Patritti Section 181 Single Vineyard Grenache 2012
For the sake of colour and context, the cork split on its way out of the neck of the bottle, leaving cork bits in the wine. Yay. This wine hangs out in French oak, which seems to be a substantial part...
View ArticleHugh Hamilton Wines The Ratbag Merlot 2014
Ratbag is one of those words/names/slangs that I haven’t heard since the 1980s, or at least not that I recall. I do reckon I caught it in passing from a friend who was taken by the expression to refer...
View ArticleFirst Drop Wines JR Gantos Quinta do Sul 2011
A unique blend of cabernet sauvignon and touriga nacional. Hello sailor.
View ArticleChapel Hill The Parson Grenache Shiraz Mourvedre 2015
If you’re looking for value, then GSM is still a good place to go.
View ArticleMarmont Single Vineyard Grenache 2015
Tom O’Donnell is a gun young winemaker plying his trade in the McLaren Vale region, ex Samuel’s Gorge. Marmont is his own label. Details on this wine: “The vineyard is about 60 years old, on white and...
View ArticleHugh Hamilton Wines The Villain Cabernet Sauvignon 2014
Nice new packaging, I think. Had a quick look at the website, and noted this has 3% Lagrein in it, and don’t quote me on it, but I thought there was something slightly unusual going on here.
View ArticleMarius Symphony Shiraz 2014
Well, I’ve tasted it three times now, so better review it. This review from a freshly opened bottle, as at now, taking ten minutes to taste and type as it is. As I like it.
View ArticleHither & Yon Cabernet Sauvignon 2014
A quick bracket of McLaren Vale Cabernet tonight. It’s a funny business writing about wine. So many themes to choose from. I invariably like these wines from H&Y, which makes it sound a bit like a...
View ArticleCoriole Estate Cabernet Sauvignon 2014
I’ve always enjoyed the Coriole way with tannin, and in particular their Cabernet. Seems this wine is sold out now. I’ve had it for a little while, for sure, but there you go.
View ArticleTenacity Old Vine Shiraz 2015
This is a Twelftree production that comes about due to a surplus of fruit from growers, now that their own vineyards are coming online (as it were). Tenacity is a wonderful thing. I’m pretty sure it’s...
View ArticleBekkers Syrah 2014
When you stump up $110 for a Shiraz, you’d rightfully expect a bit of a show. In contrast to that, I met Toby Bekkers a short while ago, and he seemed a considered, thoughtful and unassuming fellow.
View ArticleInkwell Deeper Well Shiraz 2011
Inkwell wines references music in their wine names. Deeper Well? Emmylou Harris? Maybe. But Deeper Well Records is a non-profit Christian record label based in Portland, Oregon. Their mantra, “to...
View ArticleLino Ramble Simon Says Saperavi 2016
I hated that four light flashing thingo ‘Simon’ when I was a kid, and yes, I did grow up in the 70s and 80s (well, kind of). It stressed me even as a child. This wine from chicken wielding Andy...
View ArticleClandestine Vineyards #1 Grenache 2015
First release under this label. It’s made by the Vinaceous team. It’s grown on 93-year-old grenache vines in the Clarendon sub-region of McLaren Vale. It was hand-picked, open fermented and basket...
View ArticleMinnow Creek The Reserve 2013
McLaren Vale blend of cabernet sauvignon and malbec. Aged in all-French oak for 20 months.
View ArticleMinnow Creek Shiraz 2014
McLaren Vale shiraz matured in a combination of French and American oak.
View ArticleJericho GSM 2015
The grenache component here is off 40-year-old unirrigated vines, and makes up 87% of the wine. Shiraz (10%) and a dollop of mourvedre compose the rest.
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