d’Arenberg The Laughing Magpie Shiraz Viognier 2013
The 2013 has continued the run of picking up bling in Asian wine shows, this time the 2017 editions of the Korea Wine Challenge and the China Wine & Spirits […]
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De Bortoli DB Winemaker Selection Shiraz 2016
Sourced 100% from De Bortoli’s Riverina grapes. Winemaker is Julie Mortlock De Bortoli, DB Winemaker Selection, Shiraz, Riverina, 2016 Polished sideboard, onion skin, plum, Easter egg chocolate, pepper, clove and cardamom […]
Chapel Hill Cabernet Sauvignon 2015
Cabernet Sauvignon and McLaren Vale. Does it work as a recognised regional match? Not always, but there are always exceptions. Chapel Hill, Cabernet Sauvignon, McLaren Vale, 2015 Smells first of […]
Chapel Hill Shiraz 2015
French Oak. Slight change in the livery: simplified with the trademark stained glass window now in a gunmetal blue and centred, rather than bronze and off-set. Unfortunately, this is marked as […]
De Bortoli Bella Riva Sangiovese Rosé 2017
De Bortoli’s Bella Riva vineyard was planted by the family on the King River (predominantly to Italian varieties) in 1994. Winemaker is Steve Webber De Bortoli, Bella Riva, Sangiovese, Rosé, […]
De Bortoli DB Winemaker Selection Sauvignon Blanc 2017
De Bortoli have snuck in some King Valley and Yarra Valley fruit alongside the majority of Riverina grapes. Winemaker is John Coughlan. De Bortoli, DB Winemaker Selection, Sauvignon Blanc, Riverina, 2017 […]
De Bortoli DB Winemaker Selection Chardonnay 2016
From De Bortoli’s substantial Riverina plantings. Warm fermentation and extended lees contact through maturation give a nod to the Bigger End of Old Chardonnay town. Winemaker is Joel Veenhuizen De Bortoli, […]
De Bortoli The Estate Vineyard Pinot Blanc 2017
Could Pinot Blanc be the 2nd best white variety in the Yarra after Chardonnay? Certainly there’s some quality examples out there as it starts to earn the respect from understanding […]
Matriarch & Rogue Dot Riesling 2017
Whilst Marnie Roberts has shown her hand skillfully with an ‘unconventional’ viewpoint on Clare Valley with the Rex Wild Riesling, here she proves she is just as adept in delivering […]
Angullong Fossil Hill Barbera 2016
Gold medal winner at the 2017 Orange Wine Show and NSW Wine Awards. Whilst it isn’t quite from Piedmont, the cool nights of the Orange region make for a regional […]
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