A wine from multiple vintages, blending using the Ripasso method from Italy. Huge respect for them for doing this at such a reasonable price. Nose - Smells like a genuine Ripasso, plums, tobacco, blueberry pie and a touch of Christmas cake with that wonderful spice mix. Taste - Its full of dark fruits, elegant body … Continue reading Eloquesta MV Shiraz →

For Italian whites in Australia I always look to the King Valley in Vic. Nose - Whipped cream with lemon cheese cake. Over the top of all that is a mineral note from start to finish. Taste - An easy drinking wine, something for a seafood dish or just time in the sun. Its mineral … Continue reading Gapsted Wines Reserve Pinot Grigio 2019 →

Nose - Green apple, peach and banana with a slight salty and acidic note to it. Taste - I could drink this all day, its such a delightful drink. Stonefruits, pink apples, citrus fruits with a wonderful acidic backbone holding it all together. Seems to be a great match for food especially a fish like … Continue reading Serafino Bellissimo Fiano 2020 →

Nose - Dried approcit with a touch of lime. If smells like a thick wine, something with age and not a fresh crisp just bottle white. Taste - Dried apricots come through from start to finish with this wine and it is delicious. There are some lashings of lime and other fruit but the apricot … Continue reading Rutherglen Estate Viognier Roussanne Marsanne Renaissance 2018 →

My first Pinot from Great Southern. Lets give it a go! Nose - Earthy, gamey and mushrooms mixed together, a touch of heat on the end with lashings of strawberry throughout. Taste - Strawberries up front with a touch of vanilla and maybe blueberries? So darker berry at the end which I cant put my … Continue reading Ferngrove Wines Independence Pinot Noir Great Souther 2019 →

Back to Primitivo! Its truely a great crowd pleaser. Nose - Typical Primitivo but a touch softer with more blood orange in there. Typical black fruits, plums with a smoked ham nose. Taste - Very soft and fruit heavy but not weight heavy. Its rather elegant but full of lush smoked fruits and plums. Lovely … Continue reading Leone de Casteis Villa Santera Primitivo di Manduria 2018 →

Going to start this off by saying I normally do not drink Sauvignon Blanc. A few of them I like but generally I never pick it, buy it or drink it. If I had to pick a Sauvignon Blanc from the Southern Hemisphere I do go for Adelaide Hills. Nose - Very aromatic wine, cut … Continue reading Lambrook Sauvignon Blanc 2020 →

Nose - Sweet fruits, a touch of gooseberry, lime, green apple and pear. Ohh i have missed this wine. Taste - Loads of gooseberries with pear and a touch banana. Its light its fresh and extremely drinkable. It still has a decent amount of fizz and acidity to go a few more years. Drinking wonderfully … Continue reading La Spinetta Biancospino Moscato D’Asti 2017 →

Nose - Cream, lemon and a touch of line to round it off. Smells mineral and fresh. Taste - Lovely textured mouth feel at the start with some lime and lemon. Then in the middle is a wave of honeycomb and fresh and crisp acidity. The acidity drops off to leave a nutty honeycomb finish … Continue reading Bonjour! Louis Jadot Chablis 2019 →

Huge fan or Vietti and thier wines. Went there a number of years ago and got a private tour with Luca himself. Such a great experience. Some Barolo producers would probably be happy with this sort of fruit in their Barolo. Nose - Musty, ethereal, with some truffled red fruits. A bit closed at the … Continue reading Vietti Langhe Nebbiolo Perbacco 2017 →