Vintage Cellars Catalogue - 28/04-29/06/2021 (Page 15)

the grape → pinot noir freedom from time- honoured ways of doing things has opened up australian vignerons to experimentation." australia's love affair with this delicate red lower in tannins than cabernet sauvignon and notable for its many distinctive styles thanks mark matthews of mount macleod in victoria's of climate and soil combinations that interface with vintage conditions in many varied ways." this sensitive grape in australia is inextricable is engaging with and learning from our local are dry grown - meaning he relies only on of pinot's trademark bright fruit flavour what australia does well with red grapes says coriole's senior winemaker duncan lloyd italy has a proud tradition with the grape that is the dominant member of chianti and ways of doing things has opened up australian vignerons to experimentation in which they're "vine age and maturity has increased in with maturity and presence," says duncan "grenache is a promising variety in clare but is rarely seen as most of the plantings were pulled out during the government vine pull to see more grenache planted in the future." → grenache tempranillo → sangiovese grenache is one of the planet's most widely planted grapes but there's half a world of difference between those grown in europe while its treatment down under leans towards wines that are medium-bodied and elegant "the emerging trend in australia is towards grenache fits this really well," says sam barry beauty about modern australian grenache is it can be enjoyed young and even slightly chilled." jim barry's 2020 gsm is equal parts provides the lightness and fragrance while the shiraz and malbec give more depth and wine that still has plenty of complexity tuscany's hero grape was among australia's first the late '80s when pioneers such as coriole in mclaren vale headed off the beaten track australia has many more 100 per cent has small percentages of other grape varieties blended to provide depth and spain's king of grapes is no stranger to heat its trademark spiciness and black fruit flavour tempranillo is taking off in australia but an important difference between the results in a well-structured style that can be spanish tempranillo typically has a similar climate antipodean versions tend to be light sweet tobacco-like tannin flavour rather than wallace jimbarry barry & mount macleod dalz head red sons seches otto yacca paddle tee glaetzer wallace shiraz grenache* barossa jim barry barry & sons grenache shiraz malbec clare valley mount macleod pinot noir* gippsland dal zotto sangiovese king valley head wines head red gsm barossa valley tempranillo* mclaren vale $19 single price full flavoured and balanced fruit oak and tannins $19 single price lifted aromas of red fruits combined with mint and cedar $22 single price the palate is built around a core of juicy fruit and fine- grained tannins $22 single price fleshy and savoury with briary red earthy herbs $24 single price there's class and sophistication to this delicious brightly fruited red $26 single price beautiful blackberry fruit flavours with aromas of violets and bramble vintagecellars.com.au