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WINERY RATING |
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| James Halliday, |
Australian Wine Companion 2009 |
VITICULTURE
The grapes for this award winning wine are from one of the oldest Pinot Noir vineyards in the Adelaide Hills, in the high cool Lenswood sub region.
THE WINE
‘The Sabre’ Pinot Noiris a full-bodied yet wieldy style with dark berry notes on the nose combine with understated bracken and soft strikes of vanillin oak. Rich, full blackberry/red currant fruit at the hilt taper gently to a rounded finish of lush velvety tannins. Certainly a wine that will be enjoyed to the full if left to mature in its scabbard for up to eight years. Duck is synonymous with the variety but try sparring with marinated lamb, pork or chicken.
THE LABEL
The dictionary definition of ‘Riposte’ (pronounced rip-posst) is comeback, reply, retort, or in the context of the sport of fencing a quick counter stroke. After over a decade of confusion about his name ‘Riposte’ was chosen as an appropriate name for a ‘comeback label’ by Tim Knappstein.
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