Wines Flashcards

Question

KAY BROTHERS

Answer 1

2012 Kay Brothers Basket Pressed Grenache, McLaren Vale, SA $75 Colour: purple with violet hues Nose: bought of violets, sour cherries and red plums Palate: medium bodied, structure is rich and round with sublime tannins. Fine elegant acid backbone with warm, juicy finish. Just short of 12 months in large format oak barrels. Bright, vibrant fruit, precise acidity and is rich and concentrated.

Answer 2

2013 Leconfield Cabernet Sauvignon, Coonawarra, SA. $75 Colour: Medium to full red, with attractive Crimson. Nose: blackberry fruit aromas, scented with cinnamon, nutmeg, and cedar notes derived from oak maturation. Palate: fine, medium body. Velvety tannins balance the textures sweetness of the fruit. Tight clean finish. Alcohol: 13.5%

Answer 3

2013 In Dreams Pinot Noir, Yarra Valley, VIC. $60 Nose: lifted and aromatic, raspberries, roses and complex earthy undertones. Palate: dry, rich, vibrant fruit and hint of Asian spices, supported by silky tannins and well balanced acidity. Alcohol: 13.1% Food Match: duck - 100% Pinot noir - grapes sourced from Upper Yarra Valley and Coldstream. - 10% new oak and 90% 2-4 year old French oak barriques - traditional winemaking techniques used such ass small batch fermentation, wild yeast and delicate use of French oak, in order to achieve this.

Answer 4

2013 Dandelion Vineyards 'Lionheart of the Barossa' Shiraz, McLaren Vale SA $55 Colour: intense Crimson with youthful purple hues. Nose: lifted blue fruits, blood plum, ripe blackberries and Christmas pudding-like spice flow out of the glass with spicy pepper, and hints of bramble and dark chocolate. Palate: generous mouth filling sweet blackberry, raspberry and plums cover the palate with lashings of sweet spice. Firm but fine tannins and dark chocolaty nuances continue throughout the lengthy palate with youthful finish. Alcohol: 14.5% - encourage the dandelion amongst the vines as they suppress winter weeds, provide mulch in the Summer. - whole bunched hand harvested - new and old French oak to finish fermentation. - 18 months maturation.

Answer 5

2013 Save Out Souls Chardonnay, Mornington Peninsula $55 Nose: honey dew melon and hazelnut Palate: creamy start, primary fruit characters of melon and tropical fruits. Mealy characters along with hazelnuts from the lees too. Lime and citrus balanced with oyster shell minerality. Flavours linger with acid and alcohol playing off each other perfectly. - fruit sourced from 2 different sites in Ballnaring at the north end of the Mornington Peninsula - fermentation was in stainless steel with no yeast additions or temp control. - unoaked

Answer 6

2014 Mac Forbes Yarra Valley Pinot Noir $125 Nose: wild flowers, wild red berries, hint of undergrowth, subtle light spice. Palate: fresh, wild red berries, violets, savory note, fine gravelly tannins. Long finish. - light, easy drinking Pinot noir

Answer 7

2013 Toolangi Chardonnay, Yarra Valley $85 Nose: fragrant, flinty, vanilla, butter, honey, toast, peach skins and nectarine fruit. Palate: peach, stone fruit, buttery, textural, chalky acidity and wood induced spice.

Answer 8

2014 Pierre Chermette (Vissoux) Les Griottes Beaujolais $80 Nose: light, ripe berries, lilac, cherry Palate: pepper, red fruit berries, snap of acidity, medium tannins. - no oak

Answer 9

2012 Denis Clair Cotes De Beaune Villages $125 Nose: spice, ripe berry Palate: red cherry, juicy, spicy, steely structure, good length - good with food - benefits from decanting

Answer 10

Bress Shiraz ``` Med acid Med tannins Med body Silky Jamy, ripe red berries Easy drinking ```

Answer 11