To watch this review & tasting, check out: youtube.com/watch?v=Rh-FBeQox0M&t=6s An IMPORTANT COVID UPDATE: At Wine Hunters, our passion has always been about “boots on the ground” wine hunting – finding the treasures in the nooks and crannies. Obviously, locked down in Melbourne, this has been impossible since April. So please bear with us as we […]
[See these reviews live and in person here: youtube.com/watch?v=Af_CquhDT9U&feature=youtu.be ]The Yarra Valley may be Victoria’s most famous cool climate wine region. A true “cool climate” region in a very Australian sense, people generally expect to find good Pinot Noir and Chardonnay in the Yarra, and surely these two varieties abound. But as with almost any wine region, […]
(To see this tasting & review live, check out our YouTube Channel here: youtube.com/watch?v=mo8JQRyZ0hc) A remarkable wine and a pinnacle achievement for Seville Hill. Although it first appears a little lighter than a typical Seville wine, that little bit of restraint really allows the wine’s playful flavour notes like raspberry, vanilla, mocha & more to […]
Subscribe to our channel when you catch the video here: youtube.com/watch?v=q8OWsdeSBHg&t=2s Text review below. Smooth and juicy are the hallmarks of this well-integrated wine. Bright blue fruit (think ripe blueberries and the way grape bubble gum tasted when you were a kid) texturised with gentle spiciness and shades of liquorice. Trademark straight-forward but not too simple […]
Be sure to subscribe to our channel when you catch the video here: youtube.com/watch?v=HdQRR0cc8X4 Brief text review just below Today, we review Frankland Estate’s deliciously complex 2017 Shiraz (as part of our challenge to find a great bottle around the $30 mark at the delightful Vintage Cellars). The wine offers hints of cedar, cracked pepper and a touch […]
The Blowfly 2007 Shiraz is well and truly in a class of its own. A campfire in the mouth, this wine kicks off hints of cinnamon, cardamom, and clove from a core of dark, dark raspberry. A very distinctive wine (what else would you expect from Blowfly?), but one that carries itself with grace and […]
A mysterious nose belies power and complexity, but gives nothing away on this wine that is so jammed full of classic Coonawarra Cab flavors – blueberries, blackberries & briary bramble packed tight into a bright punch of flavours that linger & linger, dissolving eventually into mocha goodness. There is a dense warm core to this […]
International Riesling Day! We must confess! It is true. Australian Riesling is not usually our favourite wine. Don’t get me wrong, we really do love a great Riesling (most commonly seen from the likes of Jim Barry Wines, Rieslingfreak, Penna Lane Wines, Craigow Vineyard, etc), but way too often in Australia, this noble varietal is cooked up like some […]
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[Too not miss any of our wine adventures, like us at facebook.com/winehuntersaus ] Mocha & fine-grained leather on the nose. Stout and sturdy, this is such a bewitching Cab Sav with bursts of juicy fruit punching through an enchanting swirl of fine tannins. Everything somehow spins and turns on a glowing core of rich dark […]