Mitolo Cinquecento McLaren Vale Sangiovese 2022
This well proportioned and juicy 2022 Sangiovese is fresh and vibrant delivering compact aromas of dark cherry and chocolate with an earthy undertow of old
This well proportioned and juicy 2022 Sangiovese is fresh and vibrant delivering compact aromas of dark cherry and chocolate with an earthy undertow of old
This 2022 Montepulciano is chunky and chocolatey with an expression that shouts its origins proudly. It delivers ample layers of maraschino cherry and blackberry aromas
This shy but charming Pecorino, a grape which hails from Central Italy, offers up restrained yet engaging aromas of lemon rind, saline and acacia with
Made with fruit from the Adelaide Hills, this 2023 Chardonnay is quite classy with cool cliamte fruit sitting pretty with quality oak. Reserved nectarine and
This bio dynamically grown 2022 Chenin Blanc is a refined expression of this often misunderstood grape variety. Fermented and aged in French oak , it
This refined and open knit 2022 McLaren Vale expression offers up plush aromas of blackberry, chocolate and wood smoke beautifully integrated with fine French oak.
This 2022 Grenache soars with superb purity of black cherry and blackberry lifted by savoury touches of wood smoke and coal fire, all neatly wrapped
This unusual 2022 blend of Shiraz, Cabernet and Grenache is a step up from 2021 Tome in an Aussie Dry red style with layers of
This 2023 Chardonnay is very approachable offering up waves of elegant melon and citrus pith aromas aginst a background of reserved oak. Quite textural and
This 2023 Sauvignon Blanc Semillon blend is quite classic but with an injection of class from the team at McHenry Hohnen. It offers up appealing
This is quite a plush expression of McLaren Vale Grenache bursting with black cherry, star anise, cloves and touches of carob with a chunky, fleshy
Generous and fleshy aromas of red cherry, mulberry, and roasted meats to start with touches of Asian spice and dried herbs. Excellent volume of fruit
A solid step up here showing some cooler Bethany characters which are adding detail and vitality with an attractive mix of sweet and savoury. Tar,
This more traditionally styled 2021 single vineyard Barossa Shiraz is chunky and muscular delivering bold aromas of chocolate, blackberry and cloves with a firm base
Amazing youthful vitality to this Grenache blend tawny style from 1924 that has the colour and texture of sump oil. In a state of suspended
This 2021 McLaren Vale Shiraz shows the quality of the vintage with its ample, fruit-forward aromas of fruit pastilles, blackberry and mulberry fruits delivered in
This luscious 2020 McLaren Vale Shiraz is an earlier drinking vintage of Savitar which offers up rich and dense aromas of plush blackberry and chocolate
The deeply coloured 2020 G.A.M. McLaren Vale Shiraz offers up broad aromas of blackberry, soy sauce and roasted meats which are decadent and immediately flood
This bold and flavoursome example of 2022 McLaren Vale Grenache is muscular and rippling with blackberry conserve topped with earthy herbs plus layers of sweet
This open knit 2022 McLaren Vale Nero d’Avola has a punchy start as it bursts with ample upfront aromas of blackberry and dried herbs with
Taking sustainable to a new level with labels made from sugarcane, this 2023 Adelaide Hills Chardonnay is fruit forward with just a lick of oak
This user friendly early drinking Cabernet Shiraz style delivers plush aromas of blackberry, blackcurrant, with nice touches of sage, slate and peppery spice. It is
This expressive wine displays impressive purity of fruit with excellent volume of dark cherry, dried herbs and terracotta aromas which are still tightly coiled and
Lovely generous aromas of berry compote, damp earth, truffle and spice are seamless intertwined with quality French oak. It then takes a more savoury turn
There are many facets to the role of Chef de Cave in a major Champagne house. At its heart is honouring the house style while
Imagine being a premium Sparkling wine or Champagne producer. You spend years perfecting winemaking techniques and crafting quality wines to see much of your product
Over forty years is a long time in the world of Champagne. Very few wines make it past their second decade, let alone their fourth,
The Clare Valley’s historic Florita Vineyard at Watervale was the source of John Vickery’s exquisite Leo Buring DW series. Today the Barry family have returned
McLaren Vale is a region that is going from strength to strength. Our McLaren Vale Wine Guide 2022 includes over 150 wine reviews plus essays from Angus
2020 is looking like a very interesting vintage and the south-east (Coonawarra and Wrattonbully) could be the standouts, although many of the wines need time
The Artisans of Barossa Grenache Project offers a superb insight into how different winemaking techniques can radically alter the style and profile of Grenache. Picking
It modern times, negotiants have increasingly been seen as imposters in Burgundy. As small famous estate names have increasingly taken all the kudos, the negotiants,
It is not everyday you get to sit down with one of Australia’s Barolo experts and taste through a bunch of Barolo from a single
Cloudburst is an enigma wrapped in a mystery. It is one of the most unusual wine stories of the last 20 years. Establishing a vineyard,
It always a pleasure to taste the new red wine releases from Wynns Coonawarra Estate. With wines dating back as far as 1952, Wynns has
2021 Cornerstone Grenache – 92 Points This ripe and fleshy Grenache is packed full of fruit with layers of raspberry and red licorice aromas with
Viognier is one of the world’s most misunderstood grape varieties. The spelling and pronunciation do not help and all of us in the wine industry
Leeuwin Estate is an Australian masterpiece and represents the dream of coming ‘from nowhere to somewhere’. It is an accidental creation born from happenstance and
Despite a relatively long history in Margaret River, McHenry Hohnen Vintners, almost inexplicably, remains well and truly under the radar, and little known. While the
You could almost not find a harder place to grow grapes than Patagonia, on the southern tip of Argentina. Three to four degrees cooler than
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