Made by the esteemed Dan Standish, these Barossa wines are in a class of their own in many ways for their serious take on South Australia's great grape offering. Blackberry, blueberry pie...no real notes of apricot from the Viognier, but its lifted / lythe on the palate, intense...milk chocolate raspberry and mouth coating. The whole... Continue Reading →
Fancy wrapping, feels like Christmas. Bottle 1424 of 2200 has had 12 years on lees and now 6 years in bottle. Less impactful than I was expecting, quite subtle and saline with an exquisite bead and good length. C: Light golden yellow N: lemon preserves, minerals, river rocks and biscuits P: Very gentle bead, saline,... Continue Reading →
The team at Mayford make some of the best Tempranillo in the country, this is no exception. Highly rated by Campbell Mattinson at the Winefront on release, this wine is showing very well but is not nearly at its peak. The wine itself is still quite structural but the fruit emerges with air, giving life... Continue Reading →
A great night to catch up with friends, the company perhaps better than the wine on the whole. Te Mata Coleraine the star, the taint of brett and cork perhaps the most pervasive impact. 2003 Sicilia Valbuena - Amazingly youthful for its age. Deep purple in colour with cherries verging on blackberry and spicy... Continue Reading →
Super sexy premium cabernet time with Margaret River's Thompson Estate. A little rough treatment in the decanter fills the room with luscious fragrances while a raise of the glass provides fruit power, tannic punch and oak mayhem on the palate. Sticks to the gums, blue fruits and some red deeper raspberry with a slight astringency... Continue Reading →
Brilliant tasting at Montalto sampling the new release 2015 single vineyard pinot noir's and providing a comparison with the 2012 vintage. Quite a stark difference 3 years in bottle makes with the least popular Main Ridge (among those present) showing the best by far amongst the 2012's. Overall a great showing and one that clearly... Continue Reading →
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