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James Halliday 2010年价格低于20刀，得分在90以上的红酒名单，大家自己挑。
Reds Under $20
Rose: Like pinot gris, there is often little to guide the unwary consumer, particularly the degree of sweetness. Some are literally the by-products of red wines needing more structure: the rose juice is bled off (saignee), thus concentrating what is left. These two wines have been carefully made from the ground up without compromise, and are both dry.
Jacob's Creek Three Vines Shiraz Grenache Sangiovese 2009
94 points, $14.95, Screwcap, 12.5% alc
First tasted March ‘10, and is still remarkably fresh. It also broke the rule, as it were, by winning a gold medal at this year’s Sydney Wine Show, and a Blue-Gold at the Sydney International Wine Competition. Pale magenta, it has fragrant red fruit aromas, then an almost slippery palate, red fruits continuing to drive the long finish.
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From Langhorne Creek/Padthway, SA, Murray Darling, NSW
Drink now with Ricotta ravioli
www.jacobscreek.com
Turkey Flat Barossa Valley Rose 2010
95 points, $18, Screwcap, 12.5% alc
A blend of 54% grenache, 28% shiraz, 12% cabernet sauvignon and 6% dolcetto, the most complex rose in Australia, the grapes used only for this wine. Bright, pale puce, it is carefully carefully calibrated from the opening stanzas of the bouquet and fore-palate through to the complex, long finish with its mix of spicy/savoury red fruits.
From Barossa Valley, SA
Drink now with Asian seafood
www.turkeyflat.com.au
Pinot Noir: Finding good pinot noirs under $20 is increasingly difficult; the two selected are in very different styles, but share the invitation to drink now or over the next couple of years (thanks to their screwcaps).
Quealy Balnarring Vineyard Pinot Noir 2009
92 points, $18, Screwcap, 12.9% alc
Somewhat like a rose on steroids, this makes a great summer drink. Vivid crimson-purple, its fragrant bouquet, and vibrantly fresh red fruit aromas and flavours, suggest little or no oak contact. Relatively early picking has been an unequivocal success, giving the wine both purity and length, and leaving no heat on the palate.
From Mornington Peninsula, Vic
Drink Now-2012 with Chinese duck salad
www.quealy.com.au
Lerida Estate Lake George Canberra District Pinot Noir 2008
92 points, $18.50, Screwcap, 13.3% alc
Light red colour; this is a distinctly spicy/sappy/savoury evocation of the variety, but with a clear varietal core of dark cherry fruit. It relies on length rather than depth, and won gold medals last year at the National Cool Climate Wine Show and the Cowra Wine Show, the judges doubtless impressed by that length.
From Canberra District, NSW
Drink Now-2013 with Black truffle risotto
www.leridaestate.com
Shiraz and blends: The competition in this category is intense; grape surpluses have their upside as well as downside.
Moppity Vineyards Lock & Key Single Vineyard Hilltops Shiraz 2009
92 points, $15, Screwcap, 13.9% alc
While this is the third label behind the Reserve and Estate labels, it was a gold medal winner at Winewise ’10. Unsurprisingly, it shares many features with the Estate, notably its bright colour, the fragrance of its spicy cherry fruit and medium body; even if the tannins are less silky.
From Hilltops, NSW
Drink 2011-2019 with Lasagne
www.moppity.com.au
Frankland Estate Rocky Gully Shiraz Viognier 2008
93 points, $17, Screwcap, 14% alc
There was a time when Frankland Estate’s rieslings were superb, the red wines dull; the latter are now in the same quality league and compelling value for money. The fragrant bouquet offers spice and polished leather aromas, the palate a very lively bundle of red and black fruits, Asian spices and fine tannins.
From Frankland River, WA
Drink 2012-2018 with Spaghetti bolognese
www.franklandestate.com.au
McPherson Basilisk Shiraz Mourvedre 2008
94 points, $17.95, Screwcap, 14.5% alc
Gets better with each vintage, this ’08 lifting the bar to gold medal status at the Sydney Wine Show ’10. Very well made, the spicy red and black cherry fruit of the shiraz working synergistically with the tannins of the dark berry mourvedre, which are fine rather than robust.
From Nagambie Lakes, Vic
Drink Now-2016 with Double-cooked pork hock
www.mcphersonwines.com
K1 by Geoff Hardy Silver Label Shiraz 2008
94 points, $18, Screwcap, 14.5% alc
The then already well-known viticulturist Geoff Hardy selected this site in 1987, at the extreme southern end of the Adelaide Hills, just within the 400 m contour boundary line. A small proportion of co-fermented viognier lifts the palate, which has excellent vibrancy and length in cool climate mode; silky tannins run through the finish.
From Adelaide Hills,
Drink Now-2018 with Steak and mushroom pie
www.k1.com.au
Kirrihill Single Vineyard Tullymore Vineyard Clare Valley Shiraz 2008
94 points, $18.95, Screwcap, 14.5% alc
Small batch winemaking included a nine-day pre-fermentation cold soak. The rich and complex dark berry fruits of the bouquet holds out the promise of a quality palate, and the wine does not disappoint; layers of flavour in a spicy blackberry fruit range, good tannins and oak complete the picture.
From Clare Valley, SA
Drink 2014-2028 with Beef shashlick
www.kirrihillwines.com.au
De Bortoli Gulf Station Yarra Valley Shiraz Viognier 2008
94 points, $19, Screwcap, 14.5% alc
The wine is estate grown, open-fermented with hand plunging, and spends 10 months in new and used French oak, an expensive upbringing for a $19 bottle of wine. Has typically bright and lifted red cherry aromas and flavours; superfine tannins lengthen the finish, as does the French oak. Seductive style.
From Yarra Valley, Vic
Drink Now-2016 with Duck and mushroom pie
www.debortoli.com.au
Five Geese Old Vine McLaren Vale Grenache Shiraz 2006
94 points, $19, Diam, 14.5% alc
The blend is 80% grenache from 78-year-old, dry-grown bush vines, and 20% shiraz. First tasted two years ago, the bright, clear colour is undimmed, the perfume is still there, as are the red fruits of an elegant and harmonious medium-bodied palate with a marvellously long and persistent finish and aftertaste.
From McLaren Vale, SA
Drink Now-2015 with Cassoulet
www.fivegeese.com.au
Ingoldby McLaren Vale Shiraz 2009
94 points, $19.95, Screwcap, 14% alc
Whether the small percentage of barbera included has played a role is debatable, for this deep crimson-purple wine is a perfect expression of terroir and variety; plum and blackberry fruit with a coating of dark chocolate set the scene on the bouquet, seductively luscious, smooth, velvety palate then follows. Surprise packet.
From McLaren Vale, SA
Drink 2013-2024 with Beef spare ribs
www.ingoldby.com.au
Merlot: The sole selection underlines the paucity of merlots capable of standing up to the quality of shiraz and cabernet sauvignon on the one hand, and the Mediterranean varieties on the other.
Truffle Hill Pemberton Merlot 2008
94 points, $19.98, Screwcap, 14.3% alc
Established in 1997 as The Wine & Truffle Co by investors who soon hit pay dirt with truffles from their 13 000 chestnut and oak trees. The debate continues on the best varieties for Pemberton; this wine mounts a compelling case for merlot: it is medium-bodied, with silky tannins and utterly seductive red berry and plum aromas and .
From Pemberton, WA
Drink 2012-2018 with Black truffle risotto
www.wineandtruffle.com.au
Cabernet Sauvignon and blends: As hotly contested as the shiraz group; there is ample evidence to demonstrate cabernet is mounting a comeback in popularity (and quality).
Kingston Estate Limestone Coast Mt Lofty Ranges Cabernet Sauvignon 2009
94 points, $13.95, Screwcap, 14.5% alc
Deep, dark purple-red; the dark, black fruits with nuances of earth and chocolate are no surprise given the lead of the colour; medium- to full-bodied, with cedar and earth nuances to the black fruits and firm but balanced tannins on the palate. Hard to imagine a better cellaring prospect at this price point; exceptional value.
From Limestone Coast/Mount Lofty Ranges, SA
Drink 2013-2023 with Barbecued lamb shoulder
www.kingstonestatewines.com
Lake Breeze Bullant Langhorne Creek Cabernet Merlot 2008
92 points, $15, Screwcap, 14.2% alc
The Follett family has farmed in Langhorne Creek since the 1880s, grown grapes since the 1930s, and began winemaking in 1987. This medium-bodied wine marries soft, luscious blackcurrant plum fruit with fine, gently savoury tannins and well-balanced and integrated oak. Great value and ready to roll.
From Langhorne Creek, SA
Drink Now-2016 with Pizza with the lot
www.lakebreeze.com.au
Pirramimma Stock's Hill McLaren Vale Cabernet Petit Verdot Merlot 2006
92 points, $16, Screwcap, 14.5% alc
Good hue and colour retention; an unashamedly full-bodied wine, with a complex array of cedar, spice and earth on the one hand, blackcurrant and dark chocolate on the other, firm tannins providing the net to hold all the parts together. A top vintage, and will move to more medium-bodied elegance with age.
From McLaren Vale, SA
Drink 2016-2026 with Lamb casserole
www.pirramimma.com.au
Majella The Musician Coonawarra Cabernet Shiraz 2009
94 points, $17, Screwcap, 14.5% alc
Year in, year out, one of the best value reds on the Australian market, this no exception; it has a classic regional bouquet, the elements so woven together it is pointless to dissect them, the palate with a blaze of juicy blackcurrant, plum and blackberry fruit, with perfectly weighted tannins and oak lurking in the background.
From Coonawarra, SA
Drink now-2017 with Anything that takes your fancy
www.majellawines.com.au
Elderton Eden Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2009
94 points, $19, Screwcap, 14% alc
Elderton has extended its Barossa Valley holdings by purchasing an Eden Valley vineyard on the outskirts of Craneford. Bright purple-red, the perfumed redcurrant aromas lead into a palate with abundant juicy, fleshy fruit, fine tannins, and a bare hint of oak from nine months in older French hogsheads.
From Eden Valley, SA
Drink Now-2016 with Smoked Barossa meats
www.eldertonwines.com.au
Barwang Vineyard Hilltops Cabernet Sauvignon 2008
94 points, $19.95, Screwcap, 14% alc
This wine comes from one of the most under-rated regions in Australia. It is an excellent cabernet from the first whiff of cedar on the bouquet through to the finish and aftertaste, supple, ripe blackcurrant fruit on the palate the vehicle for the adornment of oak and gentle extract of fine-grained tannins.
From Hilltops, NSW
Drink 2104-2024 with Parmagiana
www.mcwilliamswinesgroup.com
Howard Park MadFish Sideways Cabernet Sauvignon Merlot 2008
93 points, $19.95, Screwcap, 14.5% alc
Howard Park’s pre-emptive strike with Sideways is curious: will there be a pinot soon? Good colour; classic Margaret River style, tightly structured and focused, with hints of gravel among the blackcurrant and cassis fruit flavours; the tannins are well integrated, the oak likewise.
From Margaret River, WA
Drink Now-2018 with Backstrap of lamb
www.howardparkwines.com.au
Under $20 Reds The most unlucky misses:
Rose Rating Price
Wirra Wirra Mrs Wigley McLaren Vale Grenache Rose 2010 93 $18.50
Geoff Merrill Bush Vine McLaren Vale Grenache Rose 2010 92 $19.99
Pinot Noir Rating Price
Merricks Estate Thompson's Lane 2009 91 $19.95
Shiraz and blends Rating Price
Deakin Estate Shiraz 2009 89 $10
Yalumba Organic Shiraz 2010 90 $13.95
Casella yellow tail Reserve Special Selection Shiraz 2008 93 $14.95
Westend Estate Cool Climate Hilltops Shiraz 2008 91 $14.95
St Hallett Gamekeeper’s Barossa Shiraz Grenache 2009 91 $15
Shingleback Haycutters McLaren Vale Shiraz Viognier 2008 93 $16.95
Hungerford Hill Fishcage Shiraz 2009 93 $18
Kalleske Clarry's Grenache Shiraz Mataro 2009 94 $18
Wise Margaret River Frankland River Shiraz 2008 93 $18
Tahbilk Shiraz 2007 93 $18.95
Aramis Vineyards White Label McLaren Vale Shiraz Cabernet 2008 94 $19
Alkoomi Black Label Frankland River Shiraz Viognier 2008 93 $19.95
Flynns Lewis Road Heathcote Shiraz 2008 94 $19.95
Hardys Oomoo McLaren Vale Shiraz 2008 92 $19.95
Hentley Farm Dirty Bliss Grenache Shiraz 2009 93 $19.95
Innocent Bystander Syrah 2009 93 $19.95
Thorn-Clarke Shotfire Barossa Shiraz 2008 94 $19.95
Cabernet Sauvignon and blends Rating Price
Shaw Vineyard Estate Winemakers Selection Cabernet Merlot 2008 92 $15
Shaw Vineyard Estate Winemakers Selection Cabernet Sauvignon 2008 91 $15
Rosemount Estate Diamond Label Cabernet Sauvignon 2008 91 $15.95
Tahbilk Cabernet Sauvignon 2007 93 $18.95
Castelli Estate Cerca Cabernet Merlot 2009 93 $19.95
d'Arenberg The High Trellis McLaren Vale Cabernet Sauvignon 2008 94 $19.95
Houghton Margaret River Cabernet Sauvignon 2009 93 $19.95
Other reds Rating Price
Yalumba Running With Bulls Barossa Tempranillo 2009 92 $18.95
Brown Brothers Limited Release Single Vineyard Heathcote Durif 2008 93 $19.90
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