Australian Wines Archives

Four years on lees and it retains an impressive freshness and youthful energy combined with the right amount of yeasty...

Lambrook Adelaide Hills Plant Pinot Noir 2024

Immediate appeal here with a step up from Lambrook’s introductory Pinot Noir to the next level with real elegance and...

Lambrook Adelaide Hills Amelia Pinot Noir 2024

A reserve style that goes deep into the heart of Pinot Noir seeking out complexity. It comes to the glass...

Winmark Hunter Valley Rusty’s Run Chardonnay 2023

Rusty is obviously a good doggo, and this is a very good wine. Like all the other Winmark wines, it...

Winmark Hunter Valley Single Vineyard Reserve Chardonnay 2022

I didn’t have any info on which exact vineyard this wine originated from, but after the first several sniffs, that...

Winmark Hunter Valley Expressions Chardonnay 2021

The Expressions Chardonnay is a lovely, pretty drop that has a surprising amount of palate weight. There are captivating aromas...

Winmark Hunter Valley 72 Chardonnay 2022

While the Hunter Valley is mainly known for Semillon, its Chardonnays should never be overlooked. The Winmark ‘72’ is the...

Patrick Wrattonbully Joanna Shiraz 2018

Grown to the north of Coonawarra, Wrattonbully, like Mount Gambier, is starting to appear more prominently on labels, where all...

Patrick Wrattonbully P-Series Shiraz 2019

For a wine that’s only $20, the P-Series Shiraz shows amazing complexity and is a delight to drink, hence the...

Patrick Wrattonbully Two Blocks Shiraz 2019

Coming from their 55-hectare vineyard north of Coonawarra, the Two Blocks Shiraz is yet another fine wine from Patrick, showing...

Patrick of Coonawarra Two Blocks Cabernet Sauvignon 2019

As the name suggests, the fruit for this wine comes from two blocks in their northern Coonawarra vineyard. It’s billed...

Patrick of Coonawarra Home Block Cabernet Sauvignon 2019

Coming from vines planted in the 1970s, the quality of the fruit is consistently high. Like the 2019 Two Blocks...

Patrick of Coonawarra Methode Eucalypt Cabernet 2022

Red Wine - Cabernet

Like the Méthode Skinny, the Méthode Eucalypt was born of a desire to shake things up a bit. While Coonawarra...

Patrick of Coonawarra Grande Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon 2013

Aged Cabernet is one of life’s greatest pleasures, particularly when it’s as good as the Grande Reserve. Now at its...

Patrick Mount Gambier Two Blocks Pinot Noir 2022

To the south of Coonawarra, we don’t often see Mount Gambier on a wine label, as it’s a quiet achiever...

Patrick of Coonawarra Méthode Skinny Riesling 2023

White Wine - Riesling

Billed as a ‘trial to take the traditional crisp, fresh style of Riesling and give it body and texture’, this...

Patrick of Coonawarra Block 5 Aged Riesling 2016

White Wine - Riesling

Releasing a wine after it’s aged for several (or many) years is a strategy that we don’t see all that...

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...

Riposte Wines The Foil Sauvignon Blanc 2024

A Sauvignon that brings both citrus fruits and grassy herbal notes together, nicely balanced, and the drinker is the winner....

Riposte The Foil Adelaide Hills Sauvignon Blanc 2024

A most attractive version of Adelaide Hills Savvy, showing just how promising this vintage is. Pale lemon hue, this is...

Riposte The Foil Sauvignon Blanc 2024

Under the banner of Tim Knappstein and Son Wines, Riposte’s Adelaide Hills portfolio logically contains a Sauvignon Blanc that here...

Pirramimma Trademark Limited Edition Shiraz 2022

Matured in American oak and from yet another very fine vintage from the McLaren Vale region, the colour here is...

Pirramimma Katunga McLaren Vale Cabernet Sauvignon 2021