QWine Reviews

Stoney Rise Holyman Pinot Noir 2011

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Coming from Tasmania and what was the latest recorded vintage on the books at Stoney Rise commencing on 16 April. The wine was made from...

Kooyong Estate Clonale Chardonnay 2011

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Very tasty! Wild fermented, I just loved sniffing it. Funky. Very appealing with a peach skin highlight. Peachy and citrus flavours sk...

O'Leary Walker Pinot Noir 2012

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I really enjoyed this wine. It's very approachable and ready to drink now. Well weighted and not as light as some. Perhaps that little...

Sitting Ducks Cider

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A change from the norm here with a post on cider. Cider has been a boom product of late with so much of it saturating the market. But that...

Yelland & Papps Divine Grenache 2010

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Something special right here. Smooth, soft and delicious. The vines for this wine were planted in the 1880's. Only 750 bottles were ...

Meerea Park Hell Hole Semillon 2011

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This is a Semillon worth buying and hiding away for a few years. It drank beautifully after being open for several days. Initially I was...

Bowen Estate Coonawarra Shiraz 2010

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This is a very good wine. It's almost like this could be alcoholic Ribena! The blackcurrant and black berry flavours are so rich and...

Yelland & Papps Devote Greenock Shiraz 2011

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The fruit comes from the Barossa sub region of Greenock. Basket pressed and twenty months in a mix of new and old French and American oak....

Boireann Shiraz Mourvedre 2011

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Coming from the Granite Belt's premium producer, winemaker Peter Stark has a knack of delivering great wines even in the most challeng...

Shaw Vineyards Winemakers Selection Cabernet Sauvignon 2009

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The Winemakers Selection is the entry level range for Shaw Vineyards, and this Cabernet Sauvignon certainly represents terrific value for ...

Meerea Park Hell Hole Shiraz 2010

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An interesting title which is a tribute to the name given to the Pokolbin area by Hungarian migrants which refers to the summer temperatur...

Meerea Park XYZ Chardonnay 2012

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Barrel fermented in 100% French oak, the fruit was hand picked from a 40+ year old vineyard and whole bunch pressed. No malolactic ferment...

Yelland & Papps Devote Old Vine Grenache 2011

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Despite many writing off 2011, I like to see the positives of what such a vintage has delivered. Sure we are used to the bigger gutsy type...

Tyrrell's Single Vineyard HVD Chardonnay 2012

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Coming from what is reputed the oldest Chardonnay vineyard in Australia, planted in 1908, the dry grown fruit is hand picked and hand sort...

Tyrrell's Hunter Valley Moon Mountain Chardonnay 2012

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If this wine were a dancer it would come on stage an drive the crowd insane with delight before the main act. In this case, the main act i...

Evans & Tate Redbrook Shiraz 2010

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An interesting Shiraz. Some very good elements to this wine but it also seemed all over the shop. Chocolate and sour cherry characters ...

Abel's Tempest Chardonnay 2011

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A great little drop. Laced with fresh stone fruit, a touch of pawpaw and citrus aromas. Some toasty oak and nutty flavours fill out th...

d'Arenberg The Coppermine Road 2009

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I stood and applauded the latest Ironstone Pressings 2009 and this new release Cabernet Sauvignon from d'Arenberg is not far behind. ...

Luke Lambert Yarra Valley Chardonnay 2011

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This is something out of the box. And coming from Luke Lambert, you shouldn't really be surprised. His first Chardonnay, the fruit c...

Tyrrell's Single Vineyard Belford Chardonnay 2010

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Chardonnay now has so much more to offer the consumer. Winemakers have reformed the variety and the spectrum of fresh styles to those old ...

K1 by Geoff Hardy Cabernet Sauvignon 2009

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Gee I enjoyed this. Great colour and a soft attractive nose. Plenty of dried herbs, blackberry, blackcurrant and plums. Lots of juicy ...

Tyrrell's Old Winery Chardonnay 2012

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This is Tyrrell's entry level Chardonnay and for the price, it delivers. Flavours are clean and fresh, not choked with poor oak or f...

d'Arenberg The Ironstone Pressings 2009

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This new release icon GSM from d'Arenberg is bang on target. I loved it day one and even more so on day two. All fruit was fermented...

Yelland & Papps Second Take Roussanne 2012

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So. Good. I know I have been banging on about these new release Yelland & Papps wines, but with good reason too. Perhaps I was lucky...

Yalumba Y Series Cabernet Sauvignon 2011

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You're on the way home from work and have a hankering for a red to accompany your evening meal with only a fifteen bucks in your pocke...

Luke Lambert Syrah 2011

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I always look forward to checking out what Luke Lambert has to offer. Tipped in the decanter, a quick swirl delivered a perfume of fresh...

Tyrrell's Wines Vat 47 Chardonnay 2009

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This is Tyrrell's flagship Chardonnay and what a flag it is to fly. Whoa!! Fresh, vibrant, stunning! Three days after being open the...

d'Arenberg The Dead Arm Shiraz 2009

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One of a few icon wines which have eluded me over time has been the d'Arenberg The Dead Arm Shiraz. I was very excited when the postma...

Pepper Tree Coquun 2011

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The flagship of the Pepper Tree range, the fruit comes from vines just over 90 years of age. Medium bodied, some unique characters for...

Yalumba Y Series Merlot 2011

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This will do the job beside your plate of spag bol when all you want is to come home and unwind without something complicated after a long ...
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