Margan Chardonnay 2017
Margan put a fair amount of work into this well priced chardonnay. 20% of the fruit fermented in new French oak for 6 months. Margan, Chardonnay, Hunter Valley, 2017 This wine […]
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Robert Stein Reserve Chardonnay 2016
100% Single vineyard from Mudgee. A few years ago, I wrote a little piece on the region after visiting for the first time. There was a thought then that Chardonnay […]
Gundog Estate Indomitus Rutilus Shiraz 2015
Sourced from the Dahlberg vineyard in Murrumbateman (New South Wales) located in the Canberra region. Whole bunch (30%), wild yeast fermentation, including 4% Viognier, with 12 months’ maturation in seasoned French […]
Gundog Estate Indomitus Albus Semillon 2017
Matt Burton from Gundog Estate has created the Indomitus range as a challenge to the norms of winemaking for Semillon and Shiraz. The packaging also attractive “based on photographs taken […]
Rowlee Chardonnay 2016
Rowlee was established in 2000 by Deonne and Nik Samodol. The vineyard sits 950 metres above sea level on the northern slopes of Orange’s Mount Canobolas, 3 hours west of […]
Lowe Wines Jodie Wilbetree Sparkling Rosé 2017
This new sparkling rosé is David Lowe’s ‘stage’ name, a combination of David’s first pet’s name (his dog) and the street he grew up on (Wilbertree Road, where he still lives). […]
Gundog Estate Vernon Vineyard Semillon 2014
The “biggest” of the Single Vineyard semillon range from Gundog Estate, made in the excellent Hunter Valley vintage of 2014. The vineyard is easterly facing on the slopes of Mount […]
Pig in the House Organic Rosé 2017
Vigneron Jason O’Dea of Pig In The House (and Windowrie Estate) based just outside Cowra in the Central Ranges of NSW, says “Growth (in organic wine sales increasing from 13% in […]
Swinging Bridge Reserve Chardonnay 2011
A revisit of a wine which was one of my first posts. Good to look back at the evolution of my writing and style, as well as the evolution of […]
Margan Aged Release Semillon 2012
Several Hunter Valley producers now have aged or cellar releases. In this case, held back for 5 years before being released. Potentially released too early. Margan, Aged Release, Semillon, Hunter […]
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