Chaffey Bros Wine Co. La Résistance!* 2022
A blend of Barossa favourites: Grenache, Shiraz and Mourvèdre. *Light’s Vision: A Battle for the Barossa. The CB boys ( Daniel Chaffey Hartwig, Huon Fechner and Theo Engela) explain this […]
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Chaffey Bros Wine Co Not your Grandma’s Rosé 2023
Not your usual rosé blend either: Grenache and Mourvèdre and a splash of aromatic whites: Riesling, Gewürtztraminer and Kerner. Always great packaging from CBWC and this label with a temperature […]
Heggies Vineyard Estate Chardonnay 2023
The team at Heggies (Hill-Smith Family Estates) have the recipe right. While Chardonnay is somewhat the handmaiden to EV Riesling Queen, quality is evident. Winemaker is Marc Van Halderen. Heggies […]
St Hugo Chardonnay 2023
From the cooler climes of the Eden Valley where Riesling is the White King. Winemaking sees 60% whole bunch pressed, before fermentation in a mixture of new (57%) and old […]
Yalumba The Virgilius Viognier 2022
Yalumba’s flagship white (and seriously underpriced), and arguably Australia’s flagship Viognier. Yalumba champion this grape so well in Australia and lead the charge for International Viognier Day on April 26th. […]
Yalumba Eden Valley Viognier 2022
Yalumba are champions of International Viognier Day, April 26th. This release part of the Eden Valley /Samuel’s Garden collection and the second highest tier in their Viognier range. Wild ferment and […]
Hill-Smith Estate Eden Valley Chardonnay 2022
100% wild ferment. Approximately 50% of the blend fermented and matured in new French oak (around 15% of the final blend) and the rest 1 to 3 year old barriques, […]
mesh Classic Release Riesling 2016
One of my favourite wines from the Hill-Smith Family Estates stable, and now they’ve gone and done the cellaring for you. Considering the current release is only $5 cheaper, I’m […]
mesh Riesling 2023
One of my favourite wines to review. The story goes that Jeffrey Grosset and Robert Hill-Smith were contemplating buying the same vineyard at the same time, but instead of outbidding […]
Château Tanunda The Château Chardonnay 2023
A change up to the winemaking to the 2022. fermentation in barrel. Partial malolactic fermentation and regular lees stirring for 8 months (less than the 2022) in new (10%) and […]
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