Reds
Sangiovese 2014
A soft wine;delicate flavour with a big, but soft mouth feel and long finish. Signature fresh cherry flavour. Lots of acid and alcohol. Will cut through any combination of savoury Mediterranean flavours. Ready to drink now. Think Caesar salad, Minestone, Pizza, Bolognese Lasagne, Osso Bucco and barbequed Bullboars.
Cabernet Sauvignon 2016
A pleasant, fruit-driven red with typical warm climate black currant and mixed berries. Plenty of mid palate flavour but won't dominate modern cuisine. Generous amounts of alcohol and mouth feel and gently oaked. Long finish and clean, firm aftertaste. Drink it now or put it down for a few years. Quaffs nicely. Partner with roast beef and pepper sauce or cold rare beef and horseradish cream.
Graciano 2015
Cherries, soft tannins and smoky oak.
Grapes parcels fermented with a yeast selected to enhance primary fruit and varietal characters.
The fresh red cherries of the Spanish variety Graciano are distinctive. Tannins are ample but soft within this medium weight wine. Crisp with body and colour.
Goes with any red meat dishes. And a good quaffer.
14.4% alc/vol
Merlot 2013
This is a superb wine, with subtle nose, intense colour and a strong chocolate taste over a berry palate. Colour is deep red, tending to black. Viscosity is obvious with arches prominent when wine is aerated in the glass. Strong integrated flavours are complimented by the luxuriance of chocolate and a suggestion of acid which helps define the taste sensation. The aftertaste is moderately long and ill defined, giving a playfulness to the tasting experience.
Shiraz 2015
A pleasant, fruit-driven red with typical warm climate spices and berries. Plent of mid palate flavour but the wine won't dominate modern cuisine. Generous amounts of alcohol and mouth feel and gently oaked in American oak barrels. Long finish and clean, firm aftertaste. Drink it now or put it down for a few years. Quaffs nicely. Partner with roast lamb and mint or cold rare beef and horseradish cream.
Tempranillo-Graciano 2013
Sensatons of cherries, vanilla and smoky oak.
Grape parcels fermented with different selected yeasts that enhance primary fruit and varietal characters and provide a wide flavour spectrum.
Tempranillo’s (75%) morello cherry fruit is complemented by the fresh red cherries of the Graciano (25%). Tannins are ample in this medium weight wine; a common blend in Spain. 12 months on wood.
Goes with any cuisine pretty much; a perfect BBQ wine. And a good quaffer.
13.3% alc/vol
Whites
Unwooded Chardonnay 2013
Plenty of peachy fruit with nice acid. A great summer wine. Clear and bright with a subtle, fruity nose. Crisp, with less complexity than the barrel fermented style. A smooth finish with good length. A well-integrated wine of balanced proportions. Perfect for a day at the races or quaffing with nibbles. Goes with cheese and any white meats including fish.
Wooded Chardonnay 2015
A clean and clear white. Inviting vinous nose. Well structured wine with a little overt fruit and a range of subtle yeasty, biscuity and dairy characters from fermentation and aging on lees. Ample, but not over the top, oak characters from 6 months on French oak. Enough acid to cut through fats and generous alcohol. Perfect for a range of poultry dishes and non-white or smoked fish. It's just wonderful for quaffing and will impress the most critical palates.
Sauvignon Blanc 2015
Grapes cold fermented with selected yeasts that enhance primary fruit and varietal characters. This Sauvignon Blanc is in the modern tropical fruit forward style. Entirely tank fermented. High in acid with a gentle aroma and overt fruit character. Some residual sugar.
Goes with Asian and white meat dishes. A good quaffer.
Sweet
Luscious Red Lips 2011
A sweet, low alcohol fun wine made from ripe Cabernet grapes. Luscious!
This wine was fermented until half the sugar was metabolized, then sterile filtered and bottled.
The wine displays the berry and plum flavours of the Shiraz variety along with luscious sugars and has a nice balance of acid and sweetness.
Needs to be chilled. Sensational with fruit or not-too-sweet desserts. A very pleasant low alcohol quaffer
Moscato Giallo 2016
Mocato Giallo is made from the yellow muscat grape and very little of this has been planted in Australia. This grape yields a moscato style wine that is sweet without the over-the-top confectionery flavours. The fruity nose is complemented by intense sweetness and muscaty flavours and crisp, balancing acidity. Low in alcohol: only 5.4% which is less than half of that of most wines. Quaffs beautifully. Goes with not-too-sweet sweets like berries and cantaloupe.
VP Fortified Shiraz 2008
VP Shiraz is a rich and sweet single vintage fortified. It is intense, fruity and luscious with a strong tannic backbone. Barrel aging for two years has contributed to the wine's early maturity for this style. Ready to drink now. It will probably throw a sediment in future and need decanting. Potential as a desert or after dinner wine.