d’Arenberg The Coppermine Road Cabernet Sauvignon 2014
Coppermine Road cabernet almost always packs a punch. Force to be reckoned with.
View ArticlePenny’s Hill Skeleton Key Shiraz 2015
Penny’s Hill sources grapes from a variety of McLaren Vale sites but this is from the home/estate vineyard. It sees all French oak, 40% new.
View ArticlePenny’s Hill Cracking Black Shiraz 2015
Shiraz from Malpas Road in McLaren Vale. French oak, 20% new.
View Articled’Arenberg D’Arrys Original Shiraz Grenache 2014
Tried and true, in a good way. d’Arenberg’s Original Shiraz Grenache was labelled as “Burgundy” until 1993.
View ArticleShingleback The Davey Estate Reserve Shiraz 2015
60/40 use of American and French oak, 12% new. Machine picked, cultured yeast, cross-flow filter, fermentation finished in tank.
View ArticleMayhem & Co Blewitt Springs Syrah 2015
Blewitt Springs is a lovely spot, to visit, and to grow grapes. This from 40 year old vines, hand harvested.
View ArticleYangarra Estate Ovitelli Grenache 2015
Wild yeast, fermented and matured in two 675L ceramic eggs, fermenting on skins for 140 days. Grapes sourced from Block 30, planted in 1946. And, well, if ever there was a Grenache style for me, then...
View Articled’Arenberg The Dead Arm Shiraz 2014
The d’Arenberg wine range is giddying in its scope now, so much so that I don’t know what is meant to be flagship, so in my mind, and I guess many, this, Dead Arm, is The One. Good year for red wines...
View ArticleThree Dark Horses Grenache Rosé 2016
It’s been so warm and sunny in Sydney these past few days, you could be tricked into thinking it’s rosé season again. Grenache aged in seasoned French oak, no additions aside from a little SO2 before...
View ArticleSerafino Cabernet Sauvignon 2015
When I think Serafino, I think Italian varieties, so it’s nice to get surprised by a wine from a McLaren Vale staple. Serious feeling and looking bottle for a sub-$30 wine too. Quite a bit of...
View ArticleOliver’s Taranga The Hunt for Mrs Oliver Methode Traditionelle Fiano 2016
A new take on McLaren Vale fiano. Beautifully packaged.
View ArticleYangarra Estate Roux Beaute Roussanne 2015
Grown biodynamically. Fermented in two ceramic eggs: one left on skins for a whopping 160 days, one fermented as juice only. Final blend is 60% of the extended skin contact egg portion. Bottled...
View ArticleCoriole Shiraz: 25 vintages of an Australian classic
Coriole Shiraz, I’m pretty sure, is a staple of many Australian wine cellars. I was lucky enough to taste through twenty five vintages at Coriole’s beautiful winery on a fine autumn day in April 2017....
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