Hewitson Madame M Blanc & Blanc 2022
Take me, take me back to Spain and a warm afternoon around the Mediterranean. This delightfully fragrant white wine is an unusual blend of Muscat
Take me, take me back to Spain and a warm afternoon around the Mediterranean. This delightfully fragrant white wine is an unusual blend of Muscat
Blackcurrants, blackberries, lavender and lilac. Poppy seed, black peppercorn and mace. Heady spices of clove, nigella seed and allspice. The wine hits the middle palate
From the three Schild Estate vineyards. Blackberries, hawthorn and thistle. Prune plums, boot polish and crushed cloves. Preserved vine leaf, capers and black olive with
40% Grenache 30% Shiraz and 30% Mataro. Red delicious apple skin, Morello cherries and blackberries. A hibiscus floral note with hints of balsamic and pomegranate
Select parcels from three vineyards, the wine is deeply pigmented and dense with youthful aromas of blackberry, wild raspberry and mulberry. Crushed black peppercorn, bay
Dried rosella florals, blood plums, pomegranate, and boysenberry with red cherries in syrup. Mocha, tonka bean and coffee pods. Vanilla bean, caramel and cinnamon quill.
Lychee martini, elderflower and lime cordial. Rose sprays, rambutans and blush nectarine skin. This is clearly Moscato but with a sense of restraint and elegance.
Old vine Barossa Shiraz and for many winelovers, it does not get better than this. Of course, some are better than others, but fortunately, this
Another superb Barossa Shiraz – generous, bold, balanced and decadent. Only 25 barrels of this wine were made so do not hesitate as it certainly
Nashi pear skin, crab apple and pomelo juice. Pineapple hull, Greek yoghurt and dry sandstone. Lifted but not forced wash of acidity, lime salt and
Yellow grapefruit, golden apple and logan fruit. Parsnip, honeysuckle, and wet sand with a hint of galangal and enoki mushroom earthiness. Slightly oily on the
Mandarin skin, yellow apple and calamansi lime skin with shaved green papaya. A off-dry style with a dollop of fruit sweetness, the wine remains lithe
Pale flamingo pink hues in the glass. Watermelon, musk strawberry and white nectarine. Sugared ear gummies, peach and subtle rose petals. A dry and crisp
Ripe yellow peaches, mango, and papaya. Lemon curd, baked apple pie and danish. Churned butter, nutmeg and cinnamon sugar. The palate shows a sherbert note
Raspberry jubes, black cherry and soft licorice. Crushed allspice, black sesame and cardamom with a red toffee apple note. Tobacco leaf and wet coffee grinds,
For me, I would have assumed a long queue of winemakers lining up to grab dibs on Central Otago Pinot Noir. The lucky winemaker was
Vermentino from the Riverland would seem to be unlikely to be many winemakers’ first choice for such a project, but it was for Allira. Fermentation
Finally, Mick got Barossa Grenache. His fascination with the variety started in Spain, but here, he has some wonderful old vine vineyards, four of them,
This is part of what overlords, Pernod Ricard, see as a ‘Passion Project’, and one, I imagine, that the winemakers would love. The idea is
A beautifully presented stylish Shiraz from Coonawarra, showing what the variety can do in a very good season. Bright lifted red fruits on the nose
Bright red fruit of Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon bursts out of the blocks. The red berry and high-end florals lift with a subtle cedary oak character.
Speaks so much of Coonawarra with the red fruits and chalky limestone characters evident immediately. It’s a blend of Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc and Merlot,
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