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Bird In Hand Blackbird Chardonnay 2017

September 8, 2018by vinonotebook Leave a comment

Bird In Hand are a well establish winery in the Adelaide Hills. The Blackbird range has been exclusively made for Cellarmasters. Bird In Hand, Blackbird, Chardonnay, Adelaide Hills, 2017 Balanced, […]

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Passing Clouds Shiraz 2016

September 7, 2018by vinonotebook 1 Comment

The label has now been updated to include the ‘sub-appellation’ of Serpentine. Serpentine is very small (and flat) crossroads township located 50kms north east of the major Central Goldfields town […]

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d’Arenberg The Derelict Vineyard Grenache 2014

September 6, 2018by vinonotebook Leave a comment

Basket pressed. Gets the usual d’Arry oak regime: New and old French + American oak fermentation for 12 months. Named from the old bush vines that continue to give up […]

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d’Arenberg The Lucky Lizard Chardonnay 2017

September 5, 2018by vinonotebook 1 Comment

A big drop down this year in the alcohol content (from 13.7% to 12.5%) from the 2016. More wild ferment percentage too.  Sourced from fruit grown in the nearby, cooler […]

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Passing Clouds The Angel 2016

September 4, 2018by vinonotebook Leave a comment

16 months in French oak. Passing Clouds have their cellar door at picturesque Musk in Central Victoria, while maintaining vineyards further north around the gold mining heritage rich soils of […]

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Rymill Shiraz 2015

September 3, 2018by vinonotebook Leave a comment

The bottle image is one of cork….but the Australian release is under Stelvin Luxe. Rymill Coonawarra, Shiraz, Coonawarra, 2015   Vanilla and cedar with plenty of plum, green & black […]

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S.C. Pannell Smart Grenache 2017

September 3, 2018by vinonotebook Leave a comment

This is the first release by Stephen Pannell with fruit from a 63 year old dry grown vineyard on soils over 750 million years old, farmed by Wayne Smart. Sitting […]

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S.C. Pannell Old McDonald Grenache 2017

September 2, 2018by vinonotebook Leave a comment

While 2017 may be regarded as a cool vintage for McLaren Vale, cream rises to the top and Stephen Pannell isn’t lactose free. From 75 year old dry grown vines […]

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Giesen White Gold

September 2, 2018by vinonotebook Leave a comment

New Zealand producer Giesen has just been named “New Zealand Winery of the Year” and awarded four Gold Medals at the fifth Melbourne International Wine Competition (MIWC). This particular wine show […]

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d’Arenberg The Bonsai Vine GSM 2016

August 30, 2018by vinonotebook Leave a comment

Sourced from old, dry grown vines that appear as small as bonsai and using “house style” oak approach of old French and American oak. d’Arenberg, The Bonsai Vine, Grenache, Shiraz, […]

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