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Tuesday, 27 October 2009
Thorn Clarke scores great reviews
Campbell Mattinson & Garry Walsh; 2009 / 2010 The Big Red Wine Book
2007 Shotfire Shiraz awarded ‘Boutique Bargain of the Year’ - 94 points. This is stagerring value. It’s rare to find a wine at this price that you can pop confidently into the cellar and expect to improve over a handful of years, yet this will do it in a canter. What makes us bubble with enthusiasm even more, though, is that it tastes great right now, because it’s so rich, chewy, balanced and smooth. They reckon it will start becoming scarce on shop shelves around October 2009 – so get in quick.
- 2007 Shotfire Quartage – 92 points
- 2006 Morello Nebbiolo – 91 points
- 2006 Sandpiper Merlot – 89 points
- 2007 Sandpiper Shiraz – 89 points
- 2007 Sandpiper Cabernet Sauvignon – 87 points
James Halliday; 2010 Australian Wine Companion - Five Star Winery
- 2006 William Randell Shiraz, 94 points
- 2008 Sandpiper Eden Valley Riesling, 94 points
- 2007 Sandpiper Cabernet Sauvignon, 91 points
- 2007 Shotfire Shiraz, 91 points
- 2007 Shotfire Eden Valley Chardonnay 90 points
Tony Love – Adelaide Advertiser June 17, 2009
2007 Shotfire Shiraz, 92 points. Typical Barossa Shiraz, plums and chocolate characters, underlying oak elements with good bright fruit lift towards the finish for a flourish.
Cambell Mattinson Winefront Monthly, 8 April 2009
2005 William Randell Shiraz, 93 points. Dense, licoricey, hit with a good deal of creamy vanillin oak but tidy and tannic through the finish. Packs a punch but keeps itself nice too. Blackberry and coconut notes too. Avoids overt jamminess, despite its ripeness and strength. Of course you have to like the Big Warm Red style, but it’s a good version of it.
Winestate Magazine March / April 2009
- 2007 Sandpiper Shiraz ‘Top 40 Best Buy’
- 2007 Shotfire Shiraz 4.5 stars and top of category
- 2006 Sandpiper Barossa Blend 4 stars and equal top of category
Winestate Magazine November / December 2008
- 2008 Sandpiper Riesling 4 stars
Tim White – The Australian Financial Review, 28 November 2008
2006 Morello Nebbiolo; 93 Points. Varietally authentic Australian Nebbiolo for under $20? Amazing! Smells really good this: loganberries, a sniff of violet, hot terracotta and really quite perfumed. Attacks forest berry sharp and sapid on the tongue, builds big, scrunchy ‘nebb tannins, which then melt at the back and mingle with the pippy fruit.
Cambell Mattinson - Winefront Monthly, 21 October 2008
2008 Sandpiper Riesling, 89 points. Talk about mouthfeel. There’s almost a creaminess here. It tastes of lime and passionfruit pulp and drives all the way though the finish – it blooms with flavour and somehow maintains it. Unusual ‘shape’ in the mouth for a riesling but a good drop, no doubt. Nice value too.
Tuesday, 27 October 2009
Latest round of wineshow results
2009 Barossa Wine Show
Gold – 2008 Sandpiper Shiraz
Silver – 2008 Sandpiper Pinot Gris
Silver – 2008 Shotfire Quartage
Bronze – NV Sparkling Chardonnay Pinot
Bronze – 2007 Shotfire Quaratge
2009 Mundus Vini (Germany)
Gold - 2008 Sandpiper Shiraz
Gold - 2007 Sandpiper ‘The Blend’
Silver - 2007 Shotfire Quartage
2009 Perth Wine Show
Silver - 2008 Sandpiper Shiraz
Silver - NV Chardonnay Pinot Noir
Bronze - 2006 William Randell Shiraz
Bronze - 2008 Shotfire Shiraz
Bronze - 2007 Shotfire Quartage
Bronze - 2009 SP Riesling
2009 New Zealand Liquorland Top 100
Gold - 2008 Shotfire Shiraz
Silver - 2008 Sandpiper Shiraz
Bronze - 2007 Sandpiper Cabernet Sauvignon
2009 New Zealand International Wine Show
Gold - 2006 Shotfire Quartage
Gold - 2008 Shotfire Shiraz
Bronze - 2008 Cool Woods Shiraz
Bronze - 2008 Sandpiper Shiraz
Bronze - 2007 Sandpiper Cabernet
2009 Adelaide Wine Show
Gold – 2007 Shotfire Quartage
Silver – 2009 Sandpiper Riesling
Silver – 2008 Sandpiper Shiraz
Bronze – 2008 Shotfire Shiraz 2008
Bronze – 2006 Sandpiper ‘The Blend’
2009 International Riesling Challenge
Bronze - 2009 Sandpiper Riesling
Friday, 1 May 2009
Footstomping at the Barossa Vintage Festival
Thorn-Clarke Wines hosted more than 300 people during the three-day Barossa Vintage Festival (17th-19th of April). There were many participants in the wine vat crushing some Cabernet Sauvignon, and many happy revellers simply enjoyed the great weather, great food and great wine.
Special thanks goes out to the Choir of Delights who performed beautifully for every one on Friday, Barossa Country Kitchen for the fantastic food and our two Guitarists for the setting the relaxed and homely feel.
Friday, 10 October 2008
Our Shotfire Reds taking out Gold again and the Royal Adelaide Wine Show
2008 Royal Adelaide Wine Show
2006 Shotfire Quartage -Gold
2007 Shotfire Shiraz -Gold
2005 William Randell Shiraz -Silver
2007 Shotfire Quartage -Bronze
2006 Shotfire Shiraz -Bronze
2007 Sandpiper Merlot -Bronze
2008 Sandpiper Riesling -Bronze
2006 Sandpiper The Blend -Bronze
2007 Sandpiper Shiraz -Bronze
Thursday, 2 October 2008
Fantastic results at the London Int. Wine and Spirit Competition
2008 London International Wine and Spirit Challenge
2005 Terra Barossa Cab Sauv -Gold + Best in Class
2005 Terra Barossa Cuvee -Silver + Best in Class
2005 Shotfire Shiraz -Silver
2005 Shotfire Quartage -Silver
2004 William Randall Shiraz -Silver
2005 William Randall Shiraz -Silver
