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NOTE: All Tasting
Notes are from James Halliday's
'Australian Wine Companion' 2006 and 2007 Editions.
PRICE LIST effective from September 1st 2007 |
CURRENT WINES |
WINE
DESCRIPTION & NOTES |
SECURE
ORDERING |
2006
Lirralirra Estate
SAUVIGNON
BLANC |
We
have tried various different styles of Sauvignon Blanc over the
20 years we have been making it. I have settled on a ripe unwooded
style that suits my palate and is sufficiently different to attract
those that find many of the New Zealand style wines too be too
green on the nose and lacking a full palate.
Tasting
Notes:
Clean, fresh;
good varietal expression on the bouquet; excellent drive to
gooseberry, kiwifruit and snow pea palate, deliciously long
and succulent.
Rating Not
yet rated by JH $19.00 per
bottle
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2006
Lirralirra Estate
SEMILLON |
We planted the Semillon in 1981 and since then we have made many
different styles both as a straight varietal and in combination
with Sauvignon Blanc and Muscadel, both wooded and unwooded.
Our current wines are 100% Semillon unwooded. The style is not
yet fixed and will change.
Tasting Notes:
A
clean tight reserved style, showing citrus rind characters
with some stone/mineral
overtones, displays good length. Drink 2010
Rating 89/100* $19.00 per
bottle
* Halliday 'Australian
Wine Companion" 2006 |
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2003
Yarra Valley
CABERNETS |
2003
was the worst drought year we had experienced until 2007.
We had to buy water for the house tanks 8 times that year and
our storage
capacity is 66,000 litres. The dry grown cabernet vines completely
defoliated thus no photosynthesis and no ripening. Simon
from Steels Creek Estate came to our aid with grapes and this
terrific wine is the result.
Tasting
Notes:
Light to medium-bodied; while the
origin of the grapes is entirely different from the ’04,
similar handling techniques in the winery have resulted in
a wine of similar style, and slightly more fruit weight.
Screwcap - Drink 2013
Rating 91/100* $25.00 per
bottle
* Halliday 'Australian Wine Companion" 2007 |
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2005
Lirralirra Estate
'Sweet P'
PINOT NOIR |
Ever
since the breakthrough pinot noir of 1996 we have been
making powerful pinots that have attracted the attention and high
marks of all
the “gurus” to whom we have submitted the wines.
This wine is no exception.
Tasting Notes:
Deep
colour, very intense, complex and powerful, but has good balance,
rich
plum
and black cherry, then a suggestion of slightly dank oak. Controversial. Drink
2014
Rating 90/100* $19.00 per
bottle
* Halliday 'Australian
Wine Companion" 2006
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2004
Lirralirra Estate
RESERVE
PINOT NOIR |
This wine is our
highest scoring Pinot so far – we will do better !
Tasting Notes:
Good purple-red; exceptional intensity
and drive for the vintage; complex plum and spice fruit; great
balance. Screwcap - Drink 2011
Rating 94/100* $35.00
per
bottle
* Halliday 'Australian
Wine Companion" 2007 |
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2004
Yarra Valley
SHIRAZ |
Simon
at Steels Creek unfortunately broke his arm and thus we
ended up with enough Shiraz grapes to make 3 barrels. This is
very black
peppery and spicy. Great with a hot pizza (hot salami ,
chillis and anchovies)
Tasting Notes:
Purple-red,
light to medium bodied, bright, fresh spicy
cherry and blood plum fruit, fine
tannins.
Screwcap - Drink 2013
Rating 90/100* $22.00 per
bottle
*
Halliday 'Australian
Wine Companion" 2007 |
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