S.C. Pannell Grenache Shiraz Touriga 2015
These SC Pannell wines consistently came up in the higher order of our regional tasting. (GW).
View ArticleHardys Tintara Upper Tintara Shiraz 2013
Top shelf offering from Hardys, and I’d not heard of it before, though that being said, I rarely encounter any Hardys wines anyway. (GW)
View ArticleS.C. Pannell Old McDonald Grenache 2014
Grabbing a bottle image, I see it’s sold out at cellar door, but still available at retail. It’s one of those wines I wish I could have spent more time with.
View ArticleLino Ramble Pee Wee Nero D’Avola Rose 2016
The last couple of boxes of samples from Lino Ramble have come with a postcard featuring winemaker Andy Coppard holding a chicken. Has an American Gothic kind of feel about it. I hope the gender of the...
View ArticlePedra Branca Grenache 2014
It’s named after a rock that sits 25kms south of the state of Tasmania. This grenache is from Blewitt Springs in McLaren Vale. I don’t get the connection either. But it’s a cool name, and a cool...
View ArticleHither & Yon Shiraz Cabernet 2014
70% Shiraz and 30% Cabernet. Very nice to see a wine that’s raised in older oak. Very nice indeed.
View ArticleLino Ramble Blind Man’s Bluff Bastardo 2016
A total of 56 cases made from grapes grown at Chalk Hill. Otherwise known as Trousseau Noir, I prefer Bastardo, and I like that winemaker Andy Coppard chose it over its other names.
View ArticleTerra Mia Shiraz Mataro 2015
“Terra Mia” means “my land”. The wine is a McLaren Vale blend of 89% shiraz with 11% mataro.
View ArticleBlackstone Paddock Limited Release Shiraz 2014
GW has already reviewed a $20 Blackstone Paddock Shiraz – exclusive to Aldi stores, reviewed here – but this is the Limited Release version. It’s also McLaren Vale; the wine GW reviewed was Barossa....
View ArticleMarius Simpatico Shiraz 2014
In terms of style, it’s the Simpatico that most often strikes a chord with me straight away. Never was a name more apposite then. A second tasting of this wine, which ably backs up my first impressions.
View ArticleMarius Resurrection Shiraz 2014
I had barely tasted Marius wines before spending a night with Roger Pike last month. Impression made. A superb human, rich in character, authentic, genuine and incredibly at ease with GW and I ranting,...
View ArticleBrash Higgins Bloom 2008
This is chardonnay that was born in 2008 and left to mature under flor, and ullaged intentionally, ala Jura wines. It says on the back label ‘biologically aged’ which I don’t quite get, but hey. It’s...
View ArticleJoseph d’Elena Pinot Grigio 2016
From Clarendon vineyard source planted in 1998. A bit of a classic from Primo Estate. Styled on ‘typical’ grigio of north east Italy, one could say.
View ArticleFirst Drop Nacional 2014
All touriga nacional, all day. McLaren Vale vineyard. First Drop Wines doing their do.
View ArticlePrimo Estate Joseph Nebbiolo 2014
Dry grown nebbiolo from Angel Gully vineyard in Clarendon. Jo Grilli has been at this variety for a while. Usually quite powerful in style, and often very dense in oak character, the wine lives up to...
View ArticleBondar Wines Junto GSM 2015
Bondar is certainly a name worth becoming familiar with. This is a 75/21/4 blend grown on old vines, matured in old oak and made in low volume (130 dozen only).
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