The Trentino area is no stranger to grape growing and winemaking, with vineyards dating back to the 1600s. At the turn of the 20th century in 1904, a handful of farmers from Trentino decided to embrace the newly introduced cooperative system in order to remain competitive in their grape selling, and thus Mezzacorona was born….
intense ruby red, it has strong notes of violet and cherry with hints of sweet spices. On the palate is velvety with round tannins, it has a fresh and persistent finish. Good structure and excellent harmony
A brilliant, exceptionally pale straw colour with youthful green tinges. The wine exhibits pungent spicy blossom and hints of stone fruits enhanced by an underlying “lemon barley” vibrancy. A seamless palate, with initial flavours of passionfruit and Meyer lemon barley leading to a spicy mid-palate with hints of pear finishing with textural pithy acidity. The fine structure is testament to the care taken during this wines production. This wine’s youthful intensity and fruit-driven vibrancy can be enjoyed over the next two to three years. Cellaring for up to 10 years will be rewarded with the classic complex, toasty, textured characters of an aged cool-climate Riesling.
A brilliant fresh green straw colour on release. Aromas complex, perfumed notes of citrus and fresh nectarines balanced by toasty French oak and a savoury cashew character from barrel fermentation. The palate is full-bodied and complex. Stone fruits and honeydew melon flavours lead to a creamier rounded mid-palate of peach, vanilla and roasted nuts, with a lingering crisp finish of grapefruit and spicy French oak.
A brilliant exceptionally pale straw colour with youthful green tinges on release. Aromas of intense floral and citrus notes with some hints of passionfruit enhanced by an underlying spicy lift can be found on the nose. A seamless palate, initial flavours of grapefruit and pear, leading to a sherbet mid-palate of passion fruit and spice, finishes with a long, classic mouth-watering citrus acidity. The fine structure is testament to the care taken during the production.
Harewood Estate’s Great Southern Riesling is a blend of grapes grown in the winery’s recognised riesling growing sub-regions of Western Australia’s Great Southern GI: Mount Barker, Denmark, Porongurup and Frankland River. The wine shows a brilliant, exceptionally pale straw colour with youthful green tinges on release, and exhibits pungent spicy blossom aromas, and hints of stone fruits enhanced by an underlying citrus vibrancy. A seamless palate follows, with initial flavours of passionfruit and lemon barley leading to a richer, spicy mid-palate with hints of pear, and finishing with classic mouth-watering citrus.
