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Wirra Wirra Wine Dinner with Flagship Wines
Loft Restaurant, St Albans
Tasted March 14, 2018 by Andrewbdc with 154 views
Introduction
Organised by Julia Jenkins with the winemaker from Wirra Wirra introducing a selection of their wines. Loft Restaurant has recently opened under new management and the food was beautifully paired, with the exception of the jalapeño pepper sauce with the duck, that made tasting the Shiraz wines very difficult.
Flight 1 (6 notes)
White
2016 Wirra Wirra Chardonnay The 12th Man Adelaide Hills
Pale lemon.
Very clean and straight with lemon, stone fruit, butter, vanilla, smoke and hazelnuts. Developing.
Dry, high acidity, medium alcohol, medium body, long finish.
Puligny-like but needs to take on more weight.
Very clean and straight with lemon, stone fruit, butter, vanilla, smoke and hazelnuts. Developing.
Dry, high acidity, medium alcohol, medium body, long finish.
Puligny-like but needs to take on more weight.
Red
2016 Ashton Hills Pinot Noir Estate
Pale ruby.
Clean nose, lots of crunchy red fruits, cranberries, red currants, strawberries, violets, hint of tertiary - barnyard and smoke. Developing.
Dry, high acidity, low fine tannins, medium (+) alcohol, medium body, long finish.
Outstanding Pinot that will give a lot of pleasure. Worth holding to allow some more tertiary development.
Clean nose, lots of crunchy red fruits, cranberries, red currants, strawberries, violets, hint of tertiary - barnyard and smoke. Developing.
Dry, high acidity, low fine tannins, medium (+) alcohol, medium body, long finish.
Outstanding Pinot that will give a lot of pleasure. Worth holding to allow some more tertiary development.
Red
2014 Wirra Wirra Shiraz Woodhenge
Very deep ruby.
Ripe red and blue fruit - red cherry, blueberry, black pepper, cedar, smoke, chocolate, vanilla, toast. Developing.
Dry, medium acidity, high chalky tannins, high alcohol (14.5%), full body, long finish.
Very good
Ripe red and blue fruit - red cherry, blueberry, black pepper, cedar, smoke, chocolate, vanilla, toast. Developing.
Dry, medium acidity, high chalky tannins, high alcohol (14.5%), full body, long finish.
Very good
Red
2015 Wirra Wirra Shiraz Catapult
Deep ruby
Red and blue fruit, a but jammy, Black proper, chocolate. Developing.
Dry, med acidity, med (+) ripe tannins, high alcohol, full body. Medium -finish.
Good, but a little disappointing on the finish.
Red and blue fruit, a but jammy, Black proper, chocolate. Developing.
Dry, med acidity, med (+) ripe tannins, high alcohol, full body. Medium -finish.
Good, but a little disappointing on the finish.
Red
2014 Wirra Wirra Cabernet Sauvignon Dead Ringer
Medium ruby.
Black fruit - cassis, bramble, Black cherry, blackcurrant leaf, mint, vanilla, cedar, tobacco, dried fruit. Developing.
Dry, medium (+) acidity, high alcohol, full body, high ripe tannins, Long finish.
Outstanding Cabernet Sauvignon that could be drunk now although I wold wair as it can easily age for many years.
Black fruit - cassis, bramble, Black cherry, blackcurrant leaf, mint, vanilla, cedar, tobacco, dried fruit. Developing.
Dry, medium (+) acidity, high alcohol, full body, high ripe tannins, Long finish.
Outstanding Cabernet Sauvignon that could be drunk now although I wold wair as it can easily age for many years.
Rosé
2016 Wirra Wirra Moscato Mrs Wigley
Salmon orange.
Strawberries, candied fruit, bubble gum, youthful.
Medium sweet, med (+) acidity, low alcohol, lightly sparkling. Medium finish.
Unusual and interesting.
Strawberries, candied fruit, bubble gum, youthful.
Medium sweet, med (+) acidity, low alcohol, lightly sparkling. Medium finish.
Unusual and interesting.