Tony Love – National Wine Editor for taste.com.au and The Advertiser Newspaper, SA.
Wholesome Flavour $12
H by Haselgrove 2009 Cabernet Merlot
With a winery based in McLaren Vale, most of the fruit for this crackingly good wine comes from around the same region, with a decent splash also from the Adelaide Hills and Padthaway. It’s worth noting its great fruit too, beautifully blackcurranty with a satisfyiung wholeness, good structure and backbone to develop for a few years yet. A brilliant bargain.
Rating: 4 glasses – A cut above
Value: Sensational
Food: Black olive braised beef
Ross Noble – Wine Writer for The Courier Newspaper, Adelaide Hills, SA.
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Haselgrove was acquired by four Italian Australians in 2008. Greg Clack is chief winemaker. The Haselgrove Bella Vigna Beautiful Vineyard Shiraz 2009 is sourced from some of McLaren Vale’s best vineayrds and it shows in the depth of flavour. There are ripe raspberry and blackberry aromas and falvours and well intergrated oak. It is a rich, and rewarding wine that deserves prime beef or game, or maybe full flavoured cheeses.
$25 – Mail Order
EPICURE WINE & STYLE – SUNDAY TELEGRAPH Ralph Kyte-Powell, 14th March 2010 H by Haselgrove Cabernet Merlot 2008 $12 McLaren Vale winery Haselgrove is enjoying a fresh start under new ownership. This sharply priced young cab-merlot is a crowd-pleasing commercial style. Black-fruit and minty aromas are clean and appetising, and the palte is smooth, slightly fruit-sweet, gulpable and very soft. (Screw cap, 13.5 percent alchol.) Cellaring? no. Food idea: Lamb Chops Three Stars, $$]]>
EPICURE WINE & STYLE – SUNDAY TELEGRAPH
Ralph Kyte-Powell, 14th March 2010
H by Haselgrove Cabernet Merlot 2008 $12
McLaren Vale winery Haselgrove is enjoying a fresh start under new ownership. This sharply priced young cab-merlot is a crowd-pleasing commercial style. Black-fruit and minty aromas are clean and appetising, and the palte is smooth, slightly fruit-sweet, gulpable and very soft. (Screw cap, 13.5 percent alchol.)
Cellaring? no.
Food idea: Lamb Chops
Three Stars, $$
SERVE THIS WINE AT ROOM TEMPERATURE WITH BEEF RAGU OR A PLATTER OF MATURED CHEESES. Enjoy now or cellar for up to ten years to enhance complexity. REGION The Coonawarra COLOUR Deep cherry with a cherry red hue. AROMA The aroma displays blackberry, red currants, cassis with underlying menthol and eucalypt. PALATE Fresh blackberry, clove and spice abound on the palate with an underlying tone of menthol, Matured in new and old French oak barriques for 15 months, this Cabernet Sauvignon was selected by the method of barrel classification and has a smooth tannin finish with great length. ALCOHOL ...]]>
SERVE THIS WINE AT ROOM TEMPERATURE WITH BEEF RAGU OR A PLATTER OF MATURED CHEESES.
Enjoy now or cellar for up to ten years to enhance complexity.
REGION
The Coonawarra
COLOUR
Deep cherry with a cherry red hue.
AROMA
The aroma displays blackberry, red currants, cassis with underlying menthol and eucalypt.
PALATE
Fresh blackberry, clove and spice abound on the palate with an underlying tone of menthol, Matured in new and old French oak barriques for 15 months, this Cabernet Sauvignon was selected by the method of barrel classification and has a smooth tannin finish with great length.
ALCOHOL 13.5%
PRICE $25 per bottle, $300 per dozen
]]>SERVE THIS WINE AT ROOM TEMPERATURE WITH ROAST VENISON, WILTED SPINACH, CREAMY MASH AND RED WINE JUS. Enjoy now or cellar for a couple of years to enhance complexity. REGION 3 corners of McLaren Vale – Willunga, McLaren Flat & Blewitt Springs. COLOUR Deep red with a brick red hue. AROMA Blackcurrant, blueberry, mulberry with nuances of tobacco leaf and spearmint. PALATE Voluptuous, red and dark berry fruit, balanced acidity, velvety tannins with spicy oak and hints of chocolate PRICE $18 per bottle, $216 per dozen]]>
SERVE THIS WINE AT ROOM TEMPERATURE WITH ROAST VENISON, WILTED SPINACH, CREAMY MASH AND RED WINE JUS.
Enjoy now or cellar for a couple of years to enhance complexity.
REGION
3 corners of McLaren Vale – Willunga, McLaren Flat & Blewitt Springs.
COLOUR
Deep red with a brick red hue.
AROMA
Blackcurrant, blueberry, mulberry with nuances of tobacco leaf and spearmint.
PALATE
Voluptuous, red and dark berry fruit, balanced acidity, velvety tannins with spicy oak and hints of chocolate
PRICE $18 per bottle, $216 per dozen
]]>BEST SERVED WITH YOUR FAVOURITE PIZZA OR SPINACH & FETTA PIE. This fresh fruit driven wine should be enjoyed now. COLOUR Ruby red with a purple hue. AROMA Lifted blackberry and blueberry aromas with nuances of mocha chocolate and subtle oak complexity. PALATE Soft, round and rich with generous blackcurrant, cinnamon and cherry flavours and a lingering finish. A tight tannin structure complemented by subtle nutty oak. ALCOHOL 13.5% PRICE $12 per bottle, $144 per dozen Download tasting note]]>
BEST SERVED WITH YOUR FAVOURITE PIZZA OR SPINACH & FETTA PIE.
This fresh fruit driven wine should be enjoyed now.
COLOUR
Ruby red with a purple hue.
AROMA
Lifted blackberry and blueberry aromas with nuances of mocha chocolate and subtle oak complexity.
PALATE
Soft, round and rich with generous blackcurrant, cinnamon and cherry flavours and a lingering finish. A tight tannin structure complemented by subtle nutty oak.
ALCOHOL 13.5%
PRICE $12 per bottle, $144 per dozen
Download tasting note
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