Windy Peak has attained a new pinnacle as it hones in on regional styles. This is an expertly constructed wine from a tough season, alive with fragrant lime blossom, cool lemon zest and cut grass aromas. A zippy and crunchy style, built around a high-tensile core of lime juice which lingers clean and long. $11 […]
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Cuddly and approachable, this is purposely a fruity Margaret River shiraz, brimming with fresh cherries and juicy plums. But fear not, there’s plenty of black pepper to keep it dynamic, and supportive milk choc oak and firm, fine tannins to keep it honed. It will appreciate a year for fruit and oak to integrate. $15 […]
readI don’t drink a lot of wines from the northern Italian region of Valpolicella, but wines like this could entice me to change that. This is an impressively fragrant, spice-infused, lively and expressive style of tangy, medium-bodied appeal. Breathe deep and you’ll find all manner of allure: fragrant rose hip, berry compote, fresh white pepper, […]
readS&K are masters of vintage fortified and this is one of the best value 21st birthday wines on the shelves. There’s a poise to this wine, thanks to fresh clean ‘space’ on the finish that keeps it refined instead of cloying. The Rutherglen specialties of durif and shiraz join forces with the traditional Portuguese varieties […]
readMargaret 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 […]
readA 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.
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