Baily & Baily Venture Cabernet Sauvignon 2016
Exclusive to the Woolworth’s stores of Dan Murphy’s and BWS. Winemaker is Neil Doddridge. Baily & Baily, Venture, Cabernet Sauvignon, Coonawarra, 2016 Light tawny at the edge of garnet. Sour/sweet […]
Baily & Baily Venture Shiraz 2016
Exclusive to the Woolworth’s owned stores: Dan Murphy’s and BWS. Winemaker is Richard Quodling. Baily & Baily, Venture, Shiraz, Barossa, 2016 Sourced from the greater “Barossa” zone. Black pepper, burnt […]
Serafino Cabernet Sauvignon 2015
McLaren Vale Cabernet isn’t the usual combination, but Serafino do it better than most: Trophy at the 2016 McLaren Vale Wine (as Best Icon Wine along with 2009 and 2012) and […]
Singlefile The Philip Adrian Cabernet Sauvignon 2014
Singlefile’s flagship red wine. Sourced from the Riversdale vineyard (planted in 1997), this was handpicked and given extended maceration ((5 weeks) to draw out colour and flavour before 15 months […]
Di Giorgio Family Wines Emporio 2015
A blend of Merlot (60%), Cabernet Sauvignon (35%) and Cabernet Franc (5%). Interesting name for a wine, as Emporio translates roughly to “general store” in Italian. I’m pretty sure then […]
Riorret Lusatia Park Chardonnay 2016
From the famed Lusatia Park vineyard, once owned by the Shelmerdines, but now cared for by the De Bortoli family. Riorret, Lusatia Park, Chardonnay, Yarra Valley, 2016 Layered and expressive. […]
Baily & Baily Venture Chardonnay 2016
Exclusive to Dan Murphy’s (owned by Woolworths). Winemaker is Adam Bennett. Baily & Baily, Venture, Chardonnay, Margaret River, 2016 Light gold colour in the glass. Clean smells of straw, hessian, […]
Shaw Vineyard Estate Shiraz 2014
A smattering of gold, silver and bronze medals from Australia and overseas. Capitalising (no pun intended) on the region’s vinous strengths. 18 months French oak. Shaw Vineyard Estate, Shiraz, Canberra, […]
Singlefile The Vivienne Chardonnay 2014
Flagship Chardonnay from a wonderful producer. Only produced in exceptional vintages and small quantities made. In this instance, 79 cases. Exclusive to Singlefile’s wine club members. Picked over three runs […]
Passing Clouds The Angel 2015
A brief look at the website shows that the fruit for the wine was grown 50kms north east of Bendigo, in a little town called Serpentine, where I spent a […]
