Riesling from New Zealand – Otago 19/20
Full, pale straw colour with some depth. This has a very elegant, tightly held nose
with lifted and exotic florals along with lime fruit infused with
minerals. Honeysuckle elements unfold,
the aromatics expressed with real finesse.
Dryish to taste, the palate is refined and taut with beautifully
aromatic fruit flavours of white florals, hints of exotic fruits, limes and
minerals. A little talc-like richness is
present. The mouthfeel is very fine
featured with crisp, poised, lively acidity, carrying the fruit to a delicate,
long lingering finish. This has
developed into a state of gorgeous vitality and composure. 5+ years ahead. 19.0/20 Sep 2014 RRP $28.00
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Brilliant straw-yellow colour with slight green hues, pale
on rim. The nose is very fresh and
youthfully taut with white florals, limes and mouthwatering mineral aromas,
revealing nuances of exotic tropical fruits in the glass. Dry to taste, concentrated and intense
flavours of florals, limes and minerals form an intense core. The fruit extract is considerable and the
palate has a firm, driven, grainy linearity.
The wine is racy, brisk and zesty from the acidity which adds to the
thirst-quenching dryness and great drive.
The flavours lead to a strong and very long, sustained finish with
honied and floral nuances. This is a
very concentrated, exotic flavoured dry Riesling with great fruit extract and
mouthwatering acidity. It will benefit
from some time in bottle, and will develop well over the next 5-6+ years. Serve as an aperitif, with seafood, and Asian
cuisine. Fruit from the ‘Mondillo’
vineyard in Bendigo, cool-fermented in stainless-steel to 12.5% alc. and 6.8
g/L RS. 18.5/20 Oct 2013
RRP $28.00
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Riesling from New Zealand – Otago18.5+/20
Bright, pale straw colour with slight green hues, near
colourless on the rim. The nose is
elegant and delicate with finely concentrated and intense aromas of limes,
lemonade and tangerines harmoniously entwined with exotic florals, a little
honeysuckle and musk, and a touch of saline minerality. This has aromatic beauty. Dry to taste and light-medium bodied, the
palate is gently rich with exotic flavours of limes, lemonade and citrus fruit
with exotic florals, honeysuckle and a little sherbet and musk, with
thirst-quenching mineral nuances. The
palate is poised with the soft richness balanced by crisp acidity, and the wine
is carried with good energy and tension to a long, lingering finish of florals
and honey. This is a gently rich dry
Riesling with exotic citrus, floral, honied and musky flavours on a poised
palate with crisp acidity. Serve as an
aperitif and with Asian fare over the next 4 years. Clean Riesling fruit from the ‘Mondillo’
vineyard, WBP and cool-fermented to 12.0% alc. and 5.69 g/L RS, TA 7.5 g/L and
pH 3.20. 18.5+/20 Sep 2018
RRP $28.00
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Rose from New Zealand – Otago18.5-/20Bright, light cerise-pink with youthful purple hues and some
depth. This has a fresh, bright and
fragrant nose with aromas of vibrant red cherries, and raspberries and cream,
along with a subtle amalgam of soft herbs and red florals, and a suggestion of
confectionary. Dry to taste and
medium-full bodied, the palate ha a sweetly rich and gently concentrated core
of raspberries and cream with cherry notes, entwined with red florals and
subtle notes of mouthwatering fresh herbs, unfolding a hint of
confectionary. The fruit flows along a
fine, dry-textured phenolic threaded line with balanced acidity, leading to a
lingering finish of raspberries and cream.
This is a fresh, vibrant, aromatic dry rosé with flavours of raspberries and cream on a softly
concentrated palate with mouthwatering herb and textural elements and a hint of
confectionary. Serve with dim sum, Asian
cuisine, tapas and Mediterranean fare over the next 2 years. Clone 5 fruit from the ‘Mondillo’ vineyard in
Bendigo, given 48 hours skin contact and fermented in stainless-steel to 13.5%
alc. and 3 g/L RS. 18.5-/20 Aug 2017
RRP $28.00
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Rose from New Zealand – Otago18.5/20
Bright, light cerise-pink colour with some depth and pale
purple hues on the rim. The nose is
softly fresh and bright with good volume of raspberries and cream with fragrant
dark-red florals and a subtle amalgam of mouthwatering herbs and
confectionary. The aromatics show good
depth and intensity, growing with aeration.
Dryish to taste and medium-fullish bodied, the palate has a rich and
softly rounded core with concentrated flavours of raspberries and cream with
red florals, a hint of red liquorice, with subtle suggestions of
confectionary. The palate is vibrant and
lively, with fresh, lacy, thirst-quenching acidity balancing the gentle
sweetness and fruit richness. The wine
flows smoothly with good vitality to a long, lingering, finely concentrated
finish. This is a fine and smoothly
concentrated dryish rosé
with raspberries and cream, florals and hints of confectionary with excellent
vitality. Serve with antipasto and tapas
over the next 2 years. Pinot Noir
fruit from the ‘Mondillo’ vineyard, given 5 days skin contact and
cool-fermented to 13.5% alc. and 7.0 g/L RS.
18.5/20 Sep 2018 RRP $28.00
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Pinot Noir from New Zealand – Otago18.5/20Full, even, dark ruby-red colour with light, youthful purple
hues. The nose is elegantly presented
and seamlessly refined with tightly bound aromas of dark red cherry and berry
fruit infused with violet florals, nuances of liquorice, pepper and spices, all
harmoniously interwoven. Medium-full
bodied and elegantly concentrated, tightly bound flavours of dark red cherry
and berry fruit are entwined with thyme and fennel herbs, spices and liquorice. The fruit is lifted by dark red and violet
florals. The palate is sleek and has a
satin-like smoothness and flow, and follows a very fine line with flowery
tannins, carrying through to a very long and sustained finish of cherries and
florals. This is a beautifully sleek, seamless
and elegant Pinot Noir with aromatic cherry and berry fruit with herbal
detail. Match with poultry and pork, and
with Asian fare over the next 5-6 years.
Clones 5, 114, 115, 667 and 777 from the ‘Mondillo’ vineyard, fully
destemmed and fermented to 14.5% alc., the wine spending 21-24 days on skins
and aged 11 months in 30% new French oak.
18.5/20 May 2015 RRP $45.00
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Pinot Noir from New Zealand – Otago18.5/20Dark, moderately deep ruby-red
colour with purple hues, paler edged.
This has an elegantly presented nose with a concentrated core of ripe
black cherry and dark-red berry fruits, tightly packed with complexing nuances
of thyme herbs with subtle liquorice notes, unfolding savoury minerals and
dark-red and violet florals. The aromatics
blossom in the glass. Medium-full
bodied, the palate is softly packed with densely concentrated and harmoniously
interwoven flavours of dak cherry and dark-red berry fruits along with thyme
herbs, minerals and liquorice. The fruit
is rich and sweet, and mouthfilling, unfolding savoury herbal detail, and flows
along a smooth, near-seamless line. The
tannin extraction is fine-grained and supple, with soft, ripe acidity enlivening the fruit. The wine carries to a soft but concentrated,
sustained finish of dark red fruits, florals and herbs. This is a rich, harmoniously balanced Pinot
Noir with savoury herb layers and a supple, smooth palate. Serve with pork, lamb and beef dishes over
the next 5-6+ years. Clones 5, 114, 115,
667 and 777 from the ‘Mondillo’ vineyard, Bendigo, fully destemmed and
fermented to 14.5% alc., the wine spending 21-24 days on skins and aged 11 months
in 30% new French oak. 18.5/20 Sep 2016
RRP $45.00
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Sweet Wine from New Zealand – Otago 18+/20Bright, light golden-hued yellow colour, pale on the
edge. This has a softly concentrate and
packed nose of honey and nectar with lime marmalade botrytis aromas along with
fresh lime and floral fruit notes and subtle, steely mineral elements. Very sweet to taste and light-bodied, the
fruit expression is a little restrained, showing flavours of limes, white florals,
lime marmalade and honey. The palate is
rich and luscious with a soft unctuousness, along with a very smooth and
fine-textured line, the refreshing acidity balanced and integrated. Exotic jasmine florals and wild honey nuances
blossom and lead to a long, softly concentrated and rounded finish. This is a rich, rounded and unctuous botrytised
Riesling with concentrated flavours of lime marmalade and honey with exotic
florals. Match with fruit desserts,
panna cotta and crème caramel over the next 4-5 years. Hand-picked botrytis affected grapes from the
‘Mondillo’ vineyard, making up 65-70% of the pick, Bendigo, fermented in
stainless-steel to 10.0% alc. and 176 g/L RS, TA 9.2 g/L and pH 3.17. (375 ml)
18.0+/20 Oct 2016 RRP $38.00
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