August 28, 2023

SFE sparkling

Strelley Farm Estate Tasmania Pinot Noir Chardonnay NV

If you have yet to experience, afford or rise to some of the top sparklings coming out of Tasmania, then...
SFE pet nat rose

Strelley Farm Estate Tasmania Pét-Nat Rosé NV

Hold on to your hat. This delightful, gently sparkling wine is comprised of not one or two, but five grape...
SFE pet nat

Strelley Farm Pet Nat NV

A blend of Sauvignon Blanc, Chardonnay, Riesling and Gewürztraminer from the Coal River Valley. I imagine the winemaking team had...
ANON Pinot Noir NV NEW

Anon Pinot Noir 2020

Morello cherries, pomegranate molasses and blackberries. Dried autumn leaves, tobacco pouch and swiss mushrooms. There is a hint of sumac...
Dalwhinnie Mesa Chardonnay NV

Dalwhinnie MESA Chardonnay 2021

Before the first glass is broached, the first question here has to be: What is MESA? I looked it up,...
Pinot Noir SV NV

Rowlee Single Vineyard Pinot Noir 2021

From the Orange region, parcels are harvested a week apart to assist in the search for complexity, grown at 950...
Cuvee

Rowlee Cuvée 2022

A blend of Chardonnay (88%) and Pinot Noir (12%), cool fermented in stainless steel tanks and then ten months on...
Chardonnay NV

Rowlee Chardonnay 2022

From high altitude vineyards, 900 metres above sea level, the juice came from whole bunch pressed grapes, settled overnight and...
Pinot Noir NV

Rowlee Pinot Noir 2022

From vineyards located at an eye-watering 950 metres above sea level. The grapes were destemmed and there was an inclusion...
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Hewitson Falkenberg Shiraz 2021

Falkenberg is named for one of Dean Hewitson’s favourite growers, a scion of a generational Barossa Valley family now retired.  This...
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Hewitson Truffle Row Carignan Syrah Cinsault 2022 

Who needs a trip to the South of France when you can have your very own Southern Rhône blend of...
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Hewitson Lu Lu Sauvignon Blanc 2023

Also in the clear bottle, the 2023 Hewitson Lu Lu Sauvignon Blanc, named for Dean’s wife Louise, is classic Adelaide...
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Hewitson Lu Lu Shiraz 2021

Ripe, robust, rich and ridiculously good for the price, the 2021 Lu Lu Shiraz is vibrant with aromas of fruits-of-the-forest...
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Hewitson Madame M Blanc & Blanc 2022

Bright and appealing in a clear, lightweight bottle, the 2023 Blanc & Blanc is floral and heady with aromas of...
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Bec Hardy Pertaringa Scarecrow Adelaide Sauvignon Blanc 2023

A fresh and flavoursome Sauvignon Blanc, very pale lemon in colour, with quite a pronounced nose. There are ripe passionfruit...
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Bec Hardy Garden Series Clare Valley Riesling 2022

The fruit here was sourced from near the town of Auburn in the Clare Valley, 100% fermentation in stainless-steel, as...
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Bec Hardy Garden Series Adelaide Pinot Noir 2023

Cracking value here. Twenty bucks for a lovely Pinot Noir is a rare find. The fruit is from a single...
Vasse Felix Cabernet Sauvignon

Vasse Felix Cabernet Sauvignon 2020

This 2020 Cabernet Sauvignon blended with 13% Malbec, 1% Petit Verdot and 1% Merlot is forceful in its delivery of...
Vasse Felix Cabernet Sauvignon

Vasse Felix Cabernet Sauvignon 2020

85% Cabernet Sauvignon, 13% Malbec, 1% Petit Verdot and 1% Merlot. Eighteen months in 67% old and 33% new oak....
Orlando Tier Jacaranda

Orlando Jacaranda Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon 2018

There’s a significant oak footprint in this classic, rich style of Coonawarra Cabernet. I mention this at the beginning because...
Orlando Tier Lyndale

Orlando Lyndale Adelaide Hills Chardonnay 2021

Such complexity in a Chardonnay that is still just a poppet. It smells like grapefruit flesh scooped from the rind...
Orlando Tier Steingarten

Orlando Steingarten Eden Valley Riesling 2020

Often relatively young Riesling can lack complexity, which is definitely not the case here. Aromas run the full gamut with...
Ludo Mt Torrens Colluvium Reflect

Ludo Wines Mt Torrens Colluvium Moscato Giallo Verdicchio Viognier Pinot Bianco 2022

Co-planted Moscato Giallo, Viognier, and Pinot Bianco grapes were hand-harvested and filled into a French hogshead partly destemmed and partly...
Ludo Mt Torrens Ironstone

Ludo Wines Mt Torrens Ironstone Nero d’Avola Syrah Sangiovese Merlot 2022

Hand-harvested with 30% whole cluster inclusion and 10 days maceration. Aged in French and Hungarian hogsheads for 9 months. A...