Riposte Pinot Noir Dinner - Arkaba Hotel

Riposte is a fencing term for a comeback. A return strike after dodging the opponent’s sword.

For Tim Knappstein this comeback has more than cemented him as one of South Australia’s household names of wine royalty, and a pioneer of affordable Pinot Noir.

South Australia took a little while to understand Pinot Noir, as it is a far cry from the classic Aussie ‘big red’. But when quality home grown Pinot Noir started to appear for a reasonable price, people started to take notice. Now it’s one of our favourite red varietals, particularly through the warmer months.

Join Tim Knappstein for an exclusive retrospective tasting of a decade of Riposte. We’ll taste every vintage of ‘The Sabre’ from 2009 – 2019, then enjoy the very rare Reserve range of Pinot Noir over dinner.

This is an exclusive and highly limited event. Very little of these wines still exists, so we can only cater for a small number of guests!

7pm Thursday 21st January
Tickets $80 per person

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fetta and preserved lemon filled olives with parmesan crumb
Vertical tasting of Riposte The Sabre Pinot Noir 2009–2019

1ST COURSE

cedar smoked duck breast, pickled grapes, onion chutney, radicchio leaves, toasted walnuts, honey and lavender sauce
Riposte The Sabre Pinot Noir Magnum 2015

2ND COURSE

veal medallion, king brown mushroom, fondant potato, silver beet, madeira sauce, fried leek
Riposte Reserve Pinot Noir 2016

3RD COURSE

smoked peach, lemon, thyme, vanilla bean ice cream, orange amaretto sauce, pistachio biscotti crumb
Riposte Reserve Pinot Noir 2018