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2011 Kellermeister Ralph’s Original Shiraz Cabernet
If you’re willing to accept that 2011 was a troubled vintage for most of the Barossa then you’ll see the glass as half-full here. It’s not a bad wine. A fairly typically proportioned Barossan take on the Shiraz Cabernet blend. … Continue reading →
2011 Kellermeister Boots Barossa Shiraz
A great deal of marketing spin on the bottle but the vintage wins out. “Don’t you love the sound,” ask Mark Knopfler and Van Morrison, “of the last laugh going down?” Well, I do get the sentiment but there’s little … Continue reading →
2010 Jacob’s Creek St Hugo Shiraz
Sweet, sure footed Barossa Shiraz. Admittedly not my drink of choice but a favourite amongst many. If you fit the bill then find it at a keen price and enjoy. Chocolate and coconut fudge, plums and blackberries. Oozing flavour but … Continue reading →
2010 Kellermeister Wild Witch Shiraz
Tasted alongside the 2010 Kellermeister Black Sash Shiraz ($50) and the 2012 Kellermeister Avunculus Nepos Shiraz Grenache Mataro ($90) and this was the only wine of interest to me. They were all heavily steeped in oak. It was the quality … Continue reading →
2010 Kellermeister Dry Grown Shiraz
This comes from the Kellermeister Boots Gold Label range. “The Boots Gold Label range is made up of genuine handmade sub-regionally focussed Barossa wines of authentic reserve quality.” Do I need to say anything? “[G]enuine handmade…authentic reserve quality.” What does … Continue reading →
2011 Kellermeister The Funk Wagon GSM
This won the award for the best Barossa SGM at the IWC (International Wine Competition) Acronyms – they’re everywhere. I have a theory about how they taste the wines at the IWC. When I attend tastings in Australia there is … Continue reading →
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2012 Torzi Matthews 1903 Old Vines Shiraz of Domenico Martino
In many ways this is the polar opposite of the 2012 Frost Dodger reviewed earlier. Domenic Torzi doesn’t seem to use anything that could be referred to as a formula across his work under the Torzi Matthews, Longhop and Old Plains labels. It’s refreshing. As … Continue reading →
2012 Kellermeister Whiskers Grenache
As with the Mataro, this Grenache is sourced from a vineyard in Angaston firmly on the eastern edge of the Barossa Valley. I don’t think it is as successful a wine though, despite any generalisations you might like to make … Continue reading →
2012 Running With Bulls Barossa Tempranillo
Not profound by any stretch of the imagination but bright, boisterous and refreshing. Sure to be a hit amongst the wider wine drinking public. Varietal flavours of red cherries, fresh plums, nutmeg, cinnamon and a hint of vanilla bean. Maybe … Continue reading →
2011 Kellermeister Missy Moo Mataro
Interesting name for a Mataro. Sourced from the Threefold Farm vineyard in Angaston on the lower slopes of the Eastern Range in the Barossa Valley. Black and blue fruits, plums, iron, pepper, brown leaf, aniseed and meat. Chocolate oak. Has a … Continue reading →