Dominique Roger Chene Marchand Sancerre 2021
A classic Sancerre with a beautiful mix of exotic guava and herbal aromas underlined by a strong minerality followed by a streamlined palate with energetic
A classic Sancerre with a beautiful mix of exotic guava and herbal aromas underlined by a strong minerality followed by a streamlined palate with energetic
Something special here that delivers both power and finesse. The wine is immediately engaging asit delivers piering, focused aromas of pebbles and flints with a
This fine example of an early drinking Riesling from the Mosel Valley is gently aromatic and offers up attractive slaty, pear and citrus fruit aromas
This dry Rheinhessen Riesling displays plenty of power and impact offering up an array of exotic fruits including brown pear and apricot aromas with a
There is a very specific style to Henty Pinot Noirs, which comes as no great surprise as the region is one of the coolest on
This Alsatian Pinot Blanc starts a little shy but comes good with time in the glass. It opens up with quite classic chalky, citrus aromas
This exotic yet measured example of Alsatian Gewürztraminer offers up beautiful purity of fruit as it delivers lifted lychee, pear and rosewater aromas that retain
Looking for an introduction to German Pinot Noir, then your search is over with this example from Becker Landgraf classic in style and feel. It
This beautifully expressive and detailed Sancerre offers up poised aromas of chalk and citrus with a pine needle freshness. The palate is then light weight,
This comes from a vineyard selection off Chene Marchand which has been given plenty of oak and, while not ready to drink quite yet, the
A superb example of Italian Pinot Bianco, or Pinot Blanc, this is a wine that delivers both subtlety and complexity. Exotic tropicals, chalk and citrus
This Margaret River Chardonnay offers impressive value thanks to its mix of fruit concentration and well handled oak. It is bolder than previous vintages thanks
There is plenty to celebrate in this classy Hunter Valley Shiraz with all the pieces in place for a wine that will age well. It
Why 12 degrees – it’s the slope on the vineyard where fruit was sourced for this off-dry style, which I preferred to the drier version.
Fantastic value here with a mature Auslese from a good year in peak condition. 2006 was a vintage chartacterised by lots of botrytis in the
This unique take on Californian Zinfandel, topped up with Sangiovese, offers the raw power you’d expect from the US of A but also manages to
This is a sophisticated take on Italian Pinot Grigio Rosé that is savoury, subtle and very drinkable although don’t enjoy it too cold or you
An impressive start to Mumm’s new foray into Australia that is perfectly pitched and sure to appeal to Mumm fans. Beautifully bright and fresh, it
This superb expression of McLaren Vale Shiraz illustrates the region’s more subtle side and provides exceptional value. Aromas are poised, focussed and slowly unwind to
This weighty 2021 single vineyard Grenache impresses thanks to its sheer power of brooding fruit with pastilles, red liquorice and black cherry aromas topped by
Sourced from the best 10-12 rows of Shiraz off Penny’s Hill Estate vineyards, this is a decadent 2020 Shiraz with lashings of chocolate, beef stock,
This impressive example of a user-friendly, unoaked Touriga is bursting with fruit as it delivers new leather, pastille and spicy violet aromas. It’s then chunky
This McLaren Vale Merlot from 2021 is a generous and full-flavoured example of the variety bursting with blueberry, black olive and violet aromas that are
This 2021 McLaren Vale Cabernet Sauvignon is typical of the McLaren Vale style with its deep colour and luscious fruits including blueberry, chocolate and liquorice
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
Takahiro Koyama arrived in New Zealand in 2003 to study winemaking and while in the country starting working with acclaimed winemaker CP Lin at Mountford
After the China shock, it is fair to say that in the Treasury Wine Estates offices at Southbank in Melbourne the release of the new
The world of wine is changing, and quickly. Around the globe, winemakers are moving to be more sustainable in vineyards and wineries. Grapevines have never
When Brian Croser first suggested he was going to grow pinot noir at the end of the Fleurieu Peninsula in South Australia no doubt there
One of the biggest days on the Australian wine calendar is almost here – the new vintage release of Henschke’s single vineyard wines, including the
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