Grape Varieties
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Port Phillip Estate Salasso Rosé 2022

One of the more exciting rosés to come my way this year – and it has some serious competition for...

Woodvale Soul Garden GSM 2021

This blend pays tribute to the Southern Rhone, Grenache dominant (90%) with 5% each of Shiraz and Mataro (always nice...

Colab and Bloom Montepulciano 2021

This southern Italian grape (don’t mistake it for the wine, Vino Nobile di Montepulciano, which is made from Sangiovese and...

Monterra Fleurieu Blanc de Blancs 2021

Granted the Fleurieu Peninsula is probably not the first name that springs to mind when one thinks of sparkling, but...

Monterra Blanc de Blancs 2021

With aromas of stewed apples and pie crust, the 2021 Monterra Blanc de Blancs mimics the edibles of a country...

Colab and Bloom Montepulciano 2021

Fresh picked violets, black cherry and mulberry aromas are layered with olive tapenade, thyme and rosemary. Crushed granite and clove...

Curtis Queen of Hearts Rosé 2021

A thoroughly enjoyable Rosé from the excellent vintage of 2021, this has the colour of a gentle orange sunset. The...

Curtis Small Batch Durif 2021

Years ago, I was hosting wine education classes and a student insisted that the greatest grape on the planet was...

Driftwood Margaret River Artifacts Fumé Blanc 2022

Fumé is making a comeback – a modest comeback – but it’s definitely got a retro vibe about it these...

Nightfall The Balance Dry Red 2019

This is a blend of Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc and Merlot. Aromas are immediately engaging with perfumed notes of violet...

Jim Brand Family Reserve Domain Cabernets 2019

The blend for this excellent Coonawarra wine is Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Fanc and Merlot. It’s the result of a cull...

La Sorda Vendimia Seleccionada 2020

A fine if youthful Rioja, naturally Tempranillo dominant. It is deep magenta in colour with a lovely focused nose exhibiting...

Campos de Luz Garnacha 2021

Grenache, or Garnacha when it hails from its home in Spain, has finally elevated itself from workhorse to superstar. This...

Gatito Loco Organic Rioja Blanco 2021

The first thing that will catch your eye with this wine is the striking and rather fun label. This is...

Gatito Loco Organic Rioja 2020

Another striking label with an exciting Spanish blend from Rioja, again organic. 70% Tempranillo and 30% Garnacha. This is deliberately...

La Sorda Reserva Rioja 2015

Always a pleasure to see a mature example of Rioja. Regulations demand that Reserva Rioja be aged for a minimum...

Pepper Tree Limited Release Black Label Coonawarra Cabernet 2020

Fine Coonawarra Cabernet is one of the great wine styles made in this country. This Limited Release is definitely worthy...

Château Tanunda The Château Barossa Cabernet 2021

The grapes here have come from a single Estate vineyard in the Eden Valley. They are destemmed, not crushed, and...

Wills Domain Mystic Spring Rosé 2022

A Shiraz based Rosé here, for which fruit has been sourced from different vineyards throughout Margaret River with immediate pressing...

Querceto Di Castellina Chianti Classico L’Aura  D.O.C.G 2020

This is everything you want Chianti to be – bright cherries, ripe yellow plums, savoury herbs and a delicate earthy...

Zonte’s Footsteps Rosso Cova Montepulciano 2021

This is a variety that is finding a home in McLaren Vale. Has a lift of savoury blue fruits with...

Gundog Estate Indomitus Rutilus 2021

Although my score for this final member of the Indomitus trio (the name really does sound like it should be...

Gundog Estate Smoking Barrel Red 2021

Not sure why this Shiraz, a blend of fruit from the Hunter Valley and Hilltops regions, is labelled simply as...

Gundog Estate Indomitus Rosa 2022

Fans of Freeman Vineyards Italian range from the Hilltops region in NSW, especially their Nebbiolo, will know how good those...
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