Faux Pas Shiraz 2013
Don’t know much about this wine, though I do know its Sydney distribution is done through Whole Bunch Wines: I tasted it quickly at their trade day. 50 dozen made.
View ArticleDr John’s Willunga Shiraz 2012
Produced by Possums Vineyards. Willunga is a sub-region of McLaren Vale.
View ArticleChapel Hill Parson’s Nose Cabernet Sauvignon 2013
They all tend to smell and taste the same, the wines from Chapel Hill these days. Don’t mind a house style, but… then again, it’s worked for Penfolds.
View ArticlePenny’s Hill Footprint Shiraz 2012
Part of the Scarce Earth project from McLaren Vale, identifying shiraz from single vineyards of unique importance to wineries (and hopefully further afield). A good way of working out where makes good...
View ArticleTapestry Pinot Grigio 2013
It never gets old for me that some of the younger dudes I worked with in my Best Cellars incarnation used to refer to this wine (somewhat unfairly) in rhyming slang, as Crapestry. Pear drops, bubblegum...
View ArticleWirra Wirra The Angelus Cabernet Sauvignon 2012
Sleek packaging and The definitive article. McLaren Vale, in recent years, doing more with Cabernet than more heralded regions, like Coonawarra, for example.
View ArticleBattle of Bosworth Puritan Shiraz 2014
Hey, baby, I like it raw… Yeah baby, I like it RAW!!! No oak. No preservatives. No hipsters harmed in the making.
View ArticlePenfolds Bin 28 Kalimna 2012
Shiraz grown in the McLaren Vale, Wrattonbully, Langhorne Creek, Barossa, Padthaway, and Upper Adelaide regions. It spends 13 months in seasoned American oak hogsheads.’Go to’ red of so many Aussie red...
View ArticlePenfolds Bin 407 Cabernet Sauvignon 2012
Cabernet sauvignon from Wrattonbully, Padthaway, McLaren Vale, Coonawarra, and Langhorne Creek. Matured in both French and American oak.
View ArticlePenfolds Bin 389 Cabernet Shiraz 2012
The 2012 release of Penfolds Bin 389 is a blend of 54% cabernet sauvignon with 46% shiraz. It’s matured in all American oak, 40% of it new. Fruit is sourced from Wrattonbully, Barossa Valley, McLaren...
View ArticlePenfolds St Henri Shiraz 2011
St Henri Shiraz. The sentimental favourite of the Penfolds range. This release was grown in the McLaren Vale, Barossa Valley, and Adelaide Hills regions. It was matured for 12 months in 50+ year old...
View ArticlePenfolds Bin 707 Cabernet Sauvignon 2012
Penfolds Bin 707 Cabernet Sauvignon is matured for 14 months in 100% American oak. Fruit for this release was sourced from the Coonawarra, Padthaway, Barossa Valley, Wrattonbully and Adelaide Hills...
View ArticleBeach Road Nero d’Avola 2013
McLaren Vale nero d’avola, aged in old French oak. Only 200 dozen made.
View ArticleMayhem & Co Small Berries Syrah 2013
Formerly known as Small Berries Shiraz, now known as Syrah.
View ArticleChapel Hill Cabernet Sauvignon 2012
Classic cabernet sauvignon release from Chapel Hill.
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