Corked Club

Happy Friday everyone!

On the wine list today are wines from the McLaren Vale wine region, located approximately 35km south of Adelaide in South Australia. Since I’m running out of time till wine club, lemme just get to the point J

The wine menu for today!

Gemtree Vineyards Moonstone Albarino 2008 (Ken)

Albarino is a magical variety hailing from the picturesque costal region of Galicia, locating in In Galicia it enjoys coroner of spain. For this reason and because we love the wines of Galicia, we decided to plant Albarino in our most treasured plot of dirt on our Tatachilla Road vineyard, which is situated 5km from the sea and maximises the influence of the climatic conditions in our area.
Albarino grapes develop thick skins contributing to their intense aroma of apples, peaches, pears and citrus. As a result we liken Albarino to a hybrid of Riesling and Pinot Grigio due to its gragrant aromatics and wonderful acidity.
We have left this wine as nature intended it, 100% natural fermentation, no additions and zero filtration so if diamonds appear in your don't be alarmed, they are harmless
Ken uses “we” because he and is “we”-counterparts actually make this wine

Logan Sauvignon Blanc 2008 (Div)

Vineyard: The grapes are grown at an elevation of greater than 900 metres on the slopes of Mount Canobolas.
Winemaking: Fermented over 18 days in stainless steel tanks. 5% of the wine was barrel fermented in large Hungarian oak barrels (500 L). The wine was lightly filtered before bottling.
Tasting notes: The Logan 2008 Sauvignon Blanc is pale gold in colour. It has a pungent aroma of passionfruit, guava and nettle. The palate zings with crunchy fresh flavours of pink grapefruit, green papaya and lime. The finish is long and crisp.

Chateau Reynella Shiraz Basket Pressed 2002 (Grant)

Reynella = start of sourthern oz red wine
http://www.atlasofwineries.com/wineries/chreynella.html
The Chateau Reynella Shiraz is typical of the full bodied style of Shiraz that can be made from McLaren Vale fruit. Parcels of fruit from select old vine vineyards were fermented in 7 ton open concrete fermenters and punched down by hand. The ferment was then basket pressed, ensuring the gentle extraction of only soft tannins and contributing to the rich, silky character of the wine. The wine was then transferred to oak barrels and was matured in American and French oak for a period of 18 months prior to bottling.

D’Arenberg Shiraz Viognier The Laughing Magpie 2007 (Big E)

The opaque purple-colored 2007 The Laughing Magpie Shiraz (90%)-Viognier (10%) offers up an expressive bouquet of smoke, mineral, violets, and wild blueberry
Scored between 91-93 points
Created by d’Arenberg is one of the most significant wineries in McLaren Vale. In 1912 Joseph Osborn, a teetotaller and director of Thomas Hardy and Sons, purchased the well established Milton Vineyards of 25 hectares in the hills just north of the townships of Gloucester and Bellevue, now known as McLaren Vale.

Hugh Hamilton The Mongrel Sangiovese Blend 2007 (Connie)

Hugh Hamilton is the fifthe generation fo the family who first planted vineyards at Glenelg in 1837 less than one year after European settlement in South Australia.
Sangiovese is the Italian variety native to Tuscany and Tempranillo the Spanish grape makes up 86% and 14% respectively
I got two free drinks for getting this for Connie…werd

Wolf Blass Yellow Label South Australia Riesling ???? (Cytena)

This Riesling is apart of the Yellow Label Range of single varietal wines sourced from premium vineyards throughout South Australia
It displays lifted floral and citrus aromatic characters
Wine is balanced with intense fruit flavours and a refreshing crisp finish
Screw caps are used to ensure freshness and preserve the characters of the wine. They’re also just cool.

And finally, King of the lab (for those Bones fans…a tv show) goes to the person that can answer this multiple choice question:


The region was named after

a) David McLaren
b) John McLaren
c) Chuck Norris…McLaren


Catch ya all at 3pm in Cascade (by the kitchen) for Clink time!


MC