Terre à Terre Crayères Vineyard Sauvignon Blanc 2012
Museum release here from the Bizots. The label evolution is worth noting. I think the two lapins in the boat are meant to signify Lucy and Xavier?!? From the original […]
Terre à Terre Crayères Vineyard Sauvignon Blanc 2022
The Bizots put a lot of care and attention into making their flagship Sauvignon Blanc with their standard approach: juice spends three weeks cold-settling in a stainless-steel tank before being […]
Terre à Terre Crayères Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon Shiraz 2021
This release sees Cabernet Sauvignon at 66% and Shiraz at 34%. No Cabernet Franc. The close spaced Crayères Vineyard (1.5m by 1.5m) is grown on the 37 million year old […]
Terre à Terre Down To Earth Sauvignon Blanc 2022
Terre à Terre’s Down To Earth range is their ‘entry level’ range with fruit coming from the 35 million year old soil Crayères vineyard in Wrattonbully (north of Coonawarra). Fermentation […]
De Bortoli Chill Bill Spritzy Red NV
De Bortoli have released this low(ish) alcohol, spritzy red that’s designed to be chilled ready for the summer season. A blend of Tyrian (designed by Australia’s own CSIRO), Shiraz and […]
St Hugo Cabernet Sauvignon 2020
The O-G. The original. The Mac Daddy. 18 months maturation in (50% new) French oak with the remainder in a mix of used oak. St Hugo, Cabernet Sauvignon, Coonawarra, 2020 […]
St Hugo Shiraz 2021
While it seems most of my recent St Hugo reviews have been on the collab with Dan Ricciardo, the quality originals have been a little ignored. Let’s remedy that. This […]
St Hugo Grenache Shiraz Mataro 2022
The blend this year sees 71% Grenache, 18% Shiraz and 11% Mataro. Maturation saw components aged separately for 8 months in old French oak puncheons (55%) and hogsheads (34%). One […]
Amon-Ra by Ben Glaetzer 2021
The Eye of Horus stares out from the label of this wine and is known as the Egyptian symbol of “protection, royal power and good health.” From vines between 50 […]
Anaperenna by Ben Glaetzer Shiraz Cabernet 2021
Ben Glaetzer gives context to the naming: “Anaperenna has been inspired by Anna Perenna, the Roman goddess of the New Year. Anna Perenna symbolises the year’s cycle and her name […]
