Off and Picking... another cool panorama

Another cool panorama of a short lunch break as we kick off Vintage 2012 picking our Sauvignon Blanc.

Beautiful vineyard here in the Moonambel Hills...

JH

PS Click on the pic for a bigger, better view...

Just a Minute... The Mitchell Harris 2011 Sauvignon Blanc Fumé

Mitch and Johnno have a quick squiz at some beaut Sauvignon Blanc juice picked this week in the Pyrenees.

The cool 2011 looks a terrific vintage for our latest Fumé....

Mitchell Harris Sauvignon Blanc Fumé - matching with Thai-style Murray Cod

A quick (shaky, noisy) minute-or-so-long vid of our winemaker John Harris talking to wine-reviewer Ralph Kyte-Powell of The Age Epicure.

This was taken at the Daylesford Regional Producers' Day at the Lake House in Daylesford, brilliantly put together by the lady of the lake, Alla Wolf-Tasker.

Masterchef's Claire Winton Burn put together some beautiful Thai-inspired flavours to go with her luscious steamed Murray Cod.

Have a look at John explain why the Fumé style of Sauvignon Blanc might pair up a little better than what some of you may expect from the "Savalanche" of fruit-bomb style savvies...

We'll try to chase up Claire's recipe if possible...

...and yes, we've told John he needs a double-barrelled surname if he wants to keep matching it with stars like this!...

Wine Without BS: Mitchell Harris Sauvignon Blanc Fumé

Just a link across to the latest post from Stuart at Wine Without BS, and his no-nonsense wine reviews:

Happily, he seemed to enjoy a summer tasting of our Mitchell Harris Sauvignon Blanc Fumé:

"..amongst the best Sauvignon Blancs I've experienced this past year and beyond."


Check out the review here...

Egg Yolk Ravioli and Mitchell Harris Sauvignon Blanc - a perfect match?

The tasting bench was christened in fine style over the Easter weekend with -you guessed it- an egg dish. This one was put together by Shannyn from a ripper recipe from Philip Johnson's E'cco Bistro cookbook. 

The egg yolk ravioli with asparagus, truffle oil and parmesan recipe can be found here, and well worth a crack at. 

Out of the fridge came the 2008 Mitchell Harris Pyrenees Sauvignon Blanc, and we were all rapt with the way it married textures with the dish. Its nutty, fumé notes complemented the range of flavours, rather than smacking it with the big fruit stick like some other savvies around. 

Fiddly, but not difficult, have a crack at the egg-rav the next time you're trying to impress. You could definitely do worse than the MH Sauvignon Blanc to wash it down with, too!