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Gundog Estate Riesling 2020

September 14, 2020by vinonotebook 1 Comment

Gundog Estate are based in the Hunter and Canberra (Australian Capital Territory), however the devastating 2020 season prohibted winemaker Matt Burton from using his usual quality Canberra grapes, so he’s […]

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Tyrrell’s HVD Vineyard Semillon 2014

August 20, 2020by vinonotebook Leave a comment

HVD stands for Hunter Valley Distillery and the vineyard is grown on brown sandy clay loam, and first planted in 1908. Tyrrell’s, HVD Vineyard, Semillon, Hunter Valley, 2014 Delicate but […]

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Tyrrell’s Belford Vineyard Semillon 2014

August 20, 2020by vinonotebook Leave a comment

The 1933 planted Belford vineyard is dry grown and located quite some ways from the Brokenback range. It has the most broken down soil composition, which “is so fine it […]

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Tyrrell’s Stevens Vineyard Semillon 2014

August 19, 2020by vinonotebook Leave a comment

Sourced from the Stevens “Glenoak” vineyard and grown on a combination of light sand and red clay soils. The vineyard is dry grown with the earliest plantings recorded as 1911. […]

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Thomas Wines Belford Shiraz 2018

August 17, 2020by vinonotebook Leave a comment

Only a recent addition to the Thomas Wines stable and with only 131 dozen bottled, this wine is exclusive to Thommo’s Wine Club members. The vineyard sits next to the […]

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Thomas Wines The Dam Block Shiraz 2018

August 16, 2020by vinonotebook Leave a comment

This tiny vineyard, grown on the great soils of Pokolbin Estate, sits just across from the vineyard that provides the fruit for the Kiss. The vineyard is finally mature enough […]

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Thomas Wines Synergy Shiraz 2018

August 14, 2020by vinonotebook Leave a comment

This is Thommo’s “Entry Level” Shiraz, but never fails to satisfy. Thomas Wines, Synergy, Shiraz, Hunter Valley, 2018 This is the everyday version of the Elenay by being a blend […]

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Thomas Wines Sweetwater Shiraz 2018

August 12, 2020by vinonotebook 1 Comment

From the single vineyard of Sweetwater Ridge. To be placed at the bottom of the vineyard at Sweetwater Estate, gaze upwards at the imposing feudal Italianate castello….it makes for a […]

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Grandis Wines Yin-Yang Rouge 2018

August 11, 2020by vinonotebook Leave a comment

Here we have a blend of 70% Hunter Valley Shiraz & 30% Hilltops Cabernet Sauvignon fruit that was naturally fermented, unfiltered and unfined with 4 months maturation in 5 year […]

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Dirt Candy Wine The Wild One 2019

August 7, 2020by vinonotebook Leave a comment

A blend 70% Shiraz and 30% Cabernet Sauvignon from the last vintage in a run of three great years. This is more Iggy Pop than JO’K. Dirt Candy Wine, The […]

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