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2010 Circe Pinot Noir
It’s my birthday today so I feel like writing up a wine that I adored over two nights earlier this week. Ok, that’s a lie – I’d prefer to be drinking another bottle of it and taking no notes whatsoever…but into … Continue reading
2010 Port Phillip Estate Pinot Noir
Another cracking release from Port Phillip Estate. Pinot Noir with real gravitas. The quality is already hard to miss but it needs time in the cellar to fulfill its potential. Opens with a mass of fresh red cherries, some aniseed … Continue reading
2009 Riorret Merricks Grove Pinot Noir
Fleshy, approachable Pinot from the Merricks Grove vineyard in the Mornington Peninsula. Not simple by any means though. Made by Steve Webber of De Bortoli wines. Macerated dark cherries and star anise dominate the nose while flickers of strawberry and undergrowth … Continue reading
2010 Scorpo Pinot Gris
Yes, I drink Pinot Gris. Yes, I am happy to pay over $30 for it if it’s good enough. This one is. Get over it. Paul Scorpo owns the vineyard, Sandro Mosele helps out with the winemaking. Go team!!! A … Continue reading
2010 Kooyong Clonale Chardonnay
The 2010 Clonale is sourced from Kooyong’s Farrago, Faultline and Ballewindi vineyards. It’s always been an impressive wine for the price but this is the best I’ve seen it look. Nectarine leads into peach with the aid of a clever … Continue reading
2010 Ballewindi Chardonnay
I believe this is made exclusively for Vintage Cellars by Mornington Peninsula guru Sandro Mosele – but I could be wrong. There’s always a first. And on that smug note let’s get straight to the wine. A mélange of citrus … Continue reading
Eldridge Estate: An Ode to Mornington Peninsula Chardonnay
Last month’s World Chardonnay Day presented me with the opportunity to taste the new release Chardonnays from Eldridge Estate alongside a few back vintages – and if I continue to harbour serious doubts about the worth of these twitter based … Continue reading
2006 Yabby Lake Chardonnay
Mornington Peninsula 13.5% Screwcap $40 Made in the pre-Tom Carson era by Tod Dexter (ex Stonier, now making wines under his own name at Dexter Wines) and Larry McKenna (who has still lends a hand as a consultant to Yabby Lake). … Continue reading
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2009 Eldridge Estate Gamay
Mornington Peninsula 13.7% Screwcap $35 Source: Sample I looked at this yesterday and again this morning. My impressions didn’t change. It’s a lovely wine that drinks superbly. It’s not a show off and it’s all the better for it. A … Continue reading
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2005 Kooyong Haven Pinot Noir
Mornington Peninsula 13.5% Diam $50-60 Source: Cellar Remarkably different to the Ferrous from the same year, although I believe it’s vinified in pretty much the same way. The Haven vineyard is sheltered by trees, and it seems fitting that the … Continue reading
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