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Give Preece a Chance!

Well it’s another big wine week here at Bidsonline, after trawling the wineries and tasting wines we have come up with some great new additions for tonight's auction.

Bridgewater Mill is a well-established and highly regarded label in the wine industry. The brand was established in the 1980’as a second label to Brian Crozer’s famous Petaluma and with exceptional quality Adelaide Hills fruit in the bottle, Bridgewater Mill became an outstanding brand in its own right.

The wine we have selected is Bridgwater Mill Pinot Gris 2008. Although it is almost 3 years old, this Pinot Gris is still showing fantastic youthful characters but should be drunk now and within the next 6 months, but that’s fine, because we still have a lot of great summer lunches to come. Not only is Pinot Gris great for summer lunches it can be a great match for Asian food.

Here are Lisa’s tasting notes on the Pinot Gris;

"A good example of Pinot Grigio with plenty of spicy pear character showing some development with some deeper stonefruit characters.  Dry, fuller body, good length. A very enjoyable wine to drink now."

This wine sold for between $19 and $21 per bottle. Our Guide price is $12.50

Also landing in our warehouse this week is the Preece Chardonnay 2008. This wine is regularly reviewed in the press since it hit the market in the 80s and has constantly delivered quality for price. It’s sourced from Victorian Vineyards this is a fruit driven chardonnay which means it’s only lightly oaked and showing great tropical and stone fruit characters. Try it with chicken.

Lisa’s tasting notes are;

"Is just showing Ripe pineapple, peach & melon characters with crisp acid, medium to full body that is drier, rounded & honeyed with some age. A good wine for dinner drinking over the next 12 months."

The wine was retailing at $14 – $17 per bottle our guide price $9.00 per bottle

Our Top Picks

2009 Reserve Chardonnay

Single vineyard H10 produces some of top Chardonnay; this block is keep solely for our reserve chardonnay. Made to a Burgundian style this wine is of medium weight and finishes nicely with a soft rounded palate. Subtle oak balances out the rich peach characters from the grape. The wine is structure with a lovely line of acidity which integrates the style and adds to the cellaring potential of this elegant Hunter Chardonnay.

Normally retailing for $32 a bottle, the BidsOnline Guide Price is just $14.00 a bottle!

2005 Mitchelton Crescent Mourvedre Shiraz Grenache
2005 Mitchelton Crescent Mourvedre Shiraz Grenache

A cracking Victorian red, likely to go for under a third of its usual price!
This wine was reviewed by highly acclaimed wine critic Nick Stock in the Penguin Good Australian Wine Guide 2009 and was given 90 Points!
He admired it’s “…earthy/savoury notes, the fruit is ripe yet has its measure, spicy plums and some rich berry aromas.”
Normally retailing for $28 a bottle, the BidsOnline Guide Price is just $8.50 a bottle!