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Max Allen - The Weekend Australian Magazine - 22-23rd March 2008
"An Italian winemaker is the last person you'd expect to hear supporting regional styles and terroir in Australian wine. But
Alberto Antonini is no ordinary Italian winemaker."
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Huon Hooke - Sydney Morning Herald - Good Living - March 11th 2008
"A European expert passes on his wisdom to Australian vineyards - to great effect."
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Bronze medal for 2005 vintage at the Indian Wine Challenge 2007
James Halliday Australian Wine Companion 2008
5* RATING and selected as one of the “TEN OF THE BEST NEW WINERIES” - 95 points:
"A very complex and highly fragrant bouquet
with oriental spice aromas; a beautifully finegrained
palate, long, fine and gentle savoury. TO 2012"
"…the first vintage from 3-year-old vines
making one wonder just how exceptional
the site is."
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The Australian Financial Review 10t-12th August 2007 – Tim White
GREENSTONE VINEYARD 90 points
Earthy, raspberry pip smelling, with intriguing mossy humus characters too. Attacks with sweet, sharp currants and that earthy humus character again, as well as bitter orange and raspberry to close. The tannins are dry and building
The Independent Magazine - 28th April 2007 - Anthony Rose
Splash Out
This is a fine-tuned, not oversweet Oz shiraz whose opulence is finely balanced by a damsony acidity.
Decanter - Peter McCombie MW- April 2007 - Awarded four stars
From warmish Heathcote this newcomer is not initially very expressive on the nose, with a lean, tight, almost European structure.
No surprise really as the winemaker is Italian. Beautiful, firm but ripe tannins mean this will need a minimum of 5 years' cellaring.
The Sydney Morning Herald - Huon Hooke - March 2007 - Greenstone was one of the top 3 Heathcote Shiraz’s chosen by
Huon Hooke out of 54 tasted
Deep and spicy, blueberry-fruited, ripely
elegant and lively, with good length and
excellent freshness. Remarkable for a first-crop wine.
Restaurant Magazine - Peter McCombie MW- Feb-March 2007
Initially not very expressive on the nose, with a tight, lean, almost European structure.
No surprise, the winemaker is Italian. Beautiful, firm, but ripe tannins mean worth cellaring.
Gourmet Traveller - December 2006 - Top Drops of the Month - Max Allen
A smart, spicy, medium-weight shiraz
James Halliday in the Weekend Australian - 18-19th November 2006
"The wine certainly has more elegance than most Heathcote reds and it gives consumers a choice of style…"
GREENSTONE VINEYARD 92 points
Sydney Morning Herald - Good Living - Huon Hooke 31.10.2006
FOR THE CELLAR
An elegant Shiraz with a deep, rich, spice, blueberry bouquet.
The palate is lean with a tangy mineral edge and an intense, stylish, tautly constructed palate.
Best now to 2015+.
THE SATURDAY AGE – A2 - 7th October 2006 - Jane Faulkner
I can’t believe the fruit in this Heathcote wine is sourced from vines less than two years old.
Already it manages to balance vibrant fruit, particularly blueberries and spicy plums, with savoury nuances,
black pepper and just a touch of fine charry oak. There’s also a slight herbal note, almost thyme-like, that’s very appealing.
A very exciting debut.
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