Responding to an initiative in August, by respected wine writer Tyson Stelzer to raise funds and increase the awareness of this crisis, Grosset Wines made a pledge to help. The funds we raised were to be settled by this Christmas. In order to take advantage of the Federal Governments limited offer to match donations dollar for dollar, the full donation has now been made.
21 September, The Wine Detective “Jeffrey Grosset… with 100% botrytis infection in one vineyard parcel, made “a Trockenbeerenauslese from Australia.” It’s his 5th noble late harvest Riesling in 31 years and, with just 500 cases, Grosset’s loyal cellar door following will make light work of it!
As for Grosset’s renowned dry single vineyard Rieslings, Polish Hill and Springvale Watervale, in a vintage he describes as “a wonderful year…with all the benefit of moderate weather,” they are magnificently concentrated. Tensile and muscular, they’re seemingly charged to the gills with minerality and dry extract.
Covering lots of ground in his nine minute interview, Grosset touches on weather cycles (he believes 2011 marks “a natural swing in weather back into a cool cycle,” like the 1980s), the benefits in 2011 of “managing the vineyards on a European approach” and, turning to the bigger picture, the need for Australia to focus on making “wines that reflect place and at least the variety.”
Click here to watch the interview with Jeffrey. You can also view Sarah’s notes on the 2011 Rieslings, plus current releases from previous vintages on each wine review page.
19 August 2011, Wine Taste “This release will not be remembered because Grosset pulled a grand result from a tricky season but because these pristine, crystal-clear wines stand tall alongside any recent Grosset vintage.”
We are particularly excited about this release for many reasons. The following excerpts from an article in the Weekend Australian (Amos Aikman, p3 April 2, 2011) explain somewhat enthusiastically, what makes these wines special and also significant to those involved in their making read more
All seven Grosset wines scored 96-94 points in the Australian Wine Companion 2012 (released July 27, 2011) by esteemed wine writer, James Halliday. Such acknowledgement of both quality and consistency has only ever been achieved by a handful of Australian producers.
Australian Wine Journal recently posted its inaugural Top Dozen Australian Wines List. The 2010 Polish Hill Riesling, was selected as one of the most inspirational wines in Australia.
To view the list, please check out:-
http://australianwinejournal.blogspot.com/2011/08/australian-wine-journal-top-dozen.html
19 May 2011 – From the UK: Grosset Springvale 2010 makes it into ‘Matthew Jukes 100 Best Australian Wines 2011′ and Grosset Wines included in the newly created Matthew Jukes Hall of Fame.
Melbourne’s ‘most listened to’ radio station 3AW has awarded the 2008 Grosset Piccadilly Chardonnay ‘Best Chardonnay’ of 2010 and named Jeffrey Grosset their ‘Winemaker of the Year’. Kim West of The Wine Show said that Grosset was chosen due to the ‘outstanding consistency of the Grosset range’.