It takes five to pick five

摘要

The gung ho team at Vinomofo decided not one of them had the ability to pick five of Australasia’s best five boutique wines so all five of them sat down for a brainstorming session - over a glass or two. The end result is a remarkably eclectic list.Some were love at first taste and others reflect the character of the winemakers themselves. Vinomofo boss Andre Eikmeier chose one of the Hunter Valley’s great personalities while another of his team opted for a wine of which they had never heard untilthey relocated to Australia. Remarkably though, the only major wine producing state which did not get a look in on the Vinomofo list was South Australia.Andrew Thomas is a swearing, laughing, beer-drinking, cigarette-smoking, all round top bloke - and he can make Semilion and Shiraz in the Hunter like you wouldn’t believe.Built up from nothing, which I always admire, he learnt his trade at Tyrrells, and he’s come onto the scene as part of the new generation of winemakers up there that are setting myworld on fire.His Braemore Semilion is laser-sharp when young, all limes and lemons and fresh cut grass, zippy and electric, and it evolves with 5-10 years into beautiful buttery, toasty, lanolin goodness.And the Kiss Shiraz (say it out loud a few times) shows you what the Hunter can do with the variety - rich, earthy, and magic.