Austrália – Coonawarra – Avaliação das Safras de 1998 a 2008

Continuando a falar das Safras da Austrália, chegamos a região de Coonawarra. A região de Coonawarra, famosa por seus Cabernet Sauvignon, responde por cerca de 1,5% da produção vinícola do país e seus vinhos são considerados entre os melhores do mundo. Os secretos tesouros geológicos do terreno poroso limestone, debaixo da rica terra rossa, criam uma adegagem especial, preservando água para uso posterior. Desses presentes da natureza, os enólogos registram suas assinaturas nos vinhos.

Caso tenha perdido, já falamos por aqui da região de Victoria, famosa por seus Syrah!

In Vino Veritas!

Gustavo Kauffman

Austrália – Coonawarra – Avaliação das Safras de 1998 a 2008

Vintage: 2008

Score: 89-92

Drink: NYR

Description: March heat waves did little harm

Vintage: 2007

Score: 89

Drink: Drink or hold

Description: Small yields, but riper than usual

Vintage: 2006

Score: 86

Drink: Drink or hold

Description: Some wines seem green

Vintage: 2005

Score: 93

Drink: Drink or hold

Description: Rich and generous due to warm season

Vintage: 2004

Score: 91

Drink: Drink or hold

Description: Long growing season made wines of depth

Vintage: 2003

Score: 94

Drink: Drink

Description: Ripe, intense wines with fine balance

Vintage: 2002

Score: 84

Drink: Drink or hold

Description: Cool vintage made some tart, hard wines

Vintage: 2001

Score: 90

Drink: Drink or hold

Description: Big yields left some wines tasting green, but the best are fine

Vintage: 2000

Score: 89

Drink: Drink

Description: Rains stayed away and the wines have ripe flavors

Vintage: 1999

Score: 90

Drink: Drink or hold

Description: Wines have pure flavors and fine balance

Vintage: 1998

Score: 92

Drink: Drink

Description: Generosity and ripeness characterize this strong vintage

A score range indicates preliminary analysis based on barrel samples and/or a limited sampling; many wines of the vintage not yet reviewed.

Vintage ratings: 95-100, classic; 90-94, outstanding; 85-89, very good; 80-84, good; 75-79, mediocre; 50-74, not recommended

Drinkability: "NYR" means the vintage has not yet been released; "drink" means most of the wines of the vintage are ready to drink; "hold" means most of the ageworthy wines have yet to fully mature; "past peak" means most of the wines are declining rather than improving.