More 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.
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Pipeclay 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.
readThe legendary blends of Bordeaux are built around structure ahead of flavour and the great winemaking brains of Margaret River are following the same lead. Rob Mann is a Jedi Master of structure and his epic new blend is encased in a brittle shell of taut tannins. The force is strong with this one.
readSheesh! Pop the cork, hide the label, stand well back and watch everyone’s faces. You’ve just scored on the stylometer with fizz that set you back the grand sum of $9.50 at 1st Choice. Never before has elegance and finesse made such a grand appearance in ten buck chuck.
readCue the curtains, call your audience of adoring fans to attention and prepare yourselves for a performance of a kind that Australia has rarely seen. Steve Webber is both a magician and a Jedi Lord and he has mustered all his powers to draw out mind-boggling texture and restraint, taking Australia to a very sophisticated […]
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