Out Of The Bottle
With David Ellis 2009 Bin 311 Tumbarumba Chardonnay & 2007 The Ringmaster Clare Valley Cabernet Sauvignon
No
matter what Mother Nature throws at them in the high country and cool
climate of Tumbarumba in the foothills of the Snowy Mountains,
Penfolds’ viticulture and winemaking teams never cease to surprise with
the outstanding wines they create from this oft-challenging district.
And
in essence it is these challenges that results in the uniqueness of
these wines, joined now by a 2009 Bin 311 Tumbarumba Chardonnay that’s
one of the company’s latest Bin Collection releases.
Lovers of
Chardonnay – and yes, there are still plenty of us out there – have
long embraced Penfolds’ Tumbarumba Chardonnay, and this one delivers
once again with almost-wondrous stone-fruit and grapefruit/lemon citrus
on the palate, stony minerality and a delightful nose that’ll have you
musing of fresh-baked apple crumble…
No wonder Chief Winemaker,
Peter Gago is so delighted with this Bin series Chardonnay. “Tumbarumba
just continues to deliver,” he says of vines whose fruit he’s worked
with since Penfolds started sourcing from there in the early 1990s.
“With each release the vines get older and more resilient to the many
challenges thrown at them in this high altitude, cool climate district.”
Peter suggests a perfect match with this one is shallow-fried calamari and hearty drizzles of aioli; pay a recommended $39.99. One For LunchKoonowla's
2007 The Ringmaster Clare Valley Cabernet Sauvignon is a drop that
winemaking duo David O’Leary and Nick Walker have once again put their
hearts into in furthering the label’s reputation as a reflection of the
Clare’s first-class climate and soil profile.
A wine with
earthy, savoury notes and nice chocolaty nuances, this one’s just the
drop with a good any-time roast beef; nicely priced too at $20.
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