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
Mason Wines Cellar Collection 2016 Petit Verdot
Tonight we’re a little further down the New England Highway than last night. This is another Granite Belt Estate Fruit Petit Verdot, this one from the Mason Wines Booth Lane … Read more
Jester Hill Wines 2016 Petit Verdot
There are quite a few Granite Belt wineries (and also City Winery Brisbane) that use fruit from Duncan Ferrier’s Rosemary Hill Vineyard for their Petit Verdot wines. I am aware … Read more
Boireann Winery 2019 La Cima Barbera
There aren’t many straight Barbera wines on The Granite Belt, this one and the Golden Grove come to mind. Barbera is known, among other things, for it’s lower tannin profile … Read more
Heritage Estate 2019 Malbec
At the Magnificent Seven event in October 2018 Jeff Hardin expressed a lot of enthusiasm for Granite Belt Malbec. Of course this was on the back of his 2018 release … Read more
Pyramids Road Wines 2018 Bernie’s Blend
Pyramids Road Club Members will be wondering what to include in their club packs this year. If you like reds this is one of the best Bernies Blends to date. … Read more
2018 – 2019 Vintages – What I Preferred
There were a few criteria for this list.
1. These are all high quality wines.
2. The wines reflect my stylistic preferences and should always be treated as such.
3. … Read more
Pyramids Road Wines 2012 Shiraz
Away on holidays and taking an extended wine break but I did manage to smuggle one into the luggage, so just a quick note..
A Granite Belt vintage of exceptional … Read more
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