Out Of The Bottle
With David Ellis
2011 Oldbury Reserve Sauvignon Blanc & 2010 Evans & Tate Classic Shiraz Cabernet
NSW's Southern Highland Wines has released a crackajack 2011 Oldbury
Reserve Sauvignon Blanc that’s very much in the style of its 2009 – the
most-awarded wine in the company’s young eight-year winemaking history.
Located
in picturesque high-altitude and cool-climate country outside the
little hamlet of Sutton Forest, Southern Highland Wines produces a
credible eight white varietals and styles, and five reds, under their S
H W and Oldbury labels, the latter crafted from the best fruit from
their 40ha of vineyards.
Winemaker Dominic Bosch used skin
contact, cold maceration and low temperature fermentation to create the
2011 Oldbury Sauvignon Blanc, that exudes a stylish personality with
nice varietal lychee, kiwi fruit, thyme, lemongrass, lime and asparagus
aromas that follow through with a smooth seamlessness on the palate.
If
you’re into seafood, match this one with banana prawns, oysters or
pan-fried snapper, or try it with a herbed pork casserole, Japanese
dishes or blue cheese; pay $28. If you have trouble finding it
locally, it can be ordered online through www.shw.com.au, with freight
costs additional.
Sutton Forest is 1.5hrs drive from
Sydney or Canberra; SHW’s Cellar Door is open daily 10am-5pm and their
restaurant for lunch Thursday to Monday. One For Lunch
Fans of Evans & Tate will know how the company’s WA Margaret
River vineyards enjoyed ideal vintages from 2007 to 2009, and now the
just-released 2010 Evans & Tate Classic Shiraz Cabernet reflects a
fourth great vintage that year too, with warm weather and low rainfall
meaning low fruit yields that offered-up outstanding flavour ripeness
and tannins.
At $19.99 this is a wine with a beautiful palate
of forward Shiraz black-fruit flavours, making for an ideal match with
barbecued beef ribs or grilled tuna.
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