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Teusner Joshua Grenache Mataro Shiraz 2012

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This is one for those who are not oak-lovers – in red or in white wines. Joshua is a wine with an incredibly vibrant fruitiness. The generous raspberry fruit is enhanced with pepper, perfumed floral notes and dried herbs.

Juicy, ripe soft fruit aside, there is a slight bite of acid on the back of the palate that will be tamed somewhat with food.  The combination of generosity of fruit with the lack of oak makes this wine a good candidate for food with a spicy bent.

Date: March 2013   Price:  $29   Value: $$   Drink:  Now  – 3 years

 

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Nov
15

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Wine of the Month: Wirra Wirra Mrs Wigley Grenache Rose 2012

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Let the Rosé Revolution begin! 

There is something very endearing about the Mrs Wigley range from Wirra Wirra and I, and I can hear kazillion hairs going up on end right about now, am not a cat lover! Animal loving wine-makers have often come up with wines to celebrate their pets but Wirra Wirra have done this range well and subtley.

I also might point out that on the bottle it states that standard drink calculation is qualified as being at ‘sea level’ just in case you are about to take it for drinking sky high on an alp somewhere.  Love the precision. I first came across the fabulous rosé Mrs W Moscato on Wine Diva when it appeared on a food and wine match. However, I am glad that when the team decided to extend the range that they did make their Grenache Rose in the drier style. When I outed it at a recent BBQ, Mrs Wigley beguiled both sexes and willingly companions.

Deeper pink rosé in colour, indulgently ripe strawberries dominate and a drop of bubblegum musk just for added fun.  You know the first flush of spring strawberries to be more precise. Although there is a pinch of cloves to the berries on the palate. It is elegantly weighted, soft and juicy with a generous length. Mrs Wigley is a pretty wine that has foodability appeal but is a delight on its own.

Date: November 2012   Price:  $18.50    Value:  $$     Drink: Now

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Sep
21

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Wine of the Month: Remelluri Rioja Gran Reserva 1999

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

The name of this vineyard is actually Granja Nuestra Señora de Remelluri (roughly ‘Farm of Our Lady of Remelluri’) which is quite a mouthful in any language. A historic vineyard in the Spanish region of Rioja, this is a superb wine that has much to live for. The regulations governing the release of a Gran Reserva is that the wine must have spent at least 2 years in barrel and another minimum of 3 in bottle – ie. the wine cannot be released before 5 years after vintage. All too often this results in a wine with still very prominent tannins and disappointingly dried out fruit, but not this one.

A blend of handpicked Tempranillo, Garnacha and Graciano, the 1999 spent 27 months in oak (90/10% French / American) after fermentation with native yeasts.

Remelluri has certainly fulfilled their obligation with this Gran Reserva being bottled in 2002 and residing a cool decade in the bottle. And it was certainly worth the wait!!

The fragrantly warm spicy black cherry, red fruit and savoury dried herb is joined by a harmony of tobacco and olive on the palate. Ever so silky on the senses with powdery tannnins, the wine is gracefully poised and balanced now. However, I can see this wine with another decade under its belt.

Date: 16th July 2012   Price:  $140+    Value:  $$$     Drink: Now – 10+ years

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Jun
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Turkey Flat 2009 Grenache

Category: Barossa Valley, bold reds, One for the Cellar, Red Wine Tags: , Leave a Comment

This might possibly end up your favourite wine from Barossa Valley producer Turkey Flat. Made from grapes from low cropping, nearly century old Grenache vines (unusually for the Barossa – goblet shaped)  the intensely concentrated result is one that displays an elegance & grace that develops over excellent bones in maturity.

With aromas of warmly spiced raspberry & cherry, it is fresher on the palate than on the nose.  Medium bodied, finely textured with a long peppery finish. A great wine with food and at this price, should be a staple if your cellar where it will develop more savoury characters.

Date: 22 June 2012   Price: $25    Value: $$$     Drink: Now – 5+ years

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Jun
15

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First Families Shine

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There is something about family. In the simplest sense of the word, we have all had one at one time.  While it may bring to mind idyllic memories with beatific smiles, even the most dysfunctional are still some of the luckiest despite not feeling it. It is the ones that stay together that we are talking about though. And in times of crisis – financial & otherwise, these families have shown the temerity to hang in there when stockholders are fleeing or demanding heads to roll.

This sense of continuance is why when you are given the opportunity to taste the wines close to the heart of the current generation of 12 of some of the greatest families of wine in Australia, you certainly don’t say no. Even more so when these wines are then countered by wines made/chosen by the next generation.

The Ivy Ballroom was like a big family embrace with a unique tasting that started with the current generation of the Australian First Families of Wine. Here we tasted wines Read More

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