Hoddles Creek Estate Pinot Blanc 2017
These vines are getting to 20 years old and grown in rocky soils. Franco and the team have kicked another goal. Hoddles Creek Estate, Pinot Blanc, Yarra Valley, 2017 Apple […]
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Hoddles Creek Estate Pinot Gris 2017
There’s a little movement in Australia to ensure that Pinot Gris can actually be a wine people want to drink and makers want to make. There’s a few makers such […]
Riorret Lusatia Park Chardonnay 2016
From the famed Lusatia Park vineyard, once owned by the Shelmerdines, but now cared for by the De Bortoli family. Riorret, Lusatia Park, Chardonnay, Yarra Valley, 2016 Layered and expressive. […]
TarraWarra Estate Reserve Pinot Noir 2015
Made from MV6 and D5V12 clones planted on the Estate’s H and I Blocks. 35% new French oak, the rest 1 and 2 year old. TarraWarra Estate, Reserve, Pinot Noir, […]
Mandala Cabernet Sauvignon 2014
Mandala in the Yarra Valley are celebrating their 10th vintage release this year. You can read more of my reviews of the Mandala wines here on the Queensland Times website. […]
TarraWarra Yarra Valley Pinot Noir 2015
The entry level pinot noir for distinguished TarraWarra Estate from the cracking 2015 vintage. TarraWarra, Pinot Noir, Yarra Valley, 2015 Enticingly perfumed with silky cherry, soft cola syrup, crisp biscuity […]
Riorret Lusatia Park Pinot Noir 2016
Sourced from what was Stephen and Kate Shelmerdine‘s vineyard in Woori Yallock, a prime parcel of land that consistently produces great wines and acquired after vintage in 2016 by De […]
De Bortoli La Bohème Act Two Rosé 2017
Just the thing to match your “consumption” of prosciutto and vegetable crudo. Lees stirring for textural complexity over and above your average dry rosé. De Bortoli, La Bohème, Act Two, […]
De Bortoli Villages Chardonnay 2016
Sourced from Dixons Creek, Tarrawarra and Woori Yallock. French fermentation (5% new), full malolactic fermentation with some lees stirring. De Bortoli, Villages, Chardonnay, Yarra Valley, 2016 Green hue at the […]
De Bortoli Woodfired Shiraz 2016
A wine targeted as a match with a rib eye cut piece of meat (sorry vegetarians: you could have it with a crispy mushroom pizza), so how does the sophomore […]
