Hola authentic Spanish character at a teeny price! The high plains of Castilla la Mancha have been pepped up with fifteen percent barrel-matured Rioja tempranillo, making for a rustic style that carries an air of dried flowers, dried herbs and wild strawberries over a palate of finely integrated structure and persistent mulberry and dark chocolate […]
readThey say it takes a great vintage to weed out the poor vineyards and winemakers, but only a tough season can truly define the greats. Crucially, definitively – indeed surprisingly for a vineyard at 500m altitude in a vintage as uncharacteristically cool as 2011 – this cabernet is ripe. Its light to medium purple hue […]
readAt its lofty 500m altitude, Mike Press’ vineyard is cool and high at the best of times, producing shiraz of edgy black pepper personality even in a warm season. In the abnormally cool 2011 vintage this character is compounded to levels unfamiliar even in the Adelaide Hills, creating the most graceful, pretty and elegantly medium-bodied […]
readThis is a ripe and immediate vintage for Mike Press pinot, making it spot on for drinking right away. It’s a fruity style of wild strawberries, ripe raspberries, a hint of brambles and finely textured tannins. 14.8 on the alcohol scale is a big number for this timid grape, but the high altitude acidity of […]
readWho would have imagined that Canberra could pull elegantly appealing cabernet out of its sub-$15 bag of tricks? A vibrant wine of rose petal and violet perfume, crunchy redcurrant and red cherry fruits and fine, supple tannins. A portion of barrel maturation provides subtle oak support.
readIt’s refreshing to find ripeness harmonised with medium-bodied restraint at this price. An approachable and attractively fruit-focused shiraz of black plum, blackberry and cracked pepper flavours, supported by supple, finely textured tannins.
readNot since 2007 has Swan Bay exemplified such varietal integrity – and the list price has dropped by $4 over that time! This is a ripe pinot noir of wild strawberry and mixed berry compote flavours which persist through a finish of soft, supply, drying tannins and warm alcohol (a ripe 14.5%). An elegant finish […]
readThis is outstanding value in a refined and beautifully textural style that carries considerable fruit concentration and more elegant balance even than Scotchmans Hill $65 flagship syrah! A stylish and complex shiraz of black plum and blackberry fruit, black pepper and subtle nuances of charcuterie complexity. Tannins are beautifully fine and textural, providing a fine-grained […]
readIntroducing the cheapest wine ever to meet the lofty standards of Wine Taste Weekly. This softly approachable and easy drinking quaffer unites the juicy berry fruits of the Riverland with the elegant touch of pink pepper of the cool 2011 vintage, making for a pretty and fruit-focused expression of an estate vineyard originally established by […]
readThis must be the most widely available and perpetually discounted Mornington chardonnay, but don’t for a moment mistake this for bulk-produced simplicity. Predominantly French oak barrique fermented and matured for nine months, with the remainder in tank to preserve the freshness of concentrated fruit with pretty lemon zest, grapefruit and white peach notes, hints of […]
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