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Ray Jordan

Ray Jordan has been writing about wine for more than 40 years. His first articles were published in the early issues of national wine magazine Winestate in the late 1970s when he worked in Sydney as a newspaper correspondent. From 1989 Ray wrote more than 3000 columns as a regular newspaper wine columnist. He currently writes a regular column for the special business publication Business News and is one of the main contributors to national wine platform Wine Pilot. In 2017 Ray co-authored The Way it Was – A History of The Early Days of the Margaret River Wine Industry and previously wrote Wine in the Blood: Australia’s Family Wine Estates, published in Mandarin and English. In 2011 Ray was awarded WA Wine Press Club Jack Mann Memorial Medal for his contribution to the WA wine industry. His love of wine is as strong as his love of the blues and tasting the thousands of wines that cross his bench each year allows him to indulge in both.
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Saint & Scholar With Honours Chardonnay 2023

I have to say that from the first take on the nose, I was intrigued by this Adelaide Hills Chardonnay....
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Saint & Scholar With Honours Pinot Noir 2022

Follows the established blueprint of open fermentation, wild yeast and whole bunches designed to provide the structure to support the...
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Saint & Scholar With Honours Pinot Noir 2021

A beautifully crafted Pinot Noir from the Adelaide Hills. Character and complexity have been built in with open fermentation, wild...
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Kaesler WOMS Shiraz Cabernet Sauvignon 2022

It’s a 59/41 split of 1961 planted Shiraz and 1985 planted Cabernet. The colour is bright garnet and purple, exuding...
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Kaesler Age of Light Cabernet Sauvignon 2022

A Barossa Cabernet that provides compelling evidence that this is a variety that can sometimes be overlooked in this great...
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Kaesler Old Bastard Shiraz 2021

From one of the greatest Barossa vintages is this thoroughly beautiful Shiraz sourced from vines planted back in the late...
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Kaesler Old Vine Shiraz 2022

Sourced from estate vineyards planted in the sixties. And oh, how they deliver with their smooth, succulent and lavish fruit....
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Curly Flat Western Pinot Noir 2023

This comes from the western blocks which are distinctly cooler, resulting in a wine style that is fragrant with a...
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Curly Flat Chardonnay 2023

This was a cool vintage after the very wet spring in the Macedon Ranges, allowing the fruit to hang out...
CurlyFlat Central PinotNoir

Curly Flat Central Pinot Noir 2023

This is a small bottling from vines that were planted at the outset in 1992. Highly perfumed with notes of...
CurlyFlat Pinot Noir

Curly Flat Pinot Noir 2023

A highly fragrant and beautifully textured Pinot from the Macedon Ranges. Aromas of sour cherry and raspberry with a subtle...
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Terre à Terre Crayères Vineyard Sauvignon Blanc 2024

There’s something of a Sauvignon Blanc reset with this terrific Savvy from Wrattonbully. After serious bunch thinning to maximise flavour...
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Rosenthal Finder Chardonnay 2024

Shows the virtues of being able to source quality Chardonnay from Pemberton in a hot year. This one has emerged...
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Cape Grace Basket Pressed Cabernet Sauvignon 2020

An impressive wine that captures much of what this early generous vintage was all about. Released after a little extra...
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Yarra Yering Carrodus Viognier 2023

This was the only variety to be classified as a Carrodus in a very challenging and downright difficult year. In...
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Yarra Yering Light Dry Red Pinot Shiraz 2024

Hard to put this one down, unless it is to pour another glass. Love every part of this thoroughly delicious...
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Yarra Yering Agincourt Cabernet Malbec 2023

In a difficult year I suspect some pretty good Cabernet normally destined for the Carrodus level found its way in...
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Yarra Yering Underhill Shiraz 2023

A wine that is always on the list of wines to watch in any vintage. The vines were planted on...
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Yarra Yering Dry Red Wine No. 1 2023

This is a blend of Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Malbec and Petit Verdot planted by Bailey Carrodus way back in 1969....
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Yarra Yering Dry Red Wine No. 2 2023

Quite beautiful wine from this difficult vintage. I guess it shows what old vines can do when the going gets...
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Blk + Blu Blend No. 4 2023

In some ways a throwback to a different era with its use of 100% American oak. But it seems to...
Rosenthal Collector Chardonnay Mount Barker

Rosenthal Collector Chardonnay 2024

This is the top Chardonnay from Rosenthal. It’s been sourced from Mount Barker and displays the typical power and complexity...
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Rosenthal Marker Riesling 2024

It was a warm year, yet this has turned out to be a delicate and quite restrained Riesling. It was...
Peter Lehmann Masters Wigan NV

Peter Lehmann Wigan Eden Valley Riesling 2018

It’s hard to imagine a better example of a mature Aussie Riesling, and one that still has plenty of cellaring...

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Hayes Family Wines

Hayes Family Wines is a relatively new name for the Barossa Valley, but its roots date back to the middle...

Elderton in Form

It’s one of those weird twists. The Barossa Valley is renowned for its shiraz and one of the best has...

A New Grenache Benchmark from the West

History may show that the Swinney Farvie Frankland River Grenache 2020 was the wine that redefined this variety in WA....
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