Tempus Two Pewter Series Pinot Chardonnay 2013

The Pewter Series is the pinnacle of the Tempus Two range. The fruit for this terrific aperitif is sourced from the Adelaide Hills. A sparkling with good complexity and interest that is ready to get the party started.

Geoff Merrill Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon 2013

 

Life is made easy when you can buy a bottle off the shelf with some significant aging already under its belt. All that is required is for you to decant then sit back and enjoy. Lovers of 'old school' Cabernet wines will be rapt with this.

Yalumba Patchwork Shiraz 2013

 

I caught up with Jane Ferarri a few years ago. Such a generous individual with her time, she is so fantastically hilarious and ever so knowledgeable about her patch of Barossa dirt. 

We sat and ate breakfast at her favourite Angaston cafe and chewed the fat on a range of topics. She loves poetry, too, but she wasn't about to sneak a cheeky insight into her upcoming gig at the Elvis festival in Parkes (she went on to win the best poet of the whole shebang). Those who've spent time with Jane know she speaks sense. So when she does talk, you just listen.

Gundog Estate Poacher's Blend Semillon 2013

A fabulous Hunter Valley aged Semillon. A museum release from Gundog Estate, this runs deep before asking some questions and then pulling you in closer. Superb!

Gundog Estate Marksman's Shiraz 2013

 

A 2013 Cellar Release and it's a beauty. Just wow. The more I see Matt Burton's wines the more I adore them. There's a meticulous touch which defines his work. 

Geddes Old Vine Shiraz 2013

 

Generous and intense. There's plenty going on here. If McLaren Vale power is what you seek, this will fill your well. 

Patrick Joanna Shiraz 2013

The best wine coming out of Wrattonbully? See for yourself. 

Geddes Cellar Release Petit Verdot Cabernet Sauvignon 2013

Rugby's version of a rolling maul in a glass. A couple of big lads combining and causing all sorts of demolition and pleasure at once. Lip smacking good gear.

Wild Game The Dame Shiraz 2013

A quality savoury driven Shiraz at an incredibly low price given it already has seven years under its belt. 

First Creek Reserve Semillon 2013

Beguiling freshness leaps out from the glass of this seven year old Semillon.

Whistle Post Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon 2013

Here's a smart Cabernet from a label you may never have heard of. The good folk at Whistle Post are former growers who've cut their Hardy's contracts and gone it alone.

Huntington Estate Vintage Fortified Shiraz 2013

There's power and ripe fruit awaiting your attention here. A fortified that slips down all too easily.

Patrick of Coonawarra Joanna Shiraz 2013

Dense and generous for days. A fab Shiraz from South Australia's Wrattonbully region.

Patrick of Coonawarra Home Block Cabernet Sauvignon 2013

Cabernet released with five years bottle age. Smart gear this from the Coonawarra.

Patrick of Coonawarra Estate Shiraz 2013

An aged release from Patrick's Shiraz vineyard in Wrattonbully - 15 minutes north of the Coonawarra region.

Tyrrell's HVD Single Vineyard Semillon 2013

Semillon six years young from vines planted in 1908. A beautiful drink for the money.

Tyrrell's Stevens Single Vineyard Semillon 2013

Seductive citrus fruit crying out for an embrace. For those lovers of aged Semillon, here's a little ripper with some bottle aging already done for you.

Tyrrell's Single Vineyard Belford Semillon 2013

Five years young and it screams of a youthful wine. Such a delicate and pristine Semillon which has many years ahead of it.

Tyrrell's Wines Vat 1 Semillon 2013

Classy and then some. Beguiling freshness comes effortlessly. Five years young with many years ahead.

Seppelt Salinger Vintage 2013

I'm happy to be wrong but no other fizz would match honey soy chips as good as this. Not that I had honey soy chips on hand but you get the picture.