Lino Ramble Vinyl Shiraz 2016
There was something a little more exciting about buying records than buying CD’s than downloading from iTunes than ‘curating’ a playlist on Spotify. Which is not to say it’s better, but different....
View ArticleInkwell Pressure Drop Cabernet Sauvignon 2014
Wild fermented before being aged in all-French oak for 18 months, 40% new. Minimum effective SO2 added.
View ArticleDub Style No1 Mataro 2015
Made by Inkwell Vineyards, with no additions and from non-estate fruit. In both concept and executive it’s an excellent range of wines.
View ArticleDub Style No4 Remix 2014
McLaren Vale blend of grenache and mataro. Wild fermented and generally treated in a “low fi” manner.
View ArticleWirra Wirra Mrs Wigley Grenache Rosé 2016
This 2016 isn’t quite as electrically coloured as some previous releases but it’s still a vivid crimson.
View ArticlePaxton AAA Shiraz Grenache 2015
Australia still holds a AAA credit rating, while the UK and USA do not. So there.
View ArticleNOW by PAXTON PF Shiraz 2016
It’s labelled as NOW by PAXTON, though the database person trapped inside me wants to list it as Paxton Now by Paxton Shiraz. I’m sure Campbell will make a determination on the matter on my behalf.
View ArticleBrash Higgins R/SM 2016
A bigger crop of semillon in the 2016, co-fermented with riesling, actually from a field and is called Field Blend on bottle. From a dry grown vineyard on the fringe of Blewitt Springs on the border of...
View ArticleAlternatus Rose 2016
McLaren Vale Rosé made with grenache, tempranillo, gratiano and carignan. Made by Angove Family Winemakers.
View ArticleBrash Higgins NYMPH 2016
A blend of chenin, semillon, viognier and riesling. Co-fermented. Comes from a couple of vineyards. Three to four days on skins. Hung out in tank. New wine from Brad Hickey. “I wanted to make a white...
View ArticleBrash Higgins CHN 2016
Same vineyard as the 2015, the Willamba Hill Vineyard. Just across the road from Woodstock winery in Blewitt Springs. Couple of days skin contact then pressed to older barrels. Goes wild in ferment...
View ArticleBrash Higgins NDV 2015
Brad Hickey and family have worked some magic with nero d’avola in the past and decided to graft over additional nero to their Omensetter home vineyard. They then ferment the grapes for a whopping 180...
View ArticleBrash Higgins GR/M 2014
For posterity, as the 2015 is in market. Two tonnes grenache to one tonne mataro. All destemmed. Long maceration.
View ArticleShottesbrooke Merlot 2014
I still hear people saying that they like a good merlot. Remarkably.
View ArticleShottesbrooke Bush Vine Grenache 2015
McLaren Vale grenache grows prouder by the minute. This is made from 80 year old dry grown bush vines.
View ArticleShottesbrooke Eliza Reserve Shiraz 2013
The style of Shottesbrooke Eliza Shiraz is distinct and clear.
View ArticleD’Arenberg The Peppermint Paddock Sparkling Red Chambourcin NV
Australia’s most famous chambourcin, most probably, though it also includes shiraz and graciano nowadays. New packaging, including legible back label text, is an improvement.
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