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Canberra riesling — lining up the veterans

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On Valentine’s Day, Canberra vignerons took the district’s white darling, riesling, on a date. Not a romantic, love-you, can’t-get-enough-of-you fling, but a forensic examination, under the stark spotlights inside Mount Majura’s squeaky-clean cellar. Critics, show judges and increasing numbers of drinkers love our rieslings. But they’re enjoying mainly youthful, fresh, just-released wines, within months or … Continue reading Canberra riesling — lining up the veterans →

Wine review — Angoves, Lindeman and Cherubino

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Angoves Vineyard Select Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon 2010 $18 South Australia’s 2010 vintage produced excellent red wines, with vibrant fruit flavours and smooth, round tannins. We see this from the Barossa in the north to Coonawarra in the south. In this instance Angove’s Vineyard Select gives us the true Coonawarra cabernet sauvignon experience at a comparatively … Continue reading Wine review — Angoves, Lindeman and Cherubino →

Wine review – Mt Monster and Capital Wines

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Mt Monster Limestone Coast Chardonnay 2012 $15.95 The Bryson family owns two vineyards, totalling 170 hectares, at Padthaway on South Australia’s Limestone Coast – about an hour’s drive north of Coonawarra. The family manages the vineyards and marketing of its Moorambro Creek, Jip Jip Rocks and Mt Monster brands but they hire Ben Riggs to … Continue reading Wine review – Mt Monster and Capital Wines →

Wine review — Henschke, Red Knot, Hungerford Hill, St Hallett and Hardy’s

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Henschke Johann’s Garden 2010 $36.09–$45 Barossa Valley, South Australia Stephen and Prue Henschke’s sensational Johann’s Garden 2010 combines grenache (66 per cent), mourvedre (26 per cent) and shiraz from old, dry-grown Barossa vines. In a recent afternoon’s tasting with Barossa wine merchant David Farmer, it equalled JJ Prum Wehlener Sonnenuhr Riesling Kabinett 2007 as wines … Continue reading Wine review — Henschke, Red Knot, Hungerford Hill, St Hallett and Hardy’s →

Wine review — Shelmerdine, Villa Maria, De Bortoli, Serafino, Peter Lehmann and Pierrepoint

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Shelmerdine Lusatia Park Pinot Noir 2010 $60 Lusatia Park vineyard, Woori Yallock, Upper Yarra Valley, Victoria In 2010 Stephen Shelmerdine selected a small amount of fruit from a couple of rows of the oldest pinot noir vines (planted 1985) on the Lusatia Park vineyard. The grapes were hand harvested, de-stemmed and then cold-soaked before undergoing … Continue reading Wine review — Shelmerdine, Villa Maria, De Bortoli, Serafino, Peter Lehmann and Pierrepoint →

Steve Pannell makes his mark on National Wine Show

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The National Wine Show’s new chairman of judges, Stephen Pannell, called in his own troops for the 2012 event, judged at EPIC early this month. In town for the trophy presentation dinner on 21 November, Pannell said, “I picked people I like working with”. He selected judges who’d work harmoniously together, keep their egos tucked … Continue reading Steve Pannell makes his mark on National Wine Show →

Wine review — Mitchell, Shottesbrooke, Andrew Thomas, Oakridge, Greywacke and d’Arenberg

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Mitchell Riesling 2012 $19–$22 Mitchell vineyard, Watervale, Clare Valley 2012 At 13 per cent alcohol, Jane and Andrew Mitchell’s wine sits towards the bigger end of the Clare riesling scale. However, it’s intensely flavoured, bone dry, refreshingly acidic and has a rich, fine texture that, from experience of past vintages, builds with bottle age. There’s … Continue reading Wine review — Mitchell, Shottesbrooke, Andrew Thomas, Oakridge, Greywacke and d’Arenberg →