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2010 Oakdene Elizabeth Chardonnay

Bottle shots of Ralph Kyte-Powell's Uncorked column, 26 March 2013.

Sarah Gough makes a speciality of this unusual blend.

Drink | Ralph Kyte-Powell | Wed Mar 27 11:31:44 EST 2013

2006 Villa e Prata Brunello di Montalcino

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Majestic Tuscan sangiovese.

Drink | Ralph Kyte-Powell | Wed Mar 27 11:31:35 EST 2013

2012 Peter Lehmann Portrait Eden Valley Dry Riesling

Huon Hooke - Peter Lehmann Portrait Riesling, Eden Valley 2012


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This is a lovely riesling: great value for money and showing Eden Valley finesse.

Drink | Huon Hooke | Tue Mar 26 16:27:39 EST 2013

2012 De Bortoli La Boheme Act Three Pinot Gris and Friends

Huon Hooke - De Bortoli La Boheme Act III Pinot Gris & Friends, Yarra Valley 2012


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The friends in this Alsace-style blend are "aromatic varieties", probably riesling and gewurztraminer.

Drink | Huon Hooke | Tue Mar 26 16:27:10 EST 2013

2012 Beresford Highwood Pinot Grigio

Huon Hooke - Beresford Highwood Pinot Grigio, Adelaide Hills 2012


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This is remarkable value and looks good beside more expensive gris and grigio.

Drink | Huon Hooke | Tue Mar 26 16:27:28 EST 2013

2011 De Iuliis Steven Vineyard Shiraz

Huon Hooke - De Iuliis Steven Vineyard Shiraz, Hunter Valley 2011


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All the De Iuliis shirazes from 2011 are very good, this being the most concentrated and elegant.

Drink | Huon Hooke | Tue Mar 26 16:26:18 EST 2013

2011 Tscharke Only Son Marananga Tempranillo

Huon Hooke -?Tscharke Only Son Tempranillo, Barossa Valley 2011


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The colour is profound red-purple and there's a meaty, plum-pippy, slightly animal aroma.

Drink | Huon Hooke | Tue Mar 26 16:26:59 EST 2013

2011 Saint Cosme Cotes-du-Rhone

Huon Hooke - Saint Cosme Cotes-du-Rhode, France 2011


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This 100 per cent syrah from the Gigondas area has deep colour and a spicy, earthy, graphite and violet aroma.

Drink | Huon Hooke | Tue Mar 26 16:26:45 EST 2013

NV Champagne Barons de Rothschild Blanc de Blancs

Huon Hooke - Barons de Rothschild Blanc de Blancs Brut NV


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Bright, light yellow with a superb creamy, savoury, toasted-bread bouquet and fine cracked yeast complexity.

Drink | Huon Hooke | Tue Mar 26 16:26:29 EST 2013

2010 Cumulus Shiraz

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Cumulus comes from a 508-hectare estate belonging principally to Portugal’s Berardo family, owners, too, of several Portuguese estates.

Drink | Chris Shanahan | Tue Mar 19 14:31:07 EST 2013

2012 Richmond Grove Riesling

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Richmond Grove is riesling royalty – combining the long, distinguished pedigrees of Leo Buring-Lindemans and Orlando.

Drink | Chris Shanahan | Tue Mar 19 14:27:19 EST 2013

2012 Montalto Pennon Hill Chardonnay

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Montalto rates among the best producers on the Mornington Peninsula, its second label, Pennon Hill, delivering regional style and quality at a fair price.

Drink | Chris Shanahan | Tue Mar 19 14:23:50 EST 2013

2008 Brand’s Laira Stentiford's Shiraz

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I had a dream. Nick O’Leary and Alex McKay appeared in Brand’s Stentiford vineyard (planted 1893) just weeks before vintage.

Drink | Chris Shanahan | Tue Mar 19 14:20:47 EST 2013

2012 Gaelic Cemetery Vineyard Riesling

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Well-know Clare Valley winemaker Neil Pike makes two rieslings from Grant Arnold’s Gaelic Cemetery Vineyard, five kilometres north of Clare township.

Drink | Chris Shanahan | Tue Mar 19 14:18:30 EST 2013

2010 Brand’s Laira Tall Vines Shiraz

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At the recent Winewise Championship, Tall Vines scraped in one point behind Wolf Blass McLaren Vale Shiraz 2010 ($34).

Drink | Chris Shanahan | Tue Mar 19 14:17:07 EST 2013

2012 Pitchfork Mount Barker Riesling

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A whiff of sulphur breathes off to reveal flower and lime aromas.

Drink | Ralph Kyte-Powell | Tue Mar 19 12:37:15 EST 2013

2012 Voyager Estate Sauvignon Blanc Semillon

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It buzzes with bright, fragrant fruit, but it's not just a simple refresher.

Drink | Ralph Kyte-Powell | Tue Mar 19 12:31:11 EST 2013

NV Dandelion Vineyards Pedro Ximenez

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It's vibrant, tangy, long and intense.

Drink | Ralph Kyte-Powell | Tue Mar 19 12:29:46 EST 2013

2012 Chandon Pinot Noir Rosé

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It's soft and simple in the mouth with easy texture, persistent, dry pinot flavour and a clean finish.

Drink | Ralph Kyte-Powell | Tue Mar 19 12:28:08 EST 2013

2012 Medhurst Yarra Valley Sauvignon Blanc

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Mineral notes, savoury flavour and a lip-smacking finish

Drink | Ralph Kyte-Powell | Tue Mar 19 12:27:49 EST 2013