Australia
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The Australian wine industry enjoys a special relationship with the
UK market. We are their biggest customer (with the USA trailing a
distant second), and Aussie wine sales retain pole position over
French wines in Britain. In an industry dominated by bulk wines and big brands Balls Brothers is careful to maintain close relationships with small family producers. Winemakers like Andrew and Jane Mitchell, and David and Cheryl at Thorn-Clarke Wines typify all that's best about the New World. Karri Oak Located in Western Australia, south of Perth, Frankland River is one of Australia’s fastest growing wine regions. Although viticulture began in the Frankland River region in 1969, it has only more recently become known as a significant producer of premium quality wines. Winemaker Kim Horton was named ‘Young Winemaker of the Year’ in the Australian wine selector's awards in 2005. The Cabernet-Merlot is full bodied with plum and dark berries on the nose which follow through to the palate with hints of balanced oak. |  |
White
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| 2005 Sunnycliff Chardonnay, Victoria | £6.50 | |
| An appealing lightly oaked Chardonnay - full of soft, ripe tropical flavours. | Qty | |
| 2006 Semillon/Sauvignon, Karri Oak, Western Australia | £7.10 | |
| Citrus and tropical fruit flavours balanced by cleansing acidity. | Qty | |
| NV Balls Brothers Australian Chardonnay, NSW | £7.90 | |
| Balls Brothers Australian Chardonnay is the first of the New World wines under our own label. A fresh, crisp, full-flavoured Chardonnay with lush pineapple and citrus fruit intermingled by a hint of toasty oak. Made by the Trentham Estate on the Murray River, owned by the Murphy family since 1909. | Qty | |
| 2007 Sauvignon Blanc, Matilda Plains, Langhorne Creek | £8.20 | |
| Pale yellow in colour, a zesty wine bursting with citrus fruit. Well balanced acidity provides a clean, refreshing finish. | Qty | |
| 2004 Mitchell Semillon, Clare Valley | £9.00 | |
| A distinctive wine, full in body with intense aromas of oranges and lemons overlaid with spicy oak and hints of honey. Delicious now with flavoursome foods, but also has cellaring potential. | Qty | |
| 2005 Mitchell's Watervale Riesling, Clare Valley | £9.30 | |
| Riesling is back in vogue thanks to availability of the fragrant yet dry Rieslings of Australia. Mitchell's Clare Valley Riesling captures the wonderful aromatics of this variety and seduces you with its lime blossom scents. Unoaked, light in body, but intense in flavour. Delicious (Stelvin screw cap). | Qty | |
| 2005 Semillon Sauvignon, Coriole, McLaren Vale/Adelaide Hills | £9.80 | |
| An aromatic wine with lychees, apples and quince on the nose, and apple and grassy Sauvignon on the finish. | Qty | |
Red
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| 2005 Rowlands Brook Shiraz/Cabernet Sauvignon, South-Eastern Australia | £5.80 | |
| A delicious blackcurrant-scented Cabernet, filled out with a splash of spicy Shiraz. | Qty | |
| 2002 Sunnycliff Red Cliffs Cabernet Sauvignon, Coonawarra | £6.30 | |
| Vibrant, juicy cassis fruit combined with subtle sweet oak from the famous Coonawarra. | Qty | |
| 2004 Sunnycliff Shiraz | £6.80 | |
| Classic Aussie Shiraz. Rich fruit flavours of plum and pepper with lots of well-integrated oak. | Qty | |
| 2004 Cabernet/Merlot, Karri Oak, Western Australia | £7.10 | |
| Subtle oak and fine tannins complement rich, plummy character. | Qty | |
| 2004 Shiraz Cabernet, Retro 55, South Australia | £8.40 | |
| Firm, leafy blackcurrant on the palate. A splash of Grenache adds spicy, cherry character. | Qty | |
| 2002 Mitchell Grenache/Sangiovese/Mourvedre, Clare Valley | £9.30 | |
| This is a ripe, rich wine with a mind blowing 15% in alcohol. Deep red with generous aromas and flavours of sweet, spicy plums and black cherries. | Qty | |
| 2004 Mitchell Peppertree Vineyard Shiraz, Clare Valley | £11.40 | |
| Beautifully crafted with fine tannins, concentrated blackberry/plum fruit, and peppery, earthy and liquorice characters (Screw cap). | Qty | |
| 2001 Mitchell Cabernet Sauvignon, Clare Valley, South Australia | £11.40 | |
| An intensely concentrated Clare Cabernet with ripe blackcurrant fruit and the characteristic scent of eucalyptus. Delicious. | Qty | |
| 2003 Cabernet Sauvignon/Shiraz/Cabernet Franc 'Tapanappa', Wrattonbully | £33.80 | |
| Almost European in style, elegant and silky with well intergrated tannins, but rich spicy fruit reveals it's Australian origin. | Qty | |
Dessert
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| 2005 Noble Semillon, Mitchell, Clare Valley HALF | £7.10 | |
| Luscious and perfectly balanced, this botrytised wine shows honeyed peach and almond character. | Qty | |
