I buy this every year since 2010. You can get it for around $30-$35 and is quality every year. it drinks well young but give it 6+ years and it will be a terrific reward. Nose - Chocolate blueberry pie with a few plums mashed in there. Its dark and makes you want more. Taste … Continue reading St Hallett Blackwell Shiraz →

Big fan of Hardy’s HRB series, especially the Chardonnay. Each year they blend wines from multi regions depending in how good of a year those lots had. 2016 was big and buttery, 2017 was lighter but fantastic for it. A lot to live up to for the 2018. Its a great value wine around $30. … Continue reading Hardys HRB Chardonnay 2018 D682 →

Recently I had the Vasse Felix and the Leeuwin Estate Prelude Chardonnay from the 2019 vintage. Now its time for the Xanadu in a Margaret River taste off. All wines are the same vintage, same price range $30/$35 and from some excellent established producers. Xanadu Nose - Its all about the stone fruits with this … Continue reading Xanadu Chardonnay 2019 and a Margaret River Chardonnay off! →

Been drinking a lot of WA Chardonnay recently. Be good to switch it up a bit. A lovely Chardonnay from Yering Station in the Yarra. Nose - Citrus and nougat with gooseberries and peach to finish it off. A touch of apricots the more I smell it and maybe a touch of passionfruit? Its a … Continue reading Yering Station Chardonnay 2018 →

Nose - Chocolate coated blueberries with dark cherries mixed with with some boysenberries. Its just so wonderful. Taste - All of the above with so much lush juicy fruit. Give it some time and its mocha and coffee in the mix. The length is superb as well as the depth of flavour. An outstanding effort

Nose - Grapefruit, lemon and some peaches to finish it off. Taste - Unripened grapefruit at the start. Its a bit disjointed and acidic at the start. The middle is a wave of more lemon and then the fantastic finish comes in. Its superb, lush and long. I hope the start is due to its … Continue reading Leeuwin Estate Prelude Chardonnay 2019 →

Nose - Its 💯% dark fruits. Lovely blueberries and chocolate. The Blueberries just sing i’m from McLaren Vale and I love it even more for it. Taste - That McLaren Vale blueberry comes through strong. Its a mix of blueberries, chocolate interwoven with some tobacco spice and black pepper. The tannins are soft and its … Continue reading Oliver’s Taranga Shiraz 2013 McLaren Vale →

Nose - White fruits, passionfruit, nuts, lemon meringue and it is 100% Chardonnay. Love this smell, its a course in itself. Taste - A touch of spice, guessing from its youth, followed by, lush gooseberries and white stone fruits. Its full of nectarines and a bog round lemon flavour. Love it! Always a fan of … Continue reading Vasse Felix Chardonnay 2019 →

Nose - Green apples, floral notes with a touch of sherbert. Taste - Apples, honey, some nashi pear with that pear spice to it. The pear notes continue long into the finish. Its a lighter styled Chablis and is ok. Wouldn’t purchase again if i’m honest

Nose - Dry, earthy, mushrooms and squashed blackberries. Taste - Soft, elegant and a nice wave of merlot dark berries with a touch of vegetables in the mix. Glad to try different wines from different regions and happy with this! Mudgee deserves more attention and I think they do great work out there. Best thing … Continue reading Bunamagoo Merlot 2016 →