d’Arenberg The Laughing Magpie Shiraz Viognier 2012
This wine has picked up a bit of bling in Asian wine shows in 2016 according to the little gold stickers: notably the Korea Wine Challenge (assumption there is South […]
d’Arenberg The Footbolt Shiraz 2014
Price hasn’t changed from the 2013 release. New and used French and American oak for 18 months. d’Arenberg, The Footbolt Shiraz, McLaren Vale 2014 Good smells: heady and lovely mineral […]
Berton Vineyards Winemaker’s Reserve “The Black” Shiraz 2015
Berton have a released “The Black” Shiraz previously. I wasn’t particularly enamoured with it. This is a slight change in direction for the label, sourcing fruit from Padthaway (in the Limestone Coast […]
Berton Vineyards, Reserve Barossa Shiraz 2014
Berton have a little slice of the Barossa and here they reach to the Valley floor and the upper parts of the Eden Valley, before ageing in new and old […]
Lowe Nullo Mountain Riesling 2013
This is the flagship white from David Lowe in Mudgee. The Nullo Mountain vineyard is one of the highest in Australia. Planted in 1996 and sits well over 1100 metres […]
Deviation Road Chardonnay 2015
This is a cellar door only special and I’ve been advised that they’re trying to make room to store the 2016 Chardonnay so it’s currently selling for less than the […]
Tahbilk Eric Stevens Purbrick Cabernet Sauvignon 2012
Tahbilk have an amazing back vintage catalogue for purchase. While completing a bit of research for this tasting note, I found that the 2003 and 2006 “ESPs” can still be […]
Tahbilk Eric Stevens Purbrick Shiraz 2012
This is my second look at this wine after the first bottle had an issue with the collar and cap and thus didn’t appear to show as well as I […]
Vino for Valentine’s Day…or A Duo of Duperrey
Valentine’s Day and Champagne. Has there ever been a more bourgeois pairing? Well, maybe throw oysters into the mix for the “menage a trois.” The UK trade seems to bank […]
De Bortoli Rococo Premium Rosé NV
Rococo was an art and music period best summed up by my Year 12 music teacher as “frivolous.” The period spawned the palace of Versailles and decorative shell motifs. This […]
