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This week we tried Tomich wines with guidance from chief winemaker Randal Tomich. Based near Woodside  in the Adelaide Hills  South Australia, Randal is mastering the technique of crafting cool climate wines at affordable prices.

He showed us 2 ranges of his wines, entry level Marlborough Park, and his namesake Tomich Hill.

Marlborough Park Sauvignon Blanc 2008 – Soft, dry, easydrinking style. Surprisingly un-passionfruity, as many around these days are. Clean with  a nice acid structure. Snow pea character finish. 88/100 happy to recommend. RRP $14

Tomich Hill  Chardonnay 2008 – Lean and dry with some pear and apple characters. Hard to fault at this price. not much oak at all used here. 87/100 RRP $13

Tomich Hill Riesling 2008 – Inviting flowery nose, with lime, and citrus palate. Very drinkable, and not sweet like a lot of people think Riesling is.  Made with 2/3 Pewsey Riesling clone, and 1/3 GM 98 (German) clone.

89/11 RRP $18 (Gold medal – London International wine show)

Tomich Hill Sauvignon Blanc 2008 – Steele dry character, great with a summer salad. Well rounded with lemon and citrus notes. Very easy to sip this all day. 91/100 RRP $20. (Rated 94/100 by James Halliday in 2009).

Tomich Hill GSR 2008 – The GSR stands for Gewurztraminer, Sauvignon Blanc and Riesling. Very interesting sweet spicy nose that leads to a palate of soft sweet lemony fruit characters. Perfect with Asian food. 88/100 RRP $19

Tomich Hill Pinot Gris 2008 -A very medium bodied style, unusual for a Gris from Australia. Lots of pears and apple characters. The finish is a little short, but would go well with food. 87/100 RRP $ 26

Tomich Hill Pinot Noir 2007 –  Lots of sweet cherry berry characters underlined a beautiful savoriness that screams out to be drank with food. Better than I had expected.   Happy to recommend this one for sure. 93/100

Tomich Hill Syrah 2007 – Only 200 cases made of this beauty. Violet aromas on the nose. Medium bodied and supple with beautifully crafted black fruit characters underlined with white pepper. Not unlike a French Syrah from the Rhone Valley. Classic cool climate style. Great with food.  Better get some before it’s all gone! 95/100  RRP $40

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