Dodgy Bros Juxtaposed Grenache 2016
Wes Pearson’s a funny guy. I made a few jokes about some of his tank/barrel samples smelling like Plasticine, and in with the samples, a Plasticine WineFront (WF) superman, made by his daugher, which...
View ArticleKay Brothers Amery Vineyards Basket Pressed Grenache 2016
Looks like 2016 was a very good year for Grenache in the Vales.
View ArticleKay Brothers Amery Vineyards Griffon’s Key Grenache 2016
As at now, I prefer drinking the less expensive 2016 Basket Press Grenache, and while this may rate higher, the score is not really the whole story.
View ArticleWirra Wirra The Absconder Grenache 2016
My eldest son, Charles (9), loves to comment on wine labels and design. Gee, he really was taken with this one. “SO stylish Dad. Looks expensive.”
View ArticleSanglier Grenache Shiraz Tannat 2016
From the Sanglier Wines website: “45% McLaren Vale grenache; 35% Clare Valley shiraz; 20% Adelaide Hills tannat. Here I wanted to have some fun with some of the things I love working with. The Blewitt...
View ArticleWirra Wirra The Angelus Cabernet Sauvignon 2015
My second favourite Angelus, no question of that.
View ArticleYangarra Estate Old Vine Grenache 2015
McLaren Vale grenache grown on bush vines, planted 1946. Meticulously berry-sorted prior to crushing. Cold soaked, wild fermented, left alone, pressings excluded, bottled unfined. Certified biodynamic.
View ArticleOchota Barrels The Green Room Grenache Syrah 2017
Only 8% Shiraz, with both grapes coming from 1946 plantings. Have to admire the sort of nutter who’d make fresh (and I suspect) drink now wine from such old vines. 85% whole bunch. 6-88 days on skins.
View ArticleRichard Hamilton Little Road Shiraz 2016
McLaren Vale Shiraz, matured in both French and American oak.
View ArticleRichard Hamilton Centurion 124 Year Old Vine Shiraz 2016
Centurion Shiraz. Grown on vines planted in 1892. All into French oak, hogsheads and vats.
View ArticleWirra Wirra RSW Shiraz 2015
RSW. Swap the R for a G, and you have my initials. I should make a wine…
View ArticleHickinbotham Clarendon Vineyard Brooks Road Shiraz 2015
1971 plantings in Clarendon, which is a very beautiful part of South Australia, and indeed, the world.
View ArticleChapel Hill Winery The Vicar Shiraz 2015
Pardon me Vicar. Lovely people at Chapel Hill. And also at Inkwell, where much of the fruit for this wine is grown. Does that matter? Probably not. Plenty of total bastards make great wine. Anyway,...
View ArticleChapel Hill Bush Vine Grenache 2016
You don’t get much – or any – detail on the back of the bottle and the website isn’t much better, from an information perspective, but they do mention ‘duck pancakes’ there, and so now I can’t remember...
View ArticleCoriole Nero 2017
Coriole seem to have really got a handle on this grape. So familiar with it, it would appear, that they feel comfortable enough to drop the d’Avola. Well, I guess it’s Nero d’McLaren, isn’t it?
View ArticleCoriole Vineyards Fiano 2017
I’d be giving this another six months or more to settle into bottle before drinking.
View ArticleGeoff Merrill Bush Vine Grenache Rose 2017
Geoff Merrill invited me to cricketer Michael Slater’s farewell-retirement gala lunch, on the main table, alongside Slats and a few other legends, and I got to see Slats going ape on stage with Barnesy...
View ArticleLino Ramble Blind Man’s Bluff Bastardo 2017
Bastardo invariably puts me in mind of ‘Hotel Bastardos’, from my favourite episode of The Comic Strip Presents – “A Fistful of Travellers Cheques”. Miguel: [complaining to hotel manager] How come...
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