Burton McMahon George’s Vineyard Pinot Noir 2021
You can not help but be impressed by this wild and inviting Yarra Pinot Noir. Pale cherry red in colour, it opens with perfumed aromas
You can not help but be impressed by this wild and inviting Yarra Pinot Noir. Pale cherry red in colour, it opens with perfumed aromas
Love the concept of the Burton McMahon wines and their partnership which explores a range of vineyards in the Yarra which each create quite unique
This thoroughly modern example of Upper Yarra Valley Chardonnay will split opinions. Some will love that finer, acid driven style and chalky texture while others
This single vineyard Adelaide Hills Chardonnay is made to please and bursting full of youthful fruit aromas with melon, pear and citrus aromas plus an
This is a quite a big wine for an Adelaide Hills Shiraz thanks to the hot vintage and has an almost Eden Valley like mix
2020 was not the easiest vintage for the Adelaide Hills overall but maybe not so for Shiraz Viognier blends if this wine is anything to
The Lane Heritage Chardonnay is made in only the best vintages from the oldest vineyards on the estate, and it lives up to top billing.
This fun and playful Pinot Noir offers up fantastic value for money as it delivers impressive detail, finesse and complexity. It opens up with fragrant
It is fantastic to see this level of Prosecco available in Australia when many of the wines sold locally are lower down the quality scale.
If you did not already know it, Anselmi’s Capital Croce has for a long time been a leading wine from Soave. From a single highly
Anselmi is one of the leading voices in Soave, and also an innovator as illustrated here where the classic local grape variety Gargenega meets Chardonnay
This wine is a perfect illustration of how most Italian wines are better with food opening up to show hidden depth with the right dishes.
A lovely take on the classic Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc that is immediately impressive thanks to its combination of power and subtlety. There is an intense
The Arneis grape variety, which hales from northern Italy, can be hard to get right. Often the new world examples are bright and fresh, and
This wine is made from a vineyard selection taken from the famed Roennfeldt Road known for its particularly decadent and dense style of Barossan Shiraz.
Made from 80 year old vines on the Hoffman Vineyard this is the most complete of all the Eisenstone wines from 2020. It starts with
Now we are getting serious as we dive deep near the Barossa’s northern boundary and it is great to see Koonunga celebrated as a source
From the western edge of the Barossa at Gomersal comes this delicious 2020 Shiraz that impresses with lashings of dark chocolatey aromas topped with mulberry
Made with fruit from the famed Hoffman Vineyard and aged in 50% new Burgundian Oak for 18 months, this is quite a luscious Barossan expression
This beautifully pitched Barossa Grenache from 2021 adds another reference point for the rise and rise of Australian Grenache. Sometimes referred to as warm climate
Shiraz and Mataro can blend beautifully together as evidenced by this wine from 2020 with the rich, glossy fruits of western Barossan Shiraz given extra
This deeply coloured and flavoured 2020 Barossa Shiraz is a blocky style with hearty fruits and is built to please. It starts out a little
I believe this is the first time that Seppeltsfield have added a Southern Barossa Shiraz to their Grounds Range thanks to the character of the
Here we have a charming 2021 Shiraz which is a style that the Adelaide Hills does so well. Rather than being the kind of Shiraz
It is a rare miracle when two superb vintages go back to back, and, for Coonawarra, 2021 and 2022 may mark the moment in time
Henschke have now brought their premium wine releases together for release dates and vintage, which provides a good snapshot of the year, 2019 in this
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
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