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Westend Richland Viognier 2010
NZD $18.95 NZD $16.95
152694
Our latest import from one of the top producers in Australia, Viognier which seems to be a lot more suitable to Australia than New Zealand, is always a great wine to have with lite dishes, fish and as an aperitif. This is their first vintage from Westend and is promising to become another variety that offers wonderful potential. At the moment it is fresh, clean, bursting with apricot and peach fruit, quite luscious showing very good depth, length and dry. Ideal with roast white meats, soft cheeses, fish and shell fish.
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Westend 3 Bridges Durif 2007
NZD $28.95 NZD $26.95
11583
Durif is a fairly new and exciting grape variety being grown in Australia and does not come with the massive profile of its popular counterpart Shiraz. It is believed this particular grape variety may have originated in the Cote du Rhone region in the South of France, but unproven theories suggest it managed to find its way naturally to California where it has achieved great critical and commercial success. Today the variety is grown in Western Australia, Hunter Valley and Barossa. It has a similar colour to Shiraz but is even more concentrated and richer. The wine has a thick, pure charcoal black colour with hugely intense peppery savoury and sweet/sour characteristics. Very frontal, it grabs you and doesn't let go. If you love the heaviest of Shirazes you will adore this spectacular new grape variety. You can drink this with hearty dishes and BBQ steaks even though part of the wine has undergone carbonic maceration creating soft and velvety tannins. Approachable now or will keep 4-5 years.
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Alan McCorkindale Dry Riesling 2009
NZD $24.95 NZD $21.95
112665
Alan McCorkindale has 21 years of international winemaking experience behind him, making wine in Burgundy, Champagne, Australia and Germany. This Riesling has been sourced exclusively from his vineyards in the Waipara valley. It is a wonderful expression of how good Riesling can be from this area. Extremely fresh and crisp with hints of lemon tart and citrus fruits. On the palate it offers complexity, richness and elegance with a wonderful balance of acidity texture and fruit. Drink now or cellar for another 3-4 years.
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Richland Pinot Grigio 2010
NZD $18.95 NZD $16.95
153495
Over the last 15 years of so, Australia has completely revolutionized their wine growing and wine making. Long gone are the days of overly oaked, sweet and jammy Shiraz’s. Nowadays they have been replaced with an array of different varieties from all over Europe. Pinot Gris or Pinot Grigio is one of them. Done in a dry style, with flinty fresh characters, slightly oily, no oak, very well balanced and refreshing. Very much along the lines of a northern Italian Pinot Grigio. Beautiful for summer with anti-pastos, shellfish, fish etc.
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Richland Chardonnay 2010
NZD $18.95 NZD $16.95
153496
The days of overly oaked, slightly rancid and oxidized Australian Chardonnay are well and truly gone. This is an example of how the modern styles have evolved over the last 10 or so years, clean with a soft creamy texture and even though it does have oak, it is well balanced and integrated into the wine. A very good Chardonnay to have with chicken dishes, fish but even though it is full bodied, also still remains very clean, flinty and refreshing and the price is an excellent example of an outstanding Chardonnay.
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International Red of Mystery Mixed Dozen
NZD $167.40
Mixed06
We have decided to do something a little different. A total random selection of a dozen red wines from around the globe representing excellent growing areas, typical grape varieties and all priced at $13.95 (per bottle). There will be wines from Burgundy, Bordeaux, Italy, Valencia, Rioja, Australia, Argentina etc etc. We can not disclose anymore information otherwise it would not be a mystery!
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Grant Burge Meshach 2003
NZD $144.95
Out of Stock
112232
Grant Burge has become one of Australia's leading wine labels internationally due to the popularity of their consistently high quality red wines.The "Meshach" is the premium label of this winery and is named after Grant Burge's Great-Grandfather,Meshach Burge, who was one of the early pioneers of wine production in the Barossa.The fruit for this wine was harvested by hand from 80 year old vines from Burge's Filsell Vineyard that produce fruit with immense concentration and power. On the nose this wine is packed full of sweet vanilla and plummy fruit aromas.Aged in new American Oak barrels for just over two years, the Meshach is a big, complex and concentrated red wine, with a hint of spiciness and cigar box. With a chewy almost fleshy palate and a subtle backbone of soft tannins, this wine will mature and improve over the next twenty years.Why pay $300 for Grange when you can have this superb Shiraz at 1/3 the price?. You can buy any quantity of this wine which overides the minimum requirement to buy 6 bottles..
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Westend Tempranillo 2008
NZD $19.95 NZD $18.95
153292
Australia are beginning to do very sexy things with Tempranillo, it would not be surprising in 10 years time for this variety to overtake the more established ones, but their climate will always be suited to this variety and with an array of diverse terroir as they have it is only a matter of time before they can produce very good Tempranillo and very well priced. Westend are situated in Griffith, NSW, they produce excellent value wines from many varieties, Tempranillo is their latest and probably their best. At the moment is showing terrific ripe fruit with intensity and depth, spice, leather, tobacco, dry herbs but the best thing about it is the balance and profile of flavour, lovely concentration and texture, for those new to the variety, you should start here you won’t be disappointed.
