Mac Forbes tasting at Olinda Cellars
Friday Night wine tasting at Olinda Cellars, and an offer was a selection of wines from Mac Forbes of the Yarra Valley. Having previously tasted and loved the Mac Forbes Rs 16 Riesling I was very keen to try others in the range.
As an added bonus the wine maker himself, Mac, was there to talk us through his wines, his winemaking and the philosophy behind it.
As an added bonus the wine maker himself, Mac, was there to talk us through his wines, his winemaking and the philosophy behind it.
The wines on offer from Mac Forbes included:
- Mac Forbes Rs16 Riesling, Yarra Valley AUS, 2013, $32, 9/10
- Mac Forbes Chardonnay, Yarra Valley AUS, 2012, $34, 7/10
- Mac Forbes Pinot Noir, Yarra Valley AUS, 2013, $32, 8/10
- Mac Forbes Gruyere Syrah, Yarra Valley AUS, 2010, $36, 7/10
- Mac Forbes Hugh Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc, Petit Verdot, Malbec, Yarra Valley AUS, 2011, $56, 9/10
Mac, winemaker for Mac Forbes ,is in the foreground. Ross the proprietor of Olinda Cellars is in the background
There were two stand-outs, the Rs16 Rielsing which we both loved, picked early then monitored during fermentation until it hit their desired sugar levels. Just a delightful sweet flavour filled Riesling.
The other was the Hugh, a sophisticated balanced Yarra Valley Cab Sauv, with a nod at the great Bordeaux wines, and with a cellaring time that Mac assured us should be in excess of 20 years.