This 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 […]
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It’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 […]
readNot one but two little Tassie devil’s to kick of your Olympic weekend! This is fantastic value in Tassie grigio, presenting the understated restraint of the season, while maintaining a perfumed lemon blossom lift and elegant, primary crunchy pear and lemon zest flavours. Impressive persistence and balance, finishing textural and long. $17 at Aussie Wines, […]
readA taut and honed vintage for Ninth Island, true to the season in its understated crunchy pear and lemon zest notes. It’s firmly acidic and will benefit from a couple of years to soften and build. $17 at Cracka.
readFGR has ascended to the lofty position of one of Tassie’s most important medium sweet rieslings. 2011 will land in October and you’re the first to hear about it because this is an outstanding season for this wine, deriving energy and vitality from the cool conditions. A gorgeous bouquet captures the edgy mood of the […]
readEven after more than twenty years at their spectacular estate, Steve and Monique Lubiana maintain an almost child-like excitement and attitude of playful experimentation that ensures that nothing remains status quo here. Primavera is their second label, but there’s nothing second rate here. Notes of gunflint and charcuterie intermingle magnificently with beautifully defined grapefruit and […]
readAn outstanding gris of structure, precision, fruit definition, texture and deceptive longevity. It showcases the taut focus of the cool 2011 season within a fruit profile of pristine focus and intensity of musk, grapefruit and pear, with a hint of wild honey. A razor-sharpened backbone of acidity supports poised crunchy pear and grapefruit with a […]
readTalented Frogmore Creek winemaker, Frenchman Alain Rousseau, set out to craft a delicate sauvignon of low alcohol, mineral texture and crisp structure that fell somewhere between Sancerre and Pouilly Fume in style. Fermented entirely in oak, he hit his mark already in the second vintage with this ethereal, fragrant and textural style. A gorgeous perfume […]
readUnashamedly Tasmanian, unashamedly 2011 and unashamedly under $15 this week! A taut and honed chardonnay that carries the high-tensile acidity of the vintage with poise, making for a refreshing aperitif style of pretty white peach and lemon blossom. $14.25 at Dan’s.
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