Under cork, this is a blend from McLaren Vale, Frankland River and the Adelaide Hills. 2018 was an excellent vintage...

A very mineral release, more so than the 2018 that I reviewed last year. Sea spray, citrus salt, crushed rock,...

A pithy and bright aromatic opening, especially when compared to that of the Muntà l’è Ruma. This is more reticent...

Lemon oil, preserved lemon, and sea salt aromas sit in quiet restraint and poise showing class from the get go....

It’s all about powdery green apple flesh and fresh cut lemon straight off, with the purity on display early. Delicate...

The team offer this as their prestige release – Cabernet from a cracking vintage which has spent two years in...

From Wrattonbully fruit, only free run juice is used here, in a mix of new and older French oak barrels,...

A single vineyard Chardy from Wrattonbully fruit, which was fermented in tank on lees, with occasional batonnage. A very pale...

From Wrattonbully fruit, a single vineyard, there was a quick pressing to avoid picking up too much colour, though there...

The ultimate love-it-or-hate-it style of wine. The fruit here is from South Australia, presenting as a deep purple/maroon. This is...

So, so spicy! There’s the sweet baking spices that spill from Nanna’s pantry and a burst of Sichuan pepper. The...

A heady mix of dried rose petals, dark cherries, and plump red currants that burst between your teeth, envelopes you...

Wow, there is such evocative aromatic intensity in this local example of Grüner Veltliner – a variety that hails from...

I’ve said it before, but it’s worth repeating, Vermentino is proving to be a champion grape for Australia. This one...

A few whole berries included in the ferment here, which is in open vats with heading-down boards for three weeks,...

Named after the address of their winery, the fruit here comes from deep sandy loam soils in the Barossa and...

This is a seriously good Coonawarra Cabernet, young, perhaps, but with enormous promise. The wine is deep red in colour...

Quality McLaren Vale fruit here, which spent a lengthy period in French oak, a proportion new. Deep maroon hue, the...

From the legendary Coonawarra region, the wine saw extended time in French oak, a significant percentage of it new. Crimson...

The name Kindred has links to Orcas and who among us doesn’t love killer whales, although I am a little...

An attractive pale garnet hue here for this appealing Yarra Pinot. Spices, red fruits, redcurrants, dried herbs, and warm earth...

The Yarra Valley has established a most deserved reputation for some of this country’s best Pinot Noir. This one kicks...

Another very fine Yarra Chardonnay, although this one is a little more muted at this stage. Under cork so that...

Stunning stuff from the Yarra Valley, the juice undergoes a wild fermentation before spending nine months in French oak barrels,...