Australia Producers Flashcards
Where is Bass Phillip located?
Gippsland zone, south of the state Victoria
About Bass Phillip?
1) Located in south of Victoria, Gippsland. Cool climate allows the grapes ripen slowly and gives refined and elegant aromas and intense fruit character, and renown for their ability to cellar.
2) The core range of Bass Phillip is the Reserve Pinot Noir which was ranked 1st classified wines of Langton’s classification, and Premium Chardonnay and Premium Pinot Noir both are classified wines.
3) The winery cultivated biodynamically since 2002, using wild yeast, French barrique;
4) Reserve Pinot Noir (vineyard planted in 1979) aged for 20months, no fining or filtration.
Who is the founder of Best’s Great Western? Who is the current owner?
Henry Best is the founder;
Thomson family owns the winery since 1920.
Which is the Langton’s first classified wine from Best’s Great Western?
Thomson Family Shiraz
Best’s Great Western Thomson Family Shiraz, location? Inaugural vintage? Production?
1) Sourced from Concongella vineyard, the estate’s first vineyard planted in 1866.
2) Inaugural vinetage is 1993 (to celebrate the Thomson Family’s 100-year history of winemaking in Great Western)
3) The wine is made from 15 rows of the original old vines, extremely low yield, only made in best vintages, with only 300 cases production each time.
About Bindi?
A family owned producer based in Macedon Ranges, one of the coolest regions in Australia, who is focusing on Pinot Noir and Chardonnay.
Which wine from Bindi was ranked Langton’s 1st Classified wine? And Classified wines?
1st Classified: Block 5 Pinot Noir;
Classified: Original Vineyard Pinot Noir, Quartz Chardonnay.
About Best’s Great Western winery?
1) Best’s Great Western is a trophy-winning Australian wine producer based in Victoria’s Great Western region.
2) Located in Great Western, Victoria, founded by Henry Best but owned by Thomson Family since 1920.
3) The winery’s Thomson Family Shiraz ranked the Langton’s first classified wine, and was one of two scored 99points by James Halliday.
4) Another icon wine ranked Langton’s classified wines:
The Bin 0 Shiraz: from a slightly broader selection of the older blocks at Concongella
5) Best’s also famous for its Pinot Meunier red wine from old vines 1960s, with small production
Where is Bindi winery located?
Macedon Ranges, Victoria
Who is the producer of Graveyard墓地? Classification?Inaugural vintage?
1) Brokenwood, Shiraz from Hunter Valley
2) Premium Classified wines of Langton’s
3) 1983
4) Single vineyard, 100% old French barrels
About Brokenwood?
1) Established in Hunter Valley, in 1970 as a joint venture between Tony Albert, John Beeston and James Halliday and has a reputation as being one of Australia’s benchmark wineries.
2) Its Icon wine called Graveyard Shiraz was rancked Langton’s 1st Classified wine.
3) Another signature is Hunter Valley Semillon
What’s the terroir of Block 5 Pinot Noir?
From 0.5 ha vineyards, north facing, quartz石英 soils.
Resulting wine style with darker fruit,, more spicy and earthy, has more tannins and fruit power, ageing for 15-17months in French barrels of which 35% are new.
Only 150 cases(12bots) produed each year.
Where else did Brokenwood expand its vineyards?
Outside the Hunter Valley, including McLaren Vale and Coonawarra;
What’s the signature semillon produced from Brokenwood? Winemaking style?
1) ILR Reserve Sémillon: named after Brokenwood’s chief winemaker (Iain Leslie Riggs). Whether the wine is a blend or single-vineyard is vintage dependent葡萄酒是混合酒还是单一葡萄园酒取决于年份. Released after five years of bottle age.
2) Inaugural vintage 1992.
3) The ILR is fermented by cultivated yeasts in stainless steel, malolactic fermentation is avoided, and the wine sees no oak.
Who is the producer of Diana Madeline? Which grapes is it made from? Classification?
Cullen;
91% Cab S blended with Merlot/Cab F/Malbec (Bordeaux blend) sourced from Cullen vineyard;
aged in French barriques for 18 months.
Premium classified wine of Langton’s
Where is Cullen Wines located? founders? What’s famous for?
1) In Wilyabrup region of the Margaret River, Western Australia;
2) Founded by Kevin and Diana Cullen;
3) Famous for its premium Cabernet Sauvignon, Sauvignon Blanc, Chardonnay.
Name two flagship wines of Cullen?
Kevin John Chardonnay and the Diana Madeline, a Bordeaux Blend
(both are named for the estate’s founders, were introduced in 1994 and 2003 following their respective deaths.).
Who is the producer of Vanya Cabernet Sauvignon?
Cullen, named after founders daughter who is the chief winemaker in 1989,limited production only 5000bottles, a blend of old vines of Cab S and Petit Verdot.
Awarded 99points from James Halliday for 2012 vintage.
About Giagonda Vineyard & Winery?
1) In Beechworth GI, North East Victoria
2) Only 4 ha
3) Producing top Chardonnay which is ranked premium classified wine of Langton’s, aged in French barrique of which 30% are new.
4) Movement of juice and wine by gravity
Which wine from Giaconda was ranked as premium classified wine of Langton’s ? which is the classified wine?
1st classified: Estate Chardonnay
Classified: Estate Vineyard Shiraz
Name Henschke’s three Classified wines of Langton’s?
1) Keyneton Euphonium Shiraz Cabernet低音号;
2) Hill of Roses Shiraz: from younger vines not ready for the Hill of Grace.
3) Cyril Henschke Cabernet Sauvignon: named after the 4th generation winemaker Cyril Henschke who is the pioneer of varietal and single-vineyard wines
Who is the producer of Hill of Roses Shiraz?
Henschke
Name Henschke’s two wines ranked premium classified wines of Langton’s ?
Hill of Grace and Mount Edelstone
About Henschke?
1) Founded in 1862, in Eden Valley, Henschke is one of the oldest wine producers in Australia, and remains under the ownership of the family.
2) The fifth generation Winemaker Stephen Henschke, educated at the Geisenheim Institute in Germany, and his viticulturist wife Prue are considered to be the leaders of Australian wine industry.
3) Producing wines from the Eden Valley and surrounding subregions, including Barossa and Adelaide Hills.
4) Best known for its Hill of Grace, made from Shiraz vines of up to 150 years old. It is one of the most expensive – and sought-after – wines to be made in Australia.
What’s the oldest block called of Hill of Grace? How old is this vineyard?
Inaugural vintage? Hectares?
1) The Godfathers;
2) Vines planted 1860s on its own rootstocks, among the oldest in the winemaking world;
3) Inaugural vintage 1958;
4) 8ha;
5) Soil is alluvial sandy loam over clay.
6) Premium classified wine from Langton’s
Which wine of Henschke is considered the sibling of Hill of Grace? About this wine?
1) Mount Edelstone Shiraz (name translated from German Edelstein, means gemstone宝石);
2) Grapes are from 16ha of 100% own-rooted Shiraz planted in 1912 on deep sandy loam over clay;
3) It’s regarded as approaching Hill of Grace in terms of quality while with an affordable price;
4) Inaugural vintage 1952;
5) Premium classified wine from Langton’s.
What’s the winemaking style of Henschke?
The wines are fermented in open-top fermenters or in barrel. Red wines are aged in both used and new French and American oak hogsheads for up to two years. The wines see minimal racking, and are bottled unfined and unfiltered.
About Leeuwin Estate?
1) One of the five founding wineries in the Margaret River, Western Australia.
2) Most famous for its Art Series wine range of vareital Cabernet S, Riesling and Chardonnay.
3) The first vintage was released in 1979, and the winery became famous when Decanter Magazine gave the 1980 Art Series Chardonnay its highest rating.
4) Art Series Chardonnay ranked Langton’s premium classified wine, Art Series Cab S ranked classified wine.
Where is Mount Mary Vineyards located?
In Yarra Valley
Who is the producer of Quintet? Classification?
Mount Mary, in Yarra Valley, made from Bordeaux blend (Cab S50%+Merlot25%+Cab F+Malbec+Petit Verdot);
Premium classified wine of Langton’s classification.
About Penfolds?
Founded in 1844 by Dr Christopher Rawson Penfold (Englishman). Penfolds is Australia’s most famous wine producer, best known for its flagship wine Grange, one of the most acclaimed wines in the world. The historic estate has pioneered the wine industy of Australia since its inception成立 in the mid-19th Century.
Today, the company is a part of Treasury Wine Estates that includes Matua(NZ), Beaulieu Vineyard, Beringer and Wolf Blass etc.
Which wines of Mount Mary were classified by Langton’s?
Pinot Noir, and Quintet Bordeaux blend are premium classified wines;
Chardonnay is classified wine.
What’s the grape variety of Penfolds St Henry? Where are the grapes sourced from?
Shiraz, South Australia
Bin 95 Grange?
Grange was created by the pioneering Australian winemaker Max Schubert, in 1950s, and became one of the most acclaimed wines in the world. The 2008 gained a perfect 100-point score from both Wine Spectator and Robert Parker’s Wine Advocate. Ranked as premium classified wine in Langton’s classification.
In some vintages Grange is 100% Shiraz, 2011 was the 6th time that happened in six decades, but more typically it’s blended with 15% Cabernet Sauvignon.
Different from many other icon wines, it’s multi-vineyard, multi-region blending, sourced from Barossa, McLaren Vale, Coonawarra (occasionally) and Magill Estate at the base of the Adelaide Hills, just to the east of the city.
Schubert Chief winemaker 1948-1975
Don Ditter 1975-1986, 1976,1986 vintages received 100points from RP
John Duval 1986-2002, Penfolds Yattarna, was first released with the 1995 vintage
Peter Gago since 2002, 2008 received 100points from both Wine Spectator and Robert Parker
Name Penfolds’ three classified wines by Langton’s classification?
RWT Shiraz, Barossa Valley,
Bin A Chardonnay, Adelaide Hills
St. Henry Shiraz, South Australia
Name Penfolds’ four premium classified wines in Langton’s classification?
Bin 389 Cabernet Shiraz,
Bin 707 Cabernet Sauvignon,
Bin 95 Grange,
Yattarna Chardonnay (South Eastern Australia)
What’s the grape variety of Bin 389?
Cabernet Shiraz blend
Where are the graped sourced from for Yattarna Chardonnay?
South Eastern Australia
What’s the grape variety of Penfolds RWT? Where are the grapes sourced from?
Shiraz, from Barossa Valley
Name the other two top bottlings of Torbreck?
Descendent Shiraz后裔: Produced from a single vineyard planted in 1994 from RunRig cuttings. Co-fermented with Viognier. Aged in 2nd use barrels for 18 months.
The Laird Shiraz领主: Irish for the “Lord of the Manor.” Produced from one of the original Barossa Shiraz clones.
About Tyrrell’s?
1) Tyrrell’s Wines is a leading Australian producer based for more than 160 years(founded in 1858) in the Hunter Valley in New South Wales. (It also has vineyards in Heathcote in Central Victoria), it’s still family owned today.
2) Best known for its Semillon and Chardonnay.
Who is the producer of The Steading? Langton’s classification?
It’s the heart and soul of Torbreck, sourced from Grenache, Mataro and Shiraz old vines that survived the worldwide phylloxera outbreak of the 1880s.
About Vat 1 Semillon?
It’s produced Tyrrell’s, from Hunter Valley. Australia’s most award-winning white wine.
Inaugural vintage was 1963, since 1990 it has been made in stainless steel tank.
Ranked premium classified wine by Langton’s classification.
About Torbreck?
Founded by David Powell (former proprietor and winemaker), in 1994, in Barossa Valley.
Best known for its flagship wine RunRIg Shiraz.
About RunRIg?
Produced by Torbreck winery, in Barossa Valley.
Ranked premium classified wine by Langton’s classification.
Inaugural vintage was 1995, it’s produced from 120-160 year-old vines, blended with Viognier.
The second vintage 1996 received high score from The Wine Advocate, since then there have been consistent annual ratings of 95-99points by RP team.
Name Tyrrell’s two classified wines by Langton’s classification?
4 Acres Shiraz
Vat 47 Chardonnay (Burgundy method including new oak)
Where is Wendouree located? Which wine is premium classified wine by Langton’s classification? And classified wines?
1) Clare Valley, Mount Lofty Ranges Zone;
2) Wendouree Shiraz is premium classified;
3) Cab Malbec, Cab S, Shiraz Malbec, Shiraz Mataro are all classified wines.
When was Wendouree established? Who are the current owners?
In 1892;
Tony and Lita Brady since 1974.
The wines are sold exlusively to long-time mailing list customers, hard to obtain.
Considered one of Australia’s most elusive难以捉摸cult wines.
About Wynns?
1) It was founded in 1891 by John Riddoch in Coonawarra.
2) The brand’s flagship wine is the John Riddoch Cabernet Sauvignon which is ranked premium classified wine by Langton’s classification. It’s sourced from the best parcels of Cabernet and is produced only in best vintages. It is aged in French oak barrels, small production.
3) It is now part of the Treasury Wine Estates portfolio.
Who is the producer of Michael Shiraz? Where?
By Wynns, in Coonawarra
Who is the current owner of Wynns?
Treasury Wine Estates
Where is Yarra Yering located? Classified wine by Langton’s?
Yarra Valley,
premium classified Dry Red #1
Classified: Dry Red # 2
What are the grape varieties of Yarra Yering Dry Red#1? Dry Red #2?
Dry Red No.1: Cab Sauvignon based Bordeaux blend;
Dry Red No.2: primarily Shiraz with tiny amounts of Mataro and Viognier
Where is Arras located? Classified wine by Langton’s?
Tasmania; EJ. Carr Late Disgorged
Where is Castagna located? Classified wine by Langton’s?
Beechworth, North East Victoria; Genesis Syrah
Where is Cape Mentelle located? Classified wine by Langton’s?
Margaret River; Cabernet Sauvignon
Where is By Farr located? Classified wine by Langton’s?
Geelong, Port Phillip, Victoria;
Sangreal Pinot Noir, Tour Pres Pinot Noir.
Where is Charles Melton located? Classified wine by Langton’s?
Barossa Valley, Nine Popes
Where is Balnaves located? Classified wine by Langton’s?
Coonawarra, Tally Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon
Where is Chris Ringland located? Classified wine by Langton’s?
Barossa Valley, Dry Grown Barossa Ranges Shiraz
Where is Clarendon Hills located? Classified wine by Langton’s?
McLaren Vale, Astralis
Who is the producer os Astralis? Where is it made with which grape? Inaugural vintage?
Classification?
Clarendon Hills, in McLaren Vale, Syrah; 1994;
Langton’s Classification of Australian Wine;
Aged 18months in new and used oak.
Where is Clonakilla located? Classified wine by Langton’s?
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory; Shiraz Viognier
Where is Coriole Lloyd located? Classified wine by Langton’s?
McLaren Vale, Reserve Shiraz
Where is Craiglee located? Classified wine by Langton’s?
Sunbury, Port Phillip, Victoria; Craiglee Shiraz
Where is Crawford River located? Classified wine by Langton’s?
Henty, Western Victoria;
Riesling
Where is Curly Flat located? Classified wine by Langton’s?
Macedon Ranges, Port Phillip, Victoria; Pinot Noir
Where is D’Arenberg located? Classified wine by Langton’s?
McLaren Vale, The Dead Arm Shiraz
Where is Deep Woods located? Classified wine by Langton’s?
Margaret River, Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon
Where is De Bortoli located? Classified wine by Langton’s?
Riverina, Big Rivers Zone, NSW; Noble One
Where is Domaine A located? Classified wine by Langton’s?
Tasmania, Cabernet Sauvignon
Where is Grant Burge located? Classified wine by Langton’s?
Barossa Valley, Meshach Shiraz
Where is Grosset located? Classified wine by Langton’s?
Clare Valley, Polish Hill Rieslihng
Where is Hardy’s located? Classified wine by Langton’s?
McLaren Vale, Eileen Hardy Shiraz
Who is the producer of The Armagh? Grape Varieties? Region?classification?
Jim Barry, Shiraz, Clare Valley, Mount Lofty Ranges, classified wine.
Who is the producer of Plexus? Grape Varieties? Region?classification?
John Duval, Old Vine GSM, Barossa Valley, Classified wine
Where is Katnook Estate located? Classified wine by Langton’s?
Hunter Valley, Odyssey Cabernet Sauvignon
Where is Lake’s Folly located? Classified wine by Langton’s?
Hunter Valley,
White Label Cabernet Blend
Where is Main Ridge located? Classified wine by Langton’s?
Mornington Penninsula, Port Phillip, Victoria;
Half Acre Pinot Noir
Where is Moss Wood located? Classified wine by Langton’s?
Margaret River; Moss Wood Chardonnay/ Cabernet Sauvignon
Where is Majella located? Classified wine by Langton’s?
Coonawarra, The Malleea (Cabernet Sauvignon Shiraz)
Where is Mount Langi Ghiran located? Classified wine by Langton’s?
Grampians, Victoria;
Shiraz
Who is the producer of Maurice O’Shea? Grape? Region? Classification?
Mount Pleasant, Shiraz, Hunter Valley, classified wine by Langton’s
Where is Oakridge Wines located? Classified wine?
Yarra Valley, Victoria
864 Chardonnay
Where is Paringa Estate located? Classified wine?
Mornington Penninsula, Port Phillip Zone, Victoria; Pinot Noir.
Where is Peter Lehmann located? Classified wine by Langton’s?
Barossa Valley, Stonewell Shiraz
Where is Rockford located? Classified wine by Langton’s?
Barossa Valley;
Basket Press Shiraz: premium classified
Black Sparkling Shiraz/ Rifle Ridge Cabernet Sauvignon: Classified
Who is the producer of Basket Press Shiraz? Inaugural vintage? How is the wine made?
1) Rockford;
2) Made from 60-140 year-old vines sourced from growers throughout Barossa including Eden
3) Valley and Central Barossa. Inaugural vintage 1984;
Wines are made in a more traditional style in open top fermenters and basket pressed.
Where is Standish Wine located? Classified wine by Langton’s?
Barossa Valley
The Relic Shiraz Viognier/ The Standish Schubert Throerm Shiraz/ The Standish Shiraz
Where is Sami-Odi located? Classified wine by Langton’s?
Barossa Valley, Hoffmann Dallwitz Syrah/ Little Wine Shiraz
Where is Serrat located? Classified wine by Langton’s?
Yarra Valley, Close Planted Shiraz Viognier
Where is Xanadu located? Classified wine by Langton’s?
Margaret River;
Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon
Where is Turkey Flat Wine located? Classified wine by Langton’s?
Barossa Valley,
Shiraz
Where is Tolpuddle Wine located? Classified wine by Langton’s?
Tasmania;
Chardonnay, Pinot Noir
Where is Yeringberg located? Classified wine by Langton’s?
Yarra Valley, Victoria; Cabernet Blend.
Where is Vasse Felix Wine located? When and by who was it established? Classified wine by Langton’s?
It was established in 1967 by Dr. Thomas Cullity, in Margaret River
Hytesbury Chardonnay/ Tom Cullity Cabernet
Where is Yalumba located? Classified wine by Langton’s?
Barossa;
Octavius Old Vines Shiraz,
The Signature Cabernet Shiraz
Who is the producer of Octavius? Grape variety? Region? Classification?
Yalumba, old vines Shiraz, Barossa
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