1. Delamere: Pipers Brook, T asmania
Chardonnay 2008 T 20 wines 2009
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Philip Rich: Australian Financial Review Magazine
Grey Sands: Tamar Valley, Tasmania
James Halliday wine guide 2010 5 Stars
Kelvedon: East Cost, T asmania,
James Halliday wine guide 2010 5 Stars
Goaty Hill: T amar Valley, Tasmania
James Halliday wine guide 2010 4.5 Stars
Winstead: Bagdad, T asmania
Instead 2008, T Gold "drink now class"
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3. Grey Sands Vineyard Tamar Valley:
Winemaker: Fran Austinn
Viticulture: Bob & Rita Richter
Gravelly sandy loam over hardpan mottled clay.
Grey Sands Pinot Gris 2008 review
Nick Stock The Penguin Good Australian Wine Guide 2010.
"Certainly a category leader, this little Tasmanian vineyard is making a big
Impression with this stunning pinot gris. With deeper colour and convincing
complexity on the nose, this delivers plenty of ripe fruit and richness, a
steely edge as well there’s honeyed melon and ginger, almost viognier like.
The palate has a smooth, creamy middle palate texture, with flavours of
poached pear and apple tarte tatin, some grilled nuts too. Very long spiced
custard flavour at the finish and some fresh shortcrust pastry.
Truly complex and engaging wine works a charm!"
Score:96.
The only entry in the ‘Best of the Best’ Pinot Gris & Pinot Grigio Category".
Wine Year L.U.C.
Glen Grey Merlot 2004 19.90
Pinot Gris 2008 39.90
Romaneque Red 2005 39.90
Pinot Noir 2007 49.90 The most powerful in folio.
Merlot 2005 39.90 Classic Roast Lamb wine!
Kelvedon Vineyard East Coast:
Viticulturalist: Jack Cotton
Winemaker: Julian Alcorso.
Brown soil over dolerite.
East Coast Tasmiania is our most consistent region, producing luscious,
forward and deeply perfumed Pinot Noir. The bulk of this fruit is
contracted to Hardies for the Bay of Fires and Arras wines. Every year
Jack produces a few hundred cases of 100% estate fruit just to show off.
To Quote James Halliday:
"Pinots averaging 95+ its a superstar in the making"
Wine Year L.U.C.
Pinot Noir 2008 39.90
Sauvignon Blanc 2009 26.90 Perect with a beetroot salad
4. Winstead Vineyard Bagdad:
Viticulturalist: Neil Snare
Winemaker: Neil Snare.
Carboniferous Shales.
"The good news about Winstead is the outstanding quality of its extremely
generous and rich Pinot Noirs, rivalling those of Freycinet for the
abundance of their fruit flavour without any sacrifice of varietal character.
The bad news is that production is so limited, with only 0.8 ha of pinot noir
and 0.4 ha riesling being tended by fly fishing devotee Neil Snare and wife
Julieanne" James Halliday
Neil Snare has really got his ducks in a row. Young vines and some
declassified oldvine fruit combine to deliver one of the great value Pinot
Noir wines of the moment. Raspberry and dark cherry fruits here with a
warmth and roundness amid bright upbeat acidity and silky smooth texture.
Reviewed by: Nick Stock 93 points
Focusing on elegance, structure and perfume while he turns his back on the
jammy Grenache styles so many producers are attempting to create. These
are wines of great complexity and massive ageworthiness. These are must
have wines.
Wine Year L.U.C.
Blanc de Noirs 2004 39.90 Aperitif Style Oysters
Gewurtztraminer 2008 22.90 Asian Pork
Riesling 2007 22.90
Instead Pinot Noir 2008 27.90
Pinot Noir Estate 2006 39.90
Pinot Noir Reserve 2005 54.00 The most comlex of wines!
5. Goaty Hill Tamar Valley:
Viticulturalist: Markus Maislinger
Winemaker: Fran Austinn
Sandy loam over limestone
An emerging superstar of the Tamar Valley, showing amazing consistency
over the last 5 vintages in bottle and an enviable book of customers for their
fruit. Now with fully mature vines, they’are now making a serious crack at
the premium wine market. The Pinot and Riesling are consistent show and
Trophy winners.
Wine Year L.U.C.
Sauvignon Blanc 2009 26.90
Riesling 2008 26.90 Multi Trophy winner
Chardonnay 2008 29.90 No splinters here!
Pinot Noir 2008 34.90 Elegant delicate & etheral
Metcalfe Valley Macedon Ranges, Vic:
Viticulturalist: Matt Pattison
Winemaker: Matt Pattison
Decomposing granetic over heavy clay
Ok I know I specialise in Tasmanian wines, but surely an indulgence is
allowed? I love cold climate, spicy, intense, food loving Shiraz. On this
assesment this is one of the best quality Shiraz around. Using knowledge
gained while working for Sergio Carlei at Green Vineyards, Matt has
guided the Metcalfe Valley Vineyards and Chookshed through a biodynamic
conversion. We are going to see a great vineyard, with already great wines,
truly announce itself as a benchmark wine in an already crowded Australian
Shiraz scene.
Mr Halliday again:
"A beautiful young wine; a mix of red and black fruit; perfect balance and
texture. Trophy winner Macedon Ranges Wine Exhibition. Rating 94 Drink
2013"
Wine Year L.U.C.
Sauvignon 2008 22.90 Barrel Fermented: whacky!
Shiraz 2006 27.90
6. Delamere Pipers River
Winemaker/ Viticuluturalist: Shane Holloway
Deep red Ferrosol
New owner and winemaker Shane Holloway reflects, One of the greatest
feelings as a young winemaker is to have the opportunity to be so close and
connected to the winemaking process from the vineyard to the bottle.
Delamere is one of the original vineyards planted in the Pipers Brook
region. The fertile soils on the property had previously lent themselves to
the successful establishment of a wonderfully diverse fruit orchard and
market garden. It was the pioneering vision of Richard and Dallas
Richardson that in 1981 saw the more elevated areas of the property planted
out to the classic cool climate cultivars of pinot noir and chardonnay. Over
the last 25 years Delamere has forged a reputation as one of T asmania’s
premium wine producers of both table and sparkling wines.
Wine Year L.U.C.
Blanc de Blancs 2005 35.90 Yeasty (croissants & fruit)
Sparkling Rose NV 25.90" Christmas day (all day!)
Rose 2008 18.90
Chardonnay 2008 25.90 almost sold out
Pinot Noir 2008 39.90 for the cellar amazing!
7. Want to know more about Tasmanian Wine or Wine in General?
"A Taste of Tasmania"
• A selection of 5 wines (bubbles to big red)
• Full notes
• Entertaining, informative and yummy!
• 35 per head (redeemable on every case purchase)
• Catering available (from cocktail to full 5 courses)
• Your place/ office/ mates house or we can organise a venue
You like cheese? Here is an example below of a night I ran recently:
• 6 wines
• 6 handmade french Cheeses
• A mix of T assie and French wine
• 85 per head
Will Studd Normandy Camembert &
Manoir du Kinkiz: Cidre de Cornouailles
A tradional cidre that shows a very "rustic" character. The producers do
not use modern techniquies to "protect" the juice which allows for a bevvy
of wild yeasts to run rampant during the fermentation proccess. This style
of cidre production is the stuff of nightmares for modern industrial cideries.
There is a massive variation from one batch to the next, something the
french applaud as "terrior" with its etheral combination of soil, climate and
vintage variation.
Rouzaire Calendar Billat Savarin
Winstead Blanc de Noirs 2004
A "white of blacks" sparkling which is 100% Pinot Noir from the bitterly cold
vintage in 2004. A bad year for Red wine but perfect for Bubbles as it
yielded grapes with low sugar levels and high acid levels. This low sugar/
high acid combination is what make’s a great sparking wine and a perfect
cleanser when paired with a cheese as rich as this one.
Jacquin Traditional Berry Cendre
Goaty Hill Pinot Noir 2008
I’ll let James Halliday do the talking on this one:
"Brilliant clarity to the colour; spice and red fruit aromas, then a palate
quivering with life and intensity; a long, fine finish with gossamer tannins."
94 points, drink to 2015
8. Mixed Cases:
Christmas Day: A selection of the very best to get you from Breakfast to
Boxing Day
3x Deleamere Blanc de Blancs: Very Flexible Great with frittata, seafood
and turkey
3xMetcalfe Sauvignon: T oasty and Minerally this wine gives back a little bit
of street cred to Savvy. Perfect with Ham and white meats, interesting
enough to drink by itself
3x Grey Sands Pinot Gris: Just because its wow! Handy as a last minute
present to a wine lover too.
3x Kelvedon Pinot Noir: with intense berry fruits you can carry this through
the pudding & keep enjoying it till the afternoon siesta kicks in.....
$355 (save $60)
Holiday’s away: lots of time with friends in the sun with a couple of serious
wines for a serious meal:
3x Delamere Rose: Made from Pinot Noir it will hold its own with most
foods plus its a great afternoon quaffer with a book
3x Goaty Hill Riesling: Its Rielsing but not as you know it, textural, zippy,
far too easy to drink and built for summer drinkning (great with shellfish)
3x Winstead "Instead" Pinot: Oodles of fresh fruity Pinot with some
underlying beetroot character. Enough power to convert the most ardent
of shiraz drinkers and enough complextiy to please hard core pinotphiles.
3x Grey Sands Pinot Noir: Big brooding, powerful and incredibly complex.
Open it Monday to drink T uesday at its best. A real special occasion wine.
$315 (save $55)
All the Greatest Pinot: 5 regions 5 completley different/ brilliant Tassie
Pinot and a Shiraz because you can!
2x Goaty Hill: The most feminine elegant and delicate of our Pinots.
Amazing perfume
2x Winstead Reserve: My personal favorite, leather, spice, blueberris, sour
cherries, drying and superfine tannins. Drinking at its absolute peak!
2x Delamere: This ones a pup, right now black fruits and small goods and
heaps of heavy tannins to back up its weight.
2x Kelvedon:
2x Grey Sands:
2x Metcalfe Shiraz
$415 (save 75)
9. Delamere Blanc de Blancs Pipers Brook 2005 35.90
Delamere Sparkling NV Pipers Brook NV 25.90
Winstead Blanc de Noirs Southern Highlands 2004 39.90
Delamere Rose Pipers Brook 2008 18.90
Metcalfe Sauvignon Blanc Macedon Vic. 2008 22.90
Kelvedon Sauvignon Blanc Central East Coast 2009 26.90
Goaty Hill Sauvignon Blanc Tamar Valley 2009 26.90
Winstead Gewurtztraminer Southern Highlands 2008 22.90
Grey Sands Pinot Gris Tamar Valley 2008 39.90
Winstead Riesling Southern Highlands 2007 22.90
Goaty Hill Riesling Tamar Valley 2008 26.90
Goaty Hill Chardonnay Tamar Valley 2008 29.90
Delamere Chardonnay Pipers Brook 2008 25.90
Winstead Pinot Noir Instead Southern Highlands 2008 27.90
Goaty Hill Pinot Noir Tamar Valley 2008 34.90
Kelvedon Pinot Noir Central East Coast 2008 39.90
Winstead Pinot Noir Estate Southern Highlands 2006 39.90
Delamere Pinot Noir Pipers Brook 2008 39.90
Grey Sands Pinot Noir Tamar Valley 2006 49.90
Winstead Pinot Noir Reserve Southern Highlands 2005 54.00
Glen Grey Merlot Tamar Valley 2004 19.90
Grey Sands Merlot Tamar Valley 2005 39.90
Grey Sands Romanesque Red Tamar Valley 2005 39.90
Metcalfe Shiraz Macedon 2006 27.90