Precious Little Marananga Shiraz 2021
The grapes for this wine come from a section of a single vineyard in the Marananga sub-region of the Barossa, with thirty-year-old vines. 10% whole
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The grapes for this wine come from a section of a single vineyard in the Marananga sub-region of the Barossa, with thirty-year-old vines. 10% whole
From the Auburn sub-region in the Clare Valley, off twenty-five year old vines, with a long and cool ferment in stainless steel. The colour is
The wine enjoys extended skin contact before a year and a half maturing in French oak barrels, and subsequently resting for four years in the
A blend of both Cabernets, Sauvignon (50%) and Franc (25%), with Malbec (25%) in its usual role as a cameo component. Open fermentation with hand
Always interesting to encounter a straight varietal Malbec, this one spends a year maturing in new French oak. Dark maroon with an alluring nose of
The wine spent fourteen months maturing in new French oak. A crimson/maroon hue, the nose gives us dark berries, leather, cold tea, mulberries, and aniseed.
Semillon from Frankland River but made as an iconic style and a very different beast to what we see from the Hunter Valley. This is
Free run juice with a stainless-steel fermentation, the colour is a very pale lemon, while the nose offers notes of florals, limes and green herbs.
Fizz made from Pinot Noir sourced from the Yarra Valley, parcels were fermented discretely and given five months on lees before the secondary fermentation. Dosage
Margaret River Chardonnay continues to show the world just what a star it is. This is the flagship release from the winery, with just 742
The team aim to preserve the vibrancy and freshness of the wine by ensuring that only a small percentage goes through malolactic fermentation. It works
If only life was always easy like a Sunday morning, a bowl of strawberries and cream, and this prettily bottled wine… A classic South-of-France blend
From a trio of vineyards around Victoria – 40% from the Pyrenees, 36% from Henty and 24% Bendigo – the wine sees a year and
The fruit here was from Tasmania’s Tamar Valley, whole bunched pressed and barrel fermented. The wine then spent eleven months maturing in French oak, 38%
The Patricia Pinot Noir and Chardonnay fizz has established itself as one of the finest of all Aussie bubbles, perhaps unequalled on the mainland. From
Powerful and impressive array of aromatics here – stonefruit, cheesecloth, citrus and nougat. The fruit is very complete and saturating – incredibly textured and a
A very mineral release, more so than the 2018 that I reviewed last year. Sea spray, citrus salt, crushed rock, and lemon water make for
A pithy and bright aromatic opening, especially when compared to that of the Muntà l’è Ruma. This is more reticent and begging for air. Lemon
Lemon oil, preserved lemon, and sea salt aromas sit in quiet restraint and poise showing class from the get go. Air and temperature unlock a
It’s all about powdery green apple flesh and fresh cut lemon straight off, with the purity on display early. Delicate cinnamon spice and under-ripe white
The team offer this as their prestige release – Cabernet from a cracking vintage which has spent two years in a combination of new and
From Wrattonbully fruit, only free run juice is used here, in a mix of new and older French oak barrels, with native yeasts. The wine
A single vineyard Chardy from Wrattonbully fruit, which was fermented in tank on lees, with occasional batonnage. A very pale yellow, the aromas swirl around
From Wrattonbully fruit, a single vineyard, there was a quick pressing to avoid picking up too much colour, though there is the merest hint of
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