Margaret River reserve cabernet rarely clocks in at this price – and this is a true reserve, the highest of the three tiers in the revered pyramid of Brad. Impressively coiled concentration of blackcurrant fruit is constrained within a finely-woven cage of rigid tannins. An excellent expression of an outstanding season, capturing Margaret River’s hallmarks […]
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A Chablis of tension and taut focus, excellent texture and restraint, built around chalky, mineral, mouthfilling structure. A hint of ferment funk adds complexity and intrigue to a honed white peach, lemon and grapefruit zest profile, lifted with impressive lemon blossom aromatics.
readDelectably understated, intricately honed, intensely focused and exactingly controlled, welcome to another immaculately crafted shiraz that speaks in articulate tones of chalky mineral texture derived from a bed of limestone under this remarkable site. A linear core of black plum skins, black cherries and pitch opens into fragrant nuances of violets, then fresh liquorice straps […]
readBenchmark Clare cabernet with an exactingly varietal profile that sings with crunchy red- and blackcurrants, green capsicum, tomato on the vine and tobacco leaves. The palate carries great precision of vibrant fruit, decisive and seamless, lingering with accurate line and tannins of fine-grained structure, carrying the chalky texture of this limestone vineyard and lending long-ageing […]
readIt genuinely saddens me to see so many great Accolade wines in the clearance houses at the moment. Thankfully not this one! A particularly creamy, soft and enticing sparkling shiraz, with a magnificent seven years of maturity softening its blackberry and mulberry fruits and building complexity of high cocoa dark chocolate and liquorice. A primary […]
readPristine aperitif champagne of sufficient subtlety to allow its chalky minerality to speak softy but confidently. Its pale hue anticipates the purity and freshness of its tight, linear palate, shimmering with pure lemon blossom, crunchy granny smith apples and fresh lemon juice. $59 at WineStar and Cloudwine.
readFor all of its legendary shiraz, this cabernet was the wine that jumped out of a recent Clarendon Hills 2009 line up. Caution. This is wine of immense proportions, of impenetrable black hue and a density that’s fully off the clock yet – crucially – it never deviates for an instant from exactingly varietal and […]
readParadigm Hill no more, this should be called Mount Paradigm! The Hill has ascended incrementally to new heights of refinement over recent vintages, attaining its most distinguished pinnacle in 2010. Les Cinq is restrained and graceful, a pinot noir defined by delicacy and purity, with wafts of rose petal perfume and red cherry, raspberry and […]
readThis is no nondescript quaffing white, but a true grigio in every sense, from its perfumed air of fresh lemon, crunchy pear and pear blossom, to its delightfully graceful and fragrant palate of pure, primary fruit focus, refreshing acidity and textural, mineral mouth feel. $11 at Jim’s Cellars and Dan’s.
readBrad has set a benchmark in bargain Margaret River cabernet for years, and this outstanding vintage perpetuates the legacy with more confidence than ever. Varietal and regional precision are accented with red- and blackcurrants, tobacco and capsicum. Vibrant fruit purity carries from start to finish, supported by soft, finely textured tannins. $17 at No Frills […]
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