The label says that the shiraz is normally picked in two batches approximately a week apart, these are then blended and bottled. I haven’t talked to Warren about this but … Read more
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Sep
2020
Month: September 2020
29
Sep
2020
Gerler Wines 2018 Petit Verdot
The fruit for this wine came from the Rosemary Hill vineyard at Traprock, technically it’s just outside the Granite Belt GI but the fruit is used by so many Granite … Read more
14
Sep
2020
Whiskey Gully Wines 2018 Upper House Cabernet Sauvignon
2018 – a very good Granite Belt vintage and including for Cabernet Sauvignon. This one made by Rod MacPherson with, at least I always suspect, some guiding influence from his … Read more
14
Sep
2020
Boireann Winery 2016 Rosso
70% Nebbiolo 30% Barbera. Peter Stark told me this is his way of making a Nebbi approachable early and his tasting note for the 2014 Rosso, in his most candid … Read more
10
Sep
2020
Casley Mount Hutton Winery 2006 Shiraz
Grant and Sonya Casley hold back a lot of vintages for later sale. A good thing to for people who generally don’t cellar wines and want to know what aged … Read more
10
Sep
2020
Mason Wines 2015 Petit Verdot
There has been a label change ‘tween the 2015 and 2016, another change is winemaker. Anthony Rametta made the 2015/2016 and previous vintages but Andy Williams from Hidden Creek is … Read more
07
Sep
2020
Ridgemill Estate – not yet released – 2019 Chardonnay
This is a wine with a big, thick, complex bouquet which is expressed by a multiplexing aggregation of flavours on the palate. If you like your chardonnays clean and pristine … Read more
07
Sep
2020
Tobin Wines 2018 Max Shiraz Block Two
This is another very good Granite Belt shiraz from the high quality 2018 vintage it presents with a powerful framework built around a balancing act of quite potent fruit weight … Read more
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