The most fragrant of the Kooyong trio, Meres is a pinot noir of beautiful perfume of delicate rose petal and red cherry. This carries right through the palate, giving elegance to savoury depth of beetroot and tangy morello cherry fruit. Tannins are fine yet confident, lingering with excellent line and length, promising a great future. […]
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Some are saying 2013 was the best vintage in Martinborough in a decade. Ata Rangi winemaker Helen Masters describes it as pretty much a perfect vintage, with dramatic cool nights to retain acidity at the end of the season, creating a tension between concentration and length. This permitted her the scope to ferment with 30% […]
readThe most commanding and deepest of the Kooyong single vineyard trio in 2012, Haven delivers wonderful precision of black cherry fruit over a backdrop of beetroot and brambles, carrying long on the finish. The power of this vineyard is well encapsulated in an expansive palate that fans out into depth and breadth on the finish, […]
readFrom a famed little vineyard on the Mornington, this is a delightfully characterful pinot of fragrance, purity, delicacy and structure. In 2013 its purity of fruit is mesmerising, but it’s the line and persistence that elevate it to one of the great vintages from this special place. Magnificent aromas of rose petal unite with exact […]
readA single vineyard sauvignon from the northern Adelaide Hills that finds a wonderful harmony between the primary, crunchy fruit notes of grapefruit and pear, and the fine, mouthfilling texture of clever skin, barrel and lees work. Phenolics provide well-gauged grip to the finish, uniting with fine, lingering acidity to provide medium-term potential. $20 at WineCloud.
readA well crafted and characteristic Margaret River SBS, this is a pristine and backward blend of line, length and gently textured mouth feel. Lemon, lime and grapefruit unite with crunchy red apple, freshly cut grass and the textural sensation of grapefruit pith. $18 at Aussie Wines, ANZ Wines, No Frills Wine and Nillumbik Cellars.
readThese 27 year old vines show their maturity in a very seriously crafted wine that speaks more about texture and structure than it does about fruit, a feat rarely achieved by this variety outside the hallowed vineyards of Sancerre itself. Weaver puts the minerality of this wine down to the low pH of dry grown […]
readPretty notes of lantana, golden delicious apple, passionfruit and green pea define a varietally accurate sauvignon with a soft, ripe, sweet, tropical exuberance contrasting gentle minerality and refreshing acidity. It’s long, focused and well crafted. $21 at OurCellar.
readThe 25th release of one of Australia’s most famous sauvignons is a pure and pretty vintage, driven by lime zest, lemon juice and crunchy granny smith apple fruit of good concentration. It rides a tight acid line, supported by gentle phenolic grip. $22 at Bellevue Hill Bottle Shop.
readA seamless and well crafted sauvignon, fermented and matured for 3 months entirely in new and old French oak barrels. The result is an evenly poised and balanced culmination of spice, nutty oak and complex fruit of blackcurrant bud, capsicum, passionfruit and green paw paw intensity, pulled neatly into a well-honed finish of gentle textural […]
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