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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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2012 Mitchelton Blackwood Park Riesling
Slightly underwhelming Riesling from the Nagambie Lakes in Central Victoria. Feels strange to be reviewing a current release 2012 when the first of the 2014s are already hitting the tasting bench too. Lanolin, lime/lemon and zest with a gin and … Continue reading
2002 Mitchelton Museum Release Marsanne
An example of a cork doing its job well. No seepage, ullage level is very good. Colour is deep gold but no evidence of detrimental oxidation. Smells like your Nanna’s house. Has retained attention to detail. Body and facial powders. … Continue reading
2004 Mitchelton Museum Release Marsanne
Two back vintages accompanied the current release Mitchelton Marsanne. I’m unsure if they’re available for purchase or what they might cost you but it’s worthwhile posting a couple of notes to explore what the style offers with age. Now we’re … Continue reading
2012 Mitchelton Marsanne
The Nagambie Lakes in Central Victoria is arguably the home to Marsanne in Australia, even if I prefer the directions the variety is being taken in other regions. This is a solid example but it will need a number of … Continue reading
2010 Tahbilk Shiraz
One of the best young Tahbilk Shiraz I’ve had the pleasure of tasting. A notch above medium-bodied, at ease with itself and given that you’ll find it for less than twenty bucks, easy to recommend. Savoury earthiness is the foil … Continue reading
2010 Tahbilk Cabernet Sauvignon
Two good releases of the standard Tahbilk classic reds this year. I tend to enjoy them more than the higher price Eric Stevens Purbrick range. They seems less showy, more drinkable and more representative of my personal perception of Tahbilk. … Continue reading
2013 Tahbilk Viognier
Full throttle, no holds barred Viognier. You have to admire it even if you can’t drink much of it. A glass or two with pork belly or a creamy curry would work a treat though. It’s luscious even on the … Continue reading
2013 Tahbilk Marsanne
With 2011 producing an atypical standard Tahbilk Marsanne and having somehow missed out on tasting the 2012 release it feels something like being welcome back into the fold pouring a glass of the 2013. It’s in tip-top form. Wickedly fragrant. … Continue reading
2009 Tahbilk Eric Stevens Purbrick Shiraz
Less eucalypt than the 2009 Eric Stevens Purbrick Cabernet or the 2010 Old Vines Cabernet Shiraz but it would be remiss of me not to mention it. A New Zealand writer and wine judge wrote recently of eucalyptus taint. I think … Continue reading
2004 Tahbilk 1927 Vines Marsanne
If you think that Tahbilk’s 1927 Vines Marsanne has a lot in common with Hunter Semillon, that’s because it was intentionally modelled on it. I believe that is both a blessing and a curse. Look, it’s a terrific wine that … Continue reading