Chateau d'Yquem 2003 (Sauternes, France) $350 (approx 375ml), Cork, 13.5% Firstly, a big thanks has to go to Patrick The Wining Pom for sharing this bottle with us. It was, as Patrick describes so well here, …
3 faces of the Grampians With an unbroken wine history dating back to 1862, the Grampians has no shortage of vinous kudos. Yet, as a wine region it's in something of a state of …
These notes come from a tasting that was almost 6 months ago now (so some of the wines might have well changed a bit since) but I think the highlights would remain the …
I've spent much of the last week on holidays in sunny (not this time) Perth. As a result, drinking has been frequent, tasting has been occasional, leading to a deficit …
I've been a bit slack in transcribing my notes from the messy scribbles of my wine wankerish notepad into electronic form, so this is the first of a few compilations …
Following on from my gushing exposition on the joys of the Hunter Valley (here) these are a few recent wines from this classic wine region, with plenty to inspire.TyrrellsThe finest …
Clairault have had some considerable successes of late, notably at the Decanter World Wine Awards & International Wine Challenge.Tasting recent vintages the success is of little surprise - the quality …
Taltarni Cephas 2003 (Pyrenees, Vic)$40, CorkQuite imposing packaging for the Cephas. Huge bottle, sexy black label, the lot.The Cephas though is a somewhat forgotten wine though in the scheme of …
The search is over.After years of promise, suggestion, innuendo, perseverance and unendingly positive press coverage, an Australian wine producer has finally produced a great wine from a traditional varietal. It …
Taylors St Andrews Shiraz Shiraz 2003 (Clare Valley, SA)$50, ScrewcapFirstly, read no further if you don't enjoy dark, powerful, rich fruited and fully oaked red wines. This is a classic …
Jansz Vintage Pinot Chardonnay 2003Cork, $40I think if you served this up blind with some mainstream, lower end French Champagne (Lanson, Piper etc) it would shit all over them. There …
