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
I opened this wine last night (Thursday) and had a quick taste, it was very closed on the bouquet and dominated on the palate by sour cherry fruit, cassis was … Read more
This variety has only been in Australia for around 22 years. It originates from southern Sicily – the town of Avola. I guess, being Italian Ray Costanzo would have a … Read more
Paola a winemaker from Argentina was the original architect of this blend. The bottle doesn’t bear a vintage on the label as the component wines are all different wines. The … Read more
Every year I travel to The Granite Belt for a longer stay in winter, usually in July. The journey has always been written up elsewhere but will now be a … Read more
A lovely light gold straw in colour, a quite powerful and enticing bouquet fills the glass , spend some time with the bouquet of this wine as it’s strongly fragrant … Read more
I was really looking forward to the Ravenscroft Wines 2018 Pinotage but Mark lost most of his 2018 Pinotage grapes to hail and made a rosé instead. So here we … Read more
If The Granite Belt has a truly iconic wine it would have to be the Ballandean Estate Late Harvest Sylvaner. It’s only made when vintage conditions support the style, the … Read more
The picture is from a tasting we did with Ray Costanzo at Golden Grove Estate on Friday 17th July 2020. Ray left the mostly full bottle with us to enjoy … Read more
Peter McGlashan gave me a bottle of his not yet released 2018 Tempranillo to try, he remarked that it will be quite a look into the future as this one … Read more
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