Blimey! Has such pinot purity ever paraded at $13 (Dan Murphy’s)? With no less than eight pinots in its carnival of love, there’s no operation on earth that hits every price point as thrillingly as De Bortoli. Steve Webber is the ringmaster and he’s pulled all manner of roses, violets and cherries out of his […]
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Riesling’s rapier-like spine too much for you? 2010 to the rescue! Generous, soft and more approachable to drink young, there are rich notes of guava and honeydew under this wine’s lime blossom perfume, finishing with sufficient zesty freshness to keep the purists at ease. $15 at Kemeny’s & Dan’s.
readDrink it now, drink it in a decade, you can’t lose in any great vintage of this ambidextrous semillon! Lemon and lime now, lanolin and toast later, with a glorious undercurrent of minerality that won’t fade. $17 at Kemeny’s and Dan Murphy’s and $18 at WineStar.
readSauvignon snobs, go jump in a vat of colombard! The rest of us will keep drinking Marlborough sauvignon, and why wouldn’t we when one of the most dependable cheapies is $13 at Dan Murphy’s? It tastes precisely as you’d expect: crunchy pink lady apples, gooseberries, cut grass, zesty lemon and grapefruit.
readIt’s a happy day when a stonking new bargain red is born! The latest member of the Stumpy family is so young it hasn’t appeared anywhere yet. But when it does, be prepared to leap over stumps, barricades, whatever to get to it because this bright, chirpy and exactingly varietal cabernet will show up under […]
readThe true star of Roederer, and by far the cheapest ($60 this week at Kemeny’s and Dan’s!), this is quintessential winter champagne. Three-fifths pinots, some old oak maturation and bottle aged for three years add honeyed richness, butterscotch, brioche and cinnamon, finessed with a cut of lemon.
readBeaujolais in its unadulterated glory, this enticing style is all about aromatics, singing with exotic spice, lifted violets and forest berries! From one of France’s more reliable natural winemakers, this vintage is shining after a few years bottle age.
readThe big daddy of tawny ports, the levels of complexity here are off the clock, thanks to some thirty years in the cellar. It’s oozing with every port flavour you could conjure, all intricately woven into a marvellous whole. Don’t wait until you’re a great grandfather to experience this flavourgasm.
readAt last, here it is! The long awaited sparkling from Kym Teusner is brimming with all the plums and blackberry fruit purity for which this young Barossa maker is renowned. When you need a classy sparkling red, count on this MC to take command of the room and create the perfect festive mood!
readLong-ageing Penfolds engineering at a price for the masses! I introduced KH76 to my mates after it won a trophy in my Great Australian Red comp last year and they’ve been eager to find it ever since. A cage of fine tannins encase pure black fruits and pepper. $17 at WineStar and myCellars this week.
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