Taltarni Old Vine Shiraz 2018
Made from the original 1960’s plantings of vines at Taltarni, spends 18 months maturing in French oak. Taltarni, Old Vine, Shiraz, Pyrenees, 2018 Spicy and focused: blackberry, plum, […]
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Taltarni The Patron 2016
Taltarni’s new icon wine, The Patron. Only the best parcels are selected for the blend (50/50) which comes in a hefty individual package, embossed with a pewter image Taltarni’s logo, […]
Taltarni Reserve Shiraz Cabernet 2018
This sits beneath only The Patron in the hierarchy for Taltarni. Shiraz 60%, Cabernet Sauvignon 40%. Bottled under cork in an impressive bottle indeed. Taltarni, Reserve, Shiraz, Cabernet Sauvignon, Pyrenees, […]
Blue Pyrenees Estate Richardson Cabernet Sauvignon 2018
The Richardson series from Blue Pyrenees are dedicated to the late Colin Richardson, the former fine wine director for Blue Pyrenees. A “larger than life character who lived, breathed & […]
Taltarni Estate Cabernet Sauvignon 2018
With each release, Taltarni seek to find that sweet spot between immediate appeal and an imbued sense of longevity. The 2017 is still out there, but this release won’t be […]
Taltarni Estate Shiraz 2018
I’ve been fortunate to have been able to put a two of the Victorian Pyrenees wine region’s better known producers side by side in the last couple of weeks, which […]
Blue Pyrenees Estate Shiraz 2017
Western Victoria is possibly one of the regions in Australia that could label their Shiraz as “Syrah” and not many who accept the stylistic difference would blink an eye. Label […]
Blue Pyrenees Estate Cabernet Sauvignon 2017
Located outside of the township of Avoca, in western Victoria, the Blue Pyrenees site was chosen specifically to be a cool climate site. Early rains for the 2017 vintage have […]
Blue Pyrenees Estate Bone Dry Rosé 2019
So apparently it’s International Rosé Day! (4th Friday of each June). Blue Pyrenees create their rosé from Pinot Noir and Merlot, with the winemaking including maturation on lees for 6 […]
Blue Pyrenees Estate Merlot 2017
Merlot gets somewhat of a bad run here in Australia, predominantly due to a clone that was prodigiously planted here in the 1990’s called D3V14, or the Davis clone. There […]
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