Taylors Estate Cabernet Sauvignon 2015
Taylors Estate (white label). Ever reliable: the matching choice of so many mid-week dinners and summer weekend BBQs. Taylors Estate, Cabernet Sauvignon, Clare Valley, 2015 Boot polish, cassis, true cigar, […]
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Mitchell Wines Mataro Grenache 2012
Good work Clare Valley. You had Mataro growing well before it was trendy. The blending amount obviously changes vintage to vintage, currently the website lists the 2011 vintage as current […]
Mitchell Wines McNicol Shiraz 2006
Geez, I’d hate to be the Mitchell Wines accountant. Not only are they releasing their top Shiraz at 10 years of age, they’re doing for under $50. Madness. Note, the […]
Montalto Estate Pinot Noir 2015
A blend of older vines from their sites at Main Ridge, Red Hill, Merricks and Tuerong. All names synonymous with quality Australian Pinot Noir. So there I was, planning on […]
d’Arenberg The Feral Fox Pinot Noir 2014
So the annual international tour of Pinot Palooza has just kicked off in (R)Adelaide. This one being poured by indefatigable Tash Stoodley, irrepressible brand manager of d’Arenberg and all round […]
Yalumba Eden Valley Roussanne 2015
The pigeon pair with the Eden Valley Viognier, part of the “Samuel’s Garden Collection” from the ever reliable Yalumba. Yalumba, Roussanne, Eden Valley 2015 Subtle, horticultural, yet pretty smells on the […]
d’Arenberg The Lucky Lizard Chardonnay 2014
Part of the “High Altitude Hillbilly” range from McLaren Vale legends d’Arenberg, and the label firmly with a tongue in a Burgundian cheek. All the range of the Hillbillies are […]
Wynns Coonawarra Estate V&A Lane Cabernet Shiraz 2014
One of the 6 wines that makes up the ‘Wynnsday” releases, available commercially on the first Wednesday in August. This is a blend of 72% Cabernet Sauvignon 72% and 28% […]
Wynns Coonawarra Estate Harold Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon 2013
The only single vineyard release for 2016 Wynnsday amongst the 6 wines. The Harold vineyard ripened “evenly and early” with 15 months in a combination of 16% new & 84% […]
Wynns Coonawarra Estate V&A Lane Shiraz 2014
Straight Shiraz tends to play the supporting role in the Wynnsday release for Wynns Coonawarra Estate. Of the 6 wines released on August 3rd, only 2 are 100% Shiraz. Whilst […]
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