Longhop “La Quattro” Old Vine White 2008 Sunday, May 4 2008
Tasting Notes and Australia and Adelaide Plains and Variety and White and other whites
Dominic Torzi and Tim Freeland have been at it again and this, their latest creation, is a blend of 28% Chenin Blanc, 28% Riesling, 22% Semillon and 22% Sauvignon Blanc from vines with an average age of 50+ years. It puts me in mind of a Northern Italian dry white and has many of the same positive attributes of refreshment, low alcohol and palate cleansing crispness.
It smells of fruit salad, soap, grass and dried herb with a bit of funky taxi drivers armpit wafting about. Not too overt or sweet smelling - more dry white. On the palate light, fresh and very crisp with subtle fruit salad drizzled with plenty of lemon juice, dried herbs and some minerally flavours. Finishes dry and clean with lemony acidity and excellent length. This has heaps of personality and excels at its purpose. If you like the style (I do) and want a wine with a point of difference then I can’t recommend it highly enough to you. It’s a bit out there and a whole lot more interesting than so much of the stuff that’s out there.
Rated : 91 Points
Tasted : May08
Alcohol : 11%
Price : $15.99
Closure : Screwcap
Drink : 2008 - 2012+
Source : Winery Sample
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7 Responses to “Longhop “La Quattro” Old Vine White 2008”
May 4th, 2008 at 12:48 pm
This blend doesn’t look all that dissimilar to the Houghton’s White Burgundy which can age remarkably well.
May 4th, 2008 at 8:48 pm
I might try a 3pk of it if stock is available for a while. Already jumped in for a 6pk of the shiraz 07.
May 5th, 2008 at 9:16 am
I went for three each of the La Quattro, ‘07 shiraz and & ‘07 Grenache. All good value it seems.
May 5th, 2008 at 9:50 am
07 Grenache and Shiraz arrived today. I’m a bit under the weather so I’ll be working through my backlog rather than tasting much new.
GW
May 5th, 2008 at 10:45 am
I reckon that wine needs at least a week, maybe two, to settle down after transit as a bumpy commute has got to be worse than bottle shock. Our wine making lecturer once told us that each bottle would rotate hundreds of times within its case whilst traveling across the Nullabor. Some labels and capsules with their scuff marks support that assumption.
May 17th, 2008 at 4:48 pm
Agreed, this is a good wine but I reckon it would be even better with a couple of grams of residual sugar to round the palate out a bit.
July 3rd, 2008 at 10:28 am
Had another look at this last night and the palate is filling out very nicely. A very refreshing style. Must get some more for spring time..