Koonowla Single Vineyard Malbec 2020
Sweet plum, grilled dark cherry, savoury balsamic notes, baked terracotta, and dark chocolate humming beneath. Silky tannins are tucked neatly into the fruit and the
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Sweet plum, grilled dark cherry, savoury balsamic notes, baked terracotta, and dark chocolate humming beneath. Silky tannins are tucked neatly into the fruit and the
Starts with intense kirsch, incense, toasted wood combination and vanilla dark plum compote. The palate follows with generously extracted flavours and tannins before a drop-off
Deep and dark showing tar, plum, blackberry, red licorice and assorted woodsy spices. It offers a mouthful of juicy, rich, ripe fruit flavour and sweet
Oven-baked red fruits, prunes, panforte, raisins and chocolate all come together in the glass. A medium-bodied, slurpable red, although the warmth (15.3% ABV) shows on
Ripe blackcurrant, baked dark plum, woodsy spice, vanilla and a thick whiff of Australian native bushland (eucalyptus). The palate offers a leafy freshness, polished Cabernet
Sunbaked black olives, ripe blackberry, lacto-fermented dark plum, tar and dried herbs are follo3d by opulent, juicy plum flavours, assorted baking spices and subtle toffee
This South Aussie Cabernet is full of upfront flavours. Designed for drinking now, it will surely roll on for quite a few more years, if
A very fine and ever-reliable McLaren Vale Shiraz, one which reflects the character of the 2020 vintage. Deep garnet in colour, there is some plushness
A bright and most pleasant Rosé made from Pinot Noir plus an interesting label. An appealing pale pink, there are notes of strawberries, spices and
The pick of this collection of releases, a cracking McLaren Vale Shiraz. It too, reflects the vintage, and what a good vintage it is. Dark
As they say on the back label, when referring to the Langhorne Creek region, ‘Australia’s best kept wine secret’ (a friend chastised me for calling
Fermentation for this fine example of Margaret River Chardonnay was in a mix of stainless steel and oak. The colour is a pale lemon. This
Holy terroir batman! The 2022 twist on a GSM blend from Tim Smith emits distinct freshpotting soil, granite and black cherry skin. Mourvèdre is king
The term ‘Bugalugs’ is often used in that familiar way that hints at mockery but is in fact just a term of endearment to those
Black and red fruit meet right in the middle in this old vine regional Barossa Grenache. Black cherries, ripe raspberries and two tone mulberries, you
Not the first grape we think of from the Margaret River region, but one that has been around in the district for a long while,
The Great Southern region in Western Australia continues to provide us with fine, if ‘alternative’, Rieslings. Very pale yellow, there are appealing citrus and minerally
A fine Margaret River Cabernet, but for me, the best is to come. At the moment, a deep garnet in colour. Notes of tobacco leaves,
If the Cabernet from the Margaret River wasn’t just so good, the region’s Shiraz would receive far more attention, its just dues. This is a
A fine example of Chardonnay from that most reliable of regions, Margaret River. This vintage is perhaps not as immediately accessible as its predecessor, although
A very special vintage of Diane Madeline, celebrating what would have been the 100th year for its namesake. A blend of 91% Cabernet Sauvignon, 4%
The newly released DM Cabernet is a particularly auspicious one, celebrating what would have been the 100th birthday of Diana Madeline herself. No doubt, she
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