It's that time again - time to roundup a selection of wines that didn't quite make it onto the site. Some because of time and space, others because they failed …
Tahbilk Cabernet Sauvignon 2012 Rustic and even a little plasticky, the extraction here is a bit raw and it shows - I'd love some more elegance. Still, the fruit underneath is …
Tahbilk Shiraz 2012 Tahbilk are carbon neutral now, another notch for what is an environmentally conscientious winery. Good to see. Historically I'm more a fan of the Cabernet Sauvignon, but I think …
Tahbilk 1927 Vines Marsanne 2004 (Nagambie, Goulburn Valley, Vic) 11%, Screwcap, $46.50 This is the most brilliant awkward wine I know. Brilliant on one hand, with a wondrous combination of fruit power and …
Tahbilk Eric Stevens Purbrick Shiraz 2008 (Nagambie Lakes, Goulburn Valley, Vic)14.5%, Screwcap, $69.50 Interesting to see this in a (blind) lineup of younger wines. Looked more like a 10 year old …
Tahbilk Eric Stevens Purbrick Cabernet Sauvignon 2008 (Nagambie, Goulburn Valley, Vic)14.5%, Screwcap, $69.50 Curiously, of all the Tahbilk wines this one seems the most wobbly - it just can't nail the …
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 …
Tahbilk Marsanne 2013 (Goulburn Valley, Vic) 12.5%, Screwcap, $18.80 'As Tahbilk's fourth generation winemaker, I would love to share the Estate's story' That's Alister Purbrick, in the release notes of this wine, Hard …
From the notebook treasure-trove: Tahbilk verticals I've been doing a bit of cleaning this weekend and, in typical form, have turned up a whole treasure-trove of old tasting notes from last …
Australia's First Families of Wine - a family snapshot The 12 family members + next generation. Photo from AFFW website '1200 years of wine industry experience'. That was the brief for an …
Talking about the ageworthy qualities of Tahbilk About a month ago I had the good fortune of an afternoon with Alistair Purbrick and Michel Chapoutier, looking at Rhone style whites and …
Cabernet time at the Graham house Stop! Cabernet time What's the biggest challenge with attempting to judge young Cabernets? They typically show poorly in their youth... As barrel samples Cabernet can look …
