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Tony Love

Tony is best known for his 10 years as News Corp’s National Wine Writer, with weekly columns in major metropolitan mastheads throughout Australia including The Adelaide Advertiser, The Sydney Daily Telegraph and the Melbourne Herald Sun. He continues to write feature articles and columns for all the major Australian wine media publications. Tony has also worked as a restaurant reviewer, section editor, book editor, digital content provider, journalism teacher and was named Wine Communicators of Australia 2018 Legend of the Vine (SA). Find out more about Tony at tonylove.com.au
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Sordo Barolo Monvigliero 2019

From one of the region’s most prized vineyards in the Verduno commune, there is an immediately captivating look here: glossy...
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Sordo Barolo Classico 2019

A blend of eight communes, this is a richly crafted style with dark fruits, subtle orange notes as well with...
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Barale Fratelli Barolo Bussia 2019

From the Bussia Soprana vineyard in the Monforte d’Alba commune, here is a wine of extraordinary presence, vibrant in the...
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Barale Fratelli Castellero Barolo 2019

From the Castellero vineyard in the Barolo commune, this is a wine to take in with a sense of awe....
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Pertimali Brunello di Montalcino 2018

A wine of fascinating tensions, yin and yang in the way it presents itself. Certainly you can sense at first...
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Barale Fratelli Monrobiolo di Bussia Barolo 2019

From the single Monrobiolo vineyard in the Barolo commune comes this seductive, autumnal-red wine that is the epitome of the...
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Barale Fratelli Barolo del Commune di Barolo 2019

Three vineyards in the Barolo district come into play here, the style opulent, with ripe crimson fruits flourishing in the...
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Barale Fratelli Serraboella Barbaresco 2020

A masterclass in the Nebbiolo grape, here specifically from the Serraboella vineyard in the Neive commune. The nose indicates background...
Pertimali Mulino

Pertimali Mulino Brunello di Montalcino 2018

A modern Brunello from the outset, its earthiness out front with suggestions of cut forest wood quickly setting the tone....
Lane Chardonnay

The Lane Chardonnay 2022

From The Lane’s estate vineyard east of the Hahndorf township in the central Adelaide Hills, a mix of blocks, aspects...
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The Lane The Southerly Shiraz 2021

Out of a north-facing, single block east of the Hahndorf township, this wine deftly carves a path between richness and...
The Lane Shiraz

The Lane Shiraz 2021

Sourced from The Lane estate vineyard east of Hahndorf, a range of blocks and clones, whole berries co-fermented with a...
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Berrigan Shiraz 2021

Adelaide Hills Shiraz is an exciting thing and this release, from the well-established and highly regarded Shining Rock Vineyard in...
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Berrigan Grüner Veltliner 2022

Austrian-origin white grape “Grüner” (in its snappy Aussie shortened nick-naming) is the upstart of the Adelaide Hills, settled in now...

Robert Oatley The Pennant Shiraz 2018

A best-barrel selection from the top tier Robert Oatley McLaren Vale Shiraz program steered by Larry Cherubino, here in its...

Robert Oatley Finisterre Shiraz 2018

The Finisterre range has a single variety/single region/special site mantra that is immediately recognisable here in a black berry meets...

Robert Oatley Signature Series Shiraz 2020

Tapping into the most recognisable of McLaren Vale’s varieties, this hits the region’s wider expressionist expectations in an instant, with...

Robert Oatley Finisterre Grenache 2022

Classified within the Finisterre range defines this as a specially selected single variety/ single vineyard iteration, which in this case...
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Robert Oatley GSM 2019

Sitting within the Robert Oatley Signature Series Range, there’s plenty to love about this Grenache (48%), Shiraz (42%) and 10%...

Tapanappa Foggy Hill Pinot Noir 2020

From Brian Croser’s Parawa vineyard at the southern corner of the Fleurieu Peninsula, air and sea-conditioned by the energized Southern...

Sordo Barolo Monprivato 2017

A deal of mystery surrounds this vineyard, and there’s only a tiny volume that comes into the Sordo family’s hands....

Sordo Museum Release Barolo 2010

It’s thought this wine contains fruit from eight to ten of Sordo’s crus, including the Grand Cru Villero and Monprivato...

Sordo Barolo Perno 2017

From the Commune of Monforte d’Alba, and unsurprisingly the fragrant notes have the sense of purple flowers with a woodiness,...

Sordo Barolo Villero 2017

Another of the more esteemed Sordo trio from the Castiglione Falletto commune, this tells us so much about the individuality...

Stories

Aramis The Governor Shiraz

Lee Flourentzou remembers clearly the first two cases of wine he bought more than 20 years ago, and the impact...

Penfolds 2022 including 100 Point Grange

The Penfolds story simply can’t contain itself. For years its narrative has relied on wines with a South Australian provenance...

Salomon Fishing in the Fleurieu

Salomon Estate The Verve 2018Fleurieu Peninsula, SA ($30)92 Points From the South Australian estate of renowned Austrian winemaker Bert Salomon,...
How deeply do you go in a quest to discover the intricacies of the land you are farming and to...

Mitolo on song

The people of Italy’s Abruzzo region live by a motto. Forte e gentile. Strong and kind. It’s said the revered...

Clone Wars at Sidewood Estate

Just when we’ve got our heads around the idea of single vineyards  – even single blocks within those vineyards –...
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