Berton Vineyards Foundstone Unoaked Chardonnay 2017
Must be one of the few wines left in Australia to be labelled as “unoaked,” though we don’t have to go back very far to remember when it was all […]
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Berton Vineyards Metal Range Vermentino 2017
Nothing like evoking the sea when you’re a few hundred kilometres from the nearest beach. Silver at the Australian Alternative Varieties wine show for this year too. Berton Vineyards, Metal Range, […]
Berton Vineyards Winemaker’s Reserve Fiano 2017
This little number picked up a bronze at the Australian Alternative Wine Show this year. Good to be recognised. Berton Vineyards, Winemaker’s Reserve, Fiano, Riverina, 2017 An attractive, dull gold […]
Longview Fresco Nebbiolo 2017
I like nearly everything about this wine. Style, flavour, packaging; pretty much everything except the price. If only it was available for a few dollars less, it’d be one of […]
Bremerton Bâtonnage Shiraz/Malbec 2015
16 months in French oak barriques with regular lees stirring (bâtonnage). Bremerton, Bâtonnage, Shiraz, Malbec, Langhorne Creek 2015 Opens as a wine of the land: earthy, crushed ants, white pepper, […]
Rymill Cabernet Sauvignon 2014
Former winemaker Sandrine Gimon says that vintage 2014 in Coonawarra was “described by most as one of the longest on record, starting mid-February and finishing for us in the first […]
Yangarra Estate Old Vine Grenache 2015
From biodynamically grown fruit in the Kangarilla region of McLaren Vale. Wild yeast fermented with 8 months maturation in 100% old French oak. The wine was filtration, with no fining. […]
d’Arenberg The Money Spider Roussanne 2017
Roussanne is one of the white “Rhone” varietals that is usually blended with Viognier and/or Marsanne. Made from “organically” and biodynamically grown grapes. d’Arenberg, The Money Spider, Roussanne, McLaren Vale, […]
d’Arenberg The Olive Grove Chardonnay 2016
A combination of lower level and higher altitude fruit for d’Arry’s mid-tier white. 7 months French and American oak. d’Arenberg, The Olive Grove, Chardonnay, McLaren Vale, Adelaide Hills, 2016 A […]
Bremerton Bâtonnage Chardonnay 2015
French oak barrel fermentation and 11 months maturation with lees stirring (bâtonnage). Bremerton, Bâtonnage, Chardonnay, Langhorne Creek, 2015 Light gold colour with yellow shine. Complex aromas of ripe stonefruits, light […]
