Coriole Nero 2015
It’s lost the d’Avola, which is fair enough, as it’s not from there. It’s Nero d’McLaren, and it’s going pretty fast too. Also, has a subtitle of ‘The New Australian’, which puts me in mind of Nino...
View ArticleChapel Hill Sangiovese Rose 2015
Chapel Hill does rose. Serious kind of looking rose. Feels most roses get a kind of free kick on doing something either hideously ugly or strangely childlike on a label in a range. Anyway, I like it....
View ArticleMain & Cherry GSM 2014
New producer for me. Mike Sexton is the vigneron working the family property and winery. They farm biologically on their estate in the Adelaide Hills, which they explain as ‘we don’t use herbicides or...
View ArticleChalk Hill Barbera 2014
For me, this wine in its few iterations I’ve seen has not really felt all that barbera-like in the past but it has been a pleasing drink. It’s sort of in that zone again, with maybe a touch more flair...
View ArticleInkwell Laranja 2015
Non-commercial sample here…sorry. Just figured was a point of interest and something to watch in future. Or ask politely the crew from Inkwell for some if you swing through McLaren Vale. All viognier...
View ArticleAphelion 50/50 Grenache 2014
Rob Mack is an assistant winemaker in McLaren Vale somewhere and this is a fascinating approach to a single tonne of 80-year-old bush vine grenache. Mack offers this: I decided to experiment a bit with...
View ArticleTwelftree Moritz Grenache 2013
From a Blewitt Springs vineyard. About 15% whole bunch, the wine spends time in stainless steel and oak before bottling. Price rise of $15 from 2012 to 2013 it seems.
View ArticleInkwell Road To Joy Shiraz Primitivo 2013
Curious blend but considered from the winemaking/growing nous of Dudley and Irina Brown. It comes from the family single vineyard. It’s a playful blend built around complementary elements in the two...
View ArticleCradle Of Hills Gigi Grenache Rose 2014
Grenache was picked for rose and given 24 hours on skins to sort itself out. The result, with some winemaking magic and time in oak barrel between, was this wine.
View ArticleKnown Pleasures Shiraz 2014
Made by Innocent Bystander/Giant Steps though you have to be eagle-eyed to spot their mention. It’s from the Gateway Vineyard; a biodynamically-farmed vineyard in McLaren Vale.
View ArticleTwo Hands Angels’ Share Shiraz 2014
Always a ‘good bottle of wine’ for those seeking generous reds. When I get asked for recommendations on lip-smacking, bolder style red wines, this often comes to mind. Consistent wine and feels like...
View ArticleFirst Drop Mother’s Ruin Cabernet Sauvignon 2014
Makes a pair with Mother’s Milk Shiraz from the same producer, First Drop. I like the expression ‘batting at first drop’ over ‘batting at number three’, reminds me of childhood cricket. That’s how we...
View ArticleWillunga 100 The Tithing Grenache 2013
A reserve grenache only released from the best vintages.
View ArticleWillunga 100 Cabernet Shiraz
McLaren Vale cabernet shiraz blend, matured in French oak.
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