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Riddoch The Brickmaker Cabernet Sauvignon 2006
$10.99/bottle
WBW Rating: 93/100
Region: Coonawarra SA
Don't Pay: $20 /bottle
So, you ask me all the time, can you have a beautifully medium bodied Coonawarra Cab Sauv that drips perfection and does not cost the earth! Something with some age and cellaring all done and just a seamless drink! Well - let's start with the colour: Deep vibrant ox blood / plum red. The nose delicious ripe fruit characters of dark plum and mulberry with hints of leathery varietal mint. Sweet vanillin and light roast coffee bean oak derived notes are apparent. A lovely balance of fruit and oak characters. |
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McPherson Basilisk Marsanne Viognier 2007
$6.99/bottle
WBW Rating: 95/100
Region: Central Victoria
Don't Pay: $19.99 /bottle
"The musk and apricot of the Viognier are more obvious than the Marsanne, but it provides the freshness and structure to a successful blend. Value. Screwcap. 12.5% alc. Rating 90" - James Halliday. "5 STARS. Golden wine with a great nose – very Rhone-like. Smells of marmalade and honeysuckle. Fresh orange blossom flavours with nutty notes. Great weight, length and balance to the palate. “Give me more” said one judge." - Winestate Best Wines of 2010, Annual 2011, Vol 34 Issue 1. |
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Deakin Estate Pinot Gris 2009
$8.99/bottle
WBW Rating: 92/100
Region: Red Cliffs, NW VIC
Don't Pay: $14 /bottle
A lightly floral wine with aromas of Beurre Bosc pear and wafer. A complex wine of medium body, light to medium alcohol and a light, lingering sweetness. The Deakin Estate 2009 Pinot Gris is
nicely balanced, with a smooth, rounded mouth feel and a refreshingly acidic finish. The fruit for the Deakin Estate 2009 Pinot Grigio was harvested when the flavours, sugars and acid levels were judged to be in balance. The juice was then fermented, undergoing a cool, slow ferment in stainless steel, temperature controlled tanks. Rigorous
fining trials followed before the finished product was allowed to go to bottle. |
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Linke Barossa Valley Shiraz 2009
$18.58/bottle
WBW Rating: 93/100
Region: Barossa Valley SA
Don't Pay: $28.99 /bottle
OK, So generations of growing experience then in 2002 a big decision to make small batches for themselves! Thank God! A rich, ruby red wine with fragrant blackcurrant overtones, a hint of eucalypt and a waft of brown sugar. As flavourful as autumn berry compote, the soft tannins leave a lingering finish which tantalizes the taste buds in anticipation for the next mouthful. Enjoy at your leisure, with a hearty meal, evening snack or lunchtime platter. Only a small parcel (389 cases) of this wine has been produced making it unique and deserving of the "boutique" tag. |
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Clean Skin Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2011
$7.99/bottle
WBW Rating: 94/100
Region: Marlborough NZ
Don't Pay: $19.99 /bottle
A brilliant, clear, pale straw green colour is enticing from the get go. Typical Marlborough Sauvignon aromas of grapefruit, passionfruit and ripe gooseberry with a hint of stealy flint as backbone wrapped up with an intriguing mouth lingering & lovable complexity. The palate is exactly what you would expect, with fresh aromatics, full of racy vigor. Flavours of passionfruit, gooseberry, melon and grapefruit are balanced by lime acidity and good fruit sweetness that rounds it out nicely. The palate is well structured and tapers to a very sessionable long, lingering finish. |
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The Principal Limestone Coast Shiraz 2009
$12.99/bottle
WBW Rating: 94/100
Region: Limestone Coast SA
Don't Pay: $22.00 /bottle
I have established The Scholars series of wines to reflect the best regional wines I can get my hands on, delivering to you beautifully made wines, showing intense regional and varietal terroir that will satisfy the most single minded scrutiny, for top class quality and value. Look out for these wines as they will blow your socks off! Coming from an elite portion of a single vineyard renowned for producing quality reserve level Shiraz, this wine shows a charismatic dark ruby colour and radiates vibrant berry and sultana aromas. |
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