d’Arenberg The Anthropocene Epoch Mencia 2017
This is d’Arry’s second Mencia release and as Mencia is a grape native to Spain, it’s pronounced “Men-thee-ah.”And very much unlike d’Arry, it’s released within a year of being made! Crazy […]
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Robert Stein Reserve Chardonnay 2016
100% Single vineyard from Mudgee. A few years ago, I wrote a little piece on the region after visiting for the first time. There was a thought then that Chardonnay […]
Robert Stein Shiraz 2014
The fruit for this wine comes from a range of blocks of Shiraz across the Stein vineyard. Hand picked, then fermented in traditional open fermenters. A combination of new and seasoned oak […]
Huntington Estate Special Reserve Shiraz 2013
Occasionally, I get caught behind in writing and this is one of those cases. Huntington Estate have just rolled over to the 2014 vintage, but by no means should that […]
Huntington Estate Shiraz 2013
Huntington Estate’s Tim Stevens reckons that Mudgee’s winemakers should “go with the tannins, not against them.” Sound advice. Huntington Estate, Shiraz, Mudgee, 2013 At 4 years of age, this current […]
Shaw Vineyard Estate Cabernet Shiraz 2015
Quite a few bits of bling for this blend from Shaw Estate, including a Trophy at the 2017 NSW Wine Awards. The blend ratio is 77% Cabernet Sauvignon & 23% […]
Shaw Vineyard Estate Winemakers Selection Cabernet Sauvignon 2015
New look labels for this range from Shaw Vineyard Estate with a soft watercolour watermark motif and repositioned logo. Shaw Vineyard Estate, Winemakers Selection, Cabernet Sauvignon, Canberra, 2015 A deep […]
Gundog Estate Indomitus Rutilus Shiraz 2015
Sourced from the Dahlberg vineyard in Murrumbateman (New South Wales) located in the Canberra region. Whole bunch (30%), wild yeast fermentation, including 4% Viognier, with 12 months’ maturation in seasoned French […]
Gundog Estate Indomitus Rosa 2017
An unlikely blend of Cabernet Sauvignon and Riesling from Murrumbateman in the Canberra region. Each parcel was pressed after a moderate time on skins, then barrel fermented to dryness using wild […]
Gundog Estate Indomitus Albus Semillon 2017
Matt Burton from Gundog Estate has created the Indomitus range as a challenge to the norms of winemaking for Semillon and Shiraz. The packaging also attractive “based on photographs taken […]
