Australia

MadFish Riesling is an award winning iconic West Australian Riesling.

Crystalline, pale lime yellow in colour with a lifted citrus blossom and wet stone bouquet. The palate has a generous lemon curd fruit richness which is finished with a soft, talc-like mineral acidity.

Rich, ruby colour with spicy black pepper, dark chocolate, ripe cherry, plums and violet like aromas. Elegant well integrated Shiraz with a long fleshy finish.
The use of French oak allowed for the integration of dusty savoury tannins, and the American oak introduced rich, toasted vanilla flavours.

DogRidge The Pup from McLaren Vale is a great value GSM that entices you into the glass with lifted aromas of blueberries, blackberries and dark chocolate. These flavours continue on the well rounded palate and linger gently.

This wine has the same complexity and length as a $200 plus bottle of wine.

Typical regional characters of liquorice, raspberry and five spice are matched with restrained toasty oak. The palate is rich in red fruits, cocoa-like fine powdery tannins and long lasting fruit flavours .

Delicate, notes of citrus blossom, honeysuckle and peach fuzz mingle with undertones of crème caramel and vanilla.
The palate exhibits refined fruit flavours of honey dew, citrus and fig with a sprinkle of nutmeal and an enduring, fine, mineral acidity to finish.

Concentrated, compact and intense in berry and plum fruits with hints of brushed earth, minerals and savoury spice.
This is an intense and full-bodied Shiraz with great balance to its panoply of black fruits, spice, licorice and oak flavours; the texture and balance guarantee a long life.

Howard Park 'Miamup' Margaret River Cabernet, is a well made medium-bodied wine, spending 18 months in French barriques.
Black cherry colour with floral notes of violets & fruity, aromas of blackberry muffins.
The palate is soft, inviting, and full of free range forest fruits, vanilla, cocoa with supple fine tannins.

2011 DogRidge Wine Company Grand Old Brand New McLaren Vale

Shiraz, Petit Verdot, Cabernet Sauvignon,

The Howard Park Leston Shiraz is a single vineyard wine from the Leston vineyard in Margaret River.

It is an exotic mix of ripe fruit flavours, hints of pepper, ginger spice and chewy tannins married with delicious underlying spice and oak intergration.

Leston Cabernet offers accents of black currants, purple florals, choc-mint and toasted cedar waft out of the glass, whilst the palate is elegant and juicy fruity, with a fine but solid line of tannins, bright acidity, and a kick of spice on the long finish.

Bang it in the cellar for another 5-years, or decant now with some Beef Wellington, Veal cutlets, corned beef or burgers

A medium bodied, elegant wine to enjoy now with hard cheeses and beef or lamb dishes. Cellaring between 3 and 5 years will provide additional richness and complexity.

“Cassis is the fruit driver, accompanied by nuances of plum, cedar, oak & earth, the tannins exactly what is needed to provide long-term structure. Drink by 2032.” - 96 pts (James Halliday, Wine Companion)

Most Valuable Player Shiraz has a sexy, deep ruby colour. The bouquet is intense and rich, with notes of sweet dark plums & berries balanced and integrated with oaky aromas with a hint of dark chocolate,

In the mouth the wine is dry and muscular with firm bitterness, lively acidity and solid, round structure. Rich complex fruit flavours with a strong note of spices. Tannins are perfectly integrated, balanced and silky.

The finish is very long and lingering with blueberries and white pepper.