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Australia
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These producers are on top of their game when it comes to winemaking quality. Gapsted (Waterstone Bridge) was set up by six friends and wine enthusiasts in Victoria.
The Omrah range is made by John Durham at Plantagenet also in Western Australia. Jeff Grosset has singlehandedly led the renaissance of
Clare Valley Riesling.
Frank Mitolo visited Wine Discoveries earlier this year to share his wines with us. They are very well made, intense and lingering reds with excellent varietal character and aged flavours. This is the perfect way to taste the difference between a Barossa and McLaren
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Semillon Sauvignon Blanc 2009, Waterstone Bridge |
 £7.79 per bottle £93.48 per case
Pale straw colour. Scented with grassy, passionfruit and lime aromas.
Clean and vibrant tasting with sharp zesty citrus fruit and passionfruit flavours, and a grassy green and herbaceous finish.
Drink: Now until 2011
Drink with: Calamari in a light sauce of chilli, olive oil, butter, parsley & garlic.
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Shiraz 2008, Waterstone Bridge |
 £7.79 per bottle £93.48 per case
Tasting note coming soon
Drink: Now until 2012
Drink with: Good with red meats, BBQs and pasta dishes.
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Merlot 2008, Waterstone Bridge |
 £7.79 per bottle £93.48 per case
This Merlot is characterised by good colour extraction, and a satisfying balance between ripe berry and cherry fruit as well as hints of coffee, fresh acid backbone and soft chalky
tannins.
Drink: Now until 2014
Drink with: Hearty pasta, and
rare beef or lamb.
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Pinot Noir 2008, Omrah |
 £9.99 per bottle £119.88 per case
Cherry and raspberry with that distinctive spice of Pinot and subtle
undertones of oak derived vanilla. Supple and smooth with lashings of
sweet fruit, finely polished tannins and balanced acidity that provides a
finely poised backbone for the vibrant fruit flavours and varietal spice notes
that provide a great length and focus.
Drink: Now until 2011
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Sauvignon Blanc 2008, Omrah |
 £9.99 per bottle £119.88 per case
Pale lemon in colour with greenish lights, this wine has punchy greengage
plum and gooseberry aromas with an undercurrent of lemon curd. On the
palate it is supple and lithe with a fine core of crunchy acid and vibrant
fruit flavours. A clean finish with lingering flavour.
Drink: Now until 2011
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Jester McLaren Vale Cabernet Sauvignon 2008, Mitolo |
 £10.99 per bottle £131.88 per case
93 points ‘Great Value Australian Wines’ THE WINE ADVOCATE
Jester Cabernet is Mitolo’s “baby” Serpico using 20% Amarone technique of
dried Cabernet fruit adding complexity, roundness and fullness to the mid
palate.
Lifted peppery spice leads into an herbaceous mix of blackberries, currants and
cloves. The partial Amarone method produces hints of liquorice, tar and leather
whilst remaining fresh and vibrant.
The youthful tannin structure will evolve over the next few years to become soft,
supple and smooth.
Drink: Now until 2016
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Jester McLaren Vale Shiraz 2007, Mitolo |
 £10.99 per bottle £131.88 per case
Deep cherry in colour, the 2007 Jester Shiraz continues to show
bright, vibrant, rich fruit. A revelation of blue and black berries, with
mocha and a hint of spice on the nose. The palate exhibits focused,
genuine fruit and subtle, yet structured, tannins support a velvety
lingering finish.
Drink: Now until 2011
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Clare Valley Semillon Sauvignon Blanc 2008, Jeff Grosset |
 £15.99 per bottle £191.88 per case
Pale yellow with green tinges, the 2008 Grosset Semillon Sauvignon
Blanc is still incredibly youthful and so has quite restrained aromatics
yet intense, pristine flavours of white peach, nectarine and passion
fruit alongside zesty, slatey minerality with a lingering zingy finish of
considerable length. There is complexity, finesse, tangy fruit purity
and succulence all of which combine to deliver a delicious white
wine which will continue to develop with age.
Drink: Now until 2011
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Springvale 'Watervale' Riesling 2009, Jeff Grosset |
 £18.99 per bottle £227.88 per case
Springvale has pure intense lemon juice and lime flavours with slatey,
minerally notes on the palate, and is powerful, tight and steely with taut,
dry, mouth-puckering acidity that lingers. It is fine and succulent with a zesty
persistence that takes the wine deep and long. The 2009 Grosset Springvale
is quite closed and restrained at present but has an outstanding potential.
Drink: Now until 2014
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Riever Barossa Valley Shiraz 2006, Mitolo |
 £21.99 per bottle £263.88 per case
90 points THE WINE SPECTATOR
Firm in texture, with lively blueberry and wild blackberry flavours poking
through a layer of fine-grained tannins, finishing with real refinement.
Drink: Now until 2016
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GAM McLaren Vale Shiraz 2006, Mitolo |
 £22.99 per bottle £275.88 per case
95 points THE WINE ADVOCATE
Opaque purple in colour, it has an aromatic array of roasted coffee,
violets, lavender, pepper, Asian spices, blueberry, and blackberry liqueur.
In the mouth, it is velvety-textured, deep, concentrated, opulent, and
altogether hedonistic.
Drink: Now until 2016
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Serpico McLaren Vale Shiraz 2007, Mitolo |
 £29.99 per bottle £359.88 per case
Dark and ruby red in colour, with rustic traditional earth and cedary
spices on the nose, Christmas pudding characters and a hint of
coffee bean. The mid-palate is complex with rich, savoury tannins.
The seamless integration of oak, tannin and fruit makes this wine
approachable even in youth.
Drink: Now until 2017
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Savitar McLaren Vale Shiraz 2006 |
 £29.99 per bottle £359.88 per case
IWC 2009 - SILVER
Displays intense plum/garnet colour. The nose shows masses of smoky
cedar, plums, cherry and dried herbs. Full-bodied and opulent yet
managing to maintain supple, refined tannins and a clean fresh finish.
Drink: Now until 2016
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"Provence in a glass. Very moreish!" CLAIRE B, DORSET Provence Rose
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Meet the winemaker
Cedrick Bardin is a real find. His medal winning Sancerre and Pouilly Fume Sauvignon Blancs are superb.more >> |
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