Rymill Cabernet Sauvignon 2015
From the “spiritual” home of Cabernet in Australia…. Rymill Coonawarra, Cabernet Sauvignon, Coonawarra, 2015 A deep garnet colour in the glass. Coonawarra eucalypt with blackberry, cigar ash, tomato leaf and […]
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Petaluma White Label Cabernet Sauvignon 2015
‘Entry level’ for Petaluma and drawing on their formidable history with creating long term, excellent wines from Coonawarra. Petaluma, White Label, Cabernet Sauvignon, Coonawarra, 2015 Expressive, aromatic and varietal nose […]
Katnook Estate Shiraz 2015
14 months in a combination of 90% French (mostly older) and 10% in new American oak barriques. Katnook Estate, Shiraz, Coonawarra, 2015 Cola, clove and nutmeg, followed by small hints […]
Katnook Founder’s Block Shiraz 2016
Last month Katnook Estate welcomed new Senior Winemaker Tim Heath to the position after the unfortunate passing of stalwart Wayne Stehbens late 2017. Tim has an impressive resumé: 14 years […]
Katnook Estate Founder’s Block Sauvignon Blanc 2017
Not your usual Sauvignon Blanc. This has 21% barrel fermentation in older French oak barriques for seven months. Katnook Estate, Founder’s Block, Sauvignon Blanc, Coonawarra, 2017 Pungent gooseberry and mushy […]
Hardy’s HRB D670 Cabernet Sauvignon 2015
The biggest of Hardy’s HRB release. The HRB of course, stands for Heritage Reserve Bin and continues Hardy’s philosophy of blending the right grapes from the right regions to make […]
Punchdown Boys Field Blend 2017
Stop. Is this the future of Coonawarra red wine making? Forget well-cellared 50 year old marques, this is a field blend of Coonawarra Cabernet, Shiraz and Cabernet Franc devised by […]
Bailey Wine Co. Hyde Park Vineyard Shiraz 2016
Sourced from a vineyard overlooking the Grampians in Western Victoria. Bailey Wine Co., Hyde Park Vineyard, Grampians, Shiraz, 2016 A cornucopia of aromas and flavours: Blue fruit and molten chocolate […]
Bailey Wine Co. Watervale Riesling 2017
Tim Bailey, all round Coonawarra top bloke makes wines for some of the bigger players, such as Leconfield but this is his and wife Loo’s foray into winemaking independence. Sourced […]
Di Giorgio Dolcetto Rosé 2017
I can’t imagine there’s a lot of dolcetto grown in the Limestone Coast region of South Australia, but there’s around 30 wineries in Australia making dolcetto, usually there’s an Italian […]
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