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 …
Sometimes, quite rarely if truth be told, when you stick your nose into a glass of wine, you don't smell grape juice, you smell brilliance. It doesn't happen anywhere near …
Blue Pyrenees Reserve Red 2004 (Pyrenees, Vic) $40, Cork40 years young, and still sporting the same label from 10 years ago (the pic to the left is of the 02 …
Best to start hereThis is the rose, red & fortified continuation of the notes from the Sydney International Wine Competition 2009 Tasting, separated by category.As usual, these notes are done …
I asked Keith Mugford which variety he would plant (if pressed) on the Moss Wood estate vineyard.'Cabernet... Maybe a little Malbec & Petit Verdot, but otherwise, just more Cabernet'That succinctly …
Woodlands 'Margaret' Cabernet Merlot Malbec 2007 (Margaret River, WA) $33, Screwcap, 13.5%Winery WebsiteFirstly, I have to admit a certain bias with this label. The Woodlands style sits very easily with …
Two wines from a little known South Australian wine region, the Fleurieu Peninsula.Minko Pinot Noir 2005 (Southern Fleurieu, SA)$20, Screwcap, 14.0%Winery websiteMinko apparently have a cellar door smack bang in …
Fontys Pool Cabernet Merlot 2007 (Manjimup, Great Southern, WA) $18, ScrewcapAfter the notably impressive, crunchy Fontys Pool SBS of last week, I pulled this out with a sense of hope....Have …
(Please start here it makes more sense)Following on from the whites, this is my roundup of the reds.The highlights- Giant Steps delicious (already) 08 Pinots.- Anything red with a Paringa …
Drunk on Saturday, these two from Bordeaux actually show up the conundrum when scoring wine. Do you allocate a score based on how a wines drinking right now, or do …
Tempus Two Copper Range Cabernet Merlot 2007 (Langhorne Creek, SA) $24, Screwcap(Disclosure: I once worked for Tempus Two back in the days before it had such a impressive cellar door, …
Flametree Cabernet Merlot 2007 (Margaret River, WA) Screwcap, $27You can't see it in this picture, but the bottle is weighed down with gold stickers - 3 trophies & 2 gold …
