Winestate Magazine

REACHING NEW PEAKS

TO SOME, it’s an intrusion on an otherwise excellent Australian Shiraz.

To others, it speaks of the terroir, of the bush and the land and is a character intrinsically associated with some Australian red wines.

Eucalyptus aroma and flavour – variously described as mint or menthol – in Aussie reds is a divisive presence, a force for good or bad depending which side of the fence you choose to sit.

Blue Pyrenees Estate chief winemaker, Andrew

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