La Maschera Rosé of Granaxia 2019
Rosato style of wine. Plenty of Barossa Grenache with a healthy splash of Sangiovese (10%) as a nod to the Italian origins. 50% of the juice was matured in old […]
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Running With Bulls Tempranillo 2018
The latest release of the crowd pleasing favourite. Running With Bulls, Tempranillo, Barossa, 2018 Ripe aromas with deep raspberry, morello cherry, sun-dried tomato, hints of sweeter toffee apple and quill […]
Nautilus Southern Valleys Pinot Noir 2016
Nautilus Estate in Marlborough is part of a group known as the Family of XII (twelve), a banding together of family owned New Zealand wineries. This wine proof that Marlborough […]
Rogers and Rufus Rosé 2018
Another in the many quality labels from the Yalumba/Hill Smith Family Vineyards. The packaging has done away with the cotton neck tag and the quality has jumped as well. Rogers […]
Oxford Landing Merlot 2017
Oxford Landing Estates, part of the Hill Smith Family Vineyards (think Yalumba) stable, go to great pains to let you know it is a real place, not a marketing department […]
Oxford Landing Sauvignon Blanc 2017
Oxford Landing Estates, part of the Hill Smith Family Vineyards (think Yalumba) stable, is a real place. With real grapes made by real winemakers, primarily Andy La Nauze. Oxford have […]
Yalumba Galway Shiraz 2014
The labeling is quite attractive, but the wording on the back (apart from the wine description) is generic to the “Galway” range. Disappointing from the usually reliable Yalumba. The vintage is […]
La Maschera Rosé of Granaxia 2016
Rosato style of wine. Good looking packaging, mask of Venice adorns the sleek bottle with its Stelvin Luxe cap. Alongside its release ‘cousin’ the Rogers and Rufus, this seems primarily targeted […]
Rogers and Rufus Rosé 2016
What to do when rosé is justfying the noise that it is the next boom wine? Corner the market with every style and price point. Here we have another Barossa, […]
Nautilus Sauvignon Blanc 2015
Nautilus Estate in Marlborough is part of a group known as the Family of XII (twelve), a banding together of family owned New Zealand wineries. Nautilus, Sauvignon Blanc, Marlborough 2015 […]
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