Heggies trumps Pewsey in 2013, a well crafted riesling that tones down the intensity and structure of the season. It’s one of the most lifted and fragrant rieslings of the vintage, alive with lime blossom and pink lady apple perfume. The palate is crunchy and zesty in lemon and lime accents, and at the same […]
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The wizards at Peter Lehmann have again conjured the Eden Valley riesling of the vintage. They tell me they’re always concerned if Wigan performs well in the Barossa wine show in its youth, because its engineered to display its best to coincide with its release in four or five years time. They must have been […]
readSteingarten is built for the long-haul and will likely prove to go down as the most enduring of the Eden Valley’s 2013s. Don’t be enticed by its alluring perfume of fragrant lemon and lime blossom, this is a wine not to be approached for at least a decade. The palate delivers powerful and precise fruit […]
read2011 is a stunning vintage for Gulf Station Chardonnay, a wine of alluring subtlety, elegant persistence and wonderfully fine texture rarely seen at this price. Frequent lees stirring gin barrel and tank builds complexity, texture and impressive complexity of struck flint and charcuterie. Low yielding Yarra Vines contribute zesty grapefruit and understated white peach. $16 […]
readThis is declassified Rioja from the younger vines of Valdemar, though the declassification is a technicality – they could label it Rioja if they wanted to. A great value introduction to Rioja, it’s a softly textural, fruity and immediate style emphasising its 100% Tempranillo fruit, and virtually no oak influence, after just four months in […]
read60th vintage release – something very few Australian wines can claim. It rises to the occasion in a lovely elegant style from a great vintage. At less than $13 at First Choice and Dan Murphy’s this week, this is the real bargain of the range, as Wynns other labels are priced ever further into the […]
readThe child of a season Phillip Moraghan describes as ‘postcard perfect,’ this is one of the most pristine pinot gris I’ve encountered this year. Magnificent and crystal clear in its clarity of pear, lemon and hints of fresh nutmeg, it’s an immaculate contrast of impeccably balanced fruit concentration and the taut acidity of this cool […]
readA long-lived Cigar that more than outshines its season, thanks to the inclusion of the fruit that would otherwise have made 1,000 cases of Menzies, a significant one-third of this blend. The result is an accurate expression of cabernet, tweaked with 7% merlot, with crunchy redcurrant and blackcurrant fruit, notes of leaf, tobacco and cedar […]
readWynns Black Label is an institution in bargain Australian cabernet, and while it’s jumped from $35 two years ago to $40 last year and now $45, its the street price hasn’t changed – still regularly $25 (Jim Murphy’s, Dan Murphy’s, No Frills, Aussie Wines, Wine List Australia and Chambers Cellars). The latest rendition is a […]
readOne of the best Chertsey’s yet, there’s a newfound elegance to this wine in 2010, more fragrant and enticing than ever, laced into a seamless whole of impressively persistent concentration and vibrant poise. It’s a co-fermented blend of almost equal shares of cabernet sauvignon, merlot and cabernet franc, without any suggestion of the slightest separation […]
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