Mitolo Jester Malbec 2021
This wine, from a vineyard in the Sellicks Road sub-region of McLaren Vale, spent 14 months in a combination of 60% French and 40% American
This wine, from a vineyard in the Sellicks Road sub-region of McLaren Vale, spent 14 months in a combination of 60% French and 40% American
This wine, from a McLaren Vale vineyard, spent 13 months in a mix of older French (80%) and American (20%) oak hogsheads. A garnet red,
Another superb McLaren Vale Shiraz from the Mitolo team, the name here refers to a mythical dragon which, as does the wine, offers “power, polish
After tasting, I try and share the bottles with friends. This one, when one of my friends set eyes on it, was rejected immediately in
One of the heavy bottle brigades – expect these to go the way of the dinosaurs as we move to a more sustainable future. In
This terrific McLaren Vale Shiraz is named after Frank Mitolo’s Gemma, Alexander, and Marco, which seems just a tad prosaic in comparison with how and
An absolutely cracking McLaren Vale Cab. Who says warm regions can’t do Cabernet? Sure, it might not be a Bordeaux replica, but it is delicious
Apparently, ‘Harena’ is an ancient Roman word meaning arena. In Roman times, their arenas were sandy stages for gladiatorial battles. This wine is from the
Great value McLaren Vale Shiraz from a sensational vintage. After a cool fermentation, the wine spent 14 months in a mix of French (75%) and
From McLaren Vale, this is a delightful Rosé, made from Sangiovese, which is picked early morning, destemmed, crushed and pressed immediately, the intention being to
You know that Cabernet from McLaren Vale is going to have plenty in the middle palate. Sure, it’s medium bodied but the palate packs generous
From one of the more respected small wineries on Queensland’s Granite Belt, these aged wines were crafted by Peter Scudamore Smith MW. It is not
From the Ballandean sub-region of Queensland’s Granite Belt, there would be very few wines of this age available from the winery. Very much the mature
Yet another fine example of Shiraz from the Margaret River region, from yet another excellent vintage. Twelve months oak maturation, the fruit quality from this
Cabernet from the Margaret River is always a crowd-pleaser and this is certainly another. A pleasing purple/mauve colour, there is some real depth here. A
From a fine vintage in the Margaret River, this impressive Shiraz has quite a dark garnet colour. Notes of leather, chocolate, bay leaves, cassis, spices
Pinot from the Pyrenees in Victoria, fermentation was in open topped vessels. A pale garnet hue, the nose gives us notes of red cherries, smoked
From the Pyrenees region in Victoria, the grapes received a gentle pressing before the juice was cold-settled and then fermented in a mix of stainless
A brilliantly elegant and refined Cabernet from Margaret River with blackcurrant and black olive notes on the nose complemented by a subtle bay leaf infusion.
Wow, this is a good wine. Never mind the price because it would be a good wine at twice the price. Deep and concentrated dark
This is so vibrant and alive with the high energy fruits bursting from the glass. Loads of blackberry and dark plum characters with that typical
The power and intensity of Central Otago Pinot Noir is on show from the start. More in the darker spectrum with plums and spicy black
Ticks all the boxes for the dry fine and delicate modern rosé. This one is from the Loire and interestingly uses Cab Franc as the
Classically defined rosé style from a place that does it so well and on which modern Aussie rosé is based. It’s light with a pale
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