Bit of noise recently with Jacob’s Creek leaving the Pernod Ricard Stable and off to Accolade…..Hopefully the consistency is retained. Jacob’s Creek, Reserve, Shiraz, Limestone Coast, 2017 Blackcurrant and blueberry […]
Part of Hardy’s premium McLaren Vale releases. The label features Bacchus astride a barrel as if on a stained glass window. Hardy’s, Tintara, Reserve, Grenache, McLaren Vale, 2016 A fine […]
The accompanying media release doesn’t hide that the 2016 vintage started warm, yet with a cool January and February to just slow things down Sourced entirely from the H block, […]
Clare Halloran, chief winemaker for TarraWarra makes no attempt to hide the fact that 2016 was warm in the Yarra, with earlier ripening fruit. No malolactic fermentation. Fermented and matured […]
Shingleback send out selected back vintages from time to time, so I was able to taste this alongside the 2012 and the 2014 (also a chance to see how they’re […]
Canberra and Cabernet aren’t the usual pairing, but some notable success for this wine: winning the Australian Cabernet Sauvignon Trophy at the 2018 International Wine Challenge. Shaw Vineyard Estate, Merriman, Reserve, Cabernet Sauvignon, […]
The last time I saw a Patina Reserve Chardonnay was 4 years ago, and that was the 2008 . This release matured in 11 months in new and one year old […]
From fruit grown at Blewitt Springs where the vineyard is deep sand with ironstone and a clay layer. The Serafino website still has the 2013 vintage available for the same […]
An exclusive in Australia to Woolworth’s stores: Dan Murphy’s, BWS and Woolworth’s Liquor. The fruit is sourced from the Wairau Valley, some parcels barrel fermented in older French Oak and […]
100% Single vineyard from Mudgee. A few years ago, I wrote a little piece on the region after visiting for the first time. There was a thought then that Chardonnay […]
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