Cigale Rose 2010 comes from the second label of master blender Pete Schell of Spinifex wines in the Barossa. A brilliant rose in the savoury Rhone style. Here's a great review from leading winewriter Peter Bourne “... follows in the footsteps of his Spinifex Papillon ($28) with similarly fresh, bright flavours and concentrated yet light-footed structure. …
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Domaine Christian Moreau wines are made by one of the oldest and most respected families in Chablis. Fabien is now the sixth generation winemaker and heads up this small but remarkable estate. In a short time (established only in 2002) it has become one of the leading producers of consistently outstanding Chablis. With almost 50%…
Ashton Hills Reserve Pinot Noir 2009 (along with the Ashton Hills Estate Pinot 2009) won the equal highest medal awarded for Pinot Noir at the 2010 Cool Climate Wine Show and gained 95points in James Halliday's 2012 Australian Wine Companion.
Ashton Hills Sparkling Shiraz 2005 was awarded Gold Star Status in the 2012 Australian Wine Vintages book for "consistently high standards of fruit, flavour, complexity and freshness."
Ashton Hills Reserve Pinot Noir 2009 received this glowing review from Peter Bourne in the June/July 2011 Gourmet Traveller Wine .. "Stephen George flies well under the radar, seeking no fame or outlandish fortune...The Reserve ... light colour and light body belying its depth and intensity. It's been carefully crafted with well-integrated…
Attended a recent Chablis tasting of Christian Moreau- highly impressive.. Their 2010 is absolutely gorgeous in fact up there wth the best AC Chablis I have tasted! This is a must. 100% Chardonnay from 47 year-old vines in Les Pargues, adjacent to the Vaillons Premier Cru. 100% stainless steel with 10 months…
Ashton Hills Reserve Pinot Noir 2009 won Gold at 2010 Adelaide Hills Wine Show one of Australia's highly regarded wine shows. Highly recommend this fine pinot- the 2009 is the best pinot we have seen from them!
Ashton Hills 2009 Estate Pinot Noir won the equal highest medal awarded for Pinot Noir at the 2010 Cool Climate Wine Show and gained 95points in James Halliday's 2012 Australian Wine Companion. Halliday wrote: "Strong purple-red, no sign of development yet; has that unmistakable Ashton Hills stamp of texture missing from almost all other…
We recently retasted the Ashton Hills Piccadilly Valley Pinot 2010 and it has really come into its own. Winemaker Stephen Georges' notes are always interesting reading - here's what he said about this wine: "2010 was a dry, mild, disease-free vintage with Pinot Noir yielding around our average of 3 kilos per vine. In the winery we used all…
Ashton Hills winemaker Stephen George is very happy with his newly released Salmon Brut 2009 after a fantastic vintage. He writes ..."Salmon pink with blue edges this wine was made from 100% pinot noir grapes and was fermented in the bottle in which it is sold. Strawberry and cherry aromas and flavours…
