Bree Boskov, First Term Panellist 2020 Competition
“Perfumed ripe red currant and blueberry fruits with a note of mint and smoky charred oak notes. The palate is medium bodied with cool dark cassis fruits and blueberry with graphite undertones and sappy blackcurrant leaf suggestive of a cooler climate. The acid is fresh bringing vibrancy to the fruit and palate and the tannins long and fine grained running the length of the mouth. The dark fruit and spice is enhanced with dish while the dish still brings lovely game notes to the wine”
Emma Jenkins, First Term Panellist 2020 Competition
“A warm sweet-fruited embrace of a wine, with spicy red cherry, strawberry and dried hay/herbs on the nose and rounded red-fruited palate. Tannins are ripe and supple, fair length. Juicy and charming. Doesn’t work as well with the duck, which accentuates the fruit-sweet character a little too much.”
Martin Williams, Fifth Term Panellist 2020 Competition
“Deep crimson. Rich curranty fruit, bright vanilla oak. Sweet berry fruit-compote flavours. Fine but firm tannins. With food: Excellent combination, even with the radicchio.”
Bryan Currie, Second Term Panellist 2020 Competition
“Purple red, opulent very ripe fruit, liqueur cherries and sweet candied fruit palate, soft palate, wine overpowers dish with its sweetness.”
Susan Bastian, Sixth Term Panellist 2020 Competition
“Mid-deep ruby. Moderately intense mixed berries, hints of white pepper. Medium body, mixed berries, fruit forward, very soft, sandy tannin. Nice match of flavours”
Mike de Garis, Third Term Panellist 2020 Competition
“Slight brighter style with cherry spice lift, but lacking complexity, nutty oak. SOP, donut, extracted tannins but has some sweet fruit, slightly drying tannins. Food: cherry spice notes have been enhanced, more concentration and length, tannins not as drying.”
The Medium Bodied Dry Red Wines were judged with
Presented by chef Marcell Kustos
Ingredients
Method
Warren Gibson, Second Term Chairman of Judges, Twelfth Term Panellist 2020 Competition
“Lifted, some aldehyde, relatively pure. A very ripe style. Sweet fruited. The wine works moderately well with the dish. The wine remains very sweet fruited.”