The Essenze of 2011 has just landed on Aussie turf, with all the verdant freshness of young kiwi sauv. Good definition of crunchy green apples, vibrant lime drops and a fine, tight, refreshingly dry finish. Skilfully crafted and insane value for money at $13 at Dan’s.
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It is one of the profound contradictions of the wine world that such refined, finely textured and beautifully crafted Heathcote shiraz can be snatched for just $14 at Dan’s and Kemeny’s this week. At a refreshing 13.5%, its poised black plums and liquorice give voice to notes of pepper and game.
readThis perky little CdR landed in Oz just last week. Grenache leads the blend, with its characteristic berry compote and cherry fruits, finishing with lingering herbal notes. Garrigue, indeed. Give it a light chill to tone its fruit sweetness. Clean, fresh and screw capped. $17 at Wine Emporium.
readTower’s first single vineyard bottling from this longstanding site opposite the legendary Lovedale vineyard. A wine of high-wire tension, taut structure and firm, fine minerality that sings of Lovedale. Wonderful lift of lemon and lime blossom; the palate is loaded with crunchy granny smith apple skin texture. Poised for the long-haul and loaded with coiled […]
readThe throne is secure for the Hunter’s most famous blended semillon. The wine of the vintage (unless Brokenwood trumps in – stand by!) thanks to fine, chalky minerality and structure that surpass all others. Enticingly fragrant and pure lime and lemon blossom; a palate of profound definition and poise – lime, anise and pepper. Another […]
readAnother Usher Tinkler star, this is a very even, polished and concentrated expression of the vintage. Wonderfully pure and lifted on the bouquet, the palate is loaded with zesty lime and lemon, with driving, undeviating persistence. Layered, mouthfilling texture completes a great finish.
readNo surprise that this wine took out the big gong at the Hunter wine show last month, after the dramatic rise of Audrey Wilkinson in recent years. From dry-grown, old vines on the western ridge of the vineyard, it’s poised and restrained, layered with chalky minerality, great purity of lime blossom and granny smith apples, […]
readThe talented Liz Jackson is responsible for one of the semillons of the vintage – again. It is elevated above the pack thanks to a palate that ripples with fine minerality. Marksman accuracy of kaffir lime, anise and granny smith apples. Taut, pristine, fresh, energetic, perfumed. Pure magnificence!
readWinemaker extraordinaire Jim Chatto bottled this new label separately at the last minute because it looked so good he just couldn’t resist. Too right! Laser-beam linearity, piercing purity and linear precision of kaffir lime, anise and guava. A textural finish of great acid cut. Long-distance champion.
readThe Braemore vineyard is Hunter turf of grand cru proportions, producing remarkable acidity, line & length. In 2011 its chalky minerality has a soft approachability, propelling wonderfully concentrated lime, granny smith, anise and green pepper fruit. Profound evenness from start to long finish.
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