Eclipse di Luna Tasting

Rosés Around the World

May 15, 2012 - 6:00 - 7:00 pm

From the category archives:

Australia

Trevor Jones “Virgin” Chardonnay 2006

September 6, 2009 Australia

Trevor Jones “Virgin” 2006 Chardonnay 2006 NOT IN STOCK – Please Call or Email about Current Vintage Availability Tanzer 89 “Pale gold. Fresh pear, nectarine and peach on the nose, with a bright floral quality adding verve. Firm, juicy orchard and pit fruit flavors are nicely lifted by talc-y minerals. Blends ripe and bright notes [...]

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Torbreck “Woodcutter’s Shiraz” 2007

September 6, 2009 Australia

Torbreck “Woodcutter’s Shiraz” 2007 Shiraz Barossa Valley, Australia 2007 NOT IN STOCK – Please Call or Email about Current Vintage Availability Parker 90 “Inky ruby. Sexy dark berry and cherry compote on the nose, with subtle mocha and incense notes. Sweet blackberry and cherry-cola flavors pick up some dusty tannins with air. Pleasantly juicy and fresh, [...]

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The Colonial Estate “Expatrie” 2006

September 6, 2009 Australia

The Colonial Estate “Expatrie” 2006 Semillon Barossa Valley, Australia 2006 NOT IN STOCK – Please Call or Email about Current Vintage Availability Tanzer 91 “Pale gold. Fresh, spicy scents of lemon zest and orange, deepened by subtle vanilla and mace qualities. Dusty, finely etched citrus and orchard fruit flavors display impressive depth and energy, finishing [...]

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Yangarra Old Vine Grenache 2006

September 6, 2009 Australia

Yangarra Old Vine Grenache 2006 Mclaren Vale, Australia 2006 NOT IN STOCK – Please Call or Email about Current Vintage Availability Tanzer 89 “Deep red. Raspberry, blackberry and candied cherry aromas are complemented by baking spices and dried flowers. Fleshy and broad, offering sweet black raspberry and cherry preserve flavors, soft tannins and a late note [...]

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The Colonial Estate “Explorateur” 2005

September 6, 2009 Australia

The Colonial Estate “Explorateur” 2005 Shiraz Barossa Valley, Australia 2005 NOT IN STOCK – Please Call or Email about Current Vintage Availability Parker  90 “The Explorateur OV Shiraz was aged for 12 months in French oak and bottled unfiltered. Purple-colored, it displays reticent aromas of toast, scorched earth, tar, blueberry, and blackberry. Ripe and sweet, [...]

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Elderton “Command” 2004

September 6, 2009 Australia

Elderton “Command” 2004 Shiraz Barossa Valley, Australia 2004 NOT IN STOCK – Please Call or Email about Current Vintage Availability Parker 98 “The 2004 Shiraz “Command” comes from a single block of 104-year-old vines. It was aged in 100% new oak puncheons (400 liter barrels). Opaque purple-colored, this Shiraz has fabulous aromatics of smoke, melted [...]

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D’arenberg “The Money Spider” 2005

September 6, 2009 Australia

D’arenberg “The Money Spider” 2005 Roussane McLaren Vale, Australia 2005 NOT IN STOCK – Please Call or Email about Current Vintage Availability Parker 88 “Roussanne can be a big, bold, waxy, almost tannic, dry white, but d’Arenberg’s 2005 The Money Spider is a lighter-styled effort displaying rose water and citrus oil intermixed with hints of [...]

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Yalumba “The Octavius” 2003

September 6, 2009 Australia

Yalumba “The Octavius” 2003 Barossa Valley, Australia 2003 NOT IN STOCK – Please Call or Email about Current Vintage Availability Parker 97 “A renowned Barossa icon is Yalumba’s Shiraz The Octavius. The 2003 is a 100% Shiraz aged 22 months in a combination of American barrels (coopered at Yalumba) and French 300 liter hogsheads. This [...]

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Schild Estate Shiraz 2006

September 6, 2009 Australia

Schild Estate Shiraz 2006 Barossa Valley, Australia 2006 NOT IN STOCK – Please Call or Email about Current Vintage Availability WS 88 “Smooth and round, with pleasant plum and sweet oak character vying for attention, lingering on the open-textured finish and balancing well. Drink now through 2013. Tasted twice, with consistent notes. 20,000 cases made.”

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Mollydooker Boxer 2008

September 6, 2009 Australia

Mollydooker “Boxer” 2008 Shiraz Australia 2008 NOT IN STOCK – Please Call or Email about Current Vintage Availability WS 91 “Bright and jazzy, offering an effusive mouthful of cherry, pomegranate and spice flavors that are as aromatic as they are long and vivid. This has density without great weight, and the finish keeps on going. Drink [...]

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Thorn-Clarke

August 31, 2009 Australia

Terra Barossa Shiraz 2006 Shiraz/Petit Verdot/ Cabernet Franc/Cabernet Sauvignon 2006 SOLD OUT – Call or Email about Current Vintage Availability No review given, but Parker gave it an 89 and “Best Values under $20″

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