It may just be a conversation starter, but if I had a dollar for every time I\u2019ve been asked, \u201cSo, what\u2019s your favourite wine\u201d, I\u2019d almost be able to give up my day job! And while it\u2019s a little unfair to compare premium and pricey collectible wines to their commercially produced cousins which sell at a fraction of the cost, the Sevenhill \u201cSt Ignatius\u201d is probably my current top pick for a \u201cdrink now\u201d proposition.<\/p>\n
The wine is a Bordeaux blend which comprises Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Malbec and Cabernet Franc all of which hails from the Sevenhill Vineyards in South Australia\u2019s Clare Valley. The winery is an interesting story in itself as it is owned by the Jesuits who established the vineyards in 1951 to produce wines for sacramental religious purposes, but who later began producing commercial wines to support their charitable missionary work.<\/p>\n
Winemaker, Liz Heidenreich, is the first non-Jesuit winemaker to ever craft their wines and she\u2019s been doing a stellar job since taking the helm in 2005.<\/p>\n
Her work with St Ignatius is outstanding, as the 2010 vintage in particular shows all the bold red berry fruits that you\u2019d expect of a South Aussie red, but the impeccable finesse and balance of a Bordeaux blend with perhaps a touch of lingering spiciness on the finish. It\u2019s obviously had decent French Oak exposure and will undoubtedly stand the test of time (if, unlike me, you can stop yourself from ripping the cap off a bottle every Friday night)!<\/p>\n
At around $40 a bottle, it\u2019s not aimed at the budget end of the wine market, but neither should it be \u2013 it\u2019s a ripper!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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