The Boutique Wine Lover's Wine Reviews!

Dolcetto - Australian rare wine

This varietal is an early ripening, low-acid red grape variety that generally poduces wines that are soft, round, fruity, and fragrant, with flavors of licorice, almonds, and plums. Generally made to drink young, Dolcetto can often provide good quality, deep ruby and purple colored wines that are very reasonably priced.
Gabrielle Dolcetto (2006) - The 2006 season saw the Dolcetto grapes flourish at Catherine Vale and the vintage proved outstanding. Dolcetto wines have stunning colour being soft, round, fruity and fragrant with flavours of anise and almond. This one is exceptional and should be enjoyed in the first two or three years. For variation try it lightly chilled as a luncheon red. Catherine Vale Vineyard is located near BROKE in the Hunter Valley of NSW and enjoys sweeping views of the area. Bill and Wendy Lawson grow premium Semillon and Chardonnay grapes with Verdelho on line in 2004. They are also pioneering the Italian red grape varieties Barbera and Dolcetto.

Grenache - Australian rare wine

Grenache (pronounced gren-ash) is probably the most widely planted variety of red wine grape in the world. It ripens late, so needs hot, dry conditions such as those found in Spain and in the south of France. It is generally spicy, berry-flavoured and soft on the palate with a relatively high alcohol content, but it needs careful control of yields for best results. It tends to lack acid, tannin and colour, and is usually blended with other varieties such as Syrah, Carignan and Cinsaut.

Five Geese McLaren Vale Grenache Shiraz (2003) A generous fruity wine with a balanced palate. The warmth of the dry grown grenache is beautifully complemented by the peppery spice of the shiraz giving a wine of silky texture and lingering finish. Five Geese are specialised in red wine which is made at Boars Rock at McLaren Vale. Boars Rock is a state-of-the-art wine making facility. Fruit for the wine is sourced from the Director's vineyards in the McLaren Vale region.

Nebbiolo - Australian rare wine

Nebbiolo generally makes powerful and intense wines, although generally with medium body and color. These wines are high in tannins and acids, they often need several years of bottle age before they are ready to drink. They often have aromas and flavors of raspberries, plums, earth, roses, and tar.
Parish Hill Nebbiolo (2004) - Medium bodied red wine with fine mouth filling tannins and long lasting flavours of chocolate cherry liqueur, plum and liquorice enhanced by an aroma of rose petals as the wine undergoes its journey in the glass. Parish Hill Wines produce premium Australian wines from Italian vines grown in the vineyard at Uraidla in the Adelaide Hills, South Australia. They are licensed to crush 15 tonnes of grapes each vintage, so have only small quantities of each of their unique wines. All wines have screw caps for longer freshness.

This variety of rare red wines is really interesting, but this is what marks our boutique wineries here in Australia.

Warm regards,
Josefine

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