House of Arras Grand Vintage 2005 and 2006
Aged 8 years before disgorgement, these wines speak of their place. As Grange is heralded in SA, so should Arras be in Tasmania. Along with classic and classy packaging, the […]
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Margan White Label Barbera 2013
The Hunter Valley isn’t all Shiraz and Semillon, this is one of the unheralded gems of the region. Margan White Label, Barbera, Hunter Valley 2013 Rich, earthy, fresh rhubarb, spiced […]
Margan Family Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon 2014
Not a huge amount of Cabernet grown in the Hunter Valley, but, Margan Wines, located in the Broke Fordwich sub-region of the Hunter grow quality fruit on 40 year old […]
Tahbilk 1860 Vines Shiraz Retrospective
A slightly grey Melbourne spring day saw a collection of most of Australia’s top wine writers, sommeliers, key retail and some very bloody lucky wine club members at the eyrie-like […]
Hoddles Creek 1er Yarra Valley Chardonnay 2014
I’ve espoused the great value that Hoddles Creek Estate bring with their Wickhams Road and Estate range, so finally they step up and put a price tag somewhere near, yet […]
Wickhams Road Gippsland Chardonnay 2015
Sibling to the Yarra Valley Wickhams Road….. Wickhams Road, Gippsland Chardonnay, 2015 Light waxy cheese, meaty sulfides, deep hay, stale white bread crust with a tiny hint of vanilla. Packs […]
Wickhams Road Yarra Valley Chardonnay 2015
The “entry level” for the very excellent Hoddles Creek Estate…. Wickhams Road, Yarra Valley Chardonnay, 2015 Nuts and figs with peachy stone fruit. Exhausted match smoke and light SAO baked […]
Margan Family Vineyard Verdelho 2015
Ahhh Verdelho. The often mocked white grape of the Hunter Valley: At the Huinter Valley Wine Show, the Trophy for the best Verdelho is better know as the “Tiara Award.” […]
Margan Family Vineyard Semillon 2015
Rain during the white grape picking time for the 2015 vintage resulted in some softer characteristics coming through the Hunter Valley Semillon, but the quality is still on offer for […]
Margan White Label Semillon 2014
2014: Cracker of a Hunter Valley vintage. Fruit almost picked itself. No pressure on the winery or the vineyards. Some observations out there that it’s a forward vintage, but the […]
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