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2003

Winestate - September/October 2003

Nationally, the spring issue of Winestate magazine rated three Fermoy wines highly.

The 2001 Reserve Semillon rated four and half stars for its "intense varietal aromas within the ripe tropical range with a full, flavoursome palate with lovely viscosity and beautifully balanced."

The 2001 Cabernet Sauvignon got four stars and was described thus: "Lovely crushed berry aromas balanced by cedary oak. Good length of fresh, clean medicinal-like fruit. A touch tart and acid and up-front."
Fermoy's 2002 Semillon (three stars) had a nose that "was all green beans and mown lawn and a fine, elegant palate moderately long with fresh lemon flavours and a clean acid finish".

 
The West Australian - The West Magazine 25 and 18 October 2003

Ray Jordan, The West Australian's wine writer, had Fermoy's 2001 Reserve Semillon and 2003 Sauvignon Blanc in his annual listing of the best premium white wines.

He wrote of the Reserve Semillon: "It has typically a tighter, more restrained structure. I like the wine now but it will gradually fill out with more age to deliver a lot more weight and palate richness."

And the Sauvignon Blanc: "This has been one of Fermoy's signature wines for some years now. This is a lively wine with a mix of gooseberry and grassy characters. It has complexity and a lifted finish."
 
 
Melbourne Herald Sun - 20-21 October 2003

And the Melbourne Herald-Sun's Bob Hart, when advising readers where to eat and drink before the AFL grand final, gave a Michael Voss-type rating to the 2000 Fermoy Estate Sentinel shiraz.
 
 
Sunday Times -  June 2003

Sunday Times food and wine writer Bill Thompson gave a big wrap to four Fermoy wines.

He said the 2002 Sauvignon Blanc had a terrific nose, like inhaling a handful of oranges and yellow and green fruit jubes and boasting a refreshing, crisp and intensely fruity palate.

He thought the 2002 Semillon was pleasantly meaty with loads of fruit, a stylish nose and long finish while the 2001 Cabernet Sauvignon took some time to open up in the glass but then offered dark cherry and chocolate aromas and a touch of smoky oak.

He described the flagship 2000 Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon as a generous wine with a beautiful rich, spicy nose and a palate of ripe fruit, chocolate, delicious oak and fruit tannins.