Brands Laira Blockers Coonawarra Chardonnay 2016 Coonawarra - not the first place you'd go looking for premium Chardonnay. This is in an odd place too, with minimal oak, and lots of …
Brand's Laira Old Station Coonawarra Rosé 2016 No idea of the variety here, but it comes in a Riesling bottle. Cabernet is my first guess. Coppery light orange coloured, this has a …
Lindemans St George Cabernet Sauvignon 1998 I imagine there's still loads of '98 reds sitting out there dormant in wine cellar land; everyone convinced that the wines will live forever. This …
Zema Estate Cabernet Sauvignon 2013 You've got to like the mint and eucalypt of traditional Coonawarra Cabernet to enjoy this. Driven by tannins, with a cassis and oak sweetness over the …
Can you make Coonawarra sexy? (Gary Walsh kicked off a great conversation this week with his review of the Zema Estate Cabernet when he noted that Coonawarra has gone from one …
St Hugo Cabernet Shiraz 2013 Curiously, this is a very different beast to the straight Cabernet Sauvignon. This is seriously eucalypt-y for a start. Just jumps out and tackles you. Didn't …
St Hugo Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon 2013 By my reckoning, this is the 33rd vintage of St Hugo released. That's impressive no matter which way you look at it. Indeed, that record is important …
What an impressive evolution that Leconfield has undergone. Once known for some of the meanest, greenest wines in Coonawarra (not helped by the fact that they didn't have a working destemmer for …
For a quick Ottelia intro, start here. Riesling is the standout, the other three slightly underwhelming... Ottelia Mount Gambier Riesling 2015 Sourced from the Ellis Family vineyard to the SW of Mt …
Always surprises me how much Sauvignon Blanc is planted in Coonawarra. Chardonnay too. Seems like a wasted opportunity for more Cabernet does Coonawarra Chardonnay. Or Merlot, which could be great. …
'Arguably the best value variety from Australia in decades' That's the Decanter opinion on Australian dry Riesling, a wine that - despite endless coaxing from wine writers, sommeliers, retailers and producers …
That title is a bit misleading actually - I don't mind tasting Pinot Gris and Pinot Grigio category, even though the category has become something of an abomination. Indeed much of …
