Stone fruits, citrus and integrated new oak on the nose. Dry, high acidity but balanced by flavours of oak and yeast lees. Medium bodied with a long finish.
Handpicked Wines Trial Batch Riesling 2020, Tasmania
Inviting nose of freshly squeezed limes with a mineral slate core. Fresh, zesty palate with a intense middle palate producing that wonderful Germanic 'extract' quality. This wine is similar in style and flavour to a VDP Grosses Gewächs (without the higher alcohol and...
Penfolds Yattarna Chardonnay 2019, Tasmania, Tumbarumba, Adelaide Hills
Complex nose as one would expect. Smokey with a slight reductive gun flint note. Roasted nuts with some lees contact as well as white peach and melon. The dry elegant palate is driven by malic acid and therefore displays green apple and pear flavours. Some nutty and...
Stargazer Riesling 2019, Coal River Valley, Tasmania.
Single vineyard wild fermented. Textured, off dry wine with a light stone fruit, lemon curd and wet stone nose. Rich palate medium bodied with a lovely long savoury finish.
Stargazer Tupelo 2019, Coal River Valley Tasmania.
Kind of a field blend of pinot gris, riesling and Gewurztraminer all wild fermented. Lovely tropical nose with apricot, orange and floral undertones. Firm palate, off dry with medium acidity. Think Vouvray or Alsace and you are on the right tracks.
Home Hill, Kelly’s Cuvee 2013. Tasmania.
Bread and yeast nose, 3 years on lees. Some biscuit notes on the palate, very dry with a good mousse.
Home Hill, Estate Landslide Pinot Noir, Tasmania 2015
Red cherry and redcurrant focused wine. light and finely balanced palate.
Home Hill Estate Kelly’s Reserve Pinot Noir 2015, Tasmania
More intense and robust than the estate Pinot as you'd expect. Slightly more oak driven palate and raised acid and tannin levels indicating a wine to keep. Needs another 5 years.
Estate Landslide Pinot Noir 2015 13.5%
red cherry and redcurrant focused wine. light and finely balanced palate.
Estate Pinot Noir 2015 13.6%.
Firm but flavoursome pinot with cherry and oak expertly matched. Textured palate but retaining its pinosity. Long finish.