Paxton Griseo Pinot Gris 2023
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
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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
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
We know the 2020 vintage in the Barossa was a super-hot, dry one. Which makes this ’20 Shiraz all the more impressive. It retains the
“Heart-and-soul Barossa!” is a favoured expression of a fellow wine writer, one delivered with an exclamation point. I have borrowed it here because they were
A little more obvious style on display here compared to the previous vintage release. A little more fruit is evident, too, which is in better
Brings the full gloss and black fruited intensity we expect from the Marananga sub-region of the Barossa Valley to the glass. And manages to keep
Big and beautiful. The producer knows how to manage super ripe Shiraz. It works towards maximum extraction of colour, flavour and tannin – and it
Dark garnet in colour, this is an earthy, meaty style of red, slightly rustic – some will be put off by that, while others will
Top level Chianti from a highly regarded vintage, this is serious stuff. Deep garnet hue, there are notes of undergrowth, animal skins, spices, black fruits
A top quality Prosecco from a highly respected producer in an attractive lemon colour. The nose offers spices, dry herbs, minerals, citrus, chalk, florals and
Organic Rosé from the Rhône Valley, this has an appealing orange/pink hue. Spices, florals, rose petals and a note like a raspberry cream spongecake. It’s
Ripe granny smith apple melds with cinnamon spice to bring an inviting apple crumble aroma, followed by nectarine and ripe lemon. There is a pastry
Powerful stone fruit drive aromatically; yellow nectarine, subtle apricot, and white peach at the fore with some cinnamon spice, subtle quince beneath, and nicely integrated
Green peppercorn sits above vibrant blackberry to start, before black tea, graphite, mocha, tilled earth, pan juices and gentle menthol emerge with air. Lovely depth,
This is always one of the very best Clare Valley Rieslings, year in and year out. It never fails. And while $60 may look a
As much as I loved the team’s First Village Grenache, this is a step up. A really exciting Barossa Grenache with deep magenta hue. The
If ever there was a wine which epitomised the concept of love-it-or-hate-it, it must be sparkling Shiraz. I have friends from offshore who insist that
I never get tired of trying a sparkling Shiraz, which is seen as probably the Aussiest wine around. It shows a lovely mix of black,
A serious example of Shiraz from Western Australia here. Sourced from the Great Southern, just 3,881 bottles were made. Dark maroon, this offers notes of
You’ve got to love a happy ending. The lead up to vintage ’22 in the Barossa Valley was marked by record winter rainfall, poor fruit
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