Another top-notch wine from this Adelaide Hills producer. It’s light-bodied, but there is excellent fruit presentation with a slightly sour...

I’m arriving at the conclusion, after years of drinking Frankland Estate Riesling, that they simply can’t make a bad wine....

An effortlessly chic Syrah from the cool air of Frankland River. Mulberry, rosehip and warm concrete. In the mouth, it’s...

The same vineyard providing the fruit for a scintillating Riesling and a really superb Syrah/Shiraz – the French would have...

The Estate’s flagship red, which they describe as a Bordeaux style blend, though the majority of the wine is Cabernet...

There’s something regal about this 2023 Olmo’s Reward. It makes me want to wear loafers and read Jane Austen. It’s...

The 2025 Riesling Isolation Ridge is youthful and well composed offering up tight and focused aromas of fresh pear, apple...

This 2024 Syrah Isolation Ridge shows impressive poise and subtlety with savoury, aged spice and dark earth against a backdrop...

This is a fascinating wine from a single vineyard planted in Greenock in 1915. It is a very limited release...

This is a consistent trophy-winning wine that has performed exceptionally since the first release in 1984. It comes from a...

Another brilliant wine from the outstanding 2024 Barossa vintage. This is a stylish and expressive Cabernet Sauvignon that shows how...

I think this is just about the best example of this wine I have tasted. It comes from a superb...

Very intriguing fruit profile. Fantastical, and initially almost aromatic. For those playing at home, Chardonnay isn’t typically considered an aromatic...

A lovely claret-style Cabernet. Strawberry purée, red plum centres and crushed gravel. For those readers following along, Claret in this...

A generous Semillon that leans into fruit and smart winemaking rather than herbal, green things that grow in the ground....

A fruit-first Chardonnay with plenty of vibrancy and phenolic grip. White peaches, grapefruit and lime zest. It feels… happy. In...

This is one of the earliest SSBs produced in Margaret River, and it’s still a cracking good wine. and I...

This is made as an immediately approachable and quite delicate young Chardonnay that retains vibrant freshness and fruit purity. It...

Another terrific Chardonnay from Lenton Brae, assembled from the best barrels of both new and seasoned oak. Texture and complexity...

It does the old heart good to see a straight Semillon being made in Margaret River against the tide of...

Opens with a powerful mix of blackcurrant and black olive aromas, displaying classic varietal Cabernet character. While predominantly Cabernet Sauvignon,...

Wilyabrup truly is a wonderland for Australian Cabernet, and this wine is a case in point. As I’m tasting this...

This is a cracking good wine from a great vintage, bringing together three of the classic varieties synonymous with Bordeaux....

Bunchy herbaceous notes – tomato bush and dried herbs – sit at the fore, giving way to raspberry, macerated strawberry,...