Yalumba Eden Valley Viognier 2021
A wine that captures the distinctive characters of this variety – apricot and spicy ginger with a little orange peel edginess. The palate is typically
A wine that captures the distinctive characters of this variety – apricot and spicy ginger with a little orange peel edginess. The palate is typically
Yalumba began its journey with Viognier back in 1980 when there was only a tiny amount of this variety still in existence in France. Released
A fine, delicate and very precise Chardonnay from this vineyard high up in the Eden Valley. The aroma releases a mix of stone fruit, grapefruit
A wine which reveals the best of this high altitude vineyard. It was planted in 1992 with a mix of Bernard Clones 76, 95 and
A restrained and delicately presented Chardonnay from up in the Eden Valley. This is more about fruit, with just a little oak to lift. Nice
Off higher altitude vineyards in Eden Valley where the focus has been on Burgundian clones of Chardonnay, the fruit was partly wild fermented in a
Rich and quite generous Pinot delivering a powerful core of flavour through its well-structured palate. Lifted cherry and a trace of African violet on the
Comes from the Yea Valley on the Goulburn River in Victoria. This is a light bodied Chardonnay displaying beautifully complex fruit character on the nose
An embodiment of summery, sunny Chardonnay in the glass or, as Oz Clarke famously put it when talking about Aussie wine in general – sunshine
Soft, supple and delicious, this ready to drink Barossa Shiraz ticks all the boxes for current drinking medium bodied red wine. Lifted red fruit on
The key in this cooler year was to select the best fruit. It might have reduced quantity but the result has been very good for
Like so many of the ‘19s this has taken a little time to come around, but the wait has been worth it. The cooler vintage
This comes from Sauvignon Blanc and Semillon with a small amount of Chardonnay off the estate’s Forest Grove vineyard to the south of Margaret River.
More stand-alone Malbec please! More Malbec that doesn’t hide behind Cabernet and its friends but works alone and proud, displaying glorious sweet plummy fruit, generosity
I found this wine intensely challenging in all the best ways. It was so beautifully balanced and deliciously moreish that I had to keep pulling
Beechworth can’t be far off earning a reputation for Chardonnay as prestigious as that of the Yarra Valley and Mornington if recent tastings from the
So perfectly toasty that if tasted blind you might swear you can smell beautiful toasty oak. Take a moment, delve in, and you realise it’s the
This wine is just starting to transition from the zesty vibrancy of youth into the complexity that Hunter Valley Semillon is famous for. There are
What a vibrant little beauty this is! Aromas of freshly squeezed lemon juice, peach blossom, and golden kiwi fruit – delicate and zesty. It’s light
This vineyard ripens two weeks after the Moss Wood vineyard, despite their proximity (one kilometre between them). Whole bunch pressing, fermentation first in stainless steel
A Savvy that is a million miles from the typical, simple, flavour bombs so prevalent these days. And all the better for it. Complexity and
In recent vintages, the Moss Wood Cabernet has regained its position as one of this country’s very best Cabs. Stellar stuff. This latest vintage will
The moment I smell this I’m transported to walking in an orchard at harvest time. The fruit notes are defined and fresh as if just
Forest berry, macerated wild strawberry, red cherry and cherry pit sit above bunchy, twiggy spice aromas. This is all underpinned by an attractive earthen savouriness
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