September 19, 2023

Grape Varieties
Grape Varieties
Wine Origin
Wine Origin
SEP StPeters Shz FL AUS SC ()

Seppelt St Peters Exceptional Vineyard Grampians Shiraz 2021

The structure of this Great Western sourced Shiraz follows previous years, but the fruit shows slightly more opulence and density....
SEP Drumborg Riesling Drumborg Victoria AUS FB SC

Seppelt Drumborg Vineyard Riesling 2023

One of my very favourite Australian vineyards. It’s so far south you could almost spit to Antarctica. Typical aromas of...
SEP Drumborg Chard Drumborg AUS FB SC

Seppelt Drumborg Vineyard Chardonnay 2022

The pristine cool climate of Drumborg has contributed to this precise linear Chardonnay. Precise and linear it might be but...
SEP ShowSpkg SparklingShir GreatWestern AUS FB Cseal

Seppelt Show Sparkling Limited Release Shiraz 2012

There are few win3s as so individually Australian as this Sparkling Shiraz made in the traditional method. The colour is...
Rogers and Rufus Rose NO VINTAGE

Rogers & Rufus Rosé 2022

Pale colour in the style of Provence. This Rosé comes from bush vines of the Barossa Valley. It is wine...
YALUMBA Vine Vale Grenache No VIntage

Yalumba Vine Vale Grenache 2022

Comes from two blocks planted in 1929 and 1949 in the pocket of the Barossa. It is a lithe and...
Yalumba The Tri Centenary Grenache NV

Yalumba The Tri Centenary Ancestor Vine Grenache 2021

What an exquisite example of Barossa Grenache. It comes from vines that are now more than 130 years old. Aromas...
YALUMBA The Steeple Shiraz No Vintage

Yalumba The Steeple Single Vineyard Shiraz 2019

These vines were planted below Light Pass in 1919 and the wine is what Barossa Shiraz is all about. It’s...
RWB Garnacha Dry

Running With The Bulls Garnacha 2021

Using the Spanish term for Grenache, which is hardly surprising given what it’s called. It’s as pure an expression of...
The Chase Semillon

Gundog Estate The Chase Semillon 2023

This classically styled 2023 Hunter Valley Semillon is a seriously tight little number but may come good given time. Right...
Hunter's Shiraz

Gundog Estate Hunter’s Shiraz 2022

From old vineyards, specifically Will’s Hill and Tinkler’s, the wine spent a year maturing in French oak puncheons. Blood red...
Rare Game Shiraz

Gundog Estate Rare Shiraz 2022

This is Matt Burton’s tribute to those wonderful landmark Hunter ‘Burgundies’. Only 270 dozen made, with the fruit hailing from...
Hunter's Semillon

Gundog Estate Hunter’s Semillon 2023

Another very fine Semillon from Matt Burton, which is more in the current style of approachable and great drinking from...
The Chase Semillon

Gundog Estate The Chase Semillon 2023

This is, if you will excuse the suggestion, the big dog from the Gundog range. The grapes come from old...
Wild Semillon

Gundog Estate Wild Semillon 2023

Matt Burton obviously loves to push the envelope when it comes to Hunter Semillon, while always maintaining respect for this...
Chardonnay D'Aloisio's Vineyard Burton McMahon

Burton McMahon D’Aloisio’s Vineyard Chardonnay 2022

Lovely flow and balance to this 2022 single vineyard Yarra Valley Chardonnay which has a strong Burgundian feel. This is...
Chardonnay George's Vineyard Burton McMahon

Burton McMahon Georgie’s Vineyard Chardonnay 2022

This intense 2022 Upper Yarra Valley Chardonnay offers up rich aromas of nectarine, and peach in a bold style, with...
Wild Semillon

Gundog Estate Wild Semillon 2023

This intriguing expression of Hunter Valley Semillon with wild yeast ferments and a little time on skins, shows layers of...
Off Dry Semillon

Gundog Estate Off-Dry Semillon 2023

Fascinating to see a wine at only 7.5% alcohol, which I think is even a little lower than last year’s...