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Boireann Winery 2010 Granite Belt Shiraz
Pyramids Road Wines 2022 Mourvèdre
Storm King Wine Co 2021 Vermentino
Heritage Estate Wines 2022 Sundown Shiraz/Marsanne
Storm King Wine Co 2022 Tempranillo
The Granite Belt Diaries May – June 2023
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Pyramids Road 2018 Shiraz

Pyramids Road 2018 Shiraz

Pyramids Road Winery is one of a cluster of three vineyards at the southern end of The Granite Belt at Wyberba, just hit the accelerator as you exit Ballandean Village … Read more

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Ballandean Estate 2014 Nebbiolo

Ballandean Estate 2014 Nebbiolo

It may surprise many Nebbiolo aficionados to hear that The Granite Belt can produce some very good Nebbi grapes and some of the Nebbiolo wines are almost indistinguishable from Lange … Read more

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Golden Grove Estate 2018 Durif

Golden Grove Estate 2018 Durif

Wow 15% a/v, getting up there for The Granite Belt but some powerful fruit emerged from the excellent 2018 vintage and Durif is a big wine, check out some of … Read more

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Girraween Estate 2018 Shiraz

Girraween Estate 2018 Shiraz

Steve Messiter has now been the viticulturist and vintner at Girraween Estate for 10 years, how time flies! We can now enjoy the fruitful outcomes of what Steve has learned … Read more

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Heritage Estate Wines 2019 Pinot Gris

Heritage Estate Wines 2019 Pinot Gris

This wine came as a bonus bottle in a case from Heritage Estate adorned with a red ribbon and thank you cork but thankfully not sealed under cork. Anyway a … Read more

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Ridgemill Estate 2019 Malbec/Mourvedre

Ridgemill Estate 2019 Malbec/Mourvedre

I have to say I’m a sucker for Malbec and Mourvedre and now they’ve been put in one bottle together, how could I resist! 60% Malbec and 40% Mourvedre, you … Read more

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Ravens Croft Wines 2019 Pinot Grigio

Ravens Croft Wines 2019 Pinot Grigio

Mark Ravenscroft has been making excellent Pinot Grigio’s for a number of years. I think the first one I tried was 2015. Pinot Grigio/Pinot Gris whichever way up you like … Read more

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Ballandean Estate NV Range Reserve

Ballandean Estate NV Range Reserve

This is my go to sparkly whenever we have a picnic in Girraween National Park, something I can highly recommend to anyone, goes great with a picnic hamper you can … Read more

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Just Red Wines 2018 Tannat

Just Red Wines 2018 Tannat

A few years ago I asked Warren Smith at Pyramids Road Wines, “Is there a good red wine in the district that I need to try?” Warren didn’t hesitate, he … Read more

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Pyramids Road 2011 Mourvedre

Pyramids Road 2011 Mourvedre

Another one from my tasting archives:

Short Preamble:

Mourvedre is the French name for this variety know as Monastrell in Spain and Mataro in Australia. I much prefer the French … Read more

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