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"For your pleasure
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We present ourselvesThe words we use tumble
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2005 Kooyong Ferrous Pinot Noir
Mornington Peninsula 13.5% Diam $? Source: Cellar The Vineyards of Kooyong Ferrous by name, ferrous by nature. These single vineyard Kooyongs are an intriguing exploration of terroir, however you define the word. Click on the map to get an idea … Continue reading
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Ten Minutes By Tractor McCutcheon Vineyard Chardonnay Mini-Vertical
The McCutcheon Vineyard The Ten Minutes by Tractor Cellar Door holds a special place in my heart. It was the very first cellar door I visited on my initial tour of Victorian wine regions. 2008 was the year and my … Continue reading
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2008 Eldridge Estate Clonal Blend Pinot Noir
Mornington Peninsula 13.7% Screwcap $75 Source: Sample Notice the red stripe through the label? It’s sold out sadly. Superior wine in so many ways, not that the other two are light weights. Like the Estate wine, this is a blend … Continue reading
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2008 Eldridge Estate Pinot Noir
Mornington Peninsula 13.7% Screwcap $50 Source: Winery I like my winemakers obsessive, precise and committed to exploration. David Lloyd seems to tick all those boxes and it shows in the nature & quality of the wines. These are thoughtful Pinots, … Continue reading
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2008 Eldridge Estate Single Clone MV6 Pinot Noir
Mornington Peninsula 13.6% Screwcap $50 Source: Winery I’ve been having a good look at some 07 and 08 Eldridge reds in the last month. They’re all very good in their own way. The MV6 has an immediacy to it that … Continue reading
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2006 Kooyong Farrago Chardonnay
Mornigton Peninsula 13.5% Diam $52 Source- Retail The single vineyard Chardonnays from Kooyong see two more months oak than the Estate version but otherwise it’s more of the same; whole bunch, no battonage, wild ferment, no malolactic fermentation allowed. This … Continue reading
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2006 Kooyong Estate Chardonnay
Mornington Peninsula 13% Diam $34 Sorce-Retail I, like many others in Australia, am finding the heat rather oppressive at the moment. My solution yesterday was to wander down to the local supermarket bottle-o and grab a Chardonnay to have with … Continue reading
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Christmas Wines Part 1
My brother and his fiancée have journeyed north to share Christmas here at my place, so I’ve enlisted his help in jotting down some thoughts on wines we have been drinking since his arrival on Thursday. They’re a joint effort … Continue reading
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2007 Red Hill Estate Chardonnay
Mornington Peninsula 13.5% Screwcap $16 Dear me, my first entry from the Mornington Peninsula. At least I’ve got around to it now I guess. To pick up a wine of this quality for $16 almost makes one feel guilty. Not … Continue reading
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