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"For your pleasure
In our present state
Part false part true
Like anything
We present ourselvesThe words we use tumble
All over your shoulder
Gravel hard and looseThere all night lying
With your dark horse hiding
Abhorring such extremes" - Bryan FerryCategories
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2010 Yalumba The Guardian Eden Valley Shiraz Viognier
With the Shiraz Viognier fad well and truly over it’s good to see that those who made the most of the blend still plugging away with success. Yalumba have always seemed to produce worthwhile expressions. This is perfumed, slippery, savoury edged … Continue reading
2012 Yalumba Eden Valley Roussanne
Apparently Yalumba’s first attempt to produce a straight varietal Roussanne was in 1980′s but the imported vine material was discovered to be carrying a virus and had to be destroyed. It took until 2000′s to get the vines into the … Continue reading
2012 Pewsey Vale Prima Riesling
Interesting to see the glass stopper replaced by a screwcap. Doesn’t make a lot of difference to me to be honest but I couldn’t help noticing. Anyway, it’s the best Pewsey Prima I’ve had the opportunity to taste. The balance between … Continue reading
2008 Pewsey Vale The Contours Riesling
The 2008 vintage was not without its challenges (warm and dry) but Louisa Rose and the Pewsey Vale vineyard have risen above them. The Contours is released with five years of bottle age although Rose wouldn’t mind seeing it come … Continue reading
2012 Torzi Matthews Schist Rock Shiraz
Fermented using 25% whole bunches and they seem a little more evident on the palate and in the bouquet this year. Still balanced though and the characters they impart sink into the wine once it sits in the glass a little … Continue reading
2013 Woods Crampton Eden Valley Riesling
I must admit, the 2012 Woods Crampton Riesling didn’t do a lot for me either of the two times I tasted it. It seemed broad almost to the point of being advanced. Anyway, lots of other reviewers loved it so … Continue reading
2012 Teusner The Gentleman Eden Valley Cabernet Sauvignon
This is the first Cabernet Sauvignon I’ve tasted from Teusner (although not the first they have made). It’s fresh fruited, lively and just on medium-bodied with cedar-pine oak a minor contributor. Cassis, boysenberry, raspberry and spice. Textured tannin too. Problem … Continue reading
2012 Torzi Matthews Frost Dodger Shiraz
This is the tenth release of the appassimento styled Frost Dodger Shiraz. The concentration produced by dry racking the grapes and concentrating the sugars results in such density and power that I’ve never thought of it as a table wine. … Continue reading
2013 Torzi Matthews Vigna Cantina Rosato di Sangiovese
I’m all for Australian producers exploring styles of Rosé that diverge from the pale Provence model that is the poster boy for the movement. And I’m a usually a fan of the work of Domenic Torzi and Tracy Matthews. But I … Continue reading
2013 Torzi Matthews Frost Dodger Riesling
The Torzi Matthews Frost Dodger Riesling is one of those wines that you would hope you could pick blind with ease. It’s character is so distinctive. Due to practical constraints and also because I think blind tasting – especially when … Continue reading