A running reviews of wines we love as we discover them!
Video here (& text below): youtu.be/n9nFPXCHTP4 Among the varieties of red wine commonly found in Australia, Pinot Noir must be the most divisive, and we sort of understand why! The Pinot Noir grape can evolve into a dizzying array of different directions and final taste outcomes. At its best, Pinot Noir cannot be beaten for […]
Although less than 20% of this Rhone blend, the Mataro’s earthy soil tones are on prominent display. But this depth and texture notwithstanding, has a more seamless wine ever been made? Aged to perfection, this wine has achieved the golden dialectic of unique character assertion and smooth-as-glass flavour integration. Seven years on, wine perfection…. A […]
A true Brockenchack Wines / Eden Valley masterpiece. We so loved this – one of those wines that breaks your heart as you finish your last bottle, realising you’ll never have it again. Truly a dream in a bottle. Aged to perfection. Longest finishing run of deep, polished dark fruit flavours that we can remember […]
We recently had the opportunity to do a vertical tasting of some of Blowfly’s striking Shiraz. “Striking” really is the word for all the Blowfly wines we have tried. The Northern Slopes Zone is not a well-known wine region (and indeed, Blowfly is one of the only two or three wineries we know therefrom), but […]
We recently hosted a vertical tasting of three vintages of Seville Hill‘s incredible Shiraz. What fun and deliciousness we had! If you haven’t acquainted yourself with this gem of the Yarra Valley, get to it! * Seville Hill 2012 No 8 Shiraz – Absolutely glows alive on the palate casting sparks of raspberry, vanilla, and bright […]
There is something rustic, genuine and honest about all the wines St Ignatius Vineyard produces. They really pull up and showcase the native flavours from the patch of earth whence they came (in this case, in the glorious Pyrenees wine region) like few others. Blueberry compote and soft violet mark the nose of this 2017 […]
OTHER REDS – Shiraz, Cab Sav & Pinot Noir may rule the red roost in AUS, but goodness, the field of wonders bubbling up beneath the incumbents continues to excite! From clever blends to French-American hybrids (heard of Chambourcin?), 2020 had plenty to offer. And we expect more to come! * Campbells Wines 2017 The Sixties […]
(Part 1 of 2 – Most widely planted reds) At first blush, it feels almost inappropriate crowning anything “best” from a year such as 2020 was. And yet, when we reflect more deeply upon it, despite the varied and cruel adversities visited upon so many last year, despite it all, we discovered new magics, comforts […]
To see this review live, check out: youtube.com/watch?v=ToUyGqrq-R8 (and why not subscribe to our channel while you’re there!) Next week, we’ll be back with some old school boots-on-ground Wine Hunting!! Indigo Vineyard is one of Beechworth’s most iconic wineries. Most of the fruit Indigo grows actually goes into Brokenwood Wines. And Brokenwood, as many of you […]
See the Youtube Review! youtube.com/watch?v=Q9YiHYVvtxk Today, we try one of our very favorites! She Oak Hill Vineyard’s 2015 Estate Shiraz. She Oak Hill is one of our favourite wineries in the Heathcote wine region. She Oak is very much a Shiraz specialist, and when you visit, you’ll be rewarded with the incredible experience of trying through four […]