Wine Tasting Notes
SPARKLING green apples, brioche, oyster shell and citrus crisp finish RIESLING floral, green apple, minerality and refreshing lime SAUVIGNON BLANC green capsicum, passionfruit and herbal. PINOT GRIS OR PINOT GRIGIO poached pears/apples and bakers spices with crispness SEMILLON lemon, lime and oyster shell minerals CHARDONNAY flinty, crisp pink lady apples, stone fruit and vanilla OTHER WHITE VARIETAL WINES diversity of herbal, melon and citrus tang WHITE BLENDS combinations of green, citrus and tropical fruit ROSÉ red berries, perfumed savoury ripe fruit and lemon PINOT NOIR red berries, earthy mushroom and silky tannins MERLOT ripe spicy plum, blueberries and chocolate OTHER RED VARIETALS red and black fruit jam, spicy vanillin/smoky oak RED BLENDS red and black berries/jam, black spices, balanced softness, rounded aged caramel oak INNOVATION WINES pushing boundaries of perception – enjoy them for what they are SHIRAZ white or black pepper, ripe plums/prunes and spicy oak SHIRAZ DOMINANT BLENDS spicy plum jam, hits of blackberries and elegant firm tannins. CABERNET SAUVIGNON blackcurrant, leafy, dark chocolate and firm structured tannins SWEET WHITE WINE intense marmalade, apricot jam and pineapple freshness FORTIFIED WINE layered intensity of liquorice/golden syrup/plum pudding, upon layers of dried fig, raisins and the warmth of aged brandy spirit BRANDY roasted almond, 85% cocoa, mandarin rind and toffee oak Credit: Michael Quirk, Wine Educator & Chief Steward for KPMG Sydney Royal Wine Show
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