Andrew Caillard MW is one of the most influential people in the Australian wine industry.
Andrew’s CV includes; Co founder of Langtons, Fine Wine Principal for the Woolworths group, winner of the Bollinger Medal for the highest score in the MW tasting exams, editor of Penfolds Rewards of Patience, creator of the Langton’s Classification of Australian Wine and co producer of films including Red Obsession, maker Of Barossa Mataro and Shiraz wines and author of several important wine books.
Andrew had this to say recently after enjoying a magnum of 98 Aristea with friends.
“Deep crimson. A profoundly complex wine with beautiful dark berry dark chocolate roasted walnut aromas and superb cedar, tobacco leaf nuances.
Generous and sinuous with dense choco-berry, roasted walnut. cedar, demi-glacé flavours, supple yet vigorous fine chalky tannins and attractive mid-palate volume. Finishes chalky firm with plenty of mineral length.
A lovely wine with the familiar polished character and density to the classic Hunter River Burgundies of the 1960s and early 1970s. Very expressive and delicious.
97 points”
