Mitchell Wines McNicol Shiraz Clare Valley 2009
This is what aged Shiraz from the Clare Valley is all about. The wine has great colour for its age, just starting to get a
This is what aged Shiraz from the Clare Valley is all about. The wine has great colour for its age, just starting to get a
You’d call this a traditional Australian Dry Red, and it’s becoming an endangered species. It is not a modern blockbuster or jumps up and says
Riesling is one of the great white wines for aging in a cellar. But many rieslings just don’t deliver in the end, with fruit fading
You’ve got to give Mitchell Wines some credit for going their own way. Putting wines down in the cellar for their very affordable aged McNicol
Not every Australian wine producer sees the need for a cellaring program, one that celebrates aged wines. Keeping and maintaining inventory can be expensive, so
It’s strange to describe a four-year-old red as a work in progress but that’s how Peppertree Vineyard shiraz feels. Maybe it’s the sinewy tannins that
At the top of its game and looking good. Nine years old and the citrus blossom that was so evident in its youth has morphed/amplified
A quality winemaker, a classic year and a regional speciality grape. What else could you want? Absolutely nothing. A top riesling here showcasing Watervale’s celebrated
Seems that the Clare Valley can do no wrong in this much-hyped, and deservedly so, vintage. Another fine Riesling, this one from the Watervale sub-district.
Blended from a number of top sites from around the Clare Valley, with the aim being to select grapes best suited to ageing, the wine
A long time favourite of many red lovers, this Peppertree Vineyard Shiraz is another very fine release from the line-up, the first of which was
The team at Mitchell’s like to think of this Cab, from their Sevenhill Vineyard, as an old fashioned, popular Claret style and there is something
This is the first release of a Pinot Gris from Mitchell and what a fine way to start. Selecting the 2021 vintage as the inaugural
The chance to pick up a mature Clare Valley Riesling for this sort of money is one that no one should miss. You’ll either be
It’s a fascinating experiment to lineup the Pikes Traditionale and Merle rieslings side by side. One is the young bull at a gate, youthful power
Winemakers around South Australia cheered when the 2021 vintage came along after the challenges of 2020, with the Clare Valley in particular having a superb
Merle Pike is the mother of founders, Andrew and Neil Pike, matriarch of the family, and she would be bursting with pride at what Andrew
Olga Emmie is the name of the founder’s, Andrew and Neil Pike, maternal grandmother. Neil left the business several years ago with Steve Baraglia stepping up
Pikes Wines from the Clare Valley (and Adelaide Hills) are inevitably some of the most reliable in the country. They never miss. From their origins
The Merle’s number one rule is: don’t open The Merle too young. Put The Merle under the bed, at the back of that cabinet in
A delicate, off-dry feel to this little charmer. A gentle sweetness fits the riesling grape so well, and here it’s almost gossamer thin, something that
“Deep and meaningful.” Not too often you get to write that down as a first impression of a wine, let alone the first impression of
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