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 […]
Pirathon Gold Shiraz 2016
The pinnacle of Pirathon’s winemaking with only their best fruit going into this label. Sourced from Moppa and Belivdere, matured in French oak (67% new). Pirathon, Gold, Shiraz, Barossa Valley, […]
Pirathon Black Shiraz 2016
From the Belvidere and Moppa sub-regions of the Barossa. With maturation of equal parts French and American Oak (67% new). Unfiltered and un-fined. Pirathon, Black, Shiraz, Barossa Valley, 2016 Concentrated, […]
Pirathon Silver Shiraz 2017
Pirathon Winemaker Adam Clay has used a mix of 5 Barossa sub-regions here (Greenock, Moppa, Belvidere, Koonunga & Ebenezer, along with American, French, Russian and Hungarian oak (20% new). Pirathon, […]
Pirathon Blue Shiraz 2017
Pirathon (an ancient word meaning “pinnacle”) using a mix of growers in the north and western areas of the Barossa Valley, are focused singularly on Shiraz. Winemaker is now Adam […]
Thomas Wines Elenay Shiraz 2018
Single Vineyards are the jewels Andrew Thomas, but there’s always a little bit left over from the various barrels from the vineyards. Here we get the “Lips and arsholes” (L-n-A […]
Blue Pyrenees Estate Merlot 2017
Merlot gets somewhat of a bad run here in Australia, predominantly due to a clone that was prodigiously planted here in the 1990’s called D3V14, or the Davis clone. There […]
Taltarni GSM 2019
Part of their ‘Dynamic’ range, this blend comprises Grenache (39%), Shiraz (34%) and rest Mourvèdre 27%. 8 months maturation in French oak barriques. Taltarni, Grenache, Shiraz, Mourvèdre, Pyrenees, 2019 A […]
Calabria Three Bridges Mourvèdre 2018
Made from Centenary vines planted in 1914, Mourvèdre goes by many many names: the main alternative in Australia is Mataro (more so than Dog Strangler!) Calabria, Three Bridges, Mourvèdre, Barossa […]
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