Category Archives: Orange

2009 Belgravia The Apex Chardonnay

Posted on May 23, 2011 by Jeremy Pringle

Orange 12.7% Screwcap $22 There’s nothing that wrong with this Chardonnay but there’s nothing especially right about it either. Aromas of peach and lemon along with some fatter melon and fig are echoed on the palate. It’s creamy, soft and textured … Continue reading →

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2009 Angullong Cabernet Merlot

Posted on May 17, 2011 by Jeremy Pringle

Orange 14% Screwcap $16.99 A handy offering from Angullong here. Always pleased to see aspirational pricing eschewed for something more realistic and appropriate too. It looked a touch skinny on the first day of tasting but it came around nicely … Continue reading →

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2009 Ross Hill Pinnacle Series Sauvignon Blanc

Posted on April 8, 2011 by Jeremy Pringle

Orange 12.7% Screwcap $30 Of a bevy of savys opened this week, two stood out; this and a 2010 Mitchell Harris. Very different interpretations though, and very different wines. Sauvignon Blanc may be ubiquitous but it most certainly does not … Continue reading →

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2009 Ross Hill Pinnacle Series Cabernet Franc

Posted on April 4, 2011 by Jeremy Pringle

Orange 14.5% Screwcap $40 Phil Kearney made some very good wines at Willow Creek on the Mornington Peninsula before Geraldine McFaul took over the reins in 2008. I’d always wondered where he would head next, so when I learnt that he had … Continue reading →

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2010 Tinja Orange Mudgee Pinot Grigio

Posted on January 18, 2011 by Jeremy Pringle

Orange,  Mudgee 11.4% Screwcap $20 Why “Grigio”? It’s packed with fresh acidity and is low in alcohol – typical Italian style Ok, fair enough. 20% of the fruit did go through malolactic fermentation though, so there is a gentler side … Continue reading →

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2008 Mayfield Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon

Posted on December 16, 2010 by Jeremy Pringle

Orange 14.0% Screwcap $28 This didn’t quite win my heart but it’s a good wine nonetheless. Medium bodied and very much on the leafy side but black and blue fruits break through nicely. Chocolate oak is well judged and there’s … Continue reading →

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2010 Logan Hannah Rosé

Posted on December 3, 2010 by Jeremy Pringle

Orange 13.0% Screwcap $22 Source: Sample I tasted a lot of Rosés during the month leading up to the November 30th Rosé Revolution and quite a few on the day too…and there are still some needing to be looked at … Continue reading →

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2008 Mayfield Vineyard Riesling

Posted on November 28, 2010 by Jeremy Pringle

Orange 12.5% Screwcap $28 Source: Sample Of the three Rieslings I opened at once on Friday, this was the one I chose to drink at the end of the tasting. That doesn’t mean it was the best but it does … Continue reading →

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2010 Windowrie Family Reserve Sparkling

Posted on October 26, 2010 by Jeremy Pringle

Orange 11.0% Cork $25 Source: Sample The Cowra based winery makes this wine entirely from Chardonnay sourced from Orange, a grape with which the region has already had proven success. Its altitude and climate suggests that it may be able … Continue reading →

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2010 Moppity Vineyards Estate Sauvignon Blanc

Posted on September 28, 2010 by Jeremy Pringle

Orange 12% Screwcap $22 Source: Sample I’d heard that the Orange region does Sauvignon Blanc well. This was my first experience with the combination and I came away very pleased. Moppity are, of course, based in the Hilltops, but for … Continue reading →

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