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Tapanappa 'Joanna' Wrattonbully Cabernet Shiraz 2007

Tapanappa 'Joanna' Wrattonbully Cabernet Shiraz 2007
Medium Bodied, Dry, Red, Cabernet Sauvignon and Shiraz, Drink now or cellar, 13.7% alc.

2007 Tapanappa Wrattonbully Cabernet Shiraz has the very ripe fruit flavours and texture of this exceptionally small and early vintage. Despite the ripeness the alcohol is in balance and the silky ripe tannins meld with the ripe fruit flavours.
The 2007 Tapanappa Cabernet Shiraz retains the elegant structure and the earthy, anise and Eucalypt smoke flavours of the Joanna, Wrattonbully terroir.
2007 Tapanappa Wrattonbully Cabernet-Shiraz is “a pure expression of the unique Joanna Wrattonbully terroir”.
$48.95 per bottle
Country: Australia
Region: Wrattonbully
Producer: Tapanappa
Vintage: 2007
 

Tapanappa 'Joanna' Wrattonbully Shiraz 2009

Tapanappa 'Joanna' Wrattonbully Shiraz 2009
Medium-Full Bodied, Dry, Red, Shiraz, Drink now or cellar, 14% alc.

Wrattonbully fully ripens Shiraz and is a special terroir in that it can elicit a noble response from both Shiraz and Cabernet Sauvignon. The Shiraz of the Hooper Vineyard has the special terra rossa soil and climate derived flavours of the Wrattonbully region. The core fruit is blackberry and liquorice with the earthy and eucalypt smoke nuances of the Wrattonbully terroir. The wine is not heavy or alcoholic but is elegant, dry and savoury and is defined by significant but fine-grained tannins. “This wine is a true expression of a unique Australian terroir.”
$44.95 per bottle
Country: Australia
Region: Wrattonbully
Producer: Tapanappa
Vintage: 2009
 

Tapanappa 'Whalebone Vineyard' Cabernet Shiraz 2006

Tapanappa 'Whalebone Vineyard' Cabernet Shiraz 2006
Medium-Full Bodied, Dry, Red, Cabernet Sauvignon and Shiraz, Drink now or cellar, 14.2% alc.

The Whalebone Vineyard terroir exerts its strength in the Cabernet Shiraz blend as a combination of smokey Eucalypt, anise and fresh earth aromas and flavours.

The Tapanappa Whalebone Vineyard 2006 Cabernet Shiraz has the fruit sweet core of ripe mulberry and blackberry provided by Cabernet Sauvignon and Shiraz in the slightly warmer than average 2006 vintage. The Cabernet Franc provides a floral aroma note and silky tannin texture and has much greater influence than the 10% component suggests. The 2006 vintage is notable for its definite but fine-grained tannins.

Dishes based on spring lamb lightly roasted with thyme or rare pigeon breast naturally balance and amplify the structure and flavour of Tapanappa Whalebone Vineyard 2006 Cabernet Shiraz.

"As polished and swish as you'd expect from the experienced Croser-Cazes team leading this project. Plenty of toasty oak, and deeply ripe, juicy plum/berry fruit presence - a convincing wine. The palate is swathed in supple, even tannin and finishes wilth silken refinement." 94 Points - Nick Stock, Good Wine Guide 2011
$64.95 per bottle
Country: Australia
Region: Wrattonbully
Producer: Tapanappa
Vintage: 2006
 

Tapanappa 'Whalebone Vineyard' Merlot 2006

Tapanappa 'Whalebone Vineyard' Merlot 2006
Medium-Full Bodied, Dry, Red, Merlot, Drink now or cellar, 14.3% alc.

The Whalebone Vineyard terroir exerts its strength across all four of the varieties grown there and Merlot develops the smokey Eucalyptus, anise and fresh earth aromas and flavours that are the signature of this distinguished site.

The Tapanappa Whalebone Vineyard 2006 Merlot has the ripe plum and exotic spice of Merlot from the warm 2006 vintage. The very sweet fruit middle palate is matched by a significant bulk of tannin providing a fine grained and savoury finish. 2006 is a vintage defined by its tannins.

This is a rich and ripe wine, which will best accompany dishes based on braised ox cheeks or slow cooked veal shanks.

Nick Stock, Good Wine Guide 2011 Merlot of the Year

"I notice that this review was in last year’s edition of the Big Red Wine Book – but didn’t make it to the site. An oversight. Not sure who wrote this one – Mr Walsh or myself. In any case I re-tasted this wine late last year and thoroughly enjoyed it the second time around too. Nothing soft and slurpable here – this is serious merlot. There’s a trace of the dreaded eucalyptus running through it, but its overall quality is superb. It’s ripped with tannin and deep, plummy fruit flavour. There’s a hit of cedary oak and earthen, smoky notes too. Forget the descriptors: it’s grippy and bold and beautiful." 94 Points - Campbell Mattinson, The Wine Front
$69.95 per bottle
Country: Australia
Region: Wrattonbully
Producer: Tapanappa
Vintage: 2006
 

Terre a Terre Cabernet Sauvignon 2009

Terre a Terre Cabernet Sauvignon 2009
Medium Bodied, Dry, Red, Cabernet Sauvignon, Drink now or cellar, 13.5% alc.

The 2009 release of Terre à Terre Cabernet is a classic example of Cabernet Sauvignon from the South East, with a very elegant “oak twist”. Exemplary aromas of blackcurrant juice with scents of sage and five spice then lead to a very structured mouthfeel and firm tannin on the finish. Very French in style.

Andrew Graham: "The real deal. Such attention to detail makes this wine... Lovely vibrant voilet/red colour...vibrant on the nose too... Dry and juicy with excellent grainy tannins make this a really attractive style. Excellent tannins. Long and poignant, with a whole other realm of balance and tannins compared to any other wine in this lineup. Should get even better with age too. 17.9/92+
$32.95 per bottle
Country: Australia
Region: Wrattonbully
Producer: Terre a Terre
Vintage: 2009
 
 
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