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Australia

A few years ago Australians had had to pour over 4 million litres of table wine into the ground as a result of overproduction. Sudden overseas demand in the 1980s for powerful, overoaked, wines led many fruit farmers in Australia to jump on the winemaking bandwagon, often with disastrous results. This year, after a disastrous harvest in 2007, bulk producers are blending in wines brought over from the Languedoc (up to 20% permitted) in order to satiate demand. Tesco is still the Australian wine industry's biggest customer, but its days of selling generic blends at under £3 per bottle seem to be over.

Listed below is a range of very individual wines, usually from private and family run estates. Whilst still vast in comparison with their European equivalents, even the largest of the family estates, De Bortoli, is insignificant in comparison with the giants such as Fosters' owned Southcorp (Lindemans, Wolf Blass, Penfolds, Rosemount, Matua Valley, Wynns Coonawarrra Estate, just for starters) and this is reflected in their wines, which are all distinctly individual and not simply made to be blended into 'red' or 'white'

 

White                                                                                                     £ per bottle    case

Marktree Semillon Chardonnay 2008                                                                                                                                                                                         5.48     65.80 fresh & crisp blend with balanced acidity

Sacred Hill Semillon Chardonnay 2008, De Bortoli,  Riverina                        6.15     73.79 crisp with ripe fruit flavours & a creamy softness

Willowglen Semillon Chardonnay 2008,  De Bortoli                                     6.19     74.26 another easy drinking, highly popular wine from the de Bortoli                                            family estates

McGregors' Reserve Chardonnay 2008,  South Eastern Australia               6.20     74.38 lightly oaked, full flavoured Chardonnay with creamy texture &                                            well balanced acidity

Tallarook Roussanne 2006, Victoria                                                              5.90     70.80

Brown Brothers Dry Muscat 2008                                                                                                                      7.00     84.01 an aromatic wine, off dry, yet quite crisp, which                                                               sets off moderately spiced dishes superbly

Tamar Ridge Devil's Corner Riesling 2007, Kayena, Tasmania                           m  10.33   123.96 delicious, fruit packed wine, fresh & crisp on the palate with full                                           flavour and a hint of minerality

Cape Mentelle Semillon Sauvignon 2008                                                    12.32   147.82 from Margaret River in Western Australia. Outstanding,                                                  with restraint & finesse, but lovely ripe fruit flavours

Kent wine merchants Rodney Fletcher Vintners also offer free wine delivery to London   

Red

The Landings Shiraz Cabernet Sauvignon 2008                                               5.20      62.39 good value, fruity, easy drinking wine

Marktree Merlot Cabernet Shiraz 2008                                                        5.48      65.80 very easy drinking, smooth & full with sweet, ripe fruit flavours

Sacred Hill Shiraz Cabernet 2007, De Bortoli,  Riverina                              6.15     73.79 great value, a highly popular, medium bodied wine with                                                    firm, smooth character and lingering flavour

Willowglen Shiraz Cabernet 2008,  De Bortoli                                             6.19          74.26 smooth, sweet & ripe wine with plenty of character

McGregors' Reserve Shiraz 2009,  South Eastern Australia                        6.20         74.38 delicious, great value wine tasting well above its price, with                                                 soft, smooth Shiraz flavour

Cranswick Estate Shiraz 2008,  Riverina                                                      7.52     90.24 An extremely satisfying style of Shiraz, medium bodied & lightly                                          oaked with flavours of vanilla & rasberry and some real complexity

Deakin Estate Merlot 2007                                                                            7.65           91.77 deep, purple colour, round & extremely satisfying

Deen De Bortoli VAT 8 Shiraz 2007                                                              7.97                       95.65 full bodied with intense colour & long, smooth palate

Madfish Pinot Noir 2007                                                                                9.44         113.27 stylish wine, with highly perfumed nose and flavours of                                               cherry & strawberry

Brown Brothers Victoria Shiraz 2006                                                         10.57         126.90 full bodied, dry & perfectly balanced, with a hint of                                                  spiciness on the aroma & palate

Cape Mentelle 'Trinders' Cabernet Merlot 2006,  Margaret River             13.39               160.74 this was considered a near perfect vintage : smooth &                                               lingering on the palate, with a very faint suggestion of acidity

Yarra Valley Estate Pinot Noir 2004, De Bortoli                                         15.20   182.40 superb, single estate wine with medium body, oak aged for                                                10 months with glorious Pinot Noir aroma and flavours

Tunbridge Wells wine merchants Rodney Fletcher Vintners deliver free across the South

Sparkling

Sacred Hill Brut Cuvee NV,  De Bortoli                                                               6.97     83.66 dryish, with particularly attractive taste

 

Dessert

Brown Brothers Orange Muscat & Flora 2008                           (halves)          7.23   173.43 ripe & luscious, yet light & crisp

Campbells Rutherglen Muscat                                                     (halves)          8.32             199.63 a magnificently rich, tawny wine with fig aroma and                                                             flavours of dates & honey, made from Muscat a Petit Grains

  Fine wine shippers of Tunbridge Wells, Rodney Fletcher Vintners, deliver to all UK

Prices are all inclusive of VAT

Minimum order is one case (of 12 bottles or equivalent) which may be mixed from any of our wines listed

Delivery is free for all orders within our own delivery area (currently London and most surrounding counties) and for 3+ case orders throughout the remainder of  the UK, excluding Highlands & Islands (please enquire for rates). Orders of less  than 3 cases sent by third party carrier will be charged at cost or below (around  £5.20 per case excluding VAT)

Please contact us for any further information :   wine@rfvintners.co.uk

                                                                  Tel :   01892 724314 / 724209

Rodney Fletcher Vintners are independent Kent wine merchants & shippers supplying trade & private customers throughout the UK

 

Rodney Fletcher Vintners 

 Independent Wine Merchants & Shippers

                       Tel : 01892 724314 / 724209                          Email :  wine@rfvintners.co.uk

 

                                                
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