For August 2021, Karen & Maureen presented the tasting wines with a theme of farm life and farm animals.
Wine 1
Shut The Gate ROSIE’S PATCH 2020
Riesling
Clare Valley SA
Sourced from a single block situated in the warmer southern end of the famous Watervale sub region of the Clare Valley SA. Lifted white flower perfume with fresh tropical flavours. Finishes clean, crisp and dry with lovely length. Just a cracker value Rizza and just delicious with fish and chips down on the beach.
Alcohol 12%.
Farm Animal: Fox
Wine 2
Tussock Jumper 2019
Pino Grigio
Veneto, Italy
Born from the passion of wine specialists from eleven different countries, the Tussock Jumper Pinot Grigio is a beautifully soft, light bodied wine with a deliciously long, persistent finish.
Alcohol 12%
Farm Animal: Wolf
Wine 3
Camshorn SAUVIGNON BLANC 2019
Sauvignon Blanc
Waipara, NZ
Camshorn Sauvignon Blanc has pink grapefruit and gooseberry aromas with herbal undertones.
On the palate it shows rich, vibrant and fresh flavours. Grapes were harvested in early April 2019 at the optimum ripeness. The juice was fermented at cool temperatures to retain the elegant, fresh flavours. No oak was used in the winemaking process to ensure the vibrant regional characters were captured.
Alcohol 12.5%
Farm Animal: Sheep
Wine 4
Fowles FARM TO TABLE 2020
Pinot Noir
Victoria
Farm to Table Pinot Noir is strawberry red in colour with a nose filled with lifted cherries with some smokey oak. It has a warm palate with mixed berries; savoury notes interplay with some oak spice and soft tannins.
Alcohol 14.1%
Farm Animal: Pig
Wine 5
Rhone Valley Vinyard’s LA VIEILLE FERME 2019
Rhone Red
(Carignan, Cinsault, Grenache, Syrah)
Rhone Valley, France
This medium-bodied, Southern Rhone red is packed with juicy red berry fruits and savoury complexity.
Pretty deep red colour. The fresh nose is on ripe red fruit with hints of cherries. Well balanced with soft tannins, it is a full and fresh wine with a nice length.
Alcohol 14%
Farm Animals: Poultry
Wine 6
Farm Hand Organic 2019
Merlot
Monash Valley, SA
Farm Hand Organic Merlot is a medium bodied wine with typical black and red berry fruit flavour, subtle cigar box and light vanilla. The wine is soft and carries long delivering a very satisfying array of flavours.
Alcohol 13.5%
Farm Reference: Farm Hand
Sticky 1
Brown Brothers ORANGE MUSCAT & FLORA 2018
Muscat
Orange Muscat is the flavour bringing orange blossom to the nose and citrus to the palate. Flora contributes mouth feel on the palate. It is fresh and tangy with a zesty long clean balanced finish
Alcohol 10%
Sticky 2
Campbell’s RUTHERGLEN
Topaque
Rutherglen, Victoria
Australian Tokay has recently been renamed Topaque.
This Topaque presents a classic mix of tea leaf and toffee on the nose, followed by a surprisingly elegant palate which is both long an delicious
Alcohol 17.5%