Australia Producers Flashcards
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Where is Bass Phillip located?
Gippsland zone, south of the state Victoria
About Bass Phillip?
1) Located in south of Victoria, Gippsland. Cool climate allows the grapes ripen slowly and gives refined and elegant aromas and intense fruit character, and renown for their ability to cellar.
2) The core range of Bass Phillip is the Reserve Pinot Noir which was ranked 1st classified wines of Langton’s classification, and Premium Chardonnay and Premium Pinot Noir both are classified wines.
3) The winery cultivated biodynamically since 2002, using wild yeast, French barrique;
4) Reserve Pinot Noir (vineyard planted in 1979) aged for 20months, no fining or filtration.
Who is the founder of Best’s Great Western? Who is the current owner?
Henry Best is the founder;
Thomson family owns the winery since 1920.
Which is the Langton’s first classified wine from Best’s Great Western?
Thomson Family Shiraz
Best’s Great Western Thomson Family Shiraz, location? Inaugural vintage? Production?
1) Sourced from Concongella vineyard, the estate’s first vineyard planted in 1866.
2) Inaugural vinetage is 1993 (to celebrate the Thomson Family’s 100-year history of winemaking in Great Western)
3) The wine is made from 15 rows of the original old vines, extremely low yield, only made in best vintages, with only 300 cases production each time.
About Bindi?
A family owned producer based in Macedon Ranges, one of the coolest regions in Australia, who is focusing on Pinot Noir and Chardonnay.
Which wine from Bindi was ranked Langton’s 1st Classified wine? And Classified wines?
1st Classified: Block 5 Pinot Noir;
Classified: Original Vineyard Pinot Noir, Quartz Chardonnay.
About Best’s Great Western winery?
1) Best’s Great Western is a trophy-winning Australian wine producer based in Victoria’s Great Western region.
2) Located in Great Western, Victoria, founded by Henry Best but owned by Thomson Family since 1920.
3) The winery’s Thomson Family Shiraz ranked the Langton’s first classified wine, and was one of two scored 99points by James Halliday.
4) Another icon wine ranked Langton’s classified wines:
The Bin 0 Shiraz: from a slightly broader selection of the older blocks at Concongella
5) Best’s also famous for its Pinot Meunier red wine from old vines 1960s, with small production
Where is Bindi winery located?
Macedon Ranges, Victoria
Who is the producer of Graveyard墓地? Classification?Inaugural vintage?
1) Brokenwood, Shiraz from Hunter Valley
2) Premium Classified wines of Langton’s
3) 1983
4) Single vineyard, 100% old French barrels
About Brokenwood?
1) Established in Hunter Valley, in 1970 as a joint venture between Tony Albert, John Beeston and James Halliday and has a reputation as being one of Australia’s benchmark wineries.
2) Its Icon wine called Graveyard Shiraz was rancked Langton’s 1st Classified wine.
3) Another signature is Hunter Valley Semillon
What’s the terroir of Block 5 Pinot Noir?
From 0.5 ha vineyards, north facing, quartz石英 soils.
Resulting wine style with darker fruit,, more spicy and earthy, has more tannins and fruit power, ageing for 15-17months in French barrels of which 35% are new.
Only 150 cases(12bots) produed each year.
Where else did Brokenwood expand its vineyards?
Outside the Hunter Valley, including McLaren Vale and Coonawarra;
What’s the signature semillon produced from Brokenwood? Winemaking style?
1) ILR Reserve Sémillon: named after Brokenwood’s chief winemaker (Iain Leslie Riggs). Whether the wine is a blend or single-vineyard is vintage dependent葡萄酒是混合酒还是单一葡萄园酒取决于年份. Released after five years of bottle age.
2) Inaugural vintage 1992.
3) The ILR is fermented by cultivated yeasts in stainless steel, malolactic fermentation is avoided, and the wine sees no oak.
Who is the producer of Diana Madeline? Which grapes is it made from? Classification?
Cullen;
91% Cab S blended with Merlot/Cab F/Malbec (Bordeaux blend) sourced from Cullen vineyard;
aged in French barriques for 18 months.
Premium classified wine of Langton’s
Where is Cullen Wines located? founders? What’s famous for?
1) In Wilyabrup region of the Margaret River, Western Australia;
2) Founded by Kevin and Diana Cullen;
3) Famous for its premium Cabernet Sauvignon, Sauvignon Blanc, Chardonnay.
Name two flagship wines of Cullen?
Kevin John Chardonnay and the Diana Madeline, a Bordeaux Blend
(both are named for the estate’s founders, were introduced in 1994 and 2003 following their respective deaths.).
Who is the producer of Vanya Cabernet Sauvignon?
Cullen, named after founders daughter who is the chief winemaker in 1989,limited production only 5000bottles, a blend of old vines of Cab S and Petit Verdot.
Awarded 99points from James Halliday for 2012 vintage.
About Giagonda Vineyard & Winery?
1) In Beechworth GI, North East Victoria
2) Only 4 ha
3) Producing top Chardonnay which is ranked premium classified wine of Langton’s, aged in French barrique of which 30% are new.
4) Movement of juice and wine by gravity
Which wine from Giaconda was ranked as premium classified wine of Langton’s ? which is the classified wine?
1st classified: Estate Chardonnay
Classified: Estate Vineyard Shiraz
Name Henschke’s three Classified wines of Langton’s?
1) Keyneton Euphonium Shiraz Cabernet低音号;
2) Hill of Roses Shiraz: from younger vines not ready for the Hill of Grace.
3) Cyril Henschke Cabernet Sauvignon: named after the 4th generation winemaker Cyril Henschke who is the pioneer of varietal and single-vineyard wines
Who is the producer of Hill of Roses Shiraz?
Henschke
Name Henschke’s two wines ranked premium classified wines of Langton’s ?
Hill of Grace and Mount Edelstone
About Henschke?
1) Founded in 1862, in Eden Valley, Henschke is one of the oldest wine producers in Australia, and remains under the ownership of the family.
2) The fifth generation Winemaker Stephen Henschke, educated at the Geisenheim Institute in Germany, and his viticulturist wife Prue are considered to be the leaders of Australian wine industry.
3) Producing wines from the Eden Valley and surrounding subregions, including Barossa and Adelaide Hills.
4) Best known for its Hill of Grace, made from Shiraz vines of up to 150 years old. It is one of the most expensive – and sought-after – wines to be made in Australia.
