In addition, Clare Valley in South Australia is also shaping up to be a prime site for high quality Cabernet as seen in Taylors Wines» The Visionary Cabernet Sauvignon, a 100 % Cabernet that impressed the judges with its purity of fruit, texture and
quality of tannins.
Not exact matches
And the Cru wines, or the higher -
quality versions, «have soft
tannins, lush cherry flavor and a touch
of spice, and will pair well with turkey and a variety
of sides,» says Mike DeSimone and Jeff Jenssen, a.k.a. the World Wine Guys, who are wine, spirits, food and travel writers.
It is worth noting the outstanding
quality of the grapes; they reached perfect ripeness at the time
of harvesting: crispy, full
of sugar, with intense aromas
of small black berries, skins rich in sweet
tannins and seeds with a nutty taste.
In places there's no longer the issues
of ripeness, especially in Baden,» Allyn explained, a point echoed by Longworth who added as well that it was a place, «where
quality wines are in hot demand, where you can get wines that have a great combination
of concentrated fruit, finely structured
tannins and zesty acidity».
This grape is described by Jancis Robinson's Guide to Wine Grapes as capable
of producing the finest
quality wines with deep coloured, velvety, juicy fruit, and low
tannin.
Our Chardonnay fruit is
of excellent
quality, with particularly good yields, and the red varietals are showing great color with good
tannins and very nice fruit concentrations.