September 2016 - QWine Reviews

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Ridgemill Estate Mourvedre 2014

The portfolio at Ridgemill Estate is quite extensive. Mourvedre is usually blended away but it's good to see the variety stand on its ...
September 30, 2016

Rolf Binder Montepulciano 2014

A heavier and more dense example of this Italian varietal, but the generous delivery has me sucked in admittedly. Tar, dark cherries and...
September 26, 2016

Angove Alternatus Rosé 2016

A bit of a fruit salad of sorts here. Grenache, Tempranillo, Graciano, Carnignan (75/18/4.6/2.4) make up the blend. Credit to the wine mak...
September 22, 2016

Yalumba The Strapper GSM 2014

A super easy drinking wine. You can tease out the three varieties pretty easily as they initially sit in isolation but all of a sudden wit...
September 21, 2016

Angove Alternatus Fiano 2016

Sourced from the Oliver's Taranga vineyard, a small portion saw skin contact for three days. The aim of this wine was to be a textural...
September 20, 2016

Hollick Pinot Noir 2014

Not your usual Pinot Noir territory but this works, and I like it. Only two Pinots come from the Coonawarra region, the other from Patric...
September 16, 2016

Hentley Farm Rosé 2016

Super fresh and super fluorescent. Pretty pink, bright pink in fact looking an ever so slight shade darker than watermelon juice. Fresh ...
September 09, 2016

Finca Sobreño Tempranillo 2014

A new wine in the Vintage House portfolio, this is an organic Tempranillo from a Spanish winery established in 1998. The cork smelt of...
September 09, 2016

De Iuliis Semillon 2016

Pool wine at its finest. I had a pool built last year and much of summer was spent in it. After having a sample of this 2015 come thro...
September 08, 2016

Hollick Shiraz 2013

Wrattonbully doesn't get as much kudos as big brother Coonawarra down the road, but the quality of the fruit from the region cannot be...
September 07, 2016

Angove Low Row Shiraz 2015

Here's a value pick for a tenner. 25% of the fruit comes McLaren Vale with the majority from the Riverland. Wash your mid week blu...
September 07, 2016

Angullong Sauvignon Blanc 2016

I have long believed that Orange produces some great Sauvignon Blanc, and perhaps the region doesn't get the attention it deserves. ...
September 01, 2016