Stoney Rise Holyman Pinot Noir 2011
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...
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June 24, 2013
Kooyong Estate Clonale Chardonnay 2011
Very tasty! Wild fermented, I just loved sniffing it. Funky. Very appealing with a peach skin highlight. Peachy and citrus flavours sk...
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June 24, 2013
O'Leary Walker Pinot Noir 2012
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...
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June 24, 2013
Sitting Ducks Cider
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...
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June 24, 2013
Yelland & Papps Divine Grenache 2010
Something special right here. Smooth, soft and delicious. The vines for this wine were planted in the 1880's. Only 750 bottles were ...
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June 21, 2013
Meerea Park Hell Hole Semillon 2011
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...
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June 17, 2013
Bowen Estate Coonawarra Shiraz 2010
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...
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June 17, 2013
Yelland & Papps Devote Greenock Shiraz 2011
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....
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June 14, 2013
Boireann Shiraz Mourvedre 2011
Coming from the Granite Belt's premium producer, winemaker Peter Stark has a knack of delivering great wines even in the most challeng...
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June 13, 2013
Shaw Vineyards Winemakers Selection Cabernet Sauvignon 2009
The Winemakers Selection is the entry level range for Shaw Vineyards, and this Cabernet Sauvignon certainly represents terrific value for ...
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June 10, 2013
Meerea Park Hell Hole Shiraz 2010
An interesting title which is a tribute to the name given to the Pokolbin area by Hungarian migrants which refers to the summer temperatur...
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June 10, 2013
Meerea Park XYZ Chardonnay 2012
Barrel fermented in 100% French oak, the fruit was hand picked from a 40+ year old vineyard and whole bunch pressed. No malolactic ferment...
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June 06, 2013
Yelland & Papps Devote Old Vine Grenache 2011
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...
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June 04, 2013
Tyrrell's Single Vineyard HVD Chardonnay 2012
Coming from what is reputed the oldest Chardonnay vineyard in Australia, planted in 1908, the dry grown fruit is hand picked and hand sort...
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June 03, 2013
Tyrrell's Hunter Valley Moon Mountain Chardonnay 2012
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...
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May 30, 2013
Evans & Tate Redbrook Shiraz 2010
An interesting Shiraz. Some very good elements to this wine but it also seemed all over the shop. Chocolate and sour cherry characters ...
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May 30, 2013
Abel's Tempest Chardonnay 2011
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...
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May 24, 2013
d'Arenberg The Coppermine Road 2009
I stood and applauded the latest Ironstone Pressings 2009 and this new release Cabernet Sauvignon from d'Arenberg is not far behind. ...
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May 20, 2013
Luke Lambert Yarra Valley Chardonnay 2011
This is something out of the box. And coming from Luke Lambert, you shouldn't really be surprised. His first Chardonnay, the fruit c...
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May 20, 2013
Tyrrell's Single Vineyard Belford Chardonnay 2010
Chardonnay now has so much more to offer the consumer. Winemakers have reformed the variety and the spectrum of fresh styles to those old ...
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May 16, 2013
K1 by Geoff Hardy Cabernet Sauvignon 2009
Gee I enjoyed this. Great colour and a soft attractive nose. Plenty of dried herbs, blackberry, blackcurrant and plums. Lots of juicy ...
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May 16, 2013
Tyrrell's Old Winery Chardonnay 2012
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...
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May 09, 2013
d'Arenberg The Ironstone Pressings 2009
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...
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May 08, 2013
Yelland & Papps Second Take Roussanne 2012
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...
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May 07, 2013
Yalumba Y Series Cabernet Sauvignon 2011
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...
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May 06, 2013
Luke Lambert Syrah 2011
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...
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May 02, 2013
Tyrrell's Wines Vat 47 Chardonnay 2009
This is Tyrrell's flagship Chardonnay and what a flag it is to fly. Whoa!! Fresh, vibrant, stunning! Three days after being open the...
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April 28, 2013
d'Arenberg The Dead Arm Shiraz 2009
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...
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April 28, 2013
Pepper Tree Coquun 2011
The flagship of the Pepper Tree range, the fruit comes from vines just over 90 years of age. Medium bodied, some unique characters for...
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April 27, 2013
Yalumba Y Series Merlot 2011
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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April 27, 2013
