Chalk Hill Shiraz 2011
Once again MClaren Vale proves that the 2011 season wasn’t so bad after all.
View ArticleChalk Hill The Procrastinator 2011
Blend of cabernet franc (58%), cabernet sauvignon (18%), shiraz (15%) and merlot. All French oak, none of it new.
View ArticlePenfolds Bin 407 Cabernet Sauvignon 2010
It’s the Cabernet from nowhere in particular that tastes first of Penfolds, second of Cabernet and third of South Australia.
View ArticlePenfolds Kalimna Bin 28 Shiraz 2010
We’ve been slow to review any of the latest Penfolds Bin releases because Penfolds has changed its policy and now won’t send samples of the wines for appropriate, careful consideration. Penfolds is a...
View ArticleHardys Oomoo Shiraz 2011
Full price is $18 but this cost me $12.90. The 2010 release was half decent, especially in value terms, but this 2011 release is more of a struggler.
View ArticlePenfolds Bin 389 Cabernet Shiraz 2010
Penfolds Bin 389 Cabernet Shiraz this year is a blend of grapes from the McLaren Vale, Barossa Valley, Wrattonbully, Robe, Coonawarra, and Adelaide Hills regions. 51% cabernet sauvignon, 49% shiraz....
View ArticleMassey Rosato 2012
Wild yeast. Made with grenache, shiraz and mourvedre grapes. Fermented in French oak.
View ArticleMassey Bambino Shiraz 2009
Grown on three vineyards in the Sellicks, Blewitt Springs and McLaren Flat sub-regions of the McLaren Vale region. Sees both French and American oak.
View ArticleMassey Huey’s Patch Shiraz 2007
Organic vineyard, Sellicks sub-region of McLaren Vale, 30 months in French oak (50% new), 8% mourvedre included in the final wine. Mature vines cropped at 1.5 tonne/acre.
View ArticleShingleback Haycutters Shiraz 2011
I’ve been a fan of Haycutters Shiraz in its brief-ish existence. I’m not sure I’ve been aware of this in the past but it’s exclusive to Vintage Cellars and 1st Choice stores. It’s a single vineyard...
View ArticleRichard Hamilton Hut Block Cabernet Sauvignon 2011
I always open the Hut Block cabernet with a sense of anticipation.
View ArticleRichard Hamilton Shiraz 2011
Winemaker Paul Gordon always has these Richard Hamilton reds immaculately presented.
View ArticleVinrock Grenache Shiraz Mataro 2012
Curious name. I think of hard action men. Vin Diesel and The Rock. VinRock. Go!
View ArticleBayliss Road Shiraz 2011
Made by Michael Fragos. “Produced and bottled by Luca Vineyards”. New name on me.
View ArticlePrimo Estate Joseph d’Elena Pinot Grigio 2012
The Clarendon fruit from the Primo vineyard is joined by Adelaide Hills fruit for this release – has it always been the way and I never noticed? Not sure. The Clarendon site has certainly provided some...
View ArticleWoodstock Very Old Fortified NV
Made with material that is at least 20 years old. Grenache and shiraz, grown in McLaren Vale and crafted by various generations of the Collett family. Screwcap-sealed.
View ArticleWoodstock The Stocks Shiraz 2010
Made from a small selection of north-facing, low-yielding shiraz vines, planted around 1900. Each vine creates about three bottles of wine. McLaren Vale shiraz in hearty, oaky mode.
View ArticleA dark horse named mourvedre
The joke about mourvedre – and we’ll call it mourvedre here, though this grape is also commonly known as mataro and monastrell – is that it’s taken 170 years for it to be an overnight success. This...
View ArticleSerafino Cabernet Sauvignon 2010
Made by Charles Whish. Fermented on skins and aged in both French and American oak.
View ArticleMay Wood Cabernet Sangiovese 2010
Blends of cabernet sauvignon and sangiovese should be major players in Australian wine but they’re bit players at best. Pity. This version is from the Willunga and Blewitt Springs sub-regions of...
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