Other Reds

Rhone Valley, France. Notes of garrigues & red fruits, along with a round and tasty struture
Plum marmalade, vanilla and blackcurrant highlight the finesse of the soft tannins. On the finish, scents of thyme, laurel and rosemary reveal an original and aromatic bouquet ending on a spicy persistency (black pepper). Appreciate on a beef stew with a Rosemary blade, try the match with a vanilla ice cream with its strawberry purée. Drink it now or within the next 5 years...

WINERY RATING
James Halliday,	Australian Wine Companion 2010

WINERY RATING
James Halliday,	Australian Wine Companion 2010

McLaren Vale, South Australia. This soft, elegant wine is a blend of Estate grown Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot produced from twenty year old vines. A combination of high cordon trellis, hand pruning and ideal regional growing conditions produce grapes with a full berry flavour and good acid balance...

WINERY RATING
James Halliday,	Australian Wine Companion 2009

McLaren Vale, South Australia. Exhibits aromas of blackberry, raspberry, spicy plum and toffee apple, with hints of pomegranate and pepper. On the palate this rich intense wine displays spicy mulberry, ripe red cherry, Christmas pudding and chocolate notes, complemented by a seam of cranberry and star anise. A beautifully balanced wine, with fruit, subtle oak and tannin in harmony...

WINERY RATING
James Halliday,	Australian Wine Companion 2009

McLaren Vale, South Australia.  The bouquet displays briary blackberry, prune, violets and black olive with hints of subtle vanillin oak and toasted almond. On the palate intense black cherry, blueberry, liquorice and spicy red currant are complemented by hints of musk and cedary oak. All enveloped in fine grained savoury French oak. The wine has a beautifully integrated seam of firm tannin and long sustained finish. Aerate extensively to drink now or will age gracefully with correct cellaring...

WINERY RATING
James Halliday,	Australian Wine Companion 2009

McLaren Vale, South Australia.  Pirramimma Petit Verdot has won 28 show medals and has the enviable reputation of being the best Petit Verdot in Australia. Swiss wine critic René Gabriel asks: "Is there any better Petit Verdot in the world?”...

WINERY RATING
James Halliday,	Australian Wine Companion 2009

Burgenland, Austria. Evocations somewhere between serious cru Beaujolais and northern Rhône on the nose. Violets, firm red cherry, maraschino and earth. On the palate there’s fresh, firm-fleshed but not particularly sweet fruit. It’s medium-bodied and juicy at its heart, with definite tannin presence and bright acids giving shape and drive. Again, there’s firm cherry and plum, with white and black pepper notes plus cinnamon. It lingers really nicely with a real sense of cohesion between fruit, acidity and fine, dusty tannin. Taut and fine-tuned, this spreads long across the palate and feels like it will open beautifully in the glass...

Burgenland, Austria. Raspberry and dark cherry, sweet brown spices, dried flowers and herbs, but quite savoury too with something like a porcini mushroom flavour. Medium bodied, but plump and fleshy, with a mass of fine tannin and crisp ‘minerally’ acidity, and a finish that’s dry, spicy and quite long. Engaging. Wonderful to drink...

Burgenland, Austria. Pittnauer Pitti is a blend of Blaufränkisch and Zweigelt. It is medium bodied in weight with a plush texture, lovely floral notes, spice and savoury notes. There’s plenty of generous fruit flavour all balanced with a pleasant tannin grip and bright acid balance.