Galafrey Wines Dry Grown Cabernet Sauvignon 2005

As a child, I used to hide behind the sofa when Doctor Who came on the television, and these days, would probably do the same again given the spate of ordinary Doctors more recently. Peter Davison was passably good, although I found it very hard to get past seeing him as the idiot brother, Tristan Farnon, in All Creatures Great And Small. The vines at Galafrey are nearly thirty years old now, planted around the same time that Tom Baker was doing such a magnificent job of playing The Doctor. Tom was to Dr Who as Sean Connery was to James Bond. Old Tombliboos also, more recently, did the voice over work for Little Britain.

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Tasted : Jul09
Alcohol : 14.5%
Price : $24
Closure : Screwcap
Drink : 2009 - 2015
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Cofield Victorian Sangiovese 2007

There’s no regional marker on the label so I can only guess that it’s not from Rutherglen, or at least it’s not all from Rutherglen. It’s nice to see these Cofield reds coming in at mid-alcohol levels.

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Alcohol : 13.5%
Price : $21
Closure : Screwcap
Drink : 2010 - 2012
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Radford Eden Valley Shiraz 2006

400 dozen made of this dangerous booze..

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Tasted : Jul09
Alcohol : 14.5%
Price : $35
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Drink : 2009 - 2016
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Dalrymple Sauvignon Blanc 2008

Now owned by Yalumba and replete with a Vino-Lock glass stopper and a new label.

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Tasted : Jul09
Alcohol : 11.5%
Closure : Glass Stopper
Drink : 2009 - 2011
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Cofield Marsanne Viognier 2008

Cofield wines have new labels and winemaker Damien Cofield seems to be doing good things. Part of a general lift in the table wine quality in Rutherglen parts.

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Alcohol : 13.8%
Price : $19.90
Closure : Screwcap

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Vasse Felix Shiraz 2006

Mattinson nailed this in The Big Red Wine Book so I’m in full agreement with him here, unlike the bottle of 2001 Cos d’Estournel we had last night, which was decadently bretty and greatly enjoyed by me. Lovely booze and one with ‘a 50 second finish’ according to old Stopwatch Bob. Today, by the way, I’m feeling exceptionally ordinary..

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Tasted : Jul09
Alcohol : 14%
Price : $35
Closure : Screwcap
Drink : 2009 - 2012
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Picardy Shiraz 2007

Strikes me when I taste this (second time around now, first was in January for BRWB) that this is a Shiraz made like a Pinot, which also strikes me as a good thing. This is my pick of the 2007 Picardy red releases.

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Tasted : Jun09
Alcohol : 14%
Price : $25
Closure : Cork
Drink : 2009 - 2017
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Winemaker Profile: Nigel Dolan

Nigel Dolan is one of the very few winemakers with two Jimmy Watson Trophies under his belt. He has an historic link to the Saltram winery in the Barossa Valley and of course, he worked there for many years - until recently. He’s now at Wyndham Estate. Adam Catford put some questions to him.

Name:
Nigel Dolan

Age:
50

Where you currently make wine:
Wyndham Estate

Location:
Barossa

Where you’ve made wine in the past:
Barossa, Hunter, Great Western, Coonawarra, Langhorne Creek, McLaren Vale, Clare, Tuscany.

Most significant wine you’ve consumed:
1962 DRC LaTache

Could you describe this wine?
Sublime. It was provided by, decanted and poured by the dear and late L.P.Evans, while sitting on his verandah. He made me try and guess what it was (of course, and I couldn’t) – bless him!

Wine you’re most proud of having been associated with the making of?
There are actually quite a few across a diversity of brands, varieties and time. To nominate one, it would be the series of The Eight Maker Shiraz wines from Saltram, wines developed and made with passion and wines that very much reflect place and people. Read more

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Moppity Reserve Shiraz 2007

This is an excellent follow-up to the break-through 2006.

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Alcohol : 14.5%
Price : $35
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Drink : 2012 - 2018

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Charles Melton Rose of Virginia 2009

You open the bottle of Melton’s Rose of Virginia and the fruits of the summer just past gush forward. It’s beautifully fresh andf expressive. A joy.

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Alcohol : 12.9%
Price : $24
Closure : Screwcap
Drink : 2009 - 2011
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