Woodvale Woodberry Shiraz 2020
A single vineyard Clare Valley Shiraz, the Woodberry vineyard, the wine spent a year and a half in seasoned French oak hogsheads. The colour is
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A single vineyard Clare Valley Shiraz, the Woodberry vineyard, the wine spent a year and a half in seasoned French oak hogsheads. The colour is
A seriously impressive Clare Valley Shiraz, this is dark maroon in colour, with notes of plums, chocolate, blackfruits, soy, mocha and licorice. More sweet chocolate
More scintillating Clare Valley Riesling from the terrific 2023 vintage, this time from a combination of two vineyards. Free run juice only, this has been
High altitude fruit from a single site, 530 metres above sea level at Tumbarumba, the wine spent three months on fine lees with the intent
From the Vine Vale sub-region in the Barossa, with vines in their third decade, the wine spent fifteen months in a mix of French (20%
From the Tumbarumba region in New South Wales, one of the coolest sites found on mainland Australia, the wine was matured for three months on
An appealing fizz from the Orange district, which is named after the winemaker’s granddaughter and not the pale pink/rose hue. The nose is full of
Always great to see a wine given time in the cellar before release, especially a complex white wine. It happens too rarely. From the Orange
The nose shows a generous array of black cherries, red plums, vanilla with musk sticks, sarsaparilla and eucalyptus. Whole bunches fermented and aged in old
Winemaker, Ashleigh Seymour once told me (in perfect Italian) that she has worked a few years in Italy, particularly Tuscany. I can clearly see this
A joyful and easy-going blend of Shiraz (92%) and Grenache (8%). Red and blue berries are spiced up and sweetened; it’s a fruit punch fiesta on the
A salmon-like colour for this McLaren Vale Pinot Gris left on skins for five days. Griseo means grey in Latin., and I agree: Pinot Gris/Grigio allowed
Something very different here for McLaren Vale, a wine aged in amphora which was brought from Impruneta, near Florence in Italy. The fruit is from
2021 was a superb vintage in McLaren Vale, especially for Shiraz. This wine confirms that and provides some truly brilliant value, as well. This is
MV stands for multiple vineyard, the team have six biodynamic vineyards in the region and this wine has fruit from four of them. The wine
As with all these Paxton wines, they are made using biodynamic processes. In the end it is the quality of the wine that counts and
Stunning value here. A blend of 55% Shiraz and 41% Grenache, with a further 4% Mataro, the wine spent nine months in French oak. A
This delightful McLaren Vale Rosé is made from a 50/50 spilt of Shiraz and Grenache. Stainless steel fermentation, the aim is to accentuate the freshness
From their Thomas Block, one of the cooler sites in McLaren Vale, fermentation is in stainless steel and biodynamic principles are employed. Pale straw hue
A blend of Pinot Noir (88%), Chardonnay (8%) and Pinot Meunier (4%), which spent extra time on skins to provide colour, along with the addition
A non-vintage blend of the trio of great champagne grapes, Chardonnay (39%), Pinot Noir (60%) and Pinot Meunier (1%), from the Piccadilly Valley in the
This superb local sparkler, 100% Chardonnay, spent more than four years on lees, impressive even by the standards seen in Champagne. Fruit from a single
There’s something about ripe, sweet-hearted Barossa Shiraz. It’s not only comforting and luscious, but when it’s also well-structured and well-defined, it sings. The secret ingredient
Black as night and almost as impenetrable. Turned up to 11 in boldness in woodsy, toasty oak, liquorice, chocolate bullet confection, plum and blackberry, Christmas
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