tns new release Oz wines
 

A couple of just released reds I tried this week.



Wolf Blass Gold Label Pinot Noir 2002 – About $20

Adelaide Hills. Screwcap. Tried this at the launch of the
new WB releases. Mid crimson. Spicy berries on the nose. A
generous, warm, full-on pinot with stacks of upfront fruit
and a moreish finish. A very likeable style that could
convert red wine drinkers to pinot. At the launch Blass
chief winemaker Chris Hatcher said, "Screwcaps are the
single biggest thing to happen in winemaking since the
seventies." Chris is so intent on keeping his wines free of
cork taint that he has put the latest super-premium ($150+)
Platinum Label Shiraz 2001 under screw cap.



Penfolds Bin 28 Kalimna Shiraz 2001 $24

Kalimna and other South Australian vineyards. Crimson
shading to black. Bouquet of ripe blackberries and vanilla
oak. Beautifully balanced style of velvet tannins, mature
sweet berries and integrated oak.


Cheers!
Martin