Casual Drinks

It’s not often Pinot Noir is released with a little age – the release date on this wine is March 2023. Harvested in February 2019,

One of an increasing number of excellent sparkling wines being made from Chenin. Hardly surprising really, as plenty of Chenin Blanc based sparkles are made

A wine that is just made for immediate drinking. So beautifully integrated with a soft silky-smooth palate based on supple fruit, super fine tannins and

A medium bodied blend capturing this style of early drinking red rather well. Blackcurrant and subtle fruit cake and dark plum on the nose. There

Soft and generous medium bodied blend that captures the best of both of these varieties. A lift of raspberry and dark cherry with an ever

This comes from one of the highest vineyards in Great Southern. As a result, you have a wine of medium weight, excellent intensity, and a

Lemon green hue. There is seemingly an oak-influenced toasty note behind some stonefruit hints with almonds and apricot kernels. Broad in structure with heaps of

A deep garnet colour, I do have one issue with the wine, or rather the bottle/label. Black on black? Fortunately, what is in the bottle

The colour here is a vibrant deep purple. The nose exhibits appealing chocolate notes with a little leafy dry vegetation and spices. Broad and supple,

For me, this wine very much reflects what we can expect from the Curtis Family. Richly flavoured wines, classically made, designed to provide pleasure and value. The

Delicious and cracking value were the two things that sprang immediately to mind with this delightful red. A blend of 45% Carignan, 34% Syrah and

The vineyard, named after Dean’s wife, is located at the southern end of the Barossa, neighbouring the hills of the Eden Valley and the northern

Lots to like with this fresh and light Mediterranean styled white blend. The mix is 85% Muscat Blanc à Petits Grains from the Barossa Valley

The 2023 vintage saw fruit from high altitude Adelaide Hills vineyards harvested several weeks later than usual, all contributing to the elegance and freshness of

Nearly 100% whole berries from a mature vineyard with an average age of 30 years and sees maturation in French oak. Archetypical Barossa nose with

Made from vines grown off the cuttings of the 1853 “parents” in the oldest Mourvèdre vineyard on the planet. 50% whole bunch in the winemaking

A nod to Provence, with 83% Mourvèdre and 17% Cinsault. Very pale salmon. Fine, tight and drying nose: old chalk dust, paper reams, hints of

The GI/Regional indicator of ‘Adelaide’ accounts for 15% of the blend being Muscat Blanc à Petit Grains from the Barossa Valley and 85% Sauvignon Blanc

Fruit taken from an altitude of 380 metres. Soil type is “ancient oxidised ferrous loams over granite and outcrops of limestone.” No preservatives added in

For what is usually described as a Rhône-style blend, although I would argue it now holds just as important a place in Australian viniculture, and

There is serious power and focus to be found in this 2023 Watervale Riesling with its tightly coiled stony, pithy, aromas with hints of dried