Bouteille Call

A selection of recent local reviews for some of our 'bouteilles'

Bourgogne Blanc, 2007, Domain Fontaine Gagnard, Burgundy.
"The classical chardonnays of France’s burgundy region are totally different to the sunshiny chardonnays to which many Australians are accustomed. Subtlety, texture, length of flavor and balance are very important in these wines, not just ripe fruit character. Fontaine Gagnard is an important Chassagne Montrachet estate in Burgundy’s chardonnay heartland and this 2007 Bourgogne is an excellent introduction to the regional identity.

It offers a complex, honeyed nose of nectarine syrup, citrus, nutty dry oatmeal, and a skillful seasoning of subtle oak. The palate is silky, dry, seamless and long in flavour, with a bracing cut of acidity."

Wine Of The Week, Ralph Kyte Powell, Epicure (The Age) 02/02/2010
(**** First class, a wine of distinction)

La Bastide, Chateau Coupe Roses, 2007, Minervois, Languedoc.
"Chateau Coupe Roses have great respect for the old-vine carignan that prospers on the estates craggy hills. La Bastide is a carignan-grenache blend that fully deserves the epithet ‘honest’. The nose is still muted but in the mouth the wine is ripe and savoury with the flavors of old vine carignan to the fore; earthy black fruits, herbs and dried flowers. It’s not long off the boat and should be in good shape for easy, engaging spring drinking."
Gourmet Traveller Wine, Feb/March 2010.


Cuvee Particuliere, 2008, Pierre De Prunet, Vin de Pays de Mont Baudile.
"The Prunet white is 100 per cent Grenache blanc, a generous, fruity wine that avoids any oiliness. Instead, there is nice roundness, a good lick of acidity, and the taste of lemon, guava, and spring flowers. A lilting wine and a great aperitif."
Gourmet Traveller Wine, Feb/March 2010.