This week, I have been very lucky to taste some of the latest offerings by Chalk Hill Wines who are producing food friendly wines that are punching well above their fruitful weights on charm, price and cheekiness. Just the fact that they have plenty to offer by way of diverse varietals handled well is heartening [...]
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This vintage of the Procrastinator is 100% single vineyard Cabernet Franc from the McLaren Vale and is definitely something of a crowd pleaser from the Harvey family. The nose has the perfumed berry fruit nose of Cab Franc but also has some dried rose notes. For those who might be chasing a wine with less [...] This is a wine that brings to mind Roast Beef & Yorkshire Puds. Being a blend of Cabernet Sauvignon (60%), Merlot (14%), Cabernet Franc (12%), Malbec (5%) & Shiraz (5%) nothing about this wine is straight forward except that it is rather tasty and that immediately you taste it you think of food. Even the Cabernet [...] The wine has matured to an inky garnet colour that is typical for a bottle of wine that is unfined and unfiltered. Being from St Emilion, Monbousquet is predominantly Merlot which represents 60% of the final blend with the remainder being 30% Cabernet Franc and Like The 2006 vintage has been made from Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc and Merlot – classic Bordeaux grapes. The blend has produced a wine of fine complexity throughout. The aromas are still youthful minty, pepper, blackberry, plums, cassis with some aniseed liquorice and savoury characters. It is a nicely textured and balanced wine with chewy tannins, [...] Atlast, a wine that has been named for people like me! Once it decides to get into the glass it is a vibrant ruby with purple highlights. The nose resounds with fresh fragrant blackberries, dark cherries with just a touch of toast leading into rich berry fruit flavours. While no slouch in the alcohol department [...] Last night, I attended the Coonawarra Roadshow and tasted some of the best from that illustrious region. The region was represented with some well established names there as well as some new names to look out for. On the whole, the wines that were present showed many classic Coonawarra hallmarks – rich, concentrated [...] The Emporio is a blend of Merlot (53%), Cabernet Franc (32%), and Cabernet Sauvignon (15%). It is a wine of lovely texture and complexity, a wine to sit and contemplate. The fact that it has the aroma of Green and Black’s Maya Gold Chocolate, pepper and blackberry makes it even more interesting. That is spicy [...] MC2 stands for Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon and Cabernet Franc and is a food friendly wine with a definite savoury personality. The aromas are of blackberry, blackcurrant and pepper mintiness. The flavours Like |
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