2003 Caledonia Australis Reserve Pinot Noir

Vibrant, deep cherry-plum colour with bright ruby highlights. A rich mix of ripe dark-berry and black cherry fruit, briary forest floor aromas and sweet spicy vanilla oak. Rich and full bodied with fine ripe tannins. Spicy French oak lends support with both flavour and tannin structure, building in intensity and complexity towards a long smooth finish.

2003 Caledonia Australis Reserve Pinot Noir review & comments by wine maker Martin Williams. For details please click on the link below.

2003 Reserve Pinot Noir Wine Maker's Review

 

2001 Caledonia Australis Pinot Noir Reserve

The wine presents bright ruby in colour.  Fruit aromas of raspberries and cherries are supported by French oak and underlain by gamy, forest-floor notes.  On the palate, generous fruit is balanced by subtle acidity and fine tannins, oak sweetness and alcohol warmth.  This smooth, harmonious wine promises to develop extra richness and complexity given several years' further bottle maturation.

2001 Caledonia Australis Reserve Pinot Noir review & comments by wine maker Martin Williams. For details please click on the link below.

2001 Reserve Pinot Noir Wine Maker's Review

 

2001 Caledonia Australis Reserve Chardonnay

After whole-bunch pressing, the juice was fermented in French oak barriques.  Partial spontaneous yeast fermentation, 30% malolactic fermentation and 30% new oak have contributed complexity and richness.  This wine displays a brilliant lemon-straw colour.  Intense lemon and green-melon fruit aromas are complemented by subtle hints of grilled nuts, butter and fresh cream.  The rich, long palate strikes a fine balance between ripe fruit flavours, creamy textural elements and cleansing acidity.

2001 Caledonia Australis Reserve Chardonnay review & comments by wine maker Martin Williams. For details please click on the link below.

2001 Reserve Chardonnay Wine Maker's Review

 

2002 Caledonia Australis Chardonnay

This wine displays a bright, pale lemon-straw colour. Ripe citrus and green melon fruit aromas are supported by a range of complex characters, including vanilla French oak, creamy yeast lees and subtle dairy/buttery notes combining to provide subtle complexity. The wine is full in the mouth, typical of south Gippsland Chardonnay, yet fine and very long on the palate.

 

2001 Caledonia Australis Chardonnay

The wine displays a bright, pale lemon colour.  Fruit aromas of ripe citrus and melon are enhanced by the products of indigenous yeast, malolactic fermentation and extended lees contact in French barriques.  In the mouth, the wine displays a seamless combination of richness, power and length, the ripe fruit flavours being framed by clean acidity and a touch of oak.

2001 Caledonia Australis Chardonnay review & comments by wine maker Martin Williams. For details please click on the link below.

2001 Chardonnay Wine Maker's Review

 

2003 Caledonia Australis Pinot Noir

Deep raspberry/cherry colour with a mauve rim.  Ripe red fruit aromas with subtle cherry/plum overtones.  Spicy forest floor characters complement the regional earthiness.  Generous Pinot Noir flavours fill the mouth, framed by an even, long palate structure.  Fine French oak is well integrated on the nose and palate.

2003 Caledonia Australis Pinot Noir review & comments by wine maker Martin Williams. For details please click on the link below.

2003 Pinot Noir Wine Maker's Review

 

2006 Caledonia Australis Rosé

This Rose has a brilliant, pale blush colour. It has a fresh varietal Pinot aroma of strawberry and red cherry, combined with hints of fruit blossom. It is light and lively on the palate, showing a sweet red fruit flavour, a fine mid palate and a fresh, crisp finish. The fruit sweetness is again balanced by savory hints, the winefinishes dry in the European style.

2004 Mount Macleod Pinot Noir

Bright ruby colour of great clarity and intensity. Dark berry and plum fruit aromas are supported by hints of forest floor, dried herbs, toast and spice. Sweet French oak is very subtle and integrated. Fruit flavours of raspberry and plum are evident on the palate, along with subtle oak and the classic Pinot Noir hallmarks of complexity and finesse. The flavours persist well onto the back palate and even, fine tannins and fresh acidity contribute to a clean, savoury finish.

 

2003 Mount Macleod Pinot Noir

The wine displays a vibrant strawberry colour with a mauve hue.  Aromatic, unmistakably Pinot Noir nose of red berry fruits with hints of earthiness and dried herbs.  In the mouth well defined varietal fruit flavours, supple tannins in an accessible medium bodied style.

 

2003 Mount Macleod Chardonnay

The wine has a bright lemon-straw colour with an aroma of ripe melon and apple/pear fruit balanced by subtle complexity from barrel fermentation in older French oak, and extended yeast lees contact. The result is a rich, harmonious Chardonnay with varietal purity and savoury overtones. Medium-bodied, rich in flavour and long on the palate, this wine shows the great strength of character for which Gippsland Chardonnay is renowned. Ripe fruit flavours are balanced by secondary complexity, the oak flavours are subtle and savoury, and the wine finishes with clean acidity.

 

2004 Mount Macleod Rose

Striking pale cherry colour highlighted by the clear bottle.  Clean fresh pinot characters on the nose, mixture of cherry and raspberry.  Lively fruit flavours on the palate with gentle lift and softness.  Undeniably pinot but made for immediate summer drinking.

2004 Mount Macleod Rose review & comments by wine maker Martin Williams. For details please click on the link below.

2004 Mount Macleod Rose Wine Maker's Review

 

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