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Blue Pyrenees Estate Cabernet Sauvignon 2017

July 2, 2020by vinonotebook Leave a comment

Located outside of the township of Avoca, in western Victoria, the Blue Pyrenees site was chosen specifically to be a cool climate site. Early rains for the 2017 vintage have […]

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Heartland Wines Cabernet Sauvignon 2017

June 30, 2020by vinonotebook Leave a comment

3 years of age and the current release, matured in French and American oak for 12 months. Made from 20+ year old vines. Heartland Wines, Cabernet Sauvignon, Langhorne Creek, 2017 […]

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Pirathon Black Shiraz 2016

June 22, 2020by vinonotebook Leave a comment

From the Belvidere and Moppa sub-regions of the Barossa. With maturation of equal parts French and American Oak (67% new). Unfiltered and un-fined. Pirathon, Black, Shiraz, Barossa Valley, 2016 Concentrated, […]

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Pirathon Silver Shiraz 2017

June 22, 2020by vinonotebook Leave a comment

Pirathon Winemaker Adam Clay has used a mix of 5 Barossa sub-regions here (Greenock, Moppa, Belvidere, Koonunga & Ebenezer, along with American, French, Russian and Hungarian oak (20% new). Pirathon, […]

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Pirathon Blue Shiraz 2017

June 21, 2020by vinonotebook Leave a comment

Pirathon (an ancient word meaning “pinnacle”) using a mix of growers in the north and western areas of the Barossa Valley, are focused singularly on Shiraz. Winemaker is now Adam […]

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Blue Pyrenees Estate Merlot 2017

June 18, 2020by vinonotebook Leave a comment

Merlot gets somewhat of a bad run here in Australia, predominantly due to a clone that was prodigiously planted here in the 1990’s called D3V14, or the Davis clone. There […]

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Calabria Alternato Red Blend 2017

June 16, 2020by vinonotebook Leave a comment

While Calabria have their home in Griffith NSW, they’ve substantial interest in the Barossa Valley. Here they blend Nero d’Avola, Montepulciano and Durif in with regional Barossa hero Shiraz. Calabria, […]

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Taylors Jaraman Pinot Noir 2017

June 15, 2020by vinonotebook Leave a comment

A deviation here in the usual Jaraman paradigm, this release is a sourced from a single region. Taylors, Jaraman, Pinot Noir, Yarra Valley, 2017 Brooding aromas: peppery stalky notes, crushed […]

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West Cape Howe Book Ends Cabernet Sauvignon 2017

June 8, 2020by vinonotebook Leave a comment

From selected mature vineyards in Mount Barker, Great Southern region of Western Australia West Cape Howe, Book Ends, Cabernet Sauvignon, Mount Barker, 2017 Deep garnet in colour. Varietal yet understated […]

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Ocean Eight Pinot Noir 2017

June 7, 2020by vinonotebook Leave a comment

Bottled without fining or filtering. Ocean Eight,Pinot Noir, Mornington Peninsula, 2017 Medium garnet in colour with an almost transparent rim. Deep cherry and raspberry fruit with cherrywood sideboard, tea smoked […]

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