Beringer Blass launch/lunch

[Gavin Trott]

Interesting launch and lunch for the new Wolf Blass Platinum, Black label and re badged and priced Wolf Blass colour range, red label, gold label etc.

Held at the Grange Jetty restaurant here in Adelaide overlooking, you guessed it, the Grange jetty! What a great effort from the restaurant, 6 courses, each made to match a wine. All were excellent, delicious and worked really well with the wine. Serves were generous, and the cooking of the highest standard. I'll definitely go back for a la carte

Add to that Wolf Blass at his entertaining best, Mark Bickley and some very good wine and company and you have a great afternoon.

Wine highlights

2001 Platinum, is a serious 'wow' wine, outclassed everything else there, (as it should).

2000 Black label - not my favourite style, but intense, serious 'Black label' style, well made and rich.

2002 Gold Label Shiraz Viognier - the surprise packet of the day, wonderful balance and intensity. Now I see whay it got all those medals, seriously tasty wine, very well priced indeed.

Surprise of the day, Grey label Cabernet 2002 - really enjoyed this and I've never been a great supporter of the Grey label but this was classy, varietal, and very aromatic!

[Jakob]

Interesting launch and lunch for the new Wolf Blass Platinum, Black label and re badged and priced Wolf Blass colour range, red label, gold label etc.

Held at the Grange Jetty restaurant here in Adelaide overlooking, you guessed it, the Grange jetty! What a great effort from the restaurant, 6 courses, each made to match a wine. All were excellent, delicious and worked really well with the wine. Serves were generous, and the cooking of the highest standard. I'll definitely go back for a la carte

Add to that Wolf Blass at his entertaining best, Mark Bickley and some very good wine and company and you have a great afternoon.

Wine highlights

2001 Platinum, is a serious 'wow' wine, outclassed everything else there, (as it should).

2000 Black label - not my favourite style, but intense, serious 'Black label' style, well made and rich.

2002 Gold Label Shiraz Viognier - the surprise packet of the day, wonderful balance and intensity. Now I see whay it got all those medals, seriously tasty wine, very well priced indeed.

Surprise of the day, Grey label Cabernet 2002 - really enjoyed this and I've never been a great supporter of the Grey label but this was classy, varietal, and very aromatic!

Interesting report Gavin! One thing I'm eager to know - the Grey Label Shiraz, is it at all in the same style as the Brown Label it supersedes, or something entirely new? Do you perchance have notes for this one?

Thanks in advance!?

Jakob

[Gavin Trott]

Surprise of the day, Grey label Cabernet 2002 - really enjoyed this and I've never been a great supporter of the Grey label but this was classy, varietal, and very aromatic!

Interesting report Gavin! One thing I'm eager to know - the Grey Label Shiraz, is it at all in the same style as the Brown Label it supersedes, or something entirely new? Do you perchance have notes for this one?

Thanks in advance!?

Jakob[/quote]

Hello

Didn't take notes (So much wine and food, so little time ... sigh)

Simply noticed the Grey label's aromatic and quite sophisticated style. To be fair, my neighbour thought it lacked weight a little, but I think that was the style.

Actually, sophisticated describes the style of the new generation of Wolf Blass I thought, Chris Datcher and Caroline Dunn's impact I suspect.

Black label is the exception sticking to the known style.

Grey label Cabernet tasted, but not the Shiraz so cannot comment there.