February 2017 Roundup
February 21, 2017
A few of the wines to have passed the tasting bench this month that didn't quite make it onto the full site. La Bise Adelaide Hills Pinot Gris 2016 From the Kozned …
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January 2017 tasting notes roundup
January 30, 2017
I've been engrossed in moving house this month so less wine than usual. Will be rectifying that this week. Eden Road The Long Road Canberra Pinot Gris 2016 A 'ramato' style skin contact …
Juxtaposed: Delicious Grenache and more from Wes Pearson
January 15, 2017
Now here's a label you need to get onto. Juxtaposed is the new label of Wes Pearson, who's Dodgy Bros wines I've covered extensively in the past (have a squizz here for …
It’s roundup time! Monster January 2017 roundup edition
January 11, 2017
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 …
Tim Adams Clare Valley Pinot Gris 2016
January 4, 2017
Tim Adams Clare Valley Pinot Gris 2016 Please Aussie wine world, send us more textural Pinot Gris and less flavourless Pinot Grigio. It's the right thing to do. Clare This Clare Gris is …
August 2016 Tasting Notes Roundup Time!
August 17, 2016
It's that time again! These wines haven't quite made it into full review status this month. I'm a bit behind (living out of a suitcase does that), hence why this list …
July 2016 tasting notes roundup
July 18, 2016
It's that time again. These wines haven't quite made a full write up this month. Odds and ends... Sunshine Creek Yarra Valley Cabernets 2013 No back label. Feel the mystery! Not quite in …
More Tractor glory: 10X Pinot Noir & Pinot Gris 2014
June 23, 2016
What a pleasure to dive into the wines from a favourite producer. Just lust week it was the 2014 10X Chardonnay that inspired (with the Sauv Blanc one step behind), and now it is …
Ata Rangi new releases inc. ’14 Pinot Noir
June 21, 2016
So Helen Masters of Ata Rangi dropped around last week, bringing with her a bagful of the latest releases. Never one to refuse an excuse to taste Ata Rangi with …
Ottelia Limestone Coast Pinot Gris 2015
May 3, 2016
This comes from Robe, the town forever immortalised in this cheese ad. Pretty part of the world it is too, if isolated (a long and boring drive from Radelaide). Not known …
Cape Jaffa En Soleil Wrattonbully Pinot Gris 2015
March 10, 2016
Cape Jaffa En Soleil Wrattonbully Pinot Gris 2015 The fruit here comes from the Koch family's organic vineyard at Wrattonbully. There is so much promise with the fruit sourcing and intentions …
Church Road Hawke’s Bay Pinot Gris 2014
February 29, 2016
Church Road Hawke's Bay Pinot Gris 2014 Hawke's Bay Gris doesn't get much love. Wonder if this full-flavoured style sells? Green straw coloured, this smells of musk and rich pear - it's …
