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| CURRENT RELEASES SUMMER 2010 |
| 2008 RIESLING MAILIST/CELLAR DOOR - AUD $32.00 Perfumed apple blossom and bursts of lime peel are the introduction to a supple, silky textured palate. Our hallmark chalky minerality is just starting to shine through, standing alongside and intermingling with overtones of luscious white stone fruit. ALCOHOL: 14.0% WINEMAKER: JOHN THOMSON, BELINDA THOMSON DRY GROWN · HAND PICKED 2008 YOUNG VINES RIESLING MAILIST/CELLAR DOOR - AUD $24.00 A vibrant, fresh wine abounding with spice, lime peel and our hallmark, 'chalky' minerality. The delicious, soft palate displays an abundance of up-front fruit, which combines with the taut natural acidity and leads to a lively, crisp, lingering finish. Great Summer drinking! This is very much a Crawford River Riesling, although understandably not as tightly structured nor as complex as those from our thirty-three year old vines! ALC: 12.0% WINEMAKER: JOHN THOMSON, BELINDA THOMSON DRY GROWN : HAND PICKED 2008 SAUVIGNON BLANC SEMILLON MAILIST/CELLAR DOOR AUD $24.00 Another lively, luscious, fruit driven version of this blend. The growing season in 2008 gave fabulous fruit results in the vineyard displaying clean, crisp flavours. In this wine they are shown as an array of tropical flavours, including red papaya and passion fruit though backed up as always by strong natural acidity with a good structural backbone and slight hint of fresh grass lent by the Semillon. The finish is dry, chalky, clean and crisp. The fruit quality of both components of this blend reveals the rewards of our consistent and careful management of crop levels during the growing season. ALCOHOL : 13.0% WINEMAKER : JOHN THOMSON, BELINDA THOMSON DRY GROWN : HAND PICKED 2009 ROSE MAILIST/CELLAR DOOR AUD $24.00 Made from 100% Cabernet Sauvignon, we crush the fruit directly to press and leave to cold macerate until the flavour and colour are just right! We believe this technique gives a purity of flavour as well as extracting just the right amount of flavours and texture from the skins through gentle pressing. The colour is a delicate salmon pink, with a vibrant nose of summer berries, cherries and hints of white nectarine underpinned by a fine, chalky minerality. Currently walking out the door due to sheer drinkability, so get in before it all disappears! ALCOHOL : 13.5% WINEMAKER : JOHN THOMSON, BELINDA THOMSON DRY GROWN : HAND PICKED 2004 CABERNET SAUVIGNON MAILIST/CELLAR DOOR AUD $38.00 We are most excited about the release of our latest Cabernet Sauvignon. Predominantly Cabernet Sauvignon (95%), with a small component of Cabernet Franc and Merlot, this wine is made from our low-yielding, dry-grown vines, planted in 1975. Meticulous attention is paid in the vineyard throughout the season, with careful canopy management to allow maximum light and air penetration. It is multi-layered and well structured and has been fermented using indigenous yeasts in small open fermenters. A portion has been given extended maceration and individual blocks were kept separate throughout the maturation of 24 months in a variety of French oak. Malolactic fermentation was allowed to proceed naturally in the Spring. Lifted aromas of ripe mulberries and blackcurrant mingle with liquorice, cloves and dusty oak on the nose, leading to a deliciously complex, savoury and finely balanced palate. Fine tannins and minerality integrate seamlessly with overtones of cedar, tobacco and chocolate, leading to a long, structured finish of great finesse. ALCOHOL ·13.5% WINEMAKER · JOHN THOMSON, BELINDA THOMSON DRY GROWN ·HAND PICKED 2004 CABERNET MERLOT A deliciously fragrant bouquet infused with red berries, spices and chocolate is a wonderful introduction to this appealing wine. Long and even, the supple palate is a complex amalgam of mulberries, aniseed and sweet spices intermingling with chalky minerality and fine, French oak. Elegant and nicely balanced, this soft wine with silky tannins is a blend of 60% Cabernet Sauvignon, and 40% Cabernet Franc/Merlot. It has been aged in a variety of French oak barriques for 12 months. ALCOHOL · 13.5 % WINEMAKER · JOHN THOMSON DRY GROWN: HAND PICKED MUSEUM RE-RELEASE WINES Over the decades, our wines have gained a solid reputation for their ability to age superbly. For those customers who are relatively new to our mailing list, each year we hold back a small portion of our Riesling and Cabernet Sauvignon - and occasionally other special wines - which are cellared in ideal conditions, before being released to you as aged, museum wines. These wines are always in short supply, so we advise you to order early to avoid disappointment! |
