Lethbridge Que Syrah Syrah 2012 (Geelong, Vic)12.5%, Screwcap, $30 A divisive wine this, really pushing the cool clime Shiraz/Syrah wagon. I like, but not for all. Mulchy and suggestively whole-bunch yet 100% …
Lethbridge Chardonnay 2011 (Geelong, Vic) 14%, Screwcap It takes a special site, careful viticultural and some serious skill to make a smart wine in a hard vintage. Hi-five Ray Nadeson and team. …
Ten Minutes by Tractor Estate Chardonnay 2011 (Mornington Peninsula, Vic)13%, Screwcap, $42 I've got the 2012 vintage of this Estate Chardonnay on the bench for tasting over the next few weeks, …
Spring Vale Melrose Pinot Noir 2013 (Tasmania)13.4%, Screwcap, $25 The early drinker for Spring Vale, though it doesn't look like an easy wine.Quite deep colours for a primeur style Pinot Noir …
Capital Wines The Whip Riesling 2013 (Canberra District)11.1%, Screwcap, $19A tricky vintage in Canberra with a late season deluge really throwing a few spanners. There's lots of acid in this. …
Mitchell Harris Sabre 2010 (Macedon and Pyrenees, Vic) 12.5%, Diam, $40 A more delicate and demure wine compared to the 2008, again spending 2 years on lees before disgorgement Oct 13. A blend …
Punt Road Nehme Vineyard Botrytis Semillon 2013 (Griffith, NSW)13.5%, Screwcap, $32 (500ml) Curious wine this. Clearly tapping into the trend towards drier botrytis styles, it comes from the heart of 'sticky …
Zema Estate Cluny Cabernet Merlot 2009 (Coonawarra, SA)14%, Screwcap, $24.95 This is the best Cluny I can remember in recent times - finally getting the oak and fruit weight right. Red fruit …
Bruno Giacosa Nebbiolo d'Alba 2008 (Langhe, Piedmont, Italy) 12.5%, Cork, $50 I'm not the biggest fan of '08 Langhe reds, with the scorched flavours never looking all that appealing. Here we see a …
Gundog Estate Hunter's Semillon 2014 (Hunter Valley, NSW) 11.8%, Screwcap, $25 This was one of the highlights from yesterday's quick stop at the Gundog Estate cellar door - a smart wine from …
Gimmick or groundbreaking innovative technique? That's the question surrounding this new Jacobs Creek Double Barrel range, the wines heavily pilloried before most had even raised an ISO to their nose. What's set …
