Mourvèdre…Mataro….Monastrell…Dog Strangler….so many names for one grape. Best seek out Stuart Robinson’s “Project Mataro” for arguably the single most Mourvèdre/Mataro tasting notes in one spot. Bremerton, Special Release, Mourvèdre, Langhorne […]
From Grenache vines planted in 1935 on the Kalleske property in Greenock, N-W Barossa Valley. Kalleske, Old Vine, Grenache, Barossa Valley 2015 The power is evident from the first sniff. […]
Chenin Blanc suffers a little in the publicity stakes in Australia, but when you see how it ages in the Loire Valley, only then do you see that it is […]
Single vineyard wine and showcasing the sub-region of Greenock in the world famous Barossa Valley. Kalleske, Greenock Shiraz, Barossa Valley 2015 American and French oak. Plenty of varietal plums, choc […]
Longview have a spiffy new website, including an interactive estate vineyard map which shows you just where each grape is grown. This wine named after the Saturno’s Nonna who arrived […]
Really don’t know how they manage to make any money out of this wine, considering you can find it well below RRP…. Kalleske Clarry’s, Grenache/Shiraz/Mataro, Barossa Valley, 2016 Nutty, choc, […]
The 2nd release of this labour intensive project from the usually reliable Kalleske. You can read all about the project here. I saw the initial release last year and whilst […]
The bottle signals the intent well before any juice is poured. Kalleske, Eduard, Shiraz, Barossa Valley 2014 2 years maturation in oak. Bold, complex and unique nose with swathes of […]
Does what it says it does on the label…. Margan, Verdelho, Hunter Valley 2016 Tropical fruit salad aromas, vanilla creme, snow peas. Tropical fruit and little ripples of apple like […]
A lot of Australia forgets that the first commercial Chardonnay in Australia was produced in the Hunter Valley. There’s more than a handful of top notch producers, including Margan still […]
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