Well-defined berry/cherry fruit overlays an impressively structured backbone of firm, fine tannins, robust oak and tangy acidity. Every element is in balance, calling for considerable time to blossom to its finest. $30 at 1st Choice.
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From a single Meadowbank Derwent Valley vineyard planted in 1989, there’s early-drinking appeal in this graceful style of silky and supple tannins. A delightfully lively and fragrant bouquet of lifted rose bud and violet perfume is laced with all the exotic spice, fennel, star anise and sarsaparilla of well-handled whole bunches. The palate carries an […]
readThe first in Dalrymple’s Discovery range is the fruit of a single acre vineyard, a beautifully expressive pinot noir of lifted fragrance of violets and rose hips, red cherry and raspberry split, nuanced with cherry kernel, dried herbs and bracken. A core of impressive fruit power in the palate finishes long with sour morello cherries. […]
readNick Glaetzer may have made headlines by winning the Jimmy Watson with Tasmanian shiraz, but pinot noir is where his real passion lies, and his flagship is the proof. An alluring fragrance of berry compote, violet perfume, sarsaparilla and mixed spice carries through a tangy and spice-laden palate of impressive red cherry and mixed berry […]
read“I’m not trying to achieve a style, as I was in the past, but to let the vineyard express itself,” says Steve Lubiana. “I’m realising that less is more, and relying on the vineyard to provide the complexity.” Sasso is the embodiment of his philosophy, a flagship assembled from barrels displaying concentration and subtlety. A […]
readBeautifully refined chardonnay of well-defined white peach and grapefruit flavours and taut lemon juice acidity. There’s a wonderful contrast here between high-tensile Tassie fruit and the layered complexity of gunflint and lees autolysis. Outstanding, mouthfilling texture and brilliant length exemplify fine craftsmanship. $30 at Cracka and Trio Wine.
readPeter Dawson and Tim James are legends of Australian wine, friends for almost as long as I’ve been alive, and have recently conspired on this new project from a single Derwent Valley vineyard more than twenty years of age. This wine delivers every bit as high as the expectation of the reputations of the two […]
readThis is one of Australia’s most pristine vintage sparklings, seamlessly melding aged complexity of roast nuts and butterscotch over a pure and pristine fruit backbone of white peach, preserved lemon and red apple. There are lovely complexing nuances of anise, cinnamon, ginger and wild honey, ultimately finishing linear and taut with a full, fine bead […]
readIt’s difficult to believe that this wine even exists. Winemaker Alain Rousseau reckons he’s only made two good botrytis wines in Tassie, one at Moorilla and now this. Just 1000 bottles for cellar door, he suggests it took four or five kilograms of grapes to make each half bottle. In this context, the price looks […]
readEileen is looking more graceful than ever in 2010, a vintage that will go down among the greats. Layered with complexity of gunflint, subtle charcuterie and lees funk yet all the while upholding magnificent poise of primary fruit, grapefruit and lemon with a hint of fig. Oak is well gauged, present yet consummately supportive, and […]
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