Apple Tree Flat Merlot 2010 & Lerida Estate's Pinot Grigio 2011
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Apple Tree Flat Merlot 2010
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In the decade-plus since he released his first Apple Tree Flat wines from the
2001 vintage, Peter Logan has striven to improve upon each vintage while at the
same time also maintaining a philosophy of value for money.
And he says it's because he's conscious that customers choose to buy his wines a
second and a third time as a result of enjoying their first experiences of the
label. "So it's therefore important to honour this initial experience and not
change the profile of the wine too dramatically", he says.
Named after the little hamlet just outside Mudgee in the NSW Central Ranges wine
region that Peter and his wife Hannah call home, Peter's wines are well-priced
for their quality, a just-released 2010 Apple Tree Flat Merlot just $12.
With berry, dark chocolate and dried herb and earthy flavours, this is a good
drop at the price to enjoy with a roast leg of lamb, mint sauce and baked
vegies, or a lamb-based Shepherd's Pie.
One For Lunch:
With Italy's National Republic Day coming up on June 2, what better way to
celebrate than with pasta with seafood sauce or a pasta alfredo, together with a
bottle or two of Pinot Grigio - the product of Italy's national white grape and
its most popular white wine.
With Italian ancestry, Lerida Estate's Jim Lumbers planted his first Pinot
Grigio on his vineyard in the Canberra District in 1997. "I believe our 2011 is
now our first really authentic-styled Pinot Grigio", Jim says, "as opposed to
the more Alsatian-style we have produced in the past.”
Winemaker Malcolm Burdett coaxed the best of the style's mineral and herb
characters from Lerida's excellent fruit, and finished it with nice savoury
characters from 5% barrel fermentation. Pay $25 and enjoy with either of those
pastas dishes, or your own favourite Italian choices.
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