Jim Barry JB Rosé 2017
The Barry family are one of the first names when you think of the Clare Valley wine region. Made by Tom Barry and Derrick Quinton exclusively for Cellarmasters. Jim Barry, JB, Grenache, […]
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Risky Business Sangiovese Rosé 2017
Risky Business is Viticulturist Rob Quenby, John Waldron as the vintner and winemaking falls to the talented team at West Cape Howe. Normally they get their fruit from Great Southern […]
Risky Business Pinot Noir Rosé 2017
Risky Business source this fruit from the Mount Barker and Great Southern region of WA. (though the wine is labelled Western Australia). Vilticulturist is Rob Quenby, John Waldron the vintner […]
Shingleback Kiss Me Kate Chardonnay 2015
86% sourced from Woodside, Adelaide Hills and the rest from McLaren Vale. 25% Fermentation in stainless steel and the rest in new and 1 year old French oak. I first […]
d’Arenberg The Lovegrass Shiraz 2014
One of d’Arenberg’s “Outsiders.” d’Arry have recently just rolled onto the 2015 vintage, this one came out of the cellar stock. d’Arenberg, The Lovegrass, Shiraz, McLaren Vale, 2014 Opens with […]
d’Arenberg The Anthropocene Epoch Mencia 2017
This is d’Arry’s second Mencia release and as Mencia is a grape native to Spain, it’s pronounced “Men-thee-ah.”And very much unlike d’Arry, it’s released within a year of being made! Crazy […]
Robert Stein Reserve Chardonnay 2016
100% Single vineyard from Mudgee. A few years ago, I wrote a little piece on the region after visiting for the first time. There was a thought then that Chardonnay […]
Robert Stein Shiraz 2014
The fruit for this wine comes from a range of blocks of Shiraz across the Stein vineyard. Hand picked, then fermented in traditional open fermenters. A combination of new and seasoned oak […]
Huntington Estate Special Reserve Shiraz 2013
Occasionally, I get caught behind in writing and this is one of those cases. Huntington Estate have just rolled over to the 2014 vintage, but by no means should that […]
Huntington Estate Shiraz 2013
Huntington Estate’s Tim Stevens reckons that Mudgee’s winemakers should “go with the tannins, not against them.” Sound advice. Huntington Estate, Shiraz, Mudgee, 2013 At 4 years of age, this current […]
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