March 4, 2022

Predictably this is a limited volume release. It’s made with a largely traditional formula with basket pressing to a mix...

Schubert Estate Goose-yard Block Shiraz 2016

Every element of this being speaks of the Barossa in this massively concentrated and lavish Shiraz from an excellent vintage....

Schubert Estate The Lone Goose Shiraz 2017

This Barossa Shiraz gets a three per cent addition of Viognier which plays its role perfectly, adding spicy aromatics to...

Schubert Estate The Sentinel Shiraz 2016

This is a classic expression of Barossa shiraz from a very good year. Dark coffee grounds and cinnamon on the...

Schubert Estate The Gosling Shiraz 2017

Captures this vintage to perfection. You get straight into the blackberry and plummy aromas with further dark chocolate and spiciness...

Schubert Estate Le Jars Blanc Viognier 2018

White Wine - Viognier

Viognier is certainly one of the most distinctive of all varieties. A few years ago, it was on the verge...

Gralyn Estate Reserve Chardonnay 2018

I’ve tasted this wine over a couple of years now and each time it seems to get better. For me...

Gralyn Estate Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon 2018

This is as good as any cabernet yet from Gralyn – and there have been some very good ones over...

Gralyn Estate Reserve Shiraz 2018

A stylish and elegant style of shiraz that seems to be a continuation of the stye shift that I first...

Gralyn Estate Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon 2013

Like a few 2013 vintage Margaret River wines I have been fortunate to taste recently, this one is moving with...

Gralyn Estate Artizan

Other - Specialty

Ah, I do love liqueur muscat when it’s done well combining age and well managed freshness. This is a remarkable...

Gralyn Estate Rare Tawny Fortified

Other - Specialty

A champion of fortified production in the heart of cabernet and chardonnay country and just shows what can be done....

Kilikanoon Tregea Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon 2018

The comments on the Block’s Road Cabernet, pertaining to the glories of Clare Cabernet, apply three times over here. This...

Kilikanoon Oath Shiraz 2020

Sourced from the estate’s Morrison’s Vineyard, the rows are at the very top of that vineyard, along the ridge which...

Kilikanoon Oath Cabernet 2020

Other - Specialty

If wine has the equivalent of a ‘pub test’, and please forgive the obvious irony of that suggestion, it is...

Altus Rise Ascension Cabernet Sauvignon 2020

Cab and Marg River – a match made in heaven – and this is a cracker. Deep red in colour,...

Altus Rise Ascension Shiraz 2020

Margaret River Shiraz too often falls into the shadow of their great Cabernets but you are doing yourself a disservice...

Altus Rise Ascension Chardonnay 2021

As every keen winelover knows, there are many places in Australia that do Chardonnay, but very few of them which...

Vasse Felix Heytesbury Chardonnay 2020

Just as with the Premier chardonnay, this is all barrel fermented with wild yeasts and full solids left in the...

Vasse Felix Chardonnay 2020

This may well be the best Vasse Felix chardonnay yet, setting aside Heytesbury of course. This was an outstanding early...

Clandestine Vineyards Shiraz 2020

A cracking Shiraz from a region proving ideal for it. This hails from a single vineyard, the Hayview Vineyard, in...

Clandestine Vineyards Pinot Grigio 2021

White Wine - Pinot Grigio

From a single vineyard in the Woodside sub-region of the Adelaide Hills, planted in 2008, this is an impressive Pinot...

Clandestine Vineyards Chardonnay 2021