New label from the Saturno family out of Macclesfield. VISTA apparently is an acronym for Varied Inclines Slopes Terrain & Aspects. Working on a couple of levels of course: vista is the Italian word for […]
Bite my lip and close my eyes. Take me away to paradise. Longview Vineyard, Macclesfield, Chardonnay, Adelaide Hills, 2016 Somewhat a savoury style of chardy: soft breadcrust aromas, stony mineral […]
The Longview team have thrown a new cat among the pigeons. Made in the “Vino Novello” style, the wine sees no oak at all. Forget cellaring, this is made for […]
The Adelaide Hills are fast becoming the stronghold for this Austrian variety. As usual, Longview have nailed the packaging. Longview, KÜHL, Gruner Veltliner, Adelaide Hills, 2016 KÜHL by name and […]
Longview have a spiffy new website, including an interactive estate vineyard map which shows you just where each grape is grown. This wine named after the Saturno’s Nonna who arrived […]
A change in livery for this wine. Previously known as The Boat Shed (itself a very successful label) this now becomes the daughter wine of the Longview Nebbiolo, (which features […]
A whippet is probably a decent zoomorphic representation for Sauvignon Blanc. If zoomorphic can be used to describe wine. Longview, Whippet, Sauvignon Blanc, Adelaide Hills, 2016 Even though it has […]
Named after particularly nasty stretch of road in the Adelaide Hills. Longview Devil’s Elbow Cabernet Sauvignon, Adelaide Hills 2013 New and old French oak for 18 months. Milk Coffee, pencil […]
The Longview team make a fair swag of wines, but I’ve a soft spot for the Yakka shiraz. Originally tasted blind amongst other 2014 Shiraz. Longview, Yakka, Shiraz, Adelaide Hills, […]
I have a friend, a colleague, who says he wants to like Longview more than he does. He says that whilst the quality is there, he often feels underwhelmed by […]
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