Claymore Wines Nirvana Reserve Shiraz 2013
Come as you are: doused in mud, soaked in bleach, as I want you to be. The line may be some 26 years old but Kurt is as relevant as ever […]
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Claymore Wines Dark Side Of The Moon 2015
2017 has been a slightly crazy year. Buying a house and moving, training for my first marathon, a 4 week overseas trip that was 5 years in planning and a […]
Claymore Wines YNWA GSM 2016
While most of the Claymore wines are based on musical themes, YNWA is the acronym for “You’ll Never Walk Alone,” the slogan for Liverpool FC. Claymore Wines founder, Anura Nitchingham is […]
Katnook Founder’s Block Shiraz 2015
Vintage 2015 for Coonawarra gave a warm spring, advancing the flowering by about two weeks, promoting “fast and even berry set, like other outstanding vintages such as 2004 and 2010.” […]
Longview Shiraz Cabernet 2015
New packaging for this multi award winning label. 12 months in new French and old American oak. Longview, Shiraz, Cabernet, Adelaide Hills, 2015 Bountiful aromas of bluestone, plum, chocolate, cedar, […]
De Bortoli Villages Shiraz Grenache 2016
According to De Bortoli, this is their version of a French ‘country wine’ and a dash of Mourvedre adds ‘rusticity.’ De Bortoli, Villages, Shiraz, Grenache, Heathcote, 2016 Jumps out the […]
De Bortoli Deen Vat Series No. 8 Shiraz 2014
A few wine show stickers adorn the bottle, including Gold from Royal Perth 2016 and a Silver at 2016 Royal Sydney. 12 months in American oak (15% new). Winemaker is […]
Brokenwood Shiraz 2015
This is the younger brother of the Graveyard, made using fruit from the young vines and some declassified fruit from the 1968 vines. Brokenwood, Shiraz, Hunter Valley, 2015 Classy oak […]
Riddoch Coonawarra Shiraz 2015
This is an exclusive bottling for Woolworth’s BWS stores. Winemaker is Neil Doddridge. Riddoch Coonawarra, Shiraz, Coonawarra, 2015 Without knowing the exact alcohol by volume percentages for every wine in […]
Clos Figueras
I’m technically on holiday, but there’s always wine. In this case, we’re spending a few days in the seemingly impenetrable Priorat region. Townships of 100 people crested upon hilltops steep […]
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