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WINES BY THE GLASS AUTUMN 2010
SPARKLING
NV DEVILS CORNER SPARKLING CUVEE 8Tamar valley,Tasmania
Pale straw. Medium bead with good persistence. A well-balanced palate dominated by fresh, crunchy apple fla- vours, a touch of citrus and just a hint of yeasty complexity. It is lively and fresh in the mouth with a good persistence of flavour and a finish that is dry and refreshing.
NV RUMBALL SPARKLING SHIRAZ 9
Adalaide, South Australia
Elegant with full fruit and strong Shiraz varietal character. It has a soft, smooth palate and is a great wine to comple- ment fully flavoured foods. The Coonawarra Shiraz gives the palate a long fruit finish whilst the McLaren Vale and Barossa Shiraz adds roundness and depth to the middle palate.
2007 DOMAINE CHANDON ZD BLANC DE BLANC 12
Yarra Valley, Victoria
RECOMMENDED: Probably the best sparkling wine ever produced by Domaine Chandon. Dry styled Chardonnay only sparkling wine with Zero Dosage. This simply means, after riddling the sediment is frozen in the neck of the bottle and replaced with more sediment free ZD. Unlike most sparkling wines, sugar is not added at this point. This keeps the wine dry, crisp and stunning!
NV AYALA BRUT MAJEUR 19
Champagne,France
Pale gold in color with a fine mousse, the wine is aromatic on the nose. On the palate, it is well balanced and shows great finesse and complexity. Pinot Noir gives the wine richness and a long finish while Chardonnay, from the finest soils of the Côte des Blancs, adds delicacy, liveliness and freshness. Pinot Meunier, mainly from the Marne Valley, gives the wine an appealing fruitiness and roundness.
WHITE
2007 HOCHKIRCH RIESLING 9
Henty, Western Australia
Pale yellow-green in colour, intense lemon and citrus characters dominate the nose. The palate is rich and full showing crisp acid beneath the citrus, giving a wine of great length and elegance. Although it is drinking superbly now, the wine will develop a wonderful complexity with 6-10 years bottle age.
2005 ARGENTO SAUVIGNON BLANC 8
Mendoza, Argentina
This elegant Sauvignon Blanc offers aromas of fresh grass and favours of ripe grapefruit, peach and citrus. The finish is crisp and clean with bright, vibrant acidity.
2008 MARTINBOROUGH SAUVIGNON BLANC 11
Martinborough, New Zealand
Cheaper than the Cloudy Bay, and almost as good. This NZ Sav Blanc shows rich ripe tropical fruits with good intensity and acidity. Great balance and an excellent soft finish.
2008 TAMAR RIDGE GEWURTZRAMINER 9
Tamar Valley, Tasmania
A fine and delicate style of Gewurztraminer showing distinctive varietal characters of perfumed rose petals with ele- ments of cinnamon and clove spiciness. The palate continues the theme of delicate rose petal/turkish delight flavours with hints of creamy nougat backed up by a dash of lemon zest and crushed cardamom. The finish is crisp and dry.
2006 BELLVALE CHARDONNAY 12
Gippsland, Victoria
Pale straw colour with white peach, melon and spicy oak on the nose. The palate shows peach, backed by subtle grapefruit and melon, with integrated oak and tannin. Clean and fresh, with a strong, linear acid mid palate, the wine is tightly structured, and shows a well defined balance between fruit, acid and secondary characters.
ROSE
2008 SANDALFORD ROSE 8
Margaret River, Western AustraliaThe colour of the wine shows a lovely deep pink hue. On the nose there are hints of floral, with a touch of aniseed and brown sugar. The palate displays a very rich, balanced, caramel and toffee characters. A lovely dry style ideal with antipasto or light summery food.
RED
2005 HINTON HILL COUNTRY PINOT NOIR 11
Central Otago, New Zealand
RECOMMENDED: Tasting notes Another rich ruby red vintage with silky tannins, good length and a generous after- taste. It is a medium bodied wine with hints of delicious savoury oak and just a touch of spice. A very approachable Pinot Noir with sweet spicy aromas.
2006 ARGENTO CLASSIC MALBEC 8
Mendoza, Argentina
This superb Malbec is deep dark violet in colour and offers powerful aromas of blackstone fruit and notes of chocolate. Blackberry and black currant fruit favours with a touch of sweet spice lead into a long lingering fnish with ripe velvety tannins.
2005 HENSCHKE HENRY’S SEVEN SHIRAZ 12
Barossa Valley, South Australia
RECOMMENDED: This blend highlights the historical introduction of southern French and Spanish varieties to South Australia in those early pioneering days and reflects the history, religion and culture of the Barossa. Deep crimson in colour. Aromas of sweet, lifted, spicy blueberries, plums, blackberries, anise and mace, with stone-fruit and floral hints. Showing soft, rich and bright spicy peppery fruit on the palate. The texture is juicy and lush with layers of velvety tan- nins and great length.
2005 ASHBROOK ESTATE SHIRAZ 10
Margaret River, Western Australia
Vibrant colour, powerful spice and plum nose, rich, soft, flavoursome and full-bodied palate with great length.
2007 CAPEL VALE CABERNET MERLOT 9
Margaret River, Western Australia
Lifted black currant and berry from a vineyard on Miamup Road near Cowaramup that has been chosen specifically to supply Bordeaux-style reds. Juicy ripe and fleshy. Strongly fruit-driven wine with great finesse. Excellent wine.
2003 PARKER ‘TERRA ROSSA’ CABERNET SAUVIGNON 11
Coonawarra, South Australia
The colour is limited bottling is deep in colour with a purple hue. The nose is fine and lifted with intense pure cassis aromas, liquorice and nuances of fine smoky French oak. The palate is intense and deep with layered rich cassis, blackberry fruit and mineral overtones. An elegant structure is complemented by good acidity and balance, the finish is long and lingering with fine suede like tannins.
FORTIFIED
NV PEDRO XIMINEZ PX SHERRY 90ML 9
Spain
A great colour here, a deep, dark, golden red-brown. Dripping with rich complexity on the nose; molasses, treacle, smoke and vegetal axle-grease notes prevail. Unctuous palate with bags of impact, a huge, sweet, treacly style. Only moderate acidity which emphasises the treacly, cigary richness. Great length. Very good indeed.
ROS