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| Campbells Muscat 375ml |
WS Rating: 92
Sweet, spicy and reasonably complex, offering dusky
plum, exotic spice and Darjeeling
tea aromas and flavors. The spice and tea flavors linger on the rich, extensive
finish. Drink now.
2,200 ca
WS Issue: Nov 30, 2006 |
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| Cape D'Estaing Shiraz 2003 |
Winemaker's notes:
The color of this wine is
a very deep red, dark and opaque - typical of Cape d'Estaing wines. The
nose is lifted, ripe and forward showing generous plummy Shiraz notes
with plenty of complementary oak. The palate is big and full, with rich
lingering Shiraz flavors such as spice, plums and berry fruits. The
structure is solid and complete with the young tannins providing a
great backbone to the palate. The wine was aged in a combination of
French (60%) and American oak - 80% hogsheads and 20% barriques. 78% of
the barrels were new and the remainder had been used once before.
"The dense ruby/purple-colored 2003 Shiraz exhibits a
distinctive earthy component along with loads of spice, black currant,
plum, and sweet pepper-like characteristics, full body, beautiful
fruit, and surprising acidity as well as freshness. Drink it over the
next 7-8 years." -Robert Parker's, The Wine Advocate
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| Clarendon Grenache Kangarilla 2004 |
Planted
on quite sandy soil with a flatter gradient, the wine is early to ripen
and always shows its characteristic raspberry/plum, blackberry fruits
intertwined with mint and other herbs. A very voluptuous wine which is
always a real crowd pleaser.
Wine Advocate
From
another ancient vineyard composed of sandy soils overlaying clay, the
2004 Grenache Kangarilla is a big, up-front, exotic, fruit-dominated
effort displaying loads of mountain berries, blackberries, white
pepper, herbs, and spice. While not the most complex of these
Grenaches, it is a lush, fleshy, beautifully-textured example to enjoy
over the next 8-10 years.
Score: 92.
—Robert Parker,
October
2006.
Winemaker
Roman Bratasuik calls Kangarilla “quite a warm spot,” and that
character is evident in this wine’s dark blackberry and plum flavors,
soft, open-knit texture and warmth on the finish. It’s a lush, sexy
wine with tons of appeal in its youth—why wait?
Wine Enthusiast Score: 92.
—Joe Czerwinski,
December
15,
2006.
Ripe
and distinctive. Spot-on wild blackberry flavor at the center, with all
the floral and spicy attributes smoothly integrated. The finish sails
on and on against a polished texture. Drink now through 2016.
Wine Spectator Score: 91.
—Harvey Steiman,
October
15,
2006.
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| Clarendon Hills Grenache Hickinbotham 2004 |
Situated
just across the road from the Clarendon Old Vines Grenache Vineyard but
on much harder ground facing north. The wine here is quite austere in
its youth developing slowly but positively. Always shows lots of spice
on the nose, marzipan also, and a palate which is long and tightly
focused with abundant white pepper and Asian spices in the aftertaste.
Wine Advocate 90
From
a vineyard planted in 1920, the dark ruby/purple-tinged 2004 Grenache
Hickinbotham reveals abundant quantities of sweet black raspberries,
blackberries, loamy soil, licorice, and spice. This evolved, forward,
plump, and lush as well as powerful cuvee can also be enjoyed over the
next 7-8 year. |
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| Clarendon Hills Syrah Mortiz 2004 |
A very consistent vineyard, which always has very
dark color and black plum fruit with a gamey, leathery background.
This has more to do with Cornas or Hermitage.
Wine Advocate
An
amazing performance, even better than last year As showing from
tank, the 2004 Syrah Moritz is produced from one of Clarendon
Hills A youngest vineyard sites (planted in 1975). The wine was
aged in 42% new French oak for 18 months prior to being bottled unfined
and unfiltered. Gorgeous aromas of flowers, blueberries, cassis, and
meat jump from the glass of this cuvee. With huge body and a rich,
intense style, Bratasiuk claims it is his hypothetical blend of a
Cornas and Hermitage, although it possesses more fruit than most of
those wines. It should drink well for a minimum of 15 years.
Score: 95.
—Robert Parker,
October
2006.
This
wine is stylistically somewhere between the Liandra and the Brookman.
Its a rich and dense, packed with authoritative flavors of dark
fruits ”blueberries and plums”accented by espresso and smoke. Long
and powerful on the finish, with 10-plus years of ageability.
Wine Enthusiast
Score: 93.
—Joe Czerwinski,
December
15,
2006.
Big
and rich, but surprisingly graceful, with lavish raspberry, rhubarb and
cherry flavors that linger beautifully. Picks up meaty, gamy notes on
the finish, wrapped in a veil of polished tannins. Best from 2008
through 2014. 500 cases imported.
Wine Spectator
Score: 92.
—Harvey Steiman,
October
15,
2006. |
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| Elderton Chardonnay "Unwooded" 2007 |
100% Chardonnay — No Oak
(Stelvin Capsule)
Colour: Pale straw.
Nose: Nectarine and green apple
Palate: Showy, yet elegant, this wine melts in your mouth. It is concentrated, and boasts tropical fruit characters with a delicious, clean finish.
Alcohol: 13.5% Alc/Vol
Ageing: Enjoy now or over the next year or two.
Food: Mediterranean pastas, freshly grilled scallops.
EXCELLENT VALUE FOR MONEY!
HISTORY
Unoaked (or unwooded) Chardonnay from Elderton has always been made to capture the essence of the great Australian lifestyle.
We
have many great memories of fantastic pool parties, long lazy
afternoons sitting outside Cafes and playing beach cricket at the
seaside. This wine is designed to compliment all of these situations.
This
is the first release of the Unoaked Chardonnay under the new E Series
label, which is designed to offer a contemporary, stylish,
yet
uncomplicated approach to this variety. Aside from Elderton, the ‘E’
represents many of the key elements integrated into to this
wine and
around the E Series – Enjoyment, Elegance, Economy, Evolution &
Environmental sustainability, all of which we strongly
believe in here at Elderton.
VITICULTURE
The
Chardonnay vines are carefully pruned over the winter season to ensure
low yields and quality fruit. Supplementary irrigation
and strict canopy management through the summer season enable the fruit to reach a baumé of about 13°, offering clean, crisp and
ripe
flavours in the fruit. It is then machine harvested in the coolest
hours of the night and delivered to the winery as quickly as
possible (to ensure there is no spoilage), to assist in retaining the fresh fruit characters displayed in this wine.
WINEMAKING
The
fruit is crushed and chilled below 10 degrees before draining the free
run juice off the skins. This juice is then settled for
2-3 days to
allow small particles of skins to fall to the bottom of the tank. The
clear juice is then racked off and fermentation is
completed in
temperature controlled stainless steel. Without the presence of oak,
the true and pure characteristics of Chardonnay
are left to shine,
and so we bottle the wine soon after fermentation to ensure that the
clean, primary fruit flavours are retained.
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| Gibson Shiraz 2003 |
Intense
liquorice, ripe prune Shiraz characters on the nose with interesting
notes of coconut, orange peel and smoke. The palate is powerful, thick,
round, juicy and shows all the hallmarks of good Shiraz treated with
sensitivity to produce a great wine. It has extraordinary weight and
viscosity. It shows generous sweet fruit balance with perfect acidity
and chocolate like tannins. The finish is dry and harmonious and lovely
fruit flavours linger on the palate. Dark-coloured and richly
concentrated with some raisiny aromas and sweet-fruited, high extract
palate that really satisfies. Plum and fruitcake flavours; soft
and long lasting on the finish. For big red lovers! Best now to
2015
Wine
Advocate #161 (Oct 2005) Robert Parker 90 points. Made from younger
vines, the full-bodied, ripe, well-endowed, heady 2003 Shiraz exhibits
earthy blackberry/chocolate notes, a touch of sweet earth, and a
full-throttle finish. Although it is the least complex of this quartet,
it is substantial in the mouth.
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