Soaring above Mount Camel – part of the Australia’s Great Dividing Range – are Peregrine Falcons, just like Shiraz (or Syrah) they are found in all corners of the globe.
Winemakers Graeme Quigley and Sue Kerrison may disagree on which oak (American or French) they prefer, but they are in harmony on the strategy to only release their wines when perfectly ready to drink.
Perhaps it’s Graeme’s engineering background that he leaves nothing to chance. A skillset which he also deployed on the construction of a brand new tasting room. A room with a view that soars (much like the Falcons) over the Peregrine Ridge shiraz vines and deep garnet Cambrian soil in Victoria’s renowned Heathcote region.
In this edition of “WineyPeople” we will also meet Joe Libertino, who along with selling the wine is also the “Nominator” for the 2006 Peregrine Ridge Limited Release Heathcote Shiraz…
(Yes 2006… and in French oak, Graeme’s choice for the 2006 vintage).
Joe runs a very smart wine store in Warrandyte on the leafy outskirts of the Yarra Valley outside Melbourne – old school where wine enthusiasts sit and talk to Joe about what he thinks is tasting well in Joe’s excellent small batch collection.
Shiraz is a “Local Hero” for Australia and the opponent is an outstanding Carménère from Chile.
London based wine merchant Carla Bertellotti is behind “Vinos Latinos”, as one of her three South American selections Carla has presented the Hacienda Araucano Reserva Carménère 2017 from Lolol in the famous Colchagua Valley. If you have not tasted Chilean Carménère we suggest immediate action, as you will quickly understand why this varietal is indeed a Chilean “Local Hero”.