Gundog Estate Yarra Valley Riesling 2021
After the disastrous 2020 season saw Gundog Estate winemaker Matt Burton head south to the Yarra Valley to obtain fruit from De Bortoli‘s Dixons Creek plantings, the response to the […]
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De Bortoli The Estate Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon 2019
I’ve a soft spot for the Cabernet that comes from the De Borts’ Estate Vineyard in Dixons Creek. The wines are usually such a soft, classic expression and completely enjoyable. […]
De Bortoli The Estate Vineyard Gamay 2020
Not enough Gamay is consumed in Australia. When done right, it presents a a fine wine on its own, not some “poor Pinot Noir cousin.” Fruit from De Borts’ Estate […]
Vinoque Same Same Pinot Blend 2020
Same Same (but different). It’s a catch cry in Vietnam, printed on cheap t shirts that Western tourists buy and lose their shape after the first wash. The name in […]
De Bortoli Bella Riva Fiano 2020
De Bortoli’s Bella Riva vineyard was planted by the family on their estate at Moyhu on the King River to mainly Italian varieties in 1994. The fruit for this wine […]
Burton McMahon George’s Vineyard Chardonnay 2020
This is the 9th release of the collaboration by Dylan McMahon of Seville Estate in the Yarra Valley and Matt Burton of Gundog Estate. The boys say that 2020 was […]
Burton McMahon D’Aloisio’s Vineyard Chardonnay 2020
Burton McMahon is a joint venture by Dylan McMahon of Seville Estate in the Yarra Valley and Matt Burton of Gundog Estate (Hunter Valley and Canberra). The D’Aloisio vineyard is […]
Taylors Jaraman Pinot Noir 2019
A deviation here in the usual Jaraman paradigm, this release is a sourced from a single region, namely the Yarra Valley. Taylors, Jaraman, Pinot Noir, Yarra Valley, 2019 Upfront and […]
Burton McMahon George’s Vineyard Pinot Noir 2020
The sibling to the Syme On Yarra Pinot from Matt Burton (Gundog Estate, Hunter Valley) and Dylan McMahon (Seville Estate, Yarra Valley) under their Burton McMahon label. The bottle image […]
Hoddles Creek Estate Chardonnay 2020
Still no price change in 3 vintages. And I say again, this is the best bang for buck Chardonnay in the country, and I’m waiting to be told any different. […]
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