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The first-ever 'serious' red wine I bought was a 1998 St Hallett Faith Shiraz back in 2000. I had just turned 19 and was working in a bottle shop where …
This Yangarra Roux Beaute Roussanne 2018 is challenging white wine. Clever, ambitious, and built for the long term. But it almost needs to come with a disclaimer - 'read winemaking …
Solid Sicilian Nero is this Fuedo Arancio Riserva 2015. Tarry, yet comfortably mid-weight, Sicilian Nero with this concentrated black core. It's like dried blackcurrants and it helps the mid palate …
Australian Chardonnay is in the midst of a purple patch, with quality - and value - as good as it has ever been, as this collection of the 16 best …
Packaged up in a huge bottle, with its own presentation case, this Taltarni The Patron 2016 is unashamedly ambitious wine. But is it delicious? Let's get some background bits out of …
I am very here for the new wave of McLaren Vale Nero. So black. So juicy, so much flavour. This Lino Ramble Tom Bowler Nero d’Avola 2018 comes from two …
If the Grenache is fun, then this The Other Wine Co Cabernet Franc 2019 is sophisticated fun. Sourced from Kangaroo Island, this has some of the Loire twiggy crunch to it …
Fun wine is this The Other Wine Co. Shiraz Pinot Noir 2019, no doubt, much like other wines in the range. Adelaide Hills Shiraz and Tassie Pinot, the most unlikely …
Deadly serious Roussanne from McLaren Vale. Arguably this Yangarra Roussanne 2019 is too serious, the edges phenolic and firm, the palate backwards and still breaking out after 7 months in …
Skin contact white wines work. Getting the balance between acidity, fruit and phenolics isn't easy, but when the stars align, a little skin transforms neutral white wine into textural playground. This …
I missed most of the Zoom Virtual Tasting for this St Hallett Blackwell Shiraz 2018 so I'm missing a little context. But suffice to say it's ala very different wine …
Rusty Mutt is the label of Geoff Merrill Wines winemaker Scott Heidrich, who crafts generous, warm-hearted McLaren Vale reds (and a chunky Viognier). This Rusty Mutt Rocky Ox Grenache Shiraz …
