Blue Pyrenees Estate Shiraz 2017
Western Victoria is possibly one of the regions in Australia that could label their Shiraz as “Syrah” and not many who accept the stylistic difference would blink an eye. Label […]
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Blue Pyrenees Estate Cabernet Sauvignon 2017
Located outside of the township of Avoca, in western Victoria, the Blue Pyrenees site was chosen specifically to be a cool climate site. Early rains for the 2017 vintage have […]
Heartland Wines Cabernet Sauvignon 2017
3 years of age and the current release, matured in French and American oak for 12 months. Made from 20+ year old vines. Heartland Wines, Cabernet Sauvignon, Langhorne Creek, 2017 […]
Heartland Wines Shiraz 2018
Heartland was founded in the late 1990’s by celebrated winemaker Ben Glaetzer along with industry “veterabs” Scott Collett, Grant Tilbrook and Nick Keukenmeester, producing their first wine in 2001. Nearly […]
Chaffey Bros Wine Co BLÜHENPUNKT* Gewürztraminer 2019
*Blossom point. From the Fechner family vineyard in Moculta, Eden Valley. 24 hours skin contact during the making. Unfined. Chaffey Bros Wine Co, BLÜHEN PUNKT, Gewürztraminer, Eden Valley, 2019 I’m […]
Chaffey Bros Wine Co ZEITPUNKT* REDUX Riesling 2015
*Point in time and Revived. This aged release sees fruit sourced from the certified organic Ahrens family vineyard at Springton in the Eden Valley. Whole bunch pressed. Winemakers are Daniel […]
Chaffey Bros. Wine Co. TRIPELPUNKT* 2019
*Triple point as the translation. Handpicked fruit sourced from 3 different aspects of the Fechner vineyard in Moculta, Eden Valley. Vegan and Vegetarian “A-OK.” Winemakers are Daniel Chaffey Hartwig and […]
Blue Pyrenees Estate Bone Dry Rosé 2019
So apparently it’s International Rosé Day! (4th Friday of each June). Blue Pyrenees create their rosé from Pinot Noir and Merlot, with the winemaking including maturation on lees for 6 […]
De Bortoli Grenache Wizardry Rosé 2019
The pink part of the new Grenache Wizardry series, celebrating the central Victorian wine region of Heathcote. The fruit for this was hand picked then whole bunch pressed and fermented […]
De Bortoli Grenache Wizardry 2018
I was fortunate enough a few years ago to sit with Steve Webber and Leanne De Bortoli in their back garden when Steve told me how excited he was about […]
