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"For your pleasure
In our present state
Part false part true
Like anything
We present ourselvesThe words we use tumble
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Gravel hard and looseThere all night lying
With your dark horse hiding
Abhorring such extremes" - Bryan FerryCategories
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Category Archives: Barossa
2013 Teusner The Wark Family Shiraz
The grapes for this wine were sourced from a vineyard planted in 1995 within the Stonewell subregion of the Barossa. A little raspberry coulis sitting over the plums and black fruits here. Spicier (baking spice and pepper) and sweeter than … Continue reading →
2013 Teusner The Riebke Shiraz
Grapes are from the Ebenezer district in the north of the Barossa Valley. An enormously popular wine and it’s not difficult to see why. Creamy clove spiked oak, rounded mouthfeel. ‘Smooth’ in the parlance of the people. Plums, dark fruits … Continue reading →
2012 Cirillo Shiraz
Sourced from a vineyard right on the border of the Barossa Valley floor and the Eden Valley. By Marco Cirillo’s own admission it’s a bit of a mangy looking site but it produces high quality grapes. A step up from … Continue reading →
2013 Yelland & Papps Second Take Shiraz
Sensibly proportioned yet easily identifiable as Barossa Valley Shiraz. Fifteen percent whole bunch, a mix of French and American oak for ten and a half months with about half of that French oak being new. Unfined, unfiltered. Red and black brambly … Continue reading →
2013 Yelland & Papps Second Take Grenache
A lot of positivity around Grenache from the Barossa in 2013. This is my first look at an example and it doesn’t disappoint. Smells and tastes of Play doh, redcurrants, cherries and pressed and/or wilted flowers. The odd mulberry peak. … Continue reading →
2013 Yelland & Papps Second Take Roussanne
Both Yelland & Papps standard Roussanne and this version, which goes the full cloud, are right up there when it comes to expressions of the variety in Australia. Savoury, creamy then waxy and grippy. Apples, fennel pollen, gingerbread, chicken stock, … Continue reading →
2012 Teusner The Garden of Earthly Pleasures Shiraz Grenache
An Aldi Liquor online exclusive and perhaps a nod to Hieronymus Bosch? “For he spake and it was done; he commanded and it stood fast”. Perhaps not Kym Teusner and company’s most ambitious work but quite stunning in terms of value. … Continue reading →
2012 Teusner The Dog Strangler Mataro
I wonder if Australian wine critics’ love affair with Mataro is leading to increased sales? There’s little doubt the variety deserves greater attention from consumers and Teusner have been at the forefront of promoting the grape here. Red fruits and … Continue reading →
2009 Cirillo 1850 Old Vines Grenache
While the 2008 offered itself up to you on release, the 2009 Cirillo 1850 Old Vines Grenache asks more of the drinker. I actually prefer it on a purely personal level. Less sweet fruit, greater structure and intrigue. Initially it … Continue reading →
2012 Cirillo Single Vineyard Mataro
Sourced from a few Mataro vines scattered among the Grenache dominant 1850 Old Vine vineyard. I didn’t even know they existed until late last year. This is an inaugural release and the fruit has been treated with the respect it deserves. Not … Continue reading →