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James Halliday Top 100 2009 |
James Halliday Top 100 Tasting Notes:Mike Press Adelaide Hills Shiraz 2008It was once accepted that only the warmest parts of the Adelaide Hills could adequately ripen shiraz. Now, with cool-climate shiraz style in vogue, the dynamics are very different. Vivid crimson; the wine exudes black cherry, blackberry, licorice and spice through every pore; just enough tannins to underwrite development. 94/100 drink to 2015. James Halliday Top 100 wines 2009. Mike Press Adelaide Hills Cabernet Sauvignon 2008 (Stocks available) Curiously, cabernet sauvignon has been on the Adelaide Hills menu for as long as shiraz, even though it theoretically requires more warmth. Deep crimson-red; luscious cabernet crammed to the gills with roughly equal blackcurrant and cassis fruit; despite all this flavour, is not the least extractive, the tannins fine. 94/100 drink to 2018. James Halliday Top 100 wines 2009. Mike Press Adelaide Hills Chardonnay 2009 (Sold out) The enterprise of industry veteran (over 40 years in the business) Mike Press and wife Judy, offering estate-grown wines at irresistible prices. Elegant, vibrant and supremely fresh, it runs the gamut of grapefruit, green apple, white peach and nectarine flavours with perfectly judged acidity. No oak evident, and none needed. 94/100 drink to 2013. James Halliday Top 100 wines 2009. |
