Out Of The Bottle
With David Ellis
Eduardo Jordan’s Handpicked Wines’ 2008 Selections Carmenere & 2010 Topper’s Mountain Wild Ferment Pinotage Viognier
Winemakers in Chile have somewhat claimed the Carmenere grape as
their own, even though it was once one of the original "Noble Grapes"
of Bordeaux, where, interestingly, it’s hardly known these days.
Eduardo
Jordan is a winemaker in Chile whose name is highly respected
internationally, particularly for his work with the De Martino company
that was the first in his country to label a wine a Carmenere. More
recently he’s been making the varietal for Two Eights Australia, an
interesting concept that sources wines from highly acclaimed winemakers
and grape-growers around the world, and releases them under its
Handpicked Wines label.
Eduardo Jordan’s Handpicked Wines’ 2008
Selections Carmenere was made from fruit from Chile’s dry and warm
Maipo Valley and is a medium-bodied drop with a palate loaded with dark
cherry, black fruits and spicy flavours. At $20 it’s a delightful
quaffer to enjoy with the coming of our warmer weather.
And its
one of those medium-bodied reds that on a hot day responds well to a
brief time in the ice-box as you barbecue some beef and capsicum kabobs
marinated in garlic, coriander, oregano, paprika, cumin and a good
splash of lime juice. One For Lunch
Mark Kirkby delights in telling people he has something of an
“ultimate fruit salad” vineyard, as he’s trialled something like 28
well- and lesser-known grape varieties at his Topper’s Mountain
vineyard in NSW’s newest wine region, the New England, and aims to
narrow these down to 8-10 star performers.
He and winemaker Mike
Hayes have blended into a delightful drop Mark’s red Pinotage and white
Viognier, resulting in a 2010 Topper’s Mountain Wild Ferment Pinotage
Viognier that’s nicely flavoursome with pronounced ripe plums to the
forefront. Pay $35 and enjoy with sweet and sour pork spare ribs.
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