Nose - Its hard to pick, i’m getting some dark fruits and white pepper with some vanilla at the end. Taste - Blue fruits, a touch of spice (probably due to age) and hints of tobacco leaf. Its lush to start and has a nice long and dry finish. Overall its a nice wine and … Continue reading Thomas Wines Sweetwater Shiraz 2019 →

Nose - Candied fruit, blackberries and blueberries with a mocha/coffee hint. Taste - It tastes thick and jammy. I love it. Its all about the middle and back of your tongue with rich jammy fruit. How can a 2 year old wine be this jammy and mature! Love it. Its soft, jammy and fruit driven. … Continue reading Trimboli Family wines Saverio Family Selection Grenache 2019 →

WA cabernet! The best area in Aus in my opinion. Nose - Plenty of cassis, cinnamon and blueberries. Some tobacco, chocolate and eucalyptus leaves at the end. Rather aromatic. Taste - Its got flavour and spice and I really enjoyed it. Packed full of blackberries and blueberries with that quintessential WA cabernet backbone. Its fantastic … Continue reading Risky Business Cabernet 2019 Margaret River →

Single lot chardonnay from our friends down in the Yarra. Will be trying this next to the TarraWarra Chardonnay from yesterday. Can instantly see this is darker than the Estate Chardonnay even though its a year younger. Nose - Peach, stone fruits, grapefruit and a touch of citrus. Taste - Much rounder and full of … Continue reading TarraWarra Estate Farm-Block Chardonnay 2018 →

Nose - Expressive wine, lovely notes of citrus fruits, cashews and cream with a finish of passionfruit. Taste - Its zippy light and all about the gooseberries but still 100% Australian Chardonnay. Yarra fruit and minimal interference going on here. Its a lovely summer chardonnay for a terrace and seafood.

Huge fan of this wine! The 2013 is one of the best Grenache wines I have ever had and I am searching every week for the 2015. Nose - Candied fruit, Christmas spice, cherries and some dark chocolate. Taste - Was spicey when popped and poured but quickly settled to a more elegant smooth wine. … Continue reading Head Wines Old Vine Grenache 2019 →

Nose - Dried red fruits, pepper, anise, vanilla and dried herbs. A touch of heat on the nose but rather pleasant. Taste - Without food, this was rather spicey and dry with the red fruits and sprinkling of cherries. With the right food however its a game changer. Its a wonderfully food friendly wine. Especially … Continue reading Claymore Blackbird Sangiovese 2018 →

Huge fan of Heathcote Shiraz, has a lot more darker tobacco inkier fruit. Great ageing Shiraz wines. The best by far is Tatiarra and their Caravan of Dreams is the best Shiraz I have ever had (2009). Nose - Plums, tobacco, white pepper, blueberries, vanilla, black currents and a mix of dark fruits. It has … Continue reading Ingram Road Single vineyard Shiraz Heathcote 2019 →

I think those cheeky Melbournians are keeping a great secret to themselves. I have only had a few Yarra Cabernet but I have enjoyed each one. Nose - Cabernet leaf with some oak, blueberries and some mixed dark fruits. Taste - The one thing I noticed was they do not have that over polished manufactured … Continue reading Hirsch Hill Estate Cabernet Sauvignon 2019 →

Nose - Butter, lemon, cashews, grapefruit, maybe some lime at the end. A lot going on here, extremely enticing. Taste - Wow, where to begin. First of all its fantastic and worth every cent ($33). It just saturates the middle of your tongue with lemon, cream, grapefruit and citrus flavours. Some white peach is there … Continue reading Xanadu Chardonnay 2018 →