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Wine review — Jim Barry, Tim Adams, Willow Creek, Mitchell, Rutherglen Estate and Cloudy Bay

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Jim Barry “The Florita” Riesling 2009 $40 Watervale, Clare Valley, South Australia This is a stunning riesling, sourced from selected rows of the historic Florita Vineyard, established by Leo Buring in the 1940s. Replanted to riesling under Lindemans in the 1960s, the vineyard provided fruit for the great Leo Buring Watervale rieslings made for the … Continue reading Wine review — Jim Barry, Tim Adams, Willow Creek, Mitchell, Rutherglen Estate and Cloudy Bay →

Canberra regional wine show gets the big picture but falters on detail

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What can we learn from the honours list from the local wine show? Perhaps that wine shows tend to capture the big picture well but falter, at times, on the detail; that shiraz, riesling and chardonnay perform best; that pinot noir, cabernet and sauvignon blanc, with occasional exceptions, fare less well, or even poorly; that … Continue reading Canberra regional wine show gets the big picture but falters on detail →

Langton’s classification of Australian wine — the market’s scorecard

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Every five years, Langton’s, a wine auction specialist belonging to Woolworths, updates its classification of Australian wines. Unlike all the other wine-rating systems, based on the judgement of individual palates, Langton’s derives its classification from the volume and value of wine it sells at auction. The rankings are therefore based on perceptions of value and … Continue reading Langton’s classification of Australian wine — the market’s scorecard →

Wine review — Henschke, Innocent Bystander, Picardy, Mount Majura and Mount Horrocks

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Henschke Louis Semillon 2009 $28 Eden Valley, South Australia Named for the late Louis Edmund Henschke, this light-bodied, bone-dry semillon comes from 50-year-old vines on a Henschke vineyard. Like the Hunter style, it’s tank fermented, never goes near oak and is bottled early to preserve the fruit flavour. However, it’s slightly fuller than the Hunter … Continue reading Wine review — Henschke, Innocent Bystander, Picardy, Mount Majura and Mount Horrocks →

Wine reviews — McWilliams, Helm, Clonakilla, Mount Avoca and Cofield

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McWilliams Mount Pleasant Elizabeth Semillon 2006 $14–$22 Hunter Valley, New South Wales Surprisingly for such a northerly, warm region, the lower Hunter produces delicate, low-alcohol semillon of great flavour, individuality and longevity. If the idiosyncratic style is to your taste (tart and lemony when young; toasty and honeyed with great age), then top-notch Hunter semillon, … Continue reading Wine reviews — McWilliams, Helm, Clonakilla, Mount Avoca and Cofield →

Wine review — Alinga, Brokenwood and Grant Burge

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Alinga Four Winds Vineyard Canberra District Sangiovese 2009 $19 This is one of the juiciest, loveliest Australian Sangiovese’s I’ve tasted. Jaime Lunney made it from the Yarra Yering clone of the variety, grown on her family’s Murrumbateman vineyard. It’s medium coloured and bodied and finishes with sangiovese’s typical firm, fine, savoury tannins. But it differs … Continue reading Wine review — Alinga, Brokenwood and Grant Burge →

Orange — three-dimensional wine region

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Close your eyes and think of Orange wine region. Does chardonnay come to mind? It’s certainly been the region’s attention getter – think, for example, of Canobolas Smith, Rosemount Estate, Bloodwood, Printhie, Philip Shaw. These have all, at times, delivered high-calibre, intensely flavoured expressions of the variety. But ABARE grape-production figures paint a richer palate … Continue reading Orange — three-dimensional wine region →

Wine review — Mt Langhi, Bowen Estate, Lock and Key, Philip Shaw, Black Chook and Draytons

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Mt Langhi Shiraz 2007 $85 Grampians, Victoria This extraordinary wine, now part of the Rathbone Wine Group (Yering Station Yarra Valley, Mount Langhi Ghiran Grampians, Parker Coonawarra and Xanadu Margaret River) comes from shiraz vines planted in 1963 at about 350 metres above seal level, in the shadow of Mount Langhi Ghiran. The particularly cool … Continue reading Wine review — Mt Langhi, Bowen Estate, Lock and Key, Philip Shaw, Black Chook and Draytons →