TarraWarra Estate Reserve Pinot Noir 2017
2017 was a cooler year in the Yarra Valley and the grapes for this were harvested two weeks later than the 2016. TarraWarra Estate, Reserve, Pinot Noir, Yarra Valley, 2017 […]
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Gundog Estate Shiraz 2018
Fruit from the Four Winds vineyard in Murrumbateman and from the Wallaroo vineyard further afield in Hall. No viognier this year, 100% Shiraz. 12 months in French oak. Gundog Estate, […]
S.C. Pannell Grenache Shiraz Touriga 2017
62% Grenache from Steve’s favourite non-estate vineyard, co-fermented with 29% from his Koomilya vineyard. The Touriga kept separate until post fermentation and blending. MLF in steel before maturation in large […]
Hoddles Creek Estate Pinot Noir 2018
I can’t say it often enough and I may sound like a broken record, but Franco D’Anna and team are consistently producing the best value pinot noir in Australia. Hoddles […]
Gundog Estate Shiraz 2017
A change in fruit sources for this wine, no longer being excusively sourced from the Dahlberg vineyard in Murrumbateman. The componentry looks like 30% Dahlberg ‘Bests’ clone, 36.5% Dahlberg SA1654 […]
Di Giorgio Chardonnay 2017
Natural ferment using 40% new and 60% old French oak. 8 months on lees with fortnightly stirring. Some parcels through malolactic fermentation. All the things. Di Giorgio Family Wines, Chardonnay, […]
TarraWarra Estate Reserve Pinot Noir 2016
The accompanying media release doesn’t hide that the 2016 vintage started warm, yet with a cool January and February to just slow things down Sourced entirely from the H block, […]
Margan White Label Chardonnay 2017
2017 was a return to form for the Hunter Valley. The White Label range hit the upper echelons of the Margan range. Fermented in 500 litre French puncheons with natural […]
S.C. Pannell Smart Grenache 2017
This is the first release by Stephen Pannell with fruit from a 63 year old dry grown vineyard on soils over 750 million years old, farmed by Wayne Smart. Sitting […]
S.C. Pannell Old McDonald Grenache 2017
While 2017 may be regarded as a cool vintage for McLaren Vale, cream rises to the top and Stephen Pannell isn’t lactose free. From 75 year old dry grown vines […]
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