Penfolds Collection 2014: Penfolds Grange 2010 (plus a look at the 2008, 2009 and a very special tawny) Best to start here. To say that there is some hype about this new …
Tenefeate Creek Merlot 2009 (Adelaide, SA)14.5% Screwcap, $25 Source from up near One Tree Hill on the border between the Barossa, Adelaide Plains and Adelaide Hills. Quite a history of winemaking …
Grant Burge Balthasar Shiraz 2009 (Eden Valley, SA)14.5%, Cork, $35The vintage may say 2009 but this a throwback wine - built 90s style, with the rich, ultra-toasty oak that reminds …
Tartarni Sangiovese 2009 (Pyrenees, Vic)13.5%, $25.99 From straight out of left field - a Pyrenees Sangiovese that actually tastes like Sangiovese! A blend of 87% Sangiovese and 13% Cabernet Sauvignon, produced in …
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 …
d'Arenberg The Ironstone Pressings GSM 2009 (McLaren Vale, SA) 14.5%, Screwcap, $70 I do like the mini essay on the back of the d'Arenberg bottle. Shows the Osborn family cares. Mind you …
I'm back at university this week in sunny Dookie, completing my residential block for this semester's Managing Grapevine Physiology subject. It's always a pleasurable change of pace to slip back into …
Dinner: Isole e Olena at Balla Sometimes this wine writing gig has its upsides. Sure the money is almost mythical, the prospects limited, the hours long. Yet at least you get …
Taylors Visionary Cabernet Sauvignon 2009 (Clare Valley, SA)14%, Screwcap, $130 Mitchell Taylor, Taylors Wines patriarch, believes this Visionary is the best wine his family business has ever made. I'd be inclined to …
Tapanappa Cabernet Shiraz 2009 (Wrattonbully, SA) 13.8%, Cork, $55 Source: Sample www.tapanappawines.com.au For a little background context about this wine and the vineyard, best to start with my earlier note for the 2008. If that's …
Clovely Estate Left Field Semillon 2009 (South Burnett, QLD) 10.6%, Screwcap, $20Source: Sample www.clovely.com.au South Burnett via the Hunter. Or so the style would seem. Plenty of northern NSW (Hastings River and even …
Giuseppe Rinaldi Brunate Le Coste Barolo 2009 (Barolo, Italy) Cork, €70 Source: Retail Giusppe Rinaldi cellar I managed to snare a visit to the Giuseppe Rinaldi winery when I was in Barolo in September, …
