Bishop by Ben Glaetzer Shiraz 2014
Sourced from vineyards in the north of the Barossa, across the Ebenezer sub-region. 2014 was slightly unusual with Mother Nature throwing frosts in at the end of the 2013 growing […]
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Margan Family Vineyard Shiraz 2014
Hunter Valley, Shiraz, Andrew Margan. Need I say any more? Margan Family Vineyard Shiraz, Hunter Valley 2014 Ripe layers of chocolate, spiced plums, camphor smoke and a suggestion of meaty […]
Yelland & Papps Second Take Shiraz 2015
The young(ish) winemakers of the Barossa are all loving that Shiraz can be released young(ish)….you don’t have to sit it in the dark for years. Yelland & Papps Second Take […]
Di Giorgio Family 2013 Coonawarra Reds
A trio of red wines from the Di Giorgio Family of Coonawarra. Di Giorgio Family Wines, Shiraz, Coonawarra, 2013 Meat and graphite merge with black pepper, red/blue fruits, and the […]
Mudgee Gold Shiraz Cabernet 2013
So there are plenty of wine collaborations across Australia: wine makers blending together their chosen barrels (more often than not for charity) and the results can vary somewhat. Like a […]
Calabria Wines Cool Climate Series Shiraz 2013 and 2014
These came as a pair, probably due to the success of the 2013 with silver medals at San Francisco International wine comp and AWC Vienna wine comp. Calabria Wines, Cool […]
Orange Mountain ‘1397’ Shiraz Viognier 2012
Terry Dolle isn’t your average winemaker. An incredibly nice bloke (Julie, his wife and the kids are also lovely and welcoming), he was a grape grower first that decided to […]
Deakin Estate Shiraz 2015
Nothing over the top here, just well made quaffing wine. Deakin Estate, Shiraz, Murray Darling 2015 Meaty, blue plum fruit, paté, camphor smoke, marshmallow squares/Rocky Road and some pine forest. […]
Tahbilk 1860 Vines Shiraz Retrospective
A slightly grey Melbourne spring day saw a collection of most of Australia’s top wine writers, sommeliers, key retail and some very bloody lucky wine club members at the eyrie-like […]
Huntington Estate Shiraz 2011
Mudgee is well known for its “gutsy reds” yet this, whilst still earthy, doesn’t dig too far into the subsoil. Huntington Estate, Shiraz, Mudgee 2011 Stalky, sappy, woody with brown […]
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