Cojones Tempranillo 2015
Co-produced by Lethbridge Wines from Geelong and Andy Evans of Vinous Ventures. Project wines of interest. It’s made in a joven-ish style and the fruit is sourced from McLaren Vale.
View ArticleThree Dark Horses Grenache + Mataro Rosé 2015
Stylish packaging. I’d guess many think rosé is an easy wine to produce, though I tend to think it’s one of the harder ones to get right.
View ArticleDub Style No2 Grenache 2014
Dub Style is a second range of wines grown and made by Inkwell Wines. This is sourced from an 80-year-old grenache bush vine vineyard. There’s no discerning agenda separate to Inkwell wines, but they...
View ArticlePrimo Estate Merlesco Merlot 2015
I did a search in our database to find CM had a consistent run with the wine… four strikes, one could say. A hiatus in reviewing might be CM’s reflex to seeing the wine on his tasting bench. Might be...
View ArticleFox Creek JSM 2013
McLaren Vale blend of cabernet sauvignon, shiraz and cabernet franc.
View ArticleFox Creek Shiraz 2014
Fox Creek Shiraz. Not the Red Baron, not the Resolve, not the Short Row, not the Reserve, not the Old Vine, not the Vixen – just the standard one.
View ArticleFox Creek Postmaster GSM 2014
Low oak influence and lots of fresh fruit is the order of the day for this McLaren Vale grenache-shiraz-mourvedre.
View ArticleHaselgrove First Cut Shiraz 2014
From multiple vineyards across the McLaren Vale region. Matured in French oak.
View ArticleVigna Bottin Sangiovese 2014
I’ve not seen the produce of this winery previously but this wine jumped out of a long line of wines today.
View ArticlePrimo Estate Zamberlan Cabernet Sauvignon Sangiovese 2014
The wine is produced via the ripasso technique of passing juice back over dried skins before pressing the grapes off. It spends some time in French oak too.
View ArticleWillunga 100 The Hundred Grenache 2014
Unoaked grenache is such a pretty, delicious thing. Without being a sophist, though I guess that’s implied, I’d generally prefer all grenache (well, most red wines really, but this variety more so),...
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