox Gordon Abby Adelaide Riesling 2009 The Reuben 2006 Chardonnay 2007 Barwick Estates OVArranmore The Tiers Hills Viognier 2009 Pemberton ViognierAdelaide Hills McGuigan Paracombe Adelaide Hills BEST OF THE WEST (375ml) 2009Pinot Rose 2008 Fox Gordon Princess The Shortlist Adelaide Pinot Gris 2009 Adelaide Hills Fiano 2009 Hills Chardonnay 2009 Abbey Creek Porongurup Barwick Estates BlackArranmore Saint Paul Paracombe Adelaide Hills Sauvignon Blanc 2009 Label Western AustraliaAdelaide Hills Unwooded Fox Gordon Sassy McGuigan Sauvignon Blanc 2009 Chardonnay 2008Chardonnay 2008 Adelaide Hills Sauvignon The Shortlist Adelaide Abbey Creek Porongurup Blanc 2009 Hills Chardonnay 2008 Paracombe Adelaide Hills Riesling 2009 Batista Estate WarrenArranmore Adelaide Hills Chardonnay 2008 Valley Shiraz 2007Black Pinot 2005 Hahndorf Hill Winery Mojo by RockBare Abbey Creek Porongurup Adelaide Hills Rose 2009 Adelaide Hills Sauvignon Penfolds Thomas Pinot Noir 2008 Batista Estate WarrenBeelgara Black Blanc 2009 Hyland Adelaide Hills Valley Pinot Noir 2008Label Adelaide Hills Hahndorf Hill Winery Chardonnay 2009 Abbey Creek PorongurupPinot Grigio 2009 Adelaide Hills Sauvignon Mt Lofty Ranges Cabernet Sauvignon Beach Head Margaret Blanc 2009 Vineyard Old Pump Shed Penfolds Thomas Hyland Merlot 2005 River Rose 2009Beelgara Black Label Lenswood Pinot Noir 2008 Adelaide Hills Riesling 2008Adelaide Hills Sauvignon Hahndorf Hill Winery Abbey View Reserve Beach Head Margaret RiverBlanc 2009 Adelaide Hills Shiraz 2006 Mt Lofty Ranges Vineyard Penfolds Reserve Margaret River Sauvignon Cabernet Merlot 2007 Five Vines Lenswood Bin 08A Adelaide Hills Blanc Semillon 2009Bird in Hand Adelaide Hills Hahndorf Hill Riesling 2008 Chardonnay 2008 Beach Head MargaretMerlot 2007 Winery Adelaide Hills Alkoomi Jarrah Frankland River Sauvignon Blanc Pinot Grigio 2009 Mt Lofty Ranges Protero Gumeracha River Shiraz 2005 Semillon 2009Bird in Hand Nest Egg Vineyard Lenswood Adelaide HillsAdelaide Hills Shiraz 2007 Hahndorf Hill Chardonnay 2008 Chardonnay 2006 Alkoomi Frankland River Beach Head Margaret Winery Adelaide Hills Sauvignon Blanc 2009 River Shiraz 2007Bird in Hand Chardonnay 2008 Mt Lofty Ranges Protero GumerachaNest Egg Adelaide Hills Vineyard Old Pump Shed Adelaide Hills Merlot 2006 Alkoomi Frankland Beach Head MargaretChardonnay 2008 Hahndorf Hill Winery Lenswood Pinot Noir 2007 River Semillon Sauvignon River Unwooded Adelaide Hills Shiraz 2007 Protero Adelaide Hills Blanc 2009 Chardonnay 2009Bird in Hand Joy Nepenthe The Rogue Nebbiolo 2005Adelaide Hills Sparkling Johnston Oakbank Adelaide Adelaide Hills Cabernet Amberley Secret Lane Beckett’s Flat SinglePinot Noir 2007 Hills Pinot Noir 2007 Shiraz Merlot 2006 Protero Gumeracha Margaret River Cabernet Vineyard Estate Margaret Adelaide Hills Viognier 2007 Merlot 2008 River Shiraz 2007Bird in Hand Adelaide Hills Johnston Oakbank Nepenthe The GoodChardonnay 2008 Adelaide Hills Cabernet Doctor Adelaide Hills Pinot Protero Gumeracha Angelicus Wines Beckett’s Flat Margaret Sauvignon 2005 Noir 2008 Adelaide Hills Pemberton River Cabernet Merlot 2008Bird in Hand Adelaide Hills Red Blend 2005 Pinot Noir 2008Tempranillo 2007 Johnston Oakbank Nepenthe Adelaide Hills Beckett’s Flat Single Adelaide Hills Sauvignon Savagnin 2009 Quarisa Johnny Q Barking Owl Western Vineyard Estate MargaretBird in Hand Two in the Blanc 2009 Adelaide Hills Semillon Australia Sauvignon Blanc River Merlot 2007Bush Adelaide Hills Semillon Nepenthe Gate Block Sauvignon Blanc 2009 Semillon 2009Sauvignon Blanc 2009 Johnston Oakbank Adelaide Hills Shiraz 2007 Beckett’s Flat Single Adelaide Hills Sparkling Richmond Grove Limited Barking Owl Perth Hills Vineyard Estate MargaretBird in Hand Adelaide Hills Shiraz Merlot NV Nepenthe Adelaide Hills Release Adelaide Hills Shiraz Viognier 2008 River Verdelho 2009Cabernet Sauvignon 2008 Tempranillo 2008 Vineyard Chardonnay 2008160 W I N E S TAT E May/June 2010

what we tastedBeckett’s Flat Capel Vale Cellar Exclusive Churchview Estate Feet First Frankland River Fraser Gallop Estate Harewood Estate GreatReserve Margaret River Western Australia Late Margaret River Cabernet Shiraz 2008 Margaret River Cabernet Southern SemillonJustinian 2008 Harvest (375ml) 2009 Merlot 2007 Sauvignon 2008 Sauvignon Blanc 2009 Feet First WesternBeckett’s Flat Single Capel Vale Debut Western Churchview Estate Australia Semillon Fraser Gallop Estate Harewood Estate GreatVineyard Estate Margaret Australia Chenin Blanc 2009 Margaret River Sauvignon Sauvignon Blanc 2009 Margaret River Southern Chardonnay 2008River Sauvignon Blanc 2009 Blanc Semillon 2009 Chardonnay 2009 Capel Vale Cellar Fermoy Estate Margaret Harewood Estate GreatBlackboy Ridge Exclusive Geographe Petit Churchview Estate River Chardonnay 2008 Fraser Gallop Estate Southern CabernetGeographe Cabernet Verdot 2008 Margaret River Shiraz 2007 Margaret River Cabernet Sauvignon 2007Shiraz 2008 Fermoy Estate Geographe Merlot 2008 Capel Vale Debut Western Churchview Estate Chardonnay 2009 Harewood Estate GreatBlackboy Ridge Geographe Australia Late Harvest 2009 Margaret River Unwooded Fraser Gallop Estate Southern Riesling 2009Classic White 2009 Chardonnay 2009 Fermoy Estate Yallingup Margaret River Semillon Capel Vale Cellar Vineyards Margaret River Sauvignon Blanc 2009 Harewood EstateBlackboy Ridge Exclusive Geographe Churchview Estate Cabernet Merlot 2007 Great Southern ShirazGeographe Semillon Sangiovese 2007 Silverleaf Margaret River Frog Belly Cabernet 2007Sauvignon Blanc 2009 Merlot 2007 Fermoy Estate Margaret River Sauvignon Capel Vale Sassy Western Margaret River Cabernet Blanc Semillon 2009 Harewood Estate GreatBrown Hill Fimiston Australia Sparkling Churchview Estate Sauvignon 2007 Southern Shiraz 2007Reserve Margaret River Chardonnay Pinot Noir 2006 The Bartondale Fuddling Cup MargaretShiraz 2008 Reserve Margaret River Fermoy Estate Margaret River Semillon Sauvignon Harewood Estate Great Carpe Diem Vineyards Marsanne 2008 River Semillon 2008 Blanc 2009 Southern Sauvignon BlancBrown Hill Bill Bailey Platinum Selection Western Semillon 2009Margaret River Shiraz Australia Malbec 2009 Churchview Estate Fermoy Estate Fuddling Cup GeographeCabernet 2008 Silverleaf Margaret River Yallingup Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon 2007 Hay Shed Hill Margaret Carpe Diem Vineyards Rose 2009 Margaret River Semillon River Sauvignon BlancBrown Hill Lakeview Margaret River Sauvignon Sauvignon Blanc 2009 Galafrey Dryland Reserve Semillon 2009Margaret River Sauvignon Blanc 2009 Clockwork Margaret River Mt Barker Riesling 2009Blanc Semillon 2009 Cabernet Merlot 2008 Fermoy Estate Margaret Hay Shed Hill Castle Lion Perth Hills River Merlot 2007 Galafrey Reserve Dry Margaret River ShirazBrown Hill Hannans Shiraz 2007 Clockwork Geographe Grown Mt Barker Tempranillo 2008Margaret River Cabernet Shiraz 2008 Fermoy Estate Margaret Chardonnay 2008Sauvignon 2008 Castle Lion Western River Merlot 2006 Hay Shed Hill Block 1 Australia Sauvignon Blanc Clockwork Wines Galafrey SSB Margaret River SemillonCape Grace Margaret River Semillon 2009 Margaret River Sauvignon Fishbone Margaret River Mt Barker Semillon Sauvignon Blanc 2009Cabernet Sauvignon 2007 Blanc 2009 Sauvignon Blanc Sauvignon Blanc 2009 Castle Lion Semillon 2009 Hay Shed Hill MargaretCape Grace Margaret Western Australia Clockwork Wines Galafrey Reserve River Chardonnay 2009River Shiraz 2007 Sparkling Rose 2007 Margaret River Fishbone Western - Dry Grown Mt Barker Chardonnay 2009 Australia Rose 2009 Shiraz 2006 Hay Shed HillCape Grace Margaret Castle Lion Reserve Margaret RiverRiver Chardonnay 2007 Frankland River Cabernet Clown Fish Geographe Fishbone Western Galafrey Dry Grown Cabernet Merlot 2008 Sauvignon 2007 Merlot Cabernet 2008 Australia Cabernet Mt Barker CabernetCapel Vale Debut Western Sauvignon Shiraz 2008 Sauvignon 2005 Hay Shed HillAustralia Verdelho 2009 Castle Lion Clown Fish Geographe Margaret River Cabernet Western Australia Chardonnay 2009 Fishbone Western Galafrey Dry Grown Mt Sauvignon 2008Capel Vale Debut Western Cabernet Merlot 2007 Australia Merlot 2008 Barker Merlot 2006Australia Sauvignon Blanc Clown Fish Geographe Hay Shed Hill Block 2Semillon 2009 Celestial Bay Zenith Shiraz 2008 Fishbone Western Galafrey Savvy Mt Barker Margaret River Cabernet Margaret River Cabernet Australia Unwooded Sauvignon Blanc 2009 Sauvignon 2008Capel Vale Regional Series Shiraz Petit Verdot 2007 Clown Fish Chardonnay 2009Mt Barker Shiraz 2008 Geographe Sauvignon Galafrey Reserve Mt Hay Shed Hill Block Celestial Bay Margaret Blanc Semillon 2009 Fishbone Nannup Barker Semillon 2009 6 Margaret RiverCapel Vale Debut River Cabernet Merlot 2006 Shiraz 2008 Chardonnay 2009Western Australia Cullen Diana Madeline Galafrey Mt BarkerCabernet Merlot 2008 Celestial Bay Margaret River Cabernet Fishbone Margaret River Unoaked Chardonnay 2009 Hillbille Reserve Western Margaret River Cabernet Merlot 2007 Cabernet Merlot 2008 Australia Merlot 2004Capel Vale Debut Western Sauvignon 2007 Gallows Wine MargaretAustralia Unwooded Deep Woods Estate Flametree Margaret River River Merlot 2008 Hillbille WesternChardonnay 2009 Celestial bay Margaret Margaret River Cabernet Shiraz 2008 Australia Sauvignon Blanc River Semillon Sauvignon Merlot 2007 Gallows Wine Car Park Semillon 2009Capel Vale Regional Blanc 2009 Flametree Margaret Margaret River SauvignonSeries Pemberton Deep Woods Estate River Sauvignon Blanc Blanc Semillon 2009 Hillbille James BrittainChardonnay 2009 Chalice Bridge Margaret Margaret River Sauvignon Semillon 2009 Blackwood Valley Shiraz River Merlot 2007 Blanc 2009 Gherardi Margaret River Viognier 2005Capel Vale Cellar Exclusive Flametree Margaret River Merlot 2008Geographe Viognier 2009 Chalice Bridge Margaret Deep Woods Reserve Cabernet Merlot 2008 Hillbille Reserve River Cabernet Sauvignon Margaret River Gherardi Margaret River Blackwood Shiraz 2005Capel Vale Single Vineyard Merlot 2007 Chardonnay 2008 Flametree Margaret River Viognier 2008Series Whispering Hill Mt Chardonnay 2008 Houghton Margaret RiverBarker Riesling 2009 Chalice Bridge Deep Woods Ivory Goose Chase Margaret Cabernet Sauvignon 2008 Margaret River Cabernet Margaret River Semillon Fonty’s Pool Single River Cabernet Merlot 2009Capel Vale Debut Western Sauvignon 2007 Sauvignon Blanc 2009 Vineyard Pemberton Pinot Howard Park AbercrombieAustralia Merlot 2008 Noir 2009 Goose Chase Western Western Australia Chalice Bridge Margaret Deep Woods Ebony Australia Shiraz 2009 Cabernet Sauvignon 2007Capel Vale Debut Western River Wild Rose 2008 Margaret River Cabernet Fonty’s Pool Lucia LimitedAustralia Shiraz Rose 2008 Shiraz 2008 Release Pemberton Goose Chase Margaret Howard Park Margaret River Chalice Bridge Margaret Sauvignon Blanc Semillon River Sauvignon Blanc 2009 Sauvignon Blanc 2009Capel Vale The Scholar River Shiraz 2007 Deep Woods Block 7 2008Margaret River Cabernet Margaret River Shiraz 2008 Goose Chase Western Howard Park GreatSauvignon 2007 Chalice Bridge Margaret Fonty’s Pool Pemberton Australia Chardonnay 2009 Southern Riesling 2009 River Shiraz Cabernet 2007 Deep Woods Harmony Sparkling Brut 2008Capel Vale Cellar Exclusive Margaret River Rose 2009 Goose Chase Margaret Howard Park ScotsdaleMargaret River Sauvignon Chalice Bridge Margaret Forester Estate Margaret River Sauvignon Blanc 2009 Great Southern Shiraz 2007Blanc 2008 River Sauvignon Blanc 2009 Deep Woods Reserve River Sauvignon Blanc 2009 Margaret River Cabernet Greedy Sheep Barrel Howard Park LestonCapel Vale Debut Western Churchview Estate Sauvignon 2007 Forester Estate Margaret Select Margaret River Western AustraliaAustralia Pinot Noir 2008 Margaret River Cabernet River Chardonnay 2008 Cabernet Sauvignon 2008 Cabernet Sauvignon 2007 Sauvignon 2007 Devil’s Lair Margaret RiverCapel Vale Regional Series Chardonnay 2004 Forester Estate Home Greedy Sheep Margaret Howard Park LestonPemberton Semillon Churchview Estate Block Margaret River River Rose 2009 Margaret River Shiraz 2007Sauvignon Blanc 2009 Silverleaf Margaret Devil’s Lair Fifth Shiraz 2007 River Semillon Sauvignon Leg Western Australia Greedy Sheep Margaret Howard Park WesternCapel Vale Regional Series Blanc 2009 Rose 2009 Forester Estate Margaret River Cabernet Merlot 2007 Australia Chardonnay 2008Pemberton Sauvignon River Semillon SauvignonBlanc 2009 Churchview Estate The Devil’s Lair Fifth Leg Blanc 2009 Greedy Sheep Margaret Ironwood Estate Bartondale Reserve Western Australia River Shiraz 2008 Porongurup Merlot 2008Capel Vale Regional Series Margaret River Cabernet Chardonnay 2009 Forester Estate MargaretMargaret River Cabernet Sauvignon 2007 River Shiraz 2007 Greedy Sheep Top Block Ironwood EstateSauvignon 2008 Evoi Reserve Margaret Margaret River Sauvignon Reserve Porongurup Churchview Estate River Chardonnay 2008 Forester Estate Yelverton Blanc Semillon 2009 Chardonnay 2009Capel Vale Regional Series Silverleaf Margaret River Reserve Western AustraliaMargaret River Cabernet Chenin Blanc 2009 Feet First Margaret River Cabernet Sauvignon 2005 Harewood Estate White Ironwood EstateMerlot 2007 Cabernet Merlot 2009 Rabbit Great Southern Porongurup Cabernet Churchview Estate The Forester Estate Classic White 2009 Sauvignon 2006Capel Vale Debut Western Bartondale Reserve Feet First Geographe Margaret River CabernetAustralia Sparkling Brut NV Margaret River Shiraz 2007 Grenache Barbera 2008 Sauvignon 2007 Harewood Estate Great Ironwood Estate Southern Pinot Noir 2008 Porongurup Shiraz 2008 May/June 2010 W I N E S TAT E 161

what we tastedJane Brook Shovelgate Mantra Invocation Myattsfield Perth Hills Peccavi No Regrets Rosabrook Margaret Somerset Hill GreatVineyard Margaret River Margaret River Mourvedre 2008 Margaret River Sauvignon River Sauvignon Blanc Southern UnwoodedCabernet Sauvignon 2008 Chardonnay 2009 Blanc Semillon 2008 Semillon 2009 Chardonnay 2009 Myattsfield KennethJane Brook Isis Mantra Journey Margaret Green Perth Hills Vintage Peccavi Margaret River Salitage Treehouse Somerset Hill ConstellationVineyard Western River Shiraz 2009 Fortified 2008 Shiraz 2007 Pemberton Pinot Noir 2008 Great SouthernAustralia Viognier 2009 Pinot Noir Chardonnay Mantra Margaret River Myattsfield Joseph Peccavi Margaret River Salitage Pemberton Pinot Meunier NVJane Brook Back Sangiovese 2008 Myatt Reserve Perth Hills Cabernet Sauvignon 2007 Pinot Noir 2008Block Western Australia Cabernet Merlot 2006 Somerset Hill GreatShiraz 2007 Matilda’s Vineyard Great Peccavi No Regrets Salitage Treehouse Southern Pinot Noir 2008 Southern Shiraz 2008 Myattsfield Joseph Myatt Margaret River Cabernet Pemberton ClassicJane Brook Shovelgate Reserve Perth Hills Red Merlot 2007 White 2009 Somerset Hill GreatVineyard Margaret River Matilda’s Vineyard Great Blend 2005 Southern Pinot Noir 2007Sauvignon Blanc 2009 Southern Cabernet Merlot Pemberley Pemberton Salitage Treehouse Cabernet Franc 2008 Neilson Estate Reserve Sauvignon Blanc 2009 Pemberton Shiraz 2007 Somerset Hill GreatJarrah Ridge Swan Valley Swan Valley Shiraz 2008 Southern Merlot 2008Sparkling Shiraz NV Matilda’s Vineyard Pemberley Mt Barker Salitage Pemberton Western Australia Pinot Neilson Estate Titans Trail Shiraz 2004 Pinot Noir 2007 Stella Bella Margaret RiverJarrah Ridge Marginata Noir 2008 Swan Valley Cabernet Cabernet Merlot 2007Perth Hills Rose 2009 Merlot 2008 Pemberley Pemberton Salitage Pemberton Matilda’s Vineyard Great Chardonnay 2008 Chardonnay 2008 Stella Bella Margaret RiverJarrah Ridge Reserve Southern Classic Red 2008 Oakover Wines White Chardonnay 2007Perth Hills Shiraz 2008 Label Margaret River Pepperwood Estate Jazz Sandalford Margaret Matilda’s Vineyard Merlot 2007 Geographe Shiraz 2008 River Semillon Sauvignon Stella Bella MargaretJarrah Ridge Western Australia Blanc 2009 River Viognier 2007Marginata Swan Valley Chardonnay 2008 Oakover Wines Pepperwood Estate PuttingClassic White 2009 White Label Western on the Ritz Western Sandalford Margaret River Stella Bella Margaret Matilda’s Vineyard Denmark Australia Semillon Australia Rose 2009 Unoaked Chardonnay 2009 River Shiraz 2007Kiss Chasey Western Classic White 2009 Sauvignon Blanc 2009Australia Rose 2009 Pepperwood Estate Sandalford Element Stella Bella Margaret Matilda’s Vineyard Oakover Wines White Premium Geographe Western Australia Shiraz River Semillon SauvignonKiss Chasey Western Australia Label Margaret River Shiraz 2008 Cabernet 2008 Blanc 2009Western Australia Sauvignon Blanc 2009 Cabernet Merlot 2008Premium Red 2008 Pinelli Family Reserve Sandalford Element Suckfizzle Margaret River Merops Margaret River Oakover Wines Swan Valley Merlot 2009 Western Australia Late Cabernet Sauvignon 2007Kiss Chasey Shiraz 2008 White Label Western Harvest 2009Western Australia Australia Unwooded Pinelli Family Reserve Suckfizzle MargaretPremium White 2009 Merops Ornatus Margaret Chardonnay 2009 Swan Valley Shiraz 2007 Sandalford Estate Reserve River Sauvignon Blanc River Cabernet Franc Margaret River Shiraz 2007 Semillon 2007Laurance of Margaret Merlot 2008 Oakover Wines White Plantagenet Great SouthernRiver Margaret Label Swan Valley Classic Chardonnay 2008 Sandalford Estate Reserve Swings & RoundaboutsRiver Rose 2009 Merops Margaret River White 2009 Western Australia Margaret River Shiraz 2008 Cabernet Merlot 2008 Plantagenet Omrah Mt Chardonnay 2009Laurance of Margaret Oakover Wines White Barker Shiraz 2007 Swings & RoundaboutsRiver Icon Cabernet Middlesex 31 Pemberton Label Swan Valley Sandalford Prendiville Margaret River SauvignonSauvignon 2007 Chardonnay 2008 Verdelho 2009 Plantagenet Great Reserve Margaret River Blanc Semillon 2009 Southern Shiraz 2007 Cabernet Sauvignon 2005Laurence of Margaret River Middlesex 31 Pemberton Oakover Wines White Swings & RoundaboutsMargaret River Semillon Verdelho 2008 Label Western Australia Plantagenet Omrah Sandalford Prendiville Margaret River CheninSauvignon Blanc 2009 Chenin Blanc 2009 Mt Barker Sauvignon Margaret River Shiraz 2008 Blanc 2009 Millbrook Limited Release Blanc 2009Leeuwin Estate Art Western Australia Oakover Wines Sandalford Estate Reserve Swings & RoundaboutsSeries Margaret River Chardonnay 2009 White Label Swan Valley Plantagenet Omrah Margaret River Cabernet Margaret River CabernetChardonnay 2007 Shiraz 2008 Western Australia Sauvignon 2008 Merlot 2008 Millbrook Estate Western Cabernet Merlot 2007Lillian Pemberton Shiraz Australia Viognier 2009 Old Kent River Frankland Sandalford Margaret River Tassell Park WinesMataro 2005 River Shiraz 2007 Plantagenet Great Cabernet Merlot 2008 Margaret River Shiraz 2008 Millbrook Perth Hills Southern CabernetLillian Lefroy Sauvignon Blanc 2009 Old Kent River Diamondtina Sauvignon 2007 Sandalford Margaret River Tassell Park WinesBrook Pemberton Method Champenoise Shiraz 2009 Margaret River SauvignonChardonnay 2007 Millbrook Estate Perth Frankland River Sparkling Plantagenet Great Blanc Semillon 2009 Hills Shiraz Viognier 2007 Pinot Chardonnay 2006 Southern Riesling 2008 Sandalford Estate ReserveLillian Western Australia Margaret River Sauvignon Tassell Park WinesViognier 2008 Millbrook Western Old Kent River Frankland Poacher’s Ridge Louis’ Blanc Semillon 2009 Margaret River Chenin Australia Viognier 2009 River Pinot Noir 2002 Block Great Southern Blanc 2009Lost Lake Pemberton Merlot 2007 Sandalford EstateChardonnay 2008 Millbrook Estate Western Old Kent River Frankland Reserve Margaret River Tassell Park Wines Australia Viognier 2008 River Sauvignon Blanc 2008 Poacher’s Ridge Louis’ Verdelho 2009 Margaret River CabernetLost Lake Barrel Select Block Great Southern Sauvignon 2008Pemberton Pinot Noir 2008 Moondah Brook Perth Old Kent River Frankland Marsanne 2009 Sandalford Element Hills Shiraz 2008 River Shiraz 2008 Western Australia Tassell Park WinesLost Lake Single Poacher’s Ridge Louis’ Chardonnay 2008 Margaret River SauvignonVineyard Pemberton Moss Brothers Wilyabrup Old Kent River Back Block Great Southern Blanc 2009Pinot Noir 2008 Margaret River Cabernet Track Frankland River Riesling 2008 Sandalford Estate Merlot 2007 Chardonnay 2009 Reserve Margaret River Tassell Park WinesLost Lake Pemberton Poacher’s Ridge Crooked Chardonnay 2008 Private Bin Margaret RiverClassic White 2009 Moss Brothers Single Old Kent River Frankland Tale Mt Barker Cabernet Chardonnay 2009 Vineyard Margaret River River Chardonnay 2008 Merlot 2008 Sandalford ElementLost Lake Pemberton Chardonnay 2008 Western Australia Tassell Park WinesCabernet Sauvignon 2007 Paul Conti Tuart Vineyards Poacher’s Ridge Sophie’s Cabernet Sauvignon 2008 Margaret River Cabernet Moss Brothers Margaret Western Australia Chenin Yard Great Southern Merlot 2008Mad Fish Gold Turtle River Sauvignon Blanc 2009 Blanc 2009 Shiraz 2007 Sandalford ElementWestern Australia Western Australia Tassell Park WinesChardonnay 2007 Moss Brothers Paul Conti Swan Valley Poacher’s Ridge Louis’ Merlot 2008 Margaret River Petit Moses Rock Margaret Late Harvest Fronti Block Great Southern Verdot 2008Mad Fish Gold Turtle River Rose 2009 (375ml) 2009 Cabernet Sauvignon 2007 Sandalford ElementMargaret River Shiraz 2008 Western Australia Classic Tassell Park Wines Moss Brothers Paul Conti Roccella Preveli Margaret River White 2009 Private Bin Margaret RiverMad Fish Gold Turtle Moses Rock Margaret Western Australia Chardonnay 2008 Shiraz 2007Western Australia River Sauvignon Blanc Grenache Shiraz 2009 SkuttlebuttTempranillo 2007 Semillon 2009 Preveli Margaret Margaret River Sauvignon The Growers’ Dedication Paul Conti Marginiup River Semillon Sauvignon Blanc Semillon 2009 Series Frankland RiverMad Fish Gold Turtle Moss Brothers Moses Swan Valley Shiraz 2008 Blanc 2009 Riesling 2009Margaret River Cabernet Rock Margaret River Skuttlebutt Margaret RiverSauvignon 2007 Shiraz Cabernet 2007 Paul Conti Medici Ridge Preveli Margaret River Shiraz Cabernet 2007 The Growers’ Cackle Manjimup Pinot Noir 2009 Pinot Noir 2008 Berry Western AustraliaMandalay Road Western Moss Brothers Margaret Somerset Hill Constellation Chardonnay 2008Australia Shiraz 2007 River Semillon 2009 Paul Conti Tuart Vineyards Preveli Margaret River Great Southern Blanc de Western Australia Cabernet Merlot 2007 Blanc NV The Growers’ RewardMandalay Road Moss Wood Cabernet Sauvignon 2008 Margaret River CabernetGeographe Shiraz 2008 Margaret River Cabernet Ring Bolt Margaret River Somerset Hill Sauvignon 2008 Sauvignon 2006 Paul Nelson Mt Barker Cabernet Sauvignon 2008 Great SouthernMandalay Road Fume Blanc 2009 Sauvignon Blanc 2008 The Growers’ PeppermintGeographe Zinfandel 2006 Myattsfield Rosabrook Margaret River Grove Western Perth Hills Shiraz Peccavi Margaret River Cabernet Sauvignon 2007 Somerset Hill Great Australia UnwoodedMantra Abundance Mourvedre Viognier 2008 Chardonnay 2007 Southern Semillon 2008 Chardonnay 2008Margaret River Cabernet Rosabrook Margaret RiverSauvignon 2008 Chardonnay 2009162 W I N E S TAT E May/June 2010

what we tastedThe Growers’ Peppermint Vasse Felix Margaret Western Range Wines Windows Estate Margaret Xanadu Next of Kin Bunnamagoo MudgeeGrove Western River Sauvignon Blanc Limited Release Perth River Shiraz 2007 Margaret River Rose 2009 Merlot 2009Australia Semillon Semillon 2009 Hills Chardonnay 2009Sauvignon Blanc 2008 Windows Estate Xanadu Next of Kin Bunnamagoo Mudgee Vasse Felix Heytesbury Western Range Wines Margaret River Cabernet Margaret River Sauvignon Cabernet Sauvignon 2006The Growers’ Peppermint Margaret River Goyamin Pool Old Vine Merlot 2008 Blanc Semillon 2009Grove Limited Release Chardonnay 2007 Perth Hills Grenache 2007 Bunnamagoo 1827Margaret River Shiraz 2004 wine by brad Margaret Xanadu Next of Kin Handpicked Mudgee Vasse Felix Heystbury Western Range Wines River Cabernet Merlot 2008 Margaret River Cabernet Cabernet Sauvignon 2007The Growers’ Reward Margaret River Cabernet Limited Release Perth Sauvignon 2007Margaret River Merlot 2007 Hills Shiraz 2008 wine by brad Western Bunnamagoo MudgeeChardonnay 2008 Australia Rose 2009 Xanadu Margaret River Sparkling Pinot Noir Vasse Felix Margaret River Western Range Wines Cabernet Sauvignon 2007 Chardonnay 2009The Growers’ Reward Cabernet Merlot 2008 Lot 88 Perth Hills Shiraz wine by brad MargaretLimited Release Margaret Grenache 2007 River Semillon Sauvignon Yilgarnia Denmark Bunnamagoo 1827River Merlot 2008 Vasse Felix Margaret River Blanc 2009 Merlot 2007 Mudgee Chardonnay 2007 Cabernet Sauvignon 2007 Western Range WinesThe Wine Society Julimar Perth Hills Shiraz Wise Eagle Bay Margaret Yilgarnia Denmark Classic Bunnamagoo MudgeePemberton Sparkling Pinot Vasse Felix Margaret River Viognier 2006 River Shiraz 2007 White 2009 Cabernet Merlot 2007Chardonnay NV Classic Dry White 2009 Western Range Wines Wise Reserve Pemberton Yilgarnia Denmark BunnamagooThe Wine Society Vasse Felix Margaret Goyamin Pool Western Chardonnay 2008 Unwooded Mudgee Sauvignon BlancFrankland River Semillon River Semillon 2009 Australia Chardonnay Chardonnay 2009 Semillon 2009Sauvignon Blanc 2009 Viognier 2006 Wise Eagle Bay Single Victory Point Margaret Vineyard Western Australia Yilgarnia Denmark Bunnamagoo MudgeeThompson Estate Locum River Rose 2009 Western Range Chardonnay 2008 Cabernet Sauvignon 2006 Shiraz 2007Margaret River Cabernet Wines Lot 88 WesternMerlot 2005 Victory Point Margaret Australia Semillon Woodgate Reserve Yilgarnia Great Southern Bunnamagoo Estate River Chardonnay 2008 Sauvignon Blanc 2009 Manjimup Chardonnay 2008 Shiraz 2007 Mudgee Chardonnay 2007Thompson Estate MargaretRiver Sparkling Chardonnay Victory Point The Mallee Wignalls Premium Albany Woodgate CENTRAL & WESTERN Centennial VineyardsPinot Noir 2006 Root Margaret River Chardonnay 2009 Manjimup Cabernet NEW SOUTH WALES Bowral Sparkling Shiraz NV Cabernet Sauvignon Sauvignon Rose 2009Thompson Estate Malbec Merlot 2007 Wignalls Great Angullong Fossil Hill Centennial VineyardsMargaret River Semillon Southern Unwooded Woodgate Manjimup Orange Pinot Gris 2009 Winery Block BowralSauvignon Blanc 2008 Voyager Estate Margaret Chardonnay 2009 Merlot 2008 Chardonnay 2008 River Sauvignon Blanc Angullong Fossil HillThompson Estate Andrea Semillon 2009 Wignalls Great Woodgate Reserve Orange Barbera 2008 Centennial VineyardsReserve Margaret River Southern Shiraz 2008 Manjimup Pinot Noir 2008 Reserve Bowral ShirazCabernet Merlot 2007 Voyager Estate Margaret Angullong Fossil Hill Orange Viognier 2007 River Shiraz 2008 Wignalls Albany Woodgate Bojangles Shiraz Viognier 2008Thompson Estate Locum Sauvignon Blanc 2009 Manjimup Sparkling Blanc Centennial VineyardsMargaret River Sauvignon Voyager Estate Margaret de Noir 2008 Angullong Orange Autumn Late HarvestBlanc Semillon 2009 River Chenin Blanc 2009 Wignals Albany Verdelho 2009 Bowral Chardonnay 2009 Pinot Noir 2008 Woodgate ManjimupThompson Estate Voyager Estate Margaret Sauvignon Blanc 2009 Angullong Fossil Hill Centennial VineyardsMargaret River River Chardonnay 2007 Willow Bridge Estate Orange Sangiovese 2008 Bowral Sparkling PinotChardonnay 2007 Dragonfly Western Woodgate Reserve Noir Chardonnay NV Voyager Estate Margaret Australia Sauvignon Blanc Manjimup Cabernet Angullong OrangeTiger’s Tale Margaret River River Cabernet Merlot 2004 Semillon 2009 Sauvignon 2007 Sauvignon Blanc 2009 Centennial VineyardsCabernet Merlot 2008 Woodside Bowral Voyager Estate Girt Willow Bridge Estate Woodgate Manjimup Belgravia The Apex Sauvignon Blanc 2009Trappers Gully Mt Barker By Sea Margaret River Dragonfly Western Pinot Noir 2008 Orange Chardonnay 2009Shiraz 2004 Cabernet Merlot 2008 Australia Shiraz 2008 Centennial Vineyards Woodgate Belgravia Orange Shiraz Woodside BowralTrappers Gully Mount Warner Glen Estate Willow Bridge Estate Gravel Manjimup Shiraz Cabernet Viognier 2008 Riesling 2009Barker Sparkling Chenin Margaret River Pit Western Australia Shiraz Merlot 2008Blanc 2008 Chardonnay 2008 Viognier 2008 Belgravia Orange Centennial Vineyards Woodside Valley Estate Roussanne 2009 Woodside BowralTrevelen Farm The Watershed Awakening Willow Bridge Estate Le Bas Margaret River Savagnin 2009Tunney Western Australia Margaret River Cabernet Dragonfly Western Australia Chardonnay 2008 Belgravia OrangeCabernet Sauvignon 2008 Sauvignon 2007 Cabernet Merlot 2008 Syrah 2008 Centennial Vineyards Woodside Valley Estate Woodside BowralTrevelen Farm Watershed The Farm Willow Bridge Estate Bonnefoy Margaret River Belgravia Central Ranges Shiraz 2008Katie’s Kiss Frankland Margaret River Classic Wild Ferment Pemberton Shiraz 2007 Sangiovese 2009Sweet Riesling 2009 White 2009 Sauvignon Blanc 2009 Charles Sturt University Woodside Valley Estate Belgravia Orange Limited ReleaseTrevelen Farm Great Watershed Shades Willow Bridge Estate Bissy Margaret River Gewurztraminer 2009 TumbarumbaSouthern Riesling 2009 Margaret River Sauvignon Solana Geographe Merlot 2007 Chardonnay 2008 Blanc Semillon 2009 Tempranillo 2008 Belgravia OrangeTrevelen Farm Reserve Woodside Valley Estate Riesling 2009 Charles Sturt UniversityFrankland Shiraz 2007 Watershed Awakening Willy Bay Middle Stump Baudin Margaret River Central Ranges Sauvignon Margaret River Geographe Shiraz 2007 Cabernet Sauvignon 2007 Belgravia Orange Blanc 2009Trevelen Farm Chardonnay 2007 Pinot Gris 2009Great Southern Willy Bay Reverse Swing Xabregas Show Reserve Charles Sturt UniversityChardonnay 2007 Watershed Shades Geographe Cabernet Great Southern Shiraz 2007 Belgravia Orange Cellar Reserve Margaret River Shiraz Sauvignon 2007 Merlot 2008 Tumbarumba Pinot NoirTruffle Hill Cabernet 2005 Xabregas Great Southern Rose 2009Pemberton Sauvignon Windance Margaret River Sweet Riesling 2009 Bloodwood OrangeBlanc Semillon 2009 Watershed Senses Chenin Blanc 2009 Shiraz 2007 Charles Sturt University Margaret River Cabernet Xabregas Great Southern Orange Chardonnay 2009Truffle Hill Pemberton Merlot 2005 Windance Margaret River Shiraz 2008 Bloodwood OrangeMerlot 2008 Cabernet Shiraz 2009 Riesling 2009 Climbing Orange Cabernet Watershed Senses Xabregas Show Sauvignon 2008Truffle Hill Pemberton Margaret River Windance Reserve Reserve Great Southern Bloodwood OrangeShiraz Cabernet Shiraz 2007 Margaret River Cabernet Riesling 2009 Chardonnay 2009 Climbing OrangeMerlot 2008 Sauvignon 2008 Sauvignon Blanc 2009 Watershed Shades Xabregas Show Reserve Bloodwood OrangeTruffle Hill Pemberton Margaret River Rose 2009 Windance Great Southern Sparkling Pinot Noir 2009 Cooks Lot Orange PinotSauvignon Blanc 2009 Margaret River Sauvignon Chardonnay Pinot Noir 2007 Gris 2009 Watershed Senses Blanc Semillon 2009 Bloodwood MauriceUpper Reach Western Margaret River Sauvignon Xanadu Margaret River Orange 2005 Cooks Lot OrangeAustralia Unwooded Blanc 2009 Windance Margaret River Chardonnay 2008 Sauvignon Blanc 2009Chardonnay 2009 Shiraz 2008 Brangayne of Orange Watershed Shades Xanadu Next of Kin Shiraz 2007 Cooks Lot MudgeeUpper Reach Swan Valley Margaret River Unoaked Windance Zephyr Margaret River Shiraz 2007 Chardonnay 2007Shiraz 2008 Chardonnay 2008 Margaret River Sweet Brangayne of Red 2009 Xanadu Margaret Orange Unwooded Cooks Lot MudgeeUpper Reach Swan Valley Watershed The Farm River Sauvignon Blanc Chardonnay 2009 Cabernet Sauvignon 2008Verdelho 2009 Margaret River Classic Windance Margaret River Semillon 2009 Red 2008 Merlot 2009 Brangayne of Orange Cooks Lot MudgeeUpper Reach Reserve Swan Xanadu Margaret River Tristan Cabernet Sauvignon Merlot 2008Valley Chardonnay 2009 Were Estate Single Windance Margaret River Shiraz 2007 Shiraz Merlot 2005 Vineyard Reserve Cabernet Merlot 2008 Cooks Lot MudgeeVasse Felix Margaret Margaret River Xanadu Next of Brangayne of Orange Shiraz 2008River Chardonnay 2008 Chardonnay 2008 Windows Estate Margaret Kin Margaret River Sauvignon Blanc 2009 River Chardonnay 2008 Chardonnay 2008 Coolangatta Estate Estate Brangayne of Orange Grown Shoalhaven Coast Cabernet Sauvignon 2007 Tannat 2008 May/June 2010 W I N E S TAT E 163

what we tastedCoolangatta Estate Estate Frog Rock Mudgee Patina Scandalous Orange Robert Stein Mudgee Swinging Bridge Windowrie The MillGrown Shoalhaven Coast Rose 2009 Riesling 2009 Harvest Gold (375ml) 2009 Canowindra Central Central RangesTannat 2007 Ranges Rose 2009 Chardonnay 2009 Frog Rock Mudgee Sticky Patina Orange Riesling 2008 Robert Stein ReserveCoolangatta Estate Estate Frog (375ml) 2008 Mudgee Cabernet Swinging Bridge Windowrie The Mill CentralGrown Shoalhaven Coast Patina Orange Sauvignon Sauvignon 2008 Canowindra Central Ranges Shiraz 2007Verdelho 2009 High Valley Reserve Blanc 2009 Ranges Shiraz 2008 Mudgee Shiraz 2007 Robert Stein Mudgee MERLOT & BORDEAUXCoolangatta Estate Patina Jezza Orange Riesling 2009 Swinging Bridge Orange VARIETALSShoalhaven Coast High Valley Mudgee Cabernet Merlot 2003 Sauvignon Blanc 2009Savagnin 2009 Cabernet Sauvignon 2008 Rolling Central Aldi Stores Claire Creek Penmara Reserve MCP Ranges Sauvignon Blanc Swinging Bridge SEA Merlot 2008Coolangatta Estate Estate High Valley Mudgee Orange Merlot Cabernet Semillon 2009 Canowindra CentralGrown Shoalhaven Coast Chardonnay 2008 Franc Petit Verdot 2007 Ranges Chardonnay 2008 Argyle Wines HeathcoteSemillon 2009 Rolling Central Ranges Merlot 2009 Jobbins Redemption Penmara Five Families Cabernet Merlot 2007 Swinging BridgeCoolangatta Estate Estate Canberra Shiraz Orange Riesling 2009 Canowindra Central Babich WinemakersGrown Shoalhaven Coast Viognier 2008 Rosnay Organic Wines Ranges Cabernet Reserve Gimblett RoadSemillon 2008 Penmara Five Triple Blend Central Sauvignon 2009 Vineyard Hawke’s Bay Louee Rumkers Peak Families Reserve Orange Ranges Shiraz Cabernet Merlot 2007Coolangatta Estate Estate Rylstone Shiraz 2005 Shiraz 2007 Sauvignon Merlot 2006 Tertini Reserve SouthernGrown Shoalhaven Coast Highlands Noble Riesling Balgownie Estate BendigoSemillon 2007 Louee Nullo Mountain Pepper Tree Venus Block Rosnay Organic Wines (375ml) 2008 Merlot 2008 Rylstone Pinot Noir 2006 Orange Chardonnay 2008 Central Ranges SparklingCoolangatta Estate Estate Rose 2009 Tertini Reserve Barrel Beckett’s Flat Belizar’sGrown Shoalhaven Coast Louee Tongbong Rylstone Pig in the House Fermented Southern Reserve Margaret RiverSemillon 2006 Chardonnay 2005 Organic Cowra Cabernet Rosnay Organic Wines Highlands Arneis 2009 Justinian 2004 Sauvignon 2008 Central Ranges SparklingCoolangatta Estate Estate Louee Rylstone Cabernet Chardonnay 2009 Tertini Reserve Southern Beckett’s Flat SingleGrown Shoalhaven Coast Franc 2006 Pig in the House Organic Highlands Arneis 2009 Vineyard Estate MargaretSemillon 2005 Cowra Shiraz 2008 Rosnay Organic Wines River Merlot 2007 Louee Wines Nullo Cowra Shiraz 2006 Tertini Reserve SouthernCoolangatta Estate Estate Mountain Rylstone Prince Hill Mudgee Highlands Pinot Noir 2006 Beelgara Estate RangeGrown Shoalhaven Coast Riesling 2009 Botrytis Sauvignon Blanc Rosnay Organic Wines Merlot 2008Semillon 2003 (375ml) 2009 Central Ranges Semillon Tertini Southern Highlands Louee Wines Nullo Sauvignon Blanc 2009 Riesling 2008 BeresfordCoolangatta Estate Estate Mountain Rylstone Prince Hill Acrobat Merlot Highwood LanghorneGrown Shoalhaven Coast Sauvignon Blanc 2009 Sangiovese Rose 2009 Rosnay Organic Wines Tertini Southern Highlands Creek Merlot 2008Semillon 2002 Unwooded Cowra Pinot Grigio 2009 Millamolong Isabelles Prince Hill Card Collection Chardonnay Semillon 2009 Beresford Beacon Hill SouthCoolangatta Estate Orange Merlot 2009 Mudgee Cabernet Tertini Southern Highlands Australia Merlot 2008Individual Vineyard Sauvignon 2009 Rosnay Organic Wines Riesling 2005Wollstonecraft Shoalhaven Millamolong 56 Miles Cowra Chardonnay 2008 Bleasdale SecondCoast Semillon 2009 Orange Shiraz 2008 Prince Hill Mudgee White Tertini Southern Highlands Innings Langhorne Creek Zinfandel 2009 Rosnay Organic Wines Pinot Noir 2006 Malbec 2008Cuttaway Hill Southern Millamolong 56 Miles Cowra Semillon 2007Highlands Sauvignon Orange Shiraz 2007 Prince Hill Acrobat Thistle Hill Mudgee Bremerton LanghorneBlanc 2009 Shiraz 2008 Rosnay Organic Wines Chardonnay 2009 Creek Malbec 2008 Montrose Pietra Mudgee Cowra CabernetCuttaway Hill Southern Sangiovese 2007 Prince Hill Mudgee Sauvignon 2006 Thistle Hill Botrytis Buller BeverfordHighlands Chardonnay 2008 Barbera 2009 Semillon 2009 Merlot 2008 Montrose Stony Creek Ross Hill OrangeCuttaway Hill Southern Mudgee Chardonnay 2007 Prince Hill Mudgee Pinot Gris 2009 Thistle Hill Basket Press Burk Salter SouthHighlands Pinot Noir 2008 Zinfandel 2009 Mudgee Pinot Noir 2006 Australian Merlot 2008 Montrose Omaggio Ross Hill Pinnacle SeriesCuttaway Hill Southern Mudgee Barbera 2006 Prince Hill Acrobat Orange Pinot Noir 2009 Thistle Hill Erudgere Burk Salter MoorundeHighlands Chardonnay 2009 Sangiovese Shiraz 2008 Cabernet Sauvignon 2009 Reserve Merlot 2008 Moppity Vineyards Hilltops Ross Hill Orange CabernetCuttaway Hill Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon 2008 Prince Hill Card Collection Sauvignon 2008 Thistle Hill Erudgere Bushmere EstateSouthern Highlands Mudgee Merlot Shiraz 2009 Gisborne Merlot 2006Merlot 2006 Moppity Vineyards Lock Sangiovese 2009 Ross Hill Orange & Key Tumbarumba Chardonnay 2009 Tomahawk Canyonleigh Cape Naturaliste VineyardCuttaway Hill Southern Chardonnay 2008 Prince of Orange Orange Shiraz 2008 The Westerly PaddockHighlands Merlot 2007 Cabernet Sauvignon 2006 Ross Hill Pinnacle Margaret River Merlot 2007 Moppity Vineyards Series Orange Sauvignon Vinifera Limited ReleaseCuttaway Hill Cabernet Reserve Hilltops Cabernet Prince of Orange Orange Blanc 2009 Semillon 2007 Capercaillie WrattonbullyMerlot 2006 Sauvignon 2006 Cabernet Sauvignon 2005 Merlot 2008 Ross Hill Orange Vinifera MudgeeDe Beaurepaire Captain Moppity Vineyards Lock & Prince of Orange Orange Shiraz 2008 Chardonnay 2008 Chalice Bridge MargaretStarlight Series Mudgee Key Hilltops Rose 2009 Shiraz Viognier 2008 River Merlot 2007Merlot Cabernet Petit Shaw Vineyard Vinifera CabernetVerdot 2008 Moppity Vineyards Lock Prince of Orange Orange Estate Canberra Shiraz Sauvignon 2005 Chateau Teyssier Grand & Key Single Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon 2003 Cabernet 2008 Cru Saint-Emilion 2004De Beaurepaire Captain Canberra Hilltops Sauvignon Vinifera Gran TintoStarlight Series Mudgee Blanc Semillon 2009 Printhie Mount Shaw Vineyard Estate Tempranillo Garnacha Chateau Yon-FigeacRose 2009 Canabolas Collection Premium Canberra Semillon Graciano 2005 Grand Cru Classe Saint- Moppity Vineyards Lock & Orange Riesling 2009 Sauvignon Blanc 2009 Emilion 2004De Beaurepaire Captain Key Hilltops Shiraz 2008 Wild OatsStarlight Series Mudgee Printhie Mountain Range Shaw Vineyard Mudgee Rose 2009 CJ Pask DeclarationChardonnay 2009 Moppity Vineyards Argo Orange Chardonnay 2009 Estate Premium Canberra Hawkes Bay Merlot 2007 Sparkling 2009 Shiraz 2008 Wild Oats MudgeeDe Beaurepaire Printhie Mount Canabolas Chardonnay 2009 CJ Pask DeclarationCaptain Starlight Series Moppity Vineyards Reserve Collection Orange Shiraz Shaw Vineyard Estate Hawkes Bay MerlotMudgee Semillon Hilltops Shiraz 2007 Viognier 2008 Premium Canberra Windowrie The Mill Malbec Cabernet 2007Sauvignon Blanc 2009 Cabernet Sauvignon 2008 Central Ranges Sauvignon Moppity Vineyards Lock Printhie Mount Canabolas Blanc Semillon 2009 CJ Pask Gimblett RoadDeep River Central & Key Hilltops Cabernet Collection Orange Shaw Vineyard Hawkes Bay Merlot 2007Ranges Chardonnay 2008 Sauvignon 2008 Chardonnay 2008 Estate Premium Cabernet Windowrie The Mill Merlot 2008 Central Ranges Cabernet Claymore WinesDeep River Central Moppity Vineyards Lock & Printhie Mount Canabolas Merlot 2008 London Calling ClareRanges Shiraz 2008 Key Hilltops Riesling 2009 Collection Orange Shiraz Shaw Vineyard Estate Valley Merlot 2008 Cabernet 2008 Premium Canberra Windowrie Family ReserveDeep River Central Moppity Vineyards Reserve Riesling 2009 Cowra Shiraz 2008 Climbing OrangeRanges Semillon Hilltops Shiraz 2008 Printhie Mountain Range Merlot 2008Sauvignon Blanc 2009 Orange Shiraz 2008 Shaw Vineyard Estate Windowrie The Mill Central Moppity Vineyards Reserve Isabella Canberra Ranges Verdelho 2009 Cockfighter’s GhostFreeman Secco Hilltops Hilltops Shiraz 2008 Rascals Prayer Hilltops Riesling 2009 McLaren Vale Merlot 2008Rondinella Corvina 2005 Cabernet Sauvignon 2008 Windowrie Family Moppity Vineyards Spring Ridge Cowra Reserve Cowra Coopers Creek SelectFrog Rock Mudgee Petit Hilltops Rose 2009 Rascals Prayer Hilltops Merlot 2007 Chardonnay 2007 Vineyards Huapai TheVerdot 2007 Shiraz 2008 Clays Malbec 2008 Moppity Vineyards Spring Ridge Cowra Windowrie FamilyFrog Rock Mudgee Reserve Hilltops Sparkling Robert Stein Reserve Shiraz 2008 Reserve Cowra Cabernet Coopers Creek FourChambourcin 2008 Shiraz 2009 Mudgee Shiraz 2007 Sauvignon 2008 Daughters Hawkes Bay Spring Ridge Cowra Red Blend 2006Frog Rock Mudgee Patina Orange Robert Stein Mudgee Cabernet Sauvignon 2007 Windowrie The Mill CentralPinot Gris 2009 Pinot Noir 2004 Semillon 2008 Ranges Merlot 2008 De Bortoli Hunter Valley Merlot 2007 Patina Sticky Tea Orange Robert Stein Mudgee Riesling (375ml) 2009 Gewurztraminer 2008164 W I N E S TAT E May/June 2010

what we tastedDe Bortoli Sero Jed Wines Limited Rimfire Cabernet Victorian Alps Winery Blue Pyrenees Shiraz 2008 Clockwork Margaret RiverKing Valley Merlot Release Argentina Franc 2006 Tobacco Road Victoria Chardonnay 2009Sangiovese 2008 Cabernet Franc 2006 Merlot 2007 Botham Merrill Willis Riversands Ellen Beacle 25th Anniversary Limited Conte EstateDe Bortoli Deen Vat 4 Jed Wines Argentina Merlot 2007 Villa Maria Private Bin Edition McLaren Vale Mixed Up Teen McLarenPetit Verdot 2007 Malbec 2007 Hawkes Bay Merlot Shiraz 2005 Vale Rose 2009 Rongopai Wines Hawke’s Cabernet Sauvignon 2008Di Giorgio Family Emporio Jester Hill Wines Bay Merlot Cabernet 2008 Botham Merrill Willis 25th Conte Estate PrimroseCoonawarra Merlot Touchstone Granite Belt Villa Maria Reserve Anniversary Limited Edition Lane McLaren ValeCabernet Franc Cabernet Merlot 2008 Rose Hill Estate Gimblett Gravels Hawkes McLaren Vale Coonawarra Chardonnay 2009Sauvignon 2005 Merlot 2008 Bay Merlot 2006 Chardonnay 2007 Jester Hill Wines Conte Estate Over TheDorrien Estate Bin 2 Touchstone Granite Belt Sacred Hill Hawkes Bay Water Wheel Bendigo Box Stallion The Enclosure Hill Reserve McLaren ValeMerlot 2009 Petit Verdot 2008 Merlot Cabernet 2009 Petit Verdot 2008 Mornington Peninsula Shiraz 2007 Chardonnay 2008Dowie Doole McLaren Johnston Oakbank Sacred Hill Halo Whistler Wines Barossa Coonawarra PremiumVale Merlot 2008 Adelaide Hills Merlot 2007 Hawkes Bay Merlot Merlot 2008 Box Stallion Red Barn Vineyards Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon Mornington Peninsula Sauvignon Blanc 2009Dudley Macdonnell Karikari Estate Toa New Cabernet Franc 2008 Wild Rock Gravel Pit Pinot Noir 2008Kangaroo Island Zealand Cabernet Franc Red Hawkes Bay Merlot Currency Creek EstateMerlot 2008 Merlot 2007 Saddler’s Creek Reserve Malbec 2008 Box Stallion Mornington The Creek Station South Hunter Valley Merlot 2007 Peninsula Tempranillo 2007 Australia Shiraz 2008Esk Valley Reserve Kinloch Wines Mansfield Willandra Estate LeetonHawkes Bay Merlot Merlot 2008 Scarpantoni Pedler Creek Selection Merlot 2008 Box Stallion Mornington Currency Creek EstateMalbec Cabernet McLaren Vale Merlot 2007 Peninsula Dolcetto 2008 The Creek Station SouthSauvignon 2005 Krondorf Barossa Valley Windowrie The Mill Central Australia Cabernet Merlot 2009 Schild Estate Barossa Ranges Merlot 2008 Brangayne of Orange Sauvignon 2008Esk Valley Vineyard Merlot 2007 Pinot Noir 2006Selection Gimblett Leconfield Coonawarra Woodgate Manjimup Dawson’s PatchGravels Merlot Cabernet Merlot 2008 Serafino McLaren Vale Merlot 2008 Brangayne of Orange Reserve Yarra ValleySauvignon Malbec 2007 Merlot 2008 Cabernet Sauvignon 2007 Chardonnay 2007 Louee Rylstone Woodside Valley EstateFox Creek Reserve Cabernet Franc 2006 Sileni The Triangle Bissy Margaret River Bremerton Tamblyn De Bortoli Sacred HillMcLaren Vale Merlot 2008 Hawke’s Bay Merlot 2008 Merlot 2007 Langhorne Creek Semillon Chardonnay 2009 Man O’ War Ironclad Cabernet Shiraz MalbecFrog Rock Mudgee Petit Waiheke Island Merlot Sileni Cellar Selection Yilgarnia Denmark Merlot 2008 De Bortoli Windy PeakVerdot 2007 Blend 2008 Hawke’s Bay Merlot 2009 Merlot 2007 King Valley Riesling 2009 Brick Kiln McLaren ValeGapsted Ballerina Canopy Man O’ War Waiheke Sileni The Plains Hawke’s NEW RELEASES Shiraz 2008 De Bortoli Deen Vat 6South Australia King Valley Island Merlot Cabernet Bay Merlot Cabernet Verdelho 2009Merlot 2005 Franc Malbec 2008 Franc 2008 Angullong Fossil Hill Orange Brookland Valley Verse 1 Shiraz Viognier 2008 Margaret River Cabernet De Bortoli Deen Vat 9Gapsted Wines Limited McKellar Ridge Canberra Sileni The Pacemaker Merlot 2008 Cabernet Sauvignon 2008Release Alpine Valleys District Merlot Cabernet Hawke’s Bay Cabernet Angullong Fossil HillMalbec 2006 Franc 2008 Franc 2008 Orange Pinot Gris 2009 Brookman Wines De Bortoli Deen Vat 1 Silv’s Block McLaren Vale Durif 2008Gartelmann Hunter Valley Merops Ornatus Margaret Soho Revolver Waiheke Angullong Fossil Hill Shiraz 2009Merlot 2008 River Cabernet Franc Island Merlot Cabernet Orange Sangiovese 2009 De Bortoli Sacred Hill Merlot 2008 Sauvignon Malbec 2008 Brookman Wines Cool Unwooded ColombardGeddes Wines Seldom Austins Geelong Sands McLaren Vale Chardonnay 2009Inn McLaren Vale Petit Michelini Alpine Valleys Stonyfell The Cellars Pinot Noir 2008 Cabernet Merlot 2009Verdot 2008 Merlot 2008 Merlot 2009 De Bortoli Windy Peak Balgownie Premium Brookman Wines Victoria Pinot Grigio 2009Gemtree Vineyards The Moorilla Muse Tamburlaine Reserve Cuvee Brut NV Pebble Hill McLaren ValePhantom McLaren Vale Series Tasmania Merlot Orange Merlot 2008 Merlot 2009 Delatite Victoria Shiraz 2008Petit Verdot 2008 Cabernet 2008 Ballast Stone Steeple Jack Tamburlaine Reserve South Australia Merlot 2008 Brown Brothers Milawa Delatite Late HarvestGeoff Merrill Nelwood Red Mud A Orange Malbec 2008 Patricia Victoria Shiraz 2006 Riesling 2009Wickham Park McLaren Journey in Time Signature Ballast Stone Steeple JackVale Merlot 2006 Series South Australia Tassell Park Wines Private South Australia Shiraz 2009 Brown Brothers Milawa Delatite Victoria Rose 2009 Petit Verdot 2006 Bin Margaret River Petit Patricia Victoria CabernetGlazebrook 040ºS 177ºE Verdot 2008 Ballast Stone Stonemason Sauvignon 2005 Delatite Polly SparklingHawkes Bay Merlot Newton Forrest Gimblett Currency Creek Cabernet Gewurztraminer 2008Cabernet 2007 Gravels Hawkes Bay Taylors Promised Land Sauvignon 2009 Brown Brothers Milawa Malbec 2006 South Australia Merlot 2008 Patricia Whitlands Pinot Delatite VictoriaGoldridge Estate Premium Ballast Stone Stonemason Noir Chardonnay Brut 2005 Pinot Noir 2008Reserve Hawkes Bay Newton Forrest Taylors Clare Valley Currency Creek Shiraz 2009Merlot 2008 Merlot 2007 Merlot 2008 Brown Brothers Milawa Delatite Dead Ballast Stone Steeple Jack Vineyard Limited Release Man’s Hill VictoriaGranite Range Estate Newton Forrest Tenafeate Creek Basket South Australia Cabernet Victoria Merlot 2006 Gewurztraminer 2009Silent Range Estate Malbec 2007 Press One Tree Hill Petit Sauvignon Merlot 2009Merlot 2006 Verdot 2005 Bundaleer Southern Flinders Dowie Doole G&T Ngatarawa Stables Ballast Stone Bin 63 Triton Ranges Shiraz 2008 McLaren Vale GarnachaGrant Burge Hillcot Hawkes Bay Merlot 2009 The Growers’ Reward South Australia Shiraz 2009 Tempranillo 2009Barossa Merlot 2008 Limited Release Margaret Bundaleer Southern Nocton Park River Malbec 2004 Bay of Fires Tasmania Flinders Ranges Cabernet Dowie Doole McLarenGrant Burge Ethel Coal River Valley Tasmania Riesling 2009 Sauvignon 2008 Vale Shiraz 2008Nancy Reserve Barossa Merlot 2007 The Growers’ RewardMerlot 2005 Limited Release Margaret Beeamma Estate Cahillton Heathcote Dowie Doole Pegasus Bay Maestro River Cabernet Franc 2004 South Australia Sauvignon Shiraz 2007 California Road McLarenGriffin Adelaide Hills Merlot Malbec 2006 Blanc 2008 Vale Shiraz 2008Merlot 2007 The Growers’ Reward Capercaillie Cuillin Hunter Penmara Reserve MCP Limited Release Margaret Beeamma Estate Valley Chardonnay 2009 Dromana EstateGriffin Adelaide Hills Orange Region Merlot River Merlot 2008 Padthaway Mornington PeninsulaMerlot 2006 Cabernet Franc Petit Chardonnay 2008 Chambers Rosewood Pinot Noir 2008 Verdot 2007 The Growers’ Reward Vineyards Riesling 2007Guichen Bay Limited Release Margaret Beeamma Estate Dromana Estate I RangeVineyards Mount Benson Pepper Tree 14 Shores River Merlot 2004 Padthaway Cabernet 2008 Chambers Rosewood Mornington PeninsulaMerlot 2007 Wrattonbully Merlot 2008 Vineyards Rutherglen Pinot Grigio 2009 Thorn-Clarke Sandpiper Beeamma Estate Durif 2008Handpicked Dominique Pepper Tree Wrattonbully Barossa Merlot 2008 Padthaway Shiraz 2008 Edwards Margaret RiverPortet Selection Yarra Merlot 2008 Chambers Rosewood Chardonnay 2008Valley Merlot 2007 Ti Point Two Matakana Bleasdale Mulberry Vineyards Rutherglen Pertaringa Stage Left Coast Merlot Cabernet Tree Langhorne Creek Gouais 2004 Edwards Margaret RiverHardys Nottage Hill SEA Adelaide Merlot 2007 Franc 2009 Cabernet Sauvignon 2007 Shiraz 2008Merlot 2008 Chateau Leamon Bendigo Poverty Hill Eden Valley Trentham Estate Bleasdale Bremerview Shiraz 2008 Edwards Margaret RiverHarrington Glen Estate Merlot 2007 Merlot 2007 Langhorne Creek Cabernet Sauvignon 2008Granite Belt Merlot 2007 Shiraz 2008 Chateau Leamon Bendigo Quarisa Treasures Trentham Estate Petit Cabernet Sauvignon Elliot Rocke EstateHarrington Glen Estate Coonawarra Merlot 2007 Verdot 2008 Bleasdale T&M McLaren Cabernet Franc Merlot 2008 Mudgee SparklingGranite Belt Merlot 2008 Vale Langhorne Creek Semillon (375ml) Rex Watson Coonawarra Truffle Hill Pemberton Tempranillo Malbec 2008 Clockwork Margaret RiverHugh Hamilton The Merlot 2007 Merlot 2008 Sauvignon Blanc 2009 Ferguson Jeremy YarraRatbag McLaren Vale Blue Pyrenees Valley Shiraz 2006Merlot 2008 Richard Hamilton Lot 148 Uleybury Lepre Petit Methode Traditionelle Clockwork Margaret River McLaren Vale Merlot 2008 Verdot 2006 Chardonnay Pinot Noir Cabernet Merlot 2008 Fox Creek Shadow’s Pinot Meunier 2007 Run Shiraz Cabernet Sauvignon 2008 May/June 2010 W I N E S TAT E 165

what we tastedFox Creek McLaren Vale Kiss Chasey Pepper Tree Wrattonbully Rymill mc² Coonawarra Somerled Methode Tiger’s Tale MargaretLate Harvest Semillon Western Australia Shiraz 2008 Cabernet Sauvignon Merlot Champenoise River Cabernet Sauvignon(375ml) 2008 Premium Red 2008 Cabernet Franc 2006 Adelaide Hills Sparkling Merlot 2008 Pewsey Vale Prima Eden Pinot Noir 2008Fox Creek Duet McLaren Koonara The Enchantress Valley Riesling 2009 Rymill The Yearling Trentham La FamigliaVale Cabernet Merlot 2008 Limestone Coast Pinot Coonawarra Cabernet Somerled Picnic Races Pinot Grigio 2009 Noir Chardonnay 2009 Pewsey Vale Eden Valley Sauvignon 2008 Red 2009Fox Creek Short Row Gewurztraminer 2009 Trentham La FamigliaMcLaren Vale Shiraz 2008 Koonowla The Ringmaster Saddler’s Creek Wines Somerled Vermentino 2009 Clare Valley Cabernet Pewsey Vale Eden Valley Bluegrass Langhorne Steeplechase AdelaideFrog Rock Mudgee Sauvignon 2007 Pinot Gris 2009 Creek Cabernet 2007 Hills Chardonnay 2009 Trentham Murphy’s LoreChambourcin 2008 Chardonnay 2009 Koonowla The Ringmaster Plantagenet Ringbark Saddler’s Creek Somerled SteeplechaseFrog Rock Sticky Frog Clare Valley Shiraz 2007 Great Southern Riesling Wines Reserve Hunter Adelaide Hills Sauvignon Trentham Shiraz 2007(375ml) 2008 (375ml) 2009 Semillon 2003 Blanc 2009 Koonowla Clare Valley Trentham La FamigliaFrog Rock Riesling 2009 Poverty Hill Eden Valley Saddler’s Creek Wines Studley Park Cabernet 2006 Sangiovese Rose 2009Mudgee Rose 2009 Riesling 2009 Reserve Hunter Valley Long Flat Pink Merlot 2007 Swings & Roundabouts Warramate Black LabelFrog Rock Mudgee Pinot Moscato 2009 Poverty Hill Eden Valley Margaret River Shiraz 2008 Yarra Valley Shiraz 2007Gris 2009 Shiraz 2007 Saddler’s Creek Wines Matilda’s Vineyard Reserve Hunter Valley Swings & Roundabouts Warramate Black LabelFrog Rock Mudgee Petit Western Australia Pinot Poverty Hill Eden Valley Chardonnay 2009 Margaret River Cabernet Yarra Valley CabernetVerdot 2007 Noir 2009 Cabernet Sauvignon 2007 Merlot 2008 Sauvignon 2008 Sam Miranda King ValleyGovernor Robe Selection Matilda’s Vineyard Prince Hill Wines Mudgee Prosecco 2009 Tamburlaine Reserve Warramate White LabelRobe Unwooded Western Australia Barbera 2009 Orange Syrah 2008 Yarra Valley Shiraz 2008Chardonnay 2009 Chardonnay 2009 Sam Miranda Girl’s Prince Hill Wines Block King Valley Tamburlaine Reserve Warramate Yarra ValleyGracebrook Vineyards Maverick Greenock Rise Acrobat Merlot Cabernet Sauvignon Orange Cabernet Riesling 2009The Stables King Valley Barossa Valley Shiraz 2007 Sangiovese Rose 2009 Petit Verdot 2008 Sauvignon 2008Merlot 2008 Warramate Yarra Valley Maverick Trial Hill Eden Prince Hill Wines Card Sam Miranda Cellar Door Tatachilla Foundation Pinot Noir 2008Gracebrook Vineyards Valley Shiraz 2007 Collection Cabernet Release King Valley McLaren Vale Shiraz 2005Mediterranean Range King Sauvignon 2009 Chardonnay 2008 Warramate Yarra ValleyValley Sangiovese 2008 Maygars Hill Cabernet Tatachilla Partners Cabernet Merlot 2007 Sauvignon 2008 Prince Hill Wines Card Scarpantoni Brothers’ Cabernet Shiraz 2008Grant Burge Filsell Barossa Collection Merlot Block McLaren Vale Wehl’s Mount BensonOld Vine Shiraz 2008 Mistletoe Hunter Valley Sangiovese 2009 Cabernet Sauvignon 2008 Tatachilla Growers Vineyards Cabernet Shiraz 2007 Sauvignon Blanc Merlot 2007Grant Burge Prince Hill Wines Scarpantoni Block 3 Semillon 2009Balthazar Barossa Shiraz Mistletoe Home Vineyard Acrobat Semillon McLaren Vale Shiraz 2008 Wehl’s Mount BensonViognier 2007 Hunter Valley Semillon 2009 Sauvignon Blanc 2009 Taylor Ferguson Premium Vineyards Cabernet Scarpantoni Pedler Creek Brut Cuvee NV Sauvignon 2007Handpicked Peter Mistletoe Hunter Hilltops Prince Hill Wines Mudgee McLaren Vale SauvignonDouglas Signature Series Shiraz Cabernet 2008 Botrytis Sauvignon Blanc Blanc 2009 Taylor Ferguson Sparkling Wehl’s Mount BensonCoonawarra Cabernet (375ml) 2009 Shiraz Cabernet NV Vineyards Shiraz 2007Sauvignon 2006 Mistletoe Reserve Hunter Scarpantoni Estate Valley Chardonnay 2009 Prince Hill Wines Mudgee McLaren Vale Unwooded Taylor Ferguson Sparkling Western Range WinesHandpicked Dominique Zinfandel 2009 Chardonnay 2009 Sauvignon Blanc NV Lot 88 Western AustraliaPortet Selection Yarra Mistletoe Reserve Hunter Shiraz Grenache 2007Valley Merlot 2007 Valley Semillon 2009 Prince Hill Wines Mudgee Scarpantoni Estate Taylor Ferguson Premium White Zinfandel 2009 Reserve McLaren Vale Selection Marlborough Western Range WinesHandpicked Peter Douglas Moondah Brook Western Cabernet Sauvignon Sauvignon Blanc 2009 Goyamin Pool WesternSelection Coonawarra Australia Verdelho 2009 Punt Road Napoleone Shiraz 2008 Australia ChardonnayCabernet Sauvignon 2006 Vineyards Yarra Valley Taylors Jaraman Clare Viognier 2006 Mount Hurtle McLaren Pinot Noir 2008 Schild Estate Barossa Valley CoonawarraHarbord Clare Valley Vale Sauvignon Blanc Riesling 2008 Cabernet Sauvignon 2008 Western Range WinesRiesling 2009 Semillon 2008 Punt Road Napoleone Limited Release Perth Vineyards Yarra Valley Schild Estate Barossa Taylors Jaraman Clare Hills Chardonnay 2009Haselgrove Bella Vigna Mount Hurtle South Chardonnay 2008 Cabernet Sauvignon 2008 Valley McLaren ValePremium Selection Australia Grenache Shiraz Shiraz 2008 Western Range WinesAdelaide Hills Sauvignon Mourvedre 2008 Punt Road Napoleone Schild Estate Barossa Goyamin Pool WesternBlanc 2009 Vineyards Yarra Valley Shiraz 2007 Tertini Wines Southern Australia Old Vine Mount Hurtle South Cabernet Sauvignon 2008 Highlands Rose 2009 Grenache 2007Heggies Eden Valley Australia Cabernet Schild Estate GMS OldChardonnay 2008 Sauvignon 2008 Punt Road Napoleone Bush Vine Barossa Tertini Wines Southern Western Range Vineyards Yarra Valley Grenache Mourvedre Highlands Pinot Grigio 2009 Wines Lot 88 WesternHill Smith Estate Mount Hurtle South Shiraz 2008 Shiraz 2009 Australia SemillonEden Valley Sauvignon Australia Rose 2009 The Wine Society Sauvignon Blanc 2009Blanc 2009 Robert Oatley Mornington Shanahans The Little Premium Selection Clare Mount William Macedon Peninsula Pinot Noir 2009 Rascal Adelaide Hills Valley Riesling 2009 Western Range WinesHugo McLaren Vale Blanc de Blancs 2003 Arneis 2009 Limited Release PerthSauvignon Blanc 2009 Robert Oatley Margaret The Wine Society Hills Shiraz 2008 Niche Western Australia River Mudgee Cabernet Shaw Vineyard Estate Premium SelectionHugo McLaren Vale Chardonnay 2008 Merlot 2008 Premium Canberra Coonawarra Cabernet Whitebox HeathcoteShiraz 2008 Riesling 2009 Sauvignon 2008 Shiraz 2007 Niche Western Robert Oatley MargaretHuma Yarra Valley Australia Semillon River Pemberton Shaw Vineyard Estate Thomas Hardy Wines Wild Oats Shiraz 2007Shiraz 2006 Sauvignon Blanc 2008 Sauvignon Blanc 2009 Premium Canberra Semillon Family Tradition McLaren Sauvignon Blanc 2009 Vale Shiraz 2008 Wild Oats SauvignonJane Brook Shovelgate Niche Western Australia Rocland Estate Barossa Blanc 2009Vineyard Western Shiraz 2006 Valley Grenache 2008 Shingleback McLaren Vale Thomas Hardy WinesAustralia Cabernet Cabernet Sauvignon 2007 Thomas’ Trek McLaren Wild Oats Rose 2009Sauvignon 2008 One Planet Local Hero Rocland Estate Ass Kisser Vale Padthaway Shiraz Tim Burvill McLaren Vale South Australia Fine Red Sirromet Granite Belt Cabernet Sauvignon 2008 Wild Oats SauvignonJane Brook Isis Shiraz 2008 Wine 2007 Sparkling PV 2008 Blanc Semillon 2009Vineyard Western Thomas Hardy WinesAustralia Viognier 2009 One Planet Local Hero Roennfeldt Wines Genesis Sirromet 820 Above Family Tradition Wild Oats Sarah Fletcher Jadelaide Barossa Shiraz 2008 Granite Belt Verdelho 2008 Padthaway Cabernet Chardonnay 2009Jane Brook Hills Sauvignon Blanc 2009 Sauvignon 2008Shovelgate Vineyard Rookery Kangaroo Island Skillogalee Basket Yalumba The Y SeriesWestern Australia Patrick T Estate Mount Zinfandel 2008 Pressed Clare Valley The Thomas Hardy Wines South AustraliaChardonnay 2009 Gambier Pinot Noir 2008 Cabernets 2006 Family Tradition Merlot 2008 Rookery Kangaroo Island Padthaway UnwoodedJim Barry Watervale Pepper Tree Riesling 2009 Skillogalee Lees Chardonnay 2008 Yelland & Papps DevoteRiesling 2009 Wrattonbully Unwooded Stirred Clare Valley Greenock Barossa Valley Chardonnay 2009 Rookery Kangaroo Island Chardonnay 2007 Thomas Hardy Wines Shiraz 2008Jim Barry Clare Red Saperavi 2008 Thomas’ Trek McLarenShiraz Cabernet 2006 Pepper Tree Wrattonbully Smith & Hooper Vale Clare Valley Semillon Yelland & Papps Devote Coonawarra Cabernet Rookery Kangaroo Island Wrattonbully Merlot 2008 Sauvignon Blanc 2008 Barossa Valley CabernetKettle Lane Tasmanian Sauvignon 2008 Sauvignon Blanc 2009 Sauvignon 2008Riesling 2009 Smith & Hooper Reserve Thomas Hardy Pepper Tree Wrattonbully Rymill Coonawarra Wrattonbully Merlot 2006 Wines Imprimatur Yelland & Papps DevoteKettle Lane Barossa Merlot 2008 Cabernet Sauvignon 2006 McLaren Vale Langhorne Barossa Valley Old VineShiraz 2008 Somerled McLaren Vale Creek Shiraz 2006 Grenache 2008 Pepper Tree Hunter Rymill Coonawarra Shiraz 2004Kettle Lane Marlborough Wrattonbully Orange Shiraz 2005Sauvignon Blanc 2009 Chardonnay 2009166 W I N E S TAT E May/June 2010

what we tastedZonte’s Footstep Scarlet Brown Brothers Victoria Firestick Liqueur Verdelho Kalleske JMK Penfolds Great Grandfather Seppeltsfield ParamountLadybird Fleurieu Moscato 2009 (375ml) NV Barossa Valley Shiraz VP Rare Tawny NV Collection XO Rare TokayPeninsula Rose 2009 (375ml) 2008 (500ml) NV Brown Brothers Patricia Flaxman Wines Barossa Penfolds Bluestone 10Zonte’s Footstep Avalon King Valley Noble Riesling Shiraz VP (375ml) 2008 Kilikanoon Mort’s Cut Year Old Grand Tawny NV Seppeltsfield ParamountTree Langhorne Creek (375ml) 2006 Watervale Clare Valley Collection XO TawnyCabernet 2008 Forrest The Doctors’ Riesling (375ml) 2009 Penfolds Club Tawny NV (500ml) NV Brown Brothers Victoria Marlborough LateZonte’s Footstep Canto Orange Muscat & Flora Harvest Sauvignon Blanc Kirrihill Celestial Clare Penfolds Grandfather Fine SeppeltsfieldDi Lago Langhorne Creek (375ml) 2008 (375ml) 2009 Valley Riesling 2009 Old Liqueur Tawny NV Para Grand Tawny NVSangiovese Barbera 2008 Buller Victoria Tawny NV Forrest Marlborough Lobethal Road Adelaide Penny’s Hill Veteran Very Serafino McLaren ValeZonte’s Footstep Lady of Botryitised Riesling Hills Botrytis Riesling Old Fortified 500ml NV Old Tawny Port NVthe Lake Langhorne Creek Buller Fine Old Muscat NV (375ml) 2009 (375ml) 2009Viognier 2009 Pertaringa Vineyards Serafino McLaren Burk Salter South Foxeys Hangout Fortified Longview Vineyard The Full Fronti McLaren Vale Vintage FortifiedZonte’s Footstep Australia Muscat Gordo Shiraz (500ml) 2008 Epitome Late Harvest Vale Liqueur Frontignac Shiraz 2005Sea Mist Langhorne Creek Blanco 2009 Riesling (375ml) 2008 (500ml) NVVerdelho 2009 Frog Rock Sticky Frog Seresin Marlborough Bushmere Estate (375ml) 2009 Lou Miranda Estate Aged Pettavel Evening Late Harvest RieslingZonte’s Footstep The Fortified Diavolo Rosso Cobweb Barossa Valley Star Late Harvest Riesling (375ml) 2005Love Symbol Langhorne (375ml) 2009 Galway Pipe Grand Fortified NV (375ml) 2009Creek Savignin Blanc 2009 Tawny NV Sileni Estate Selection Capercaillie Lou Miranda Estate Leone Prince Hill Mudgee Hawke’s Bay Late HarvestZonte’s Footstep Lake Dessert Gewurztraminer Gapsted Valley Selection Barossa Valley Tawny NV Botrytis Sauvignon Blanc Semillon (375ml) 2009Doctor Langhorne Creek (375ml) 2008 Moscato 2009 (375ml) 2009Shiraz 2008 Lou Miranda Estate Leone Skillogalee Liqueur Chambers Rosewood Gapsted Wines Mountain Riverina Botrytis Semillon Riverby Estate Single Muscat NVZonte’s Footstep Vineyards Rutherglen Gold Limited Release (375ml) 2008 Vineyard MarlboroughDoctoressan Di Largo Muscadelle NV King Valley Late Harvest Noble Riesling (375ml) 2009 Skillogalee Clare ValleyLanghorne Creek Pinot Semillon (500ml) 2009 McGuigan Wines Personal Harvest Gold (375ml) 2005Grigio 2009 Chambers Rosewood Reserve Botrytis Semillon Riversands Major Mitchell Vineyards Rutherglen Dry Gramps Five Generations (375ml) 2005 Semi Sweet White Spy Valley MarlboroughSWEET & FORTIFIED Flor Apera NV Riverina Botrytis 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(500ml) 2008Muscat (375ml) NV Riesling (375ml) 2009 Seppeltsfield DP90 Rare De Bortoli Deen Morris of Rutherglen Mia Tawny (500ml) NV Xanadu MargaretBaileys of Glenrowan Vat 5 Botrytis Semillon Hugh Hamilton The Fino Sherry NV River Cane CutFounder Liqueur Tokay NV (375ml) 2007 Ruffian Liqueur Muscat Seppeltsfield Grand Tokay Semillon Sauvignon Blanc (500ml) NV Morris of Rutherglen (500ml) NV (375ml) 2009Baileys of Glenrowan De Bortoli Show Liqueur Cellar Reserve Grand OldFounder Liqueur Muscat NV Jamabro Wines Rough Cut Tawny (500ml) NV Seppeltsfield Grand TASMANIAMuscat NV Diamond Barossa Valley Muscat (500ml) NV De Bortoli Black Noble Viognier Moscato 2009 Morris’s Vintage 2003 Bass Fine Wine StraitBarwick Estates OV (375ml) NV Seppeltsfield Rare Tasmania Pinot Noir 2008Pemberton Viognier James Haselgrove Wines Mr Riggs Sticky End Tokay (375ml) NV(375ml) 2009 Di Giogio Family 10 Year Old Tawny NV McLaren Vale Viognier Bass Fine Wine Strait Lucindale Botrytis (375ml) 2009 Seppeltsfield Cara Tasmania Riesling 2009Bethany Old Quarry Semillon (500ml) 2006 James Haselgrove Wines Blanca PalominoFronti NV Selections Semi Sweet Ngatarawa Stables Amontillado (500ml) NV Bay of Fires Tasmania Di Giorgio Family Later Harvest 2009 Hawkes Bay Late Harvest Chardonnay 2008Bethany Steinbruch Coonawarra Fortified (375ml) 2006 Seppeltsfield VintageBarossa Riesling 2009 Shiraz (500ml) 2006 James Haselgrove Wines Touringa 1987 Bay of Fires Tasmania Muscat NV O’Briens Anzac Reserve Pinot Noir 2008Bethany Cordon Pruned Domaine Barossa Cane South Australian Port NV Seppeltsfield VintageBarossa Select Late Harvest Dried Semillon Barossa John Forrest Collection Shiraz (375ml) 2001 Bay of Fires TasmaniaRiesling (500ml) 2008 Sticky (375ml) 2009 Brancott Valley Patina Sticky Tea Orange Pinot Gris 2009 Marlborough Noble Riesling 2009 Seppeltsfield Selma MelittaBleasdale The Wise One Elderton Riverina Botrytis Riesling (375ml) 2005 Rare Luscious (500ml) NV Bay of Fires TasmaniaTawny NV Semillon (375ml) 2007 Patrick Jessie Sauvignon Blanc 2009 John Forrest Collection Coonawarra Botrytis Seppeltsfield RareBleasdale The Wise One Elderton Duke of Brancott Valley Semillon (375ml) 2006 Muscat (375ml) NV Bay of Fires Tasmania16 Year old Verdelho Wellington Vintage Marlborough Noble Riesling 2008(500ml) NV Fortified Shiraz Tinta Cao Riesling (375ml) 2006 Pegasus Bay Aria Seppeltsfield Vera Viola (350ml) 2006 Late Picked Riesling Rich Oloroso (500ml) NV Bay of Fires TasmaniaBleasdale The Wise Johner Estate (375ml) 2008 Pinot Chardonnay Brut NVOne Fortified Shiraz Elliot Rocke Estate Mudgee Gladstone Noble Pinot Seppeltsfield(500ml) 2008 Ice Wine (375ml) 2008 Noir (375ml) 2009 Pegasus Bay Encore Noble Paramount Collection XO Bay of Fires Tasmania Riesling (375ml) 2008 Amontillado (500ml) NV Pinot Chardonnay Rose NVBrian McGuigan’s Elliot Rocke Estate Johner Estate GladstonePersonal Reserve Tawny Mudgee Pink Ice Wine Noble Sauvignon Blanc Pegasus Bay Finale Noble 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what we tastedBream Creek Tasmania Ghost Rock Vineyard Meadowbank Grace Tamar Ridge Kayena Bridge Road James SquireChardonnay 2008 Ol’ Man’s Ghost Tasmania Elizabeth Tasmania Vineyard Tasmania Brewers Beechworth Australia I.P.A. Pinot Gris 2009 Chardonnay 2006 Botrytis Riesling 2007 Chevalier Belgian StyleBream Creek Biere De Garde James SquireSchonburger 2008 Ghost Rock Vineyard Meadowbank Henry Tamar Ridge TRV Original Australia Clairdown Estate James Tasmania Pinot Tasmania Chardonnay Bridge Road Brewers Original Amber AleBream Creek VGR Tasmania Pinot Noir 2008 Noir 2008 Pinot Noir 2007 Beechworth Imperial OakTasmania Riesling 2008 Aged Robust Porter Karmeliet Tripel Belgian Ghost Rock Moorilla Muse Tasmania The Wine Society Strong AleBream Creek Tasmania Vineyard Tasmania Brut Rose 2004 Regional Premium Bridge Road BrewersRiesling 2008 Sauvignon Blanc 2009 Selection Tasmania Pinot Beechworth Chevalier Knappstein Brewery Moorilla Praxis Tasmania Gris 2009 Dunkel Hefe Weizen Enterprise ReserveBrook Eden Pipers Brook GlenAyr Tolpuddle Riesling 2008 Bavarian Style LagerTasmania Pinot Noir 2008 Vineyards Tasmania The Wine Society Bridge Road Brewers Pinot Noir 2005 Moorilla Muse Regional Premium Beechworth Chevalier Kwak Belgian AleBrook Eden Pipers Brook Series Tasmania Merlot Selection Tasmania Pinot Belgian Style SaisonTasmania Pinot Rose 2009 GlenAyr Tolpuddle Cabernet 2008 Noir 2008 Leffe Belgian Brune Vineyard Tasmania Bridge Road BrewersBrook Eden Pipers Brook Chardonnay 2006 Moorilla Muse Series The Wine Society Regional Beechworth Celtic Red Ale Lucifer Belgian AleTasmania Riesling 2009 Tasmania Pinot Noir 2008 Premium Selection Holm Oak Vineyards Tasmania Riesling 2009 Bridge Road Brewers Mac’s Brewery Black MacClover Hill Pipers River Tasmania Pinot Noir 2008 Moorilla Muse Series Beechworth Pale Ale New Zealand Dark BeerTasmania Brut 2005 Tasmania Chardonnay 2008 Tinderbox Tasmania Holm Oak Vineyards Pinot Noir 2006 Bridge Road Brewers Maisel’s WeisseClover Hill Pipers Tasmania Riesling 2008 Moorilla Praxis Series Beechworth Robust Porter Dunkles German DunklesRiver Tasmania Blanc de Tasmania Pinot Noir 2009 Touchwood Coal River Hefe-WeissbierBlancs 2005 Holm Oak Tasmania Cuvee 1997 Bridge Road Brewers Vineyards Tasmania Nocton Park Coal Beechworth Australian Ale Matilda BayCraigow Tasmania Cabernet Merlot 2008 River Valley Tasmania Touchwood Tasmania Brewing Co RedbackDessert Riesling (375ml) Sauvignon Blanc 2009 Pinot Noir 2004 Bridge Road Brewers Australia Wheat Beer2008 Holm Oak Vineyards Beechworth Hans Tasmania Cabernet Nocton Park Coal River Unavale Vineyard Klopek’s Hefe Weizen Matilda Bay BrewingCraigow Tasmania Sauvignon 2008 Valley Tasmania Pinot Flinders Island Tasmania Co Dogbolter ReserveRiesling 2006 Rose 2009 Sauvignon Blanc 2009 Bridge Road Brewers Australia Dark Lager Holm Oak Beechworth BlingCraigow Tasmania Vineyards Tasmania Nocton Park Coal River Unavale Vineyard India Pale Ale Matilda Bay Brewing CoSparkling Merlot NV Sauvignon Blanc 2009 Valley Tasmania Merlot Flinders Island Tasmania Alpha Reserve Australia Cabernet 2007 Riesling 2008 Brugge Tripel Belgian Ale Pale AleCraigow Easy Tasmania Holm OakPinot Noir 2008 Vineyards 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Tasmania Samuel AdamsTasmania Pinot Noir 2008 Disgorged Tasmania Pinot Noir 2005 Velo Tasmania Coopers Brewery Boston Lager Premium Cuvee 2002 Chardonnay 2008 Extra Strong AustraliaDelamere Vineyards Orani Tasmania Sauvignon Vintage Ale Samuel AdamsTasmania Pinot Noir 2008 Jansz Premium Tasmania Blanc 2009 Velo Dominique Methode USA Black Lager Cuvee NV Traditionnelle Tasmania Coopers BreweryDerwent Estate Wines Radenti Tasmania Vintage Brut 2006 Australia Stout Samuel Smith’sTasmania Chardonnay 2008 Jansz Tasmania Vintage Chardonnay Pinot Noir 2000 Organic Best Ale Rose 2006 Waterton Vineyards Coopers BreweryDerwent Estate Wines Spring Vale Freycinet Tasmania Cabernet Australia Dark Ale Samuel Smith’s EnglandTasmania Pinot Noir 2008 Jansz Premium Coast Tasmania Pinot Shiraz 2008 Imperial Stout Tasmania Rose NV Gris 2009 Dubuisson Cuvee DesDevil’s Corner Tasmania Waterton Vineyards Troll Beer Samuel Smith’s BritainPinot Rose 2009 Josef Chromy Tasmania Spring Vale Freycinet Tasmania Late Picked Nut Brown Ale Pinot Gris 2009 Coast Tasmania Riesling 2008 Fuller’s ESB English AleDevil’s Corner Tasmania Gewurztraminer 2009 Sinha Sri Lanka StoutRiesling 2007 Josef Chromy Tasmania Waterton Vineyards Fuller’s 1845 English Ale Chardonnay 2008 Spring Vale Reserv Dessert Tasmania Dessert Tetley’s Smooth FlowDevil’s Corner Tasmania Freycinet Coast Tasmania Riesling (375ml) 2007 Gouden Carolus Classic English AleChardonnay Pinot Noir NV Josef Chromy Tasmania Chardonnay 2008 Belgian Ale Sauvignon Blanc 2009 Waterton Vineyards Wexford Irish Style CrèmeDevil’s Corner Tasmania Spring Vale Freycinet Coast Tasmania Riesling 2008 Grand Ridge Brewery Ale Creme AlePinot Noir 2008 Josef Chromy Tasmania Tasmania Pinot Noir 2007 Moonshine Australia Dark Pinot Noir 2008 White Rock Vineyard Scotch Ale NELSON &Devil’s Corner Tasmania Spring Vale Freycinet Tasmania Riesling 2009 WAIRARAPA, NZMerlot Cabernet 2008 Lake Barrington Estate Coast Tasmania Grand Ridge Brewery Alexandra Tasmania Chardonnay 2009 White Rock Vineyard Moonlight Australia Nut Alexia WairarapaDevil’s Corner Tasmania Chardonnay Pinot Noir 2006 Tasmania Pinot Noir 2008 Brown Ale Pinot Noir 2008Pinot Grigio 2009 Spring Vale Freycinet Lalla Gully Tasmania Coast Tasmania Yellow Point Grand Ridge Brewery Anchorage ClassicDevil’s Corner Tasmania Riesling 2007 Sauvignon Blanc 2009 Vineyard Bloody 11th Gippsland Gold Australia Riesling 2007Sauvignon Blanc 2009 D’Entrecasteaux Channel Pale Ale Lalla Gully Tasmania Sugarloaf Ridge Tasmania Tasmania Pinot Noir 2008 Anchorage Viognier 2009Devil’s Corner Tasmania Pinot Gris 2008 Sauvignon Blanc 2009 Grand Ridge BreweryChardonnay 2008 WINTER BEERS Hatlifter Australia Stout Anchorage Leo Buring DWK20 Sugarloaf Ridge Simon Chardonnay 2009Elmslie Estate Three Leopold Tasmania Tasmania Pinot Noir 2006 Archipelago Explorer Gravoche SpecialiteMountain View Tamar Riesling 2007 Singapore Golden Ale France Biere Sur Lie AnchorageValley Pinot Noir 2006 Sugarloaf Ridge Tasmania Gewurztraminer 2009 Leo Buring DWL20 Pinot Noir 2007 Belhaven Scottish Ale Greene King SuffolkElmslie Estate Leopold Tamar Valley Abbot Ale AnchorageThree Mountain View Tasmania Riesling 2008 Sugarloaf Ridge Tasmania Belhaven Wee Heavy Winemakers ReleaseTamar Valley Cabernet Chardonnay 2007 Scottish Ale Gribousine Belgian Sauvignon Blanc 2009Sauvignon 2005 Louis Freycinet Tasmania Brune de Malonne Schonburger 2008 Tamar Ridge Kayena Biere du Boucanier Anchorage Pinot Noir 2008Freycinet Vineyard Vineyard Tasmania Belgian Dark Ale Gribousine Belgian BlondeTasmania Chardonnay 2008 Louis Freycinet Tasmania Sauvignon Blanc 2009 de Malonne Anchorage Sauvignon Chardonnay 2008 Boston’s Mill Blanc 2009Freycinet Vineyard Tamar Ridge Kayena Australia Pale Ale Hofbrau MunchenTasmania Pinot Noir 2007 Louis Freycinet Tasmania Vineyard Tasmania Pinot German Dunkle Lager Anchorage Dry Pinot Noir 2006 Noir 2008 Bowral Brewing Company Riesling 2007Freycinet Vineyard Pigs Fly Australia Pale Ale 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aftertasteELISABETH KINGA clue for girls who just want to stay slimFOR A woman who has failed to pull on women have been saying and doing since But be sure to keep the amount light toa size 10 dress only twice in her adult life their countries were part of the Roman Empire. moderate, exercise regularly and eat healthy.”- when I was pregnant with my two sons Women who drink moderately with meals -- I’ve written a lot about dieting. Weight say, one glass a day - are 30 per cent less Other outdated notions that have long beenloss articles come with the territory when likely to be overweight or obese as they age. shed, especially with the rise in singletons, isyou’re a female journalist, especially when that drinking alone can make women morphsome of your best friends become editors Our digestive system, it seems, processes into a look-alike of Bette Davis in Whateverof women’s magazines and are desperate the calories in alcohol differently from those Happened to Baby Jane? or producefor cover lines that will push up sales. of food. The number of kilojoules in alcohol is feelings of guilt. Far from it on the last count,Nothing, but nothing, makes a publication second only to the tally found in fats, but once revealed a recent study. Women are moremove faster than diet stories, even if they they’re inside the body straight arithmetic inclined to reward themselves after a hardare just a grab bag of commonsense tips. no longer has the upper hand. In regular day at work by pouring themselves what they drinkers the liver develops a separate method think is “just a glass” - when it can measure I’m not talking about baseline advice of processing alcohol so surplus energy (the 250ml in some of the larger glasses, whichlike “Put down the fork” - I’m talking about kilojoules) is turned into heat, not fat. So if counts as two units of alcohol.bleeding obvious comments from so-called you drink a small glass of merlot it will burnexperts. I’ve had to listen to truly banal stuff off faster instead of settling on the hips as its In one respect, that means it doesn’t takesuch as, “Buy clothes in your current size. counterparts from a chocolate biscuit tend too long to finish a full bottle of wine but, forWearing oversize clothing encourages to do. Similarly, two glasses of champagne women who stick with the recommendeddelusions that you have reached your goal won’t add the same bulk to your body as a intake of alcohol a day, the end of the weekweight.” Is there a women or man alive who couple of wedges of pizza. could see you pouring flat, lifeless dregs.needs a weight loss coach to tell them, Sure, you can buy half bottles but that’s not“Dieters who eat the right foods, but too Not all alcohol is equal. Straight spirits very economical, or a better quality caskmany of them, may experience plateaus.” and beer are less kind to your rear end wine. Yet by switching to wines that hold up than wine. The hero variety - yet again - is better after opening because of higher levels I’ve never visited another person’s home red wine, which has the biggest effect in of acidity or sweetness, you can still retainwhere the inhabitants had heeded that old keeping weight in check. One interesting variety and full pleasure to the last drop.chestnut of diet advice, “Keep a photo result from the study was that researchers Screw caps obviously help wines keep betterof yourself at your heaviest weight on discovered that women appeared to burn as the days slip by. Otherwise, choose ayour fridge to help you stay on a diet.” off more kilojoules after drinking than men crisp, tangy riesling if you want freshness thatFortunately, a recent study from the US did, so biology could play a part. lasts. And don’t forget bone-dry fino sherries,has revealed that there could be a more chilled, as I’ve recently rediscovered.pleasurable way for women to retain the People are infamous for fibbing when itideal waist-to-hip ratio of .64 as the prospect comes to questionnaires and focus groups,of middle-age spread looms into view: a so researchers assessed other factors thatglass or two of wine every day not only influence weight, such as smoking, bodyhelps you to relax, it could help you to slip mass index, age, non-alcohol dietary intakeon a pair of skinny jeans for much longer. and physical activity. Even the amounts of alcohol women drink regularly had different When I first read about the study I effects. The one-to-two-drinks-a-dayimmediately went in search of a potential females, as I said earlier, were 30 per centsponsor’s name - say E & J Gallo - but no. less likely to be overweight and women whoThe heroes of women all over the world drank half to one glass a day were 14 perwere researchers at Brigham and Women’s cent less likely to add kilos. It was the fourHospital in Boston, whose survey featured in 10 women who claimed to be teetotal19,220 women aged 39-plus and tracked who gained the most centimetres.them over 13 years. But this study doesn’tclaim that excess kilos will drop off with “We don’t want women to start drinking,” saysa glass or two of pinot grigio or a swig of Dr Lu Wang, lead author of the study. “All wesemillon. 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