Hoddles Creek Estate Yarra Valley Pinot Noir 2015
The latest release from Franco D’Anna and the talented team at Hoddles Creek. The trade sticker on the bottle states: “Looking for more tannin, better tannin.” Hoddles Creek Estate, Pinot […]
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Hoddles Creek 1er Yarra Valley Chardonnay 2014
I’ve espoused the great value that Hoddles Creek Estate bring with their Wickhams Road and Estate range, so finally they step up and put a price tag somewhere near, yet […]
Wickhams Road Yarra Valley Chardonnay 2015
The “entry level” for the very excellent Hoddles Creek Estate…. Wickhams Road, Yarra Valley Chardonnay, 2015 Nuts and figs with peachy stone fruit. Exhausted match smoke and light SAO baked […]
Hoddles Creek Estate Wickhams Road Yarra Valley Pinot Noir 2015
Said it before and I’ll say it again, Franco D’Anna and the team are producing wonderful wines at incredible prices. Pairing this alongside its sibling, the Wickhams Road Gippsland Pinot […]
TarraWarra Estate Roussanne Marsanne Viognier 2014
Sourced from a north facing single vineyard, (indeed, just seven rows of a single vineyard) on the TarraWarra estate, comes this blend of 3 Rhône varieties that work so well […]
Monday Merlot Mayhem
Merlot….The Pontiff to the church of right bank Bordeaux. Think St Emilion, think Pomerol. Think Cheval Blanc. Think Petrus. Here in Australia, there’s not as many top flight producers, which […]
Toolangi Vineyards Chardonnay 2014
I like what Toolangi do. Grow quality grapes and engage excellent local winemakers to craft the product and proudly declare it on the label. Less “contract wine making,” more “Duets […]
Yarrabank Vintage Sparkling
Yarrabank Sparkling is a joint product of the Champagne house of Devaux and Victoria’s Yering Station. ‘Traditional’ method, 4 years on lees, no Malolactic fermentation for the Chardonnay and sealed […]
TarraWarra Estate Reserve
The excellent established TarraWarra Estate have released their Reserve Chardonnay and Pinot Noir from vintage 2013. The vintage saw a drop in yield by more than 50% of what they normally […]
The Dusty Taste of Nostalgia
The De Bortoli Yarra Valley estate wines hold a special place for me. As I was working in pubs and bottle shops, the 1995 Cabernet Franc was one of […]
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