Four to enjoy: what to drink this week

Updated September 21 2021 - 4:01pm, first published 5:30am

Alternatives' allure

Four to enjoy: what to drink this week
Four to enjoy: what to drink this week

Longview 2019 Jupiter Barbera; $35; 4.5 stars (out of 6).

There are more than 100 commercial wine grape varieties planted in Australia, with shiraz, chardonnay, cabernet sauvignon, grenache and semillon dominant. Market forces and the onset of climate change, however, has seen a growth in the less familiar "alternate varieties" over the past decade. Today's focus is on the trail-blazing Adelaide Hills Longview and Orange Angullong brands. This 13.5%-alcohol, bright garnet-hued red from the Italian-origin barbera variety has rosemary scents and sweet raspberry front-palate flavour. The middle palate shows cherry, briar, mint and cedary oak and a finish of chalky tannins. At longviewvineyard.com.au, bottle shops and the Macclesfield winery. Great with lasagna and cellar seven years.

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