Report from - Skillogalee Wines at the Fine Wine Reserve ... October 7, 2009

Since 1976 Skillogalee has been making wines to impress, from grapes grown exclusively on their 125-acre estate.  All the grapes are no more than 500m from the winery, which means when they get there they are as fresh off the vine as they can get.  The main grapes grown on the property are Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Malbec, Riesling, Gewurztraminer, Shiraz and Muscat … of these they are probably most well known for their Riesling.  The vines on the estate were planted in the early 1970’s and because of their age they do not require thinning (or green harvesting / dropping of fruit), “the vines do it naturally,” says Dave Palmer, owner and winemaker, “the kangaroos also take their share, we wish they wouldn’t of course, but they do.”  Seven wines were tried tonight, of which three earned a 4½ star (excellent) rating ... (see my top 3 wines from this tasting)

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