Spend some time on it - sometimes that's the only way to get your moneys worth. Wine shows are definitely a mixed bag, you never really know what your going to get.
In a nut shell. I will be going out to grab a bottle of 2009 Thistle Hill Riesling which won Best Wine of the show and Best White of the show at 56 points. You should be able to find this for under $20.
Max Allen and judging crew also think you should give Temple Bruer's 2007 Preservative Free Shiraz Malbec a go. This rock-star wine won Best Red Wine and Best Preservative Free Wine of the show at 55 points. Watch your back Thistle Hill.
When first made this wine was a fruit bomb, vibrant with blackberries and cherries, finishing with astringent gripy tannins. Being preservative free the safest place was in the bottle so that's where it went, quick smart . Two years later the nose has developed into warm plum, cherries and chocolate, the palate still shows intense fruit with all components well integrated - fruit, oak and tannins. The wine finishes with softness and lingers for about 35 seconds, that's going the distance in my book. Pick this up from the bottle shop or cellar door for around $20.
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