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Very dark colours in the glass and with a glowing purple and crimson perimeter and a little ruby coalescing its inner edge.

The bouquet is deep, dark, brooding and a … Read more

We need to appreciate that the drought for all of its hardships has nevertheless made a wine like this possible. I had to do a double take when I checked … Read more

Just my personal view about Shiraz/Viognier – in general I don’t like them and the reason is that so many impart an apricot flavour to shiraz which I find quite … Read more

I first tasted this wine at the Ridgemill Estate Cellar Door on 12th July 2020. At the time it was a lighter style easy drinking Cabernet from the challenged wet … Read more

For anyone unawares, The Granite Belt has a Czar not a human one but one in the form of a wine at Ridgemill Estate, in this specific instance, the Ridgemill … Read more

Sold out now, current release is the 2018. A few years back I was very surprised when Peter McGlashan presented me with a Granite Belt riesling to try at the … Read more

Peter McGlashan was trying to confuse us with this wine label. The Front Label says Pinot G and the back, in smaller font, reads Pinot Grigio. Fair enough each person … Read more

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

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

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