A glass full of elegant light ruby hues and gleaming red cherries, just what you want to encounter in a Bistro Style Sangiovese built to match food. This very young … Read more
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Jul
2021
Month: July 2021
27
Jul
2021
4382 Terroir 2020 Durif
Yes the label is coming and won’t be quite this rustic! Another excellent wine from the exciting collaboration between Andy Williams and Rob Davidson of St Judes Cellar Door & … Read more
27
Jul
2021
Summit Estate 2015 Soltice Red
The name is derived from the Summit Estate Winter Solstice Event which I just have to get to one of these years! Good colour in the glass, does show a … Read more
26
Jul
2021
Ridgemill Estate 2019 Benny’s Blend
Check out those translucent red pink hues bending upwards at the meniscus, lots of purple hues in the young wine with the deeper dark well emitting little at all.
The … Read more
26
Jul
2021
Pyramids Road 2018 Shiraz (second review)
I couldn’t resist having another look at this wine, it’s been a big working week and I needed something special to console me. Across the history of wine production on … Read more
26
Jul
2021
Toppers Mountain 2013 Wild Ferment Tempranillo
Just to reiterate from an earlier post … Wines from Toppers Mountain are the only non-Granite Belt GI wines that will be reviewed here.
In late April this year I … Read more
26
Jul
2021
Golden Grove Estate 2019 Malbec
There are a few very good Malbecs on The Granite Belt. The Bungawarra 2018 made by Tom Battle is a great example, Ballandean Estate also produce one. Jeff Hardin told … Read more
26
Jul
2021
Ridgemill Estate 2019 ‘Hungry Horse’ Tempranillo/Mourvedre
Very dark colours in the glass and with a glowing purple and crimson perimeter and a little ruby coalescing its inner edge.
The bouquet is deep, dark, brooding and a … Read more
26
Jul
2021
Ballandean Estate 2018 Nebbiolo
As a general rule The Granite Belt 2018 vintage produced very good fruit weight but not as big as some of the 2019’s and same applies to the tannins. However … Read more
26
Jul
2021
Golden Grove Estate 2019 ‘Joven’ Tempranillo
Coloured like black cherries in the depths with a mixture of lighter cherries influenced wit some purplish hues at the edges. Red cherries, black cherries, other blackly coloured fruits and … Read more
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