Month: February 2022

Heritage Estate 2018 Wild Ferment Marsanne

Heritage Estate 2018 Wild Ferment Marsanne

I was genuinely surprised when reading through the latest Wine Companion tasting notes, those by Tyson Stelzer. A Heritage Estate 2018 Reserve Chardonnay was given an NR rating which means … Read more

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Symphony Hill Wines 2015 Reserve Nebbiolo

Symphony Hill Wines 2015 Reserve Nebbiolo

I made some preserved lemons recently and they’re ready to use now, so we slow cooked some Boss Meats Organic Osso Bucco and looked in the cellar for a match. … Read more

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Pyramids Road 2009 Cabernet Sauvignon

Pyramids Road 2009 Cabernet Sauvignon

I first tasted this on release at Pyramids Road Wines Cellar Door, at the time I was interested but not overly excited. The wine had a lot of bayleaf and … Read more

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Golden Grove Estate 2019 Shiraz

Golden Grove Estate 2019 Shiraz

Made from fruit sourced from 50+ year old estate vines, deep dark red in the glass with not a lot of fade at the meniscus.

Blackberries dominate the bouquet and … Read more

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Ballandean Estate 2017 Durif

Ballandean Estate 2017 Durif

There are a few good Durifs on The Granite Belt and this is certainly one of them. Steve Messiter presented this wine in the lead-up to the Mourvedre blind tasting … Read more

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