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With so much doom and gloom around at the moment thanks to the so called "credit crunch" (it it just me or is this phrase becoming as irritating as having no money?) we have sourced 2 great new wines from Ducks Flat winery in Australia.
A fruity red Shiraz Cabernet and great Semillon Chardonnay make for leisurely Summer drinking for only £5.63 per bottle. Enjoy with a smile.
A fruity red Shiraz Cabernet and great Semillon Chardonnay make for leisurely Summer drinking for only £5.63 per bottle. Enjoy with a smile.
Trentham Estate has had some rave reviews in Australia and New Zealand about the 2005 Heathcote Shiraz.
"The Heathcote region's fame as a source of superb Shiraz rests with wines like this. Concentrated, almost syrupy dark fruits are interwoven with earthy interest and toasty oak influence in excellent balance. A powerful red that needs time to realise its potential." Ralph Kyte-Powell. Cuisine July 2008.
"... part of our carefully selected Victorian vineyard range that aims to epitomise the best these regions have to offer" Anthony Murphy, winemaker at Trentham.
Heathcote Shiraz also won Gold Medal in the 2008 Decanter World Wine Awards
"The Heathcote region's fame as a source of superb Shiraz rests with wines like this. Concentrated, almost syrupy dark fruits are interwoven with earthy interest and toasty oak influence in excellent balance. A powerful red that needs time to realise its potential." Ralph Kyte-Powell. Cuisine July 2008.
"... part of our carefully selected Victorian vineyard range that aims to epitomise the best these regions have to offer" Anthony Murphy, winemaker at Trentham.
Heathcote Shiraz also won Gold Medal in the 2008 Decanter World Wine Awards
I am about to go on my Summer holiday on the 12th July and cannot wait, camping in Cornwall with my girlfriend Annie. One week in St Ives and one week in Tintagel, which is on the north coast not far from Boscastle, which shares a link with South Yorkshire after both had terrible floods.
This will be my first 2 week holiday ever taken while at Barrels & Bottles so will seem quite strange to be away from work for so long, but I am tempted to take a bottle of the Highfield Sauvignon Blanc 2007 with me to present at Jamie Oliver's Fifteen Restaurant at Watergate Bay, just north of Cornwall were Annie is kindly treating us to a lunch for my 30th birthday on the 18th July.
Mark Price is National Accounts Manager at Barrels & Bottles
This will be my first 2 week holiday ever taken while at Barrels & Bottles so will seem quite strange to be away from work for so long, but I am tempted to take a bottle of the Highfield Sauvignon Blanc 2007 with me to present at Jamie Oliver's Fifteen Restaurant at Watergate Bay, just north of Cornwall were Annie is kindly treating us to a lunch for my 30th birthday on the 18th July.
Mark Price is National Accounts Manager at Barrels & Bottles
A great find in the cellar last night in the form of a bottle of 1999 Rutherford Ranch Zinfandel. I don't recall actually buying it but it looked like it has been down there for about 4 years. The label was dirty and bruised but had thankfully been laying down.
The corked pulled fine but showed a huge amount of deposit on the cork. Holding the bottle up to the light showed a bit of sediment in the bottom but not enough to worry about decanting. The aromas straight from the bottle were stunning. Big, strong and showing lots of alcoholic presence. I am guessing at 14%alc as that part of the label had been removed. A real smell of blackcurrant and chocolate dominated the nose.
In the glass the wine was dark purple red and clinging to the glass for all it was worth. Upon warming the wine opened further and winter berries with mint started to be shown.
The palate was stunning. Velvety tannins and a rich mouthfeel indicated this was a serious wine. The taste was pure Californian Zinfandel. Strong flavours of winter fruits and caramel stayed with the senses for long after the wine left the palate. All the richer for the additional time in the bottle - 9 years transformed this already superb wine into a stunning event.
The corked pulled fine but showed a huge amount of deposit on the cork. Holding the bottle up to the light showed a bit of sediment in the bottom but not enough to worry about decanting. The aromas straight from the bottle were stunning. Big, strong and showing lots of alcoholic presence. I am guessing at 14%alc as that part of the label had been removed. A real smell of blackcurrant and chocolate dominated the nose.
In the glass the wine was dark purple red and clinging to the glass for all it was worth. Upon warming the wine opened further and winter berries with mint started to be shown.
The palate was stunning. Velvety tannins and a rich mouthfeel indicated this was a serious wine. The taste was pure Californian Zinfandel. Strong flavours of winter fruits and caramel stayed with the senses for long after the wine left the palate. All the richer for the additional time in the bottle - 9 years transformed this already superb wine into a stunning event.
Labels: california, zinfandel
John Higgins
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