Chapel Hill's Cabernets actually taste like McLaren Vale Cabernet, which is a very good thing for a region with such a proud Cabernet history. The Chapel Hill Gorge Block Cabernet …
Amid a flourish of high-priced McLaren Vale Shiraz on this site in recent weeks, it's a pleasure to highlight a red that drinks well and is available in retail land …
My junk photo does it no justice, but this Cape Barren Rare Bird Shiraz 2018 looks and feels like a $150 McLaren Vale Shiraz. The little postcard-style label ala Bass …
Aiming for the stars, this is a plush, touched-up, fully proportioned alcoholic style of big-hearted McLaren Vale Shiraz from the Cape Barren property (which is now owned by CW Wines). …
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 …
There is an irresistible South Australian luscious charm that comes with reds like this 2021 Vicar. It's a plushness, a roundness, a ripeness that is so enveloping and welcoming. Sometimes, …
Clear the Amex; a new Yangarra Grenache has landed. There is zero disappointment with this new Yangarra Hickinbotham Grenache 2022, too - it's a magnificent wine of presence and 'shit …
The fun foldout presentation box sets the tone. This inaugural Angove Brightlands Shiraz 2020 is the Angove family statement wine, a deadly serious expression of how far the brand has …
The great thing about all the Yangarra wines is how much thought and detail there is in every bottle. They're contemplation wines, intellectual wines, and challenging wines. That doesn't always …
McLaren Vale Riesling is deadly uncool/an oddity, but this d’Arenberg The Dry Dam Riesling 2023 is sneakily good. It's an awful lot of wine for $22, if unsubtle, with broad-brushed …
Whenever I open a Yangarra red, I feel like I should send winemaker Pete Fraser a thumbs-up emoji, as the detail and interest factor on the Yangarra wines is on …
Chapel Hill’s Michael Fragos is a modest character. That’s a good thing in a world where many top winemakers (like wine critics) believe that the sun shines out their ass/every …
