This is one very elegant Champagne (25% barrel-aged Chardonnay in the blend). Straw colour; creamy nose of white flowers, apple, ginger and a leesy note; round on the palate, very dry; white peach and green apple flavours, finishing with a nutty, chalky note.
Sustainably farmed on a south facing slope. Some 26 hours of skin contact imparts a pretty copper hue, a hallmark of this long established Island producer. Aromas of stone fruit and citrus precede a juicy, quite full-bodied palate with orange citrus and tropical hints through a lingering finish.
Exciting stuff! Made only in the best years, this icon wine is without a doubt one of the top Cabs in all of Coonawarra. Concentrated, elegant and layered; there is wall-to-wall plum, blackberry, dark cherry, eucalyptus, vanilla, anise, violets, black olive, herbs and chocolate. With all of the tannin, I suggest holding until 2018 and then drinking until 2032.
A mild Sauvignon Blanc with aromas of fruit salad, lime, apple, melon, grapefruit, lilac, grass and white pepper. Dry, with a mineral core and hints of passion fruit and herbs on the finale.
Moray Tawse, the owner of Tawse winery in Vineland, made the cover of Britain's prestigious Decanter Magazine with his Tawse Estate Chardonnay 2011. Moray purchased the old Thomas & Vaughan winery in Beamsville in 2009 and renamed it Redstone. This wine is light straw in colour; it has a spicy pear bouquet with vanilla oak. Medium-bodied, dry and elegant, it's beautifully balanced with great length.
Shows Pinot Gris natural pinkish colour with enticing fresh berry-like scents. The same theme carries through on the palate with berry-fruit flavours and dry savoury notes, finishing just off-dry. Charming, easy to drink.
Clear, pale lemon-pulp yellow. Nose has good Chardonnay typicity, with apple aromas and butter/bee’s wax from the malolactic fermentation. Medium-bodied and nicely balanced, it shows pineapple and mild pear custard flavours. Ready to drink.