De Bortoli Wines La Bohème The Missing Act 2015
Supposedly, it was “revealed in the 1950s that there was an act which Puccini decided not to use in his composition of the opera La Bohème. The Missing Act describes […]
Tag Archives: Yarra Valley
TarraWarra Estate Nebbiolo 2014
I love stories that give life to the wine outside the juice, this has 4 differing clones of Nebbiolo grafted onto (then) 23 year old vines: the roots would have […]
TarraWarra Estate Barbera 2015
The inaugural release of TarraWarra’s Barbera. Grafted in 2012 on to then 23 year old Pinot Noir rootstock in their K Block. Natural ferment and 18 months in French oak […]
Toolangi Emanai 2015
Made at Yering Station from fruit sourced at the Dixon Creek estate. Chardonnay and Viognier, co fermented and aged in oak for 4 months. Toolangi, Emanai, Yarra Valley, 2015 Lively […]
Toolangi Estate Chardonnay 2015
Made by the indefatigable Dave Bicknell at Oakridge Wines. Toolangi, Estate Chardonnay, Yarra Valley 2015 11 months French oak. No holds barred. Distinct fig and balsa wood. Light brown spice […]
Toolangi Pauls Lane Shiraz 2013
Plenty to like about Toolangi modus operandi. Grow quality fruit and get the great winemakers of the region to craft it for you. This Shiraz made at Hoddles Creek and […]
TarraWarra Estate Reserve Chardonnay 2014
Fruit sourced from blocks B & D. No Malolactic Fermentation (MLF). TarraWarra Estate, Reserve Chardonnay, Yarra Valley, 2014 Peach stone fruit and kernel, ripe figs, cashew butter, lemon cream pie […]
TarraWarra Estate Reserve Pinot Noir 2014
From 30 year old vines… TarraWarra Estate Reserve Pinot Noir, Yarra Valley, 2014 Ripe cherry fruit and rich brown spice. A salty bitter lick, slightly sweet toffee caramel nose. An […]
Hoddles Creek Estate Yarra Valley Chardonnay 2015
According to Franco, the wine “made itself this year. No adds.” He rarely gets his summation wrong. Hoddles Creek Estate, Chardonnay, Yarra Valley, 2015 Generous stonefruit with yellow nectarine slices. […]
TarraWarra Estate Pinot Noir 2014
Warmer vintage here for TarraWarra. The Estate is a mixture of hand picked blocks, sees 15% new French oak maturation with natural ferment. TarraWarra Estate Pinot Noir 2014 Acres of […]
