A crunchy, refreshing and uncomplicated SSB of grapefruit zest, green pea and green capsicum character. It’s taut, lively and energetic, driven by well focused acid line and lingering persistence. $17 at Aussie Wines and No Frills Wine.
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There are some impressive fruit sources on parade here, from across the Yarra, with an average vine age of 17 years. The result is beautifully regional and varietal, fragrant, herbal and silky, with crunchy, tangy berry fruits persistence and spicy allure. Even a few notes of pipe smoke and exotic spice along the way. It […]
readA blend of vineyards from across the various Yarra Valley districts that don’t fit into De Bortoli’s estate and single vineyard wines, this is a beautifully textural style that unites the charcuterie complexity of wild yeast cask fermentation with taut citrus zest and stone fruit generosity. Immediate and ready to go. $18 at No Frills […]
readChenin is among Voyager’s original plantings, producing a wine of aromatic notes of kaffir lime, nashi pear and pepper. The palate is fruity, textural, elegant and just a touch sweeter than it needs to be. $15 at Mates Crates.
readWhite clay soils make for generous flavour concentration, framed in refreshingly low alcohol, layered with kaffir lime, nashi pear and a hint of guava. This is a delightfully textured, finely structured riesling of pronounced, mouth-filling chalk mineral texture, lingering with great persistence and finely integrated acidity. Very youthful and backward a year after vintage, this […]
readSkilfully crafted rosé at a bargain price. Delightful fragrance of strawberries and blood oranges leads into an alluringly savoury palate that captures pomegranate and wild strawberry flavours. It’s elegantly fragrant and delightfully textural, with fine, mouth-embracing grip. Best price direct.
readA very sophisticated vintage for this 1968 planted site, recently renamed Justin’s Vineyard. It’s pretty and fragrant riesling of enticing and elegant kaffir lime, fennel and granny smith apple fruit. On release a year after vintage, it’s refreshingly poised and breathtakingly youthful, structured with impressive mouth feel of fine, chalk mineral texture and beautifully effortless […]
readThere’s a particular precision and focus to the new Gathering, every bit as complex as ever in its layers of fruit and barrel ferment intrigue, yet with more crunchy grapefruit zest and lemon pith definition than before. Oak feels better contained, emphasising fine, mineral texture and magnificent line and length. One of the great Gatherings, […]
readSpellbinding aromatics of the most exact, fragrant pear fruit, lifted lemon blossom, fennel and grapefruit zest. The palate is all of the same, a true grigio in its crunchy citrus energy and lingering pear character, softly textural and impeccably honed. Sourced mostly from 1998 planted Clarendon fruit, with a little Adelaide Hills. $28 at Discount […]
readIsolation Ridge is Western Australia’s finest riesling, and 2013 is one of its greatest vintages yet, a wine of crystalline purity and scintillating minerality. Breathtakingly pristine aromas of lime drops, lime blossom and granny smith apples introduce a palate of impressive lime and green apple fruit concentration. It’s light on its feet yet confidently poised, […]
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