The 20th release of Grosset Gaia encapsulates tremendous concentration of flavour within an exactingly medium bodied demeanour. A piercing bouquet of redcurrants, blackcurrants, green capsicum and peppermint leaf introduces a monumentally focused and concentrated palate with incredible purity, energy and drive of perfectly ripe redcurrants, blackcurrants and capsicum. It has an inherent generosity and calm […]
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Wines like this are the reason you don’t read about spirallingly, ear-splittingly exorbitant First Growth Bordeaux offerings in Wine Taste Weekly. 2008 Parker is a cabernet blend of true First Growth endurance. Such is its wall of tannin that it must not, under any circumstances, be approached shy of twenty years in the cellar. Incredible […]
readWine taste regulars are well familiar with my adoration of the spectacular Dom Pérignon 2002, which you can still pick up under $200. The recent release of the 2003 has been greeted with much scepticism, particularly as one of the latest releases for this aberrant heatwave vintage, recording Champagne’s hottest summer on record. Even Moët […]
readAn accurate and enticing Grampians shiraz under $15 doesn’t exist. Or does it? Plush plums conspire with ripe blueberry and generous black cherry fruit, with an undercurrent of warm earth (erth?) and hints of exotic spice. A vibrant and balanced shiraz with well-defined fruit and supple tannins, ready to slurp right away. Exclusively at Dan’s […]
readIf you’re chasing concentration on a budget, this wine is of superhero proportions. Thump it on the table and you’ll scare the wildlife! These dimensions are hitherto unknown in the Barossa at this price, and wines at three times the price will cower in its presence. From 6th generation Barossa growers, this is an immense, […]
readMore than one-sixth of Australia’s vineyards are unprofitable and supply exceeds demand by more than twenty percent, according to a frank new report from the nation’s leading peak bodies.
readPlans for a highway bypass that would threaten vineyards in South Australia’s Coonawarra region have been delayed indefinitely.
readSouth Australia’s oldest commercial vineyard site has been sold to developers to be subdivided for housing. The Stony Hill vineyard at Old Reynella in McLaren Vale was first planted to Cabernet Sauvignon in 1838 by the district’s first settler, John Reynell.
readAustralian growers are shocked over an announcement this week that the majority of the country’s plantings of the Spanish variety Albariño are, in fact, the French variety Savagnin Blanc.
readMonths after a record heat wave in February helped spark a wave of devastating wildfires across Australia’s southern state of Victoria, the country’s wine industry is beginning to come to grips with the extent of damage to vineyards, wineries and lives.
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