This Atom wine is a lovely, pale-golden yellow in colour. Salty in perfume. Long palate, that is high syrupy in the middle and rich and lemony at the end. Savoury with a hint of sweetness. Atom wines are based in the south of Tasmania, at Lindisfarne is a suburb of the capital of Tasmania Hobart's Eastern Shore,
Gala Rose, along with Small Wonders Rose, are two of the best among Tasmanian Roses. Tasmanian Roses are usually Pinot Noir based ... 'cause PR does so well in a cool climate. In colour and perfume, the Gala is shy, and a light but on-the-border-of- showy pink in colour, and in perfume, something of sea-water and an unperfumed rose that's about to have a perfume, or wishes longingly that it did. On the initial palate, it is fullish, and ends very drily. And after swallowing it down comes the knowing that it's a lovely elegant, sophisticated wine, with a sense of mature and assured making.
Eastford Creeks 2024 Pinot Gris is rustic, light-bronze golden with a pink tinge. A pink tinge is always good in a Pinot Gris. And this is no exception. Think Zendaya's (why go for a single name?) dress at the Golden Globes 2025 but less copper/tangerine. In perfume it is peachy and on the palate fruity too, perhaps apricot, with a lightly backgrounded spice such as cinnamon or nutmeg or Chinese five-spice. It's a dry PG with a sophisticated and elegant palate. https://eastfordcreek.com.au/ I often stop here on a Friday for a glass of wine on my way home to Shearwater from a writers' group in Deloraine, Tasmania. And everything is interesting: the outlook, weather, wine choice.
Though I love the Small Wonder Rose, the Riesling was not great. Much too sharp perhaps, no depth. Tamar Valley.
Coal River Valley, Southern Tasmania. The Chardy is perhaps too lemony for my taste. But Nocton is the first to make a Chenin Blanc in Tasmania.
Surprisingly good, given I am used to Clare Valley Riesling., and given that Devil's Corner can be run-of-the-mill.
A very peachy sparkling in perfume and on the palate and in its colour. Coal River Valley near Cambridge. A blend of selected vintages: hence no year on the bottle. Pinot Noir and Chardonnay. https://www.fogarty.wine/products/strelley-farm-nv-sparkling-rose
