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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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2011 Cape Mentelle Trinders Cabernet Merlot
An almost introverted wine. One that makes its case quietly but convincingly. There’s 7% Petit Verdot and 5% Cabernet Franc in here as well. I like that it doesn’t try to force itself on you. Violets, cassis, chocolate and cedar on … Continue reading
2012 Killerby Sauvignon Blanc
Sure, it tastes like Sauvignon Blanc but geez it tastes like a Margaret River wine too. A good thing. Sees a little oak, adding creaminess to the midpalate but otherwise not interfering very much at all. Plenty of lemon and grapefruit … Continue reading
2011 Handpicked Margaret River Cabernet Merlot
Not a lot of finesse in this offering. And the Margaret River is certainly capable of producing Cabernet blends of poise and sophistication. Blackcurrants, mulberries, violets, autumnal and gum leaf on the nose. A bit of capsicum too and a fair whack … Continue reading
2011 Killerby Chardonnay
For those that like them big, bold and warm perhaps? No shortage of flavour, weight or power, that’s for sure. Grapefruit, gilled nuts, yellow peach and stewed pear. The suggestion of sulphides. Quite awkward acidity – although better some then … Continue reading
2012 Woodlands Chardonnay
Well, you know it’s really not the style of Chardonnay I like drinking all that much but I can see why it has a fan base. I’d even go so far as to say it deserves it considering the price. … Continue reading
2012 Fraser Gallop Estate Semillon Sauvignon Blanc
Having leapt to the head of the pack with their 2011 Parterre Chardonnay, Fraser Gallop now leave the peloton behind when it comes to Margaret River Semillon Sauvignon blends. Refinement, sophistication and balance with outstanding persistence. Such an unforced wine. … Continue reading
2009 Evans and Tate Redbrook Chardonnay
You’d like to think that you could pick a Margaret River Chardonnay blind everytime. They have that certain je ne sais quoi. Of course, I also drink about as many of them as I do Chardonnays from the Yarra Valley and the Mornington Peninsula. … Continue reading
2011 Evans and Tate Classic White
A summer quaffer if ever there was one. Crisp, dry and sqeaky clean. Green peas, gooseberry, nettles, grass, lemon and passionfruit. Some chopped herbs as well. Refreshment is the draw card. Just don’t go looking for complexity, excitement or length. … Continue reading
2011 Fraser Gallop Estate Parterre Chardonnay
This is the best Chardonnay I’ve tasted from the talented and dynamic team of Clive Otto and Kate Morgan at Fraser Gallop Estate. A near perfect combination of restrained power and discipline. The lemon, grapefruit and white peach fruit flavours … Continue reading
2010 Evans and Tate Metricup Road Cabernet Sauvignon
Went on a bit of a Cabernet et al binge over the weekend. Tasted some very good wines and some dreadful ones. This lies somewhere inbetween. Plenty of roasted root vegetables, blackberry leaf and capsicum notes. Takes a while to coax … Continue reading