Region Riverina Grape Semilon Chardonnay Tasting Notes Appearance Pale Straw with green hues Bouquet The Semillon contributes zesty citrus and straw aromas, the chardonnay peach characters with soft vanillin oak also evident. Palate The varietal expression of this Semillon Chardonnay blend with its lemon and stonefruit characters, harmonises with the vanillin oak and creamy texture… Read More »
Region Riverina Grape Semillon Tasting Notes right yellow-gold; the vast experience of De Bortoli with this style results in a wine with the rich, opulent and sweet fruit balanced by the acidity missing from lesser wines; cumquat, mandarin, honey and vanilla are all part of the package -95 pts by James Halliday Long, very luscious… Read More »
Region Pyrenees Grape Shiraz Tasting Notes Deep but bright full purple-red; a smooth, classy bouquet with sweet damson plum fruit, followed by the usual immaculately sculpted palate offering sumptuous plum and dark cherry, positive but not overly assertive oak, and lingering, ripe tannins. -96 pts by James Halliday The 2000 Shiraz Moonambel is subtle and… Read More »
Region Moonambel Grape Cabernet Tasting Notes Medium red-purple; the bouquet is quite scented, with sweet cassis/currant/blackberry fruit. The palate opens with abundant dark berry fruit, but then moves through to all pervasive tannins which need to settle and soften, and there has to be a question about the long-term balance of the wine. -87 pts… Read More »
Region Yarra Valley Grape Cabernet Sauvignon Tasting Notes Good, strong red-purple colour; cassis berry fruit and French oak are perfectly balanced and integrated on both bouquet and palate, with hints of sweet, earthy secondary Cabernet aromas adding interest. The palate has the hallmark elegance of the Coldstream Bordeaux-based reds, with fine, silky tannins woven through… Read More »
Region McLaren Vale Grape Shiraz Tasting Notes Rich, complex, earthy flavors emerge nicely on the firm-textured palate, mingling cherry, mint, gamy and spicy notes in a unique profile. Packs a lot of character into a solid frame, and the flavors last impressively. Best from 2003 through 2010. 790 cases made -91 pts by Wine Spectator… Read More »
Region Hunter Valley – NSW Grape 100% Semillon Tasting Notes As always, a beautiful colour with luminous greens. Distinctive Hunter lemongrass/straw aromas as a young wine. Sweet fruit flavours initially on the palate indicating perfect ripeness at harvest and in fact a bit riper than usual. Excellent acid structure, long flavours of lime and apple… Read More »