Winestate Magazine Annual 2010

MICHAEL COOPER’S BEST OF 2009 RELEASES new zealandSacred Hill Brokenstone Sacred Hill Sauvage Villa Maria Single Konrad Sigrun Noble Ara CompositeHawkes Bay Merlot 2007 Hawkes Bay Sauvignon Vineyard Fletcher Two 2008 (375ml) Sauvignon Blanc 2008Bold, youthful Hawke’s Blanc 2007 Vineyard Marlborough Showing a Sauternes-style Concentrated, livelyBay red (9% cabernet franc Distinctive Hawke’s Bay Riesling 2008 richness, this estate-grown, Marlborough wine with fresh,and cabernet sauvignon), wine, hand-picked, barrel- ‘Spatlese’ style, hand-picked Waihopai Valley beauty tropical-fruit flavours, showinghand-picked in the Gimblett fermented with indigenous in the middle of the Wairau is a blend of 58% tank- excellent ripeness andGravels and barrel-aged for yeasts and oak-aged for Valley and stop-fermented fermented riesling and 42% depth. Pineappley and limey,18 months. Dark and sturdy, 10 months. Full-bodied, in a medium style. Excellent barrel-fermented sauvignon with good vigour and a dry,with concentrated, plummy, fresh and complex, with intensity of lemon and blanc, hand-picked. Pale lingering finish. $21.95 (A, UK)spicy flavours, a distinct hint of concentrated, ripe, tropical apple flavours, with gentle gold, fresh and vibrant, with Domain Roadcoffee, fresh acidity and ripe, fruit flavours enriched with sweetness balanced by impressively concentrated Central Otago Pinotsupple tannins. $64.90 (UK) French oak and a bone- lively acidity and a long, flavours. $26.60 (A) Noir Rosé 2008Clearview Old dry, lingering finish. Still slightly minerally finish. Best Starborough Enticingly floral, bright pinkOlive Block 2007 unfolding. $32.90 (UK) drinking 2011+. $24.99 Marlborough Sauvignon rose, grown at Bannockburn.Dense, youthful, Hawke’s Villa Maria Single Blanc 2009 Very pretty wine with fresh,Bay blend, cabernet Vavasour Awatere Vineyard Ihumatao Classy young wine, based delicate raspberry and plumsauvignon-based, with Valley Chardonnay 2008 Vineyard Auckland on Wairau Valley (60%) flavours, slightly earthysmaller portions of cabernet Fleshy, rich style, hand- Verdelho 2008 and Awatere Valley (40%) and spicy touches addingfranc, merlot and malbec. picked, fermented with Verdelho is still rare in fruit and mostly handled complexity, and a smooth,Dark, with rich blackcurrant, indigenous yeasts in French New Zealand, but this is a in tanks. Punchy and pure, harmonious finish. Full ofplum and spice flavours, oak barriques and oak-aged distinctly classy wine. Estate- with sweet-fruit delights and drink-young charm. $22seasoned with quality oak, for nine months. Powerful grown at Mangere, in south intense, vibrant gooseberry,and a firm tannin grip. Open (14.5% alc.), with deep Auckland, it has excellent melon and lime flavours that Drylands Marlborough2012+ $35 (A, UK, US) stone-fruit and toasty oak delicacy and depth of tropical linger well. $21 (A) Chardonnay 2007 flavours, finely balanced fruit flavours, a subtle Thornbury Marlborough Up-front style, withSelaks Winemaker’s acidity, and excellent seasoning of oak, balanced Sauvignon Blanc 2009 fragrant, citrusy, toastyFavourite Hawke’s Bay complexity and harmony. acidity and a dry, finely Full-bodied blend of Awatere bouquet. Fleshy, with goodChardonnay 2008 Drink now or cellar. $26 (A) poised, long finish. $34.99 and Wairau Valley fruit, with concentration of peachy,Rich, up-front, barrel- Villa Maria Borthwick deep, dry gooseberry and citrusy, toasty flavours and afermented style with a Reserve Marlborough Vineyard Wairarapa lime flavours. Aromatic and creamy-smooth finish. Drinkfragrant, toasty bouquet. Chardonnay 2007 Pinot Noir 2008 punchy, it shows excellent now-2010. $21.99Generous, with concentrated, Built to last, this quietly From the Gladstone sub- intensity, with a rounded,ripe, stone-fruit flavours, classy wine was hand- region, a deeply coloured, lingering finish. $21showing good complexity, harvested in the Wairau and attractively perfumed red Weeping Sands Waihekeand a creamy-smooth finish. Awatere valleys and matured with vibrant cherry and Island Syrah 2008Already drinking well. $20.99 for over a year in French oak plum flavours, excellent From Obsidian, this single- barriques. Still youthful, it depth, ripeness and vineyard red has excellent has subtle grapefruit and suppleness. Youthful, with density and complexity. nutty oak flavours, showing good, savoury complexity Boldly coloured, it is sturdy lovely delicacy, poise and and plenty of muscle, it and concentrated, with loads length. $29.99 should mature well. $38 of plummy, peppery flavour, finely integrated oak, supple Glazebrook Regional tannins and a long, spicy Reserve Hawkes Bay finish. Best 2011+. $30.80 Merlot Cabernet 2007 Classy, powerful and  firm. Grown mostly in the Gimblett Gravels and Aurum Central Otago matured for a year in French Riesling 2007 oak, it has deep and youthful Mouth-wateringly crisp, colour, concentrated cool-climate style with a blackcurrant and plum lemony, slightly toasty flavours, a hint of dark bouquet. Lively, with a chocolate, chewy tannins, distinctly minerally streak, and excellent depth and good intensity of vibrant, structure. $27 (A) slightly sweet, lemon/lime flavours and a tangy, lingering finish. $22.50 Annual 2010 W I N E S TAT E 151

MICHAEL COOPER’S BEST OF 2009 RELEASES new zealandFoxes Island Matariki Hawke’s Bay Selaks The Favourite Selaks The Favourite Burnt SpurMarlborough Cabernet Sauvignon Marlborough Marlborough Sauvignon MartinboroughRiesling 2008 Merlot 2007 Gewurztraminer 2007 Blanc 2008 Sauvignon Blanc 2008Rich, ripe style, grown in Still fresh and youthful, with Perfumed and mouthfilling, Powerful, punchy, full-on Delicious, easy-drinkingthe Old Ford Road vineyard, deep, purple-flushed colour with ripe, citrusy, spicy, style, grown in the Awatere style, vibrantly fruity, within the Awatere Valley. Full- and good concentration slightly gingery flavours, Valley. Fresh, ‘tomato stalk’ strong, ripe, tropical-fruitbodied and finely balanced, of blackcurrant and berry showing a touch of aromas, with excellent flavours and lees-ageingwith concentrated, peachy, flavours, gently seasoned complexity. Intensely body and depth of strongly characters adding a touch ofslightly limey flavours, with French oak. Vibrant and varietal, with impressive herbaceous flavours, crisp complexity. Mouthfilling andgentle sweetness and supple, with good cellaring richness and a smooth, dry and lively. $20.99 finely textured, with a well-fresh, lively acidity. Scented, potential; open 2010+. $27 (A) (4g/litre of residual sugar) rounded finish. $22youthful wine, worth Seifried Nelson finish. Delicious now. $20.99 Wild Rock Pania Camshorn Waiparacellaring. $33.95 (A, UK) Wurzer 2008 Spy Valley Marlborough Hawke’s Bay Sauvignon Blanc 2008Foxes Island Finely scented, gently sweet Pinot Noir 2008 Chardonnay 2008 Tight, youthful wine fromMarlborough Sauvignon wine, from a rare German Weighty and full-coloured, Instantly appealing, drink- Pernod Ricard NZ. Medium-Blanc 2008 crossing of gewurztraminer with a spicy, slightly earthy young style with a fragrant bodied, with fresh, crisp,Mouthfilling and punchy, with and muller-thurgau. Vibrantly bouquet. Finely textured red bouquet of peaches and tropical fruit and herbaceousripe, tropical fruit flavours fruity and lightly spicy, with with strong cherry, plum and butterscotch. Creamy and flavours, showing goodshowing good immediacy hints of ginger and apricots, spice flavours, showing good mouthfilling, with fresh, ripe, intensity. Slightly minerally,and drive. Fleshy and slightly gentle acidity and excellent complexity and harmony, stone-fruit and slight toast with a long finish. $26.95minerally, with excellent depth and harmony. $19 gentle acidity and a backbone flavours, showing excellent Chard Farm Centraldepth. $33.95 (A, UK, US) of ripe, supple tannins. $25 depth. $19.95 (A) Otago Pinot Gris 2008Main Divide Tipinui Selaks Founders (US) $29 (NZ, AU) Akarua Central Otago Hand-picked in CromwellSelection Marlborough Reserve Hawke’s Bay Wild Rock Hawkes Bay Pinot Gris 2008 vineyards, a seductive,Pinot Noir 2007 Merlot 2006 Gravel Pit Red Merlot Delicious already, this very easy-drinking wine withFrom Pegasus Bay, this Deep, bright colour, with Malbec 2007 finely balanced wine was slightly sweet flavours offleshy, rich and supple red a spicy, slightly earthy Boldly fruity Hawke’s Bay red mostly handled in tanks, peaches, pears and lychees,was grown on clay slopes in bouquet. Good power with deep colour, substantial but 30% was fermented showing excellent ripenessthe Brancott Valley. Deeply through the palate, with body and rich blackcurrant, in old barrels. Mouthfilling, and depth. Smooth, with acoloured, it is sturdy and concentrated, brambly, spicy plum and spice flavours. with moderate acidity, slightly oily texture, a greatsweet-fruited, with strong, flavours, complex and firm. Excellent quaffer, fleshy it is vibrantly fruity, with drink-young style, with someyouthful, cherry and plum Drink now or cellar. $32.99 and sweet-fruited, with ripe, peachy, slightly spicy cellaring potential. $28.flavours, gently seasoned Matakana Estate slightly chocolatey notes flavours, showing good Clos de Ste Annewith oak. Best drinking Elingamite Limited and a seductively smooth varietal character, and a hint Naboth’s Vineyard2010+. $32.95 (A) Edition Merlot Cabernet finish. $19.95 (A, UK, US) of apricots. $27 Pinot Noir 2007 Franc 2007 Burnt Spur Single-vineyard red fromSacred Hill Basket Deeply coloured Hawke’s Martinborough Millton, hill-grown inPress Hawke’s Bay Bay blend (60% merlot, 40% Pinot Gris 2008 Gisborne. Richly varietal,Merlot Cabernet 2008 cabernet franc), with vibrant Fleshy and rich, in the with strawberry and spiceStill very youthful, this blackcurrant, plum and spice classic Alsace style. Strong flavours, showing excellentfine value red is a blend of flavours, well seasoned with pear and spice aromas lead depth and complexity, ripe,merlot (86%) with minor quality oak (mostly French, into a mouthfilling wine supple tannins and a fragrant,proportions of cabernet all new). Concentrated and with concentrated pear and welcoming bouquet.sauvignon, cabernet ripe, with good complexity, a spiced apple flavours and Certified organic. $53.50franc and malbec. French firm foundation of tannin and a lingering finish. Youthful, Contour Estateoak-aged, it is fleshy obvious cellaring potential. $59 tightly structured wine, with Reserve Syrah 2007and savoury, with strong Selaks The Favourite potential. $29 Fragrant Matakana red, withberry and spice flavours, Hawke’s Bay Burnt Spur deep colour and a spicy,gentle tannins and good Chardonnay 2007 Martinborough smoky bouquet. Mouthfilling,complexity. $19.95 (UK) Stylish wine with vibrant Pinot Noir 2007 with ripe plum and black stone-fruit, grapefruit and Fragrant, single-vineyard red pepper flavours, showing slight nut flavours. Fleshy, with deep, youthful colour. excellent density and varietal ripe and rich, with good Sturdy, with rich plum/spice characters. Slightly oaky at harmony. Drink now-2010. flavours and hints of herbs this stage, but savoury and Fine value at $20.99. and licorice. Mouthfilling, complex, promising well for generous wine, for drinking 2010+. $38 now or cellaring. $44 Esk Valley Hawke’s Bay Chenin Blanc 2008 Showing lots of personality, an immaculate, finely balanced wine, grown mostly at an inland site at Moteo Pa and partly barrel- fermented. Very fresh and vibrant, it is fleshy, with ripe, tropical-fruit flavours, crisp and tight, with a touch of complexity. Should be long- lived. $21 (A, UK)152 W I N E S TAT E Annual 2010

MICHAEL COOPER’S BEST OF 2009 RELEASES new zealandEsk Valley Hawke’s Greystone Waipara Matariki Hawke’s Bay Orinoco Nelson Bushmere EstateBay Merlot Cabernet Riesling 2008 Pinot Noir 2007 Riesling 2008 Gisborne Viognier 2008Sauvignon Malbec 2007 Finely scented, medium- One of the region’s finest Tangy, gently sweet style Fleshy and vibrantly fruity,Gimblett Gravels blend bodied style with gentle pinot noirs yet. Ruby hued, with good intensity. Fresh with mouthfilling body, richwith a generous dollop sweetness and strong, with fresh cherry and spice and crisp, with moderate stone-fruit flavours, slightlyof malbec (24%). Bold, ripe, lemon/lime flavours, aromas, it is mouthfilling, alcohol (10.5%) and strong oily texture and smooth,youthful, slightly inky with a hint of passionfruit. sweet-fruited and supple, lemon, lime and slight off-dry finish. Already highlycolour, in a gutsy style Fresh, finely balanced with cherry, plum and spice passionfruit flavours, finely enjoyable. $23with strong, fruity flavours wine, enjoyable from the flavours, complex and balanced and immediatelyof blackcurrants, coffee start. $24.50 savoury. $30 (A, UK, US) appealing. $18.95 (A) Waipipi Cheninand spice. Drink now La Michelle 2006 Margrain Blanc Methodeonwards. $25 (A, UK) Classy, new sparkling Mt Difficulty Central Martinborough Pinot Traditionnelle 2006Esk Valley Hawke’s Bay wines are a rare breed in Otago Pinot Gris 2008 Gris 2008 Light, lively Wairarapa wine,Pinot Gris 2008 New Zealand, so this blend Grown at Bannockburn, this is Bone-dry style, but not at showing just how good cheninFleshy, with rich pear/spice of Martinborough pinot a mouthfilling wine (14% alc) all austere, with sweet-fruit blanc-based bubbly can be.flavours, showing a hint of noir and chardonnay from with strong peach, pear and delights and strong, ripe Disgorged after two yearshoney. Already delicious, with Margrain is welcome. A spice flavours, vibrant and flavours of pears and spices. on its yeast lees, it is crisp,excellent mouthfeel, texture notably dry style, it is pale, finely balanced, with a crisp, Fleshy, with gentle acidity lemony and gently yeasty,and depth. $25 (A, UK) smooth and lively, with dry finish. $25 (A, UK, US) and a rich, rounded finish. $30 slightly toasty and minerally,Esk Valley Hawke’s Bay delicate, citrusy, appley, Thornbury Gisborne with excellent vigour,Verdelho 2008 slightly nutty flavours Orinoco Nelson Chardonnay 2008 personality and depth. $35Hand-picked and partly barrel- and good yeast-derived Pinot Noir 2006 Fermented in a mix of tanks Woollaston Nelsonfermented and offering strong, complexity. $38 Maturing well. Intensely and barrels, and barrel-aged Pinot Gris 2008vibrant, tropical fruit and Martinborough Vineyard varietal wine, ruby hued, with for eight months, Villa Maria’s Rich, single-vineyard wine,spice flavours, woven with Manu Riesling 2008 ripe cherry, plum and spice wine is a fruit-driven style with grown at Hope, hand-pickedfresh acidity. Mouthfilling and Distinctly medium style with flavours and moderately rich, ripe, citrusy flavours, and partly barrel-fermenteddryish, it should open out well a gentle botrytis influence. firm tannins. Sweet-fruited, slightly biscuity notes adding and lees-aged. Alsace style,from mid-2009+. $21 (A, UK) Citrusy and slightly honeyed, savoury and complex, complexity and a well-rounded with concentrated stone-fruitGreystone Waipara with mouthfilling body (13% with further development finish. Very harmonious, and spice flavours, still freshPinot Gris 2008 alc), rich, ripe fruit flavours, ahead. $29.95 (A) offering delicious drinking and vibrant, mouthfilling bodyWeighty wine with pure and drink-young appeal. $26 Moana Park Vineyard from now onwards. $20 (14.4% alc), and impressivestone-fruit, pear and spice Martinborough Vineyard Tribute Merlot 2007 Trinity Hill Hawke’s Bay delicacy, complexity andflavours, slightly sweet and Pinot Gris 2007 Bold, bargain-priced Sauvignon Blanc 2008 depth. $22 (A)finely balanced. Scented and Powerful, partly barrel- Hawke’s Bay red, grown Crisp, medium-bodied Allan Scott Marlboroughslightly oily, with excellent fermented style, with a in the Gimblett Gravels. style with an array of fruit Gewurztraminer 2008depth. $28 (A) slightly honeyed bouquet. Deeply coloured and fruit- flavours and excellent Perfumed, softly mouthfilling Mouthfilling (14.5% alc), packed, with dense plum, vigour and depth. Zingy, wine, fermented in tanks andKingsmill Central with peachy, slightly spicy spice and coffee flavours. ripe and sweet-fruited, old barrels. Impressively ripeOtago Tippet’s Race and honeyed flavours, Highly concentrated, with with impressive depth and lychee and spice flavours,Riesling 2008 showing excellent depth and firm tannins and obvious harmony. $20 (A, UK, US) with a hint of ginger, someStill very youthful, this complexity. Drinking well cellaring potential. $20 Villa Maria complexity, and very goodsingle-vineyard wine was now. $45 Paritua Hawke’s Bay Private Bin Hawke’s delicacy and depth. Drinkgrown at Bendigo, in Central Matakana Estate Syrah 2007 Bay Merlot 2007 now or cellar. $22 (UK)Otago. The bouquet is Hawke’s Bay Merlot Full of promise, this dark, full- Dark, mouthfilling, vibrantly Desert Heart Centralminerally; the palate tight Cabernet Franc 2007 bodied red is impressively fruity red with generous Otago Pinot Noir 2007and dry, with strong, citrusy, Showing excellent ripeness concentrated, with rich, ripe, cassis, plum and spice Rich, full-bodiedappley flavours, woven with and density, this blend sweet-fruit characters, strong flavours, vibrant and rich, and Bannockburn red, deeplyfresh, lively acidity. Best of 71% merlot and 29% plum/spice flavours and a with a well-rounded finish. coloured, with a cherryish,drinking 2010+. $25 cabernet franc is deeply peppery, firmly structured Great value at $18. (A, UK) spicy bouquet showing goodInvivo Marlborough coloured, with rich plum/spice finish. Open mid-2009 Weeping Sands complexity. Concentrated,Sauvignon Blanc 2008 flavours, hints of coffee and onwards. $37 (UK, US) Waiheke Island ripe and supple, with aFresh and vibrant, with leather adding complexity, Montepulciano 2007 seasoning of toasty Frenchlees-ageing complexity and and supple tannins. Drink Robust, fruit-packed red oak and fresh underlyinglots of youthful impact. now or cellar. $29 from Obsidian. Deeply acidity. $37 (A)Ripely scented, with tropical coloured, with substantialfruit and capsicum flavours, body and concentrated,very finely balanced and ripe flavours of plums andrefreshing. $20 (A) spices. Savoury and firm, with the depth and structure to mature well. $34 Annual 2010 W I N E S TAT E 153

MICHAEL COOPER’S BEST OF 2009 RELEASES new zealandThe Aurora Vineyard Main Divide Waipara Mud House Central Spy Valley Mud HouseBendigo Pinot Noir 2007 Valley Riesling 2008 Otago Rose 2008 Marlborough Noble Swan MarlboroughScented, supple, fruit- From Pegasus Bay, a rich, Full of charm, this Bendigo Riesling 2008 (375 ml) Chardonnay 2007crammed Central Otago concentrated wine with gently wine is bright pink, with Attractively scented, citrusy, High-impact style, offeringred with deep, youthful sweet citrus, passionfruit and floral, berryish scents. Full- gently honeyed bouquet. concentrated, stone-fruitcolour. Delicious now, with lime flavours and botrytis- bodied and very smooth, Already delicious, with flavours strongly seasonedstrong, ripe cherry and plum derived marmalade notes. with strong strawberry and generous depth of ripe, with toasty oak. Mouthfilling,flavours, a hint of herbs and Crisp and lively, it’s a drink-now spice flavours and a sliver of citrusy, honeyed flavours, hints rich, peachy and slightlysubstantial body. $39 (A) or cellaring proposition. sweetness, it is deliciously of lime and marmalade, and a creamy, with loads of $20.95 (A, UK, US) fresh and vibrant. (UK) sweet, smooth finish. $23 personality. $24.95Bushmere Estate Lime Rock White Knuckle Lime Rock Sauvignon Wild Rock Sur Lie Pinot Allan ScottGisborne Classic Hill Pinot Noir 2007 Blanc 2008 Gris 2008 Wallops MarlboroughChardonnay 2007 This notably powerful One of the finest wines yet From a subsidiary of Craggy Chardonnay 2008Classic regional style, fully Central Hawke’s Bay wine from Central Hawke’s Bay. Range, this Hawke’s Bay Youthful, single-vineyardbarrel-fermented, with was harvested from “the The bouquet is fresh and wine is refined, with wine, barrel-fermented withsubstantial body, ripe, tops of the hills and in the punchy; the palate weighty, mouthfilling body and pure, indigenous yeasts. Refined,sweet-fruit characters and Secret Vineyard, where the with an array of grapefruit, peachy, slightly spicy and with vibrant, grapefruit-likerich, citrusy, peachy flavours, soils are shallow”. Boldly herbal and mineral flavours, leesy flavours. It shows good flavours, finely integratedslightly biscuity and creamy. coloured, it has lush, sweet- fresh, crisp, dry and long. $24 mouthfeel and texture, with a oak and fresh, lively acidity.Generous, satisfying fruit flavours of plums and Peregrine Central Otago dry, lingering finish. $22 Complex style, well worthwine, delicious now-2010. spices, some savoury oak Chardonnay 2008 Spy Valley Marlborough cellaring. $30Gisborne in a glass. $23 complexity and obvious Mouthfilling, slightly Noble Sauvignon Blanc Boreham Wood SingleCypress Hawke’s Bay cellaring potential. $39.50 creamy and toasty style 2008 (375ml) Vineyard MarlboroughPinot Gris 2008 Main Divide Merlot with excellent body and Delicious young, with Riesling 2008Sturdy, ripe wine with Cabernet 2006 depth. Peachy, with a hint of concentrated, very ripe (31.6 Vivacious, light wine (10%concentrated, stone- Great value wine from butterscotch, good texture brix) peach and passionfruit alc.), hand-harvested infruit and spice flavours, Pegasus Bay, barrel-aged and richness. Drink now flavours and a hint of honey. the Awatere Valley fromsubstantial body and creamy for two years, that shows onwards. $25 Very harmonious, with a first-crop vines. Lemony,texture. Good food wine just what can be done in Saint Clair Pioneer subtle botrytis influence and minerally scents, leading into- mouthfilling, dry and well- Marlborough with merlot- Block 12 Lone Gum well-rounded finish. $23 a gently sweet style withrounded. $24.95 based reds. Full, fairly youthful Gewurztraminer 2008 Wishart Legend 2005 rich, citrusy, faintly honeyedForrest Marlborough colour, with very satisfying Softly seductive, late Rich, mature Hawke’s Bay flavours, threaded withChardonnay 2006 depth of blackcurrant, slight harvest style, perfumed and blend of merlot (50%), appetising acidity. $24.50Elegant, cool-climate style herb and dark chocolate full-bodied, with rich, ripe malbec, cabernet franc and Boreham Wood Singlewith mouthfilling body, strong, flavours, savoury and smooth. lychee and spice flavours syrah, barrel-aged for 20 Vineyard Awatereripe, grapefruit-like flavours $20.95 (A, UK) and a slightly sweet, months. Fragrant, complex Valley Pinot Gris 2008and a gentle seasoning of Millton Riverpoint rounded finish. $24.95 (UK) bouquet, leading into a Showing good personalityoak. Very finely balanced and Vineyard Gisborne Saint Clair Pioneer savoury wine with deep and immediacy, thisbuilding up good complexity Viognier 2008 Block 9 Big John blackcurrant, spice and mouthfilling, vibrantly fruitywith bottle age. $23 Delicious now, this Riesling 2008 coffee flavours and firm, ripe Marlborough wine has organically grown wine offers Punchy, single-vineyard tannins. Ready. $34.95 fresh pear, lychee and spice fresh, strong, peachy, slightly Marlborough wine with flavours, a minerally streak honeyed flavours. Gently moderate alcohol (10%) and Ti Point Marlborough and a slightly sweet, finely oaked, with mouthfilling plentiful sweetness (50g/litre). Sauvignon Blanc 2008 balanced finish. $24.50 (UK) body, some complexity and Light-bodied, with strong Fresh and refined, with a smooth finish, it is fleshy lemon/apple aromas and a smooth entry and ripe, Churton Marlborough and forward, with strong flavours and fresh, racy acidity. melon/lime flavours Sauvignon Blanc 2008 personality. $26.50 Already enjoyable. $24.95 showing excellent delicacy Subtle, sophisticated wine, Peregrine Central and drinkability. Finely tank-fermented, partly Monowai Crownthorpe Otago Riesling 2007 textured, with a touch of lees-aged and late-bottled. Sauvignon Blanc 2008 Youthful colour, with a class and a crisp, lingering Vibrantly fruity, with ripe Estate-grown at a cool, scented bouquet, revealing finish. $20.90 (A, UK, US) melon/lime flavours, showing elevated, inland site a touch of bottle-aged excellent delicacy and depth, in Hawke’s Bay, this toastiness. Mouthfilling style a minerally streak and a medium-bodied wine has (13% alc), richly varietal, dry, lingering finish. Quietly slightly ‘sweaty’ ripe-fruit with concentrated, citrusy satisfying. $23 (A, UK, US) aromas, leading into a flavours and a dryish finish. concentrated, tropical fruit- Drink now or cellar. $23 flavoured wine with fresh Mud House Swan acidity and a lingering Central Otago Pinot finish. Priced well at $17. Noir 2008 Youthful, deeply coloured red from Bendigo, full-bodied, with a strong surge of cherryish, plummy flavour, lightly seasoned with oak. Fruit-packed and supple, with good muscle and depth. $29.95 (A, UK, US)154 W I N E S TAT E Annual 2010

MICHAEL COOPER’S BEST OF 2009 RELEASES new zealandClearview Hawke’s Bay Esk Valley Hawke’s Bay Goldwater Marlborough Borthwick Vineyard Villa Maria MethodeSemillon 2008 Chardonnay 2008 Chardonnay 2008 Wairarapa Riesling 2008 Traditionnelle NVTightly structured, very Weighty, rich style, with Rich, toasty bouquet. Full- Estate-grown at Gladstone, Rich, mature style, blendedfresh and lively wine, hand- strong drink-young appeal. bodied style with strong, ripe, this single-vineyard wine from 68% pinot noir andharvested at Te Awanga. Ripe, stone-fruit flavours, with stone-fruit flavours, a touch has strong, citrusy, limey 32% chardonnay,withYouthful, with strong tropical mealy, biscuity notes and a of butteriness and a dry, flavours, appetising acidity base wines dating back tofruit flavours, a slight herbal hint of butterscotch adding well-rounded finish. Excellent and a long, dryish finish. 2003. Disgorged after threeundercurrent, oak-derived complexity, and excellent delicacy, texture, complexity Good freshness, richness years on yeast lees, it’srichness and complexity, texture and depth. $22.99 and harmony. $21 (UK) and harmony. $24 pale yellow, citrusy, yeastyand a crisp, lingering finish. Fallen Angel Central Mt Rosa Central Otago Shepherds Ridge and nutty, with a crisp,Open mid-2010+. $25 Otago Pinot Noir 2008 Riesling 2007 Vineyard Marlborough almost bone-dry finish, andClearview Noble Floral, supple red, blended Full-bodied, medium style Sauvignon Blanc 2008 excellent complexity andHarvest Chardonnay from three sub-regions. with generous, citrusy, From Wither Hills, an harmony. $34.992007 (375ml) Ruby-hued, with mouthfilling slightly earthy and spicy invitingly scented wine Villa Maria Private BinFrom hand-picked, botrytised body and strong, ripe flavours and distinct that’s ripely herbaceous, Marlborough Sauvignonchardonnay grapes, left cherry, plum, herb and spice overtones of Alsace. Now very fresh, vibrant and finely Blanc 2009on the vines to raisin, this flavours, well seasoned with starting to soften and offer balanced, with gooseberry Vivacious, very early release.Hawke’s Bay wine is light toasty oak. Youthful wine great drinkability. $22 (A) and lime flavours showing Scented, with punchy,green/gold, with rich, peachy, with good complexity and Saddleback Central excellent delicacy and ripe, tropical fruit flavours,honey-sweet flavours, hints potential; open mid-2010+. Otago Pinot Gris length. $19.99 (A) a herbal undercurrent andof tea and spice, and good (From Stonyridge.) $59 (A) Fleshy, slightly sweet style fresh, appetising acidity.complexity. Drink now or Fiddler’s Green Waipara from Peregrine with loads of Urlar Gladstone Vibrant, zingy and deliciouscellar. $65 (A, UK, US) Classic Riesling 2008 personality. Mouthfilling, with Riesling 2008 from the start. $18.99Clearview Sea Red Light (11.5% alc.) and excellent depth of ripe stone- Punchy Wairarapa wine Villa Maria(500ml) vibrantly fruity, in a distinctly fruit, pear, ginger and spice with mouthfilling body (13% Single VineyardFortified (17% alc.) blend medium style with lemony, flavours, very fresh, vibrant alc.) and very fresh, vibrant Taylors Pass Vineyardof Hawke’s Bay syrah and appley flavours, showing and finely balanced. $21 (A) lemon/lime flavours, with Chardonnay 2007malbec. Deep and youthful good intensity. Very fresh, hints of passionfruit and Barrel-fermented, Awaterein colour, with a spicy, crisp and zingy. $23 Sacred Hill The Wine apricot. Medium-dry style Valley wine, still verysyrah-like fragrance, it tastes Fiddler’s Green Waipara Thief Series Hawke’s with finely balanced acidity youthful. Refined, withlike an excellent ruby port, Dry Riesling 2008 Bay Chardonnay 2008 and good intensity. $22 (UK) fresh, vibrant, grapefruit-likewith fresh plum, spice and Crisp, tight and lively, with Classic regional style, hand- Vavasour Awatere flavours, excellent delicacy,licorice flavours, sweet, good intensity of lemon, harvested in the Ohiti Valley, Valley Pinot Noir 2008 and biscuity, mealy notes.smooth and rich. $30 (A, UK) lime and slight passionfruit barrel-fermented and lees- Youthful red with excellent Best mid-2010+. $34.99Clearview Two flavours and a hint of honey. aged for a year. Full-bodied, body and depth of cherry, Coopers CreekPinnacles Hawke’s A basically dry style but with fresh, ripe citrus red berry and spice flavours, SV Dillons PointBay Malbec Cabernet finely balanced. Drink now and stone-fruit flavours, seasoned with toasty oak. Marlborough SauvignonSauvignon 2007 or cellar. $23 seasoned with toasty oak, Savoury and complex, with Blanc 2009Gutsy, malbec-dominant and a well-rounded finish. finely balanced tannins. From first-crop vines in ablend, estate-grown and Sacred Hill The Wine Open 2010+. $29.90 Best drinking mid-2010+. company-owned vineyard,hand-picked at Te Awanga. Thief Series Hawke’s $30 (A, UK, US) east of Blenheim, thisDensely coloured, with Bay Syrah 2007 Villa Maria Cellar aromatic wine has freshyouthful, vibrant, spicy, Still very fresh and youthful, Selection Marlborough tropical fruit and herbaceousplummy flavours, a hint this is an intensely varietal, Chardonnay 2008 flavours, youthful, vibrantof dark chocolate, and boldly coloured red with a Instantly likeable, with and punchy. $19.95excellent ripeness and strong surge of blackcurrant, mouthfilling body and Cypress Terracescomplexity. $25 (A, UK) plum and spice flavours, a strong, ripe, citrusy flavours. Chardonnay 2008 delicate seasoning of toasty Very fresh and vibrant, with From a sloping, 2ha vineyardHawkshead Gibbston oak, and finely balanced toasty, creamy notes adding in Hawke’s Bay, this is aValley Central Otago tannins. Best drinking mid- considerable complexity and barrel-fermented wine,Riesling 2008 2010+. $29.90 excellent balance for early sturdy (14.5% alc.) and veryOpening out well, this drinking. $21.99 ripe-tasting, with sweet-Bendigo wine is mouthfilling fruit delights of peachesand dryish, with strong, and melons, buttery, toastycitrusy, slightly spicy notes, and good complexityflavours that linger well. and texture. Drink now orVibrantly fruity and cellar. $29.99intensely varietal, it’s tightly Alexanderstructured and should Martinboroughmature gracefully. $25 Pinot Noir 2008 Floral, supple, midweight style, showing good complexity and already highly enjoyable. Elegant, with ripe cherry, plum and spice flavours, finely integrated oak and silky tannins. $35 Annual 2010 W I N E S TAT E 155

MICHAEL COOPER’S BEST OF 2009 RELEASES new zealandFarmgate Hawke’s Bay Glazebrook Regional Seifried Nelson Tiki Single Vineyard Wither Hills WairauSauvignon Blanc 2008 Reserve Hawke’s Bay Sauvignon Blanc 2009 Marlborough Sauvignon Valley MarlboroughFrom first-crop vines and Chardonnay 2007 Slightly sweaty aromas. Blanc 2009 Chardonnay 2008partly barrel-fermented, a Drink now or cellar this Fresh and punchy, with Grown in the Wairau Valley, Elegant, vibrantly fruity winefully dry style with substantial full-bodied, barrel-fermented vibrant gooseberry and this finely textured wine with mouthfilling body andbody and ripe, tropical fruit wine with citrusy, peachy lime flavours, good fruit from McKean Estates is very good depth of peachy,scents and flavours. Slight flavours showing good sweetness, and a fully dry, fresh and full-bodied, with citrusy flavours. Subtle oakherbal notes, fresh acidity and richness, finely integrated mouth-wateringly crisp excellent delicacy and depth influence, with a faintlya touch of oak complexity. oak and slightly mealy, finish. $19 (A, UK, US) of ripe gooseberry/lime buttery, finely balanced finish.Sold from the Farmgate buttery notes adding Starborough flavours and a well-rounded Ready to roll. $25 (A, UK)website. $21.95 complexity. $27 Marlborough finish. $19.95Cypress Terraces Hunter’s Kaho Roa Pinot Gris 2009 Vidal Marlborough Yealands EstateViognier 2007 Winemaker’s Selection Promising blend of Wairau Sauvignon Blanc 2009 MarlboroughFrom a steep, terraced site Marlborough Sauvignon Valley (70%) and Awatere Priced right, a mouthfilling Gewurztraminer 2008in Hawke’s Bay, a powerful Blanc 2008 Valley (30%) fruit, partly wine with strong melon and Estate-grown in the Awatere(14.5% alc.) barrel-fermented Already delicious, a vibrant, barrel-fermented. Skilfully green capsicum flavours, Valley, a richly varietal winedry white. Pale straw, it is tropical-fruit style with a crafted, mouthfilling, ripe and fresh, ripe and smooth. Finely with a perfumed, spicy,fleshy and complex, with subtle oak influence. Ripely rounded, with concentrated balanced, with appetising slightly gingery bouquet.peach and nectarine scented, it has attractive, peach, pear and spice acidity and slight minerally Slightly off-dry style, withflavours showing excellent passionfruit-like flavours, flavours, slightly oily texture touches, excellent delicacy, fresh, strong stone-fruit andripeness and concentration, excellent depth, delicacy and and good harmony. $23 (A) purity and length. $20 spice flavours. $23.50 (A)obvious oak and a dry, dryness, gentle acidity and a Te Mania Nelson Koha Villa Maria Cellarsmooth finish. $29.99 lingering finish. $23 (UK) Ice Wine 2009 (375ml) Selection Marlborough Yealands Estate Lochiel Estate From hand-picked riesling Pinot Gris 2009 Marlborough SauvignonFarmgate Hawke’s Bay Mangawhai grapes, freeze-concentrated in Grown in the Awatere Valley, Blanc 2008Syrah 2007 Chardonnay 2008 tanks. Pale, low-alcohol style a full-bodied, dryish wine Refined, single-vineyardGenerous, with loads of Skilfully crafted, creamy- (8.5%), lemony and sweet, with strong pear, lychee and wine, grown in the Awaterepersonality, full-coloured, textured wine estate-grown with good sugar/acid balance spice flavours that linger Valley. Sweet-fruited, withsturdy, savoury and in Northland and 80% and lovely lightness, delicacy well. Fresh, with excellent good intensity, delicacyspicy, with excellent barrel-fermented. Light and harmony. Well worth depth, texture and harmony, and purity of gooseberry,ripeness, concentration yellow, with a fragrant cellaring. $18.99 (A, UK) it should unfold well. $24.99 lime and fresh-cut grassand complexity and a firm bouquet mingling ripe fruit Te Mania Reserve Villa Maria Private flavours, slightly minerallyfoundation of tannin. Sold aromas and toasty oak, with Nelson Sauvignon Bin East Coast and long. $23.50 (A, UK)from the Farmgate website. concentrated stone-fruit Blanc 2008 Gewurztraminer 2009 Weeping Sands WaihekeOpen mid-2010+. $24.95 flavours, good complexity Packed with flavour, this Top vintage of this label, Island Rose 2009 and a rounded finish. $25 wine was tank-fermented, with a perfumed, intensely Full-bodied, dry style, based then matured 50/50 in varietal bouquet of lychees on merlot (92%), with minor Sileni Cellar Selection tanks and seasoned oak and spices. Weighty and portions of montepulciano Marlborough Sauvignon barrels. Herbaceous, rounded, with excellent body and malbec. Bright pink, with Blanc 2009 fleshy and rich, with strong and depth of fresh lychee, fresh, generous strawberry/ Best vintage yet of this label. gooseberry, herb, fig and pear and spice flavours, spice flavours, greater Highly aromatic, a medium- spice flavours, a slightly dryish and lingering. $19 complexity than most roses, bodied style with fresh nutty twist and considerable Whitehaven and good liveliness. $22 tropical fruit and herbaceous complexity. $27.99 (UK) Marlborough flavours, finely balanced The Doctor’s Gewurztraminer 2009 and deliciously vibrant and Riesling 2009 Mouthfilling and soft, punchy. $11.99 (A) From Forrest Estate, this with indigenous yeast very low alcohol wine (8.5%) fermentation in old barriques has abundant sweetness, for part of the blend adding balanced by fresh acidity. a touch of complexity. Attractively scented, light Strong lychee, spice and and lively, with lemony, slight ginger flavours, fresh appley flavours, excellent and ripe, in an off-dry style delicacy, poise and harmony. with lovely texture. $22.95 Best 2011+. $22 Thornbury Waipara Pinot Gris 2009 Showing good richness and harmony, this North Canterbury wine is a full- bodied style with fresh, strongly varietal flavours of peaches, pears and spices. Already drinking well. $20156 W I N E S TAT E Annual 2010

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contact detailsBEST OF STYLE Tomich Wines Vintage Wines Stuart Wines Co Pty Ltd Ferngrove Wines Ph: (08) 8272 9388 Ph: +64 9 480 0789 /White Box/Buddha’s Wines Ph: (08) 9363 1300SPARKLING E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] Ph: (03) 5432 9499 E-mail: reception.perth Web: www.tomichhill.com.au Web: www.vintagewines.co.nz E-mail: [email protected] @ferngrove.com.auGrampians Estate Web: www.stuartwinesco.com.au Web: www.ferngrove.com.auPh: (03) 5354 6245 Yalumba & Hill Smith Family Vineyards Yilgarnia WinesE-mail: [email protected] Ph: (02) 8344 8287 Ph: (08) 9845 3031 The Pawn Wine Company Mitchelton WinesWeb: www.grampiansestate.com.au E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] Ph: 0438 373 247 Ph: (03) 5736 2222 Web: www.yalumba.com Web: www.yilgarnia.com.au E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] Web: www.thepawn.com.au Web: www.mitchelton.com.auPh: (08) 8329 4110 SAUVIGNON BLANC SEMILLONE-mail: [email protected] PINOT NOIR PettavelWeb: www.hardywines.com.au Aldi Stores Hardys Ph: (03) 5266 1120 Ph: (03) 8369 3119 Ph: (08) 8329 4110 Angove Family Winemakers E-mail: [email protected] & Hill Smith Family Vineyards E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: customers@hardywines. Ph: (08) 8264 2366 Web: www.pettavel.comPh: (02) 8344 8287 Web: www.aldi.com.au com.au E-mail: [email protected]: [email protected] Web: www.hardywines.com.au Web: www.angove.com.au Tobin Wines/Duclos Pty LtdWeb: www.yalumba.com Astrolabe Wines Ltd Ph: (07) 4684 1235 Ph: +64 3 577 6794 Pepper Tree Wines Constellation New Zealand E-mail: [email protected] GRIS/PINOT GRIGIO E-mail: [email protected] Ph: (02) 4998 7539 Ph: +64 9 412 4805 Web: www.tobinwines.com.au Web: www.astrolabewines.co.nz E-mail: ptwinery E-mail: Rebecca.TetleyAngove Family Winemakers @peppertreewines.com.au @constellationnz.com CABERNET SAUVIGNONPh: (08) 8264 2366 Cloudy Bay Web: www.peppertreewines.com.au Web: www.cwines.comE-mail: [email protected] Ph: +64 3 5209198 Australian Vintage Limited/McGuiganWeb: www.angove.com.au E-mail: [email protected] Peter Lehmann Wines Limited Goaty Hill Wines Ph: 0437 521 426 Web: www.cloudybay.co.nz Ph: (08) 8563 2500 Ph: (03) 6391 9090 E-mail: atrescowthickAstrolabe Wines Ltd E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] @australianvintage.com.auPh: +64 3 577 6794 Coal Pit Vineyard Web: www.peterlehmannwines.com.au Web: www.goatyhill.com Web: www.avl.com.auE-mail: [email protected] Ph: +64 0272 691 389Web: www.astrolabewines.co.nz E-mail: [email protected] Sandalford Wines Pty Ltd Lost Lake Wines Brangayne of Orange Ph: (08) 9374 9374 Ph: (08) 9776 1251 Ph: (02) 6365 3229Greystone Wines De Bortoli Winery E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected]: +64 272 525 331 Ph: (02) 6966 0100 Web: www.sandalford.com Web: www.lostlake.com.au Web: www.brangayne.comE-mail: dom.maxwell E-mail: [email protected]@greystonewines.co.nz Web: www.debortoli.com.au Tintilla Estate Margrain Vineyard Fogarty Wine Group/MillbrookWeb: www.greystonewines.co.nz Ph: (02) 6574 7093 Ph: +64 6 306 6293 Barking Owl/Deep Wood Fogarty Wine Group/Millbrook E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] Ph: (08) 9282 5480Spy Valley Wines /Barking Owl/Deep Wood Web: www.tintilla.com Web: www.margrainvineyard.co.nz E-mail: tastingroomPh: +64 3 572 9840 Ph: (08) 9282 5480 @millbrookwinery.com.auE-mail: [email protected] E-mail: tastingroom CHARDONNAY Mitre Rocks Vineyard/Mount Dottrel Web: www.millbrookwinery.com.auWeb: www.spyvalleywine.co.nz @millbrookwinery.com.au Ph: +64 6 359 4161 Web: www.millbrookwinery.com.au 3 Drops E-mail: [email protected] K1 by Geoff Hardy WinesWither Hills Ph: (08) 9315 4721 Web: www.mitrerocks.co.nz Ph: (08) 8388 3700Ph: +64 3 520 8270 Galafrey E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected]: [email protected] Ph: (08) 9851 2022 Web: www.3drops.com Mount Riley Wines Web: www.k1.com.auWeb: www.witherhills.co.nz E-mail: [email protected] Ph: +64 3 577 9900 Web: www.galafrey.com.au Australian Vintage Limited/McGuigan E-mail: [email protected] Koonara Wines/Bay of ApostlesYealands Estate Ph: 0437 521 426 Web: www.mountriley.co.nz Ph: (08) 8737 3222Ph: +64 3 575 7618 Rapaura Springs Ltd E-mail: atrescowthick E-mail: [email protected]: [email protected] /Spring Creek Vinters Ltd @australianvintage.com.au Tim Knappstein Consulting Web: www.koonara.comWeb: www.yealands.co.nz Ph: +64 21 768 307 Web: www.avl.com.au Ph: (08) 8389 8149 E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] MajellaRIESLING Web: www.rapaurasprings.co.nz Hungerford Hill Wines Pty Ltd Web: www.timknappstein.com.au Ph: (08) 8736 3055 Ph: (02) 4990 0712 E-mail: [email protected] Vintage Limited/McGuigan Saint Clair Family Vineyards E-mail: [email protected] Trentham Estate Web: www.majellawines.com.auPh: 0437 521 426 Ph: +64 3 578 8695 Web: www.hungerfordhill.com.au Ph: (03) 5024 8888E-mail: atrescowthick E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: marketing Morambro Creek [email protected] Web: www.saintclair.co.nz Lost Lake Wines @trenthamestate.com.au /Jip Jip Rocks/Mt MonsterWeb: www.avl.com.au Ph: (08) 9776 1251 Web: www.trenthamestate.com.au Ph: (08) 8723 1065 Sandalford Wines Pty Ltd E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] Wines/Bay of Apostles Ph: (08) 9374 9374 Web: www.lostlake.com.au Vintage Wines Web: www.morambrocreek.com.auPh: (08) 8737 3222 E-mail: [email protected] Ph: +64 9 480 0789 /www.mtmonster.com.auE-mail: [email protected] Web: www.sandalford.com Pepper Tree Wines E-mail: [email protected]: www.koonara.com Ph: (02) 4998 7539 Web: www.vintagewines.co.nz Pepper Tree Wines Spy Valley Wines E-mail: ptwinery Ph: (02) 4998 7539Moppity Vineyards Ph: +64 3 572 9840 @peppertreewines.com.au Wither Hills E-mail: ptwineryPh: (02) 6382 6222 E-mail: [email protected] Web: www.peppertreewines.com.au Ph: +64 3 520 8270 @peppertreewines.com.auE-mail: [email protected] Web: www.spyvalleywine.co.nz E-mail: [email protected] Web: www.peppertreewines.com.auWeb: www.moppity.com.au Thompson Estate Web: www.witherhills.co.nz Stella Bella/Suckfizzle/Skuttlebutt Ph: 0428 940 324 Peter Lehmann Wines LimitedPenna Lane Wines Ph: (08) 9757 6377 E-mail: [email protected] Yalumba & Hill Smith Family Vineyards Ph: (08) 8563 2500Ph: (08) 8843 4364 E-mail: [email protected] Web: www.thompsonestate.com Ph: (02) 8344 8287 E-mail: [email protected]: [email protected] Web: www.stellabella.com.au E-mail: [email protected] Web: www.peterlehmannwines.com.auWeb: www.pennalanewines.com.au Were Estate Web: www.yalumba.com Step Rd/Beresford Wines Ph: (08) 9755 6273 Sam Miranda Wines/SymphoniaPeter Lehmann Wines Limited & Crestview Pty Ltd E-mail: [email protected] Yarra Burn Ph: (03) 5727 3888Ph: (08) 8563 2500 Ph: (08) 8537 3342 Web: www.wereestate.com.au Ph: (03) 9876 5885 E-mail: [email protected]: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] Web: www.sammiranda.com.auWeb: www.peterlehmannwines.com.au Web: www.steprd.com.au ITALIAN/SPANISH Web: www.yarraburn.com.au Sandalford Wines Pty LtdRobert Stein Tassell Park Wines Gracebrook Vineyards MERLOT & BORDEAUX VARIETALS Ph: (08) 9374 9374Ph: (02) 6373 3991 Ph: (08) 9755 5440 Ph: (03) 5729 3562 E-mail: [email protected]: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] De Bortoli Winery Web: www.sandalford.comWeb: www.robertstein.com.au Web: www.tassellparkwines.com Web: www.gracebrook.com.au Ph: (02) 6966 0100 E-mail: [email protected] Schiller VineyardsSladem Wines/Z Wine Tomich Wines Karanto Vineyard Web: www.debortoli.com.au Ph: (08) 8562 1258Ph: 0411 447 986 Ph: (08) 8272 9388 Ph: (08) 8537 3106 E-mail: [email protected]: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] Web: www.schillervineyards.com.auWeb: www.zwines.com.au Web: www.tomichhill.com.au Web: www.karanto.com.au158 W I N E S TAT E Annual 2010

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E-mail: Rebecca.Tetley Ph: (08) 8524 9062 E-mail: marketing E-mail: [email protected]@jamesestatewines.com.au @constellationnz.com E-mail: [email protected] @trenthamestate.com.au Web: www.cedarcreekestate.com.auWeb: www.jamesestatewines.com.au Web: www.cwines.com Web: www.trenthamestate.com.au Mount Eyre BEST OF NEW RELEASESWitchmount Estate Domaines Tatiarra Ph: 0438 683 973 Whistler WinesPh: (03) 9747 1055 Ph: 0409 133 179 E-mail: [email protected] Ph: (08) 8562 4942 Alepat TaylorE-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] Web: www.mounteyre.com E-mail: [email protected] Ph: (03) 9487 2599Web: www.witchmount.com.au Web: www.cambrianshiraz.com Web: www.whistlerwines.com E-mail: [email protected] Murray Street Vineyards Web: www.alepat.com.auYalumba & Hill Smith Family Vineyards Edwards Wines/Tiger Tail Ph: (08) 8562 8373 Wirra Wirra VineyardsPh: (02) 8344 8287 Ph: (08) 9755 5999 E-mail: [email protected] Ph: (08) 8323 8414 Bimbadgen EstateE-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] Web: www.murraystreet.com.au E-mail: [email protected] Ph: (02) 4998 4600Web: www.yalumba.com Web: www.edwardswines.com.au Web: www.wirra.com.au E-mail: [email protected] Nardone Baker Wines Web: www.bimbadgen.com.auSHIRAZ Ferngrove Wines Ph: (08) 8445 8100 Yalumba & Hill Smith Family Vineyards Ph: (08) 9363 1300 E-mail: [email protected] Ph: (02) 8344 8287 Blue Pyrenees EstateAldi Stores E-mail: reception.perth Web: www.nardonebaker.com E-mail: [email protected] Ph: (03) 5465 1111Ph: (03) 8369 3119 @ferngrove.com.au Web: www.yalumba.com E-mail: [email protected]: [email protected] Web: www.ferngrove.com.au Negociants Australia Web: www.bluepyrenees.com.auWeb: www.aldi.com.au Ph: (08) 8561 3200 SWEET WHITE & FORTIFIED Granite Hills Wines Pty Ltd Web: www.negociantsaustralia.com Buller WinesBalthazar of the Barossa/Ishtar Ph: (03) 5423 7273 /www.redbankwines.com All Saints Estate Ph: (03) 5452 1825Ph: (08) 8562 2949 E-mail: [email protected] Ph: (02) 6035 2222 E-mail: [email protected]: [email protected] Web: www.granitehills.com.au Nova Edition P/L t/a Sanguine Estate E-mail: customerservice Web: www.buller.com.auWeb: www.balthazarbarossa.com Ph: (03) 9646 6661 @allsaintswine.com.au Grant Burge E-mail: [email protected] Web: www.allsaintswine.com.au Celestial Bay/Goose ChaseBen Potts Wines Ph: (08) 8563 3700 Web: www.sanguinewines.com.au Ph: (08) 9450 4191Ph: (08) 8537 3029 E-mail: [email protected] Bimbadgen Estate E-mail: [email protected]: [email protected] Web: www.grantburgewines.com.au Paul Bettio Wines Ph: (02) 4998 4600 Web: www.celestialbay.com.auWeb: www.benpottswines.com.au Ph: (03) 5727 9308 E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] Web: www.bimbadgen.com.au Web: www.paulbettiowines.com.au The Qualities of Distributed by the Centellino Grande Wines • Provides the perfect quantity for tasting Contact Michael Walsh Ph 0418 398 554 • Decants and delicately releases Fax 03 9360 9812 the bouquet (certified) [email protected] • 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contact detailsChambers Rosewood Vineyards Kimbarra Wines Stuart Wines Co Pty Ltd Hugh Hamilton Wines VincognitaPh: (02) 6032 8641 Ph: (03) 5352 2238 /White Box/Buddha’s Wines Ph: (08) 8323 8689 Ph: 0447 009 795E-mail: chambers E-mail: [email protected] Ph: (03) 5432 9499 E-mail: enquiries E-mail: [email protected]@chambersrosewood.com.au Web: www.kimbarrawines.com.au E-mail: [email protected] @hughhamiltonwines.com.au Web: www.vincognita.com.auWeb: www.chambersrosewood.com.au Web: www.stuartwinesco.com.au Web: www.hughhamiltonwines.com.au Koonara Wines/Bay of Apostles Wingara Wine GroupChurchview Estate Ph: (08) 8737 3222 Thorn-Clarke J&J Vineyards /Katnook Estate/Deakin EstatePh: (08) 9755 7200 E-mail: [email protected] Ph: (08) 8564 3036 Ph: (08) 8323 9888 Ph: (03) 9682 5000E-mail: [email protected] Web: www.koonara.com E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected]: www.churchview.com.au Web: www.thornclarkewines.com Web: www.jjwines.com.au Web: www.katnookestate.com.au Laurance of Margaret River /www.deakinestate.com.auCumulus Wines Ph: (08) 9321 8015 Trentham Estate Jamabro WinesPh: (02) 8977 2818 E-mail: [email protected] Ph: (03) 5024 8888 Ph: 0437 633 575 Yalumba & Hill Smith Family VineyardsE-mail: [email protected] Web: www.laurancewines.com E-mail: marketing E-mail: [email protected] Ph: (02) 8344 8287Web: www.cumuluswines.com.au @trenthamestate.com.au Web: www.jamabro.com.au E-mail: [email protected] Leconfield Wines Pty Ltd Web: www.trenthamestate.com.au Web: www.yalumba.comDe Bortoli Winery /Richard Hamilton Koonara Wines/Bay of ApostlesPh: (02) 6966 0100 Ph: (08) 8323 8830 Vincognita Ph: (08) 8737 3222 VICTORIAE-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] Ph: 0447 009 795 E-mail: [email protected]: www.debortoli.com.au Web: www.leconfieldwines.com E-mail: [email protected] Web: www.koonara.com All Saints Estate Web: www.vincognita.com.au Ph: (02) 6035 2222Ferngrove Wines Longview Vineyard Leasingham Winery E-mail: customerservicePh: (08) 9363 1300 Ph: (08) 8388 9694 Were Estate Ph: (08) 8842 2785 @allsaintswine.com.auE-mail: reception.perth E-mail: [email protected] Ph: (08) 9755 6273 E-mail: enquiries Web: [email protected] Web: www.longviewvineyard.com.au E-mail: [email protected] @leasingham-wines.com.auWeb: www.ferngrove.com.au Web: www.wereestate.com.au Web: www.leasingham-wines.com.au Auldstone Cellars McLeish Estate Ph: (03) 5766 2237Festival City Wines & Spirits Ph: (02) 4998 7754 Wild Fox Wines Leconfield Wines Pty Ltd E-mail: [email protected]: (08) 8349 1200 E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] /Richard Hamilton Web: www.auldstone.com.auE-mail: [email protected] Web: www.mcleishhunterwines.com.au Web: www.wildfoxwines.com Ph: (08) 8323 8830Web: www.festivalcitywines.com.au E-mail: [email protected] Blue Pyrenees Estate Molly Morgan Vineyard Yalumba & Hill Smith Family Vineyards Web: www.leconfieldwines.com Ph: (03) 5465 1111Forester Estate Ph: (02) 4930 7695 Ph: (02) 8344 8287 E-mail: [email protected]: (08) 9755 2788 E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] Morgan Simpson Wines Web: www.bluepyrenees.com.auE-mail: [email protected] Web: www.mollymorgan.com Web: www.yalumba.com Ph: 0417 843 118Web: www.foresterestate.com.au E-mail: [email protected] Brown Brothers Milawa Moppity Vineyards Yarra Burn Web: www.morgansimpson.com.au Ph: (03) 5720 5500Fox Creek Wines Ph: (02) 6382 6222 Ph: (03) 9876 5885 E-mail: [email protected]: (08) 8556 2403 E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] Nardone Baker Wines Web: www.brownbrothers.com.auE-mail: [email protected] Web: www.moppity.com.au Web: www.yarraburn.com.au Ph: (08) 8445 8100Web: www.foxcreekwines.com E-mail: [email protected] Buller Wines Murray Street Vineyards BEST OF STATE Web: www.nardonebaker.com Ph: (03) 5452 1825Fuddling Cup Ph: (08) 8562 8373 E-mail: [email protected]: (08) 9364 6165 E-mail: [email protected] SOUTH AUSTRALIA Pearson Vineyard Web: www.buller.com.auE-mail: [email protected] Web: www.murraystreet.com.au Ph: (08) 8843 4234Web: www.fuddlingcup.com Anvers Wines E-mail: [email protected] Eaglerange Estate Pepper Tree Wines Ph: (08) 8323 9603 Ph: (03) 5752 2518Gralyn Estate Ph: (02) 4998 7539 E-mail: [email protected] Pelican’s Landing Maritime Wines E-mail: [email protected]: (08) 9755 6245 E-mail: ptwinery Web: www.anvers.com.au Ph: 0411 552 077E-mail: [email protected] @peppertreewines.com.au E-mail: [email protected] Montara WineryWeb: www.gralyn.com.au Web: www.peppertreewines.com.au Chain Of Ponds Ph: (03) 5352 3868 Ph: (08) 8389 1415 Web: www.plmwines.com E-mail: [email protected] Estate Peter Lehmann Wines Limited E-mail: [email protected] Web: www.montara.com.auPh: (03) 5354 6245 Ph: (08) 8563 2500 Web: www.chainofponds.com.au Pertaringa WinesE-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] Ph: (08) 8323 8125 Nova Edition P/L t/a Sanguine EstateWeb: www.grampiansestate.com.au Web: www.peterlehmannwines.com.au Chapel Hill E-mail: [email protected] Ph: (03) 9646 6661 Ph: (08) 8323 8429 Web: www.pertaringa.com.au E-mail: [email protected] Poole’s Rock/Cockfighter’s Ghost E-mail: [email protected] Web: www.sanguinewines.com.auPh: (08) 8329 4110 Ph: (02) 9563 2500 Web: www.chapelhillwine.com.au Peter Lehmann Wines LimitedE-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] Ph: (08) 8563 2500 Sam Miranda Wines/SymphoniaWeb: www.hardywines.com.au Web: www.poolesrock.com.au Cheviot Bridge E-mail: [email protected] Ph: (03) 5727 3888 Ph: (03) 8656 7006 Web: www.peterlehmannwines.com.au E-mail: [email protected] Winery Possums Vineyard E-mail: [email protected] Web: www.sammiranda.com.auPh: (03) 5433 2595 Ph: (08) 8272 3406 Web: www.cheviotbridge.com.au Redman WinesE-mail: winemaker E-mail: [email protected] Ph: (08) 8736 3331 Yarra [email protected] Web: www.possumswines.com.au Constellation Wines Australia E-mail: [email protected] Ph: (03) 9876 5885Web: www.heathcotewinery.com.au Ph: (08) 8392 2300 Web: www.redman.com.au E-mail: [email protected] Robert Oatley Vineyards Pty Ltd E-mail: [email protected] Web: www.yarraburn.com.auHoneytree Estate Ph: (02) 9433 3223 Web: www.cwines.com.au RockBarePh: (02) 4998 7693 E-mail: [email protected] Ph: 0423 293 919 Yarra ValeE-mail: [email protected] Web: www.oatleywines.com.au Di Giorgio Family Wines E-mail: [email protected] Ph: (03) 9735 1819Web: www.honeytreewines.com Ph: (08) 8736 3222 Web: www.rockbare.com.au E-mail: [email protected] RockBare E-mail: [email protected] Web: www.yarravalewines.com.auHungerford Hill Wines Pty Ltd Ph: 0423 293 919 Web: www.digiorgio.com.au Serafino WinesPh: (02) 4990 0712 E-mail: [email protected] Ph: (08) 8323 0157 NEW SOUTH WALESE-mail: [email protected] Web: www.rockbare.com.au Fox Creek Wines E-mail: [email protected]: www.hungerfordhill.com.au Ph: (08) 8556 2403 Web: www.serafinowines.com.au Allandale Rosedale Wines E-mail: [email protected] Ph: (02) 4990 4526Jarrah Ridge Wines Ph: (08) 8562 8562 Web: www.foxcreekwines.com Shingleback E-mail: [email protected]: (08) 9296 6337 E-mail: [email protected] Ph: (08) 8323 7388 Web: www.allandalewinery.com.auE-mail: [email protected] Web: www.rosedalewines.com.au Grant Burge E-mail: [email protected]: www.jarrahridge.com.au Ph: (08) 8563 3700 Web: www.shingleback.com.au Arrowfield Wines Pty Ltd Sirromet Wines E-mail: [email protected] Ph: (03) 9426 9000Jim Barry Wines Ph: (07) 3822 0619 Web: www.grantburgewines.com.au Thorn-Clarke E-mail: [email protected]: (08) 8842 2261 E-mail: [email protected] Ph: (08) 8564 3036 Web: www.arrowfieldestate.com.auE-mail: [email protected] Web: www.sirromet.com Henry’s Drive Vignerons Pty Ltd E-mail: [email protected]: www.jimbarry.com Ph: (08) 8765 5251 Web: www.thornclarkewines.com Audrey Wilkinson Stella Bella/Suckfizzle/Skuttlebutt E-mail: [email protected] Ph: (02) 4998 7411Karanto Vineyard Ph: (08) 9757 6377 Web: www.henrysdrive.com Trodden on Vineyard E-mail: [email protected]: (08) 8537 3106 E-mail: [email protected] Ph: (08) 8272 3814 Web: www.audreywilkinson.com.auE-mail: [email protected] Web: www.stellabella.com.au E-mail: [email protected]: www.karanto.com.au Web: www.troddenon.com.au160 W I N E S TAT E Annual 2010

contact detailsAustralian Vintage Limited/McGuigan Sandalford Wines Pty Ltd NEW ZEALAND Soljans Estate Winery MonowaiPh: 0437 521 426 Ph: (08) 9374 9374 Ph: +64 9 4125858 Ph: +64 6 874 3099E-mail: atrescowthick E-mail: [email protected] Astrolabe Wines Ltd E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected]@australianvintage.com.au Web: www.sandalford.com Ph: +64 3 577 6794 Web: www.soljans.co.nzWeb: www.avl.com.au E-mail: [email protected] Mt. Difficulty St Aidan Wines Web: www.astrolabewines.co.nz Spy Valley Wines Ph: +64 3 445 3445Cooyal Grove Ph: (08) 9728 3007 Ph: +64 3 572 9840 E-mail: [email protected]: (02) 6373 5337 E-mail: [email protected] Blind River Wines Ltd E-mail: [email protected] Web: www.mtdifficulty.co.nzE-mail: [email protected] Web: www.saintaiden.com Ph: +64 4 385 4354 Web: www.spyvalleywine.co.nz E-mail: [email protected] Ngatarawa WinesFrog Rock Tassell Park Wines Web: www.blindriver.co.nz Tarras Vineyards Ph: +64 6 879 7603Ph: (02) 6372 2408 Ph: (08) 9755 5440 Ph: +64 (0)274 466 877 E-mail: [email protected]: sales@frogrockwines. E-mail: [email protected] CJ Pask Winery E-mail: [email protected] Web: www.ngatarawawines.co.nzcomWeb: www.frogrockwines.com Web: www.tassellparkwines.com Ph: +64 6 879 7906 Web: www.tarrasvineyards.com E-mail: [email protected] Orinoco VineyardsPepper Tree Wines The Growers’ Web: www.cjpaskwinery.co.nz The Aurora Vineyard Ph: (08)00 023 746Ph: (02) 4998 7539 Ph: (08) 9755 2121 Ph: +61 402 993 062 E-mail: [email protected]: ptwinery E-mail: [email protected] Clos Marguerite E-mail: [email protected] Web: [email protected] Web: www.thegrowers.com Ph: +64 2 141 5692Web: www.peppertreewines.com.au E-mail: [email protected] The Wine Portfolio/Morton Estate Pegasus Bay/Main Divide Wignalls Wines Ph: +64 9 300 5053 Ph: +64 3 314 6869Robert Stein Ph: (08) 9841 2848 Constellation New Zealand E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected]: (02) 6373 3991 E-mail: [email protected] Ph: +64 9 412 4805 Web: www.mortonestatewines.co.nz Web: www.pegasusbay.comE-mail: [email protected] Web: www.wignallswines.com.au E-mail: Rebecca.TetleyWeb: www.robertstein.com.au @constellationnz.com Vintage Wines Pisa Range Estate Vineyard Wise Wine Web: www.cwines.com Ph: +64 9 480 0789 Ph: +64 3 445 0412Trentham Estate Ph: (08) 9756 8627 E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected]: (03) 5024 8888 E-mail: [email protected] Croft Wines Web: www.vintagewines.co.nz Web: www.pisarangeestate.co.nzE-mail: marketing Web: www.wisewine.com.au Ph: +64 6 306 [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] Waimea Estates River Farm WinesWeb: www.trenthamestate.com.au Woodlands Wines Web: www.croft.co.nz Ph: +64 3 544 6385 Ph: +64 3 572 9091 Ph: (08) 9755 6226 E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] Trout/Fumage Pty Ltd E-mail: [email protected] Delegat’s Wine Estate Web: www.waimeaestates.co.nz Web: www.riverfarmwines.co.nzPh: (02) 6230 2487 Web: www.woodlandsmargaretriver.com Ph: +64 9 836 0129E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] Wither Hills Sacred Hill Wines/Gunn EstateWeb: www.wilytrout.com.au Xabregas Wines Web: www.delegats.co.nz Ph: +64 3 520 8270 Ph: +61 6 834 2557 Ph: (08) 9321 2366 E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] National E-mail: [email protected] Dolbel Estate Wines Web: www.witherhills.co.nz Web: www.sacredhill.comPh: (02) 6547 5168 Web: www.xabregas.com.au Ph: +64 4 472 3635E-mail: admin E-mail: [email protected] MICHAEL COOPER’S Sileni [email protected] QUEENSLAND Web: www.dolbelestate.co.nz BEST OF 2008 RELEASES Ph: +64 6 879 8768Web: www.jamesestatewines.com.au E-mail: [email protected] Barambah Wines Grasshopper Rock Akarua Web: www.sileni.co.nzWESTERN AUSTRALIA Ph: 1300 781 815 Ph: +64 21 853 908 Ph: +64 3 445 0997 E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] Spy Valley WinesAlkoomi Web: www.barambah.com.au Web: www.grasshopperrock.co.nz Web: www.akarua.com Ph: +64 3 572 9840Ph: (08) 9314 7133 E-mail: [email protected]: [email protected] Cypress Post Wines Greystone Wines Amisfield Wine Company Web: www.spyvalleywine.co.nzWeb: www.alkoomiwines.com.au Ph: (07) 3375 4083 Ph: +64 272 525 331 Ph: +64 3 442 0557 E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: dom.maxwell E-mail: [email protected] The Aurora VineyardBarwick Wines Pty Ltd Web: www.cypresspost.com @greystonewines.co.nz Web: www.amisfield.co.nz Ph: +61 402 993 062Ph: (08) 9755 7100 Web: www.greystonewines.co.nz E-mail: [email protected]: [email protected] Jester Hill WinesWeb: www.barwickwines.com Ph: (07) 4683 4380 Margrain Vineyard Bushmere Estate Wines Urlar E-mail: [email protected] Ph: +64 6 306 6293 Ph: +64 6 8689317 Ph: +64 6 3701935Capel Vale Web: www.jesterhillwines.com.au E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected]: (08) 6364 4847 Web: www.margrainvineyard.co.nz Web: www.bushmere.com Web: www.urlar.co.nzE-mail: [email protected] JimbourWeb: www.capelvale.com Ph: (07) 3236 2100 Mills Reef Winery Churton Vintage Wines E-mail: [email protected] Ph: +64 7 576 8800 Ph: +64 3 572 4007 Ph: +64 9 480 0789Constellation Wines Australia Web: www.jimbour.com E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected]: (08) 8392 2300 Web: www.millsreef.co.nz Web: www.churton-wines.co.nz Web: www.vintagewines.co.nzE-mail: [email protected] Ridgemill EstateWeb: www.cwines.com.au Ph: (07) 4683 5211 Mission Estate Winery Constellation New Zealand Waipara Hills Wines E-mail: [email protected] Ph: +64 6 845 9350 Ph: +64 9 412 4805 Ph: +64 3 520 6011Edwards Wines/Tiger Tail Web: www.ridgemillestate.com E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: Rebecca.Tetley E-mail: [email protected]: (08) 9755 5999 @constellationnz.com Web: www.waiparahills.co.nzE-mail: [email protected] Sirromet Wines Mt. Beautiful - Teece Family Vineyards Web: www.cwines.comWeb: www.edwardswines.com.au Ph: (07) 3822 0619 Ph: +64 3 577 9966 Waipipi Vineyard E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] Craggy Range/Wild Rock Ph: +64 6 377 1827Ferngrove Wines Web: www.sirromet.com Ph: +64 6 873 7126 E-mail: [email protected]: (08) 9363 1300 Okahu Estate E-mail: [email protected] Web: www.waipipi.co.nzE-mail: reception.perth TASMANIA Ph: +64 9 4082066 Web: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] Whitehaven Wine CompanyWeb: www.ferngrove.com.au Barringwood Park Web: www.okahuestate.co.nz Eradus Wines Ltd Ph: +64 3 572 7588 Ph: (03) 6492 3140 Ph: +64 3 578 7802 E-mail: [email protected] Wine Group/Millbrook E-mail: [email protected] Pegasus Bay/Main Divide E-mail: [email protected] Web: www.whiehaven.co.nz/Barking Owl/Deep Wood Web: www.barringwoodpark.com.au Ph: +64 3 314 6869 Web: www.eraduswines.co.nzPh: (08) 9282 5480 E-mail: [email protected] Winegrowers of AraE-mail: tastingroom Pooley Wines Web: www.pegasusbay.com Greystone Wines Ph: +64 9 306 [email protected] Ph: (03) 6260 2895 Ph: +64 272 525 331 E-mail: [email protected]: www.millbrookwinery.com.au E-mail: [email protected] Peregrine Wines E-mail: dom.maxwell Web: www.winegrowersofara.co.nz Web: www.pooleywines.com.au Ph: +64 3 442 4000 @greystonewines.co.nzLost Lake Wines E-mail: [email protected] Web: www.greystonewines.co.nz Wither HillsPh: (08) 9776 1251 Sugarloaf Ridge Vineyard Web: www.peregrinewines.co.nz Ph: +64 3 520 8270E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] Hawkshead Vineyard E-mail: [email protected]: www.lostlake.com.au Web: www.sugarloafridge.com.au Sacred Hill Wines/Gunn Estate Ph: +64 3 442 5225 Web: www.witherhills.co.nz Ph: +61 6 834 2557 E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] Web: www.hawksheadwine.com Yealands EstatePh: (08) 9757 2691 Web: www.sacredhill.com Ph: +64 3 575 7618E-mail: [email protected] Kingsmill Wines E-mail: [email protected]: www.meropswines.com.au Saint Clair Family Vineyards Ph: +64 3 445 3547 Web: www.yealands.co.nz Ph: +64 3 578 8695 E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] Web: www.kingsmillwines.co.nz Web: www.saintclair.co.nz Annual 2010 W I N E S TAT E 161

aftertasteELISABETH KINGFor the perfect match, just dare to be differentANNIVERSARIES often serve to remind us how far a blanc de blanc champagne. The asparagus really An editor once asked me to write an article aboutwe have come, especially when it comes to the pinged the green apple note of the bubbles. matching wine and chocolate for a Valentine’s Daytopic of matching food with wine. It’s been 20 years article with the proviso that it was longer than thesince the book Red Wine with Fish: The New Art of I developed an enduring taste for champagne and words, “Don’t bother”. It was a tough assignmentMatching Wine with Food, by David Rosengarten deep-fried calamari on a visit to southern France. but I decided to tackle it with enthusiasm. A formerand Joshua Wesson, turned conventional wisdom On the same trip, I also discovered that steamed boyfriend came up with a winner. “You can’t beat aon its ear. It also helped ‘New World’ countries mussels taste that much better when eaten with cab sav, a block of dark chocolate and an open firebreak free of such Euro-centric tyrannies as ‘white pinot gris because the wine’s lemony notes perk up to get in the mood.” I’ve passed this tip on countlesswine with fish’ - perfect for Dover sole in butter, to be the salty taste of the shellfish and the sweeter pear/ times to friends heading off on ski trips. And they’vesure, but there are better choices to be made when apple flavours segue beautifully with sweetness of always come back looking satisfied, so to speak.the main dish is green curry glazed barramundi with the flesh. Fish and chips? You won’t do better thancoconut, chilli and herb salad. Even though it was an easy-drinking chenin blanc, which is far better To be honest, I was a bit stumped when it camepublished in 1989, this ground-breaking tome still than a spritz of lemon. I didn’t learn this in England, to white chocolate but the ad department of thehas currency, and one of its most enduring legacies of course, but in a small cafe in Montpellier. magazine had scored a full-page homage to anis encapsulated in the memorable sentence: “There international chocolate company’s top-selling whiteare no experts in matching food and wine.” Sometimes wine matching ideas are offered in places chocolate so there was no avoiding the issue. White you least expect them. When I dined in the hallowed chocolate isn’t proper chocolate, of course, but a very The statement shouldn’t be taken at face value, halls of the Indian Cricket Club in Mumbai, the wine sweet blend of sugar, milk and cocoa butter. Afterthough. The authors didn’t mean to denigrate wine waiter said, “You can’t go wrong with champagne days of testing, I found that riesling, gewurztraminer,directors and sommeliers whose core job is to when you eat Indian food.” He was right. As we muscat and a slightly sweet champagne all matchedadvise customers who still consider wine pairing returned again and again to the sumptuous buffet, well with the buttery coating in your mouth thatto be a complex task. They were simply pointing it was hard to imagine any other wine mixing so well comes from scarfing white chocolate.out that individuals have very different responses with the multi-layers of flavours from biryani to pakoras.to food and to wine so every person’s experience Not a single sommelier in any of the hotels I stayed in Tawny port is the go if milk chocolate is your vice. Butof a food and wine matching isn’t the same. across the subcontinent fell back on suggesting beer switch to ruby port, or sangiovese, for dark chocolate. at meal times, either, but then I didn’t order a single Bitter-sweet chocolate, of course, had to be mentioned As with everything, the right path falls somewhere vindaloo. In Agra, the sommelier solved the dilemma of in an article based on romance. Remember the oldbetween rugged individualism and asking for help what to drink with a Mughal-style beef dish by directing cynic’s line: “What’s the difference between a capricewhen you need it, particularly when you are overseas our attention to a Kiwi pinot noir from Otago. and a lifelong romance? The caprice usually lastsand confronted with dishes and wines with which longer.” For Mr and Ms Right, a big Aussie shiraz, anyou aren’t totally familiar. Some generalisations In these more frugal times, it’s good to collect even bigger bite of a bar with an 80 per cent cacaostill pass muster, however. Fish or chicken spiked money-saving tips when it comes to wine pairing. content, is truly a match made in heaven. Mr and Mswith olive oil, lemon and fresh herbs still goes down “Champagne is good with strawberries,” a sommelier Right Now will enjoy the duo, too.better when teamed with wine with a lemony or herby in New York informed me. “But prosecco or pinotcharacter - like pinot grigio, sauvignon blanc or an grigio are also top choices on an everyday basis.unoaked chardonnay. Power meets power when Strawberries are so juicy they excite the salivaryyou match a top-quality cabernet sauvignon with a glands even when they are in a pie or dessert, whichprime filet mignon. And swigging a sparkling wine makes gewurztraminer a good choice, too.”with fried foods and slightly sweet wine with spicyfoods are good yardsticks, too. Green vegetables can be tough to team with the right wine. Astringent vegetables like artichokes It’s when ‘global’ ingredients enter the picture that and spinach can make wines taste a bit bilious,even the smartest connoisseur can experience but there’s no need to eat them with anotherconfusion. When I was served roast bison tenderloin liquid. Try an equally astringent sauvignon blancwith Swiss chard and truffled potato gnocchi in Canada or sparkling wine with a high chardonnay content.once, I didn’t know what wine to select. The sommelier Asparagus, green beans and green capsicumschimed in with the fact that the rarer the bison meat, are abundant in summer and their best partner isthe better it deals with the tannins of a big red and a grassy sauvignon blanc. How you cook greensuggested an Aussie shiraz. I was grateful,too, in vegetables has a big impact on wine choices.San Francisco when I ordered a risotto with white For a wider choice of wine options, add a littleasparagus, strawberries and black pepper (it was fat (mayonnaise, butter or cheese), use low-acidvery good, by the way) and the wine waiter suggested vinegar in salad dressings or serve vegetables grilled on the barbecue. Bumper Barossa & Eden Valley tastings, Central & Western Victoria and Marlborough (NZ). n e x t i s s u e : Plus, see how chardonnay is fighting back and check out what’s new with Italian & Spanish varietals.162 W I N E S TAT E Annual 2010

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