A lab sample. Spicy dark fruits with a plummy blackberry mix on the nose and a faint hint of blueberry....

This one’s showing that combination of still quite vibrant youthful fruit characters but with a degree of complexity that comes...

A mature Chenin from McLaren Vale, showing how wonderfully this variety, with its higher level of natural acidity, can age....

A very good season in Blewitt Springs within McLaren Vale produced this exceptional Merlot. Perfumed aromas of lifted cherry and...

The Estate’s Faultline and Farrago blocks provided the fruit here, which was subsequently blended. The grapes underwent a gentle whole...

The Estate Pinot Noir is a combination of fruit from a number of blocks – Meres, Haven, Ferrous and Nord....

The Balnarring Vineyard enjoys considerable maritime influence from the Western Port Bay. The Vineyard was established in 1997 and the...

The Estate’s vineyard at Red Hill has three parcels of Chardonnay, the largest, which is 1.3 hectares, is the oldest...

The fruit for this flagship Chardonnay comes from a parcel which is just 0.1 hectares, situated within the oldest Chardonnay...

Planted in 1997, the original Pinot Noir vines were added to, by the inclusion of a higher density planting in...

Cool climate styling from Victoria’s King Valley, there’s a vibrant nasal burst of freshly cut Williams pear with a little...

Grown in Victoria’s King Valley, this Tempranillo carries a dusted earth sense which textures the black cherry fruit feels in...

Grown in Victoria’s cooler King Valley region, built into an expressive, fuller Chardonnay style with unabated melon fruit characters, from...

A powerful wine, with plenty of gunflint and other smart winemaking things. It’s flashy at first glance, and bound tight,...

A multi-dimensional Sauvignon Blanc for serious drinkers. This wine’s understated beauty could be easily missed. Not by me though. Lemongrass,...

Reminiscent of the apricot bars in my school lunchbox, but make it sophisticated. Sweet yellow peach, pear and compressed green...

An elegant Cabernet, with dusty library corners and pristine fruit. It makes me want to listen to someone playing the...

It’s a baddie, that’s for sure. Full of black fruit, black hearts and salami spice. It’s the kind of wine...

This is a well-made Sauvignon Blanc, full of lime skins, lemongrass and meadow flowers. The beauty of Flowstone’s Sauvignon Blancs...

I generally get the ick when people use the term “pizza wine”, but then again, some wines, like this Shiraz,...

The D’Aloisio Vineyard is to be found in the Seville township in the Yarra Valley, on red volcanic soil. It...

The Syme on Yarra Vineyard is located in the Upper Yarra Valley, on the red volcanic soils of Seville. The...

This vineyard is located in the Woori Yallock sub-region of the Yarra Valley, sitting at 180 metres above sea level....

Lusatia Park is located in the Woori Yallock sub-region of the Yarra Valley. The clone used is MV6. The team...