Mr Riggs The Truant Shiraz 2014
McLaren Vale shiraz at the affordable end of the spectrum.
View ArticleMr Riggs Three Corner Jack Shiraz Cabernet Merlot 2014
You have to love – or not – some of the names modern Australian wines are given. Wine drinkers being, like, children and all.
View ArticleAphelion Grenache 2014
So, I reviewed what was called ’50/50 Grenache’ here, and haven’t got around to the other three single expressions, but here’s a review of the blended grenache. Amazing that it comes in at $20. I...
View ArticleKoltz The Wizard Shiraz 2013
This is a ‘ripasso’ style where the grapes are re-fermented over the skins of their ‘Pagan’ ‘Amarone’ style Shiraz. And they do it very well at Koltz, these Northern Italian / South Australian mashups.
View ArticleHither & Yon Grenache Mataro 2015
60% Grenache and 40% Mataro. I see these wines come in, look at them, taste them, and think “Gee, these guys are doing things just right!”
View ArticlePirramimma Vineyard Select Petit Verdot 2012
Pirramimma is almost synonymous with petit verdot, and indeed it has a number of wines in its portfolio bearing this variety’s name. An excellent thing. This is the Vineyard Select version, which comes...
View ArticlePirramimma Vineyard Select Petit Verdot Shiraz 2013
A blend of 60% petit verdot from three McLaren Vale vineyards with 40% shiraz from four separate vineyards.
View ArticleVanguardist Wines MVG Grenache 2015
Interesting new-ish wine project from a trio of winemakers, sourcing fruit from various places and making wines with unique personalities. This is Blewitt Springs grenache, sent to bottle unfined and...
View ArticleMitolo The Nessus Malbec 2014
Mitolo started with a bang but has ambled along in recent years; this is a positive step in the right direction.
View ArticleOchota Barrels The Fugazi Vineyard Grenache 2015
Nothing has quite lived up to the brilliant 2010 release of this wine, but the standard has remained high, and drinkability feels like it has increased as a young wine. The grenache in Ochota Barrels...
View ArticleOchota Barrels A Sense Of Compression the taras:mjkeenan collaboration 2015
Single vineyard, single vessel, the blessing and conversational input of MJ Keenan of the super band Tool. It’s all here.
View ArticleThistledown The Vagabond Grenache 2014
From a vineyard in Blewitt Springs, with a vine age of something like 70 years. Realised I should have reviewed these some time ago (promises, promises) and went on a mad hunt under the house for it....
View ArticleGeoff Merrill Reserve Chardonnay 2014
Chardonnay sourced from McLaren Vale and Coonawarra.
View ArticleChapel Hill Fortified Shiraz 2015
This is what they used to call ‘Vintage Port’ here, and it’s a style that will likely last as many decades as you can count on one hand. Rarely drink any fortifieds, though I did stash away a number of...
View ArticleMaxwell Barrel Fermented Verdelho 2015
McLaren Vale verdelho matured on lees in barrel for six months.
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