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Beyond the Labels
One tops the lot, the other has just dropped – and both have made their way into this impressive Durif Favourites dozen. We are fast running out of David Joeky’s exceptional Trophy-champion Dark Corner Durif Shiraz 2022. And the brand-new vintage of bestselling Six Word Durif Shiraz 2023 has just landed. Plus, find a premium Reserve and Gold-medallists also in the box! With black fruits, cherry, vanilla and peppery spice, Durif is a longstanding customer favourite when it comes to full-bodied reds.
For over 30 years, John Quarisa has made a name for himself as the creator of some of Australia’s best wines. Receiving many of Australia’s top wine honours, including the Jimmy Watson Trophy in Melbourne and Stodart Trophy in Brisbane, Quarisa has reached the pinnacle of Australia’s wine show circuit. The sensational Gold-winning Carpone Durif takes all of that refined skill and knowledge and concentrates it into this excellent wine. Expressing rich characters of plum, cassis, chocolate, coffee and liquorice, with a lovely vanillin finish thanks to partial aging in American oak.
According to winemaker Alan Kennett (and thousands of Black Stump customers), when you combine Durif and Shiraz “magical things happen”. Perhaps that explains Black Stump’s splendid two decades of popularity. The wine owes its name to a mythical outback marker of the boundary between the known world and the unknown. Describe anything as the best “this side of the black stump” and you mean it’s reckoned to be unbeatable. How appropriate for an affordable Aussie red of peerless intensity and popularity. Dark Durif, “the grape that takes no prisoners” (The Observer), and impressively juicy Shiraz make a perfect marriage, creating a velvety, voluptuous, and irresistible style. Serve in large glasses with steak and kidney pie or a Sunday roast.
As you’d expect from a wine dominated by Durif, this is a whopper of a red. It was carefully crafted in the darkest corner of the cellar. Why? Because it’s the special project of rising star winemaker David Joeky and he didn’t want anyone to take a look or taste it until he was absolutely ready. So every evening, after the rest of the crew had left, David would retire to the furthest corner of the cellar, where he’d stationed his special tanks of dark, spicy Durif and ripest, peppery Shiraz. We think he’s ‘blended a blinder’ as the locals say. "Nose of blackcurrant, juicy black cherry, smoky chocolate undertones. Luscious fruit on the palate ... and mouthwatering freshness. A seductive Shiraz with a mellow texture. Delicious and structured" (Gilbert & Gaillard).
Black fruit, sweet spice and liquorice make wonderful bedfellows to a blanket of seamlessly integrated tannins. The lengthy flavours lead to a dreamily long finish where vibrant soft fruit makes itself known. Best enjoyed with the classic, rich braised meat of an oxtail stew with a side of crusty bread. A moreish Aussie treat.
Small parcels of the best quality fruit from across top regions in South Australia were chosen for this Reserve Durif – and it shows! It’s big, rich and mouthcoating, a ‘black red’ with some serious heft. Take that as a warning! The wine is named after a type of cattle (Hereford/Shorthorn cross) bred for the harsh conditions of Australia’s far north, and has been crafted with steak in mind. Hints of black pepper and dark chocolate coat the palate with layers of rich red fruit and black cherry.
Sam Trimboli LOVES Durif. He calls it a “stunning little powerhouse grape that develops astounding complexity”. The numberplate on his car even sports the word ‘Durif’, that’s how highly he rates it. The grapes for this wine come from a small vineyard that Sam helped establish in the 1980s and is now at peak maturity. It’s a big, rich, barrel-aged red that will definitely impress - as the two Gold medals attest.