Huntington Estate Shiraz 2013
Huntington Estate’s Tim Stevens reckons that Mudgee’s winemakers should “go with the tannins, not against them.” Sound advice. Huntington Estate, Shiraz, Mudgee, 2013 At 4 years of age, this current […]
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Lowe Wines PF 500 Shiraz 2017
PF stands for Preservative Free and espouses David Lowe’s ethos. You can also throw in Biodynamic and Vegan for few more of your zeitgeist wine label bingo games. 500 ml […]
Gartelmann Wilhelm Shiraz 2015
Abiding by Australian laws, only 85% of the grapes need to be from one area to have that on the label. In this case 86% of the grapes were grown […]
Lowe Wines Jodie Wilbetree Sparkling Rosé 2017
This new sparkling rosé is David Lowe’s ‘stage’ name, a combination of David’s first pet’s name (his dog) and the street he grew up on (Wilbertree Road, where he still lives). […]
Lowe Headstone Rosé 2017
David Lowe was once named world’s best Rosé maker….as he says on the label: There’s worst things to have on your headstone. A blend of Grenache, Shiraz, Zinfandel, Merlot and […]
Gartelmann Jonathan Cabernet Sauvignon 2013
Grown at Rylstone, above Mudgee at 630 metres. Could be Australia’s highest cabernet vineyard? Gartelmann, Jonathan, Cabernet Sauvignon, Mudgee, 2013 Blackcurrant, pencil shavings, fresh paint with a stony minerally line. […]
Gartelmann Petit Verdot 2014
Gartelmann are based in the Hunter Valley but don’t mind sourcing fruit from all over. This also has a small amount of Clare Valley Cabernet. Gartelmann, Petit Verdot, Mudgee, 2014 […]
Huntington Estate Chardonnay 2017
Tasted blind among a line up of cool-climate chardonnays. Huntington Estate, Chardonnay, Mudgee, 2017 Hyper fragrant: dishwashing sweet citrus over ripe peach, barley and tropical melon. (Potentially muscat clone?). The […]
Huntington Estate Barrel Fermented Chardonnay 2016
Huntington Estate are certainly one of the leading lights in the Mudgee wine scene. I just wish they’d look to a change of labeling and bottle stock as the packaging […]
Huntington Estate Cabernet Sauvignon 2012
2012 was a “cold, wet” vintage in Mudgee. This “was the kind of season where grapes are often picked unripe in a rush to beat disease resulting in green, astringent […]
