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Financial Time and Purple Pages - Top 25 Fizzes

Ridgeview, Bloomsbury Cuvée Merret 2009
Top 25 Fizzes. English fizz gets better and better and Ridgeview is leading the charge. Neutral nose but some real depth. Light hazelnut flavour. Tight texture. Very respectable.

Purple Pages Gimblett Gravels 2008s & 2009s

Trinity Hill 'Gimblett Gravels' The Gimblett 2008
“Dark crimson. Interesting complex, intriguing, well balanced bouquet. Lovely balance. This wine spreads across the palate in the most satisfying way. Really appetising and beautifully balanced. You could enjoy this already but there are tannins lurking underneath. 17.5/20”

Purple Pages, Langi Vertical, Richard Hemming

Mount Langi Ghiran Shiraz 2006
“tight black fruit, firm yet smooth. Liquorice and aniseed. Large without obesity, and with the typical spice fragrance. 17/20”

Purple Pages Wine of the Week

Camillo de Lellis, Biferno Rosso Riserva
“It's given 18 months in large oak barrels and a further 18 months in stainless steel so that by the time it reaches the market it is nicely mature, complex and smooth. Unlike so many wines from further south, it is not aggressively alcoholic or hot-tasting. Instead it seems both appetising and really complex – especially for the price. There's a slightly dusty edge to the rich fruit but there is lovely, fully resolved fruit on the front palate. It's so unusual to find such maturity at this price”

Kooyong, Farrago Chardonnay 2008 Mornington Peninsula 17.5 Drink 2010-2015

Kooyong, Faultine Chardonnay 2008 Mornington Peninsula 17 Drink 2010-2013

Kooyong, Clonale Chardonnay 2008 Mornington Peninsula 17 Drink 2010-2014

Kooyong, Meres Pinot Noir 2008 Mornington Peninsula 17 Drink 2010-2014

Kooyong, Haven Pinot Noir 2008 Mornington Peninsula 17 Drink 2010-2015

Kooyong, Ferrous Pinot Noir 2008 Mornington Peninsula 17.5 Drink 2010-2018

Kooyong, Estate Pinot Noir 2007 Mornington Peninsula 17 Drink 2010-2020