Ochota Barrels A Sense Of Compression the taras:mjkeenan collaboration 2014
A nod and blessings from MJ Keenan of the super-band Tool, but no physical participation in the winemaking for this release. Still, an exchange of ideas, some conversations about style and a...
View ArticleOchota Barrels 186 Grenache 2014
For 186 days, whole bunch grenache bunches sit sealed in a single barrel, then are basket pressed, left for some more time to hang around, then bottled without filtering or fining. Fruit is from a...
View ArticleWirra Wirra Amator Nouveau Touriga Grenache Mataro 2014
I think this wine might be a cellar door only or super limited release kind of deal (101 cases produced), but what interest to see Wirra Wirra shifting gears to this kind of style of wine. Pitching at...
View ArticleFaux 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 ArticleTaylor Ferguson Directors Reserve Shiraz 2012
Limited Release shiraz from McLaren Vale.
View ArticleInkwell Black And Blue Late Harvest Fortified Zinfandel 2012
I’m no expert on fortified wines, but I’ll have a go. Dudders tells me it’s my job to work these things out. Such a cute bottle too: you almost want to cuddle it.
View ArticleFive Geese Pippali Old Vine Shiraz 2012
Shiraz from the Blewitt Springs sub-region of McLaren Vale. Not sure how old “Old Vines” is.
View ArticleAlternatus Vermentino 2014
This comes from the Angoves stable of wines and enjoys some fairly ‘hip’ packaging, heading down what is a pretty clever road, I reckon, of suggestive bold words about the wine, on the label. I wait...
View ArticleSerafino Bellissimo Montepulciano 2014
Always interesting to see these Italian varietal wines out of McLaren Vale.
View ArticleD’Arenberg The Cenosilicaphobic Cat 2009
90% sagrantino, 10% cinsault, matured in old French and American oak.
View ArticleD’Arenberg Laughing Magpie Shiraz Viognier 2010
Laughing Magpie was once ‘a thing’. It’s still 7% viognier, at the higher end of what’s customary for this blend, though it’s made in a more elegant style nowadays.
View ArticleOlivers Taranga Vineyards Tempranillo 2013
Full marks for perfume. And life. Indeed this tempranillo from Olivers Taranga scores high marks for drinking appeal.
View ArticlePrimo Estate Joseph Sparkling Red Disgorged 2014
The older wine material that makes up part of this wine, sourced from ‘that’ stash found tucked away in a cellar somewhere, must be starting to get a little low in stock, but the complexity and...
View ArticleCape Barren Native Goose Shiraz 2013
Not a producer I’m familiar with. Quality is good.
View ArticleSemprevino Shiraz 2013
Semprevino out of McLaren Vale is a new name on me. I tasted the 2013 GSM (pictured) and it didn’t much grab me (86/100) and the 2014 Pinot Gris too (90/100) but this shiraz demanded more attention.
View ArticleLost Buoy The Edge Shiraz 2013
The artist formerly known as Lion Point wines. From a patch of vineyard in McLaren Vale. The wine sees time in French and American oak.
View ArticleMaximus Tempranillo & Grenacha 2013
Yes, really, grenacha. I kind of like it. Blended with tempranillo, from McLaren Vale.
View ArticleMaximus Premium Shiraz 2013
Been tasting my way through long lines of wines of late and this is one of the better value reds to step forward. It’s hefty but pretty darn good.
View ArticleMaxwell Whistle Stop Malbec 2013
WA and Clare Valley maybe have the most runs on the board for Malbec in this country?
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