Riesling from New Zealand – Otago    19-/20
Bright, very pale straw colour with slight green hues,
youthful in appearance. The nose is
beautifully pure and pristine with aromas of white florals, lime fruit and
subtle notes of fresh herbs and very delicate mouthwatering mineral notes. This shows excellent intensity and is an
expression of elegance and refinement. Medium
sweet to taste and light-bodied, the palate has a very finely concentrated and
taut core of white florals and lime fruit, along with subtle notes of herbs and
honey, with thirst-quenching minerals. The
palate is tightly bound and intensely packed, but refined in proportion. The wine flows along a fine-textured line of
fruit extract and phenolics, with crisp, lacy acidity balancing the sweetness
and providing mouthwatering freshness.
The flavours are long and sustained.
This is a beautifully refined, taut, medium-sweet Riesling with floral,
lime, honey and mineral flavours with a fine line and crisp acidity. Serve as an aperitif and with fruit over the
next 4+ years. Fruit from the ‘Black
Rabbit’ vineyard, fermented in stainless-steel to 10.7% alc. and 34.6 g/L RS,
TA 8.0 g/l and pH 3.1. 19.0-/20 Oct 2018
RRP $27.95
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Pinot Noir from New Zealand – Otago    18.5/20
Dark, deep, ruby-red colour with black hues at the heart,
lighter on the rim with slight purple hues.
The nose is youthfully firm with aromas of ripe dark-red and black
cherry and berry fruit entwined with a layer of dark herbs and subtle whole bunch
stalk elements. Some savoury floral
perfumes add to the interest. Medium-full
bodied, the palate has a rich and firm core of sweet fruit with packed, deep
and dense flavours of dark-red and black cherries and berries intermingling
with thyme herbs, some whole bunch stalk perfumes and a hint of reduction. The fruit richness is supported by good,
grainy tannin extraction lending structure, grip and mouthfeel, and the is in
the background providing freshness. The flavours
carry to a long, textured finish. This
is a rich and firm Pinot Noir with ripe dark-red and black berry fruits with
herb and stalk complexities on a well-structured palate. Match with lamb, beef and venison over the
next 6+ years. Bannockburn fruit, 70%
from the ‘Inlet’ and 30% from the ‘Black Rabbit’ vineyards, indigenous yeast
fermented with 10% whole bunches on average to 14.0% alc., the wine aged 12 months
in 25% new oak. 18.5/20 Oct 2018
RRP $39.95
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