Tatachilla Cabernet Sauvignon 2013
Something of a surprise packet from today’s tasting bench.
View ArticleKangarilla Road Terzetto 2013
Terzetto = trio. Accordingly, this is a blend of three varieties: sangiovese, primitivo and nebbiolo.
View ArticleYangarra Ironheart Shiraz 2012
You could serve this alongside any other South Australian shiraz, at any price or prestige level, and it would either hold its own or better it, even allowing for style preferences.
View ArticleWirra Wirra Whaite Old Block Shiraz 2012
Single vineyard offering from the Blewitt Springs sub-region of McLaren Vale. Part of the potentially-excellent Scarce Earth program of releases. From a vineyard planted in 1975. Beautifully packaged,...
View ArticleReynella Basket Pressed Cabernet Sauvignon 2012
I can’t remember quite when I last tried any wine with ‘Reynella’ on the label. Maybe it was the 1994 vintage, or thereabouts.
View ArticleRichard Hamilton Coltron’s Grenache Shiraz Mourvedre 2013
40/33/27 blend. Matured in both American and French oak.
View ArticleMitolo GAM Shiraz 2012
McLaren Vale shiraz, single vineyard, matured in 80% French oak and 20% American. 30% new.
View ArticleFox Creek Arctic Fox Grande Cuvee NV
First release of a sparkling white wine from Fox Creek. Made – interestingly enough – with vermentino, sauvignon blanc and verdelho. “I didn’t feel the traditional sparkling varieties from McLaren Vale...
View ArticleNoon Twelve Bells 2013
This year’s blend of Noon Twelve Bells is 60% shiraz, 30% grenache, 10% cabernet sauvignon.
View ArticleOiseau et Renard Maslin Beach Shiraz 2013
The 2013 was a wine to watch out for here, and lo, the 2013 has been released… and it’s a ripper. Back shed winemaker Joel Amos has come via his mum’s organically grown (certified 2003) vineyard, via...
View ArticleNoon Eclipse Grenache Shiraz 2013
A blend of 86% grenache, 8% graciano and 6% shiraz. Its official name is simply Noon Eclipse; I add the “grenache shiraz” aspect to help identify it. This is 100% McLaren Vale and given that almost all...
View ArticleVinteloper McLaren Vale Shiraz 2012
Lots of interesting things coming out of the Dave Bowley solo project, Vinteloper. Here, an excursion to McLaren Vale and a single vineyard shiraz from 2012. From Redwind Vineyard planted 1996.
View ArticleSwitch Chardonnay 2013
Vanessa Altmann. Keep an eye on her. Thoughtful winemaker working with Temple Bruer, but turning her gaze on her own project between the primary labour there. This is sourced from organic fruit from...
View ArticleWirra Wirra Church Block 2013
Cabernet Sauvignon, Shiraz and Merlot. Releasing the power of the blend in a country that’s mono-variety obsessed.
View ArticleWirra Wirra Original Blend Grenache Shiraz 2014
Grenache is such a good grape for McLaren Vale, and in this blend it makes up 70%. OB, the Original Gangster. Or Burgundy, if you prefer. .
View ArticleD’Arenberg The Ironstone Pressings 2011
They invariably preface the press release with something about how 2011 is much maligned, but actually very good. I don’t know about that, as I wasn’t there, did not work vintage, did not tend the...
View ArticleShottesbrooke Single Vineyard Jenkin’s Vineyard Shiraz 2012
From a vineyard just north of the McLaren Vale township.
View ArticleShottesbrooke Single Vineyard Blewitt Springs Shiraz 2012
Dry-grown on a north-facing vineyard in the Blewitt Springs sub-region.
View ArticleShottesbrooke Single Vineyard McLaren Flat Cabernet Sauvignon 2012
Cabernet from the foothills of the Mt Lofty Ranges; McLaren Vale.
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