Corryton Burge The Brigadier Cabernet Sauvignon 2021
The wine is a tribute to Dad. No doubt, he’d be very happy with that and even more so with the wine. Barossa Cabernet can
The wine is a tribute to Dad. No doubt, he’d be very happy with that and even more so with the wine. Barossa Cabernet can
The wine is a tribute to Percival Norman, great-grandfather, and the founder of the family’s first winery. The wine spent 18 months in French oak
Helen Burge was a proud Taswegian, before becoming an equally proud Barossan. Cornelian Bay on the Derwent River was her home. With fruit from Tasmania’s
This Adelaide Hills Chardonnay sees a mix of new and older oak, with batonnage, to ensure as much texture and complexity as possible. From an
The team like to use multiple sources of oak for their Cabernet, both French and American. Dark maroon colour for this deeply flavoured Cabernet with
Sparkling wine from Mudgee is not a commonly encountered category and this example is from organically grown Chardonnay. The colour is very pale, indeed near
An absolutely cracking Marg River Chardonnay, which has spent time in a mix of French oak barrels, both new and older. Notes of lemon and
The estate’s prestige Cabernet, only 3,075 bottles made. Crimson/red hue, the nose gives us an earthy complexity, even at this early stage with black fruits,
Now we have a step up, as one would expect. Deep crimson colour with aromas of cherries and a mix of dark and red berries.
A very smart Yarra Valley Chardonnay here, whole bunch pressing followed by 12 hours settling. A wild ferment in puncheons was followed by six weeks
A fresh and vibrant Pinot from the Upper Yarra Valley, specfifically the Full Moon Vineyard which was planted in 2001. Maturation is in French oak,
Margaret River Cabernet goes from strength to strength, this is yet another very fine example and one which is very good value. The fruit was
A fine Chardonnay from the Margaret River, from an excellent vintage (which seems compulsory for the region). The fruit saw a gentle pressing before fermentation
The grapes for this wine come from a section of a single vineyard in the Marananga sub-region of the Barossa, with thirty-year-old vines. 10% whole
The wine enjoys extended skin contact before a year and a half maturing in French oak barrels, and subsequently resting for four years in the
A blend of both Cabernets, Sauvignon (50%) and Franc (25%), with Malbec (25%) in its usual role as a cameo component. Open fermentation with hand
Semillon from Frankland River but made as an iconic style and a very different beast to what we see from the Hunter Valley. This is
The team aim to preserve the vibrancy and freshness of the wine by ensuring that only a small percentage goes through malolactic fermentation. It works
The fruit here was from Tasmania’s Tamar Valley, whole bunched pressed and barrel fermented. The wine then spent eleven months maturing in French oak, 38%
The Patricia Pinot Noir and Chardonnay fizz has established itself as one of the finest of all Aussie bubbles, perhaps unequalled on the mainland. From
Powerful and impressive array of aromatics here – stonefruit, cheesecloth, citrus and nougat. The fruit is very complete and saturating – incredibly textured and a
It’s all about powdery green apple flesh and fresh cut lemon straight off, with the purity on display early. Delicate cinnamon spice and under-ripe white
The team offer this as their prestige release – Cabernet from a cracking vintage which has spent two years in a combination of new and
From Wrattonbully fruit, only free run juice is used here, in a mix of new and older French oak barrels, with native yeasts. The wine
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