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2010 Riddoch Coonawarra Shiraz
A Woolworths exclusive so you know the usual places to hunt it down. I can’t provide a website. Curranty red and black fruits, generic spice. Fruit forward with a cordial-like sweetness. No depth or length. Has tannin. Weekday quaffing or BBQs … Continue reading
2010 Redman Coonawarra Shiraz
A more than tidy Coonawarra Shiraz for around the $20 mark. It’s generous but not heavy with a clip of spicy vanillin oak and rich, jubey fruit. Blackberries, plums and purple floral notes with red fruits speckling the nose. Eucalypt and … Continue reading
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2010 Redman Cabernet Sauvignon
Precisely the sort of Coonawarra Cabernet that results in rapturous discussions about the synergy between the variety and the region. It’s a wine of true elegance and composure. Cassis, cedar and violets flecked with mint and lighter red fruited notes. … Continue reading
2007 Redman Cabernet Sauvignon Merlot
A tough year to grow grapes in Coonawarra. Frosts and drought took their toll with a lot of stressed vines struggling under the conditions. Scorched red earth, dried black fruit and tanned leather with dried herbs and mint. It’s on … Continue reading
2008 McWilliams 1877 Shiraz Cabernet
A multiregional blend of 53% Shiraz and 47% Cabernet Sauvignon made in an old-fashioned manner. Full-bodied, powerful and with lashings of oak. Needs a stint in the cellar. Toasty coffeed/clovey oak, blackcurrants, plums and some respite in the form of … Continue reading
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2009 Zema Estate Cabernet Sauvignon
A balanced and regional Cabernet from Zema Estate. More elegance than I’ve seen in a Zema wine in a while, but that rustic house-style remains. Happy times. Smells of cassis flecked with cherry and raspberry, some savoury earth and tar … Continue reading
Chapel Hill Red Wine Workshop 3.0
Last week I attended the third Chapel Hill Red Wine Workshop in Brisbane, hosted by head winemaker Michael Fragos. I’m not a huge fan of ‘cattle’ trade tastings, although I do get along to a few each year. The atmosphere … Continue reading
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Yalumba Library Tasting Brisbane 2012: A Night at the Museum
I first read about Yalumba’s famed cellar in an article by Campbell Mattinson; “The mystery room, the locked door, and the Yalumba wine library“. An inspirational piece. You’ll need a subscription to read it but the quote which stuck with … Continue reading
2008 Zema Cluny
This is a blend of Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc and Malbec. I like the fact that it’s released at four years of age and I enjoyed the wine all up. Much better than the last Cluny I tasted (2006). … Continue reading
2010 Kingston Estate Cabernet Sauvignon
Coonawarra, Wrattonbully 14.0% Screwcap $13.99 There’s some good value Cabernet to be had in Australia for under $15 and this one’s right up there in the pecking order. I tasted it alongside the 2010 Kingston Estate Merlot and, not surprisingly, … Continue reading