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
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
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
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
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
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
Ravens Croft Wines 2020 Nero D’Avola
We are having a free range roast organic chicken for dinner and it seemed that a lighter style red would be the perfect accompaniment, so I reached for this 12.5% … Read more
Just Red Wines 2018 Shiraz/Viognier
A lovey deep blackish red shimmers from the depths of the glass and transforms into a lighter red jewel light show at the edges.
This wine is a loquacious liquid … Read more
Pyramids Road 2019 Cabernet Sauvignon
This wine comes from vines that were hand planted, using a shovel, 20 years ago. They were subsequently pruned quite strongly to help nurse them through the extreme drought. A … Read more
Boireann Winery 2019 Cabernet Sauvignon
I’ve never tasted a Granite Belt Cabernet Sauvignon quite like this, it reminds me of a very good Margaret River Cabernet, except those often have a small amount of Cabernet … Read more
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