Chateau Yaldara Eden Valley Shiraz 2020
From a single vineyard in the Eden Valley, this is stunning stuff, having spent time in a mix of French and American oak. Inky maroon
From a single vineyard in the Eden Valley, this is stunning stuff, having spent time in a mix of French and American oak. Inky maroon
Cracking Barossa Shiraz, this shows why the style is such a crowd pleaser. The wine enjoyed maturation in both American and French oak. Savoury and
There was a time when if one wanted to talk Australia’s greatest Chardonnays, it tended to be a debate between Giaconda and Leeuwin Estate, or
The other special release Chardonnay from the 2022 vintage was picked on Valentine’s Day, which happened to be a full flower day. Whole bunches went
From the excellent 2023 vintage in Margaret River, the Kevin John Chardonnay is Cullen’s ‘standard’ Chardonnay, and what a wine. Never less than thrilling these
Shiraz dominant, there is a dollop of both Viognier and Malbec (3% of each), in this stunning Margaret River Shiraz. 20% whole bunch and a
If everyone I know who claims to love a good Gewürz actually bought a bottle of the stuff, it would be the best selling wine
Aussie winemakers seem to be getting a handle on this variety, and not just as a blending component. But they have to ensure that the
The Frankland River region continues to stake a claim for inclusion amongst Australia’s great Riesling regions – look out the Clare and Eden Valleys. The
Five months in a mix of two and three year old French oak have given the wine the merest flick of oak influence. From the
From the Ferguson Valley in the West, this increasingly popular Italian white has avoided oak contact having gone straight to tank for fermentation and a
This ever-popular Spanish variety might be a long way from home, here we have an example from the Ferguson Valley in the West, but it
Maker Reid Bosward decided he’d have some fun with the name, having been dubbed a country bogan himself, he decided to produce a wine of
The vineyards providing the fruit for this blend were planted in 1987 for the Sauvignon Blanc and 1997 for the Semillon. There is a small
From vines planted by the family some twenty years earlier, the Margaret River region enjoyed its usual superb vintage in 2018. Skin contact is avoided
The vines for this single vineyard Shiraz were planted in 1978. The wine sees ten months in French oak barrels and the colour is a
The colour for this fine Margaret River blend is an appealing dark cherry red. The nose gives us spices, dark berries as well as hints
This Margaret River Cabernet has the benefit of a good stint in the cellar before release, to everyone’s advantage. That doesn’t mean it couldn’t do
The wine is named as a tribute to the estate’s founders, Mac and Ann. It is a Bordeaux blend style with a mix of Cabernet
Not often we see a wine first released with a decade of age under its belt. The Sauvignon Blanc vines here were planted in 1987
The Adelaide Hills, from vineyards near Macclesfield in this case, continues to provide evidence as to why it is considered one of our very best
Cooler climate Shiraz continues to excite and few regions offer so many fine examples as the Adelaide Hills. Five days cold-soaking before fermentation with two
A fresh and quite elegant style of Gewürztraminer from the Adelaide Hills, the Kuitpo sub-region. After fermentation in stainless steel, the wine stayed on lees
Plenty of rain earlier in the vintage, followed by warmer conditions, enabled the wine to exhibit both elegance and ripeness. Of the 2018-2020 trio, for
There is no release more anticipated by winelovers in Australia than the annual Penfold’s Collection and of course, most especially the new Grange. Where will
One of the more interesting projects currently afloat in Aussie wine at the moment, especially appropriate given the skyrocketing interest in top flight Grenache from
Alkina is a curious box of paradoxes. Seemingly unlimited resources but still tiny; a small local operation yet part of an international empire; located in
They say that Disneyland is the happiest place on earth. Perhaps, but I would suggest that the Australian wine industry is the friendliest place. Where
It was back in 1984 that the first grapes were picked for the inaugural vintage from Greenock Creek wines. Taken from 1960s shiraz plantings off
The name, Duval, is and always will be inextricably linked with Grange. John Duval was chief winemaker at Penfold’s from 1986 to 2002, making some
One could hear the chortles from right across the ditch, almost as though we’d lost yet another Bledisloe Cup Rugby series. Wine judging and reviewing
Winegrowers working together is not something new. But it has been a long time since Australia has seen such an exciting wine collective involving iconic
Orin Swift sounds more like a character in an Agatha Christie mystery than a winery, but a Californian winery it is and a most impressive
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
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