Out Of The Bottle
With David Ellis Mandala 2010 Sauvignon Blanc & 2006 Hummer Merlot
Boutigque
cool-climate maker Shaw Vineyard Estate between Canberra and Yass has
released a well-priced Winemakers Selection 2009 Riesling that’s a
great drop with Thai and other spicy Asian dishes.
Made from
entirely estate-grown fruit, the crisp citrus-dominated palate makes it
ideal with those Asian foods, and certainly good buying at just $15 to
take along to your local BYO.
Although established only 12 years
ago, Shaw has already garnered itself a strong following with a nice
portfolio of whites and reds from what was once a fine-wool producing
property with a history going back to the mid-1800s... enough to give
you something to chat about over this delightful Riesling.
Ben
Jeanneret is turning heads with some outstanding wines from the
family-owned Jeanneret Wines at Sevenhill in the Clare Valley.
A
particularly good red to look out for is his 2006 Hummer Merlot, an
aromatic wine with a delicious palate of dark cherry, plum and
chocolate flavours; at $40 it’s a perfect match with a pepper steak –
or if you’re thinking about being adventurous at Christmas, with roast
goose.
Ben sources his fruit from a range of suppliers in the
Clare, in this case from the vineyards of Jim and Coralie Jones who’ve
been growing grapes in the northern end of the Valley for forty years –
somewhat of an enviable record.
If you’ve oysters in mind as
part of your Christmas festivities, don’t look past a bottle of Mandala
2010 Sauvignon Blanc from the Yarra Valley to join them.
A
somewhat lip-smacking wine with zesty citrus characters and touches of
gooseberry and lychee, at $20 it’ll make a great match with those
oysters – or if you want to be more expansive, a platter of oysters,
fruit and goat’s cheese.
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