No immediate big pronouncements here, just a quiet insinuation of deep flavour that is part savoury, part citrus, part almond...

Is it splitting hairs when it comes to calling a wine Syrah or Shiraz? Sometimes winemakers are, sometimes they aren’t,...

From the Gruyere district of Victoria’s Yarra Valley, this is a bright and energetic Pinot with a heap of high...

From Martingale Estate’s Gruyere district vineyard in Victoria’s Yarra Valley, there’s an exciting complexity from nose to tail in this...

The 2024 Underhill Shiraz is a finer style but well composed with perfumed aromas of spiced meat, mulberry and dried...

This 2024 #2 Dry Red is charming with its gentle layers of aged meat, woody herbs and spice with sweet...

This old school 2024 Bordeaux blend is a surprise packet, starting a little shy but showing its true cards over...

The 2024 Carrodus Chardonnay is coiled spring ready to fire with a powerful core of mixed citrus rind and pith...

This 2025 Light Dry red Pinot Shiraz is pretty and fragrant with sweet raspberry and black licorice with a dusting...

This is the first Chardonnay produced from a small block planted at Valleyfield in 2019. A very good Tasmanian season...

Incredible floral aromatics and perfume immediately set the tone for this exciting Pinot Noir from Tasmania. Sour cherry and raspberry...

The cooler 2023 vintage has certainly influenced the style and structure of this Clare Valley Shiraz, producing a wine of...

All the known Shiraz hits in one big wine with classic Clare indicators, a dark mint/eucal backdrop to its nasals,...

Wild yeast, fermented in French oak barriques. Matured in French oak barriques with 53% being new oak for 10 months....

100% wild yeast and mature in 30% new French oak barriques for 10 months and a further 5 months in...

The $30 Filius Sauvignon Blanc label gets the same amount of consideration in wine making labour as does the top...

This boosts lemon rind and preserved apple skin, some safflower oil and canola. A hint at pine nut richness, some...

The Cabernet Franc aromatics are out on the town. It may have something to do with the dry-grown vineyard, or...

Just like many of the 2023 reds out of Margaret River, this blend is full of plush fruit and has...

There are only two sites in Margaret River capable of producing truly compelling Pinot Noir, and this wine comes from...

It’s always great to see a wine with a name like “reserve” or “limited release” which actually does feel special....

The Balgownie Limited Release wines sit between their affordable and more premium offerings, yet the quality on display is always...

From a vineyard planted 65 years ago with bush vines. It’s a medium-bodied wine displaying a mix of spices and...

A lab sample. Spicy dark fruits with a plummy blackberry mix on the nose and a faint hint of blueberry....