Prunotto brings northern Italy to the masses, landing you securely in Piedmont without setting you back a first class airfare! Black cherries, anise and mixed spice finish vibrant and fresh with lively acidity and – crucially – softly textured tannins that beckon you right in. Buongiorno!
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Is this the best bargain chardonnay in the world? Complexity and sophistication are off the scale! The glittering minerality of Adelaide Hills, weaving with flint, roast nuts and white peach, makes Thomas every bit a baby Reserve Bin A. A 95 point wine for $15 at Kemeny’s & Dan Murphy’s. Goodness!
readI could tell you which super-premium, 842m altitude vineyard this fruit comes from, but I’d have to kill you! You be the Armchair Critic and figure it out for yourself (recent editions of Wine Taste contain clues). Rarely does such finesse, minerality, elegance and restraint materialise under $20.
readWine Taste is a no snobbery zone. Jacob’s Creek Shiraz Cabernet was the first dozen I ever purchased and it only got better with a few years under my bed! I’ll keep recommending this soft, berry, 3 year old BBQ quaffer, especially when it comes up under $6. This week it’s $7.60 at Dan’s, $10 […]
readDeceptively sedate, elegant, fine, ethereal and mineral. When prodded with main course concentration, it arises to meet it like a gentle and powerful winged creature, revealing flashes of summer fruits and roast nuts under its wings. In one grand swoop it answers the debate of whether the searing backbone and monumental power of 1996 will […]
readWith the elegance, acid backbone and energy of the 2009 Hunter season on full display, this is one Graveyard that you should leave undisturbed for many years yet. Excellent fine-boned poise and stature, wonderfully fine-grained tannin texture, exotically lifted floral complexity, tremendous line and length, unashamedly restrained. $115 at Kemeny’s.
read1999 is maturing slower and more assuredly than any other Vat 1 to hit the re-release queue in years. It’s still a youthful green hue, disclosing nuances of lime, pepper, spice and peppermint. Pure, driven and seamless. Cross your fingers for a good cork. $75 at Dan Murphy’s.
readIn years to come we’ll debate which was the winner of ‘08 and ‘09 Margaret River. The true winner: anyone who lined their cellar with either! Leston in ‘09 is textbook MRCS: capsicum, tobacco leaf, red- and blackcurrants, tomato leaf, sage, cedar and finely ground, dusty tannins. $33 at Dan’s.
readWild yeast barrel fermentation is the best thing to happen to sauvignon blanc recently, but Adelaide Hills legend Geoff Weaver has been on to it for seven years now. Gorgeous texture and life, with minerality to boot, and a seamless flow of hazelnut cream over vibrant lemon and lime zest.
readUlithorne’s talented Rose Kentish trucked her family from McLaren Vale to Provence (France) for nine months to make this wine. Dedicated or what? Classic, pale, subtle, dry, textural, tangy, persistent pomegranate, strawberry hull and guava. It doesn’t demand a strong chill.
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