Category Archives: Roussanne

2011 Yangarra Estate Roussanne

Posted on November 23, 2012 by Jeremy Pringle

I had dinner with Yangarra winemaker Pete Fraser a month or so ago. You couldn’t hope to meet a more down to earth, forthright and candid bloke. We might not have agreed about every issue that was discussed that evening but the … Continue reading →

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Vale WWEI: Prepare to Meet Your Maker

Posted on September 9, 2012 by Jeremy Pringle

Vale interloper Gods listen. Or at least that’s the conclusion I came to at the end of a three-day junket in McLaren Vale earlier in July. To begin with, I kind of muscled my way into the Queensland “Meet Your … Continue reading →

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2010 Ben Haines Roussanne

Posted on June 13, 2012 by Jeremy Pringle

Like Sisyphus, and Ben Haines himself, I keep pushing Roussanne, but it’s an uphill battle…until you get into people’s mouths. Rick Kinzbrunner has given up and his Giaconda Aeolia Roussanne isn’t being made anymore. Those vines will be devoted to … Continue reading →

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2010 Michael Hall Roussanne

Posted on February 27, 2012 by Jeremy Pringle

I’ve not tasted any of Michael Hall’s work before. Classy textured label, classy wine. Full of personality and interest too. The Roussanne grapes are sourced from the Kalimna subregion of the Barossa Valley. Overt cheese and bread over nectarine, pear, honeysuckle … Continue reading →

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2009 Belgravia Roussanne

Posted on June 2, 2011 by Jeremy Pringle

Orange 12.9% Screwcap $22 I always get a little excited when an Australian Roussanne turns up in the mail. It’s such an exotic grape, so esoteric…or maybe I’m just very strange. Plenty of appeal to be found here, although I … Continue reading →

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2008 d’Arenberg Money Spider Roussanne

Posted on December 7, 2009 by Jeremy Pringle

McLaren Vale 13.5% Screwcap $16 Source- Retail d’Arenberg have at least 20 different wines going at the moment. It’s quite amazing that they keep the level of quality so high throughout the range. And it is probably not that surprising … Continue reading →

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