Sourced from Dixons Creek, Tarrawarra and Woori Yallock. French fermentation (5% new), full malolactic fermentation with some lees stirring. De Bortoli, Villages, Chardonnay, Yarra Valley, 2016 Green hue at the […]
New label from the Saturno family out of Macclesfield. VISTA apparently is an acronym for Varied Inclines Slopes Terrain & Aspects. Working on a couple of levels of course: vista is the Italian word for […]
Class wine making and packaging are the hallmarks of the Singlefile wines. 30% new and 70% one year old French oak maturation for 7 months. Singlefile Wines, Chardonnay, Great Southern, 2016 Nougat like oak precedes grilled fig, light peach […]
Di Giorgio are one of the friendly Coonawarra vignerons making their way around Australia at the moment for the annual Coonawarra Roadshow. I encourage you to get to the event and […]
Tasted blind among a line up of cool-climate chardonnays. Huntington Estate, Chardonnay, Mudgee, 2017 Hyper fragrant: dishwashing sweet citrus over ripe peach, barley and tropical melon. (Potentially muscat clone?). The […]
Huntington Estate are certainly one of the leading lights in the Mudgee wine scene. I just wish they’d look to a change of labeling and bottle stock as the packaging […]
Certified organic. I didn’t know much about them and came across this on the website: Gardner’s Ground Vineyard is located within Rivers Road Organic Farms in Canowindra, New South Wales. […]
Sourced from selected parcels of Marlborough fruit from the Stoneleigh vineyards along Rapaura Road. Stoneleigh, Latitude, Pinot Noir, Marlborough, 2015 Smoky dark cherry aromas, baked ham meaty note. Dark blueberry […]
In a quick pinot noir blind tasting line up with a local wine maker, this one stood out well despite some initial reluctance. Wine maker is Jamie Marfell, a Marlborough […]
Good looking packaging with the Stelvin Luxe cap. Winemaker is Jamie Marfell, a Marlborough native. Stoneleigh, Classic, Pinot Noir, Rosé, Marlborough, 2016 A fairly safe nose of tart red fruits raspberry, […]
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