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"For your pleasure
In our present state
Part false part true
Like anything
We present ourselvesThe words we use tumble
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Gravel hard and looseThere all night lying
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2012 Port Phillip Estate Red Hill Pinot Noir
Now a range of single vineyard Pinots, much like the Kooyong examples. So silky in the mouth; texture is the highlight for me. Immaculate acidity and mild tannin. Ripe with a caramel subtext yet agile and only just medium-bodied. Black … Continue reading
2012 Ten Minutes by Tractor Estate Pinot Noir
If there was any doubt over Ten Minutes by Tractor’s place among the upper-echelon of Peninsula producers then the 2012 releases should put that to bed. I tasted this very briefly in January and it’s really settled into its skin … Continue reading
2013 Ten Minutes by Tractor 10X Rosé
Sophisticated Rosé made entirely from Pinot Noir. Wild yeast, three months in old French barriques. Slightly pillowy on the tongue before gentle ‘hand on shoulder’ tannin to close. Bone dry. Enticing aromatics of strawberry marshmallows and red cherries with undertones … Continue reading
2013 Port Phillip Estate Salasso Rosé
Last vintage was one the better Australian rosés I’ve tasted. I’m nowhere near as keen on this but I still like it. An interplay between macerated and candied red fruits and savoury earthen characters, dominated by the former. Plenty of … Continue reading
2012 Kooyong Massale Pinot Noir
As is the case with the Clonale Chardonnay I’m always interested to see how the Massale Pinot plays out each year…even if I usually rate it as a lesser wine. There’s abundant ripeness here and it corresponds to the sweet … Continue reading
2012 Crittenden Peninsula Pinot Noir
Rollo’s on a roll. Rollo Crittenden that is. Kicking goals with Pinot, Chardonnay and “alternative” varieties and styles. Floral with vivid wild strawberry and cherry fruits and a whisper of plum skin sourness. Acidity bristles in a good way. Sappy with … Continue reading
2013 Crittenden Peninsula Fumé Blanc
Fruity little number despite the Fumé, so to speak. 20% new oak although I might not have guessed as much given the tropical guise. Passionfruit, pineapple and melon cloaked with a light fog of smoke. Lemony acidity, a bit of … Continue reading
2013 Kooyong Clonale Chardonnay
A wine that I look forward to tasting each year. It hasn’t managed to maintain the high standards set in place from 2010 to 2012 but it’s still a worthwhile option. Melony and slightly syrupy with peach, pineapple and ruby grapefruit. … Continue reading
2012 Crittenden Peninsula Chardonnay
Flavoursome Mornington Peninsula Chardonnay from Rollo Crittenden. Holds its shape well via buoyant acidity. Oatmeal, white peach and lemon curd are the main players. A luscious peak of figs drizzled with honey. Possesses a leesy nuttiness. Well pitched toasty oak. … Continue reading
2012 Dexter Mornington Peninsula Chardonnay
The second most impressive Mornington Peninsula Chardonnay from the 2012 vintage to cross my path thus far (Ten Minutes by Tractor’s Wallis Vineyard Chardonnay being just ahead of it) Depth of fruit, leesy character and persistence are its calling cards. … Continue reading