Yangarra Ironheart Shiraz 2010
Opened this, drank a glass, didn’t think much of it. Opened the Yangarra High Sands Grenache 2010, drank a glass, thought it was excellent. Wanted more, but the shiraz beckoned. It’s grown on sandy...
View ArticleWirra Wirra Catapult Shiraz 2011
I wouldn’t have much trouble knocking back a couple of glasses of this Catapult Shiraz from Wirra Wirra.
View ArticleWirra Wirra Original Blend Grenache Shiraz 2012
The old McLaren Vale Burgundy style of red – it’s a pity we’ve lost the heritage of these names. Not that the word Burgundy is as defensible as Claret is, admittedly.
View ArticleWirra Wirra Woodhenge Shiraz 2011
Fair to say that if you shop around, you may well find this at a sharper price than the RRP listed. Or so I noticed on a look-see mission just now. It’s a wine for lovers of smooth, syrupy reds. An...
View ArticleWirra Wirra Church Block 2011
Who put the merlot in the sgetti? Out damned spot. Growing there in the noble district of McLaren Vale no less. Sacred soil. Every Church Block has its demon, I guess.
View ArticleChapel Hill Cabernet Sauvignon 2011
I’ve enjoyed and even loved many 2011 South Australian reds but that said, I’ll be glad to see the back the vintage. It’s produced so many ‘almost’ wines.
View ArticleOchota Barrels Surfer Rosa Garnacha Rose 2013
From an organic vineyard planted in the 1940s and dry grown. Whole bunches, natural ferment, quick bit of blush allowed into the wine through maceration, battonage for 6 weeks. Sure has some luminous...
View ArticleShingleback Haycutters Shiraz 2009
Small amount of viognier helps keep this bright and lively.
View ArticleCoriole Vineyards Shiraz 2009
This doesn’t hold back. It’s the 40th successive vintage release of a Coriole Shiraz – 1970-2009.
View ArticleIngoldby Shiraz 2012
I’ve long had a strange kind of affection for Ingoldby. Mostly because I’ve enjoyed chowing down on the estate’s shiraz so much in the past. Owned by Treasury Wine Estates.
View ArticleBekkers McLaren Vale Syrah 2011
2013 Voyager Estate Benchmark tasting. Wines tasted briefly, in appropriate glasses, and for me double blind so as not to induce the usual single blind ‘ I think this wine is this guessing game’ that...
View ArticleInkwell The Infidel Primitivo 2010
Inkwell The Infidel Primitivo is matured in American and French oak. It’s made almost entirely with primitivo but with a small addition of shiraz.
View ArticleInkwell The Inkling Shiraz Primitivo 2010
Beautiful labels on these Inkwell wines. Exquisite. Front and back.
View ArticleOliver’s Taranga Vineyards Vermentino 2013
I’ve loved the past couple of releases of Oliver’s Vermentino but this 2013 version didn’t quite take my fancy.
View ArticleOliver’s Taranga Vineyards Fiano 2013
Here’s an “alternative” white wine to look out for.
View ArticleOliver’s Taranga Vineyards Sagrantino 2010
Now we’re cooking. Sagrantino is a fabulous variety and Oliver’s Taranga in McLaren Vale is making some big strides with it.
View ArticleOliver’s Taranga Vineyards HJ Reserve Shiraz 2010
Due for release in September 2013. Hefty alcohol, weighing in at a stated 15 percent. Grown on a block of vines planted from 1948.
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