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Annette Lacey MW

Annette is currently the Group Beverage Manager for Solotel, a diverse hospitality group also having worked in some of Sydney’s finest restaurants as a sommelier including Banc, Claudes and Marque. She completed the rigorous Masters of Wine programme in 2020, was a professional winner in the 2014 Vin de Champagne Award, a Len Evans scholar and wine judge. She also is a fantastic communicator in wine and sprits including as a lecturer for the WSET.
NedHenrysShirazBottle

Hewitson Ned and Henry’s Shiraz 2022

Red Wine - Shiraz
  • 89
  • $35
What colour!! The purple leaps out of the glass! Think dense blueberry pie, sweet baking spice oak and ripe plush...
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Hewitson Miss Harry Grenache Blend 2023

Red Wine - Grenache
  • 90
  • $32
Miss Harry is a GSM blend that Hewiston and the Barossa Valley does so well. Some seriously old vine fruit...
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UngraftedGrenache()

Hewitson Grenache Ungrafted 2023 

Red Wine - Grenache
  • 93
  • $50
As I was pouring this wine – the pale ruby tones hinted this was going to be a cracker. I...
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Hewitson Madame M 2023

Other - Specialty
  • 88
  • $28
Hard to believe that Muscat a Petit Grains Blanc has been growing in the Barossa for 170 years, such a...
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BarrelBottle

Hewitson Barrel 1853 Shiraz Mourvèdre 2021 

Red Wine - Shiraz
  • 92
  • $450
The barrel 1853 is a 50/50 blend of old Garden Mourvèdre and Monople Shiraz, exclusively from 1853 vines, so I...
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OldGardenMouvedreBottle

Hewitson Old Garden Mourvèdre 2021

Other - Specialty
  • 92
  • $90
Planted 1853, these are the oldest Mourvèdre vines on planet, ungrafted, pre phylloxera vines dry farmed by the same family,...
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MonopoleShirazBottle

Hewitson Monopole Mother Vine Shiraz 2021

Red Wine - Shiraz
  • 89
  • $90
Plum, plum and more plum, think compote, pudding and pie with added fresh black plum profile to add lift. The...
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TheDorrienBankCabernetSauvignonBottle

Hewitson The Dorrien Bank Cabernet Sauvignon 2022

Red Wine - Cabernet - Cabernet Sauvignon
  • 90
  • $90
Cabernet Sauvignon with 10% whole bunch coaxes the black fruit perfume to swirl up and out of the glass. The...
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Passel Estate Shiraz

Passel Estate Shiraz 2020

Red Wine - Shiraz
  • 90
  • $41
The wine is still so youthful, with lifted, spiced exotic plums and savoury pepper tones, I am thinking warmed blueberry...
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Passel Estate Chardonnay

Passel Estate Chardonnay 2021

White Wine - Chardonnay
  • 91
  • $46
This is just the kinda nose I like, white stone fruit, mealy solids, matchbox hints with an underlying richness and...
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Domaine Naturaliste NV Rebus Cabernet

Domaine Naturaliste Rebus Cabernet Sauvignon Wilyabrup 2021

Red Wine - Cabernet - Cabernet Sauvignon
  • 92
  • $27
Pretty violet lift and subtle leafy tones with new oak, noted by vanilla and spice, add structure to the Cabernet...
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Domaine Naturaliste Discovery Cabernet Sauvignon 2021

Red Wine - Cabernet - Cabernet Sauvignon
  • 90
  • $27
Talk about overdelivering …. the three varieties of Cabernet, Malbec and Merlot are fermented and matured separately in old Bordeaux...
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Domaine Naturaliste Discovery Syrah 2022

Red Wine - Syrah
  • 92
  • $27
This Syrah has the most luminous depth of purple in the glass, its hypnotic. Exotic spice wafts up to your...
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Domaine Naturaliste Discovery Chardonnay 2022

White Wine - Chardonnay
  • 91
  • $27
This wine continues its trajectory of overdelivering, the vintage is a slightly leaner style than last year but with the...
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Leconfield Cabernet Sauvignon

Leconfield Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon 2020

Red Wine - Cabernet - Cabernet Sauvignon
  • 90
  • $36
Established in 1974, this is a brand that has been around for a while, the recognisable red label was on...
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Barratt Piccadilly Valley Chardonnay Media

Barratt Chardonnay Uley Vineyard 2022

White Wine - Chardonnay
  • 94
  • $42
  • 2023-2030
High altitude Chardonnay showing all the things I love best, solids, French oak and lees stirring combined to create a...
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Barratt Piccadilly Valley Pinot Noir

Barratt Pinot Noir Uley Vineyard 2021

Red Wine - Pinot Noir
  • 96
  • $49
  • 2024-2032
I saw the pale colour in the glass and I was excited, you expect lightness but get power. This is...
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Parker First Growth Media Res

Parker Estate First Growth Cabernet Sauvignon 2019

Red Wine - Cabernet - Cabernet Sauvignon
  • 95
  • $110
  • 2025-2038
Polished and perfumed are the two key things that come to mind with this wine. A full bodied style but...
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Hewitson Truffle Row Carignan Syrah 2021

Red Wine - Syrah
  • 90
  • $30
  • 2023-2027
85% Carignan 15 % Syrah – who doesn’t love a bit of Carignan with your Syrah, yes, I am biased...
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Hewitson Miss Harry GSM 2021

  • 89
  • $30
  • 2023-2028
41% Grenache, 39% Shiraz, 20% Mourvèdre. The whole bunch addition creates a pretty wine that floats across the palate. Chalky...
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Hewitson Lulu Shiraz 2020

Red Wine - Shiraz
  • 90
  • $28
  • 2023-2028
This wine is a ripper and being from the cooler end of the valley, it’s totally my cup of tea....
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Hewitson The Ancients Shiraz 2020

Red Wine - Shiraz
  • 90
  • $50
  • 2026-2034
Single vineyard wine where the whole bunch and old oak tempers the style and means this wine is not going...
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Hewitson Mad Hatter Shiraz 2020

Red Wine - Shiraz
  • 89
  • $50
  • 2026-2035
This is a selection of their best Shiraz vineyards, dubbed the super blend. Not a lot of fruit came off...
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Hewitson Old Garden Mourvèdre 2019

Red Wine - Mourvèdre
  • 93
  • $88
  • 2028-2040
Planted in 1853 this is a pretty impressive wine and I do love a single vineyard Mourvèdre. As the oldest...
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Stories

MW Corner – Annette Lacey casts an eye on Domaine Naturaliste

Annette Lacey MW
Just to make a disclaimer – I have always loved these wines and have listed them in many a restaurant...
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Pipan Steel – Alpine Valleys Nebbiolo to remember

Annette Lacey MW
This was a really interesting range of 2016 current releases to try. I had never heard of Pipan Steel, Barolo...
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Brown Brothers Refreshingly Light

Annette Lacey MW
Great packaging that would sit well on a retail shelf or in an ice bucket with friends. I haven’t tried...
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Local Knowledge: Kerri Greens

Annette Lacey MW
Kerri Greens is a locals surf break between Cape Shanck and Flinders, and is also a winery in the Mornington...
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