Aged Verdelho, something not commonly encountered as the usual notion of Verdelho is drink now or soon. I did try a 7 year old Verdelho a few years back and … Read more
Made from the oldest Tempranillo vines on The granite Belt. Not a joven style more toward crianza, so the oak is certainly there but in balance with the fruit. The … Read more
This wine has more oak than I’m used to in a Granite Belt wine but it’s well done and not unbalanced – the fruit can easily handle the oak. It’s … Read more
This is a Joven style wine – it’s only lightly oaked. The wine is made for early drinking and it suits Queensland conditions, it can be drunk in our warmer … Read more
2017 Mourvedre on Tuesday 27/8:
It’s beautifully balanced with lovely almost seamless flow, the fruit is in the sour/savoury spectrum and there is certainly charcuterie/chorizo in the flavour profile, mainly … Read more
I remember a conversation with Peter Stark at Boireann about the challenges visited on the region by the low from Cyclone Debbie that dumped volumes of rain just at the … Read more
2012 was a very good vintage on the Granite Belt, perhaps not quite as good as 2005 but certainly right up there.
The wine is very deeply coloured in the … Read more
Ruby red at the meniscus and very darkly coloured as you move towards it’s depths, not quite as bright and reflective as the 2012. Black fruits, kalamata olives, earth and … Read more
Two varieties from Southern France a surprisingly 14.5% for a coolish Granite Belt vintage.
Tannat is a variety that seems to really enjoy the Granite Belt. I remain perplexed that … Read more
The bouquet exhibits subtle stone fruits and citrus, there are peaches, pears, green apple and hints of lemon early on the palate then a talc like creaminess followed by a … Read more
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