Amidst a sea of underwhelming recent Peter Lehmann wines, this Semillon is a beacon, with all the intensity of the good ol' days when it consistently beat the best of …
Barossan Grenache and Grenache blends can deliver great drinkability with less artifice. Fruit flavour, generosity, and easy charm - Miss Harry is definitely that. It's a bright and vibrant jubey …
Not all wines can be great. Plenty are just ‘ok drinks’, and some are just bad… Here are 30 wines that almost made the silver medal grade in September 2024. From …
This fortnight on Australian Wine and Drinks Review I'm attacking the 'big red' backlog of samples with fresh vigour. It has to be reds as well because the fresh hole …
Yalumba Signature is such a reassuring wine. The ball just doesn't get dropped. Plenty of finessing over the years, especially the oak regime (hello Hungarian wood, as I talked about …
Ungrafted is a nod to the 110-year-old undrafted vines that go into this Grenache. Old vines are amazing things too, which is why we all lose our shit about them. …
Gary Walsh calls vinos like this 'banana skin wines' that slip you up with a quality surprise. 8 Songs was once a big draw for Barossan Shiraz, picking up trophies …
The Barossa Zone isn't meant to deliver decent bubbles, right? Not unless they're red, at least? This Vigna Cantina is Dom Torzi, proving that the Valleys (and hills) can deliver …
Barossa Sangiovese rosé here from Dom Torzi, and as is the usual Torzi mode, it's ridiculously well priced, sitting at just $20 in retail land. It is also a smart, …
Hello big boy! Nothing in the Paulmara range is light in flavour, and this Paulmara Estates Cabernet Sauvignon 2020 isn't breaking the mould. Then again, it's a Barossan red with …
There's an ocean of old-school oak and fruit plushness in the Paulmara range. Well-priced wines too. This Sangiovese has sky-high ambitions - wild fermented, 69 days on skins, 12 months …
I've been very critical of this heroic flagship red from Hewitson, and it's a joy that the OTT nature of last vintage wasn't repeated in 2021. Kinda. It's still a …
