On one hand, this was my favourite wine in the range. On the other, I have a huge bone to pick with the makers. You
My pick of the Step by Step whites, this is a very pleasing wine, varietally precise. Clean with garden herbs and most obviously, freshly sliced
Fizz under screwcap might be a little unconventional but it is certainly convenient. For $15, no one expects Krug (I really wanted to put ‘no
This wine, produced as ever in accordance with the Cullen philosophy of biodynamics, carbon neutral output and a naturally powered estate, is a blend of
A blend of 61% Malbec and 39% Petit Verdot, harvested between the 11th and 25th of March, the wine spent five months in French oak, 57% new. Hand
Between the three of them, Adam Ashley-Cooper, Matt Giteau and Drew Mitchell chalked up 295 games in Wallaby colours. Not a bad effort and worth
This is a wine that shows good structure and plenty of complexity with some Cabernet austerity. Black olives and black fruits show admirable concentration with
This is always one of the country’s better Merlots and this latest vintage is no exception. Opens with lovely soft fruitcake aromas, plum pudding notes,
There is a tendency to ignore any Semillon which does not hail from the Hunter Valley (and sadly, a tendency to ignore most of those
The colour is blood red and the wine has aromas of warm earth, red fruits, leather and truffles. It is a slightly old-fashioned style –
‘Block Raiders’ might have seemed a curious name for a wine. Apparently it pays homage to one of the plays the trio would run with
There is a vibrant colour here and for me, while the whites are certainly enjoyable, Ben Riggs has excelled with these reds. There are spices
Well named, this is the pinnacle of the range for me. Lovely berry flavours, bright and fresh. Dry herbs, blackberries, black cherries – layer after
Another top red from the Blewitt Springs sub-region in McLaren Vale, made from a vineyard planted in 1994. Handpicked grapes were basket pressed and open
I have been looking at a lot of good Aussie Grenache of late and this one fits right in. Can you do better? Sure, but
From a vineyard in the Karridale region of Margaret River, planted in 1996, 2nd and 3rd use French oak barriques were used for malolactic ferments and 15
One sniff of the glass and it is obvious we have a very fine Margaret River Chardy on our hands. It is crafted from a
From a vineyard in the Geographe region of West Australia, planted in 1996, this wine was made with free run juice and minimal skin contact
From a single vineyard at Woodside in the Adelaide Hills, planted in 2008 with only 3,600 bottles crafted every year. Free run juice only and
For their 20th Anniversary, Longview have released a new range from the Macclesfield sub-region of the Adelaide Hills. Impressive packaging (goes without saying at Longview) and
Longview have used Nebbiolo to make a delicious Rose for quite a few years. A blend of clones and Longview practice destemming, the separated free
South Australian fizz lovers will know the name, James Smith. A former winner of the Vin de Champagne Award, Jim, a local wine educator, has
Moves away from the usual Blass philosophy of blending anything that moves, this single variety, single vineyard shiraz was also only aged in French oak;
Blass’s most famous wine, ever since the trio of Jimmy Watson wins way back in the early 70s, and it never misses a beat. A
Tim Millikan
Wild guess here. Did he work for Tyrrells?
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