Yalumba Barossa Shiraz 2024
Part of the “Samuel’s Collection” range. Matured for 10 months in 12% new French and Hungarian hogsheads and barriques. The rest in old puncheons, barriques and hogsheads. Winemaker is Alexey […]
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Yalumba Eden Valley Roussanne 2025
Still one of the few single Roussanne bottlings in Australia. Sourced primarily from a single vineyard next door to the Yalumba winery (along with another Angaston vineyard an another in […]
Smith & Hooper Pinot Grigio 2025
Grown on the ancient soils of Wrattonbully, just north of Coonawarra. The fruit is hand picked and the wine wild fermented. Vegan friendly, if that’s important to you. Made by […]
Lowe Wines Bio-Logical Shiraz 2024
It’s logical to think biologically, right? Anyways, this is as simple as winemaking can get for reds: ‘partially crushed and left in stainless steel tanks for 10 days before bottling. […]
Gundog Estate Wild Semillon 2025
Wild yeasts, some parcels clean fermented in tank (and retaining a little sugar to have the final wine sitting at 9gms/l making it just off-dry) while other parcels kept cloudy […]
Longview Devil’s Elbow Cabernet Sauvignon 2023
Named after a notorious stretch of road in the Adelaide Hills. Longview, Devil’s Elbow, Cabernet Sauvignon, Adelaide Hills, 2023 Deep garnet, bright rim. Earthy blackberry melange, turned earth, mocha, boysenberry […]
Longview Queenie Pinot Grigio 2025
Whole bunch pressed, but no extended skin contact for the winemaking. So fresh, so clean. Also possibly Australia’s most awarded Pinot Grigio (someone has to have the title). Longview, Queenie, […]
Oxford Landing Rosé 2025
Winemaking team comprises Pat Connors and Matt Zadow. Not sure of the grape varieties, but previously Oxford Landing have used 100% Riverland Sangiovese. Who knows? Vegan friendly. Oxford Landing, Rosé, […]
Gundog Estate Rosé 2025
At time of writing, the 2024 is still available on the Gundog website, so this classifies as a ‘sneak peek.’ An evolution here, with Shiraz from the Hilltops Freeman vineyard […]
Gundog Estate Canberra District Riesling 2025
Formerly labelled the ‘Gundaroo Riesling’ and presented as off-dry, this retains a little sugar, but doesn’t move into the realms of medium-sweet. Winemaker Matt Burton has done just enough to […]
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