Topper’s Mountain Barrel Aged Gewürztraminer 2015
I said over 3 years ago that Topper’s Mountain have the best Gewürztraminer in Australia. And whilst I no longer take many photos of bottles on my kitchen bench, I […]
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Robert Stein Reserve Riesling 2016
40 year old vines. 100% single vineyard. Whole bunch press with wild yeasts and some old oak fermentation. Jacob Stein (son of Robert and “Riesling Fanatic”) is proving that Riesling […]
De Bortoli Deen Vat Series No 1 Durif 2014
Picked up a Silver at the 2015 Rutherglen wine show. Talking about stealing a prize from the locals: That’s like an Australian getting Silver at the Wellington Haka Show. Winemaker […]
Lowe Nullo Mountain Riesling 2013
This is the flagship white from David Lowe in Mudgee. The Nullo Mountain vineyard is one of the highest in Australia. Planted in 1996 and sits well over 1100 metres […]
Hungerford Hill Tempranillo 2015
Tempranillo’s spiritual home is in Spain where it forms a parcel of the great wines of Rioja. We’re booking tickets to Spain, so I’ll be drinking it over there before […]
Calabria Three Bridges Durif 2014
Rutherglen is the spiritual home of Durif in Australia, but Calabria steal a little bit of thunder from over the Murray River. Calabria, Three Bridges, Durif, Riverina, 2014 Crushed blackberries, […]
Calabria Cool Climate Series Tempranillo 2015
This week saw the Australian Women in Wine Awards held across the nation. Calabria’s Emma Norbiato picked up the “Winemaker of the Year” gong, nudging out some very stiff competition. […]
Robert Stein Semillon 2015
Mudgee Semillon sails under the radar (sonar?) a little in comparison to the more well recognised gutsy reds and even Chardonnay. But when you’ve got a dab hand such as […]
Margan Breaking Ground Tempranillo/Graciano/Shiraz 2014
Part of the new Breaking Ground range: the Tempranillo and Graciano, all co-planted with Shiraz in 2011. This was first tasted blind as a curve ball in and amongst a […]
Ballabourneen Alexander The Great Shiraz 2014
So named after one of the founders of Ballabourneen, Alex Stuart OAM. Winemaker is Daniel Binet. Ballabourneen, Alexander The Great, Shiraz, Hunter Valley 2014 From 30 year old Hunter Valley […]
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