Given that 2024 appears to be a very good vintage for Shiraz wines on The Granite Belt I thought it was time to share a little company with this wine.… Read more
13
Aug
2025
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05
Aug
2025
Pyramids Road Wines 2023 Mourvèdre
It’s a shame that a hail storm cut a swathe through the Golden Grove vineyard in the 2023 vintage and wiped out their Mourvèdre fruit because both 2023 reds and … Read more
31
Jul
2025
rokkwell 2023 Lagrein
Again, just like the 2023 Sangiovese, nice to see the fruit source ‘Riverland’ is identified on the front label.
I’ve taken a few more pictures to try and give an … Read more
15
Sep
2024
Ballandean Estate 2022 Nebbiolo
There isn’t a lot of Nebbiolo in the ground on The Granite Belt as it is less suited the regions climatic conditions than other varieties however this don’t mean that … Read more
03
Sep
2024
Whiskey Gully Wines 2017 Reserve Chardonnay – Take 2
2017 wasn’t a great vintage across the region for red wines as Cyclone Debbie produced a rain laden slow moving low. Fortunately for white grapes they had all been harvested … Read more
03
Sep
2024
Summit Estate 2024 Verdelho
A slightly deeper straw colour than the 2024 Hidden Creek Verdelho. Lovely lifted aromatics of citrus and …
03
Sep
2024
Ravenscroft Vineyard 2022 Sagrantino
Sagrantino is one of my favourite varieties so I have been genuinely looking forward to trying this wine. The varieties spiritual home is Montefalco in Umbria. Often the tannin management … Read more
16
Aug
2024
Dear Vincent Wines 2024 Nebbiolo Rosé
There’s not a lot of Nebbiolo in The Granite Belt, the current Strangebird Trail info lists Ballandean Estate, rokkwell and Boireann wineries. Now we have to add the Dear Vincent … Read more
13
Aug
2024
Hidden Creek Winery 2024 Verdelho
Seems like the first Verdelho I’ve tried in some time. Just checked, last one was 13th February 2022.
Please excuse the photo, didn’t have a labelled bottle so I did … Read more
09
Aug
2024
Golden Grove Estate 2023 Chardonnay
The 2023 Granite Belt wines I’ve tried so far have been nicely ripe and this Chardonnay at 13.2% a/v continues that trend. So vintage 2023 is looking very good, I … Read more
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