Winestate Magazine Annual 2010

WINESTATE’S BEST WINES OF 2009 style tastingsLeasingham Riverby Estate McGuigan Lark Hill Canberra sauvignon Rapaura SpringsWines Bin 7 Clare Marlborough Shortlist Eden District Riesling blanc MarlboroughValley Riesling Riesling 2007 HHHH Valley Riesling 2009 HHHH Sauvignon Blanc2008 HHHH1/2 Dusty, earthy, herbal 2004 HHHHH Classic riesling nose sauvignon blanc 2008 HHHH“A nice wine - the aromas. Palate leaning Gorgeous, developed, that’s lifted, lively and under $15 Bright straw in colour.closer you look the towards the sweeter complex, toasty, floral. The palate is Herbaceous nose withmore you see,” said side but has balance. honeyed nose. Great quite racy and shows Yealands Way sweaty notes. Strongone judge. Tight talcy/ Lovely herbal flavours flavours and delicious plenty of fresh lemon Marlborough passionfruit flavours -lemon-like nose with and lingering lemony lemon curd characters peel zing. $30 Sauvignon Blanc quite soft and sweet. Aattractive lime flavours acidity. $20 with lovely sweetness Heggies Reserve 2008 HHHH well-made wine. $14.99and grippy acidity. $23 and richness. Still very Eden Valley Riesling Ripe, developing, fruit3 Drops Mount riesling $25+ fresh, with many years 2004 HHHH1/2 aromas in the tropical sauvignon blancBarker Riesling ahead of it yet. $26 Still closed but has spectrum. Powerful $15-$202009 HHHH Peter Lehmann Robert Stein a slight floral lift palate with genuinePreserved lemon Wigan Eden Valley Mudgee Riesling and toasty aged varietal flavour depth Saint Clairbouquet edged with Riesling 2009 HHHH characters. Rich and and excellent acid Family Estateherbs. Fresh citrus 2004 HHHHH Lovely citrusy nose very flavoursome, with balance. $14.50 Vicar’s Choicepalate with a hint of Toasty, honeyed with mineral intensity varietal fruit balanced Marlboroughquince. Quite sweet style that is still fresh and a herbal lift. Elegant by residual sweetness. Aldi Stores Kaiora Sauvignon Blancbut has balance. Good and bright. Great preserved lemon palate Plenty of life left in it Bay Marlborough 2009 HHHH1/2drinking. $22 nose showing some with juicy, lip-smacking yet. $28.95 Sauvignon Blanc Interesting young wineSaint Clair Family flintiness. Palate flavours. Classic Poverty Hill Eden 2008 HHHH with sweet vitaminEstate Marlborough has nicely focused riesling. $25 Valley Riesling Herbal/floral aromas B-like bouquet. SomeRiesling 2008 HHHH varietal fruit flavours 2004 HHHH1/2 with a nice perfumed serious tropical/varietalFull-flavoured wine - very intense, with Still amazingly youthful lift and good length of fruit on the palatebrimming over with moderating acidity. yet also has light, fruit flavours tending - excellent depth. Quitecitrus peel and fresh More years to go. $40 toasty development. towards the green impressive. “Ticks alllemon aromas and Palate still tight, with spectrum range. Fresh the boxes.” $18.95flavours. Some residual long, intense, citrusy and zingy. $9.99 Printhie Mountainsugar balanced by the flavours. A lovely Range Orangeacidity. $20.95 riesling with years Sauvignon Blanc ahead of it yet. $30 2009 HHHH1/2Penna Lane Wines John Forrest Pungent, herbal noseHand Picked Collection Wairau with nice smokyClare Valley Valley Marlborough complexity. PowerfulRiesling 2009 HHHH Riesling 2006 HHHH ripe guava/green appleSmells of mandarins and Wonderful drink just flavoured palate withorange peel with some starting to develop a nice level of aciditydamp, earthy notes. some attractive toasty to balance, and aSimple but very intense honeyed maturity. lovely long, lingeringflavours with a big, fresh Light citrus aromas and aftertaste. $17hit of acidity. $20 lovely sweetness of flavour. $50 Taylors St Andrews Clare Valley Riesling 2005 HHHH Very toasty/spicy aromas, with similar characters showing through on a palate with good acid length. Ageing beautifully. $35 Pewsey Vale The Contours Eden Valley Riesling 2004 HHHH Subdued nose but there are touches of lime. Delicious lemon tart flavours fill the mouth, with some complex aged notes developing. $27.95 Annual 2010 W I N E S TAT E 51

WINESTATE’S BEST WINES OF 2009 style tastingsBabich Scarpantoni Galafrey Savvy Montana sauvignon blanc Spy ValleyMarlborough Estates Estate Mount Barker Marlborough 2009 MarlboroughSauvignon Blanc McLaren Vale Sauvignon Blanc Sauvignon Blanc $20-$25 Sauvignon Blanc2009 HHHH1/2 Sauvignon Blanc 2009 HHHH 2009 HHHH 2009 HHHH1/2“A terrific wine,” 2009 HHHH Good hit of floral/ Powerful nettle/herbal Saint Clair Family Stand-out wine withdeclared one judge. Estery tropical fruit nose tropical aromas - very nose with pungent Estate Marlborough excellent complexityThe punchy tropical and nicely controlled, intense - with a nettley/ notes and an intense Sauvignon Blanc and outstanding fruit.fruit nose has some restrained lychee/guava- herbal palate that has ‘green’ palate that’s 2009 HHHHH Nice tropical lift tosweaty elements and like palate with good just enough ripeness well structured and Outstanding nose the nose and intensethe beautiful palate length of crisp acidity to and finishes with a has plenty of flavour - pungent, herbal melon flavours withis rich with layers balance. $18 lovely zingy note. $18 length. $17.95 and floral - leading a grassy/herbaceousof tropical fruits and Nepenthe Altitude Squawking to a complex tropical backbone and strongcitrus. $19.95 Adelaide Hills Magpie Reserve Yilgarnia Denmark palate with grassy finish. $21Invivo Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc undertones. Great Coal PitSauvignon Blanc 2009 HHHH Sauvignon Blanc 2009 HHHH intensity from the Central Otago2009 HHHH1/2 Young, vibrant wine 2009 HHHH Floral/bubble gum-like beginning of the palate Sauvignon BlancSuper concentration that has style and grace Very ripe nose with aromas and good depth to the long, lingering 2009 HHHH1/2and power on both but also power and a sweaty/vit B palate of green melon flavours. finish. $20.95 Lean, green stylenose and palate. richness and excellent to match. Some Has complexity and Eradus Awatere with a developed,Sweaty/herbal bouquet overall balance. “A very nice yeast autolysis plenty of length and a Valley Marlborough straw-like colour. Veryand some nice good wine,” said one characters well lovely long, lingering Sauvignon Blanc intense and powerfulminerality on the palate, judge. $19 balanced by good level finish. $15.95 2009 HHHH1/2 complexity of herbal/with intense herbal/ of acidity. $19.95 Lake Chalice Very good nose and tropical fruit aromastropical flavours. $19.95 Tomich Hill Woollaston Nelson Marlborough terrific palate. Smells and flavours with slightMcPherson Basilisk Adelaide Hills Sauvignon Blanc Sauvignon Blanc pungent and tropical grassiness. $24.95Central Victoria Sauvignon Blanc 2009 HHHH 2009 HHHH with some herbalSauvignon Blanc 2009 HHHH Intense sweaty/pungent Excellent delicate, notes, and very2008 HHHH1/2 Great looking wine style with sweet herbaceous nose; some powerful and persistentNose has a smoky with a fresh and estery quince-like notes. Has sweaty notes. Big in the mouth. Lingeringcharacter with almost floral bouquet and pure varietal fruit and palate that’s lively and tropical flavours. $20a minty lift. Crisp and terrific palate length. great complexity with textured and has very Saint Clair Familylively palate with citrus “A stylish and ‘proper’ a remarkable palate powerful tropical fruit Estate Pioneerand some passionfruit wine,” said one length. $18 salad flavours. $19.90 Block 1 Foundationcharacters, herbal judge, “with cellaring Looking Glass River Farm Marlboroughundertones and a long, potential.” $19 Marlborough Ben Morven Sauvignon Blancpowerful finish. $17.99 Elderton Adelaide Sauvignon Blanc Marlborough 2009 HHHH1/2 Hills Sauvignon 2009 HHHH Sauvignon Blanc “This is the sort of wineVavasour Awatere Blanc 2009 HHHH Another powerful, 2009 HHHH you’d expect to findValley Marlborough Riper style, with sweaty wine but more Perfumed and almost in this bracket,” saidSauvignon Blanc quite intense, sweet on the green nettley muscat-like aromas, one judge. Excellent2008 HHHH1/2 Berocca-like aromas. side of the flavour followed by a basic concentration andAnother great wine Palate has subtle earthy spectrum. Has power palate with simple persistence of grassy/that, according to one varietal characters and punch, depth and fruit and a minerally sweaty characters withjudge, “ticks all the - a touch sweet - and a length. $19.95 backbone. Has some nuances of pineappleboxes”. Grassy/tropical strong finish. $19 grip. $19.90 and passionfruit. $24.95aromas and a complex,herbaceous palate that’sslightly sweet and full offlavour. $19.9952 W I N E S TAT E Annual 2010

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WINESTATE’S BEST WINES OF 2009 style tastingsVidal Marlborough Te Kairanga sauvignon blancSauvignon Blanc Regional Selection 20082009 HHHH1/2 Martinborough $20-$25Very satisfying, Sauvignon Blancpowerful and vibrant 2009 HHHHwine with a complex Fresh tropical styleand lifted passionfruit/ with a nose in thegrassy nose and Berocca/sweaty range,rich, complex and and tight, slightlyvery flavoursome sweet palate, all limepalate. Excellent acid and pineapple . Goodbackbone. $20 example of style. $21Starborough Saint Clair Family Millbrook Step Rd Adelaide Astrolabe Voyage Astrolabe DiscoveryMarlborough Estate Pioneer Western Australia Hills Sauvignon Marlborough KekerenguSauvignon Blanc Block 18 Snap Sauvignon Blanc Blanc 2008 HHHHH Sauvignon Blanc Sauvignon Blanc2009 HHHH1/2 Block Marlborough 2009 HHHH Powerfully pungent/ 2008 HHHH1/2 2008 HHHHSimple nose but has Sauvignon Blanc Sweaty, funky, tropical sweaty tropical Herbal/leafy nose Young, vibrant fruitvery powerful tropical 2009 HHHH bouquet, with these fruit aromas and an with some nice aged intensity here. Somecharacters. Full, sweet Hugely powerful nose characters carried intensely flavoured notes developing great honeyed notespalate with great with a lifted, grassy, over to the very good palate exhibiting a intensity of tropical on the nose andintensity of grassy/ tropical bouquet. ‘modern’ style of unique fruit profile. fruit flavours that an extraordinary,tropical flavours. Has Amazing flavour intensity palate. Great length and Good food wine and build on a palate with flavoursome palatelength, balance and and length - tropical depth of flavour. $21.95 excellent example of slight toastiness. Has that has retainedelegance. $22 over grassy - with all Stella Bella the variety. $21 length and retained freshness. $23.95Saint Clair Family elements seamlessly Margaret River Montana Reserve freshness. $23.95Estate Pioneer balanced. $24.95 Sauvignon Blanc Marlborough De Bortoli sauvignon blancBlock 2 Swamp Riversdale 2009 HHHH Sauvignon Blanc Estate Grown Yarra $25+Block Marlborough Estate Tasmania Pungent, spicy oak 2008 HHHH1/2 Valley SauvignonSauvignon Blanc Sauvignon Blanc aromas - very lifted Some lovely marmalade- 2008 HHHH1/2 Fierte Pride2009 HHHH1/2 2009 HHHH - with more oak like characters Interesting multi- MarlboroughVery good, very Subdued but intense quite obvious on the developing on the layered wine with Sauvignon Blancintense varietal with a nose with some palate with its rich nose, and a surprisingly toasty development 2009 HHHHHsweaty/funky nose and pungency, and a nutty/toasty/honeyed nettley/herbal, almost mingling with the Big, bold, non-traditionallovely powerful, grassy palate filled with well- flavours. $24 seaweedy palate. Good fruit, barrel ferment style. Nose has someflavours that stretch balanced and powerful flavour concentration. characters and subtle floral and tropical notes.across the entire length grassy/passionfruit Strong finish. $23.95 oak. Palate a buttery Pretty sound palateof the palate. $24.95 and pineapple honey bomb with - chewy and vibrant,Saint Clair Family flavours. $22.99 amazing length. $24 with intense flavoursEstate Pioneer Saint Clair Family underscored by subtleBlock 6 Oh! Block Estate Pioneer oak and balanced byMarlborough Block 20 Cash fantastic acid. $25.90 CMSauvignon Blanc Block Marlborough Wither Hills2009 HHHH1/2 Sauvignon Blanc RarangiSweaty/tropical fruit 2009 HHHH Marlborougharomas, perhaps a bit Full-on peppery/nettle- Sauvignon Blancone-dimensional, but like aromas and a lovely 2008 HHHH1/2with great vibrancy. mouthful of powerful Very bright, lifted grassy/Green and grassy palate tropical fruit flavours. gooseberry aromas;with good lime/citrus “A true sauvignon blanc pungent and floral. Morecharacters - very intense style - all good,” noted gooseberries and tropicaland long. $24.95 one judge. $24.95 varietal charactersEsk Valley Villa Maria dominate the palate andMarlborough Reserve Clifford get the acid singing! $25Sauvignon Blanc Bay Marlborough2009 HHHH Sauvignon BlancAnother good wine 2009 HHHHwith a sound, vibrant, Developed, honeyedgrassy nose and simple nose with the slightestbut powerful guava- toastiness. Powerfullike palate. Excellent leafy/nettley palate,flavour length. $20 lovely layering and excellent overall balance with a good finish. $24.9954 W I N E S TAT E Annual 2010

WINESTATE’S BEST WINES OF 2009 style tastingsCloudy Bay Te sauvignon Tassell Park Palandri Vita semillon blends semillonKoko Marlborough blanc blends Wines Margaret Novus Sauvignon $15-$20 $15-$20Sauvignon Blanc River Sauvignon Blanc Semillon2006 HHHH1/2 Barking Owl Blanc Semillon 2009 HHHH Woodstock GlendonbrookFantastically developed Western Australia 2009 HHHH Interesting ‘oaked up’ McLaren Vale Hunter Valleywine - quite different Sauvignon Blanc Interesting alternative style but has enough Semillon Sauvignon Semillon- with wonderfully Semilon style that has “gone fruit to carry it. Simple Blanc 2009 HHHH 2008 HHHH1/2complex honeyed, 2009 HHHH1/2 down the greengage but well-made wine Big, lifted sauvignon Delicate, beautifullynutty, toasty characters Distinctly cool climate route”, according to one with the secondary nose - all pungent and made wine that’s builtmingling with the wine - delicate and judge. Subtle but well- characters dominating. passionfruit. Excellent to become an agedvarietal fruit. Excellent floral, with some integrated flavours with Has the lot! $25 palate - fresh, crisp and Hunter classic. Lovelydrinking $54.99 lemonade/citrus hints of eucalypt. $22 funky, with lingering varietal expression;Redgate Reserve characters on the nose Sandalford Estate semillon jasmine/passionfruit very fresh citrus peelMargaret River and hints of tropical Reserve Margaret semillon blends flavours. $18 characters. Put it awaySauvignon Blanc fruit on the palate. River Sauvignon under $15 Tyrrell’s Wines and watch it evolve. $152008 HHHH1/2 Cleansing acidity on Blanc Semillon Old Winery Hunter Barwick EstatesLifted, complex fume the finish. $17.95 2009 HHHH Hardys Nottage Valley Western Margaret Riverstyle - “that’s all Palandri The Lifted aromas - very Hill SEA Semillon Australia Semillon Semillongood”, according to Estates Sauvignon tropical - with honeyed Sauvignon Blanc Sauvignon Blanc 2007 HHHHone judge. Honeyed Blanc Semillon notes. Great intensity, 2008 HHHH 2008 HHHH Still fresh, with atoasty characters 2009 HHHH length and complexity Great style - seems Delicate nose with significant amount ofdominate, with the Melange of apple, of passionfruit and simple yet it’s very pretty, floral nuances. charry oak on thetight citrus/tropical fruit lime and citrus aromas pineapple flavours. generous, with bright, Lovely fruit expression nose. Lovely spicycomplementing. $29 on the nose and an Powerful end. $22.95 lively lemon/citrus fruit on the palate, with a /citrus peel semillonStoneleigh Rapaura intense grassy/citrusy and a healthy, fleshy, big residual sugar finish characters lift out theSeries Marlborough palate. Well balanced crisp acid backbone. $11 and firm, crisp acidity glass and fill the mouthSauvignon Blanc and with decent flavour Society Regional to balance. $16.99 with flavour. $19.952009 HHHH length. $19 Premium Selection GlendonbrookLighter but still Jane Brook Frankland River Sandalford Classic Hunter Valleyflavoursome style with Margaret River Semillon Sauvignon Dry White Margaret Semillonfragrant grassy/nettle Sauvignon Blanc Blanc 2008 HHHH River Semillon 2006 HHHHfruit, a tad on the Semillon Lovely blend with the Sauvignon Blanc “This wine needs agreen side but with 2009 HHHH sauvignon ‘winning’. 2009 HHHH curry,” thought onegood palate texture Moderate intensity It’s a complexity of Very fresh and herbal judge. Powerful,and plenty of flavour of citrus/floral/grassy passionfruit, orange - “Makes me wish for toasty, honeyed nose,length. $26.95 aromas and a soft, blossom and some very summer,” commented almost botrytis-like in pleasant and very grassy green characters. one judge. Musky character. Full, fleshy flavoursome palate Great with food. $13.99 lift to the nose palate with pungent with nice spritzig and tight, sharp, flavours. $15 characters and a long, mouthwatering acidity Bethany lingering finish. $21 in the mouth. $18.95 Barossa Semillon 2006 HHHH Great toasty nose with some honeyed characters threaded through. Lovely fresh palate with seamless flavours and plenty of length. Ageing beautifully. $18 Annual 2010 W I N E S TAT E 55

WINESTATE’S BEST WINES OF 2009 style tastingssemillon blends Deetswood New Pokolbin Estate Pokolbin Estate Phil Tyrrell’s Wines Coolangatta Estate$20-$25 England Semillon Hunter Valley Swannell Hunter Belford Single Estate Grown 2008 HHHH Semillon Valley Semillon Vineyard Semillon ShoalhavenChain of Ponds Intense grassiness on 2004 HHHH1/2 2006 HHHH 2002 HHHH1/2 Coast SemillonThe Red Semi the nose - vibrant and “Still alive and well but Showing the first ‘flush’ “A beauty,” enthused 2001 HHHHAdelaide Hills crisp. Fresh, spicy, maybe showing signs of toasty age, with a one judge, “with huge “A stunning agedSemillon Sauvignon austere palate with of getting tired,” said wonderful spectrum potential to age more.” Semillon.” StillBlanc 2008 HHHH good length of grassy one judge. Lovely toast of ripe flavours well Toasty, cashew-like interesting, but drinkVery elegant, perfumed flavours. Some toasty and marmalade nose balanced by tight acidity nose and creamy palate soon. Creme bruleecitrus nose and soft honeyed age starting followed by a ripe, and some subtle tarry with a hint of toast and nose and lots of toast onand creamy palate with to develop. $20 fleshy and complex oak. $25 honey. Lots of good the palate mingling witha lovely zingy middle. Pokolbin Estate Phil palate - still has firm Drayton’s characters here. $31.99 lemony flavours. $40Crisp on the end. A real Swannell Hunter acidity. $25 Vineyard Reserve Tyrrell’s Wines Vat 1 Tyrrell’s Winescrowd pleaser. $20 Valley Semillon Capercaillie Hunter Pokolbin Semillon Hunter Semillon Stevens SingleArrowfield 2008 HHHH Valley Semillon 2006 HHHH 2002 HHHH1/2 VineyardEstate Hunter Tight, lean and racy 2007 HHHH Still very fresh despite its Still amazingly youthful. Hunter SemillonValley Semillon style. Good length Fresh, lively citrus years. Smells fresh, with Excellent example 2005 HHHHSauvignon Blanc of cheesy/curd-like aromas leap out the lemon/citrus aromas, of an aged Hunter Delicious, creamy,2008 HHHH characters matched by glass. Creamy/yeasty and has a creamy, nutty semillon. It’s all toasty, peach/lemon zestGorgeous, very well some lovely crunchy palate has delicious palate with excellent cashews and bath varietal fruit. The nosemade wine with great green apple acidity. $22 varietal flavours, supple flavour length. Needs salts on the nose, with has lovely honeyed/balance between the Pokolbin Estate fleshiness and a tight more time. $26 lovely lemon purity toasty aged charactersvarieties. Both fresh Hunter Valley acid backbone. $25 on the super-pristine, and the spritzigand zippy and rich and Semillon Coolangatta Estate semillon clean palate. $58.99 palate has lemonyfull, with some lovely 2007 HHHH Estate Grown $30+ Roche Premium freshness. $31.99orange blossom-like Great creamy semillon Shoalhaven Hunter Valleycharacters. $20 CD nose with good varietal Coast Semillon Peter Lehmann Semillon chardonnayCuttaway lift. Palate layered 2006 HHHH Margaret Barossa 2006 HHHH chardonnayHill Southern and interesting, with Toasty, honeyed bottle Semillon Very stylish, creamy, $15-$20Highlands Semillon excellent fruit weight, development on the 2004 HHHHH cashew-like aromasSauvignon Blanc and developing nose. Oak tending to Fabulous bright, and zesty, nutty Pepper Tree Wines2008 HHHH beautifully. $22 dominate the palate creamy style with a palate that fills the WrattonbullyLots of capsicum, but it’s a lovely style tight acid backbone. mouth with lovely Orange Unwoodedcut grass and spices semillon with plenty of length Complex and supple ripe flavours. “Needs Chardonnayon the nose. Quite $25-$30 and a delicate acid and brimming over a pizza,” suggested 2008 HHHHpungent flavours backbone. $25 with powerful, toasty, one panellist. $30 Very intense andshowing excellent Coolangatta Estate lemon curd-like varietal pungent nose withpurity of fruit. Some Estate Grown Tintilla Estate characters. Lip- Pepper Tree lovely perfumed lift. Veryresidual sugar. $20 Shoalhaven Angus Hunter smackingly good! $30 Alluvius Hunter flavoursome musky/ Coast Semillon Semillon Valley Semillon tropical palate withsemillon 2005 HHHH1/2 2009 HHHH 2009 HHHH slightly oily mouthfeel.$20-$25 Aromas and flavours Fresh, crisp, super- Bright, vibrant and A good wine. $19 in the classic semillon fine wine that needs lively. “A wonderfulCoolangatta Estate fruit spectrum. Good food! Fragrant lemon young wine,” saidEstate Grown for further ageing. bouquet and great one judge. Smells ofShoalhaven Lovely toasty nose and gooseberry sweetness orange blossoms andCoast Semillon a zesty palate that’s and length on the lemon sherbet. Soft2002 HHHH1/2 still very grassy but palate, underscored and creamy palate -Excellent example of has lovely toastiness with steely acidity. $26 delicious flavours. $31an aged semillon - still developing. $28in very good shape. Capercaillie HunterLots of fresh lemon/ Valley Semilloncitrus fruit layered with 2008 HHHH1/2smoky oak and complex Very smart, spicy,creamy lees. “A thinking tropical/passionfruitperson’s Semillon,” said wine. Nice pungencyone judge. $22 on the nose and huge, mouthwatering acid attack on the palate. “Serve with a brie – yummy,” suggested one judge. $2556 W I N E S TAT E Annual 2010

WINESTATE’S BEST WINES OF 2009 style tastingschardonnay 2007 Ballandean Estate Sandalford Estate Chalice Bridge Vasse Felix Moombaki$20-$25 Wines Family Reserve Margaret Margaret River Margaret River Chardonnay Reserve Chardonnay River Chardonnay Chardonnay Chardonnay 2007 HHHH1/2Barwick Estates 2007 HHHH1/2 2007 HHHH 2006 HHHH1/2 2007 HHHH1/2 Lovely honeyedBlack Label Inviting biscuity, buttery Oak prominent on the Nice fig-like characters Mid-gold wine with tropical bouquet withMargaret River nose has intensity, nose but it’s stylish on a complex nose with layer upon layer of interesting complexity.Chardonnay interest and complexity, and integrated, with a hint of floral perfumed tropical fruit, spicy oak Fleshy and rich in the2007 HHHHH with the complexity lemon zest freshness. notes. Big, bold, and barrel ferment mouth, with seamlesslyFine citrus fruit, following through onto Spicy and fresh oaky palate, creamy characters. Palate has integrated flavours.toasty oak and yeasty the palate. A wine lemon flavours with a mouthfeel and mid- soft, creamy structure Has both power andcomplexity merge on with great power yet warming finish. $23.95 palate sweetness. Made and plenty of flavour finesse. $28 CDthe nose and fill the finesse. $22 Brunton Road in the ’80s style. $24.99 length. $25 Forester Estatepalate with up-front, Gisborne Lambert Vineyards Margaret Rivercreamy flavours - very Chardonnay Canberra District Chardonnayintense with a strong 2007 HHHH Chardonnay 2007 HHHH1/2malo influence. $20 Attractive buttery, 2004 HHHH Classic buttery/malo/Brookland Valley spicy oak nose and Interesting and complex citrus nose - quiteVerse 1 Margaret soft, creamy palate wine with aromas pungent. Full-bodiedRiver Chardonnay with fantastic intensity reminiscent of smoky palate a touch sweet and2007 HHHHH and elegance. Great oysters and filling the with rich concentrationDelicate and elegant underlying flinty mouth with long, spicy, of peach/melon/spicyaromas with seamless characters. Well sweet flavours. A great oak flavours and greatintegration of white made. $24.65 (NZ) drink. $22 acid length. $28peach fruit and toasty d’Arenbergsmoky oak. Loads Lost Lake Single Capercaillie De Bortoli Gulf McGuigan The The Lucky Lizardof flavour on the Vineyard Pemberton The Cuillin Hunter Station Yarra Shortlist Adelaide Adelaide Hillspalate, fantastic length Chardonnay Valley Chardonnay Valley Chardonnay Hills Chardonnay Chardonnayand great overall 2007 HHHH 2008 HHHH1/2 2006 HHHH 2007 HHHH1/2 2007 HHHHbalance. $21 Bright, lifted, straw Classy wine with lovely Toasty, smoky oak Fleshy, pungent Powerful, complex coloured wine - very lifted white peach fruit aromas sit on top of nose with some wild nose with gamey3 Drops Mount youthful, with punchy showing a zesty lemon elegant melon fruit. Fruit ferment notes. Soft aromas. Toasty oakBarker Chardonnay tropical fruit and an edge, creamy malo and on the palate is starting and creamy palate comes through on the2007 HHHHH abundance of yeasty/ harmonious spicy oak to evolve into more with good length of palate and there areHuge, powerful/ meaty complexity. $22 integration. $23 complex flavours. A very attractive oaky flavours some very interestingpungent fruit bouquet Red Hill Estate pleasant wine. $21.99 that tend to dominate feral notes. $25with interesting spicy Mornington chardonnay for now. $26 Starvedog Laneoak and malo layers. Peninsula 2006 & older chardonnay Yarra Burn Yarra Adelaide HillsSome excellent fruit Chardonnay $20-$25 $25-$30 Valley Chardonnay Chardonnayand creamy oak 2007 HHHH 2007 HHHH1/2 2005 HHHH1/2creates a seriously All power to the rich, Cuttaway Hill Long Gully Estate Delicate nose but Restrained, classyflavoursome palate fleshy fruit. Small Southern Highlands Yarra Valley has underlying power chardonnay with awith a great finish. $24 impact of charry oak Chardonnay Chardonnay - smells of shortbread delicate green colour, in the background. 2006 HHHHH 2007 HHHH1/2 and melons. Fruit- very good varietal fruit Has weight, The nose is a lovely Lots of interesting driven palate with and very well handled intensity, finesse and combination of elegant creamy, yeasty aromas toasty oak backbone quality oak. Tight complexity. $23 peach and lime fruit and some intensely and a lovely creamy and bright and very Preveli Margaret and complexity of oak powerful flavours. Nice texture. $26 complex. $29 River Chardonnay characters. Soft and sweetness on the Montana Terroir 2007 HHHH creamy in the mouth. mid-palate, with well- Series Stuart Lifted nose that’s flinty, The flavoursome palate handled, classy, spicy, Block Gisborne gamey and complex, has power, intensity and toasty oak. $25 Chardonnay with excellent yeasty yeasty complexity. $20 Mantra Invocation 2006 HHHH notes. Very buttery Amberley Margaret Margaret River Bright, fresh green in the mouth - lovely River Chardonnay Chardonnay colour with lifted, fresh flavours. A real class 2006 HHHH1/2 2007 HHHH1/2 varietal fruit aromas and act! $23.95 Beautifully integrated Lovely hit of sweet fresh, clean palate with aromas – there’s peach melons and mangoes nutty flavours and a nougat, bacon and on the nose, with tight acid finish. $28.95 spices. The palate is creamy complexity. stylish, elegant and rich Rich, buttery palate with varietal flavours with nice oily mouthfeel and showing a lovely and flavours of melon creamy texture. $22.50 and spicy oak. $25 Annual 2010 W I N E S TAT E 57

WINESTATE’S BEST WINES OF 2009 style tastingsSerafino chardonnay Taylors St Andrews Voyager Estate italianSharktooth $35-$40 Clare Valley Margaret River /spanishMcLaren Vale Chardonnay Chardonnay pinot grigioChardonnay Thompson Estate 2005 HHHH 2006 HHHHH2008 HHHH Margaret River Spicy fruit and quality Delicate, light green GracebrookBig, complex, Chardonnay oak make up the nose, wine with a beautifully Vineyards Kingdeveloped bouquet 2006 HHHHH leading onto a palate toasty/nutty nose Valley Pinot Grigioleads onto a very Classic Margaret River that has excellent showing a slight 2008 HHHHclassy and elegant chardonnay. Smells of intensity of varietal perfumed lift. Elegant Subtle white fruitpalate. Just needs grapefruit and citrus fruit flavours perfectly palate with some aromas - very varietaltime to really looks its blossoms, with cashew matched by the oak. $35 sweetness and a - with a flavoursome,best. $29 CD characters adding seamlessly integrated minerally palate showing complexity. Very stylish flavour profile. $42 nice texture. Has anchardonnay palate - fresh and attractive residual sugar$30-$35 elegant, with clean, Vasse Felix touch. Very Alsacian in spicy flavours. $38 Heytesbury style. $18Houghton Wisdom Were Estate Single Meadowbank Margaret River Crittenden EstatePemberton Vineyard Reserve Grace Elizabeth Chardonnay MorningtonChardonnay Margaret River Tasmania 2006 HHHHH Peninsula Pinot2007 HHHH1/2 Chardonnay Chardonnay Vibrant colour and Grigio 2008 HHHHComplex aromas 2007 HHHH 2005 HHHHH complex and lifted Lovely crunchy, green- quite perfumed – with Light and delicate, cool Described as a “big barrel ferment aromas; pea nose with somelots of character. Very climate chardonnay grapefruit bomb!” great oak and fresh earthy complexity.smart, ‘controlled’ style. Delicate green by one judge. Lifted, grapefruit zing. Fresh and crisp in thepalate with cool colour, some bottle fresh, cool climate Excellent fruit intensity mouth, with a palateflavours and soft, development aromas fruit bouquet leads on the complex palate, that has good weight,nutty oak. Has great and lovely palate onto an excellent long, with lovely honeyed balance and length. $30structure and plenty of texture. $30 lingering, green palate age evident. $45freshness. $32 intense with flavours. Lovely and soft on the Wise Eagle Bay Auntsfield finish. $36.50 Lost Lake Barrel Pemberton Cob Cottage Church Road Selection Single Chardonnay Marlborough Reserve Hawke’s Vineyard Pemberton 2007 HHHH1/2 Chardonnay Bay Chardonnay Chardonnay Powerful, complex, 2007 HHHH 2006 HHHH1/2 2007 HHHH barrel ferment style Lifted aromas of Nose shows great Very stylish, delicate of chardonnay with ripe melons and complexity of age, green wine. Excellent perfumed, oaky passionfruit. Simple, barrel ferment and barrel ferment aromas and big, sweet palate – with toasty oak aromas. complexity on the nose rich, velvety palate excellent oak - has Stylish palate - soft and and intense ripe fruit - very oaky and very structure, texture and silky in the mouth and flavours fill the mouth. flavoursome. $45 length and should age brimming over with A tad hot. $35 Wills Domain beautifully. $30 (NZ) flavour. $35.95 Margaret River chardonnay Chardonnay $40+ 2007 HHHH Nose of fine fruit and lightly toasted oak and palate that has length elegance and freshness, with mouthfilling varietal fruit flavours. $45Hungerford Hill Craggy Range Alana EstateTumbarumba Gimblett Gravels Hawkes BayChardonnay Vineyard Hawkes Chardonnay2007 HHHH Bay Chardonnay 2007 HHHHStylish, elegant, 2007 HHHHH Nose is a combinationwell-structured wine Massive wine that’s of malo, barrelwith a light and lifted big, soft and complex, ferment, cashews andnose and alert palate with a great zesty grapefruit characters.showing great texture grapefruit and oak nose Excellent flavoursand an abundance of and excellent, well- - very fresh but alsoflavour. $30 structured palate that powerful and hot. $50 has incredible length and is positively bursting with flavour. $4558 W I N E S TAT E Annual 2010

style tastingsother white Coates tempranillovarietals & blends Langhorne Creek Touriga Nacional Artardi Orobio SpainTrentham Estate 2007 HHHH Rioja 2007 HHHHAlbarino Powerful, full-bodied Youthful, juicy2008 HHHH1/2 wine with excellent number with fresh,Oily nose with a lifted intensity of lifted ripe savoury fruit showingcitrus and peach-like plum fruit and perfectly restrained, spicybouquet, leading to a balanced by the sweet edges. Very vibrant,lovely long, delicate new oak. $30 very flavoursome. Apalate with excellent good drink. $30fruit drive. “Befabulous with prawns,”said one judge. $16 CDCoriole Vineyards Karanto Langhorne Buddha’s Wine The Pawn EnMcLaren Vale Fiano Creek Aglianico Tempranillo Passant Adelaide2008 HHHH 2007 HHHH 2007 HHHH Hills TempranilloRich and very finely Lifted and aromatic on Distinctly fruit cake-like 2007 HHHHtextured wine the nose, with a faint aromas - all plums and Supple wine with verybrimming over with whiff of lavender. The spices. Fresh varietal nice savoury elements.tropical fruit with a nice palate is a balance of palate has attractive Fragrant bouquet andsavoury character and sweetness and savory savouriness and supple soft, flavoursome palategood level of acidity. characters. Good tannins. Excellent with excellent intensityThe finish is long and tannins. $27 drinkability! $18 and texture. $28lingering. $25 Mount Burrumboot Telmo RodriguezMocen Rueda Spain garnacha/grenache Estate Heathcote Lanzaga RiojaVerdejo 2007 HHHH Tempranillo TempranilloPungent passionfruit d’Arenberg 2006 HHHH 2005 HHHHaromas - highly The Derelict Long, savoury wine that Earthy charactersaromatic and leading Vineyard McLaren one judge described mingle with cherry fruitonto a lovely fruit- Vale Grenache as being “comfortable and cola-like notes.driven palate with a 2006 HHHH in itself!” Has a good Rich, straightforwardslight savoury edge. Spicy, lifted aromas dollop of mulberry-like palate with excellentGood texture and threaded through fruit matched by the density of flavour andweight. $26 with dark cherries oak. $25 drying tannins. $53 and raspberries. Well- Belebula Hunter Swings &other red balanced, meaty palate Valley Tempranillo Roundaboutsvarietals & blends with lots of spices and 2006 HHHH Western Australia pepper. $30 Nice perfumed berry TempranilloNiepoort Artazuri Navarra lift to the nose. Long 2005 HHHHVertente Douro Spain Garnacha and soft in the mouth Aromatic, fruit-drivenPortugal Vertente 2007 HHHH and filled with dark aromas and some2006 HHHH Dark cherries and spices sweet fruits and interesting cough syrup-Smells ripe and spicy. mingle on the nose, charry oak - plenty of like flavours. LovelyTastes of perfumed fruit along with a hint of flavour length. $32 texture and long, solid,mingled with a range musk. In the mouth it’s grippy tannins. $25of savoury flavours. all fresh and fruity withPalate has length and peppery notes. $26elegance. $60Quinto do ValladoDouro PortugalTinto 2005 HHHHBeautiful nose oflifted primary fruitsand a long, elegantpalate vibrant withdark cherries and wellsupported by oak andtannins. $36 Annual 2010 W I N E S TAT E 59

WINESTATE’S BEST WINES OF 2009 style tastingsmoscato Villa Maria Kim Crawford Private Bin Marlborough PinotRicossa Italy Marlborough Pinot Noir 2008 HHHHMoscato D’Asti Noir 2008 HHHH Some beautiful alluringNV HHHHH Ripe nose smelling varietal fruit lifts off theBeautifully lifted, of toffee apples, nose and fills the mouthperfumed bouquet musk sticks and red with intense flavours.that’s bright and musky- delicious apples. Nice hint of oak and finelike. Deliciously zesty Intense fruit flavours tannin support. Reallyand well balanced in - sweet and fresh with good length. $25the mouth and tasting vibrant acidity and firmof fresh, sweet apples tannins to balance. pinot noir 2008and pears with a long, $30-$35lingering finish. $14.99 3-5 $23.95sherry pinot noir $25-$30Romate Cardenal Mount Riley Drylands Winery Lost Lake Riposte by Tim Vavasour AwatereCisneros Spain Marlborough Marlborough Pinot Single Vineyard Knappstein The Valley Pinot NoirPedro Ximenez Nelson Pinot Noir Noir 2008 HHHHH Pemberton Pinot Sabre Adelaide 2008 HHHHHNV HHHHH 2008 HHHH Deep red wine with Noir 2008 HHHH1/2 Hills Pinot Noir Vibrant cherry red“Wow!” said one judge. Earthy nose with sour a brooding nose Lovely varietal that 2008 HHHH with violet hues. NoseGreat colour with an cherry notes. Lively in reminiscent of wild is true to style. Musky confectionery slightly closed for nowoily green rim and what the mouth, with flavours berries and camphor. Herbal/cherry bouquet aromas followed by a but very promising.one judge described as of mulberries mixed Elegant palate - has savoury notes. good persistence of Nicely structured“a hedonistic nose”. with sweet spices. Great masses of fruit and Powerful red fruit solid fruit flavours lifted palate full of dense,The palate is a rich mouthfeel and long, bright acidity supported flavours with stemmy by bright acidity. Has a ripe cherry fruitsconcentration of sweet lingering tannins. $19.99 by soft, fine tannins. complexity fill the certain elegance. $29 perfectly balanced bycaramels and fruit. It’s Great length. Built to mouth. Great length Villa Maria acid and fine tannins.delicious! $56 pinot noir last. 5+ $25 and texture. $25 Cellar Selection $20-$25 Margrain River’s Marlborough Pinot 3-5 $30 (NZ) pinot noir Edge Martinborough Noir 2008 HHHHpinot noir Montana South Pinot Noir Dusty cherry and$15-$20 Island Pinot Noir 2008 HHHH1/2 raspberry fruit with 2007 HHHH1/2 Delicate, subtle aromas plenty of spice andJosef Chromy Pepik Elegant wine with with just a hint of floral cedary oak. LiftedTasmania Pinot Noir a lovely developed, notes. But it’s a different bouquet and gentle,2008 HHHH savoury nose mingling story on the soft, elegant, dried fruit palateVery elegant wine with with aromas from the generous palate, where with plenty of length.a pretty, perfumed nose forest floor. Palate builds there’s an explosion ofthreaded through with slowly with great length sweet fruit flavours that 1-2 $29.99wild berries. Lovely of fruit and cedary oak just keep going. $28‘meandering’ palate flavours. Soft tannins.full of flavour and withplenty of length. $19 3-5 $20.99 Stoneleigh Marlborough Pinot Noir 2008 HHHH1/2 Lovely robust wine with very complex mushroomy/forestry- like bouquet. Good combination of sour cherry fruit and fine tannins on the palate, with good level of acid support. 3-5 $23.9560 W I N E S TAT E Annual 2010



WINESTATE’S BEST WINES OF 2009 style tastings Stoneleigh Rapura pinot noir pinot noir pinot noir Series Marlborough 2007 & older $35-$40 $40-$50 Pinot Noir $30-$35 2008 HHHH1/2 NautilusGoaty Hill Nose closed, for Mount Dottrel Marlborough Pinot Mitre Rocks CentralTasmania Pinot now, but has a Central Otago Pinot Noir 2008 HHHH1/2 Otago Pinot NoirNoir 2008 HHHHH subtle smattering of Trentham Noir 2007 HHHH Intense aromatics. 2007 HHHHQuite intense and lifted raspberries. Beautifully Mornington Balanced, complex, Layers of well-balanced Bouquet of sweetstewed plum aromas balanced palate has Peninsula Pinot meaty nose. Palate flavours. A bounty of raspberries mixed withwith hints of green olive- poise and persistence Noir 2006 HHHHH has great length and sweet fleshy fruit, fine subtle oak. Very zestylike characters. Robust and a generosity of Pungent mocha structure, with bold tannins with somewhat palate with big tannicfruit palate but also has spicy fruits and fine nose with a juicy fruit, lovely soft tannins, subdued acidity. $42.95 structure, lovely berryelegance and what tannins. A keeper. confectionery lift. decent acid and Maude Wines fruits and hint of blackone judge described Generous honeyed interesting dried herb Central Otago Pinot olives. $49.95as “lovely voluminous 5+ $31.95 flavours have a spicy notes. 3-5 $39.95 Noir 2008 HHHH Gibbston Valleytannin”. $31.95 Bellarine note, balanced by chewy Finesse, elegance Central Otago PinotYarra Burn Yarra Phil’s Fetish tannins and bold oak. Montana and length. Tight, Noir 2007 HHHHValley Pinot Noir Geelong Pinot Noir Quite drying on the ‘T’ Terraces porty nose with a Smells of cherries,2008 HHHH1/2 2008 HHHH finish. Has a good future. Marlborough Pinot light floral lift. Very berries, molasses andSurprisingly generous Very polished wine, Noir 2007 HHHH youthful palate with prunes. Tastes of ripe,wine that’s complex Burgundian in style 5+ $30 CD Big, bold wine. bright, delicate fruit fleshy berries nicelyand delicious, with lots and with abundant, Trinity Hill High Slightly meaty nose characters. $42 balanced with cleanof strawberry essence complex, berry/cherry Country Hawkes with some licorice Bald Hills Single acid and fine tannins.characters, spices, fruit, some interesting Bay Pinot Noir notes. Mouthfilling Vineyard Central “Some green bits.”a leatheriness and a floral notes and a 2007 HHHHH palate has loads of Otago Pinot Noirscrape of orange zest. velvety mouthfeel. $30 Generous, full-bodied, fruit flavours balanced 2007 HHHH 1-2 $48“A real classic.” $30 Nintingbool riper style with a pretty by chewy tannins. Nose like liqueur Vineyard Ballarat nose smelling toasty Low acidity. $39.95 cherries with savoury Pinot Noir and plum-like. Soft in notes. Generous 2008 HHHH the mouth, with very palate tasting of cherry Earthy, truffle-like attractive bright varietal essence, with soft, bouquet with pretty fruit, nicely balanced oak approachable tannins fruit evident. Surprising and good acid structure. and tangy acidity. $48 depth of flavour, with balancing fresh acid and 3-5 $39 (NZ) savoury tannins. Classic Burgundian style. $30 Griffin Adelaide Tomboy Hill Hills Pinot Noir Rebellion Ballarat 2006 HHHH Goldfields Pinot Evolving, slightly meaty/ Noir 2008 HHHH beef stock aromas. Complex nose smelling Lively, vibrant and fresh like liqueur cherries palate with nice meaty with a meaty edge. richness around the The meaty characters edges. Nicely textured, follow through to the with warming alcohol. palate, with fruit hiding below the surface. 3-5 $32 3-5 $30 Pond Paddock Vineyard Te Muna Martinborough Pinot Noir 2008 HHHH Sweet varietal fruit aroma lifted by a hint of Vegemite. Juicy- sweet palate, simple yet elegant, with a clean acid finish and showing some warmth. 3-5 $32 (NZ)62 W I N E S TAT E Annual 2010

WINESTATE’S BEST WINES OF 2009 style tastingspinot noir Paringa Estate merlot Tyrrell’s Wines$50+ Reserve merlot Lost Block Mornington under $15 Frankland River Peninsula Pinot Merlot 2007 HHHH Noir 2007 HHHH Buller Beverford Interesting nose Liqueur cherries and Merlot 2008 HHHH - smells of prunes and dried herbs on the Quite an oaky and has a good dash of nose, with an earthy tannic wine but it can’t quality oak. Rich in the edge. Warm, sweet subdue the huge dose mouth, with a lovely palate has good fruit of lovely big, ripe, juicy balanced complexity of weight and tight varietal fruit. Some flavours. $19.99 tannins. $90 CD nice spicy notes from the oak. $13 Bensen Block other bordeaux Victorian Alps Individual varietals Winery Tobacco Winemakers Road Merlot Selection Hawke’sWither Hills Single Wither Hills 2007 HHHH Ferngrove Bay MerlotVineyard Taylor Single Vineyard Tight and inky on the Frankland River 2007 HHHHRiver Marlborough Benmorven nose; hints of spices, Merlot 2008 HHHH Dark, oaky nose withPinot Noir Marlborough Pinot plums and raspberries. Plain and simple, a dash of cinnamon2007 HHHHH Noir 2007 HHHH Complex palate, good with an intense, inky evident. Palate is evenComplex, classy wine Bright cherry pie-like texture and structure nose showing a faint better than the nose andwith brambles and nose with a nice earthy and excellent flavours. medicinal character. is loaded with yummyredcurrants mingling character. Supple and Elegant! $13 Very merlot palate - berry and plum flavours.with lovely spicy delicious palate with all plummy and earthy,oak on the nose and great texture and long, merlot with good structure 5+ $16.95leading to a sweet, drying tannins. $50 $15-$20 and very youthful. Palandri Themocha fruit palate with De Bortoli Estates Westernexcellent structure and Reserve Release 5+ $18.95 Australia Merlotbalance. $50 Yarra Valley Pinot 2007 HHHHFoxeys Hangout Noir 2007 HHHH Big, oaky, tannicReserve Complex, meaty nose monster with high acidMornington with some rhubarb-like levels and complex,Peninsula Pinot characters. Lean and earthy characters.Noir 2008 HHHH dry in the mouth, with “Give it another 10Big, mouthfilling wine good length of tight years before drinkingbrimming over with tannins. $57 it,” suggested onestrawberry-like fruit Tomboy Hill Smyths judge! $17.95perfectly balanced by Creek Ballaratdelicate tannins and Goldfields Pinot Rose Hill Estate merlot & blendsclean, crisp acidity. Big Noir 2008 HHHH King Valley Merlot $20-$25but elegant. Interesting nose; 2006 HHHHH smells of rhubarb, Lovely rich, warm and 1-2 $50 CD cloves and raisins. ‘friendly’ wine thatParinga Big, bold palate - lots De Bortoli Deen smells of sweet plumsEstate ‘Estate’ of fleshy fruit, mouth- Vat 4 Petit Verdot and has a delightfullyMornington puckering tannins and 2007 HHHH1/2 soft palate loaded with Domain BarossaPeninsula Pinot fresh acidity. $50 Dense, youthful colour delicious, earthy, plum Barossa ValleyNoir 2008 HHHH Tomboy Hill Ava’s and inky mulberry flavours. Cellar it and MerlotBold, oaky nose with Picking Ballarat aromas. Medium- be rewarded in the 2008 HHHH1/2cherries lurking below. Goldfields Pinot weight palate but future. 5+ $18 Lovely clean, fresh,Good palate weight Noir 2008 HHHH has excellent flavour lifted raspberrycarrying crunchy berry Pretty wine exhibiting intensity, good acid Audrey aromas and a lovelyfruit, sweet spices, strawberry fruit, vanillin level and soft tannins. A Wilkinson Merlot complexity of tarry,grippy tannins and good oak and firm tannins. balanced and enjoyable 2006 HHHH1/2 earthy flavours on aacid level. $60 CD Smoky nose and drinking style. $12.99 Prunes, chocolate and vibrant and shimmering savoury palate, with a Rimfire Cabernet floral aromas ooze off palate. Offers plenty drying finish. $70 Franc 2006 HHHH the nose. Complex, of cellaring potential. Excellent varietal medium-weight palate bouquet with pretty, still quite closed but 5+ $23 leafy, floral-like aromas plum and sweet oak and a very flavoursome characters are starting Trevelen yet elegant palate to push their way Farm Reserve with distinct varietal through. $19.99 Mitchelton Frankland Merlot flavours. $21.50 Preece Victoria 2006 HHHH1/2 Howard Vineyard Merlot 2007 HHHH Bright berries and sweet Adelaide Hills Big, clean, complex, yet oak lift off the nose. Cabernet Franc youthful wine with a few Soft and rounded in 2005 HHHH rough edges that will the mouth, with earthy Fruit and floral aromas smooth out beautifully berry flavours and soft mingle on the nose in time. Offers great tannins. Still travelling and good varietal fruit potential - years ahead of well with years ahead of flavours fill up the big, it yet. $15 it yet. 5+ $23 warm, oaky palate. $28 Annual 2010 W I N E S TAT E 63

WINESTATE’S BEST WINES OF 2009 style tastingsVineCrest merlot Brown Hill cabernet blends The MusicianMyths & Memories $30+ Croesus Reserve $15-$20 by MajellaBarossa Valley Margaret River CoonawarraMerlot 2006 HHHH Bettenay’s Margaret Merlot 2007 HHHH wine by brad Cabernet ShirazTight, inky and spicy River Merlot Full-on intense, sweet Margaret River 2008 HHHHnose with a nice earthy 2007 HHHH1/2 plum aromas. Deep, Cabernet Merlot Lovely bright crimson/touch. Plenty of berry Wonderful minty lift seamlessly integrated, 2007 HHHHH purple wine with violetfruit flavours - quite a to the definitively brambly palate. Very Dense crimson with and cedar aromatics.lot of acidity. The palate good complexity tobacco leafiness on the Tightly focused palatehas complexity. $22 – silky-smooth layers of nose and herbal/minty has powerful licorice tannins. $35 edges - very cabernet. and plum flavoursMontana Reserve plum-like nose. Great Generous palate has integrated with oak. $17Marlborough palate - rich with fruit, cabernet lovely balance of oak Barwick EstatesMerlot 2006 HHHH high in alcohol and sauvignon and fruit. All it needs Black LabelEntanglement of spicy with refreshing acidity now is some time. Margaret Riveraromas with a fragrant and lovely long, soft cabernet & blends Cabernet Merlotfloral lift. Lighter tannins. 3-5 $35 $10-$15 3-5 $17.95 2007 HHHHpalate with some plum Smith & Hooper Green and fragrant coolrichness and good Westend Estate Wrattonbully climate style with liftedlevel of complexity. Richland Cabernet Cabernet aromas of tobacco and Merlot 2008 HHHH Sauvignon Merlot menthol and earthy/ 5+ $23.95 Smells of plum skins 2007 HHHH1/2 berry flavour complexity and chocolate - very Beautifully balanced on the palate. Cellar it!Mt Jagged Single ripe nose. Palate full wine with developed,Vineyard Southern and sweet, with chewy, savoury aromas and 3-5 $19.95Fleurieu Merlot Pettavel Platina savoury tannins and great concentration of Yalumba TheCabernet Sauvignon Geelong Merlot good length of black sweet red fruit flavours Scribbler Barossa2005 HHHH Petit Verdot fruit flavours. $10.95 supported by silky Cabernet SauvignonFresh, lifted fruit nose 2005 HHHH1/2 Y Wines Margaret tannins. Lingering finish. Shiraz 2007 HHHHwith good varietal Soft and sweet and River Cabernet “Very moreish,” thought Big, classy winedefinition. Rich on the very typical of a Merlot 2007 HHHH one judge. $17.95 - silky and elegant andpalate with lots of oak Bordeaux wine. Superb Bright blackcurrant smelling of lavender- but it’s quality oak fruit/spice/oak nose nose with cool climate St Aidan Geographe and violets, tasting of- and attractive spicy and truly silky palate characters. Up-front Cabernet Merlot sweet blackcurrantsnotes. 5+ $22 with wonderful flavour fruity entry to the 2007 HHHH and with a great tannic profile. “A total wine” supple herbal palate. Classy wine with lifted spine. $19.95Gibson Isabelle was how one judge Tobin Elliot Tight structure and aromas of Cherry Ripe.Barossa Vale described it. $29 Granite Belt Merlot drying tannins. $13.99 Medium-bodied palate cabernet sauvignonMerlot Cabernet Poverty Hill 2007 HHHH Cookoothama bright with black and 2008/2007Sauvignon Petit Eden Valley Merlot Big berry bouquet. Darlington Point blue berry flavours, a $15-$20Verdot 2005 HHHH 2006 HHHH Palate has excellent Cabernet Merlot hint of eucalypt andLovely youthful wine Big, sweet, jammy cedary oak over 2006 HHHH chalky tannins. $17 Mantra Margaretwith fresh lift of plums wine with a huge attractive mid-weight Obvious sweet oak River Caberneton the nose and concentration of mulberry fruit. Just on the nose, with a Sauvignonsome soft, chocolaty raspberry-like aromas needs more time to delicate, violet-like 2007 HHHH1/2characters on the and an excellent palate - settle down. $35 fragrance. Palate has a Very complex nose topalate. Fruit, acid and deep and flavoursome, Tamburlaine nice framework of black this lovely deep crimson,tannins in balance. with excellent merlot Reserve Orange fruits, cedary oak and leafy cabernet. Touch fruit characters. $28 Merlot 2007 HHHH some chocolate. $14.95 herbal on the nose. 5+ $24.50 CD Church Road Big, tight wine that Victorian Alps Great cedar/cigar box- Cuve Hawke’s Bay smells of plums and Winery Tobacco like flavour intensity, wellmerlot & blends Merlot 2005 HHHH raspberries with a light Road Cabernet supported by delightfully$25-$30 Big, intense, spicy red berry lift. Good palate Sauvignon velvety tannins. $19.95 merlot nose with the weight and length, with 2006 HHHHProtero Gumeracha oak quite prominent, and an abundance of Very green, leafyAdelaide Hills Red powerful palate offering vibrant primary fruit cabernet with aBlend 2005 HHHHH huge mouthful of soft flavours. $32 prominent backboneConcentrated, complex merlot fruit flavours. of tannins, nice cigarand perfectly balanced box oak and attractivewine offering great 3-5 $25.95 Vegemite savouriness.cellaring potential. Beckett’s Flat Good example ofExcellent aromas of Margaret River variety. $13plums with a leafy lift. JustinianSeamless palate with 2005 HHHHan amazing depth of Amazing leafy/mintyfresh, lifted varietal Bordeaux nosefruit flavours. $25 - so complex! Oak still quite prominent on the firm and elegant palate. Great touch of prune- like flavours. $2964 W I N E S TAT E Annual 2010

WINESTATE’S BEST WINES OF 2009 style tastingsSam Miranda High cabernet sauvignon Vincognita Nangkita Arrowfield Estate Nepenthe The Ringbolt MargaretPlains King Valley 2006 & older Vineyards Fleurieu Cabernet Merlot Rogue Adelaide Hills River CabernetCabernet Sauvignon $15-$20 Cabernet Sauvignon 2005 HHHH1/2 Cabernet Shiraz Sauvignon2008 HHHH 2006 HHHH Ageing Vegemite/ Merlot 2005 HHHH 2007 HHHH1/2Lively young, hedonistic Mawson’s Cedar, cigars and blackberry aromas. Full- A real classic! Complex Big, dense numberwine offering brooding Wrattonbully cassis aromas waft off bodied palate weight and long, with lovely with very leafy,blackcurrant and violet Cabernet Sauvignon the nose, followed by - lively, rich and solid blackcurrant and pyrazine-like aromasaromas, sweet blueberry 2006 HHHHH a well-structured palate and brimming over licorice varietal fruit followed by a greatfruit flavours and velvety Dense crimson/purple with great density of with sweet blackberry characters. Great palate that’s rich withtannins. “Great value,” wine with an aromatic fruit sweetness and jam mingling with flavour length and spicy/peppery/briarysaid one judge. $17 blueberry bouquet, chewy, mouth-coating savoury, black olive-like plenty of poise. $23.99 fruit flavours andAberdeen Wine followed by a stylish, tannins. $19.50 flavours. $20 supported by a strongCompany Angus silky, fruit-driven palate. Sticks Yarra Valley cabernet sauvignon tannic spine. $24.95The Bull SEA Flavours of cassis linger Cabernet Sauvignon Tassell Park 2008/2007 Penny’s HillCabernet Sauvignon long after the wine 2006 HHHH Margaret River $20-$25 McLaren Vale2007 HHHH has gone. Elegant yet Great food wine with Cabernet Merlot CabernetChocolaty/olive powerful wine. $15.95 a spicy, planky oak/red 2007 HHHH Morambro Creek 2007 HHHH1/2characters to the nose, Villa Tinto berry nose. Tight palate Lifted nose with good Padthaway Very stylish winefollowed by a palate with Barossa Valley has plenty of primary varietal definition of Cabernet Sauvignon with an earthy/Bonox-long-living, seamlessly Cabernet Sauvignon red and black berry green pepper, spice and 2007 HHHHH like bouquet dottedintegrated savoury/ 2006 HHHH flavours with rhubarb- chocolate. Palate earthy Dark and inky, with with crushed ant-likeleathery flavours and Very big wine offering like complexity. $19 with oak a tad assertive earthy eucalyptus/ characters. Excellentsilky tannins. $19.95 plenty of everything but has the fruit to cassis aromas that lead dark varietal fruit - olives, mulberries, cabernet blends match it. $23 CD onto a powerful, sweet palate has flavour and tomato leaf, cinnamon, $20-$25 Rockfield Estate palate with generous finesse. $24 CD spices and a splash of Vineyard Margaret varietal flavours Ribena. Quite warming Preveli Margaret River Cabernet perfectly framed by cabernet sauvignon alcohol. $18 River Cabernet Merlot 2005 HHHH plenty of velvety 2006 & older d’Arenberg The Merlot 2007 HHHHH Very ripe and very tannins. $21.95 $20-$25 High Trellis Lifted, leafy, spearmint varietal. Lovely cool Maygars Hill McLaren Vale bouquet with a very climate eucalyptus/ Cabernet Sauvignon Aramis Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon attractive oak influence. black fruit characters, 2007 HHHH1/2 Black Label 2006 HHHH Has great palate weight, supported by a solid Complex and McLaren Vale Vegetal nose with some is very complex, backbone of ripe seamlessly balanced Cabernet Sauvignon barnyard and cigar box has a tight structure and tannins. $24 combination of oak/ 2005 HHHHH notes. Savoury fruit is loaded with truffle Brookland Valley mint/cassis aromas lift Described by one flavours build in the and chocolate-like Verse 1 Margaret out the glass. Soft and judge as a “classic mouth and are framed flavours. $24.95 River Cabernet warm in the mouth, Bordeaux style”. Oak by some great tannins. Merlot 2007 HHHH with solid fruit flavours, tending to dominate Complex and balanced. Still a baby. Bright and fine tannins and good but is not excessive. spicy on the nose, level of acidity. $22 CD Chocolaty/earthy 3-5 $18 with some lifted, bouquet and very leafy notes, and has interesting silky- good palate structure smooth palate. $24.99 and elegance. The Kimbolton complete package! $21 Langhorne Creek Cabernet Sauvignon 2006 HHHH1/2 Simple, vibrant commercial style of cabernet with sweet, ripe candied red fruit aromas and great depth and balance to the sweet and minty palate. $20 Annual 2010 W I N E S TAT E 65

WINESTATE’S BEST WINES OF 2009 style tastingsGrant Burge cabernet blends Deep Woods Tassell Park Geoff Merrill G & W Yalumba FDRCameron Vale $25-$30 Estate Margaret Margaret River South Australia 1A BarossaBarossa Cabernet River Cabernet Cabernet Sauvignon Cabernet Sauvignon Valley CabernetSauvignon Thompson Estate Sauvignon Merlot 2007 HHHH1/2 2005 HHHH1/2 Sauvignon Shiraz2006 HHHH1/2 Margaret River 2007 HHHH Lovely example of a Barnyardy/mushroomy 2004 HHHH1/2Still closed and Cabernet Merlot Still very youthful but cool climate cabernet. aromas with hints of Some lovely cabernetyouthful but has plenty 2005 HHHH1/2 starting to develop Refined and elegant, black cherries and sweet fruit evident - all spicyof ‘honest’ dark varietal Lovely example of complexity. Lovely with a nettley nose and spices. Thick, textured and minty. Leafy, spicyfruit showing through a perfectly maturing lively, sweet, ripe perfumed, spicy fruit palate - generous and nose with a chocolatythat is nicely balanced cabernet. Some hessian flavours, good oak and on the palate. Lovely rich but not overdone. edge. Mint andwith well-handled oak notes to the nose and ripe tannins all coming long, lingering, soft Good balance of silky- menthol cut through aand a solid, ripe, tannic real vibrancy on the together nicely. $28 finish. $28 CD smooth tannins. $26 palate that’s still highbackbone. $24.95 palate. Excellent fruit/oak Woody Nook McGuigan in acid, ensuring a long integration. It’s all here! Killdog Creek The Shortlist cabernet blends life. $36.95Marienberg Reserve Very good wine. $28 Margaret River Coonawarra $30-$40 Geoff MerrillMcLaren Vale Windance Cabernet Merlot Cabernet Sauvignon Pimpala VineyardCabernet Sauvignon Margaret River 2007 HHHH 2007 HHHH1/2 Schiller Vineyards McLaren Vale2005 HHHH1/2 Cabernet Merlot Lovely sweet, soft Big, ripe wine with Stone Train CabernetMassive, well-made 2007 HHHH1/2 wine with solid dark great potential. Barossa Cabernet Sauvignon Merlotwine with complex, “Very sexy wine,” fruits, marked oak and Generous sweet, Sauvignon Shiraz 2002 HHHH1/2cedary, jammy black enthused one judge. firm, drying tannins. ripe varietal fruit on 2002 HHHHH Charming, developed,aromas and beautiful Lovely varietal Still tight but cellar both nose and palate. Great colour for a minty bouquet anddepth and length of fruit expression it for a while and be Complex but has not seven-year-old and very harmonious palatesolid varietal fruit with excellent oak rewarded. $28.95 got it together yet - appealing dense, dark with good sweetflavours well integrated assistance. Palate soft, give it some time. $26 cherry aromas. Rich fruit concentration,with the oak. $22 juicy, well structured cabernet sauvignon palate, still youthful persistent tannins,Clairault and full of flavour. $25 $25-$30 and holding up well, tobacco oak and long,Margaret River Vasse Felix with more cellaring lingering acid finish. $30Cabernet Sauvignon Margaret River Jane Brook potential. Tannins still Celestial Bay2005 HHHH1/2 Cabernet Merlot Shovelgate Vineyard a tad forceful. Great Margaret RiverBig, dark classic with 2007 HHHH Margaret River wine! $35 Cabernet Shirazvery good varietal Firm, youthful and hot. Cabernet Sauvignon 2007 HHHHexpression. Very Smells of sour cherries 2007 HHHHH Youthful purple huescomplex combination of and mint. Palate Firm young wine. and dark, chocolatysweet dark fruits, some quite elegant, with “Excellent,” said one aromas. Very youngleafiness, a dash of flavours that reflect the judge, “but not ready licorice palate withherbs, sweet oak and characters of a pine for the market.” Needs solid tannin and cedarripe tannins. $24 forest floor. $25 cellaring. Lovely lifted oak in balance. NeedsPossums Vineyard berry fruits with a leafy more time. $30McLaren Vale background. Spicy and De Bortoli MelbaCabernet Sauvignon minty and has finesse Lucia Yarra2006 HHHH and style. $25 Valley CabernetDark and tight, with Sauvignon Merlotobvious coffee bean-like Sangiovese Petitoak characters. Classic Verdot 2006 HHHHpalate structure - very Complexity of cedar,vibrant - just needs berry and chocolatemore time for the oak aromas, followedand fruit to marry. $20 by a savoury palate with plenty of cassis characters and drying, dusty tannins. $36 Redman Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon Merlot 2005 HHHH Dense, inky and complex, with brooding mulberry and blackcurrant fruit, persistent tannins and good oak. Has freshness, vibrancy and fire! $3666 W I N E S TAT E Annual 2010

WINESTATE’S BEST WINES OF 2009 style tastingsPrinthie Swift Mills Reef ElspethFamily Heritage Trust VineyardOrange Cabernet Gimblett GravelsSauvignon Shiraz Hawkes Bay2004 HHHH Cabernet SauvignonEvolving chocolaty 2007 HHHHaromas, followed Another classyby a ripe, chocolaty number, with aromaspalate showing great of toffee, chocolatecabernet green bean and coffee and aflavours, alcohol harmony of blacksweetness and drying plum, cedar and spicytannins. $35 flavours lingering on the palate. $39.95 (NZ)cabernet sauvignon2007 cabernet sauvignon$30-$40 2006 & older $30-$40Majella Coonawarra Pepper Tree K1 by Geoff Hardy Brangayne of Witchmount Pepper TreeCabernet Sauvignon Calcare Reserve Adelaide Hills Orange Cabernet Cabernet Sauvignon Elderslee2007 HHHHH Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon Sauvignon 2006 HHHH1/2 Road ReserveRich and classy Cabernet Sauvignon 2007 HHHH 2006 HHHHH Attractive evolving Wrattonbullywine with excellent 2007 HHHH1/2 Classy wine with great Very appealing and aromas with hints Cabernet Sauvignonconcentration of Aromatic green cellaring potential and generous style of of green beans and 2006 HHHHvarietal fruit characters. bean/asparagus nose exhibiting a dense cabernet, with plenty vanillin oak. Has sweet Gentle, perfumed fruitInky and chocolaty - very varietal. Lean, dark fruit and licorice of varietal punch and flavours and some bouquet - very attractive.on the nose, with a stalky, green palate bouquet with a very substance. Great astringency but is Palate big and generousnicely layered and well- has long, lingering pronounced varietal palate structure, with balanced and should and full of fleshy fruitstructured palate that berry fruit flavours fruit palate. $35 wonderful layers of black develop well over the flavours balanced withhas balanced acidity with excellent overall Sandalford fruits and oak flavours. next few years. $33 the oak. $31and freshness. $35 freshness, vibrancy Estate Reserve “A serious red,” said Koonara Ambriel’s Taylors Jaraman and balance. $31 Margaret River one judge. $35 Gift Coonawarra Clare Valley Harrington Glen Cabernet Sauvignon Cabernet Sauvignon Coonawarra Estate Granite Belt 2007 HHHH 2004 HHHH1/2 Cabernet Sauvignon Cabernet Sauvignon Very Bordeaux- Delightfully spicy, 2006 HHHH 2007 HHHH like, with big, ripe, perfumed varietal nose Very savoury nose Excellent colour - very perfumed fruit bouquet followed by an attractive - smells of bacon powerful. Nose rich showing a cedary palate that has both and smallgoods and oaky, followed by edge. Wonderful power and elegance, with lovely layers a well-structured palate flavours fill the mouth with seamless balance of savoury flavours. with layer upon layer and are supported by between fruit, oak and Real character with a of flavour. Great tannic tannins. $39.95 tannins. $30 Bordeaux feel. $35 length. $30 Red Hill Estate Harcourt Valley Briars Mornington Vineyards Peninsula Cabernet Reserve Bendigo 2005 HHHH Cabernet Sauvignon Big, brooding wine 2007 HHHH - closed and inky on Simple menthol green the nose and dense bouquet and rich, and complex in the flavoursome palate mouth, with huge with more underlying tannins. Good cellaring greenness. Good potential. $30 tannin length. Elegant wine. $35 Annual 2010 W I N E S TAT E 67

WINESTATE’S BEST WINES OF 2009 style tastingscabernet & blends Dorrien Estate$40-$60 Bin 1 Barossa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon Shiraz 2005 HHHH Rich and earthy on the nose, with sweet spicy notes. Flavoursome, savoury palate with big, extracted tannins. Well integrated and developing nicely. $41.99 CM cabernet & blends $60+Yalumba The Peter Lehmann Yalumba The Sandalford Pepper Tree Nardone BakerSignature Barossa Mentor Barossa Reserve Barossa Prendiville Reserve Strandlines Wara MantaCabernet Sauvignon Cabernet Sauvignon Cabernet Sauvignon Margaret River Grand Reserve South AustraliaShiraz 2005 HHHHH 2005 HHHH1/2 Shiraz 2002 HHHHH Cabernet Sauvignon Wrattonbully Shiraz 2006 HHHH“Yummy, mouth- Light, elegantly Classic cabernet with 2005 HHHH1/2 Cabernet Shiraz More savoury in style,watering wine,” structured wine with exquisite, complex Great now but will be 2006 HHHH with dark olive-likeenthused one judge. earthy/forest floor varietal aromas of even better as it ages. Beautiful wine that aromas and a complexSmells of tobacco aromas and great blackcurrant and cassis. Fire and spice on the carries itself well. spicy/chocolaty palateand spices, with great cabernet fruit presence Tight, integrated and nose and appealing Complex and deep, with an excellentdepth and weight of on the palate. $40 beautifully structured fleshiness and texture with heaps going on. lingering spicy oaksoft, fleshy, varietal Yalumba palate - a real pedigree. to the palate which Minty on the nose and finish. $14.95flavours. Has a long life The Menzies Very fresh for its age. is overflowing with great concentration of Aldi Storesahead of it yet. $48.95 Coonawarra Demands food. $109.95 animated fruit flavours. cabernet flavours. $65 Cobblers Lane SEABrown Hill Cabernet Sauvignon d’Arenberg The “Very Australian!” $90 Shiraz 2007 HHHHPerseverance 2006 HHHH Coppermine Road Vasse Felix shiraz/syrah Sweet charry oak andMargaret River Lovely complex McLaren Vale Heytesbury shiraz & blends raspberry and cherry-Cabernet Merlot layering and great Cabernet Sauvignon Margaret River under $15 like fruit aromas, with2007 HHHH1/2 concentration of dark, 2006 HHHH1/2 Cabernet Sauvignon more berries on the“It’s like a youthful inky cabernet aromas Wonderful concentration 2005 HHHH Quarisa Johnny Q palate and oak addingBordeaux,” said one and flavours. Full, long of fruit cake-like aromas Classy wine with a fine SEA Shiraz Viognier sweetness. Well putmember of the panel. and round - and a very with chocolaty layers. pedigree. Fabulous 2008 HHHH together. $9.99Cabernet characters opulent wine. $48.95 Palate huge and layered colour, with a dark Aromatic, violet-likedominate the nose and Vasarelli Pallino with flavour. One judge plum and blackcurrant bouquet with sweetgive great persistence McLaren Vale suggested it “needs bouquet. Palate has a vanillin oak, someof flavour to the long, Cabernet Sauvignon time alone to find perfectly harmonious spices, rich plum andlingering palate. $50 Shiraz Malbec greatness!” $60 balance. $70 black fruits mingling 2006 HHHH Hollick Ravenswood together on the Palate has lovely Coonawarra attractively rich cabernet fruit aromas Cabernet Sauvignon palate. Good firm with a slight cheesy 2005 HHHH tannins. $11.99 touch. Palate has ripe Sweet and leathery Victorian Alps plum fruit, chocolaty on the nose, with an Winery Tobacco oak and long, fine attractive, perfumed Road Shiraz tannins. Quite fruit lift. Generously 2006 HHHH astringent. $49.99 CM flavoured palate with Brick red colour, with Craggy Range poise. Astringent on the red fruits and spices The Quarry Gimblett the finish. Ageing having integrated with Gravels Hawkes Bay potential. $80 savoury elements to Cabernet Sauvignon create an attractive, 2006 HHHH lifted nose and long, Intense plum and rich, weighty palate. $14 blackcurrant bouquet and solid inky/tannic palate - very classy and showing a great pedigree. Plenty of cellaring potential. $59.95 (NZ)68 W I N E S TAT E Annual 2010

WINESTATE’S BEST WINES OF 2009 style tastingsshiraz shiraz/syrah Eden Springs shiraz & blends$15-$20 & blends Barossa Valley $25-$30 $20-$25 Shiraz 2007 HHHH Ripe, complex, Stone Bridge jammy nose with an Clare Valley Shiraz interesting earthy 2006 HHHH1/2 character. Rich and Deep red wine that’s gamey in the mouth, still quite youthful, with with slight leatheriness lots of minerally notes and great flavour and grippy tannins. Shy, persistence. $24.90 peppery nose and a complexity of black fruit Watershed Senses and oak flavours. Good Margaret River commercial style. $20 Shiraz 2007 HHHH Hot, alcoholic wine with a bright floral lift, some earthiness and interesting European hessian-like notes. Red berry flavours and tight tannins. $24.95 CDPaul Bettio Ferngrove CJ Pask Mount Eyre Saronsberg Full Whistler BarossaKing Valley Shiraz Frankland River Gimblett Road Three Ponds Hunter Circle Coastal Shiraz 2006 HHHHH2008 HHHHH Shiraz 2007 HHHH Hawkes Bay Syrah Valley Shiraz Region South Soft, shy oak nose - butVery good wine that Good nose and rich, 2007 HHHH1/2 2007 HHHH1/2 Africa Shiraz “all good”, according toshows depth and well-integrated, Very youthful wine. “An absolute cracker!” Mourvedre Viognier one judge. Round andpersistence. Great colour maturing complexity of Heaps of white pepper enthused one judge. 2006 HHHH fleshy palate, filling theand vibrant fruit cake-like flavours, with sweet obvious on the ripe Superb fruit on the nose Brimming over with mouth with powerfulnose. Palate has a lovely plum characters on the plum nose. Pepper also perfectly integrated mulberry and plum- inky, chocolaty, clove-creamy texture and is mid-palate. Drinking dominates the lingering with spicy wood. Palate like fruit and showing like flavours. Absolutelylayered with flavours well now. $18.95 flavours of rhubarb and has great finesse and aged earthy/leathery scrumptious! $28of dark fruit, plums and Rolling Central violets. “Delicious!” silky smoothness, characters with a Schutz Barossaolives. $16 Ranges Shiraz said one judge. $20 (NZ) with flavours of black reasonable amount Red Nectar ShirazThorn-Clarke 2007 HHHH cherries. $24.99 of peppery notes. 2006 HHHH1/2Sandpiper Barossa Licorice characters Fermoy Estate ZAR 170 CD Lovely dark, brooding,Shiraz 2008 HHHH jump out of the glass Geographe Fernfield Wines dense, old-fashionedLifted, aromatic nose, and ripe plum jam Vineyards Western Pridmore Eden style with a hugeand loads of bright red characters flood the Australia Shiraz Valley Shiraz mouthful of acid, oak,and purple fruit flavours palate with flavour 2008 HHHH 2006 HHHH fruit and chocolatystanding out on a silky- and freshness. Great Superb ripe plum One judge thought this flavours all in seamlesssmooth palate that has persistence and nose with attractive nose smelt almost tokay- balance. Niceexcellent fleshiness. $17 structure. $17.99 threads of pepper and like. Very ripe, powerfully savouriness starting toWicks Estate Heartland spice running through. aromatic palate with red develop. $25Adelaide Hills Langhorne Creek Delicious palate of cool and black fruit flavours Mount BurrumbootShiraz 2007 HHHH Limestone Coast climate varietal fruit in and velvety tannins. Estate HeathcoteBright, fruit-driven style Shiraz 2007 HHHH perfect balance with Stylish. $20 CD Shirazwith medium intensity Charry/sweet oak- the oak. $22 Tenafeate Creek 2005 HHHH1/2and some savoury/olive driven style with plenty Grant Burge Basket Press Lifted nose smellscomplexity. Lifted nose of life still in it. The Miamba Barossa One Tree Hill of tobacco, whiteand rich, flavoursome oak sits on top of the Shiraz 2007 HHHH Shiraz 2004 HHHH pepper and leather.palate. $19 fresh plum fruit, with a Full-flavoured wine Inky-coloured wine with Medium-weight palateSandalford slight minty character with chocolaty maturity an earthy fruit-cake has nice grainy textureMargaret River showing. $16 and lovely creamy nose followed by a and good length ofShiraz 2008 HHHH Blue Pyrenees depth. Fruit is in the lovely mature, powerful, tarry/savoury flavours.Fruit-driven style with Shiraz 2006 HHHH plum jam spectrum sweet fruit palate that A good drink. $28an aromatic, violet-filled Lifted, bright, violet and seamlessly shows a degree ofbouquet and light, bright aromatics. Savoury/ integrated with subtle elegance. $20berry palate with a long, chocolaty palate a oak. $21.95lingering finish. Pleasant, little hot and has Cassegrain Editioneasy drinking. $18.95 loads of cherry/red Noir Hunter Valley fruit characters with Shiraz 2007 HHHH a chewy tannic Lush, meaty/savoury backbone. $18 style - very ripe. Smells of blackberries and cloves and tastes of plums and blackberries with a touch of chocolate. $23.50 Annual 2010 W I N E S TAT E 69

WINESTATE’S BEST WINES OF 2009 style tastingsSeppelt Stone Coast Wines Wild Rock AngelsChalambar Shiraz The Struggle Dust Reserve2006 HHHH1/2 Wrattonbully Gimblett GravelsBig wine with lots Shiraz 2008 HHHH Hawkes Bay Syrahof potential. Slight Estery, volatile nose 2007 HHHHHgreenish aromas and a and lovely vibrant Classic cool climatebig peppery lift. Simple palate with plenty of shiraz with a distinctblackberry/plum palate blackcurrant fruit and a white pepper nose andhas very chewy/chalky nice savoury olive touch. subtle aniseed andtannins in support. $27 Very young - needs fennel tones. Pepper more time. $29.95 also dominates the palate but there’s also Baillieu Vineyard strong fruit characters Mornington and good tannin Peninsula Shiraz strength. $30 (NZ) 2006 HHHH Interesting concoction Rosenvale Reserve of cooked fruit/oyster Barossa Shiraz sauce/tarry aromas. 2005 HHHH1/2 Medium-weight Very well made, stylish savoury palate with lots wine with great colour of pepper and lovely and a tight, ‘forest leathery tannins. $25 floor’ nose. Excellent fruit/oak/tannin balance Punt Road Yarra Ferngrove Orchid Peter Lehmann Te Awa Hawkes on the palate. Has Valley Shiraz Series Dragon Eden Valley Shiraz Bay Syrah texture, weight and 2006 HHHH Frankland River 2006 HHHH 2007 HHHHH length. $39 Spearmint and aniseed Shiraz 2007 HHHH Nice style. Smells Very tight, pepperyHahndorf Hill notes on the nose. Powerful earthy/ of blueberries with wine that needs a lotWinery Adelaide Palate has poise and barnyardy nose with underlying peppery more cellaring to reallyHills Shiraz elegance and a balance a spicy cinnamon notes. Medium-weight shine. Has a lovely2007 HHHH1/2 of menthol fruit, supple lift. Lovely violet and palate showing good fresh, mushroomyDelightful mix of fruit tannins and tart acid. $25 blueberry-like flavours flavour complexity and nose and a veryaromas threaded with 2 Mates McLaren lifted by powerful good level of acidity. $28 savoury/earthy palategamey notes and a dash Vale Shiraz toasty oak. $29.95 McPherson with long tannins inof pepper. Gamey fruit 2006 HHHH Montrose Mudgee Chapter Three support. $35 (NZ)flavours fill the mouth Intense concentration Black Shiraz Central Victoriawith gorgeous flavours of chocolaty and porty 2007 HHHH Shiraz Viognierwith plenty of tannic aromas. Rich palate. ‘Loud’ mulberry nose 2006 HHHHsupport. “Will still be Great integration of with violet touches. Spicy oak nose withgreat in 2020!” $29 jammy fruit, oak, Simple but appealing minty/violet lift. Well-Saddler’s Creek tannins and enough young, estery palate balanced medium-Wines Bluegrass acidity to ensure a with plenty of fruit weight palate with spicyHunter Valley great future. $25 flavours and well- oak and attractive herbalLanghorne Munari The Ridge handled oak. $28.99 fruit flavours. $29.99Creek Shiraz Central Victoria2005 HHHH1/2 Shiraz 2005 HHHH shiraz/syrah Hardys HRB/D637 Wirra WirraAnother lovely old- Smells meaty with some & blends Clare Valley Woodhengefashioned style of mocha-like nuances. $30-$40 Adelaide Hills McLaren Vale Shirazshiraz, with inviting Huge, rich palate - very Shiraz 2006 HHHHH 2007 HHHH1/2meaty/porty aromas charry - well balanced Squawking Magpie Gorgeously rich wine Huge chocolaty noseand lots of rich, dusty, with lots of plummy The Stoned Crow with exquisite purple with lovely plum fruitoaky flavours. Fruit fruit. Still a youth with Gimblett Gravels hues and brimming lift and very stylish,holding up well. Very potential. $25 Hawkes Bay Syrah over with dark savoury palate withwell made. $29 Hahndorf Hill Winery 2007 HHHHH mulberry and blueberry complex fruit, grainyMitolo Jester Adelaide Hills Shiraz Powerful, attractive fruits mingling with the tannins and goodMcLaren Vale 2005 HHHH wine with intense chocolaty oak. “A top length of acidity. GreatShiraz 2007 HHHH Very well made shiraz floral/sarsaparilla-like wine,” enthused one wine! $30Flowery red and black that’s still remarkably aromas and dense, judge. $39.99currant aromas with fresh. Savoury olive savoury, mouthfillinga spicy hit. Some flavours mix with herbal- flavours with goodcharming and complex like fruit and lovely extracted tannin lengthblue fruit flavours on a chewy tannins. A very and long, lingeringtightly structured fine, classy number! $29 finish. $39.95 (NZ)tannic palate. $2870 W I N E S TAT E Annual 2010

WINESTATE’S BEST WINES OF 2009 style tastingsLucinda Estate Grant Burge Edwards Margaret Redgate Margaret Vidal Hawkes Bay Brangayne ofReserve South Filsell Old Vine River Shiraz River Shiraz Syrah 2007 HHHH Orange ShirazGippsland Syrah Barossa Shiraz 2007 HHHH 2007 HHHH Dark, brooding nose 2006 HHHH2007 HHHH1/2 2007 HHHH1/2 Dark red hues and Interesting aromas a combination of Minty menthol lift toVery attractive, savoury Lifted, oaky nose good intensity of bright of black pepper Christmas cake and the cedary/blueberryfood wine with that’s all spices licorice aromas, with and aniseed. Well- white pepper, followed nose. Nice palate - bigtarry/peppery noose and aniseed. Very more licorice on the structured palate with by rich, peppery palate. vanillin oak hit butshowing an interesting flavoursome varietal densely flavoured lovely flavour length “A lovely drink.” $31.99 well supported by anbarnyard-like character. palate - has excellent palate. Plenty of tannins and gratifying intensity. Saltram Mamre abundance of blackPalate full of delicious fruit weight and length and high alcohol. $30 Up-front style. $30 Brook Shiraz fruits. $35chocolaty/tobacco and good dose of Churchview Neil Hahn Catharina 2006 HHHH K1 by Geoff Hardyflavours. $35 chewy tannins. $34.95 The Bartondale Barossa Valley Lovely lifted, spicy Gold LabelErnest Hill William Esk Valley Reserve Margaret Shiraz 2006 HHHH nose and big, bold, Adelaide HillsHenry Premium Hawkes Bay Syrah River Shiraz Very attractive aromas oaky palate, but there’s Shiraz 2006 HHHHHunter Shiraz 2006 HHHH1/2 2007 HHHH - lots of vanilla and plenty of ripe, jammy Oaky notes of cedar,2007 HHHH1/2 Beautiful cool climate Fresh, subtle floral/ nutmeg. Palate a bit fruit to carry it. Well- vanilla and toast on theBig wine with everything wine - very elegant and violet bouquet and porty but has elegance made mainstream-style nose, and a leaner, fruit-sitting in perfect reserved, with a huge lovely round, rich palate and length and lots shiraz. $30 driven, peppery palateharmony. The nose peppery lift to the nose with sweet mint, of pepper. Interesting that has complexity,offers lifted, spicy plum and incredibly peppery chocolate and savoury style. $32 Trentham Estate length and balance. $35aromas and leads to palate that’s still very flavours. Intense and La Motte Heathcote Shiraza seamless, savoury youthful and with well- elegant. $36.50 Pierneef Collection 2006 HHHHpalate with tight acid and handled oak. $31 South Africa Attractive barnyardfine tannins. $35 CD Printhie MCC Shiraz Viognier characters to thePeregrine Ridge Mt Canobolas 2007 HHHH smoky/lantana-likeAmerican Oak Blend Collection Orange Lifted varietal fruit nose. Very savouryHeathcote Shiraz Shiraz Viognier bouquet with savoury palate - lots of oak but2006 HHHH1/2 2008 HHHH coffee notes. Oaky in there’s some lovely fruitFabulously rich colour Floral-fresh nose with the mouth, with velvety pushing through. $30and amazing fruit spicy/nougat touch. tannins and some very Sanguine Estatevibrancy. Beautifully Rich, juicy, cherry-like nice varietal fruit below. Estate Heathcotebalanced palate has palate with pleasing $39 AUD CD Shiraz 2006 HHHHexcellent sweetness acidity and some very Smells chocolaty andand well-focused fruit subtle tannins. $35 Selaks Founders caramel-like, with acake and chocolate Capercaillie Ceilidh Reserve Hawkes Bay touch of new leather.flavours. $35 CD Hunter Valley Syrah 2006 HHHH Good level of tar andPeregrine Ridge McLaren Vale Pleasant, lifted aromas chocolate flavours withLimited Release Shiraz 2007 HHHH - quite savoury and nice palate texture andHeathcote Shiraz Savoury nose - quite peppery, with intense weight. $39.952005 HHHH1/2 olive-like in character peppery charactersNose has hessian-like and with an interesting following through tocharacters sitting on smokiness. Lovely fruit the long, elegant, greentop of the sweet fruit weight and richness on bean/soy palate. $32.99and toasty oak. Well- the palate, with well-balanced palate with managed oak. $30great concentration Craggy Rangeof sweet fruit Block 14 Gimblettflavours and tannin Gravels Vineyardcomplexity. $35 CD Hawkes Bay SyrahBird in Hand Mt 2007 HHHHLofty Ranges Shiraz Interesting wine2007 HHHH1/2 with classic pepperyLovely aromas of varietal fruit perfectlyplums and dark balanced with a goodchocolate with a hint dose of spicy oak.of vanilla. Excellent Has weight and greatblackberry fruit flavours freshness. $30 (NZ)and exceptional tannin Heathcote Winerystructure. Palate has Mail Coach Shirazweight, length and 2007 HHHHwarmth. $30 Big shiraz - typically Aussie style with perfumed floral nose showing slight minty lift and palate rich with flavour and edged with lovely tannins. $30 Annual 2010 W I N E S TAT E 71

WINESTATE’S BEST WINES OF 2009 style tastings Karatta 12 Mile Mission Estate shiraz/syrah Vineyard Reserve Winery Jewelstone $50-$60 Robe Shiraz Hawkes Bay Syrah 2005 HHHH 2007 HHHH Well-made savoury- Big, tannic monster style shiraz with lifted smelling of black spicy/nutmeg bouquet licorice and malt, with and dense, intense beautifully textured cool blackcurrant palate climate palate exhibiting with plenty of tannic lovely fruit/tannin grip. $30 CD balance. $45 (NZ)Ben Potts Fiddle’s Harcourt Valley Tatiarra Cambrian Howard Park Leston Munari Ladys Pass The AnvilBlock Langhorne Vineyards Barbara’s Heathcote Shiraz Margaret River Heathcote Shiraz by RedbankCreek Shiraz Reserve Shiraz 2006 HHHH1/2 Shiraz 2007 HHHH 2006 HHHH Beechworth Shiraz2005 HHHH 2005 HHHH Aromatic bouquet - has Great style - still very Huge, sweet menthol 2006 HHHHHClassic shiraz - the Older, complex wine violets and mocha and young and with an nose and grainy, tannic Classy, savouryoak is a bit dominant showing spices and subtle oak with a hint of abundance of malty palate. Good weight shiraz with excellentbut there’s some blackberries on the hessian-like characters. varietal fruit aromas of ripe, fleshy fruit. concentration of sweetlovely rich plum and nose, with hints Great chocolaty fruit integrated with toasty Has more cellaring fruit and vanilla beanblackberry-like fruit. of marzipan-like concentration on palate oak. Much the same potential. $45 aromas and fruit-cakeHas lifted aromas and a characters and lovely - tastes like Cherry Ripe. for the fresh, complex Ingoldby Golden and plum flavours.flavoursome palate. $32 long, jammy fruit Grippy tannins. $44 palate. $40 Vine Reserve Delicate spicy notesGranite Hills flavours. $35 Lienert of Plantagenet Great Shiraz 2005 HHHH and a dash of blackMacedon Ranges Mecklenburg Southern Shiraz Headful of dense pepper characters. $52Shiraz 2004 HHHH shiraz/syrah Laudamus Barossa 2007 HHHH blackberry and nutty James HaselgroveLicorice notes to the $40-$50 Valley Shiraz Lovely chocolaty depth oak aromas and Wines Futuresnose, with smoky 2006 HHHH1/2 to the nose and great generous mouthful of McLaren Valeoak and a spearmint Claymore Wines Big, fat, inky black nose concentration of rhubarb long, lingering flavours, Shiraz 2007 HHHHHlift. Rich, round and Nirva’na Reserve with aromas of licorice and minty flavours tannins and good level This nose is a richnessviscous in the mouth, Clare Valley Shiraz mixed with malt. Palate on the long, warming of acidity. $43 of prunes, Christmaswith peppery flavours. 2006 HHHHH softer than the nose palate. Great oak/tannin Pauletts Andreas cake and spices.Very attractive. $32 Massive chocolaty would suggest and is integration. $40 Clare Valley Shiraz Great palate showing traditional style with packed with earthy/dark Ridgeview 2005 HHHH plenty of weight and full-on tannins, potent chocolate flavours. Very Generations Reserve Hessian-like characters poise and offering concentration of good wine. $40 Hunter Valley Shiraz sitting on top of some an amazing length licorice/plum varietal 2007 HHHH elegant and stylish blue and concentration fruits and excellent Delightful nose - smells and black varietal fruit. of varietal fruit/oak level of crisp acidity of fruit cake and the Complex palate with flavours. $55 to put everything in forest floor! Big, tannic great presence and Seppelt Mt Ida perfectly seamless palate with seamless plenty of length. $45 Shiraz 2006 HHHHH balance. $40 CD varietal flavours and Hartz Barn Wines Elegant, ‘swanky’ Wolf Blass a hot finish. “A pretty General Store wine but it also has Grey label Shiraz good wine.” $40 Barossa Shiraz plenty of weight. Great 2007 HHHH1/2 Gali Estate Lorenzo 2004 HHHH varietal fruit presence Great colour and Sunbury Shiraz Dense choc/malt blends with chocolate wonderfully complex 2007 HHHH nose - some cigar box malt-like oak and aromas - smells “Honest” wine with development and a lovely length of chalky of freshly picked simple rhubarb and fleshy, porty palate that tannins and some tarry blackberries, dark raspberry-like fruit is still showing plenty aged complexity. $55 chocolate and sticks layered with cedar oak of vibrancy and great of licorice. Very tannic and licorice complexity. fruit flavour. $40 palate with solid Homely nose - stylish concentration of ripe savoury palate. $42 fruit. Needs time! $4072 W I N E S TAT E Annual 2010

WINESTATE’S BEST WINES OF 2009 style tastingsKaesler The Bogan Murray Street Serafino Sharktooth Gemtree Vineyards Kaesler Aramis VineyardsBarossa Valley Vineyards McLaren Vale Shiraz Obsidian McLaren The Bogan Barossa The GovernorShiraz 2006 HHHHH Gomersal Barossa 2006 HHHH1/2 Vale Shiraz Valley Shiraz McLaren ValeBig, powerful beauty. Valley Shiraz Complex style that, 2005 HHHH1/2 2004 HHHH1/2 Syrah 2005 HHHHGreat colour and density 2007 HHHH1/2 according to one judge, Ripe, round, fleshy Very complex wine Nice solid fruit-cakeof dark fruit and nutty Solid red/purple is very Penfolds-like. shiraz with great with some serious style of shiraz. Maltcedar aromas. Great colour. Very toasty oak Bright, briary bouquet varietal fruit presence, fruit and well-handled and new leatherstructure and substance aromas with layers of and stylish mid-weight lots of cedary/vanillin tannins. Ageing waft out the glassto the palate, with sweet blackberry and rhubarb. palate with huge oak oak and excellent beautifully. Nose opens and there’s a lovelyconcentration of fruit and Lovely ripe flavours influence, supple tannin weight. Verging up to briary fruits and weight of fruit flavoursloads of tannins. This on the solid, nicely tannins and sweet on a more savoury palate has flavours with supple tanninwine gives a lot. $50 textured, palate. Will berry fruits. $50 style. $50 of prunes, plums and development. $55Annie’s Lane get even better with Sanguine Pokolbin Estate spices. $50 ClayfieldCopper Trail Shiraz more cellaring. $50 Estate D’Orsa Reserve Hunter Villa Maria Reserve Grampians Shiraz2005 HHHHH CJ Pask Declaration Heathcote Shiraz Valley Shiraz Gimblett Gravels 2005 HHHHThe judges found this Hawkes Bay Syrah 2006 HHHH1/2 2005 HHHH1/2 Hawkes Bay Syrah Smells of chocolatean extraordinarily stylish 2007 HHHH1/2 Rich and beautifully Nutty nose with some 2007 HHHH1/2 caramels with licoricewine. The toasty oak Spicy/savoury wine. textured wine with subtle cassis/rhubarb-like Amazing colour and complexity and someis subservient to the Some oak lingering on lashings of well- aromas. Big, rich and a nose that’s an hessian characters.wonderful dense fruit the mulberry nose with integrated blackberry, weighty in the mouth interesting combination More hessian on thecake aromas. Long and a distinct black pepper licorice and chocolate and crammed with an of pepper, spice and palate, with the coolerfleshy in the mouth and spice lift. Tight, aromas and flavours, abundance of sweet ginger characters. fruits nicely temperedwith a seamlessly silky tannic palate - good with a lovely crisp acid fruit and chocolaty Big and tannic in the by oak influences. $55balance between bright varietal fruit weight backbone. $59.95 characters. $50 mouth - just needsvarietal fruit and oak. $54 with more of the black Aramis Vineyards time for the fruit to shirazHentley Farm pepper. $50 (NZ) The Governor surface. $59.99 $60-$75The Beauty Barossa McLaren Vale Syrah Clayfield GrampiansValley Shiraz 2006 HHHH1/2 Shiraz 2006 HHHH Kaesler Old Vine2007 HHHH1/2 Massive, dark, Projects aromas Barossa ValleyGorgeous nose that’s brooding nose - lots resembling a raspberry Shiraz 2006 HHHHHall dark and porty with of oak and dense coulis with some Stunningly vibrantcocoa-like nuances. fruit aromas. Lovely spices added. Pretty, wine with soft,Extraordinary long, long palate - excellent sweet plum fruit on simple, primary fruitlingering palate has prune/plum-like varietal the soft, earthy palate aromas wafting outplenty of fruit richness fruit with a strong oak with a long, lingering, the glass and a hugeand good tannin influence. $55 savoury end. $55 concentration ofripeness. $55 Jane Brook varietal fruit flavoursEsk Valley Reserve Balthazar of the Atkinson Family filling the mouth andHawkes Bay Syrah Barossa Barossa Reserve Western lingering long after the2007 HHHH1/2 Valley Shiraz Australia Shiraz wine has gone. $60Tight pepper and spice 2005 HHHH1/2 2007 HHHH1/2nose with pretty violet- Big wine with a rush of Subtle aromas - complexlike nuances. Complex licorice and dark fruit blend of plums, spicesmid-weight palate - very aromas coming off the and licorice. Palatesoft in the mouth, with nose. Well-structured ripe, powerful andenchanting flavours palate has length and fleshy, with a seamlessand pleasing tannin good fruit and tannin balance of sweet fruit,integration. $59.99 weight. $59 good tannins and oak complexity. $50 Audrey Wilkinson The Lake Reserve Hunter Valley Shiraz 2006 HHHH Sweet fruit lift to the pretty, aromatic/violet nose. Attractive palate - good complexity of blue fruit and gentle tannins and crisp acidity. $50 Annual 2010 W I N E S TAT E 73

WINESTATE’S BEST WINES OF 2009 style tastingsSaltram No.1 Shiraz Nashwauk Wrecked Yalumba The Old Faithful Elderton Command Wolf Blass2005 HHHHH McLaren Vale The Octavius Old Top of the Hill Single Vineyard Platinum LabelExcellent wine with Shiraz 2006 HHHH Vine Barossa Shiraz McLaren Vale Barossa Shiraz Shiraz 2006 HHHHHan incredible purity of Evolved colour and dark, 2005 HHHHH Shiraz 2007 HHHH 2005 HHHH Projects a superbplum and mulberry-like complex and earthy fruit Still amazingly vibrant Huge colour - fabulous Developed nose - quite medley of licorice,aromas showing a dash aromas. Soft and sweet hues. Elegant spicy/ red hues. Very dark, earthy and leathery. plum, chocolate andof pepper and spice. in the mouth, with a peppery nose threaded dense concentration Palate a remarkable anise aromas. PalateQuite a tannic palate palate that’s a real fruit through with mulberries. of plum and cassis combination of juiciness grippy but has a certainwith lovely old oak bomb! $60 In the mouth it’s soft aromas and great and length with elegance with powerfulflavours over beautiful Metala Black Label and flavoursome, with varietal flavours good barrel ferment fruit flavours that lingercassis fruit. $65 Shiraz 2005 HHHH plenty of juicy fruit in balanced by oak and complexity. $95 on and on. A very big Lovely soft, developed perfect balance with the chewy tannins. $75 Yellow Tail by wine! $180Whistler wine with a fusion other elements. $99.95 Warrenmang Black Casella WinesThe Reserve of berry, bay leaf and Tintara Single Puma Pyrenees Limited Release Grant BurgeBarossa Shiraz eucalypt aromas, leading Vineyard McLaren Shiraz 2006 HHHH McLaren Vale Barossa Meshach2006 HHHH1/2 to quite a ‘chunky’ palate Flat McLaren Vale All earthy and Shiraz 2004 HHHH 2004 HHHH1/2Smells fragrant that’s still bright and Shiraz 2004 HHHHH chocolaty on the Sweet, perfumed fruit Developed earthy/and spicy and is vibrant with fruit. $60 Savoury bouquet with nose, with a leathery bouquet and dense, chocolaty style. Sweetunderscored by dark Rogues Lane good dose of pepper character. Quite slightly raisiny, fruit fruit mingles with oakfruits and oak. Elegant, Heathcote Shiraz and spice lifting off the developed oaky/tannic palate. High alcohol, on the nose. Ripe andlighter style, palate - 2005 HHHH nose. Lean and elegant palate with good fruit heaps of flavour raisiny in the mouthvery spicy and showing Developed leathery/ palate with lovely intensity. Altogether a concentration and well- - verging on portyexcellent overall mocha bouquet with texture and plenty of big wine. $80 handled oak. $75 - quite hot. Excellentbalance and a lovely evolving raisiny fruit. Big, varietal fruit flavours palate structure andfirm texture. $60 heavy, ripe fruit-cake of a blended with good Nardone Baker shiraz/syrah length. $135Chapel Hill The palate - soft in the mouth level of acidity. $80 The Wara Manta $100-$200 Penfolds RWTVicar McLaren Vale and with amazing flavour Yalumba Single Reserve McLaren Barossa ShirazShiraz 2007 HHHH length. $70 CD Site Swingbridge Vale Shiraz Hardys Eileen Hardy 2006 HHHH1/2Dark and inky on the Vineyard Eden 2006 HHHH McLaren Vale Big, alcoholic monster.nose, with a slight shiraz Valley Shiraz Earthy nose with an Shiraz 2004 HHHHH Great colour and sweetvarnishy character $70-$100 2005 HHHH1/2 almost citrus-like lift. Elegant, delicately and spicy oak aromascoming from the oak. Layers of cassis, plums Simple and juicy palate perfumed bouquet with with a lovely minty/Quite a tannic palate, Tintara Single and peppery aromas with an abundance of slight tarry note. Great menthol lift. Hot in thewith lots of oak and a Vineyard Blewitt mingling with minty very sweet, ripe varietal palate structure, more mouth, with incredibledense concentration of Springs McLaren notes. Great palate fruit characters. $80 towards a lean style, raisiny fruit flavourfruit flavours. $60 Vale Shiraz - soft and sweet in the Henschke with great varietal fruit, depth and length. $170Wynns Coonawarra 2004 HHHHH mouth - extraordinary Eden Valley crisp acidity and more Dry River LovatEstate Michael Excellent colour and flavour intensity. Very Mount Edelstone of those complex tarry Vineyard AmaranthCoonawarra Shiraz dark plum, chocolate well made. $80 2006 HHHH characters. $107 Martinborough2004 HHHH and spicy bouquet. Soft, developed style Syrah 2006 HHHHElegant soft berry Lovely concentration of showing great overall Made in a Rhone stylearomas with attractive licorice and anise-like character. Big, oaky - a tad ‘barnyardy’, withbottle age characters flavours which linger nose and rich, oaky a huge explosion ofdeveloping. Some green in the mouth long after palate with a serious dense licorice/cassisbean characters to the the wine has gone. $80 hit of dark fruit aromas fruit and strong pepperypalate, with heaps of and flavours. $94.99 characters. Overall,spiciness. $69.99 more towards a lightweight style. $11574 W I N E S TAT E Annual 2010

WINESTATE’S BEST WINES OF 2009 style tastingsDalwhinnie Eagle Cathcart Ridge Torbreck Run Rig botrytis varietals Heggies Eden other fortifiedSeries Pyrenees The Grampian Barossa Valley & blends Valley Botrytis varietals & blendsShiraz 2004 HHHH Shiraz 2004 HHHH Shiraz Viognier Riesling 2007Excellent dense, dark Great Christmas 2004 HHHH Bimbadgen Estate (375ml) HHHH Penny’s Hill Veteranplum and licorice pudding nose - even Perfumed and porty on Myall Road Botrytis Comely lime green Very Old Fortifiedaromas. Firmly has some custard-like the nose - very ripe. Semillon 2006 hues. Slight age NV 500ml HHHHHstructured palate characters to go with Unabashedly jubey (375ml) HHHH1/2 and hint of botrytis Heavenly, top-class,with good dark fruit it! Tastes of licorice and palate has chocolate, Golden wine with style on nose. Soft in the stylish wine, deepconcentration and chocolate with grand licorice and raisined and character and mouth, with excellent amber in colour andlength and soft, white aged characters. $300 flavours with firm masses of varietal fruit, fruit sweetness/acid exhibiting gorgeouspepper characters. $150 tannic support. $240 with botrytis intensity balance. Bright and rancio complexity. Cathcart Ridge on the nose and lively wine. $26.95 Excellent fresh spiritshiraz/syrah The Grampian sweet white wonderful mouthfilling, Saddler’s Creek and interesting& blends Shiraz 2007 HHHH dessert style wines lip-smacking flavours Wines Botrytis walnut-like characters.$200+ Big, ripe, gamey/porty than linger on Supreme NV Everything’s in style laced with Montana seemingly forever! $26 (375ml) HHHH balance. $27 CDPenfolds licorice, cassis and Marlborough Late d’Arenberg The Very attractive style SeppeltsfieldBin 95 Grange raisined-like characters. Harvest 2008 Noble Wrinkled with a delightful Selma Melitta2004 HHHHH Spicy on the nose (375ml) HHHH1/2 McLaren Vale balance of grapey/ Rare Luscious“Elegant” is the first and very gentle in the Good nose - very Riesling 2008 apricot characters NV HHHHHword that came to mouth. $225 complex with a (375ml) HHHH edged with a nice Magnificent tawnythe judges’ minds. Cathcart Ridge delightfully floral lift. Gorgeous golden wine botrytis lift and with green and goldAs to be expected, The Grampian Great length of sweet with aged honeyed showing a cleansing edges. Mixture ofthere’s an abundance Shiraz 2005 HHHH apricot flavours with apricot bouquet, acid finish. $36 lovely aged white andof exceptional licorice/ Complex nose - smells good level of botrytis luscious mouthfeel, Saints Vineyard red fortified material.dark plum fruit and spicy and licorice-like. characters and just the complex marmalade Selection Gisborne Obvious oak and goodfabulous coffee-like Great flavour profile right amount of acid to flavours and perfect Noble Semillon rancio age. Lingeringoak with extraordinary - very developed with balance. $14.95 balance of acidity. $20 2004 (375ml) HHHH aftertaste that goes ontannin structure. $699 good length of grippy Amberley Margaret Charming, light golden and on. $40Henschke Eden tannins in support. $280 The Cedar Creek River Noblesse wine with intenseValley Hill of Grace E.Guigal Chateau Estate 3 entwined 2007 HHHH sweet apricot skin-like Bleasdale The Wise2004 HHHH1/2 d’Ampuis France Dessert Wine 2006 Spicy lift to the nose, characters on nose and One 16 Year OldReminiscent of a top Cote-Rotie (375ml) HHHH1/2 with a slight kerosene palate. Hints of spices Blend LanghorneRhone style. The nose 2005 HHHH Glorious colour - looks character. Some and some fly spray-like Creek Verdelho NVhas a lovely earthiness Very European! like liquid amber! interesting asparagus- notes. $17.95 (500ml) HHHH1/2to it and quite a peppery Attractive spicy/meaty Luscious wine made like flavours on a Amber colour withlift. Beautifully soft and nose leading onto in an interesting style, very well constructed fortified orange-like hues.fleshy in the mouth, a lean and angular with lovely honeyed palate. $21.50 Nose shows agedwith the ripe fruit palate. “It’s all about bottle age development sherry fruit, rancio and oldbeautifully softened structure!” said one showing on both nose wood aromas. Lovelywith age. $725 judge. $285 and palate. $20 Morris of Rutherglen complexity of flavoursCathcart Ridge The Old Premium on a palate leading to aGrampian Shiraz Amontillado Sherry long, lingering, drying2000 HHHH1/2 NV (500ml) HHHHH finish. $30Lovely aged wine with Wonderful colour withgreat depth, structure olive hues. Fantasticand length. Nose still rancio charactershas lovely freshness on the nose, withand palate a delightful its sweet aged fruitsoftness. Has a few aromas. More ranciomore years left in it on the classy palate,yet. $350 yummy hazelnut andClarendon Hills dried fruit flavours.Astralis Syrah Excellent spirit. $49.952006 HHHH Morris of RutherglenSpicy/meaty nose with Mia Fino Sherrya mineral-like character. NV HHHHHJuicy palate with very Lovely clean, crispsweet, stewed fruit fino that has eleganceflavours that have great and complexity - inconcentration and fact it has “absolutelylength. $515 everything”, according to one judge. Clean, lifted nose, excellent flavours, excellent oak, excellent spirit. $12 Annual 2010 W I N E S TAT E 75

WINESTATE’S BEST WINES OF 2009 style tastingsd’Arenberg Woodstock vintage fortified Ridgemill Estate De Bortoli Old De BortoliNostalgia McLaren McLaren Vale Very Old Dog Vintage Boys 21 Years Old 8 Year Old TawnyVale Rare NV Old Fortified NV Sandeman Port 2006 Tawny NV HHHHH Port NV HHHH1/2(375ml) HHHH1/2 (500ml) HHHH1/2 Portugal Vintage (375ml) HHHH Nectar! Fabulous tawny Light coloured butFiery young tawny Tawny/amber coloured Porto 2000 HHHHH Quite lifted, spirity with an abundance of has complexity andport style with lifted fortified with an Very stylish, deep red, nose leads to a palate fruit aromas, perfectly offers a perfectfragrances mingling oaky nose that has a very well constructed of great elegance in its balanced rancio notes, balance betweenwith rancio complexity. slight hessian note. wine. Has plenty of structure and filled with lovely old nutty oak, very old sweet fruitSweetish palate, Excellent freshness power and is gloriously a concentration of fruity drying tannins, excellent characters, spicyexcellent length and and complexity on rich with intense flavours. Good balance spirit and cleansing nutty oak, lingeringbalanced with a good palate. Fills the mouth sweet fruit, plenty of of quality spirit. $22 acidity on a long, spirit and lovelydose of quality spirit. $30 with intensely rich drying tannins and top- Monichino Vintage lingering finish. $49.57 rancio notes. $26.47Sandeman Founders flavours. $45 quality spirit. Ageing Port 2004 HHHH Morris of Rutherglen Grant Burge 10Reserve Portugal Poverty 20 Year gracefully. $160 Big, rich and Cellar Reserve Year Old BarossaPorto NV HHHH1/2 Old Eden Valley Foxeys Hangout impenetrable licorice Grand Tawny NV Tawny NV HHHH1/2Delightful drier-style port Port NV HHHH Mornington aromas. Palate (500ml) HHHH1/2 Excellent nutty ranciostill fierce with the vigour Old wood nose with Peninsula Fortified bordering on jammy Powerful and complex lift to the nose - smellsof youth and showing excellent rancio and Shiraz 2007 but still retains some wine that has super of walnuts and fruitabundant ripe raisined old spirit. Stylish and (500ml) HHHH1/2 elegance and is packed chocolaty aromas cake. Great flavourfruit with excellent tannic elegant in the mouth Big, sweet and with flavour - supported and delicious spicy depth and persistence.backbone and good level with its honeyed spicy on the nose by soft tannins. $30 toffee flavours. All Extremely complex.of warming spirit. $36.95 sweetness and - excellent complex Seppeltsfield this is nicely wrapped Very stylish, fine- Vegemite-like notes. fruit characters. VP Vintage Shiraz in some classy nutty/ quality wine. $29.45De Bortoli Some VA. $45 Heavenly rich flavours 2001 HHHH melted butter-like James HaselgroveBlack Noble NV reminiscent of sweet Lovely vintage port rancio characters. $30 Wines 10 Year Old(375ml) HHHH1/2 Bimbadgen Estate licorice, with lovely that’s maturing Seppeltsfield DP90 Tawny NV HHHH1/2Powerfully rich style Fortified Verdelho brandy spirit and tannin beautifully and offers a Rare Tawny NV Elegant beauty that iswith distinguished old NV (375ml) HHHH silkiness. $25 CD lip-smacking mouthful (500ml) HHHH1/2 absolutely brimmingbouquet smelling of Old sweet vanillin of nicely aged licorice, Fine, elegant style over with old spicyraisined-like fruits and oak mingles with Hardys Vintage chocolate, sweet - dry, fresh and fruit, mocha-like oak,tasting much the same sweet white grape- Port 2001 HHHH stone-fruit characters clean, with intense excellent brandy spiritwith layers of caramel- like characters and is Elegant, balanced and seamless oak. sweetness and flavour. and showing somelike notes. Top spirit use layered with sweeter and somewhat drier Has nice aged rancio lovely maderised rancioobvious here! $40.51 raisined notes. Touch style of VP that 3-5 $18 characters and is quite aged characters. $16 of glycerine and has charming aged Chateau acidic, with a lovely excellent spirit. $26 characters and sweet Reynella Vintage lingering finish. $69 shrivelled raisiny fruit Port 1998 HHHH underscored by silky- Another lovely, smooth tannins. $32 well-balanced wine that’s developed and interesting and has ripe, sweet, raisined fruit, excellent spirit concentration and keen licorice notes. $30 tawny Seppeltsfield Para Vintage 21 Year Old Tawny 1987 HHHHH Marvellous old tawny - sheer bliss to drink. Fabulous rancio age depth. Luscious and thick in the mouth, with chocolaty flavours, superb aftertaste and warm alcohol on the end. $7576 W I N E S TAT E Annual 2010

WINESTATE’S BEST WINES OF 2009 style tastings Morris Liqueur muscat Morris Liqueur Tawny NV Muscat NV (500ml) HHHH Morris of Rutherglen (500ml) HHHH1/2 Very well made wine - Old Premium Interesting fresh, yet quite sweet, with a great Liqueur Muscat NV complex, fruit bouquet. spirit lift, length of aged (500ml) HHHHH Thick and luscious in raisined fruit characters, “What a classic!” the mouth, tastes of sweet oak and good old agreed the judges. coffee beans with a material. $18.99 Complex, very sweet dash of vanilla and Morris of and very rich and shows good level of Rutherglen Old chock-a-block with complexity. $18.99 Premium Tawny nutty, coffee, toffee Morris Black NV (500ml) HHHH characters mingling Label Liqueur Very sweet, powerful, with traditional cold tea Muscat NV HHHH complex wine. Spicy characters and a dollop Nose a lovely mixture fruit cake characters of Vegemite. $69.95 of dark chocolate, mingle with toffee- raisins and toffee-like like notes and are aromas. Very sweet enveloped in great raisiny palate that’s creamy rancio simple but well development. $69.95 balanced. $12.99Bleasdale The Wise tokay All Saints Estate De Bortoli All Saints Estate Woodstock McLarenOne Langhorne Grand Rutherglen Show Liqueur Grand Rutherglen Vale Muscat NVCreek Tawny Port Morris of Rutherglen Tokay NV HHHHH Muscat NV HHHHH Muscat NV HHHHH (375ml) HHHHNV HHHH Old Premium Complex and Big powerful style Delicious, lifted, deep Complex wine thatAmber wine with Liqueur Tokay NV developed, yet still has with excellent rancio amber wine with dark, smells a little likesome lovely old aged (500ml) HHHHH vigorous and youthful prominence - very spicy. intense, heavenly Vegemite with hessianwood material, elegant Amber hues with olive aromas and flavours Lovely long, lingering aromas followed notes. Luscious toffeefruit, nice nutty rancio, tints and honeyed/ reminiscent of honey, flavours, great depth, by a long, powerful flavours and muscat fruitplenty of complexity muscaty aromas orange marmalade, with some attractive blockbuster of a palate fill the mouth. Still on theand quite drying on the leading to a soft and mingling with oak vanillin oak notes and with amazing intensity youthful side. $20finish. $16 luscious palate with and warming alcohol. good acid backbone. of fruit, oak and aged Campbells ClassicBuller Fine Old long, lingering, classic Marvellous drink! $65 Great wine. $26.47 material. $65 Rutherglen MuscatTawny NV HHHH flavours of tea leaves Morris of Morris of Rutherglen Seppeltsfield NV (500ml) HHHHYouthful oaky/fruit and old toffee. $69.95 Rutherglen Cellar Cellar Reserve Rutherglen Rich concentration ofaromas - although Seppeltsfield Reserve Grand Grand Muscat NV Rare Muscat NV youthful muscat fruitwith some aged notes Rare Tokay NV Tokay NV HHHHH (500ml) HHHHH (375ml) HHHHH aromas, with moredeveloping. Well- (375ml) HHHHH Dark amber classic Nosing this wine you Wonderful example muscat charactersblended, rounded, Superb - it’s nectar! tokay style with big, think of coffee beans, of the style. “It’s on a simple palatesugary palate with a Rich and luscious powerful aromas and Vegemite and raisins like liquid toffee,” showing nice nuttinesspleasant nutty character. and offers an exotic brimming over with with pleasant smoky enthused one judge. and offering cellaringGood wine. $22 mix of raisined fruit wonderful fruit cake notes. Great nutty Very thick and viscous potential. $41.88 characters, coffee and complex toffee-like depth to the palate in the mouth and bean, chocolaty characters that fill the - quite toffee-like brimming over with development, toffee, mouth with heavenly complexity with a aged muscat fruit, tea leaf, honey… it’s flavours. $30 nice touch of spicy honey and chocolaty one with the lot. $59 Morris Liqueur characters. $30 flavours. $59 Buller Fine Old Tokay NV Tokay NV HHHHH (500ml) HHHH1/2 star ratings  Brilliant green tinges Older style; a to the colour. Amazing developed charmer Three-, four- and five-star ratings are signs of sweet, luscious with the luscious excellence in fruit quality and winemaking skill. flavours offering sheer complexity of a All wines are judged ‘blind’ by wine industry bliss! And there are Christmas pudding and professionals and are compared in peer typical ‘cold tea’-like seamlessly layered classes by three judges. characters that mingle with nutty, toffee-like CM Wine is exclusive to Cellarmasters, with aged toffee notes. characters on the long, a major mail-order business. Lingers long. $22 long palate. $18.99 CD Cellar door price. CDO Cellar door only. SO Sold out. $N/A Price not available at time of printing.  Contact information pg 158. Recommended cellaring (years). Annual 2010 W I N E S TAT E 77

© Angela Gyorfy. nerewleases THE BEST WINES OF 2009 CONTENTS Includes: Sparkling, Other White Varietals & Blends, Sauvignon Blanc & Blends, Riesling, Semillon Sauvignon Blanc, Semillon, Chardonnay, Rose, Other Red Varietals & Blends, Grenache, Merlot, Cabernet Blends, Cabernet Sauvignon, Shiraz Blends, Shiraz, Sweet White & Fortified.78 W I N E S TAT E Annual 2010

WINESTATE’S BEST WINES OF 2009 new releasessparkling d’Arenberg riesling The Money Spider Roussanne 2008 HHHH Sweet, spicy aromas, almost caramel-like, leading to a thick, juicy palate full of vibrant honeysuckle and citrus flavours and with nice long, drying finish. $20Jarrah Ridge Wines Yarra Burn Yarra Trentham Estate Capercaillie Robert Oatley Heggies EdenSparkling Shiraz Valley Blanc de Viognier Hunter Valley Western Australia Valley RieslingNV HHHH1/2 Blancs 2004 HHHH 2009 HHHH Gewurztraminer Sauvignon Blanc 2009 HHHHHVery stylish traditional Fresh and floral on the Stylish, perfumed, 2009 HHHH 2008 HHHH1/2 Gorgeous, delicatestyle. Stewed plum nose, with lovely zesty lolly-like bouquet and Lovely crisp nose Great varietal fruit that green classic. Excellentaromas have a lift and a balanced excellent length and smells of rose petals was “picked at the varietal nose - verylovely licorice edge. creamy palate with vibrancy of tropical and lychees. These right time”, according lime-like - with thoseExcellent palate good ‘champagne’ fruit flavours with characters follow to one judge. Real same characters echoed- complex, balanced characters. Clean and a perfect crisp acid through to the long, fruit weight and great on the crisp, well-and flavoursome, with dry acid end. $45 backbone. $16 CD spicy palate, giving texture, with lovely balanced palate. “A verya drying tannic finish. Paracombe Creek it gentle, delicate tropical characters and stylish wine,” noted one other white Adelaide Hills Pinot flavours. $19 warming alcohol. $23 judge. $19.95 3-5 $26 varietals & blends Gris 2009 HHHH Logan Weemala Yealands Way Eden SpringsPrince Hill Good example of style, Orange Pinot Gris Marlborough High Eden RieslingWines Acrobat Ballandean Estate with plenty of pear and 2009 HHHH Sauvignon Blanc 2008 HHHHHBrut NV HHHH Wines Family stone-fruit characters. Hint of pink to the 2009 HHHH Lovely ageing rieslingComplex aromas Reserve Viognier Dusty complexity to colour. True pinot Fresh, lifted green starting to showwith some yeasty 2009 HHHH1/2 the nose and crunchy gris nose and creamy aromas of capsicum slightly honeyedcharacters and Huge, hot version of acidity on the very length of fresh, ripe, and asparagus with development andinteresting smokiness. this varietal. Excellent varietal palate. $14.95 varietal flavours. $18 obvious varietal complexity. FreshFlavoursome lemon spicy and perfumed flavours. Nice level of limes lift off the noseand quince palate with characters on the sauvignon acidity. Has weight and and are followed by agood level of yeast nose and mouthfilling blanc & blends balance. $16.95 tremendous impact ofcomplexity. flavours reminiscent Vasse Felix varietal flavours on the of lychees and Xanadu Next Margaret River palate. $16.90 3-5 $12.95 apricot kernels. Great of Kin Margaret Sauvignon Blanc Heggies ReserveBlue Pyrenees complexity. $22 River Sauvignon Semillon Eden Valley RieslingMidnight Cuvee Berton Vineyard Blanc Semillon 2009 HHHH 2004 HHHHH2002 HHHH The White Viognier 2009 HHHH1/2 Smoky mineral Pristine, clean,Interesting nose - 2009 HHHH1/2 Delightfully herbaceous characters on the nose perfectly developedsmells of cracked yeast Great green hues and and green apple-like mixing with lemons wine with beautifulwith a strong citrus lift. a big tropical fruit nose, nose that leads onto a and green melons. lime/citrus freshnessWell-developed, broad followed by a real mouth-watering, steely Good depth of spicy, on the nose, followedflavours with a crisp acid mouthful of excellent palate brimming over herbal flavours. Needs by a long, seamlesslyspine and tight, clean, melon and citrus with fresh varietal fruit more time to develop balanced, toasty,astringent finish. $29 varietal flavours that flavours. $18 in the bottle. $25 honeyed, lime juice are long and perfectly Catalina Sounds palate. Has years left in balanced. $12 Marlborough it yet. $28.95 Sauvignon Blanc 2008 HHHH1/2 Full, sweaty, pungent varietal nose with a smoky edge and huge impact of herbaceous and tropical fruit flavours, ending with a lovely long, clean finish. $26 Annual 2010 W I N E S TAT E 79

WINESTATE’S BEST WINES OF 2009 new releases Pewsey Vale Eden Valley Riesling 2009 HHHH Pleasant, smoky characters linger on the ripe lime bouquet. Excellent crisp varietal flavours well supported by a powerful, zesty, acid backbone. $22.95 semillon sauvignon blancPewsey Vale Kimbarra Wines Jim Barry Cockfighter’s Schild Estate Pepper Tree HunterThe Contours Great Western Watervale Riesling Ghost Clare Valley Barossa Adelaide Valley MarlboroughEden Valley Riesling Riesling 2009 HHHH Riesling 2008 HHHH Hills Semillon Semillon2004 HHHHH 2009 HHHH1/2 Powerful, lifted floral Nice floral aromas mixed Sauvignon Blanc Sauvignon BlancBeautifully complex and Well-made, fresh, aromas - very varietal with lots of lemongrass 2009 HHHH 2009 HHHHperfectly developed youthful style. Green - followed by lovely characters. Fresh, Stylish, zippy quaffer Some delicate floralaged riesling that’s at apples mingle with fresh, clean riesling floral lime palate that’s with a lifted, fresh, spicy aromas lift off theits peak. Toasty lime citrus and green bean flavours. Some residual clean as a whistle, with fruit salad nose followed nose, followed by aaromas and long, long, characters on the nose. sugar adds complexity. more-ish acidity and nice by a lovely balance of simple, somewhattoasty, honeyed flavours Tight and steely in the Good cellaring potential. mineral finish. $24.95 varietal fruit flavours. $15 austere, palate withperfectly balanced mouth. Hang on to it Peter Lehmann McLeish Estate nice focus of varietalby zesty, lemony for at least five years 3-5 $14.95 Art Series Eden Hunter Valley flavours. $18freshness. $27.95 - if you can! $22 Yalumba Y Series Valley Riesling Semillon SauvignonElderton Eden 3 Drops Mount South Australia 2008 HHHH Blanc 2009 HHHH semillonValley Riesling Barker Riesling Riesling 2009 HHHH Delicate nose with hints Pleasant, grassy2009 HHHH1/2 2008 HHHH1/2 Delightful lift of flowery of limes with a talc-like semillon fruit on the Tyrrell’s WinesReal lemon and lime Smells of fresh fragrances, followed by edge. Clean, light- nose and good depth Single Vineyardclassic. Beautiful wine passionfruit and a long, lingering, zesty, bodied palate with crisp, of soft, green melon Stevens Hunterwith excellent floral green limes - very citrusy palate - very steely varietal flavours flavours. Has weight, Semilloncharacters on the cool climate. Delicate, flavoursome. Classy and showing good length and structure. $18 2004 HHHHHnose and a tight but light-bodied palate riesling with a future. potential for ageing. $19 Gorgeous glowingflavoursome palate that with tart, refreshing green wine withhas plenty of length. citrus flavours and 3-5 $12.95 an elegant, classic,Find a place in your perfect acid/sweetness developed Huntercellar for this one! $19 balance. $22 nose. Great citrus fruitCrabtree Hilltop Crabtree Hand power to the palate,Watervale Clare Picked Watervale balanced by cleansingValley Riesling Clare Valley astringency. Years2009 HHHH1/2 Riesling 2009 HHHH more life in this beautyFresh floral fragrances Well-defined floral yet. 5+ $35with hints of limes riesling. Fresh and Tyrrell’s Wines HVDand spices. Great lifted on the nose, Single Vineyardpalate - very Germanic with nice complexity Hunter Semillon- a rich complexity of and depth of austere 2004 HHHHHfloral, lime and spicy varietal fruit on the Excellent example of acharacters. Some palate. Another keeper. pure Hunter semillon.austerity for now Lifted and complexbut definitely one for 5+ $22 nose, smelling ofcellaring $18 Plantagenet Great honeyed lemon rind and Southern Riesling cut hay. Creamy in the 2008 HHHH mouth, with genuine Gentle aromas of varietal flavours ageing limes and citrus beautifully. $31.99 blossom. Great flavour intensity built around the light-bodied palate with its steely, minerally spine. $2280 W I N E S TAT E Annual 2010

WINESTATE’S BEST WINES OF 2009 new releasesMistletoe Bethany Fermoy Estate Tyrrell’s WinesReserve Hunter Barossa Semillon Reserve Margaret Vat 47 HunterValley Semillon 2006 HHHH River Semillon Valley Chardonnay2008 HHHH1/2 Some delightful 2008 HHHH 2007 HHHH1/2Very pleasant, honeyed aromas like toast and Lemon and cashew Melon fruit and toastynose, and quite an honey and marmalade. bouquet - developing oak fill the nose. Palateaustere palate with Attractive aged nicely. Lovely balance brimming over withlovely lemon-like flavours characters starting to of pristine varietal crisp lemon/citrusand high acid level. Great develop on the fruit flavour with clean flavours with somepotential but for now it fresh, lemony palate acidity. Good cellaring malo complexityneeds to be put away in with nutty vanillin oak. potential. 5+ $30 threaded through.the cellar. $23 Vibrant and rich. $57.99 3-5 $20 Glendonbrook Hunter ValleySaddler’s Creek Fermoy Estate Semillon Evoi ReserveClassic Hunter Reserve Margaret 2007 HHHH Margaret RiverSemillon River Semillon Powerful lemon Chardonnay2009 HHHH 2008 HHHH rind and hay-like 2008 HHHHGentle, grassy aromas Big, oak-driven style fruit characters. Has Aromas of citrus andfollowed by a pleasant with sweet melons length, structure butterscotch mingleclean and green palate. surfacing on the nose and developing aged on the nose. ExcellentSubtle wine but very and great depth and characters with a quite palate complexity andgood. Plenty of acidity. length of complex warming finish. $15 plenty of attractive ripeExcellent cellaring lemon/melon flavours. varietal fruit flavourspotential. 5+ $23 Very nice wine. $30 with good level of Heggies Reserve Forester Estate toasty oak. $42 Tyrrell’s Wines chardonnay Eden Valley Margaret River Woodside Valley Vat 1 Hunter Chardonnay Chardonnay Estate Le Bas Valley Semillon 2007 HHHHH 2007 HHHHH Margaret River 2003 HHHH Nutty, savoury and Quite a funky style, with Chardonnay Amazingly fresh and quite funky nose. Very excellent delicate green 2007 HHHH vibrant for its age. classy palate - fine and hues, a powerful malo, Rich, ripe melon fruits Lemony fruit, toasty, graceful and offering ripe peach and melon mingle with cashew honeyed development a lovely subtle and rind bouquet and a nut characters. Lovely and still loads of seamless mouthful flavoursome, oaky palate powerful, well- acidity. $57.99 of oak/fruit flavour with plenty of fruit to balanced fruit driven combination. $39.95 carry it. Has balance and palate still very fresh freshness. $30 for a two-year-old. $48 Leabrook EstateCockfighter’s Adelaide HillsGhost Hunter ChardonnayValley Semillon 2007 HHHH1/22008 HHHH “A gorgeous wine,”Delicate, estery lemon enthused one judge.rind bouquet with just Super-intensea hint of green pea. combination of honey,Lovely palate – grassy, tropical, fig, melon,minerally and steely, peach, butter and toastywith a pleasant lingering characters. “It expressescitrus finish. $18.95 sunshine!” $30Elliot Rocke EstateMudgee Semillon Honeytree Estate Stella Bella Ferngrove Diamond Palandri Vita2007 HHHH Veronica Hunter Margaret River Frankland River Novus MargaretClassic fluoro green Valley Semillon Chardonnay Chardonnay River Chardonnaysemillon with lemon 2009 HHHH 2007 HHHHH 2008 HHHHH 2005 HHHH1/2 Were Estatebalm and honey aromas Intense floral bouquet Fresh green colour Pungent fruit/oak Complex nutty/cashew Single Vineyardand lovely powerful and gorgeous aromas with a classy, nose with nice candied Reserve Margarettoasty/lemon butter aromas of peaches bacon-like edge. Palate edge. Palate has River Chardonnaypalate with a crisp acid and cream, leading offers genuine peaches great richness and 2008 HHHHbackbone. $19 to a lovely elegant, and cream varietal fruit complexity and tastes Lovely integration of somewhat restrained, flavours. Very graceful of cashews, melons peach fruit aromas palate with excellent wine with a long, and citrus. Superb with a slight toastiness flavour intensity and warming finish. $24.99 example of an aged and ageing characters. length and beautiful chardonnay. $24.95 Lovely balance of spicy, balancing oak. $28 yeasty palate with plenty with an attractive of creamy malo. $30 herbal edge. Similar characters on the mid- weight palate. Great flavour length and acidity. 3-5 $18 Annual 2010 W I N E S TAT E 81

WINESTATE’S BEST WINES OF 2009 new releasesPoole’s Rock Hunter Warrenmang Estate Vasse Felix Berton Vineyard Richard Hamilton Paxton McLarenValley Chardonnay Victoria Chardonnay Heytesbury Reserve Eden Gida’s McLaren Vale Shiraz Rose2007 HHHH 2008 HHHH Margaret River Valley Chardonnay Vale Rose 2009 HHHHBig, fat, ripe, old- Hint of butterscotch Chardonnay 2007 HHHH 2009 HHHH Nose of jammy redfashioned style with complexity to the 2007 HHHH Very good chardonnay Very good, crisp, clean fruits with an esterygood length and nose and delicious Developed and developing perfectly. style with vibrant lift. Stylish palateintensity of melon soft melon flavours complex wine with Abundant stone-fruit candied aromas that with lovely zesty fruitrind characters and with hints of oak, tight, peachy aromas and spicy toasty oak are fresh and estery, flavours balanceddeveloping some nice and a touch of the layered with supported by drying and lovely fresh, by residual sugarcomplexity. $41.95 butterscotch on the oak and malo. Good acid spine. Tannic balanced forest fruit sweetness and fine finish. $25 level of malo also on finish. $30 flavours with slight acid backbone. $20 CD Barwick Estates the long, lingering, Xanadu Margaret sweetness. $14.95 Brook Eden Black Label buttery palate. $45 River Chardonnay Pipers Brook Margaret River Bird in Hand 2007 HHHH Tasmania Pinot Chardonnay Nest Egg Adelaide Complex cashew Rose 2008 HHHH 2008 HHHH Hills Chardonnay bouquet with well- Fresh, crisp and Toasty peach and 2008 HHHH handled oak in the refreshing pale pink rose cashew aromas. Lively Excellent quality of background. Nicely with light spicy/cherry palate displaying great oak, perfectly balanced textured palate with aromas and flavours and fruit intensity and with the lovely peachy well-balanced and good level of acidity in subtle hints of residual varietal fruit, smoky/ complex flavour support. $24 sugar with a crisp, creamy malo and crisp profile. $25 Beelgara Estate zesty ending. $19.95 acidity. $60 Range Rose Sandalford Estate Heggies Eden rose 2009 HHHH Reserve Margaret Valley Chardonnay Distinctive boiled lolly River Chardonnay 2008 HHHH Milhinch Seize the or Turkish delight-like 2008 HHHH Lovely bouquet of Day Single Vineyard aromas. Some lovely Stone-fruits mingle floral, honey, nutty, Barossa Valley Rose flavours - very bright and with subtle aromas of melon and tropical 2009 HHHH berry-like, with a silky- cashews and allspice. characters. The Good example of a soft mouthfeel. $8.99 Palate has good long, tight palate is a warm-climate style, with Woodgate Manjimup structure and weight, complex blend of the intense aromas showing Cabernet Sauvignon with lively melon/peach- same. $26.95 a jammy edge and Rose 2009 HHHH like flavours. $33.95 Cuttaway Hill sweet red fruit flavours Well-made, balanced Southern Highlands with hints of spice and and very elegant wine Chardonnay residual sugar. $20 with deliciously warm, 2008 HHHH lifted black fruit aromas Austere, chablis- and an excellent spicy like style. Nose fruit palate with a soft shows lifted mineral ending. $16 overtones. Palate has Geoff Merrill pleasant honey/apricot Bush Vine McLaren varietal flavours. $20 Vale Grenache Rose 2009 HHHH Voyager Estate Pleasant balance Margaret River of austere berry Chardonnay fruits, residual sugar 2007 HHHH sweetness and drying Tight, classy number tannins, all supported with subtle melon/ by a lovely fresh, crisp citrus fragrances and acid backbone. $20 crisp, austere lemon rind palate. “Yummy,” other red said one judge. Definite varietals & blends keeper. 3-5 $42 Summit Alto TheHardys HRB/D638 d’Arenberg Spanish CollectionMargaret River The Stump Jump Monastrell BlendAdelaide Hills Moppity Vineyards McLaren Vale Molly Morgan 2008 HHHH1/2Chardonnay Tumbarumba Adelaide Hills Hunter Valley Rose Gorgeous crimson2007 HHHH Chardonnay Lightly Wooded 2009 HHHH colour verging onComplexity of 2008 HHHH Chardonnay Vibrant crimson/ black. Lovely lavender/citrus, nectarine and Classy nose with a 2008 HHHH Rolling Central deep pink wine with musky aromas with agrapefruit-like aromas, certain funky edge. Smoky oak complexity Ranges Pink lovely freshness and subtle oak background.leading onto a balanced Palate focused and to the nose, with a 2009 HHHH vibrancy. Nice candied Beautifully balanced,palate with loads of delicate but has hint of VA that sits Brilliant pink wine cherry aromas and very youthful palatecitrus fruit and fresh substance. Excellent, well with the style. that smells of cherries strawberry and cream with intense red plumacidity. 3-5 $30 balanced wine drinking Interesting ‘edgy’ and berries and tastes palate balanced by the flavours. $30 well now. $19.95 tropical/melon palate of sweet raspberry acid. $20 showing some funky jubes. Lovely bright, complexity. $11 tight and very pleasant wine. $17.9982 W I N E S TAT E Annual 2010

new releasesDe Bortoli Currency Creek WIN A DOZEN WINES! WORLD’SDeen Vat 1 Durif Estate The Black GREATEST2007 HHHH Swamp FleurieuSearing black/purple Peninsula Red IVSHIRAZwine - “a colour that Blend 2005 HHHHhurts!”, said one judge. Deep, brooding, tarry CHALLENGEDense, unyielding bouquet, followingaromas and intense, through to a very ripe Win a dozensavoury palate with tannic palate filledelegant tannins. $12.90 with powerful charry of Winestate’s World’sBlackbilly McLaren oak and stone-fruit Greatest ShirazVale Tempranillo flavours. A keeper.2008 HHHH Challenge IV wines byBig wine with 5+ $20 CD logging ontofruit-cake aromasmixed with savoury Willespie Limited www.winestate.com.auelements. Lovely Release Margaretmultidimensional River Rare Redsavoury palate - lots of 2007 HHHHfruit, chewy oak and Leafy, herbaceousfruit acidity. $22 aromas with a peppery lift. Good fruit flavour intensity on palate. Running With Soft in the middle; Bulls Tempranillo has weight and 2008 HHHH structure. Delicate oak Excellent purple hues, backbone. $50 CDO powerful jammy nose, Tar & Roses plenty of oak and a full- Heathcote flavoured palate with Sangiovese a long, lingering finish. 2007 HHHH Very Spanish! $18.95 Great varietal character and lovely weight and depth of stone-fruits, balanced with drying, slightly bitter tannins with a good dose of acid. Nice food wine. $24Taylor Ferguson Nelwood Red Buddha’s WineWillbriggie Estate Mud A Journey TempranilloDurif 2006 HHHH in Time Signature 2007 HHHHMassive wine with Series South Lovely varietal withlovely savoury aromas Australia Petit excellent oak handling.and a blockbuster of a Verdot 2006 HHHH Huge sweet and spicypalate with huge tannins. Brooding, stewed fruit berry aromas and“Very durif,” said aromas nicely framed dark cherry flavoursone judge. A definite with pretty oak and with savoury/earthycandidate for the cellar. leading to a powerful aspects. $18 tannic palate with 5+ $11.99 flavours of berries andAbbey Creek plums. $34.99Porongurup Pinot Hugh HamiltonNoir 2006 HHHH The OddballTrue pinot style - an McLaren Valeexcellent example. SaperaviReal beetroot and 2007 HHHHrhubarb aromas and Delightfully fresh,well-structured, silky- lifted, spicy fruit nosesmooth plum and and some lovely spicycherry palate showing flavours with attractivebalance and length. $28 savoury tannins in support and fresh, bright acidity. $39 Annual 2010 W I N E S TAT E 83

WINESTATE’S BEST WINES OF 2009 new releasesBuller Beverford Windowrie The Mill Skillogalee Basket Flametree Margaret Woody NookDurif 2007 HHHH Central Ranges Pressed Clare Valley River Cabernet Gallagher’s ChoiceBig, classic, inky Merlot 2008 HHHH The Cabernets Merlot 2008 HHHH Margaret Rivervarietal bouquet Lifted blackcurrant 2005 HHHH Ripe blackberry fruit Cabernet Sauvignonfollowed by a huge, bouquet with a green Well-aged, solid wine aromas with leafy 2007 HHHHHtannic palate with herbal edge. Lovely with good tannin/acid edges - very varietal. Distinctive style with amassive black fruit intensity and complexity backbone. Lovely whiff More blackberries on fabulous varietal nose -flavours. Just needs of peppery/cassis/oaky of quality wood on the the supple palate, with smells of black and redtime in the cellar. $13 flavours. Great blackberry fruit nose, and faint herbal notes and currants, oak and green cellaring potential. juicy fruit flavours. $27 drying oak. $25 mint, with equally goodgrenache & blends Barwick Estates varietal expression on Buller 5+ $14.99 Black Label Blue Pyrenees the somewhat austereLa Curio The Nubile Beverford Merlot Ballast Stone Margaret River Estate Red Cabernet palate with a strongMcLaren Vale 2008 HHHH1/2 McLaren Vale Cabernet Merlot Sauvignon Merlot tannic finish.Grenache Shiraz Fresh, well made wine Merlot 2008 HHHH 2007 HHHH Shiraz 2006 HHHH2007 HHHH1/2 with mulberries on Rich, chocolaty monster Berry aromas mingle Ageing beautifully, 5+ $50.95Complex chocolaty the nose and some with gorgeous vibrant with butterscotch-like yet still a baby with a III Associatesbouquet with a slight lovely supportive oak blackcurrant aromas notes. Palate intense long way to go. Has Memento McLarentarry-like character. Silky- and what one judge and sweet, fleshy and with licorice/tarry retained its fruit well Vale Cabernetsmooth in the mouth described as a very flavoursome in the flavours. Excellent and has good tannic Sauvignon- loads of sweet fruit “cuddly and friendly” mouth. Great structure weight and good persistence. Plenty of 2007 HHHHHflavours with balancing palate. A most - quite tannic. $17 chewy texture. $19.95 cellaring potential left. Excellent structure andoak and a warm alcoholic enjoyable drink. $13 Sticks No 29 Yea great finesse. Smellsfinish. $22 Tobin Elliot cabernet blends Valley Cabernet 5+ $32 quite peaty and has aCape Barren Granite Belt Merlot Shiraz 2007 HHHH touch of currant-likeNative Goose 2007 HHHH Tiger’s Tale Ripe cherry nose with cabernet sauvignon aromas and someGSM McLaren Vale Jubey blackcurrant Margaret River medicinal characters. 2008-2007 vanilla. Lovely balanceGrenache Shiraz aromas with a Cabernet Sauvignon Palate has lashings between very goodMourvedre eucalypt edge. Similar Merlot 2007 HHHH of blackberry and Lake Breeze quality oak and rich, ripe2007 HHHH characters on a palate Powerful, complex nose cassis flavours with Langhorne Creek fruit flavours. $27.90Distinctive fruit cake- that has a savoury of mulberries and mint good tannic grip and a Cabernet Sauvignonlike aromas which edge, subtle oak with a dash of chocolate. mouth-puckering finish. 2007 HHHHH Churchview Theevolve into ripe plum and hints of alcohol Distinct varietal Huge dark purple wine Bartondale Reserveflavours mixed with warmth. $35 characters on the palate 5+ $35 made for ageing. All Margaret Riverchocolaty notes. Good Fernfield Wines - lots of sweet dark berry chocolaty and minty Cabernet Sauvignonacid/tannin balance and Eden Valley Merlot flavours. Interesting Stella Bella on the nose and tight 2007 HHHH1/2finish. $24.95 2007 HHHH wine. $18 Margaret River and up-front in the “A class act,” declaredYelland & Papps Great nose - very The Poplars Cabernet Sauvignon mouth, with plenty one judge, withDelight Barossa complex, with good Reserve Merlot 2007 HHHH of acidity to ensure its powerful, ripe,Valley Grenache oak/varietal fruit Wrattonbully Lovely cool climate blackcurrant varietalShiraz 2008 HHHH combination. Beautifully Cabernet Shiraz cabernet with loads of fruit and lovely cedaryIntense, savoury nose textured wine with 2004 HHHH character. Dense, fresh oak. Palate has- smells of berries and huge impact of ripe, Stylish and intense, fruit aromas and big, seamless balance andspice - followed by a sweet fruit flavours with lovely retention youthful palate with excellent structure. Alovely length of spicy showing good varietal of fresh varietal fruit excellent flavour and very good drink. $36.50fruit flavours on the character. $12.50 CD characters balanced by length. $32well-textured palate. Hungerford Hill slightly dusty oak andWarming finish. $19.95 Orange Merlot firm tannins. $24 2006 HHHH Watershedmerlot Lovely firm, austere, Senses Margaret grippy wine. Nose River CabernetGrant Burge Hillcott still closed but Sauvignon MerlotBarossa Merlot integrated berry/oak 2005 HHHH2007 HHHH1/2 aromas steal through. Mint, dark berries andGorgeous, rich Palate clean, fresh and some chocolaty notesconcentration of licorice flavoursome. $30 lift off the nose and filland blackberry-like the mouth with a lovelycharacters on a nose complexity of flavours.that has hints of smoky Very long and verybacon. Very “pretty” stylish wine. $24.95palate that’s full-bodiedand flavoursome. a long life. Excellent wine. 5+ $22 5+ $21.9584 W I N E S TAT E Annual 2010

WINESTATE’S BEST WINES OF 2009 new releasesBird in Hand Jingalla Porongurup Pepper Tree Calcare Flint’s ofMt Lofty Ranges Cabernet Sauvignon Coonawarra CoonawarraCabernet Sauvignon 2008 HHHH Cabernet Sauvignon Gammon’s Crossing2007 HHHH1/2 Enjoyable, somewhat 2007 HHHH CoonawarraBig, dense cabernet astringent, mouth- One for lovers of big, Cabernet Sauvignonbrimming over with puckering quaffer brooding cabernet 2007 HHHHripe mulberry fruit with with youthful fruit and monsters! Has evolved Complex cassisa eucalypt edge. Good plenty of what one medicinal notes to the aromas with just a hintacid/tannic backbone. judge referred to as nose and tannic cola of mint. Lovely layersSome underlying “cuddly” oak. $23 CD flavours. Still waiting to of varietal fruit andcomplexity developing. Watershed open up. 5+ $31 quality oak along theNeeds time in the Awakening entire length of thebottle. 5+ $30 Margaret River Barwick Estates palate. $18 Cabernet Sauvignon The Collectables Longview Vineyard 2007 HHHH Blackwood Valley cabernet sauvignon Yalumba The Devils Elbow Smells leafy - like a Cabernet Sauvignon 2006 & older Cigar Coonawarra Adelaide Hills tomato bush with subtle 2007 HHHH Cabernet Sauvignon Cabernet Sauvignon earthy notes. Oaky/ Smoky/savoury notes Fernando The 2006 HHHH 2007 HHHH tannic palate, nice fruit on the nose and nice First Wrattonbully Big wine with an Big, savoury oak and weight with underlying plum/blackberry fruits Coonawarra Barossa inky, chocolaty nose dark berry fruit aromas greenness. $54.95 on a palate laced with Cabernet Sauvignon showing some mint. mingle on the nose and licorice and tar and 2006 HHHH1/2 Very big, very rich, excellent dark berry Celestial Bay finishing firm and tannic. Deep crimson hues jammy fruit-cake palate flavour intensity fills the Margaret River and a big, ripe, jammy with some very well mouth, supported by Cabernet Sauvignon 5+ $34.95 nose. The palate was handled supporting excellent oak. $24.99 2007 HHHH described as “very oak. $24.95 Amazing colour Jane Brook polished”, with rich Fuddling CupLaurance of - almost black with a Shovelgate Vineyard varietal fruit flavours Geographe crimson tinge. Tarry Margaret River well matched by sweet Cabernet Sauvignon and peaty nose. Dense Cabernet Sauvignon oak and svelte tannins. 2006 HHHH and youthful palate 2007 HHHH Fresh berry aromas mix with vibrant fruit and Crimson colour 5+ $39.99 with earthy notes on the perfumed oak. $25 bordering on purple, Patrick T Wines nose and intense rich Pepper Tree with excellent leafy Reserve Coonawarra cherry and black olive- Elderslee cabernet expression on Cabernet Sauvignon like flavours mingle with Road Reserve the nose and full-bodied 2002 HHHH supportive soft tannins. Wrattonbully cassis palate - very Gorgeous complex, Cabernet Sauvignon varietal and with lovely chocolaty nose 3-5 $20 2007 HHHH tight tannins. $25 showing excellent Assertive, tannic and bottle age. BeautifulMargaret River dense with flavour and Plantagenet mature flavours on theIcon Cabernet alcohol heat. Fruit a Great Southern complex palate. Drink2007 HHHH1/2 little hidden for now but Cabernet Sauvignon soon. $80Great colour and very cellar it and be rewarded 2007 HHHHpretty raspberry aromas in a few years. $31 Gorgeous purple winewith a hint of coconut - that has a lovely balancevery stylish. Classic tight, of spicy dark varietallean and long cabernet fruit, long, savourypalate of cassis fruit and tannins, powerful oakcedary oak. Has a long and warming alcohol.life ahead. 5+ $40 5+ $35Xanadu Margaret Wild Fox Organic Yelland & PappsRiver Cabernet South Australia Barossa ValleySauvignon Cabernet Sauvignon2007 HHHH 2007 HHHHClassic cabernet nose of Smells like the forestviolets and cedar. Nicely floor - lovely andretained freshness of earthy with blackberryvarietal fruit flavours and cassis flavourswith oak support and balanced with subtlefirm tannic backbone. oak and tanninNeeds cellaring. $28 astringency. $30Tapestry MV Cabernet Sauvignon Taylors Clare ValleyMcLaren Vale 2008 HHHH Cabernet SauvignonCabernet Sauvignon Rich, dense, well- 2008 HHHH2007 HHHH structured wine with Abundance of lovelyQuite oaky at the fabulous layers of smoky oak on the nosemoment but will peaty/tarry/black fruit with mocha and greenintegrate in time. Some characters. Palate long bean nuances. Powerfulmedicinal-like fruit and firm, with lingering sweet cassis flavoursunderneath and drying flavours. 3-5 $20 blend seamlessly withtannic spine. Has a the oak. $18long life ahead of it. 5+ $22 Annual 2010 W I N E S TAT E 85

WINESTATE’S BEST WINES OF 2009 new releases Patrick T Wines Saddler’s Creek shiraz blends Estate Coonawarra Equus Collection Cabernet Sauvignon Series Eight 2006 HHHH Cabernet Sauvignon Complex varietal nose 2006 HHHH - smells like a mix of Smells earthy and cherry cola, cassis leathery, with ripe fruit, cedar oak and a cassis fruit running bunch of violets! These through. Richly characters also show textured palate - loads on the tight palate. of wood, cassis fruit and soft tannins. $42 5+ $30 Knappstein Ballast Stone RMS Enterprise Vineyard McLaren Vale Clare Valley Cabernet Sauvignon Cabernet Sauvignon 2005 HHHH 2006 HHHH Tarry/meaty aromas Developed vegetal/ with a minty lift and Vegemite characters on a very flavoursome the nose and powerful cassis/oak palate with charry oak flavours with grippy tannins and excellent acid support lingering acidity. $50 in the background. StillPossums Vineyard reserved. 5+ $40 Vasse Felix Jim Barry Clare Red Pepper TreeMcLaren Vale Margaret River Shiraz Cabernet The GravelsCabernet Sauvignon Cabernet Sauvignon 2006 HHHH1/2 Wrattonbully2006 HHHH 2006 HHHH Solid, pristine fruit Shiraz ViognierReady for enjoying Gorgeous cabernet Murray Street aromas marched by 2007 HHHHnow or cellar some Vineyards velvety oak. Lovely Well-structured,more. Cola-like aromas aromas - all leafy and The Barossa intensity of stone-fruit perfectly balanced winewith a tangy berry herbaceous, with flavours with a lingering that’s great for drinkinglift and raspberry tobacco oak followed Barossa Valley aftertaste. Looking now or has excellentconserve flavours Shiraz Mataro pretty good and has cellaring potential. Solid,integrated with mocha by a huge blackcurrant Grenache more cellaring potential. minty-edged stewedoak. 3-5 $20 palate and chewy fruits blend with well-Koonara tannins to balance. 2007 HHHHH 5+ $14.95 handled oak. $31The Temptress Elegant wine that’s Bimbadgen ChambersCoonawarra Offers long-term complex and long, MCA Art Series Rosewood VineyardsCabernet Sauvignon cellaring. 5+ $38 Shiraz Viognier Anton Ruche Shiraz2006 HHHH with excellent plum- 2007 HHHH MondeuseSubdued oaky nose and like fruit aromas and Big, bold and very 2005 HHHHbig, up-front varietal Quarisa Treasures flavours. Palate has youthful wine that will Soft fruitcake aromasfruit palate. Nicely Coonawarra weight and power, only get better with and long, lingering fruitbalanced and quite Cabernet Sauvignon with fruit seamlessly age. Delightful forest and cedary oak flavourscomplex, with a long, 2006 HHHH integrated with oak/ fruits and lots of vanillin that are rich, intense andlingering finish. $20 Blackberry sweetness tannins. 3-5 $35 oak on nose and palate. seamlessly integrated to the nose. Chewy with drying tannins. fruit palate with nice Red Heads Studio 5+ $25 tight acid and savoury The Back Shed 5+ $16 CD oak to balance it. Plenty McLaren Vale of cellaring potential left Shiraz Grenache in it yet. $14.99 2006 HHHH1/2 Hugely intense Hungerford Hill wine with spice and Hilltops Cabernet oak dominating the Sauvignon nose and lovely dark 2006 HHHH chocolate and berry Classic herbal/cassis flavours filling the cabernet developing mouth. Hint of pungent pleasant secondary herbal notes threaded characters from through. $20 evolving fruit/oak integration. Serious Quarisa Shot in the style with ageing Dark Shiraz Petite potential. $28 Sirah 2008 HHHH1/2 Plenty of wood but it’s well matched by masses of sweet, jubey plum and blackberry fruit characters and has nice grippy tannins with a long, firm finish. $9.9986 W I N E S TAT E Annual 2010

WINESTATE’S BEST WINES OF 2009 new releases Hungerford Hill shiraz 2008 Fishcage SEA Shiraz Viognier 2007 HHHH Pretty, perfumed notes lift off the lovely forest fruit nose. Palate has nice depth of long, lingering, sweet stone- fruits and immense length of drying tannins. 3-5 $16.50Fox Creek JSM Barwick Estates Wild Oats Murray Street Sirromet WinesMcLaren Vale Shiraz Black Label Shiraz Viognier Vineyards Benno Seven ScenesCabernet Sauvignon Margaret River 2007 HHHH Barossa Valley Shiraz ViognierCabernet Franc Shiraz Cabernet Smells of fresh ripe Shiraz Mataro 2007 HHHH2007 HHHH 2007 HHHH nectarines with a 2006 HHHH Oak very dominant andVery stylish wine, with Elegant Rhone-like perfumed lift. Lovely Aromas of plums, raw for the moment.lovely sweet, ripe fruit blend with pleasing fruit-driven flavours of spices and mature Nutty on the nose, withand complementing oak perfumed fruit and spicy prunes with nice oak. Big, flavoursome, honest varietal flavoursframing it. Great flavour underlying meaty/ fragrant oak and some chocolaty palate with lurking beneath. Stilldepth and drying oak smallgoods characters. excellent tannins. $18.99 nice texture and plenty very tight and needingtannins. A keeper. Drinking well now or in Mistletoe Hilltops of chewy oak. $75 more time. $25 5+ years. $19.95 Shiraz Viognier Trentham Estate 5+ $22.50 2008 HHHH Syrah Viognier Pokolbin Estate Elegant style with a 2006 HHHH Hunter Valley slightly restrained, Vibrant purple wine Shiraz Viognier woody nose. Soft with a powerful oaky/ Thorn-Clarke 2007 HHHH palate offers a mouthful alcoholic nose. Palate Sandpiper Soft, mellow, fruit- of fresh and lively ripe still has vibrancy and Barossa Shiraz driven style with great spicy/berry flavours and beautifully integrated 2008 HHHH1/2 power and intensity balancing tannins. $22 redcurrant/oak flavours Wonderfully lifted and excellent length with a long, tannic nose - lots of shiraz of juicy flavours with a spine. $26 CD fruit aromas. “Potent nice lingering, drying palate!” said one finish. 3-5 $25 judge. Excellent concentration of fleshy blackcurrant/mulberry flavours with subtle use of oak. $16.95 Annual 2010 W I N E S TAT E 87

WINESTATE’S BEST WINES OF 2009 new releasesTaylors Clare First Creek Wines Cassegrain EditionValley Shiraz Winemakers Noir Hunter Valley2008 HHHH1/2 Reserve Shiraz Shiraz 2007 HHHHRich, full-bodied, deep 2008 HHHH Super-ripe shiraz - yetcrimson/black shiraz Generous wine has freshness andwith an abundance of that’s a complexity of elegance. Big doseintense, ripe, raisined earthy, inky, leathery of white pepper andfruit, oak tannins characters, with a minty toasty oak on the nose.and sweet alcohol edge to the nose and Full-bodied palate withall wrapped up in drying tannins on the nicely balanced oak/attractive tarry/licorice palate. 5+ $42 fruit flavours. $23.50characters. $18 Tyrrell’s WinesQuarisa Johnny Q Mitchell Harris Rufus StoneSEA Shiraz Pyrenees Shiraz McLaren Vale2008 HHHH1/2 2007 HHHH Shiraz 2007 HHHHDelightful fusion of Well-structured Big, rich oak quiteblackcurrant, licorice, commercial style filled obvious but it’s ineucalyptus and vanilla with minty/peppermint balance with theoak characters on fruit and toasty vanillin genuine, ripe, sweetthe nose. Beautifully oak. Bright, lively nose varietal fruit andstructured palate - lovely and densely flavoured warming alcohol.texture and long, rich, palate. $33.95fruit-driven flavours. 3-5 $25.99 RockBare Ballast Stone Vincognita Rosedale Wines 5+ $11.99 McLaren Vale McLaren Vale Madeleines Heathcote Winery Cat Amongst theLa Curio Shiraz 2008 HHHH Shiraz 2008 HHHH Nangkita Single Curagee Shiraz Pigeons Nine LivesReserve McLaren Almost black in colour, Oak-driven, purple Vineyard Southern 2007 HHHHH Barossa ValleyVale Shiraz with spicy/licorice crowd pleaser. Some Fleurieu Shiraz Very solid, rich style Shiraz 2007 HHHH2008 HHHH1/2 aromas layered with spicy plums evident on 2007 HHHH1/2 with a deep, brooding Some tobaccoSolid wine with plums and olives. Lovely the nose and a lovely Very oaky but nose that has a characters on thegood weight and flavour profile, with silky- soft palate with good appealing wine with delightful Turkish nose, with slight greenpresence of varietal smooth tannins. $21.99 length and weight of powerful complexity delight lift. Seamless edges. Lovely rich,characters. Intense but Mojo by RockBare fruit flavours and ‘wide’ of barrel ferment and complexity of plum and sweet, stone-fruitelegant mulberry and Barossa Valley tannins. $17 spicy aromas leading oak flavours across the flavours and long acidblackcurrant on the nose Shiraz 2008 HHHH onto a huge palate length of the palate. backbone. $14.99with oak undertones. Soft and mellow shiraz 2007 with big fruit, big oak Grampians EstateSimilar characters on aromas - developing and big tannins. Needs 1-2 $60 Streeton Reservepalate. $31 nicely. Warm palate Hentley Farm time. $19.50 Bird in Hand Nest Shiraz 2007 HHHHEyre Creek has plenty of body The Beauty Barossa Celestial Bay Egg Adelaide Hills Spicy vanillin oakThe Brookvale and lovely varietal fruit Valley Shiraz Margaret River Shiraz 2007 HHHH aromas with a nutmeg-Clare Valley Shiraz flavours with excellent 2007 HHHHH Shiraz 2007 HHHH Blockbuster of a shiraz like character. Elegant2008 HHHH balance of oak tannins. Lovely nose - almost Ripe fruit aromas - solid and youthful, but complex sweet“Generous in all the port-like aromas. - slightly raisined and with ripe and spicy fruit palate; some fruitright places,” said one 5+ $15.99 Excellent stylish with lovely layers of aromas and powerful, and drying tannins.judge. Developing oaky palate rich with shiraz powerful sweet fruit/oak warm, oaky flavours.aromas and yummy fruit and balanced by flavours on a beautifully Definitely one to keep! 5+ $65mulberry and plum oak and ripe tannins. textured, slightly tannicpalate with amazingly Beautiful structure and palate. $25 5+ $75intense flavours. $30 intensity of varietalWindance Reserve flavours. $55 CDMargaret River Aramis VineyardsShiraz 2008 HHHH The GovernorNose is all menthol McLaren Vale Syrahover mulberry and 2007 HHHH1/2blackcurrant. Oak Big, oaky nose withobvious on the palate spicy/hessian notesbut there’s some classy and nice chocolatyfruit poking through. “A nuances. Pleasantsexy devil,” concluded palate, all spices andone judge. $40 plums and showingAlkoomi Frankland some age, attractiveRiver Shiraz perfumed lift and2008 HHHH intense tannins. $55Perfumed nose withtraces of apricot andviolets and a soft,seamlessly balancedpalate with intenseflavours. Has plenty oflife and lots of flesh.Drink very soon. $15.8988 W I N E S TAT E Annual 2010

WINESTATE’S BEST WINES OF 2009 new releasesJane Brook Richard Hamilton Cape Barren Two Mates Captains Paddock QuarisaAtkinson Family Gumprs’ McLaren Old Vine Reserve McLaren Vale The Last Syrah Treasures BarossaReserve Western Vale Shiraz Release McLaren Shiraz 2007 HHHH South Burnett Valley ShirazAustralia Shiraz 2007 HHHH Vale Shiraz Dense, inky-black wine Shiraz 2007 HHHH 2006 HHHH1/22007 HHHH Nose smelling like 2007 HHHH with solid stewed fruit Described by one Pleasant dark cherryBig, generous, lifted fruitcake, followed by Intensely rich wine aromas and soft, rich, judge as a “decadent bouquet with goodmulberry-like varietal a palate of substance developing nice toasty sweet licorice flavours chocolaty shiraz”. Very spicy viognier lift andwith good weight of that’s rich with aged characters. Smells with balancing oak. complex wine with more of the viognierseamlessly integrated stone-fruit flavours, spicy and peppery and seamless integration of spiciness on the elegant,cleansing oak. Plenty well-handled oak and tastes of ripe plums. $38 5+ $25 fruit and oak. $85 flavoursome palate thatof cellaring potential. warming alcohol. Flint’s of tastes of coffee and Put it away for now. Oakvale Coonawarra shiraz sarsaparilla. $14.99 5+ $50 Peppercorn Rostrevor 2006 & older Stone Bridge WinesWater Wheel 5+ $17.95 Reserve Shiraz Coonawarra Shiraz Clare Valley ShirazBendigo Shiraz Heathcote Winery 2007 HHHH 2007 HHHH 2005 HHHH1/22007 HHHH Mail Coach Shiraz Great colour, powerful, Moody nose! Lots of Developed sweetThick, rich concentration 2007 HHHH luscious aromas and oak sitting on top of chocolaty bouquet andof jubey confectionery Vibrant berry fruits solid varietal flavours the fruit. More oak on solid, full-bodied palatefruit with just the right lift off the nose and with good freshness the long, fleshy palate, Thomson Estate with layer upon layeramount of oak to balance mingle with oak. with good varietal fruit Antiquarian of lovely, seamlesslyit, and giving vanilla and Nicely developing and chewy oak pushing through. $18 Clare Valley Shiraz integrated, varietalclove-like characters. palate with flavours throughout. A real Otama McLaren fruit and sweet oak of sweet nectarines keeper. 5+ $35 Vale Shiraz 2006 HHHH1/2 flavours. $25 3-5 $19 matched by drying 2007 HHHH Intensely rich and spicy oak. 3-5 $28.50 Excellent varietal fruit aromas, followed Blackbilly characters obvious on by a big, rich palate McLaren Vale both nose and palate. filled with ‘honest’ Shiraz 2007 HHHH Hint of greenness varietal flavours with Rich and powerful and plenty of drying appropriate oak balance wine that’s ageing tannins. $24.99 and huge tannin gracefully. Solid structure. 3-5 $35 varietal fruit aromas and intense dry/sour flavours on a finely textured palate. $22 Annual 2010 W I N E S TAT E 89

WINESTATE’S BEST WINES OF 2009 new releases Quarisa Treasures Malone Ballast Stone Langhorne Creek Wrattonbully Shiraz Steeple Jack SEA Shiraz 2006 HHHH 2006 HHHH Moscato NV HHHH Rich, soft licorice Lovely lifted, ripe Very pungent, slightly aromas and elegant shiraz fruit seamlessly oily, perfumed aromas. palate with sweet balanced with spicy Sherbet-like palate has fruitcake flavours, nice oak and soft tannins. lovely fruit intensity nuttiness and drying Thread of mint/menthol and length of flavour. tannins. Palate has characters running “Delightful,” said one excellent weight and through it. $25 judge. $11 CD length. $14.99 Palandri The Vasse Felix Maxwell Ellen Estates Western Margaret River Street McLaren Vale Australia Shiraz Cane Cut Semillon Shiraz 2006 HHHH 2005 HHHH 2008 (375ml) HHHH Solid plum nose with Deep and brooding Alluring lift and intensity a bit of leafiness and on the nose - lovely of honeysuckle and nice nutty notes. concoction of ripe fruits spice aromas and Good lifted, spicy fruit and oak. Well-structured, interesting sweet herbal flavours with a warming complex palate with flavours. Great acidity. alcoholic finish. $32 delicious varietal fruit A very good wine. $23 Greg Cooley Wines flavours. $17.95Karanto Langhorne Whitebox Monica Macca and Peter Lehmann HeggiesCreek Shiraz Heathcote Shiraz Moo Clare Valley Stonewell Barossa Reserve 242 Eden2006 HHHH1/2 2006 HHHH Shiraz 2006 HHHH Shiraz 2003 HHHH Valley BotrytisQuite an oaky style, Seamlessly integrated Well-constructed Lovely aged shiraz with Riesling 2007with layers of sweet bouquet and lovely wine with seamless a huge impact of stone- (375ml) HHHH1/2prunes, vanilla, warming depth of bright, jubey integration of lovely fruit and oak aromas Gorgeous intensityalcohol and nice aged fruit flavours balanced spicy Christmas cake and flavours - loads of of honeyed/apricotcharacters. Long, full- by well-handled oak. fruit and chocolaty flavour - and has many botrytis aromas. Greatbodied and complex Good commercial oak. Complex and years’ life left in it yet. palate. Lusciouslywine yet still has style. 3-5 $19.50 developing beautifully. sweet concoction ofamazing freshness. $25 5+ $80 mouthfilling lime, lemon 5+ $20 Sandalford Estate and apricot flavours. Stone Bridge Wines Reserve Margaret Delicious! $34.95 Clare Valley Shiraz River Shiraz 2006 HHHH 2005 HHHH Big, rich, ripe, licoricey Big style of shiraz style with elegant that’s bright and structure. Beautifully ripe with red fruits, soft in the mouth, very well-handled oak and flavoursome and has a warming alcoholic a drying, oaky finish. finish to the well- structured palate. $40 3-5 $20 2 Mates sweet white Gralyn Estate McLaren Vale & fortified Margaret River Shiraz 2006 HHHH Tawny Port NV Solid stone-fruit nose Scion The Melba (375ml) HHHH and rich, stylish palate Special Release Lovely nutty rancio filled with lovely Rutherglen Muscat characters lift off youthful sweet fruit NV (500ml) HHHHH the nose and the flavours. Has balance Lusciously thick, rich palate offers rich, and depth and warming beauty with aromas mouthfilling, nutty/ alcohol. $28 of muscat and toffee spirity complexity of Lobethal Road and some very sweet flavours. $40 Adelaide Hills nutty/toasty charactersFernando The First Hardys HRB D637 Shiraz 2006 HHHH filling the mouth with De Bortoli DeenLanghorne Creek Adelaide Hills Pleasant, spicy Rhone- intense flavours. Vat 5 BotrytisPadthaway Shiraz Clare Valley Shiraz like wine that’s very Good tannic spine and Semillon 20072006 HHHH1/2 2006 HHHH stylish and elegant and warming alcohol. $58 (375ml) HHHH1/2Very clean, fresh, ripe Almost candy-sweet brimming over with Luscious, vibrant,and distinctly plum aromas with lifted spicy/peppery fruit, deep golden winebouquet. Palate full- musky notes and lovely oak and some with lovely lychee-likebodied and soft, with fruitcake-like characters. ripe tannins. $20 aromas and sweet,silky-smooth balance of Simple palate buts it’s fresh apricot flavours,varietal fruit and chewy brimming over with with drying tanninsoak tannins. Still has powerful nectarine giving it weight andfreshness. $39.99 flavours. $40 balance. $13.9090 W I N E S TAT E Annual 2010

CIAO ITALIA! Italy 2010 WINE TOUR OF ITALY 11 September - 29 September 2010 - in conjunction with The Australian newspaper & Travelrite International. Hosted by Winestate editor/publisher Peter Simic, the 15-night tour from mid-September features fascinating and informative visits to Rome, Umbria (Orvieto) and fabulous Tuscany (Montalcino & Montepulciano) for Brunello and Chianti and visitsto Siena and Florence.Then onto the Piemonte region (Alba) for Barolo and Barbaresco;a visit to Turin before moving across to the spectacular Lake Garda, our base for visits to northern Alto Adige and the eastern Verona region, near Venice.We will sample the wines, meet the winemakers and enjoy local cuisine while exploring towns and villages in the best Italian tradition.We stay in quality hotels in Rome, Siena, Florence, Parma, Alba, Milan and Riva del Garda. Peter Simic will open doors not normally available to tourists and ensure you have a rewarding and exciting time in outstanding surroundings. Peter’s knowledgeable and caring leadership will make this one of your best-ever wine & food holidays!

Peter Lehmann cellar door. s oauuthstralia THE BEST WINES OF 2009 CONTENTS Includes: Other White Varietals & Blends, Sauvignon Blanc, Riesling, Unoaked/Unwooded Chardonnay, Other Red Varietals & Blends, Cabernet Blends, Cabernet Sauvignon, Shiraz Blends, Shiraz, Sweet White & Fortified.

GRAPES FROM THE LEFT FIELD The year in South Australia, reviewed by Joy WalterfangI T’S FUNNY the way things turn out. It was time for another state of the State a super-premium wine,” says Dennis. Which they have proved to be correct by report for South Australia. But what to write? I know we are experiencing winning numerous trophies and a bag full of gold and silver medals for their the worst grape and wine glut in 20 years and the associated woes that 2007 and 2008 vintages and being recently awarded five stars in Winestate.come with it - but I wanted a glass half full story. Better still, a full glass! Sadly, the 2009 vintage went to the birds! While the Elliotts were away over Easter a bunch of feathered marauders moved in and cleaned up. As I pondered my subject matter an email arrived from Hugh Hamilton’sPR department raving about their 2007 ‘The Oddball’. The McLaren Vale Three more Italian varieties have been added to the Karanto stable: the redwinery claims it has been turning heads with this wine made from a grape primitivo and whites fiano and greco di tufo.variety called saperavi (pronounced saper-avee). On went the light; there’sthe theme! So, in the words of Monty Python -“… and now for something Langhorne Creek is also home to two indigenous varieties unique to the area:completely different” - here is a dossier on who, in South Australia, is doing malian and shalistin, which both resulted from a natural mutation of cabernetwhat with obscure and unheard of grape varieties. sauvignon. Back in the 1970s, Mac Cleggett noticed one of his cabernet vines was sporting a bunch of pinky/bronze fruit. Out of curiosity he propagated According to Jancis Robinson in her book Vines, Grapes and Wine’s there from that single cane. In the ’90s it happened again - this time it was whiteare about 1000 grape varieties relevant to today’s wine drinkers, of which grapes growing on a cabernet vine.somewhere around 140 are used to make wine in Australia. I’d be hard pressedto name 40 off the top off my head! In 2000 Cleggett Wines was set up to launch these new varietals on the world market. It had taken nearly 30 years since that first sighting for the Probably around half of Australian wineries have stepped out of their comfort malian and the shalistin to become registered varieties under Plant Breederszones to make wine from at least one of the myriad alternative varieties. Rights in Australia and listed as grape varieties on international databases. The grapes are producing straight varietals as well as a rose and a sparkling Now when I say alternative I am not talking about your viogniers, pinot gris, and are attracting a lot of interest.sangioveses, barberas and nebbiolos - they are verging on mainstream thesedays. No, these alternatives have tongue twisting names like souzao, saperavi, As Hugh Hamilton’s saperavi was the catalyst for this review I headed for a tastinggarganega, gruner veltliner and fiano or zibibbo. For a real linguistic challenge of this old southern Russian variety. Two things stand out about saperavi: both theyou could always go for a bogazkere, or an assyrtiko. flesh and juice are red and it has the ability to age up to 50 years in the bottle. I started my journey at Darby Higgs’ Vinodiversity website. This comprehensive Hugh loves his Oddball. “It’s a wild one that needs taming,” he says.site on who is growing what in alternative varieties is a retirement hobby “We’re careful in the winery to handle it gently. It’s a unique and exciting wine,Darby started five years ago. He unabashedly claims to be one of the most black as night with an amazing herbaceous and spicy rich berry flavour.”important people in the wine industry - a consumer. And he has been doingit [consuming] seriously for 40 years. Twenty five years ago, before Australian wine drinkers had heard of sangiovese, nebbiolo or barbera, Mark Lloyd of Coriole was planting them. Mark has been Every wine region in South Australia has interesting alternative grape varieties credited with being the first person in Australia to commercially grow and makein their vineyards, except for the Coonawarra, which appears to be an alternative wine from nebbiolo. Now he is at the forefront again with the Italian white varietyvariety desert. Well that’s what I thought, until I received a phone call from Wendy fiano, which is a native of the province of Avellino near Naples and would haveHollick of Hollick Wines assuring me that’s not exactly true. “In the next few weeks been known to the Romans. It makes a beautifully crisp and flavoursome whitewe will be releasing a crisp dry white from a commercial growing we have of that will revitalise the jaded tastebuds of sauvignon blanc drinkers, pleasesavagnin, [a noble vine producing wines a little like viognier and grown in just riesling lovers and give viognier devotees a run for their money. It’s a delight.one corner of France and pronounced sah-vah-nyan] a sangiovese/cabernetand a barbera.” While these varieties might not be rare in other regions it is Oliver’s Taranga also produce a fiano, a sagrantino - a red from Perugia thatpretty innovative for Coonawarra. Hollick also has some St Macaire vines, a rare is associated with St Francis of Assisi - as well as the more widely recognizedred variety associated with the Medoc region of France. Spanish red tempranillo. In Langhorne Creek, multi-award-winning Karanto Vineyards are doing very At the 2009 Australian Alternative Varieties Wine Show in November,well with a southern Italian red called aglianico [the ‘g’ is silent]. Proprietors boutique winery Beach Road won the best white wine award with their fiano,Dennis and Zonda Elliott were looking for something different that would grow and their greco di tufo was joint winner of the Chairman’s Wine to Watchin their region and had tasted the wine in Italy. “It has the potential to produce award, along with fellow McLaren Vale winemakers d’Arenberg with their The Cenosilicaphobic Cat, a blend of sagrantino and cinsaut. Annual 2010 W I N E S TAT E 93

It’s a wild one that Beach Road wines are hand made by proprietors I know for this exercise we put nebbiolo into needs taming. It’s a Briony and Tony Hoare. Briony has worked with mainstream but it needs to be told that Stephen unique and exciting brands such as Lindemans, Rouge Homme, Pannell’s S.C. Pannell 2007 Adelaide Hills wine, black as night Wynns, Penfolds, Seppelts, Tulloch, Seaview Nebbiolo triumphed at the 2009 Australian with an amazing and Rosemount and was the Wine Society Young Alternative Varieties Wine Show by claiming herbaceous and spicy Winemaker of the Year in 2003. three trophies - Best Italian Varietal and Best Red rich berry flavour. Wine - and Stephen was also presented with the Vermentino, a white variety associated with special inaugural trophy for Best Wine of Show.94 W I N E S TAT E Annual 2010 Corsica, is also making an appearance among McLaren Vale vines. Adelaide Hills winery Fox Gordon has a fiano - Princess Fiano to be precise - produced by Tash For several years Hahndorf Hill winery in the Mooney. While the wine was named as a tribute Adelaide Hills has been making a particularly to the wonderful girls at Fox Gordon because it spiffy rose that is a unique blend of trollinger reflects their fresh, vibrant and zesty personalities, and lemberger, two red grapes from the it is also a tongue-in-cheek reference to Shrek’s girl, southern regions of Germany. In October 2009 Princess Fiona. Why? Hahndorf Hill proprietors Larry Jacobs and Marc Dobson planted gruner veltliner. “We are “We have made three vintages of fiano now,” banking on it being the next big thing in white explains winemaker Tash Mooney. “It’s such an wine,” says Larry. “It’s indigenous to Austria, unusual variety. When the fruit goes through the where it’s known as blaufrankisch and is grown crusher the winery reeks of garlic and herbs. In in vast acreage adjacent to the border with the tank the juice looks absolutely beautiful, then it Hungary. It’s making great waves in Europe and goes feral and murky for a while, but then reverts to the USA and is reputedly the most food-friendly beautiful. I’ve never experienced anything like it.” wine on the planet. The ’08 and ’09 vintages are sold out, which Tash “Four years ago I tried to source some material says is “testament to the Princess Fiano being a in Australia but there was none. I imported three success and to Australian wine drinkers being ready different clones from Austria but there was three to try different and ‘obscure’ wine varietals”. years of quarantine to go through before the material was released. I’ve been propagating stock Parish Hills at Uraidla in the Adelaide Hills and have planted one hectare, with a second to have a totally Italian vineyard where, apart from be planted next year. We’ve also grafted half a pinot grigio, dolcetto and nebbiolo, you will find hectare which will be coming into first production arneis, vermentino and the red negromaro. At the this vintage.” Ten Miles East winery they are going for arneis, carmenere and saperavi.



Cabernet sauvignon, shalistin and malian grapes. The Barossa and Eden Valley have their fair Olson Fellowship for Innovation and Outstanding varieties. It’s a case of finding varieties that willshare of alternate varieties. Back in 1984 Robert Performance in Agriculture for his efforts. work best here; they need to be heat and droughtO’Callaghan of Rockford Wines made a rose using tolerant. “We’re looking at a couple of varieties froman obscure, to Australians, grape variety called Damien was also the first to plant albarino - and Sicily which we think could be suitable, one beingalicante bouschet, a cross between petit bouschet there’s an interesting story. One species of Vitis the red variety nero d’avola.”and grenache. Although this red fleshed French vinifera, native to Europe and Central Asia, isvariety is popular in its homeland, here in Australia responsible for almost 100 per cent of the world’s Mitchell Wines has a GSM blend, but the ‘S’there are still only a handful of wineries using it. wine production - 99.998 to be exact - and many stands for sangiovese. “We have slowly been of our modern winegrapes are accidental crosses changing over to sangiovese in this blend,” says Domain Day at Williamstown has completely gone between varieties grown close to each other, so Simon, “and find that it adds another layer of textureto the ‘far side’ with wines made from garganega, identification of vines can be tricky. to the wine and gives it a lovely savoury edge.”lagrein, sagrantino, sangiovese and saperavi aswell as viognier and nebbiolo. “As far as we know, Grapevine ID is done by ampelographers using So here we are at the end of the alphabet andwe have the first garganega planting outside of up to 150 different features to identify one variety. zibibbo - which is Southern Italy’s name for theItaly,” proprietor Robin Day told Winestate. “And Sometimes, however, even the most experienced Muscat of Alexandria grape, traditionally grown as ain 2004 we produced what we believe is the first have been known to get it wrong. And that is exactly table or raisin grape. It is said to be one of the oldestgarganega to be vinified outside of Italy, with a very what has happened with albarino in Australia. In 1989 genetically unchanged plants that is still thrivingsmall amount released in early 2005. Garganega is CSIRO imported albarino vines from the Spanish today. Crabtree Wines make a refreshing, semi-sweet,grown in abundance in the Veneto and is the main National Grapevine Collection. Growers planted them, floral-style wine bursting with ‘muscaty’ grape flavourswhite variety used in the Soave blend.” winemakers made wine from them. But DNA testing from this ancient varietal. Drink it chilled while sitting in 2009 confirmed suspicions those original imports in the shade in a hammock reading a book. Sixth-generation vigneron Damien Tscharke were in fact the French variety savagnin.believed the Barossa Valley’s climate and soils But why would winemakers and grapegrowersmade it the perfect location to introduce some The jury is still out on this but as Damien Tscharke want to start introducing a whole bunch of newalternative varietals. Between 1999 and 2002 he says, “Because of our labelling laws all wines varieties into an already overcrowded market?planted tempranillo, graciano, montepulciano, currently labelled albarino have to be changed Because alternative varieties give small winerieszinfandel and albarino on the family property. In to savagnin until it has been decided, beyond a a much needed point of difference, growers get2004 he opened Tscharke Wines to showcase shadow of a doubt, what it really is! I’m convinced the opportunity to discover vines more suitable tothe results. Damien claims to be Australia’s it’s albarino.” Whatever - it makes a lovely wine. our warming climate and scarcity of water, and,first producer of montepulciano, which is Italy’s most importantly, they open up interesting newmost widely dispersed native red grape after Clare is an area where riesling and cabernet experiences for consumers.sangiovese and is the principal red wine grape are king, along with some pretty nice shiraz.of Abruzzi. Damien was awarded the 2004 Peter But alternatives are creeping in. Mitchell Wines’ So go forth and seek some of these exciting new winemaker Simon Pringle says, “Everyone I know drops. After all, the only difference between a rut is growing significant parcels of experimental and a grave is the dimensions!96 W I N E S TAT E Annual 2010

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WINESTATE’S BEST WINES OF 2009 south australiaother white Brackenwood Yalumba Eden Valley Pewsey Vale The Leo Buring Leonayvarietals & blends Vineyard Hope Forest Viognier 2007 HHHH Contours Eden Valley Watervale Riesling Adelaide Hills Sparkling Fabulous colour. Sumptuous Riesling 2003 HHHHH 2008 HHHH1/2Pewsey Vale Eden Shiraz 2005 HHHH viognier fruit - all jasmine Complex and very Crisp floral aromas with lovelyValley Gewurztraminer Big, rich, spicy, peppery and honeysuckle. One judge flavoursome, toasty, aged lime/citrus-like lift. Excellent2008 HHHHH aromas mingling with the suggested it’s a very rich, wine. “Beautifully poised,” flavour intensity with balancing,“A fantastic wine,” enthused fruit. Mouthfilling, fleshy ‘blokey’ style for the viognier commented one judge. Still mouthwatering acidity. Greatone judge. Excellent varietal palate has ripe cherry berry enthusiasts. $22.95 has freshness and purity of palate length and depth. Aexpression. Fresh, clean, flavours and a dash of spice Patritti Blewitt fruit and with many more pleasure to drink! $39.99spicy aromas and dry/sour tart and pepper. $24 Springs Estate McLaren years ahead of it yet. $25.95 Skillogalee Clare Valleyflavours. High in acid. “Just Hill Smith Estate Vale Gewurztraminer Riesling 2008 HHHH1/2beautiful.” Drink now. $22.95 Eden Valley Sauvignon 2008 HHHH Yalumba Y Series Vibrant, aromatic style withBarossa Valley Estate Blanc 2008 HHHH Gorgeous nose - all musky South Australia distinctly orange blossom-E & E Black Pepper Excellent varietal nose and and rose-like, with a citrus Riesling 2008 HHHHH like characters on both noseBarossa Valley Sparkling palate. Has freshness and edge. Similar palate - very “Stunning varietal and palate and lovely flintyShiraz 2004 HHHH1/2 length, with mineral-like flavoursome yet elegant. expression,” said one judge. mineral acid balance. TheVery old-fashioned, characters and a slightly Had good length and Great depth and length of flavours linger long after the‘boisterous’ classic with grippy finish. Will excel if structure. $8.80 lime and lemon-like fruit wine has gone. $20 CDlifted fresh fruit and wood served with fish. $19.95 characters on both the nose Leasingham Winesbouquet and silky-smooth Irvine Barossa sauvignon blanc and in the mouth, with an Classic Claremouthfeel with rich flavours Albarino 2008 HHHH apple-like spine running Clare Valley Rieslingand great tannin support. $50 “A top wine”, smelling like Starvedog Lane Adelaide through. $12.95 2005 HHHH1/2Pertaringa Bonfire bath salts. Very fresh and Hills Sauvignon Blanc Hartz Barn Wines Beautiful classic Clare rieslingBlock Adelaide Semillon lively in the mouth, with long, 2008 HHHH1/2 General Store with a pure, clean varietal2008 HHHH1/2 lingering flavours and great Great volume of pungent Eden Valley Riesling nose and intense lime fruitLovely nose - smells of crunchy acidity. Excellent aromas - a mix of gooseberry 2004 HHHHH palate that’s just starting tocut hay and quinces with wine from a hard year. $25 and tropical fruits with Fabulous example of a show some interesting toastysome toastiness. Beautifully Penfolds Cellar Reserve grassy notes. Big, ripe, perfectly aged riesling. complexity. $39handled palate with some Woodbury Vineyard Eden sweet tropical flavours with Lovely spicy, toasty aromasserious wood and lovely Valley Gewurztraminer lovely racy lemon citrus acid and a long, well-structured Trodden on Vineyarddry, gentle finish. Would be 2008 HHHH backbone and finish. $26 palate that despite the First Crush Clare Valleygreat with a dish of chicken Beautiful rose petal-like Wicks Estate Adelaide mouth-filling, toasty Riesling 2003 HHHH1/2with apricots. $18 aromas and some lovely Hills Sauvignon Blanc development still has great Delicate nose - smells ofBanrock Station classic varietal flavours. 2008 HHHH1/2 freshness. $30 buttered toast and ripeSemillon Chardonnay Sweetness at the end, Pale straw green hues, melons. Toasty complexity on2008 HHHH balanced by the acid. Great slightly herbal nose and Leasingham Wines the palate yet still fresh andLemony bouquet with some example of style. $33.99 blossom-like lift with sweet Bin 7 Clare Valley lively with great acid structure.very simple oak. Quite Te-Aro Estate Minnie citrus edge. Good mouthful Riesling 2008 HHHHH Very good wine. $17.50complex on the soft palate, & Elsa Barossa Valley of varietal fruit flavours. Very delicate floral and lime Eden Springs High Edenwith nice creamy lees Pinot Grigio 2008 HHHH Soft, drying palate with high sherbet aromas. Palate Riesling 2008 HHHH1/2and light, refreshing citrus Definitive pinot gris nose level of acidity. $17 tight and pure with fantastic Smells of lemons and limesflavours. Has weight and - almost steely and melon- DogRidge Wines The intensity of minerally/lime with a minerally/talc-likebalance. $9.50 like. Palate also true to style, Pup McLaren Vale flavours perfectly balanced edge. Good clarity of fruit with an appley spine and Adelaide Hills Sauvignon by a fine line of acidity. on the palate, with a hint of crunchy acid. Food-friendly Blanc 2009 HHHH1/2 Plenty of cellaring potential. phenolics at the back. Well- wine. $19 Very fresh, light and delicate made wine. $16.90 Schild Estate style, with intense, lifted 5+ $23 Heggies Vineyard Barossa Adelaide Hills gooseberry aromas and Reserve Eden Valley Semillon Sauvignon a long, lean and elegant Riesling 2003 HHHH1/2 Blanc 2008 HHHH palate. “A very good effort,” Attractive old wine with oily Pungent aromas like said one judge. “But drink lemons and limes on the nose, gooseberries and asparagus. this year.” $18 wrapped in aged, honeyed Sauvignon blanc characters characters. Great length of stand out on the palate - riesling fruit flavours with good acid great flavours, tight acid and balance. Soft texture. $28.95 sweetness. $15 Wolf Blass Crabtree Watervale White Label Eden Valley Clare Valley Tempranillo Riesling 2002 HHHHH 2008 HHHH “Get excited!” proclaimed Fleshy, confectionery-like one judge. This lovely black fruit aromas. Similar old wine still has great characters on the palate, but freshness and length and somewhat overpowered by is still a youth. Great purity drying, savoury tannins - for of varietal fruit and lots of now. Give it time. $22 promise left. $39.9998 W I N E S TAT E Annual 2010

WINESTATE’S BEST WINES OF 2009 south australiaChateau Tanunda Annie’s Lane Copper Bird in Hand Nest other red Mr Riggs YaccaThe Chateau Eden Valley Trail Clare Valley Egg Adelaide Hills varietals & blends Paddock Adelaide HillsRiesling 2008 HHHH1/2 Riesling 2007 HHHH Chardonnay 2008 HHHH Tempranillo 2007 HHHHBright, lifted varietal fruit Exquisite, developed, toasty, Crisp fruit nose with citrus Bird in Hand Earthy, spicy nose minglingbouquet. Great lemon/lime honeyed aromas. Beautifully and apple-like nuances. Mt Lofty Ranges Merlot with some tobacco-likeflavours. “So pure,” noted soft in the mouth, with Great palate, with good 2007 HHHH1/2 aromas. Robust tanninone of the panel. Has a honeyed, toasty, lemon volume of citrus and apple Pretty, stewed rhubarb backbone to the long, richtight acid backbone and, butter palate with a nice fruit and racy acidity, leaving aromas with floral, violet- palate. Very flavoursome.as another judge said, long, lingering finish. $36.99 a mouth-watering finish. $60 like lift. Youthful and Excellent drinking. $25 CD“amazing length”. $18 Lindemans Bin 95 d’Arenberg The Lucky delicate palate with very Chain of Ponds PilotMcLean’s Farmgate Sauvignon Blanc Lizard Adelaide Hills restrained leafy/mulberry Block Adelaide HillsEden Valley Riesling 2009 HHHH Chardonnay 2007 HHHH flavours. Excellent varietal Pinot Noir 2008 HHHH2008 HHHH Punchy, pungent Funky confectionery nose expression. $30 Plums and licorice lift offSlightly sweaty aromatics gooseberry aromas lead and complex tropical palate Thorn-Clarke the very appealing nose andmingle with mineral and talc- to a soft, citrus-flavoured with good use of oak. Great Sandpiper Barossa there’s good intensity oflike characters on the nose. palate that’s fresh, clean length and perfect balance, The Blend 2006 HHHH blackcurrant, cherry and spicyLong, tight lime flavours fill and refreshing, with a very with lovely texture. $25 One judge summed this flavours. Very varietal. $14.95the mouth, and there’s a good good acid backbone. $8.99 Shaw and Smith wine up perfectly in one Heartland Langhornesteely acid backbone. $20 M3 Adelaide Hills sentence: “It’s rich, warm, Creek LimestoneHeggies Vineyard chardonnay Chardonnay 2007 HHHH inviting, interesting and Coast Dolcetto LagreinEden Valley Riesling Pleasing creamy lemon complex and offers excellent 2007 HHHH2008 HHHH Di Giorgio Family butter aromas mingling with value for money.” $15 CD Gamey licorice bouquetZippy, fresh aromas and Lucindale Limestone some sweet oak. Nicely McLean’s Barr Eden with some lovely forestflavours reminiscent of Coast Chardonnay ‘shaped’ palate with warm, G.S.M. 2006 HHHH floor characters. Simple,fresh limes and lemons and 2007 HHHH ripe fruit flavours. Very good Definitive Christmas cake soft, sweet palate withmingling with lovely talc and Complex and intriguing nose drinking. $38 of a nose that leads to good weight of fruit and finemineral-like characters. Crisp with sherbet-like aromas. Protero Gumeracha quite a funky palate with tannins. $20and mouth-watering. $18.95 Peach and pineapple Adelaide Hills lovely fleshy fruit, some Hugh Hamilton TheLeo Buring Leonay High flavours fill the mouth. Chardonnay 2006 HHHH oak sweetness and full-on, Oddball McLaren ValeEden Riesling 2008 HHHH Underlying appley note and Great volume of fresh grippy tannins. $35 Saperavi 2007 HHHHFresh, lifted, pure citrus peel slight nuttiness. $19.99 varietal fruit aromas, and Beautiful crimson/blackvarietal fruit characters. High Wolf Blass Gold full-flavoured, creamy fruit Hugh Hamilton colour. Smells of maraschinoin acid. Still a mere youngster Label Adelaide Hills palate with some very The Scoundrel cherries. Intense flavoursthat needs to do some time Chardonnay 2008 HHHH subtle use of oak. $22 McLaren Vale of cherries, plums andin the cellar - otherwise an Perfumed nose with a big, Schild Estate Barossa Tempranillo 2008 HHHH raspberries fill the palate andexcellent wine. $39.99 generous, fruity lift and long Unwooded Chardonnay Rich red/purple hues. Wild are supported by acidity. $39 palate with liberal amount of 2008 HHHH cherries fill the nose and Bleasdale SecondKoonara Sofiel’s Gift tropical/citrus flavours and Attractive style of wine there are some interesting Innings Langhorne CreekAdelaide Hills Riesling good oak integration. Very with elegant stone-fruit-like tamarillo-like flavours. Lovely Malbec 2006 HHHH2007 HHHH elegant style. $22 aromas and lovely softness palate texture with firm, ripe Deep rich colour withClassic riesling with intense in the mouth, with depth tannins. $24.50 brambly-like aromasyet delicate lime/citrus and length of balanced Protero Gumeracha edged with sweet cedaryaromas. Great balancing stone-fruit flavours. $15 Adelaide Hills Red oak. Palate abounds withacid and generous fruit Blend 2005 HHHH interesting sweet dark fruitcomplexity on palate, with a Serafino Reserve Youthful shades of purple flavours. $15hint of sweetness. $17 McLaren Vale and full, rich fruit/mocha- Gipsie JackGlenpara Elm Walk Chardonnay 2008 HHHH filled aromas. Well-balanced, Langhorne CreekClare Valley Riesling Refined and complex. medium-intensity black fruit Malbec 2005 HHHH2008 HHHH Smoky and mealy on the palate with slightly grippy Still fresh and lively, withLifted lime sherbet aromas nose. Great oak impact on tannins. $25 a savoury/herbal noseand elegant, citrusy palate the palate, with excellent and soft wild fruit flavourswith some flintiness. length of sweet peach fruit showing herbal notes andQuite developed for an ’08 flavours. $18 well supported by hot, firm- already showing honeyed/ Jamiesons Run tannins. $22toasty bottle age. $19 Chardonnay 2008 HHHH Banrock Station Crisp style with a complexity Mediterranean Collection of spicy/toasty aromas and Montepulciano lovely layered palate with 2008 HHHH plenty of flavour intensity Dense red wine with lovely and warming alcohol. $9.99 purple highlights. Rhubarb bouquet layered with spices. Dark, stalky palate has rhubarb-like flavours and classy oak. $16.99 Annual 2010 W I N E S TAT E 99

WINESTATE’S BEST WINES OF 2009 south australiaMagpie Springs Skillogalee Basket Lake Breeze Bullant Aramis Vineyards Majella CoonawarraAdelaide Hills Pinot Pressed Clare Valley Langhorne Creek Black Label McLaren Cabernet SauvignonNoir 2005 HHHH The Cabernets Cabernet Merlot Vale Cabernet 2007 HHHHLovely whiff of forest floor 2005 HHHH1/2 2007 HHHH Sauvignon 2007 HHHH Lovely aromatic combinationand pine needle-like aromas. Great wine. Inky and Minty menthol notes to the Very Bordeaux-like nose of liqueur cherries andGreat varietal expression on developed on the nose blackcurrant nose. Soft, with stalky/capsicum cedar. Big, dense, broodingpalate - black cherries with and smelling of fresh sweet and warm in the aromas. Long, elegant palate varietal fruit palate - verytobacco development. $22 dark berries with a dash mouth and tasting of dark - soft and very flavoursome alive, very juicy and veryWrattonbully Vineyards of mint. Oak tending to berries and olives. Nice level from beginning to end. nice! $33Wrattonbully dominate the vibrant, of tannins. $15 Needs food. $24.99Tempranillo 2008 HHHH lively palate. Flavoursome Leconfield CoonawarraRipe stewed plum aromas blockbuster! $25.50 CD cabernet sauvignon Serafino McLaren Cabernet Sauvignonwith a nice earthiness and Rouge Homme 2008/2007 Vale Cabernet 2007 HHHHtomato leaf lift. Interesting Cabernet Merlot Sauvignon 2007 HHHH The nose is all spice andflavours - tastes of raspberries, 2007 HHHH Wolf Blass Grey Label Leathery complexity earth, mingling with stewedcloves and freshly picked Full-bodied wine with a Langhorne Creek complements the dark berry plums. Rounded mulberrytomatoes. $19.56 rich, intense colour that Cabernet Sauvignon aromas. Good varietal fruit fruit palate has balance and matches the nose - smells 2007 HHHHH and sweet oak integrate in a structure with some subtleJamabro Wines Bush of lantana and violets. Beautifully soft, fleshy lovely long flavour profile. $26 use of oak. $30.95Vine Barossa Valley Savoury licorice flavours wine that shows excellent Kirrihill Single VineyardGrenache 2005 HHHH mingle with varietal fruit. viticulture and winemaking Series Altan An Tobair cabernet sauvignonBig, rich, aged aromas with Needs more time. $16.99 practices. Slight mintiness to Clare Valley Cabernet 2006 & olderhessian characters. Lovely Wangolina Station the nose and intense earthy/ Sauvignon 2007 HHHHsweetness of fruit on the Mount Benson black fruit flavours on the Beautiful integration of black Rosenvale Vineyardspalate. Still has freshness Cabernet Sauvignon long, strong, bold palate. $35 fruits, herbs and tomato leaf- Reserve Barossa Valleyand a pleasingly soft and Shiraz 2007 HHHH like aromas. Simple, sweet Cabernet Sauvignonsilky mouthfeel. $25 Young wine with spicy Anvers Langhorne Creek and fruity in the mouth, with 2005 HHHHH bouquet showing blackberry Cabernet Sauvignon balancing tannins and fresh Lovely graceful, seamlesslycabernet blends notes. Intense berry fruit, 2007 HHHH1/2 acidity. $20 balanced varietal that is still licorice and tar flavours. Minty fruit and fresh, nutty Saltram Pepperjack very youthful for a three-Redman Coonawarra Good tannin structure and oak bouquet. Warm and Barossa Cabernet year-old. Cassis and oak onCabernet Sauvignon balance. $18 CD chocolaty in the mouth. Sauvignon 2007 HHHH the nose, soft and silky inMerlot 2005 HHHHH Leasingham Wines Bin Quite tannic. Just needs to Lifted, ripe and very varietal the mouth and brimmingBrooding nose of mulberries 56 Clare Valley Cabernet do some more time in the - all chocolaty and minty over with flavour. $40and spice with a slightly Malbec 2007 HHHH cellar - up to 10 years! $28 - perhaps more like eucalypt. Saltram Winemakersweaty note. Long, lingering Still has some purple hues Bremerton Special Clever use of oak and soft Selection Barossaand generous mouthfilling, in the colour. Slight licorice Release Langhorne Creek tannins, with a nice long, Valley Cabernetsavoury palate with great bouquet. Good integration, Cabernet Sauvignon firm finish. Still fresh. $24.99 Sauvignon 2004 HHHHHdepth of soft, supple balance and persistence of 2007 HHHH1/2 Bird in Hand Mt Lofty Big, old-fashioned style withchocolate cake and sour varietal flavours. $26 Smells of cherries, berries Ranges Cabernet a spicy fruit nose threadedcherry flavours. $36.50 Sevenhill St Ignatius and plums with chocolaty Sauvignon 2007 HHHH with cedar oak and followed Clare Valley Cabernet nuances. Palate offers a Bright, youthful wine with by a simply beautiful palate. Merlot Malbec Cabernet creamy mouthful of dark clean, minty nose and “Everything a cabernet should Franc 2006 HHHH fruits with grippy tannins red berry palate that’s be and still fresh as a daisy,” Great wine with lots and a good level of acidity to silky-smooth in the mouth enthused one judge. $74.99 of everything. Cassis balance. $24 CD and had excellent fruit/oak aromas, brooding herbal/ balance. Good length. $30 red fruit flavours, beautiful oak and dense tannin background. $29 CD Barossa Valley Estate E Minor Barossa Valley Cabernet Merlot 2006 HHHH Good everyday drinking offering both sweet and savoury characters. Nice fleshy feel in the mouth, with soft, velvety tannins. Excellent value for money. $15 Geoff Merrill Pimpala Vineyard McLaren Vale Cabernet Merlot 2002 HHHH Long, lean and stylish wine with excellent varietal characters showing lovely earthy/leathery complexity. Drinking very well. $30100 W I N E S TAT E Annual 2010