Youthful lime green which will develop in time. Delicate spring blossom and lime leaf with a hint of vanillinspice. Crunchy green-apple and crisp, vibrant distinctive lemon-lime citrus flavours abound, at once juicy andtangy. Almost ethereally light and elegant; its minerality wafting along the palate to a long, pleasing close. Impressively delicious and worthy of at least a few years cellaring, if not more than a decade.
Very pale white gold. Dried wildflower and lightly stewed apple over nuanced spicy oak. Crisp, lightly savoury, lemony Semillon with texture and length. Layered and flavoursome yet relatively light and bright for what is a wood-aged white, the pristine fruit shining through on the finish, balanced by chalky acidity. Sips nicely on its own but truly shines with grilled white fish or poultry. Worth cellaring through to 2028.
Mount Horrocks Cordon Cut 2020 375ml (RRP $39 WM $34.90)
$34.90
Tasting Notes
Pale white gold. Effusively fragrant floral and ripe citrus tones. The very definition of perfumed. A very elegant release of Cordon Cut: delicate, yet intense and with incredible length of flavour. Juicy ripe lemons and limes with vibrant acidity balancing the sugar intensity. Long on flavour, the refreshing acid structure rounding out what is a terrific release that will continue to build further with time in bottle. Minimum ten year cellaring potential..
The juice is allowed just two hours skin contact time to get that beautiful blushing pink hue and a little extra flavour. Fermented dry, this wine looks and tastes of spring. Ideal over lunch, or as Stephanie says “the perfect afternoon tea wine”.
Tasting Notes
Blushing pink – a little deeper this year. Lifted red berry fruits with a hint of musk. Vibrantly fruited, crisp and crunchy with appealing strawberry, raspberry, ripe pear and white peach notes dancing across the palate which has a citrus-fresh structure and delightful texture and length. Simply delicious.
Mount Horrocks Nero d'Avola 2018 (RRP $40 WM $34.90)
$34.90
Less new oak is used to maintain its juicy palate.
Tasting Notes
Bright red with lifted, generous red berry fruits.
Bursting with cherry and other red berries, lively spice and a crisp, tangy edge. So fresh and zippy, with typical ‘Italian’ minerality, gentle but firm tannins and long-lasting fruitiness on the palate.
Dangerously more-ish. Enjoy now to five to eight years.
Mount Horrocks Cabernet Sauvignon 2016 (RRP $48 WM $39.90)
$39.90
Refined, elegant and super-stylish. Limited release, single vineyard and organically grown.
Tasting Notes
Classic cabernet colour – deep and dark.
Also intense is the aroma: black currant, leaf and stylish oak. Concentrated black and red berry fruits are wrapped around vibrant tannins, and supported by really smart oak integration. A hedonistic wine with a generosity of fruit that belies great depth and length. Has a big future ahead yet drinks brilliantly now with a juicy beef steak.
Tasting Notes Deep crimson-purple with youthful edge.
Pretty red fruits with vanillin spice – more restrained and stylish, compared to the 2015 Blueberry & spice, velvet textured, vibrant fruit cloaked in classy oak. This is succulent and juicy, generously flavoured and with mouth puckering fine tannins. Stylish new world shiraz that stands out for its appealing mid-weight texture – refreshing in our world of big-boned beefy Australian reds.
Cellar for 15 years with ease but fabulous now with Moroccan lamb.
