Rosemount's Show Reserve is an interesting range of wines, sitting between their Diamond and Flagship Labels and giving consumers good value—fresh, bright, and vibrant wines around the $20-a-bottle mark.
It includes half a dozen wines in the range from vintages in New South Wales, South Australia, and Western Australia between 2004 and 2007. One of the real crack-a-jacks is their Show Reserve Western Australia Semillon Sauvignon Blanc 2007.
This is an aromatic wine that delivers beyond expectation. There are plenty of lychee and passionfruit aromas, and the palate has generous notes of orange blossom, kaffir lime, red grapefruit, and honeydew melon, reflecting the fruit from which the wine was sourced across a variety of Western Australia vineyards.
For those who like a touch of oak, there could be some disappointment in this wine having no oak, but the intense fruit flavours certainly make up for any perceived shortcomings in this regard.
Excellent buy at a recommended $20.99. Enjoy with asparagus quiche, green salad, and a crusty baguette straight from the oven.
One for Lunch
Pinot Grigio—or as the French call it, Pinot Gris—is gaining increasing favor in Australia, particularly with those who enjoy a splash of white with seafood-enhanced pasta dishes.
The 2006 Starvedog Lane Pinot Grigio from the Mediterranean-climate Adelaide Hills is a great example of the variety, with fresh, rich flavors of blood oranges, poached pears, and savory spice, and crunchy acidity.
Nicely priced at $24 to match, naturally, Italian dishes. Try linguine vongole (clams). Simply cook the clams in some white wine, garlic, a little chilli, and plenty of chopped Italian parsley. Add a good splash of olive oil to the cooked linguine and stir in the clams.
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