Gundog Estate Wild Semillon 2023
Matt Burton and the team’s off-piste approach to Hunter Semillon. A broad palette of winemaking: Indigenous yeasts, some parcels clean fermented in tank (and retaining a little sugars), other parcels […]
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Howard Park Flint Rock Shiraz 2020
Howard Park flirt between calling this Syrah to Shiraz with the new release. At time of writing, the 2019 is still for sale on the website. Note, bottle image is […]
Howard Park Museum Release Riesling 2017
Smart of Howard Park to have this program. Riesling does benefit from ageing and they’ve done it all for you…and for the same price as the current release. Madness. At […]
Howard Park Miamup Rosé 2023
The accompanying tech sheet advises this is a blend of 3 red grapes while being Shiraz dominant. Stainless steel and old oak ferment for freshness. Lees stirring during ferment and […]
Moorilla Muse Pinot Noir 2018
Fruit for this comes from the Moorilla (Estate) site with the picks being a month apart (from March 3 to April 4th. Interestingly, for a 2 hectare vineyard Moorilla had […]
Moorilla Muse Extra Brut Rosé 2018
While Moorilla (Estate) is firmly ensconced in suburban Hobart, the fruit is sourced from their St Matthias vineyard on the banks of the River Tamar (kanamaluka) in northern Tasmania. 67% […]
Moorilla Muse Extra Brut 2018
St Matthias vineyard in the north of Tasmania is the source of the fruit. Pinot Noir and Chardonnay picked in the 1st week of March. Minimal dosage. 4 years on […]
Rosyln 1823 Pinot Noir 2021
From the Rosyln Estate in the northern reaches of Tasmania’s Coal River Valley. Lovely packaging on the bottle. Rosyln 1823, Pinot Noir, Tasmania, 2021 Plenty of fragrant black cherry, blackberry, […]
Moorilla Cloth Label Red 2017
Here we have the Red Blend of the peak Cloth Label wines. The Cloth Label wines of Moorilla pay homage to the founder of the Estate, Claudio Alcorso. You can […]
Moorilla Cloth Label White 2017
The Cloth Label wines of Moorilla pay homage to the founder of the Estate, Claudio Alcorso. You can read more about him on my review of the last release. This […]
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