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This product contains the following items: |  | » 2 x Cockfighter’s Ghost Clare Riesling 2008
Class 2 18.7 Gold. This riesling shows all the hallmarks for which the Clare region is renowned. Pale lime green in colour, the wine displays delicate floral aromas underpinned by an attractive fine talcum powder character. The palate is rich with white peach, honeydew melon, lime lemon flavours and fresh acidity providing a clean, crisp and dry finish. This wine will be great drinking for ten plus years and will always complement a plate of freshly shucked oysters. | |  | » 2 x Paulett Aged Release Riesling 2005
Class 2 18.5 Gold. Personally I find it difficult to resist an aged riesling, so selecting this wine is perhaps an indulgence, but the judges backed me up. Due to the benefits of the new impervious-to-air screw cap, even after 4 years in the bottle, this wine is still quite tight and fresh as ever. Neil and Alison Paulett have been well regarded growers and winemakers in the Clare region's Polish Hill district for close on 30 years now and no-one knows the riesling variety in that region better. The outstanding quality of the fruit in 2005 encouraged them to put a parcel of wine aside for later release and what a stunning result! The colour is still light straw with green tints and suggests a far younger wine. There is lovely complexity on both the nose and the palate, with fresh but complex citrus, well held with the clean acid still quite apparent on the palate. We were lucky to get this wine which is on limited release, so please don’t brag to your usual retailer. Enjoy now or if you like even more complexity, try a few more years of careful cellaring. | |  | » 2 x Hamelin Bay Sauvignon Blanc 2009
Class 3 18.8 Gold. Trophy for Best Sauvignon Blanc in Show. It seems I could have had an award winning sauvignon blanc or semillon sauvignon blanc from this winemaker in the selection for each of the last ten years, so consistent are they. This wine is outstanding, being one of only four wines in the nearly 3,000 entries to be awarded 18.8 points, the highest number given. Its trophy was well deserved. A delightful pale straw colour with green highlights leads to a nose of lifted passionfruit, nectarine and citrus blossom combining to give a fresh and vibrant aromatic profile. The palate is fresh and light, but still shows great depth of stone fruit and citrus flavours. The secret with the palate is probably the 5% barrel fermentation and light lees contact which has given the wine a lick of creaminess which with the fresh natural acidity, gives a wine of impeccable balance. I think this wine is at its vey best now, but it will surely still be great drinking in 1 -2 years. | |  | » 2 x Goundrey “G” Sauvignon Blanc Semillon 2009
Class 10 18.5 Gold. The Pemberton and Great Southern regions of Western Australia experienced a cool and extended ripening period in the lead up to the 2009 harvest. The winemaker took advantage of this with gentle fruit processing and cool fermentation which has ensured that the vibrant tropical fruit flavours and intense herbaceous notes were captured. A short period of lees contact has given the wine further texture and mouth feel. Colour is a brilliant and vibrant white with green tints and the nose is intensely aromatic with fresh tropical fruits of honeydew, pineapple and lemon citrus complemented by herbaceous leafy characters. On the palate, juicy lemon and lime citrus notes are enhanced by tropical fruit flavours and passionfruit. Intensely flavoursome, the wine has a lovely structure, no doubt from the semillon, and a fine natural acidity. Enjoy while young and fresh or carefully cellar for 1-2 years to gain complexity. | |  | » 2 x Serafino Reserve Chardonnay 2008
Class 1 18.5 Gold. The best fruit from the Sharktooth Vineyard near Willunga is selected each year for this limited production chardonnay. Barrel fermentation and extended lees contact have accentuated the peach, cashew, citrus and honeydew melon characters evident in the intense bouquet, while adding subtle overtones and creamy texture. The palate displays elements of orange peel and intense lime flavours with a flinty finish which has exceptional length and freshness. A beautifully balanced wine drinking well now or will develop richness and complexity with careful cellaring. Will work well with full flavoured fish, mango tiger prawns, spicy Asian cuisine or apricot chicken. | |  | » 2 x Brown Brothers Pinot Noir Chardonnay Pinot Meunier Sparkling NV
Class 25 18.5 Gold. The high-altitude Whitlands vineyard of Brown Brothers provides it with a continuous source of quality grapes, hence the consistency of this wine and the trophy and gold medal success of this particular bottling. Straw-green, it has considerable complexity on the bouquet and palate, with lifted aromas of green apples and citrus and with nutty brioche nuances. The soft creamy palate is balanced with refreshing acidity, giving considerable length and a pleasing clean finish. | |
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