A cooler, later vintage produces an almost totally dry and faintly botrytised riesling whose lightly floral aromas of lime, apple and pear are backed by notes of citrus rind, tropical fruits and stonefruit. Round and soft, with an emphasis on stonefruit, pear and apple, it’s underpinned by a fine dustiness before finishing with a gentle acidity.
Fresh, creamy and juicy, with a simply delicious and tangy core of peach, melon and lemon-like fruit backed by nuances of apple skin and a hint of toastiness. It’s long, vivacious and slightly crunchy, finishing quite dry with a refreshing lemony acidity.
A measured and well-balanced cabernet whose cigarboxy aromas of cassis, cedar, dark chocolate and dried herbs precedes a long, polished palate of medium to full body. Full in flavour, with genuine structure and poise, it should age well.
From a cool, late season comes this elegant, reserved marsanne whose waxy fragrance of yellow flowers, citrus and melon reveal suggestions of creamy yeast and are likely to build with time. It’s long and shapely, with a chalky expression of stonefruit and citrus with some underlying nutty complexity that finishes savoury and quite dry, with hint of funk.
Scented with a honeysuckle-like and musky, spicy perfume of yellow flowers, cinnamon, melon and creamy nougat with buttery undertones, this round, generous and savoury roussanne is delightfully varietal and round. It finishes long and waxy, with a gentle but refreshing acidity.
A restrained but flavoursome medium-bodied central Victorian shiraz whose brooding fragrance of dark flowers, dark berries and fiery spices is backed by smoky cedar/vanilla oak and lifted by a whiff of musk. Supported by a gravelly spine, its even length of black and blue fruits, charry oak fine, drying tannins finishes savoury and with a lively acidity. Quite European in style.