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 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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| 2008 Rowlands Brook Semillon/Chardonnay, S.E. Australia |
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| Attractive nutty, citrus fruit character with a crisp finish. | Qty | |
| 2008 Sunnycliff Chardonnay, Victoria |
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| An appealing lightly oaked Chardonnay - full of soft, ripe tropical flavours. | Qty | |
| 2008 Semillon/Sauvignon, Karri Oak, Western Australia |
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| Citrus and tropical fruit flavours balanced by cleansing acidity. | Qty | |
| 2007 Sauvignon Blanc, Matilda Plains, Langhorne Creek |
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| Pale yellow in colour, a zesty wine bursting with citrus fruit. Well balanced acidity provides a clean, refreshing finish. | Qty | |
| 2009 Leaping Lizard Sauvignon-Semilion, Western Australia |
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| 58% Sauvignon Blanc 42% Semillon. Fresh passionfruit, kiwi fruit and lime with hints of grassiness. Tangy lime, passionfruit and gooseberry on the palate from the Sauvignon Blanc, with gentle red apple and lemon sherbet from Semillon, with clean crisp acidity and a textural finish. | Qty | |
| 2006 Mitchell Semillon, Clare Valley |
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| 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 | |
| 2008 Mitchell's Watervale Riesling, Clare Valley |
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| 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 Hollick Reserve Chardonnay |
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| The full and complex palate of fresh fruit and mineral notes compliments the soft creamy mouth feel. A succulent and balanced wine with an elegant structure, fine texture and excellent persistence | Qty | |
Red
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| 2006/8 Rowlands Brook Shiraz/Cabernet Sauvignon, South-Eastern Australia |
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| A delicious blackcurrant-scented Cabernet, filled out with a splash of spicy Shiraz. | Qty | |
| 2006 Sunnycliff Cabernet Sauvignon |
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| This wine displays soft berry flavours combined with subtle oak characteristics, which result from maturation in American and French oak | Qty | |
| 2006 Cabernet/Merlot, Karri Oak, Western Australia |
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| Subtle oak and fine tannins complement rich, plummy character. | Qty | |
| 2007 Leaping Lizard Cabernet-Merlot, Western Australia |
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| Blackberry, fresh plums and anise with hints of French oak on the nose. Fresh and juicy Satsuma plum and blackberry fruit characters with a fine, grainy tannin. | Qty | |
| 2006 Mitchell Peppertree Vineyard Shiraz, Clare Valley |
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| Beautifully crafted with fine tannins, concentrated blackberry/plum fruit, and peppery, earthy and liquorice characters (Screw cap). | Qty | |
| 2004 Mitchell Cabernet Sauvignon, Clare Valley, South Australia |
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| 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 |
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| 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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| 2006 Noble Semillon, Mitchell, Clare Valley HALF |
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| Luscious and perfectly balanced, this botrytised wine shows honeyed peach and almond character. | Qty | |
