Cofield Wines
Rutherglen, VIC
T-XIV Cofields SPARKLING PINOT NOIR CHARDONNAY
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Technical details
Variety:
70 %Pinot Noir, 30%Chardonnay, Tumbarumba region, NSW
Wine Analysis:
12% Alc content
Production: The
2005 fruit was whole bunch pressed and then the juice
was oxidised to drop out the colour and phenolics. A
cool ferment followed and the 2005 base wine was then
blended with a percentage of our Sparkling Base Solera.
The wine was then tiraged (bottle fermented) in July
2006, spending 9 months on lees before being disgorged
in April 2007.
Tasting Notes
Colour: Pale
gold straw, with a fine bead
Nose:
Citrus notes with hints yeast nuances
Palate:
Green apple and lemon; a hint of yeasty complexity and a
creamy mouth feel. |
T-XV Cofield SPARKLING SHIRAZ
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Tasting Notes
Colour:
Deep purple with crimson edges and with a fine
bead
Nose: Intense
blackberries with layers of chocolate and cherries
Palate:
Rich up front fruit of blackberries and dark chocolate
with hints of spice. A full mouth-feel and a long
finish.
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2006 Cofield MARSANNE VIOGNIER
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Technical details
Variety:
66% Marsanne fruit, 34% Viognier, Rutherglen ,VIC
Wine Analysis:
12.7% Alc content
Production: The
Marsanne fruit (66%) is from old vine Marsanne vines in
Rutherglen which are hand picked at high ripeness to
achieve a full mouth-feel. The Viognier fruit (34%) is
from younger vines, also in Rutherglen and was picked at
a ripeness level to ensure balanced acidity in the final
wine. Both parcels received partial barrel ferment to
bring out fullness and spent 6 months in barrels with
weekly lees stirring prior to blending, filtering and
bottling.
Tasting Notes
Colour:
Bright straw yellow
Nose:
Ripe pear with hints of
apricot and vanillan oak.
Palate:
Full bodied and dry with a palate of pears, apricots and
balanced by oak complexity.
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2005 Cofield SANGIOVESE
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Technical details
Variety:
Sangiovese, Rutherglen, VIC
Wine Analysis:
14.2% Alc content
Production: With
the judicious use of some excellent new, 1 & 2 Y.O
French Barriques & by blending a small amount of ripe
Cabernet Sauvignon to help enhance fruit & tannin
characters, we are able to produce a wine of greater
complexities & depth of flavours.
Tasting Notes
Colour:
Cherry red with a violet rim.
Nose:
Spiced cherries, plums &
vanilla beans with a subtle lavender floral note.
Palate:
Savoury cherries, spiced raspberries & blood plums
layered on fine tannins & spiced oak. |
NV Cofield RESERVE MUSCAT
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Technical details
Variety:
Muscat, Rutherglen, VIC
Wine Analysis:
17.5% Alc content
Tasting Notes
Colour:
Burnt Sienna & burnished copper.
Nose:
Lifted & aromatic with
peanut brittle, rose petals, golden fruit-cake and old
oak.
Palate:
Caramelised orange peel, mixed dried fruits, figs &
iced-tea on the finish. A supple elegance balances a
warm & friendly palate.
Food: Luxurious
with crème brulee or when served over vanilla ice-cream
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2008 Cofield DURIF
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Technical details
Variety:
Durif, Rutherglen, VIC
Wine Analysis:
14.9% Alc content
Production: The
fruit for this wine was picked at 14.3º Beaume and 14.8º
Beaume from two Rutherglen Vineyards. The must was tank
fermented to ensure full-fruit flavours resulted. 25%
was then matured in 1-year-old French oak with the
remaining 75% maturing in older barrels for six months,
before blending, filtering and bottling.
Tasting Notes
Colour:
Deep inky purple.
Nose:
Vibrant black berry fruit
and stewed raspberries, with a hint of dark chocolate.
Palate:
A full-bodied style with rich black fruit characters,
and firm, gripping tannins. |
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