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 Mornington Peninsula 'Merricks North' Pinot Noir 2005 - $18.00
“wonderfully aromatic, elegant, powerful pinot”
From a single vineyard in the Merricks North sub region of Victoria’s Mornington Peninsula, this intense young Pinot has had the Rolls Royce treatment. Cropped at a low 2 tonnes to the acre, fermented with wild yeasts and aged in Francois Freres burgundian oak barrels it is what top shelf Pinot should be - all elegance and subtle power. A wonderfully aromatic wine, it offers textbook black cherry, plums, vanilla, spice and mint smells. The palate is fine textured with soft, juicy black fruit flavours layered with fine, long fruit tannins. This is serious Pinot, drinking beautifully right now with salmon or your favourite duck dish. It is also sealed by "diam" brand cork, guaranteed to be free of cork taint, so you can also cellar it with confidence. Brilliant booze.
"At the top of the price range is a Mornington Peninsula 'Merricks North' Pinot Noir 2005 which, at $18 is expensive for a cleanskin but cheap for this quality of pinot.Pour it into a big glass, give it a swish, have a sniff and savour the heady aroma of a bargain"
Greg Duncan Powell, SMH 20/3/2007 | |
McLaren Vale 'IL Serico' Sangiovese 2006 - $10.80
“silky black cherries”
This is a lighter bodied style, lively with rose petal and black cherry aromas while the palate is all mouthwateringly juicy with cherry and sweet plum flavours and the softest, silkiest (hence the name) texture. Delicious drinking right now, even with a light chill, and terrific with antipasto or good pizza.
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King Valley Gamay 2004 - $10.80
“stalky cherries”
Gamay is the variety used in the lightweight French wines of Beaujolais. It offers the “pear drop” aromas typical of Beaujolais along with bright cherry fruit smells and some smoky and stalky notes. There’s tangy little cherry fruit flavours, a stalky twist (it was fermented with whole bunches) and some dusty little tannins. It can take a light chill and would be lovely with charcuterie or pasta dishes.
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Yarra Valley 'Autumn Leaves' Pinot Noir 2002 - $15.30
“delicate, cherry, earth, spice”
Five years after vintage and 3 & ½ years after bottling this is presenting a delightful potpourri of ripe strawberry and black cherry primary fruit while the age shows with a whiff of earthy autumn leaf and some cinnamon tinged spice. While light in weight the time in barrel and bottle has concentrated the fruit, making it “stick” to your palate with real persistence of flavour. It’d match well with a takeaway Chinese roast duck or seared fillet of ocean trout. It’s also one to sip and savour and to enjoy a lovely vinous moment, realising that Australian winemakers can do delicate and subtle as well as big and brawny.
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McLaren Vale 'Goose Juice' Rosé 2006 - $9.00
“summer berries and watermelon”
Apparently there’s a goose in the vineyard where this is grown and she’s partial to grapes. We’re certainly partial to this pink wine that is brimming with flavours of strawberry, cherries, raspberries and watermelon juice. With just a smidgen of sweetness, beautifully tangy acidity and only 12% alcohol it’s almost dangerously easy to drink. So don’t get too loose, on the goose!
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McLaren Vale 'Dry Grown' Tempranillo 2005 - $15.30
“ripe raspberry, toasty oak”
An elegant style of Tempranillo, wonderfully aromatic with lifted fruit notes of blueberries and ripe raspberries. The palate is medium to full bodied offering some toasty oak spiciness in addition to the generous raspberry fruit. Supple texture helps it slip down easily but it’s also got excellent length and should age well over the next 7 years. Wonderful with a rare roast rib of beef.
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Adelaide Hills Pinot Noir 2004 - $13.50
“smoky cherries” Real pinot aromatics with lifted, smoky edged dark cherry fruit. The palate reflects the nose with a touch of spice, tart cherry fruit and some toasty oak notes. There’s some tannin as well making it quite dry to finish – and very food friendly. | |
McLaren Vale 'Joven' Tempranillo 2004 - $11.70
fine textured, aromatic and elegant In Spain the term 'joven' refers to a young wine, or one that has only had a short oak maturation. The short time this wine spent in barrel helps highlight the beautiful fruit notes of blueberries, black cherries and raspberries. It is lighter bodied, elegant and fine textured in the mouth with fine, silky tannins and lovely jubey, juiciness. Really food friendly too - from roast loin of pork to moussaka to nasi goreng, or whatever's for dinner at your place. | |
King Valley Nebbiolo 2004 - $10.80
tar and redfruit aromas and plenty of tannin Nebbiolo makes the famous, long lived wines of Barolo and Barbaresco in Italy's Piedmont region. This example offer typical aromas of tar and floral red fruits before a medium weight palate with a core of sweet red fruit and heaps of dry tannins to finish. Definitely a wine for food - such as a rustic dish of pork and polenta or a top shelf kebab. | |
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