Rymill The Yearling Sauvignon Blanc 2018
Part of the entry level range for Rymill out of Coonawarra. This vintage the first under the new team. Rymill, The Yearling, Sauvignon Blanc, Coonawarra, 2018 Opened exceptionally sulfidic and […]
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Longview Whippet Sauvignon Blanc 2018
Truth in labeling. Lean, tight and racy. Longview, Whippet, Sauvignon Blanc, Adelaide Hills, 2018 Sweet/savoury aromas with varietal passionfruit skin and capsicum, broken asparagus spear, blackcurrant leaf, sun warmed straw, […]
Di Giorgio Chardonnay 2017
Natural ferment using 40% new and 60% old French oak. 8 months on lees with fortnightly stirring. Some parcels through malolactic fermentation. All the things. Di Giorgio Family Wines, Chardonnay, […]
Stockman’s Ridge Storm Sparkling 2011
Irony that the last time I reviewed a wine from Stockman’s Ridge (2016), I wrote this introduction: “It’s funny, Pinot Noir should probably be Orange’s flagship red grape….but there’s few […]
West Cape Howe Pinot Grigio 2018
Fruit grown in the southern regions of Western Australia. West Cape Howe, Pinot Grigio, Western Australia, 2018 A slight blush to the colour in the glass. Soapy (of soaps, not […]
Hardy’s Tintara Blewitt Springs Shiraz 2015
Part of Hardy’s premium McLaren Vale releases, a sibling to the Yeengara. The sub region is 200 metres above sea level. The region one of the wettest and coolest of […]
Hardy’s Tintara Reserve Grenache 2016
Part of Hardy’s premium McLaren Vale releases. The label features Bacchus astride a barrel as if on a stained glass window. Hardy’s, Tintara, Reserve, Grenache, McLaren Vale, 2016 A fine […]
Quiet Mutiny Charlotte’s Elusion Riesling 2018
This is a quick follow up release of the 2017 riesling from the talented Greer Carland due to selling fast! The label hasn’t changed from the 2017 livery, only the […]
Singlefile Clément V 2017
This is Singlefile’s “Rhone” style wine. A blend of Shiraz (82%), Grenache (9%) and Mataró (9%), 30% in new French oak, the rest in 1 and 2 year old barriques. […]
Singlefile Family Reserve Chardonnay 2017
A big step up the Chardonnay ladder here from Singlefile. Sourced from the Singlefile estate vineyard planted in 1989, the wine whole bunch pressed then fermented in 40% new and 60% […]
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