Australian Wine and Drinks Review

Crittenden’s joyful 2023 Peninsula Pinot Noir

Hello and welcome to Another Mornington Peninsula Pinot Noir That You’ll Like. This Crittenden Peninsula Pinot Noir 2023 is from the more accessible part of the Crittenden range, sourced from vineyards…
Yalumba drops a wonderfully lucid Grenache and it’s just $40

Hat tip, Yalumba, you’ve done it again. One of the country’s oldest family-owned wineries, still lobbing up with classical wines for fair dollars. The only thing I don’t like about the…
Solid Mudgee Barbera from First Ridge but is it enough?

It’s easy to forget thet Mudgee has some of the oldest plantings of Italian winegrapes in Australia. Sangiovese, Barbera & Nebbiolo were all planted at the old Montrose vineyards by pioneering…
The Crittendens deliver with a delicious Zumma 2022 Chardonnay

And we’re back. Holiday is over; it’s time to attack the pile of wines with renewed vigour (or something like that). And why not launch back in with another excellent Chardonnay…
Masterful 2023 Tumbarumba Chardonnay from Hungerford Hill

I’m off to Noosa tomorrow with Mrs Ozwinereview and The Small Child for a week of emptying more bottles from the cellar + running around the National Park, not seeing koalas.…
More golden Chardonnay with the Taylors St Andrews Chardonnay 2022

Following closely on the Harewood in all its golden weightiness, this Taylors St Andrews Chardonnay 2022 sure looks bigger and riper than the 12.5% alcohol on the back of the label.…
Hello buttery Chardonnay. Or is it? Diving into the Harewood Estate Reserve Chardonnay 2022

In a wine world saturated with lean, crisp, taut Australian Chardonnay, old-school ‘big’ and buttery releases really stick out. They can be massively popular, too, servicing an audience who just want…
Chapel Hill’s lovely MV Bush Vine Grenache 2023

Grenache is such a pleasurable grape when well treated (or, more correctly, it makes pleasurable red wines). This Chapel Hill The MV Bush Vine Grenache 2023 is a charmer – soft…
Fresh English fizz: new Louis Pommery England Brut Rosé NV

English sparkling wine is excellent. Expensive, yes, and difficult to get outside of the UK, but lots of appeal, especially from the established names (Nyetimber, Ridgeview, etc). I like the standard…
A little patience for the Crittenden Kangerong Chardonnay 2022?

I loved the Pinot, but this Chardonnay version of the Crittenden Kangerong feels a bit too firm. It’s a classy, slightly muted, lean Mornington Chardonnay crying out for more time. It’s…
Another lovely Merle: Pikes The Merle Riesling 2024

There’s a fine balance in the Pikes Riesling wines that really works, and it’s all about imperceptible sweetness. So often Clare (and Eden) Valley Riesling is ‘dry’ as physically possible –…
Patience required with the Gundog Estate The Chase Semillon 2024

The only chasing this shy, green appley Gundog Estate The Chase Semillon 2024 is off into the cellar. Boom-tish. I’ll be 44 in a few weeks, so Dad jokes like this…