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Clover Hill Tasmanian Cuvee Non Vintage

Category: Fizz, NV Sparkling, Tasmania Tags: , 2 Comments

Clover Hill have just released this fizz in time for the warmer months. Even though this is a non-vintage sparkling, the first for Clover Hill who has always focused on the Vintage end of the market, do not expect a strict consistency from year to year.  Karina Dambergs has plans to make sure that the wine will express the Tasmanian regions – Pipers River & Coal River – within the blend.

Keeping to the traditional Champagne trio, it is a blend of 56% Chardonnay, 37% Pinot Noir & 7% Pinot Meunier with wines drawn from the 2008/2009/2007 vintages. After 3 years on lees there is richness on the nose with plenty of lemon, stonefruit & light nuttiness & bready yeast. It shows satisfying balance with a lip licking sweet fruit finish.  With fresh & lively bubbles, it rates high on the foodability scale but is also enjoyable ‘as is’.

Date: 25 June 2012   Price: $30   Value: $$$     Drink: Now – 3+ yrs

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May
10

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42 Degrees South 2010 Chardonnay

Category: Tasmania, White Wine Tags: , Leave a Comment

Forty-two Degrees South is one of Tasmania’s Frogmore Creek Wines brands.  Frogmore Creek is also known for its range of dessert rieslings which includes an iced riesling – artificially produced as Tasmania is not that cold.

This modern chardonnay is oozing with ripe grapefruit & stonefruit but I also found some nettley herbaceous & minerality sneeking through. There is enough ripe concentrated fruit to give a pleasing weight without the assistance of oak. It has an elegant mouthfeel kept fresh with a supple acid backbone length.

A good wine to start you on your journey back to Chardonnay if you have not been tempted to give modern Chardonnays a try.

Date: 23 February 2012   Price: $21.50  Value: $$$  Drink: Now – 2 years

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May
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Bay of Fires 2010 Pinot Noir

Category: Red Wine, Tasmania Tags: , Leave a Comment

The Bay of Fires Pinot continues to open hearts to this ‘love-it-or-hate-it’ variety as only very large producers can do for around this price. Coming from Tasmania, it is undeniably cool climate with freshness, pureness & a savoury edge. The ripe cherry & herbal characters has some warm spice notes. There is plenty of texture in the silky but firm elegance of the wine which finishes with a supple vanilla cherry length. A wine to enjoy with classic duck or tender lamb but is also great with fragrant Asian spices.

Date: February 2012   Price: $30+  Value: $$$  Drink: Now – 5 years

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Mar
16

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Moorilla Muse Vintage Brut 2007

Category: Fizz, Tasmania, Vintage Sparkling Tags: , Leave a Comment

This wine brand certainly knows how to do ‘luxe’ & this is one of those ‘indulge me’ sort of wines! The cellar door has a unique place in the world with its own Museum of Old & New Art (MONA) complete with Greek artefacts amongst the Brett Whiteley’s & Kulik’s. Obviously, this is just one of the attractions at Moorilla – another is the wine.

Creamy, creamy, creamy!  Oh, and some ripe apple tart & stonefruit with a tip of the hat to the steely mineral backbone that supports it all.  This is a fuller bodied wine that has generous curves (and I am not talking only about the label which you cannot truly appreciate without a bottle in front of you). Richly textured with a long generous finish, this wine is one that speaks enjoyment.

Date: October 2012   Price: $49  Value: $$   Drink: Now – 3 yrs

www.moorilla.com.au

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Mar
9

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Domaine A 2006 Pinot Noir & 2007 Pinot Noir

Category: One for the Cellar, Red Wine, Tasmania Tags: , Leave a Comment

An Australian Pinot Noir that is both ageworthy & truly interesting is way too scarce in an age where purity of fruit is king.  I do love some of the incredibly pure & expressive Pinot Noir that is being produced here in Australia but sometimes I really want to walk along that savoury edge too.  Yes, I want it all!  Some of the most interesting come from Tasmania & Peter Althaus’, maker of the impressive Lady A, is one of these. In fact, Domaine A Pinot Noir should be one for your bucket list, your list Read More

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