Murdoch Hill The Tilbury Chardonnay
Fruit for the 2022 Tilbury was sourced from the Lenswood Vineyard (80%) with the balance coming from the usual Piccadilly and Lobethal growers that have previously contributed to this wine. The style of the fruit from the Lenswood site is more open and generous, providing a beautiful contrast to the linear and tight nature of the Piccadilly and Lobethal material. Its fruit is from own-rooted I10v1 clone vines planted in 1989 and Bernard 76 and 95 clones planted in the early 2000s. The Lobethal site is close to 500m of elevation and has soils that are loaded with ironstone, contributing fruit with a classic flinty expression and powerful drive. The Piccadilly soils are varied, with sandstone, sandy loam and ironstone. The fruit was hand-harvested and whole-bunch pressed into French puncheons, barriques and some Stockinger vessels for fermentation (about 40% new wood this year). The wine went through full malo and had some light lees stirring over eight months maturation.
Logan Ridge of Tears Riesling
The Ridge of Tears Orange Riesling has a perfume of orange blossom, lime leaf, lavender, mandarin peel and wet stone. The sleek palate has a seamless flow with flavours of lime cordial, red apple and ginger before a bright, long finish.
Dom.Schlumberger Riesling Les Princes Abbes
OR Penfolds Bin 311 Chardonnay
Bright and elegant, this wine brims with pure aromas of lemon, camomile and white peach, layered with pistachio and a subtle flinty edge. The palate is fresh and vibrant, with juicy white peach, zesty grapefruit and mouth-watering acidity. Perfectly cellared for immediate enjoyment, it’s crisp, multi-layered and drinking beautifully right now.
OR Penfolds Bin 51 Riesling
Bin 51 is a pure expression of Eden Valley Riesling — elegant, refined and world-class. From the region’s high-altitude, cool-climate vineyards comes a wine brimming with floral and citrus aromas, lifted by a mineral edge and natural acidity. Perfectly cellared to show at its best, it’s fresh, textured and drinking beautifully right now while retaining all the finesse Penfolds Riesling is famed for.
Gustave Lorentz Riesling Grand Cru Altenberg de Bergheim
Our Riesling Grand Cru Altenberg de Bergheim, whatever the vintage, is a complex wine with a full-body and great concentration, set off by crisp, delicate aromatics. There are aromas of citrus fruit and a touch of minerality, the acidity is elegant and well-balanced, and there is a slightly savoury note on the finish
Sidewood Vignerons Cassandra Blanc De Blanc
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Peter Lehmann Wigan Riesling
Peter Lehmann, icon of the Barossa Valley, has been churning out award winning Rieslings like it's childs play recently. The Wigan Riesling with all its lifted aromatics of citrus and white flowers followed by a complex palate that lingers has again picked up award and award.
Angas King 1836 Clare Valley Reserve Shiraz
Savour a sumptuous 95pt Clare Valley Shiraz from very well respected winemaking team based in the Barossa. Critics have called it : “serious Shiraz with a long and exciting future... notes of blackcurrants, cloves, leather, bay leaves and black olives are very much to the fore whole dark chocolate provides delicious support. This is seamless on the palate with bright acidity and silky tannins plus a very long finish 94pts” (Ken Gargett, Wine Pilot) and “Wonderfully ripe and enticing, the bouquet shows dark fruit richness, vanillin oak, smoked game and toasted spice aromas, followed by a concentrated palate offering terrific weight and powerful fruit intensity. Gorgeously framed by velvety texture and layers of polished tannins, finishing sumptuous and delicious. . 95pts” (Sam Kim)
Mount Horrocks Shiraz
This is a stylish shiraz by Mount Horrocks, classic in character with mouth-filling red and black fruits, rich and juicy. The palate is beautifully elegant, balanced with long fine tannins, spicy fruit and oak.