Out Of The Bottle
With David Ellis Frog Rock 2010 Chardonnay & The Lovell Foundation Wine Auction
Back
in 1993 when Clare Valley winemakers were suffering a desperate
shortage of Shiraz and Cabernet grapes, Tim Adams Wines convinced a
neighbour, Fergus Mahon to sell them his entire Grenache crop so they
could create a blend that would see them through a looming grim vintage.
And
in appreciation they labelled the wine The Fergus – which not only
created much interest amongst consumers at the time, it’s gone on to
become a staple of the Tim Adams range.
The latest release is
the 2007 that’s a blend of Grenache, Shiraz, Tempranillo, Cabernet
Sauvignon and Mataro that all come together as a lip-smacker that’s
generously flavoured yet soft and supple... little wonder that
consumers both here and overseas can’t seem to get enough of The Fergus.
With
wonderful red berry flavours and a nice spiciness from the Grenache
component, at $27 it’s an ideal wine with gamey meats, duck or lamb. One For Lunch
Mudgee
in NSW is reputedly the birthplace of Chardonnay growing in Australia,
and lovers of the variety can rejoice over a glass or three of the
just-released Frog Rock 2010. Lightly oaked and with fine
mid-palate flavours of apple and melon, at a well-priced $15 you can
afford to shout yourself to a bottle or two of this and some in-season
lobster. Footnote
Former Victorian winemaker Trevor
Mast who created the famed Four Sisters label at his Mount Langi Ghiran
winery in the Grampians – and who was diagnosed with early-onset
Alzheimer’s disease in 2006 at just 57 – has raised $14,000 for the
Lovell Foundation that supports younger sufferers through an auction of
rare wines from his personal collection. Langton’s Wine
Online ran the auction that amongst others realised $576 for a 1985
Grange, $530 for a 1990 Domaine Armand Rousseau Clos St Jacques 1er
Cru, and $289 for a double magnum 1996 Mount Langi Ghiran Shiraz.
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