Earthworks Riesling 2023
Part of the Hill Smith Family Estates (also home of Yalumba). Often found much cheaper in retail land. The 2024 has just been released, but plenty of this vintage will […]
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Earthworks Shiraz 2022
Part of the Hill Smith Family Estates (also home of Yalumba). Often found much cheaper in retail land. Made by Marc Van Halderen. Vegan friendly if that’s your thing. Earthworks, […]
Earthworks Tempranillo 2022
Part of the Hill-Smith Family Estates stable and usually found a lot cheaper than the RRP (which is just made for the quality). Made by Sam Wigan. Vegan friendly if […]
Yalumba The Signature Cabernet Sauvignon Shiraz 2021
The 50th release of this incredible wine celebrates Yalumba’s Packaging & Development Manager Chris Gerhardy and his 51 years of service. Note that there was no 2020 vintage release declared. […]
Nautilus Estate Chardonnay 2022
Nautilus Estate is part of the esteemed Hill-Smith Family Estates. This release is proof that Marlborough does more than just Sauvignon Blanc for white wines. Winemaker is Clive Jones. 2022 […]
Heggies Vineyard Estate Chardonnay 2023
The team at Heggies (Hill-Smith Family Estates) have the recipe right. While Chardonnay is somewhat the handmaiden to EV Riesling Queen, quality is evident. Winemaker is Marc Van Halderen. Heggies […]
Yalumba FSW Botrytis Viognier 2023
Yalumba proving that they’re more than capable of showcasing Viognier in all its forms and continuing to be the torchbearer for this variety. This release is part of the “Distinguished […]
Hill-Smith Estate Eden Valley Chardonnay 2022
100% wild ferment. Approximately 50% of the blend fermented and matured in new French oak (around 15% of the final blend) and the rest 1 to 3 year old barriques, […]
mesh Classic Release Riesling 2016
One of my favourite wines from the Hill-Smith Family Estates stable, and now they’ve gone and done the cellaring for you. Considering the current release is only $5 cheaper, I’m […]
mesh Riesling 2023
One of my favourite wines to review. The story goes that Jeffrey Grosset and Robert Hill-Smith were contemplating buying the same vineyard at the same time, but instead of outbidding […]
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