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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.
Plantagenet Normand PinotNoir

Plantagenet Normand Pinot Noir 2024

This has been sourced from two separate vineyards with clones 777, 114 and 115. The colour is brilliant and vibrantly...
Plantagenet York Chardonnay

Plantagenet York Chardonnay 2024

This has turned out mighty well despite a vintage that was extraordinarily early. A combination of necessary sacrifice in the...
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Plantagenet Three Lions Syrah Pinot Noir 2024

This is a combination that is not often used but there have been some famous examples over the years. I...
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Plantagenet Three Lions Pinot Noir 2024

Bright as a button Pinot Noir revealing notes of strawberry, light plum and spice on the nose. The palate is...
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Plantagenet Three Lions Chardonnay 2024

This is an impressive Chardonnay from this vintage. On the nose an engaging combination of melon, brioche, and creamy stone...
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Penna Lane Skilly Valley Riesling 2024

A bright minerally scented wine from the Skilly Valley which sits within the Watervale subregion. This has more obvious lemony...
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Penna Lane Watervale Riesling 2024

Oh wow, this is a classic Riesling from Watervale in the Clare Valley. Fine yet intensely powerful and precise. Minerally...
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Coward & Black Lady Margo Rosé 2024

The colour shows brilliant bright pink hues. A light and dry Rosé style with a slightly savoury finish very much...
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Coward & Black Sauvignon Blanc Semillon 2024

This has been really well managed in what was a very hot summer in WA. Balances light tropical fruits with...
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St Johns Wines Round Puzzle Chardonnay 2021

This is from a season which was well suited to Chardonnay. Already this is showing some colour development. It’s now...
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St Johns Wine Pound Puzzle Cabernet Sauvignon 2023

The beautiful fruit expression on the nose and palate from this great Margaret River vintage are on full display in...
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St Johns Wine Round Puzzle Chardonnay 2022

A Margaret River Chardonnay that is just starting to come into an ideal drinking period. The colour has deepened slightly...
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St Johns Wine Round Puzzle Chardonnay 2023

This was such a good year in Margaret River and it’s captured beautifully in this already complex expression of the...
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Yering Station Village Merlot 2022

Rather beautiful expression of Yarra Merlot with such balance and poise. Plums and raspberries on the nose with some attractive...
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Yering Station Village Rosé 2024

There’s an Italian thing happening here with the combination of the Tuscan Sangiovese and the Piedmont Nebbiolo. It works well...
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Mt Bera Boundless Horizons Cabernet Sauvignon 2019

Medium-bodied combining structure and style. Aromas of chocolate and blackcurrant with a little ironstone complexity. The palate opens up with...
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Mt Bera Boundless Horizons Cabernet Sauvignon 2021

A supremely elegant and stylish Adelaide Hills Cabernet showing varietal integrity and regionality. Leafy and black olive notes on the...
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Mt Bera Boundless Horizons Merlot 2018

A Merlot that shows the benefit of that extra time in the bottle. Clearly it was always balanced and beautifully...
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Mt Bera Boundless Horizons Merlot 2021

A delightfully presented medium-bodied Merlot from the cooler climes of the Adelaide Hills. Plenty of black fruits on the nose...
MtBera Wild Free Pinot Noir

Mt Bera Wild & Free Pinot Noir 2022

Adelaide Hills Pinot Noir bursting with bright red fruits of raspberry and strawberry with a trace of truffle-like character nuanced...
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Tahbilk 1927 Vines Marsanne 2016

A distinctive and quite beautiful example of this Rhone variety from these old vines at Tahbilk. This has obviously started...
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Riposte The Foil Sauvignon Blanc 2024

The Adelaide Hills has proved to be an exceptional region for Savvies. Some famous names come from there. This one...
Pirramimma Katunga Cabernet Sauvignon

Pirramimma Katunga Cabernet Sauvignon 2021

A typically powerful and opulent Cabernet from a producer known for its generous full-on style of reds. Loads of deep...
Pirramimma Trademark Shiraz

Pirramimma Trademark Limited Edition Shiraz 2022

A plush and powerful Shiraz from McLaren Vale that captures the Pirramimma style with real polish. An enticing mix of...

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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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