L’ami Sage has found its happy place of internal harmony, a pinot noir of gentleness and elegance, defining an outstanding vintage for this underrated estate. Pretty rose petal and strawberry aromas glide into a delicate palate of red fruits and pink pepper with a background theme of brambles and dried herbs. A wine of great […]
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It’s a reflection of the skill of Lindsay McCall and his team that three of his pinots made the cut for my “best of the Mornington” list (the third due for release later this year), all three from seasons with more than their share of challenges. His Estate Pinot is one of the darkest and […]
readYabby Lake’s 2010 single block pinot noirs are majestic indeed, but such is the precision of its single vineyard release that this wine claims the position in this list. A pinot of both focused restraint and coiled-up potential, yet generous intensity, it’s built around a firm, fine structure of beautifully textured, impressively mineral and chalky […]
readSourced from the romantically named blocks M and N of Red Hill Estate’s Merricks Grove Vineyard, these vines have found their happy place at a magic twelve years of age, producing a silky and seductive pinot noir of effortless line and pure red cherry and wild strawberry fruits. There are nuances of rose petal perfume, […]
readThe Half Acre of Main Ridge is just that, a tiny pocket producing one of the Peninsula’s most celebrated pinot noirs. 2010 will rank among the greats, slowly blossoming into something quite magnificent over a decade and perhaps two. This is a beguilingly beautiful and elegant pinot of pronounced structure and savoury complexity, layered with […]
read2010 Wallis is one of the finest wines ever to come to us by Tractor, capturing alluring exotic complexity within a style of silky refinement, effortless balance and considerable persistence. It’s a pinot noir of layered exotic spice, white pepper, anise, rose bud, bramble and undergrowth complexity, supporting a deep core of black cherry and […]
readThe Paringa is Paringa’s flagship single vineyard pinot noir from estate vines planted from 1985. This is an attractively fruit pure rendition of red cherry aromas of all kinds: cherry kernel lifted by cherry blossom and cherry liqueur. A poised palate of luscious black cherry fruit, juicy ripe berry compote, sweet strawberry jam and creamy […]
readThere is no red wine on the shelves with three years of maturity and a street price well under $10 as reliable as Hanwood Cabernet. This is a particularly flattering vintage, capturing the violet florals and primary black- and redcurrants and capsicum that define this variety. $8 at Chambers Cellars, $8.50 at Dan Murphy’s.
readFrom its mature, estate vines in the Adelaide Hills to its balanced and refined palate, everything about this wine speaks sophistication – except its teeny price. The new vintage is loaded with perfumed blossoms and citrus zest of impressive persistence, line and energy. Soft, chalky minerality completes a long finish. $11 at Greenfields Liquor.
readIn its ultra stylish retro squat bottle for the first time, Clarry looks more dashing than ever. Read the recipe and the price seems inconceivable: Organic estate fruit from vines dating from the 1940s, aged in old oak hogsheads. This cool season has birthed a particularly savoury and spicy style, accented with fresh rhubarb, pepper, […]
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