A fine selection of 8 wines was presented for our ANZAC Day Cellars, as follows:
Wine 1
Tim Adams, PINOT GRIS 2022
Pinot Gris
Clare Valley South Australia
This wine’s rose-gold hue complements the well lifted opulent pear, lychee and white peach aromas and flavours.
Alcohol 12.5%
Wine 2
Corvezzo organic Pinot Grigio – Delle Venezie DOC
Pinot Grigio
Italy
Colour – Straw yellow with golden edges
Nose – Tropical and floral
Palate – Pineapple and peach with floral hints. Intense and fresh and well balanced
Pairing – chantrelle, mixed vegetable rissotto, classic pairing of seafood through to spicy asian food.
Alcohol 12.5%
Wine 3
Villa Conchi Brut Rose Cava
Trepat
Catalonia
Nose: Good intensity with clean aromas of ripe fruit.
Palate: Fresh, fruity, pleasant, with good structure and medium intensity.
Alcohol 11.5%
Wine 4
Brilla Prosecco Spumante DOC Rose
Spumante
Veneto, Italy
Delicate and complex bouquet with fruity notes that remind of peach, green apple and lemon. Floral notes of acacia and rose.
Fresh and light on the palate, with balanced acidity and body; Round and full-bodied structure.
Alcohol 11%
Wine 5
Campo Viejo RESERVA
Tempranillo, Gracino, Mazeulo
Rioja, Spain
This wine has aromas of fruit (cherries, black plums, ripe blackberries) and oak (clove, pepper, vanilla and coconut).
Very attractive on the palate, with ripe fruit and spices, tabacco and toasted oak. Elegant and soft tannins, middle weight, long and complex finish.
Alcohol 14.5%
Wine 6
Chateau Paul Mas, Clos des Mures 2020
85% Syrah, 10% Grenache Noir, 5% Mourvèdre
Languedoc Region, France
Color : deep ruby, with amethyst reflections.
Nose : Complex, with aromas of blackcurrant, violet and blackberries evolving towards notes of cocoa and sweet spices.
Palate : a generous, well-balanced, fruity wine. Aromas of cocoa, dried berries; a silky, dense, fleshy wine with well-marked fruit aromas, acidulous notes of fruit pies, apples, cedar, and a mineral finish nuanced by crunchy tannins.
Alcohol 14.5%
Wine 7
Cotes Du Rhone, Les Trois Chefs
Grenache, Shiraz
Rhone Valley, France
A true Rhone Valley wine with its medium deep colour, musky red berry licorice aromas, juicy flavours, looseknit chalky tannins and mineral length.
Alcohol 14%
Wine 8
Penfolds MAX 2020
Shiraz
Barossa Valley, SA
A fine acidity carries the wine. The palate has a lovely tension/shape, with flavours of mulberries, summer pudding and mascarpone abounding. There is a creamy texture, steadied by prominent but polished tannins.
Alcohol 11%