With fairytale purity of black fruits, mixed spice and dark chocolate oak, this is a Clare shiraz of restraint and concentration. Vibrant, approachable and low in alcohol, it’s blessed with textural finesse, persistence, stamina and a happily-ever-after finish.
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More dashing that Catherine Middleton on a catwalk in a see-through dress, Peglidis has ascended to a position among the most dazzling rieslings of the vintage. Deep-set minerality and tremendous structure and driving persistence speak with articulacy and clarity of this electrifying vineyard.
readPrince Phillip is your companion for distinguished dining. A chardonnay of intellect, restraint and texture, with a lees- and solids-derived complexity to its finely poised grapefruit. Subtle vanilla and almond notes thanks to seamlessly integrated French oak. $27 at Dan Murphy’s.
readMore dignified than the groom’s grandmother, this noble riesling is built around finely structured citrus fruit. Excellent minerality and acid definition provide an air of stateliness to its luscious honey, apricot and mixed spice flavours.
readPipeclay Terrace is one of the most heroic vineyards in the adventure wonderland of Central Otago. The 2009 has just hit our shores and it’s fission-hot. Exotic spice, star anise and cinnamon are perfectly poised amidst shudderingly pure cherry fruits and a gorgeous violet perfume.
readTake off your shoes, this label has commanded respect over three centuries. Best’s is in the midst of an epiphany right now, making wines equal with its, well, best! Ultra-fine graphite tannins, elegant plum and berry fruits and sensational persistence make Bin 0 ravishing both now and later.
readAndrew ‘Thommo’ Thomas is the most inventive of the Hunter’s new wave and it is Braemore vineyard that produces his masterpiece. The magical essence of this Hunter ‘grand cru’ turf is on full display in the purity and complexity of the smashing 2005 vintage.
readThe wine cognoscenti are drinking riesling like it’s going out of fashion, not that it’s ever really been in fashion – stupendous! Forget the teeny price, this is a monumental white wine, glittering with lemon juice and granny smith apples and rippling with minerality.
readFear not, you need not pronounce the name to drink the wine! Chianti Classico, step aside! The distinguished Roufina appellation in Italy’s famous Chianti is a wild place where cool nightime mountain air descends to caress crunchy, vibrant red fruit flavours from sangiovese grapes.
readThe rise and rise of Aussie chardonnay is a joy to behold. Goodbye oaky monsters, hello lithe hotties! Stonier is now more elegant and restrained than ever, with sculpted curves of citrus, an air of fields of daisies in blossom and a gorgeous mouth feel of gentle minerality.
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