The Event: Vintages Platinum Wine Tasting from Wine Australia, Sept 30/09

The Time and Date: Wednesday, September 30, 2009   Noon to 4PM

The Event: Vintages Platinum Wine Tasting from Wine Australia

The Venue: Brassaii Restaurant

The Target Audience: wine media

The Availability/Catalogue: all wines are at Vintages, or will be at Vintages through Feb 9, 2010. Some of them will only be available online. Relevant details in the catalogue were clearly spelled out, with names of importers, release dates, quantities, etc.

The Quote/Background: I had already tasted many of these wines at the last Australian show in August (see my August 2009 notes, and the Yalumba wines last week (see above). So I tasted only some of the other wines. My time was limited because I was to go to a matinee at 1:30.

The Wines:

 

**** Four Stars (91+ in Quality/Price Rating terms):

-Evans & Tate The Reserve Chardonnay 2004, +140699, $29.95, Oct online (fave white)

-Evans & Tate X & Y Margaret River Shiraz 2004, +41194, $15.95 Dec 5 (fave red)

-Heartland Director's Cut Shiraz 2007, $31.95, +48496 Oct 24

-Katnook Estate Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon 2006, +590471, $29.95 Oct 24

 

***1/2 Three and a Half Stars (88 – 90 in Quality/Price Rating terms):

-Rosedale Winery Cat Amongst the Pigeons Alley Cat Shiraz Grenache 2007, $21.95, +127621

-Grant Burge Filsell Old Vine Shiraz 2007, $29.95, +987463 Oct 10

-Glaetzer Bishop Shiraz 2007, +627869, $29.95 Oct 10

-Stonier Chardonnay 2007, $24.95, +25353 Oct 28 VSO

-Katnook Estate Founder's Block Merlot 2004, +141267, $16.95 Nov 7

-Grant Burge Summers Chardonnay 2007, +67315, $19.95 Nov 21

-Richard Hamilton Gumprs McLaren Vale Shiraz 2007, +600122, $18.95 Nov 21

-Katnook Estate Founder's Block Sauvignon Blanc 2008, +122285, $15.95 Jan 9/10

 

*** Three Stars (85 – 87 in Quality/Price Rating terms):

-Coriole Estate Cabernet Sauvignon 2006, +107888, $24.95

-Wakefield Estate Shiraz 2007, +943787, $17.95

-Coriole Redstone Shiraz 2006, +59915, $17.95

-Thorn Clarke Shotfire Shiraz, +18796, $24.95

-Shingleback McLaren Vale Shiraz 2006, +57844, $23.95 Oct 10

-Alkoomi White Label Shiraz, +138560, $14.95, Jan 9/10

-Chapel Hill McLaren Vale Shiraz, +743989, $20.95

-Grant Burge Miamba Shiraz, $19.95, +726127

-Glaetzer Wallace Shiraz Grenache 2007, $24.95 +86900 Oct 24

-Glaetzer Anaperenna Shiraz Cabernet 2007, +72926, $59.95 Nov 21

 

The Downside: I could not stay.

The Upside: My colleagues would be pleased with the quality of the wines.

The Contact Person: marnie.williamson@austrade.gov.au

The Marketing Effectiveness (numerical grade): 87.

 

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