Longview Saturnus Nebbiolo Riserva 2023
Not their most expensvie, but arguably their best. Flagship Nebbiolo here from the Saturno family, the custodians of Longview. Featuring Saturn (Saturnus) etched onto the bottle, the move to screwcap […]
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Longview Vineyard Jupiter Barbera 2024
Barbera, apparently in Piedmont, is what you drink while waiting for the Nebbiolo to be ready. The bottle and packaging attractively embossed with Jupiter astride an eagle, ready with lightning […]
Cooks Lot Allotment 333 Riesling 2025
Former Chef Duncan Cook, turned winemaker is based on the slopes of Mount Canobolas in Orange. sitting 600 – 900 metres above sea level. The ‘Allotment’ range is the starting […]
Cooks Lot Allotment 689 Sauvignon Blanc 2025
Former Chef Duncan Cook, turned winemaker is based on the slopes of Mount Canobolas in Orange. sitting 600 – 900 metres above sea level. The ‘Allotment’ range is the starting […]
Cooks Lot Allotment 666 Pinot Gris 2025
Revelations, 13:18: “Here is wisdom. Let him that hath understanding count the number of the beast: for it is the number of a man; and his number is Six hundred […]
Cooks Lot Allotment 1111 Pinot Noir 2025
Former Chef Duncan Cook is based on the slopes of Mount Canobolas in Orange. The ‘Allotment’ range is the starting point for the wines. 12 months maturation in French oak. […]
Cooks Lot Allotment 1010 Shiraz 2023
Former Chef Duncan Cook is based on the slopes of Mount Canobolas in Orange. The ‘Allotment’ range is the starting point for the wines. Cooks Lot, Allotment 1010, Shiraz Orange, […]
mesh Riesling 2025
One of my favourite wines to review. The story goes that Jeffrey Grosset and Robert Hill-Smith were contemplating buying the same vineyard at the same time, but instead of outbidding […]
Gundog Estate Canberra District Shiraz 2024
Taken from mature Canberra region vineyards of Wallaroo in Hall and Long Rail Gully in Murrumbateman. 12 months maturation in French oak (large format 500L puncheons) with 30% new. Note, […]
Tapanappa Tiers Vineyard 1.5m Chardonnay 2025
To explain the 1.5m labelling: “In 2003 the Croser family removed 1.3 hectares of the original Tiers Vineyard Chardonnay (planted in 1979 in the Piccadilly Valley as the first Adelaide […]
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