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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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2010 Capital Wines The Foreign Minister Sangiovese
Canberra 13.5% Screwcap $25 I had a few stylistic concerns with the last vintage of this wine but they have gone a ways towards being alleviated this time round. The 2010 is more varietally satisfying. Red cherries, raspberries, chalk, dried … Continue reading
2009 Four Winds Vineyard Shiraz
Canberra 14.3% Screwcap $19 Wait a little while for a thin covering of confectionery to blow off and you have a nice little Shiraz here. Forest berries, peanuts, damp earth, a little mint and some pepper. Nimble with tangy acidity riding … Continue reading
2010 Capital Wines The Senator Chardonnay
Canberra 12.7% Screwcap $22 This is only the second Chardonnay I’ve ever tasted from the Canberra district. I would have thought that the region’s cool climate would lend itself to quality expressions of the grape but apparently only a handful of producers … Continue reading
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2009 Capital Wines The Backbencher Merlot
Canberra 13.5% Screwcap $25 A great example of an approachable young Merlot that’s not just plummy and dumb. Yes, there’s juicy, fresh red and black forest berry fruit but some olive tapenade gives the wine a lovely, savoury edge. Chocolate shavings, … Continue reading
2009 Capital Wines Kyeema Reserve Merlot
Canberra 13.3% Screwcap $46 I’m happy to report that Capital Wines will become more available at a retail level in Queensland soon. I’m also happy to say that this new vintage of the Kyeema Reserve Merlot lives up to its … Continue reading
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2010 Capital Wines "The Whip" Riesling
Canberra 11.2% Screwcap $18 Quite a different wine to the 2009 model, this release of “The Whip” caught me slightly off guard. Gone is the free spirited expressiveness of its predecessor and in its place is a very serious and … Continue reading
Posted in Canberra, Riesling
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2009 Four Winds Vineyard Alinga Chardonnay
Canberra 13.2% Screwcap $17 Source: Sample This is the first Chardonnay I’ve tried from the Canberra district. It’s unoaked, so I should get my bias out of the way. I was discussing wine slogans for t-shirts with a table of people … Continue reading
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2008 Four Winds Vineyard Alinga Cabernet Merlot
Canberra 13.5% Screwcap $19 Source: Sample I’ve reviewed a couple of Four Winds wines on this site so far and I’ve mostly talked about potential. There’s no need for that here. This is a highly enjoyable and extremely drinkable little … Continue reading
Posted in Cabernet et al, Canberra
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2006 Quarry Hill Spakling Shiraz
Canberra 14.5% Zork $20? Source: Sample I got rather excited when I was tasting this. I was even more excited when I heard that it is likely to be around the $20 mark when it is released. Simply put, it’s … Continue reading
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2010 Capital Wines "The Abstainer" Rosé
Canberra 12.5% Screwcap $18 Source: Sample Rosé is an interesting thing when you think about it from a critical perspective. Seldom do people search for terroir or place when assessing it. Varietal make up is cause for discussion and debate, but … Continue reading