July 2024 Wines

Wine 1

 

Pizzini Wines,  2024

 

Pinot Grigio

 
King Valley, Victoria

This light bodied, dry wine displays ripe pears and zesty acidity for a lively tatse, with a brilliant bouquet of intense aromas.

 

Alcohol 12%

Carmel Cellars Meeting Rating

3.03/5

Wine 2

 

Oakridge, Over the Shoulder 2022

 

Chardonnay

 
Yarra Valley, Victoria

This dry wine has aromas of white nectarine and peach verging into grilled grapefruit citrus with lime blossom, flecks of gun flint sulphide and a whisper of oak that add complexity.

 

The palate is layered with a generous fruit profile, citrus into white stone fruit flavours are framed by a vibrant acid line. There is texture here to from the barrel fermentation adding complexity and volume to the palate.

 

Alcohol 12%

Carmel Cellars Meeting Rating

2.78/5

Wine 3

 

Oakridge, Over the Shoulder 2023

 

Pinot Noir

 
Yarra Valley, Victoria
This Pinot Noir is soft and approachable, offering ripe red fruit, strawberry and cherry flavours, vibrant acidity and a mouth-watering finish

Alcohol 13.3%

Carmel Cellars Meeting Rating

3.38/5

Wine 4

 

Mount Langi Ghiran, Billi Billi, 2015

 

Shiraz

 
Grampians, Victoria

This Shiraz from Mount Langi Ghiran is a classic cool climate wine, showing spicy pepper with red and black fruits, it’s medium to full bodied with a delightful fragrance.

 

Alcohol 14.5%

Carmel Cellars Meeting Rating

3.63/5

Wine 5

 

Campbells, The Barkly 2001

 

Durif

 
Rutherglen, Victoria

Earlier this Durif would have been crimson brick red colour with brick red hue and ferfumed lift on the nose, with aroma of cedar, stewed fruit, plum and confectionary.


Flavours of plum, spice, vanilla and confectionary  with soft tannins. 

 

However, by 2024 the wine showed the brown hue of an aged wine and much of the complexity of the Durif flavours had dissipated.

 

Alcohol 14.5%

Carmel Cellars Meeting Rating

2.4/5

Sticky

 

Huntington Estate 2016

 

Late Harvest Semillion

 
Mudgee, NSW

This delightful wine shows a deep gold hue.


Its nose  has beautiful aromas of apricot, honey & marmalade.

The wine sings on the palate with flavours of summer – ripe peaches and quince, honey and orange. It has a , smooth, mouth-filling texture with a long, crisp finish.

 

Alcohol 9.5%