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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.
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Hewitson Ned and Henry’s Shiraz 2022

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

Miss Harry is a GSM blend that Hewiston and the Barossa Valley does so well. Some seriously old vine fruit...
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Hewitson Grenache Ungrafted 2023 

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

Hard to believe that Muscat a Petit Grains Blanc has been growing in the Barossa for 170 years, such a...
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Hewitson Barrel 1853 Shiraz Mourvèdre 2021 

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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Hewitson Old Garden Mourvèdre 2021

Planted 1853, these are the oldest Mourvèdre vines on planet, ungrafted, pre phylloxera vines dry farmed by the same family,...
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Hewitson Monopole Mother Vine Shiraz 2021

Plum, plum and more plum, think compote, pudding and pie with added fresh black plum profile to add lift. The...
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Hewitson The Dorrien Bank Cabernet Sauvignon 2022

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

Passel Estate Shiraz 2020

The wine is still so youthful, with lifted, spiced exotic plums and savoury pepper tones, I am thinking warmed blueberry...
Passel Estate Chardonnay

Passel Estate Chardonnay 2021

This is just the kinda nose I like, white stone fruit, mealy solids, matchbox hints with an underlying richness and...
Domaine Naturaliste NV Rebus Cabernet

Domaine Naturaliste Rebus Cabernet Sauvignon Wilyabrup 2021

Pretty violet lift and subtle leafy tones with new oak, noted by vanilla and spice, add structure to the Cabernet...

Domaine Naturaliste Discovery Cabernet Sauvignon 2021

Talk about overdelivering …. the three varieties of Cabernet, Malbec and Merlot are fermented and matured separately in old Bordeaux...

Domaine Naturaliste Discovery Syrah 2022

This Syrah has the most luminous depth of purple in the glass, its hypnotic. Exotic spice wafts up to your...

Domaine Naturaliste Discovery Chardonnay 2022

This wine continues its trajectory of overdelivering, the vintage is a slightly leaner style than last year but with the...
Leconfield Cabernet Sauvignon

Leconfield Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon 2020

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 Chardonnay Uley Vineyard 2022

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 Pinot Noir Uley Vineyard 2021

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 Estate First Growth Cabernet Sauvignon 2019

Polished and perfumed are the two key things that come to mind with this wine. A full bodied style but...

Hewitson Truffle Row Carignan Syrah 2021

85% Carignan 15 % Syrah – who doesn’t love a bit of Carignan with your Syrah, yes, I am biased...

Hewitson Miss Harry GSM 2021

41% Grenache, 39% Shiraz, 20% Mourvèdre. The whole bunch addition creates a pretty wine that floats across the palate. Chalky...

Hewitson Lulu Shiraz 2020

This wine is a ripper and being from the cooler end of the valley, it’s totally my cup of tea....

Hewitson The Ancients Shiraz 2020

Single vineyard wine where the whole bunch and old oak tempers the style and means this wine is not going...

Hewitson Mad Hatter Shiraz 2020

This is a selection of their best Shiraz vineyards, dubbed the super blend. Not a lot of fruit came off...

Hewitson Old Garden Mourvèdre 2019

Planted in 1853 this is a pretty impressive wine and I do love a single vineyard Mourvèdre. As the oldest...

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MW Corner – Annette Lacey casts an eye on Domaine Naturaliste

Just to make a disclaimer – I have always loved these wines and have listed them in many a restaurant...

Pipan Steel – Alpine Valleys Nebbiolo to remember

This was a really interesting range of 2016 current releases to try. I had never heard of Pipan Steel, Barolo...

Brown Brothers Refreshingly Light

Great packaging that would sit well on a retail shelf or in an ice bucket with friends. I haven’t tried...

Local Knowledge: Kerri Greens

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