The fruit is from Toppers Mountain Wines in the New England GI. I guess if you were sourcing non-local GI fruit for your Granite Belt Wine then the red oxide … Read more
Month: April 2021
Ridgemill Estate 2017 Cabernet Sauvignon
I first tasted this wine at the Ridgemill Estate Cellar Door on 12th July 2020. At the time it was a lighter style easy drinking Cabernet from the challenged wet … Read more
Symphony Hill Wines 2018 Reserve Saperavi
One of the few grapes that has red/pink flesh and together with very dark skins results in the reputation of ‘The Inky Grape of Georgia’. The fruit for this wine … Read more
Ravens Croft Wines 2021 ‘Raven’ Rosé
Mostly Sangiovese fruit with some other local GI fruit in the mix. The greater volume of fruit came from Duncan Ferrier’s rather excellent Rosemary Hill Vineyard.
Deep reddish pink in … Read more
Ravens Croft Wines 2021 Verdelho
Mostly Estate fruit and all Granite Belt GI fruit. Interesting to follow the 2021 Granite Belt Vintage, due to more rain events during March veraison I suspect the whites may … Read more
Ravens Croft Wines 2021 Pinot Grigio
100% Granite Belt fruit. The Pinot Grigio wine I’m most familiar with on The Granite Belt is this one from Ravens Croft Wines. I’m not sure there’s another Pinot Grigio … Read more
Ravens Croft Wines 2018 Shiraz
Made with local GI fruit and from the excellent 2018 vintage. Mark’s genes are South African but I suspect his long exposure to The Granite Belt has influenced his epigenetic … Read more
Summit Estate 2016 Queensland Cabernet
A blend of 85% Cabernet Carménère 10% Merlot and 5% Petit Verdot. Still bright and fresh looking in the glass for a 5 year old with no fading at the … Read more
Toppers Mountain Wines Wild Ferment 2016 Petit Manseng
Two things to note:
If you read the web site you would have noticed I said that there may be an occasional review of a New England GI Wine here. … Read more
Casley Mount Hutton Winery 2018 Pinot Noir
Another surprise packet to join the Ridgemill Estate 2018 Pinot Noir – yes a really good pinot from The Granite Belt. This could be but I doubt it’s estate fruit … Read more
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