Domaine Font de Courtdune Côtes du Rhône Villages 2017 Opened this a few days ago and didn’t write a review. Opening the second half so its a review on that. Nose - Blueberry pie, vanilla, cassis, white pepper and liquorice. Taste - Smokey blueberry pie with a touch of fennel and star anise. Amazed this … Continue reading Domaine Font de Courtedune Côtes du Rhône Villages 2017 →

Kalleske Fordson Zinfandel 208 First off! Lets call this by its real name. Its Primitivo, not Zinfandel. For those not sure what I am on about. Zinfandel is the same as Primitvo from Puglia Italy. Same grape different name. Nose - Blackcurrent, bacon, cured hams, plums, dark chocolate, cherries and just more and more plums. … Continue reading Kalleske Fordson Zinfandel 2018 →

Nose - Plum fruits, chocolate, raw meat, meat and vanilla. Its dark big a sweet. Taste - Popped and poured, a lot of dark fruits but also a bit of a spicey edge. After about 30 minutes that disappears and its just 100% lush fruit. Its dark, sweet and all about the fruit. Doesn’t seem … Continue reading First Drop Mother’s Milk Shiraz 2018 →

James Busby Reserve Shiraz 2017 Nose - Dark fruits, coffee, plums, tobacco and dark bitter chocolate. Also some candied purple fruit on the nose. Taste - Its dry, full of plum fruits, blackberries and a finish of blue fruits. Its a bit too dry on the finish, would love the fruits more without that bone … Continue reading James Busby Reserve Shiraz 2017 →

Thorn-Clarke Shotfire Barossa Shiraz 2012 Nose - Pepper, blackberries, plums, chocolate and a touch of that fake purple grape candy smell. Taste - Starts of smooth and then a wave of pepper, spice and dark fruits. The spice drops off and is a long finish of dark blue and black berries. Its just been popped, … Continue reading Thorn-Clarke Shotfire Barossa Shiraz 2012 →

Lark Hill Biodynamic Riesling 2017 Nose - Its flinty and powdery with a lashings of lime. Taste - Not as acidic as the Clare or Eden wines. Its lush and refreshing with a long elegant lime and green apple finish. This is a terrific wine. Its a more approachable riesling if you this is a … Continue reading Lark Hill Biodynamic Riesling 2017 →

Elderton The Command Shiraz 2006 Nose - Plums, dark brooding fruits and some sweet vanilla on the nose. Taste - This is smooth, elegant and a smorgasbord of dark fruit flavours. It is full of fruit but its not fruit bomb. Some chocolate, port and tobacco flavours coming through showing its age. It doesn’t look … Continue reading Elderton The Command Shiraz 2006 →

Nose - Plum, black pepper, blueberries, vanilla and a touch of liquorice to finish. Taste - Blackberries, plums, a ton of liquorice with a smokey tar finish. There is almost too much liquorice but if you like it then its a wine for you. It tastes like its aged for many years, I fear the … Continue reading Head Wines Old Vine Shiraz 2018 →

Domaine se Chantermerle 2018 Chablis Nose - Honey, slate, minerals, gooseberries, a touch of lime and peach and the finish. Rather floral and is very “Chablis” in the aroma’s. Taste - Honey, melon, its mineral and has an extremely long finish. The mineral flavours drop off and then wine finishes with a long honey and … Continue reading Domaine de Chantemerle Chablis 2018 →

Turkey Flat Shiraz 2017 Nose - Tobacco, black tea, chocolate, plums and dark fruits. The black tea brings a nice dry edge to the nose. Taste - Chocolate, cherries, anise, tobacco, blueberries, strawberries and some sour cherries. The finish is long, dark and full of tobacco and chocolate flavours. A superb drop, so many layers … Continue reading Turkey Flat Shiraz 2017 →