There is also good and respected fizz, especially Clover Hill from the company's own Tasmanian vineyard. Sauvignon Blanc is gooseberry-like and an outstanding example from the region. Brut Tache is a wonderful, inexpensive sparkler , and the ros is a cracker. With the retirement of Portet in 1999, wines have become fruitier, but it is still too early to tell how the style may change under a new wine-making team.
Reds can keep for ten years, occasionally more.