a little place called coonawarra...wow

I arrive late to the tasting. It’s across town and it’s rainy - not a taxi in sight.

Noisily I descend the stairs of the blue bird wine cellar. Slurps abound and a quietly spoken gentleman occupies the interests of everyone in the room. I go unnoticed.

It's Australia evening at the cellar. I look for our host.

He was surprisingly well groomed - Italian blazer (for sure), hair immaculate, I could go on ...I thought the tasting notes said he was a cattle farmer's son. My prejudices laid out before you, i was expecting cowboy hat, cotton jeans, spurs and chewing tobacco. Oh, I was so wrong. I later read he was educated in London, worked in the futures securities market, returned home after a period in London and is now a respectable vineyard owner. Not sure he picks the grapes – a very difficult picture to conjure up.

Reschke is a vineyard in the lower part of the south eastern region of Australia called Coonawarra.  

What wonderful little wines. I tasted their entire latest vintage (2004) and was amazed at the quality of wines. As a big Rhone fan, I thought their shiraz was on the nose – peppery, big black fruits and good round textures. There were several interesting cabernet sauvignons too; the only underwhelming wine was the sauvignon blanc.

Unsure about the wine names (empyrean, bos and vitilus) – seems like someone recently passed their latin exam.

Wonderful little vineyard to look out for.