Australian Wines Archives

Okay, so here is a McLaren Vale Shiraz that has just started to enter a new stage of its journey....

Di Fabio Estate Bush Vine Shiraz 2016

A melding of savoury cedar and sweet vanilla bean lead the charge, with a swirl of the glass revealing charred...

Yering Station Single Vineyard Y28 Chardonnay 2023

White Wine - Chardonnay

I do like this excellent Yarra Chardonnay from a single vineyard. The nose is a beguiling combination of lemon with...

T-Bone Full Bodied Pinot Noir 2024

I am not completely convinced that I would put this in the full bodied category, but it is certainly full...

Reschke R-Series Chardonnay 2024

White Wine - Chardonnay

Chardonnay is a grape which has proven itself to be well suited to the Limestone Coast region and this is...

Yering Station Village Pinot Noir 2023

A dainty soft red berried wine with hints of bilberry and juniper. There are strawberry guavas, rhubarb and redcurrants on...

Yering Station Laura Barnes Pinot Noir 2023

A beautifully structured and presented Pinot Noir from a single vineyard in the Yarra Valley. On the nose, there’s a...

Wills Domain Yallingup Estate The Coveted Chardonnay 2024

White Wine - Chardonnay

A fine example of Margaret River Chardonnay, still young and with a promising future ahead, the colour here is a...

The Flying Winemaker Wairarapa Field Blend 2020

A field blend of Sauvignon Blanc, Pinot Gris and Sauvignon Blanc. 100% barrel fermented before maturing also in barrel for...

Mitolo Jester Shiraz 2022

A delicious and good value Shiraz from McLaren Vale. Maturation is in a mix – 80/20 – of French and...

Daosa Rosé 2022

This is mainly Pinot Meunier and Pinot Noir with a dash of Chardonnay. 22 months on lees. 6 grams dosage....

Hobbs Tin Lids Shiraz Cabernet 2023

Red Wine - Cabernet - Shiraz

A dark magenta colour here, with a nose giving us notes of spices, black cherries, dried herbs, blackberries, cold tea...

Hobbs Behr Creek Shiraz Montepulciano 2023

Not a common blend but one which works well here. A deep maroon purple hue, the nose exhibits lifted aromatics...

Daosa Blanc de Blancs 2020

From one of the highest sites in the Adelaide Hills being the Bizot Vineyard at 550 metres. Traditional method, of...

Hobbs Tin Lids Aria Secca 2023

This is a wine which will appeal to two (undoubtedly overlapping) groups – wine geeks and winelovers. It is a...

Daosa Piccadilly Valley Natural Reserve 7th Release NV

Traditional method. 57% Pinot Noir, 35% Chardonnay, 8% Pinot Meunier. This is mostly from the 2022 vintage, with reserve material...

Mitolo Jester Grenache 2023

Red Wine - Grenache

The Jester series, the very name, on one hand almost condemns the wines to exclusion from consideration as serious offerings....

Mitolo Jester Cabernet Sauvignon 2021

Red Wine - Cabernet - Cabernet Sauvignon

From a cracking vintage for the McLaren Vale region, the wine spent a year maturing in a mix of 80%...

Mitolo Cinquecento Sangiovese 2023

Red Wine - Sangiovese

I’m guessing that the name here has something to do with 500 years, but given my Italian is truly appalling,...

Mitolo Scylla Nero d’Avola 2023

Scylla is one of two legendary monsters from Greek mythology guarding the Strait of Messina, this one rather keen on...

Rosily The Cartographer 2023

Apparently, the owners of Rosily are squillionaires. Otherwise, why would they be giving away their wines at such ridiculously low...

Y Series Tempranillo 2022

Red Wine - Tempranillo

This is a Tempranillo that fits snuggly into the drink me and asks no questions mould. Soft and supple black...

Crittenden Cri de Coeur Pinot Noir 2022

Power, poise, elegance and refinement. A marvellous expression of Pinot from Mornington in a very good year. A little more...

Crittenden Cri de Coeur Pinot Noir 2022