Yalumba The Cigar Cabernet Sauvignon 2015
The Cigar; thus named to describe the unique cigar-shaped strip of rich red terra rossa soil of the Coonawarra. The 2016 has just started floating about, but the 2015 will […]
Tag Archives: Wine Review
Shingleback Unedited Shiraz 2015
From the F Block of Davey Estate, home to Shingleback, grown on black cracking clay. They’ve released the 2016 but if you’re part of their “The Pick” back vintage cellar […]
Di Giorgio Cabernet Sauvignon 2016
100% Coonawara Cabernet Sauvignon. Spends 18 months in French and American oak: 35% new, 35% 1 year old and 30% older. Di Giorgio, Cabernet Sauvignon, Coonawarra, 2016 A full cupboard […]
Red Knot Classified by Shingleback GSM 2018
Shingleback make this range, a step up from entry-level, exclusively for Woolworth’s liquor stores: Dan Murphy’s and BWS. GSM is of course, a blended red of Grenache, Shiraz and Mourvèdre. […]
Longview Queenie Pinot Grigio 2019
The wine takes its name from the Saturno family’s Grandmother: Tarquinia “Queenie” Saturno. 100% Estate fruit and made to be “vegan friendly.” Longview, Queenie, Pinot Grigio, Adelaide Hills, 2019 Carries […]
Yalumba The Y Series Chardonnay 2019
Fruit from the major regions of South Australia. No oak, sits on the lees early for complexity. Wild Ferment and “vegan friendly.” Yalumba, The Y Series, Chardonnay, South Australia, 2019 […]
Yalumba The Y Series Viognier 2019
Yalumba have done more to champion Viognier in Australia more than any other winemaker. The “red drinker’s white” does it somewhat of a disservice: whilst it can be powerful, it […]
Yalumba Wild Ferments Pinot Grigio 2019
Wild ferment and “vegan friendly.” This is the second release of the Pinot Grigio in this range. Yalumba, Wild Ferments, Pinot Grigio, Limestone Coast, 2019 Carrying a hue of light […]
Yalumba The Y Series Pinot Grigio 2019
Minimal contact with skins to ensure little colour from the bronze grapes and oxidative handling to drop any lingering hue. Wild ferment and left to rest on solids until ready […]
Yalumba Wild Ferments Sauvignon Blanc 2019
From a single block in the Limestone Coast region of South Australia, regular battonage (lees stirring) to build complexity and as the name suggests, fermented with wild yeasts. Winemaker is […]
vinonotebook 