Claymore Wines London Calling Cabernet Malbec 2017
Currently not listening to The Clash, but Slipknot as I try to educate #MrsDrew about the finer points of one the few ‘nu metal’ bands that actually made it through […]
Shaw Vineyard Estate Cabernet Shiraz 2016
Has a couple of medals to put on the mantelpiece: Gold Medals at the 2018 Riverina Wine Show and Vienna’s International Wine Challenge. The blend ratio is 84% Cabernet Sauvignon […]
Church Road Chardonnay 2017
From the North Island of NZ and more noted for the bigger reds. Church Road, Chardonnay, Hawke’s Bay, 2017 Briny, oaky, yellow stonefruit and deep citrus, ghee richness and […]
Gartelmann Jessica Verdelho 2018
Plenty of Verdelho in the Hunter Valley and can be a thin, green tropical wine, especially in the leaner years. Here Gartelmann give it some oomph. Gartelmann, Jessica, Verdelho, Hunter […]
Longview KÜHL Grüner Veltliner 2018
Previous vintages have cleared up with Gold Medals at the 2017 Adelaide Hills Wine Show and 2017 Australian Alternative Varieties Wine Show and Bronze at the 2017 Royal Adelaide Wine […]
Bremerton Special Release Fiano 2018
The Bremerton team ensure that these special releases are indeed that….special. Bremerton, Special Release, Fiano, Langhorne Creek, 2018 Floral aromas of honeysuckle and star jasmine blossom with varietal nutty/honey tones […]
Berton Vineyards Winemaker’s Reserve Fiano 2018
An easy in to the textural world of fiano. Berton Vineyards, Winemaker’s Reserve, Fiano, Riverina, 2018 Full citrus aromas: lemon squeeze and oil with soft, doughy undertone. Some smoky interest […]
Shaw + Smith Shiraz 2016
Fruit sources for the wine are Balhannah in the central Adelaide Hills; and Echunga and Macclesfield in the south. 14 Months in French oak (33% new). Winemaker is the talented […]
Glenguin Estate Schoolhouse Block Shiraz 2013
From a single block of shiraz vines, descended from the original Busby cuttings. From the north west Broke Fordwich sub region of the Hunter Valley, with Robin Tedder MW as […]
Robert Stein Farm Series SRG 2018
Part of a new range, the “Farm Series,” for Robert Stein, The Farm Series caricatures were created by the local Mudgee artist, Sam Paine, giving a unique vision of the […]
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