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"For your pleasure
In our present state
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Like anything
We present ourselvesThe words we use tumble
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Category Archives: Syrah
2011 Mount Pleasant Old Paddock and Old Hill Shiraz
I’m not sold on this release of the OP&OH although it may just be a sleeper. It feels uneven and lacks flow. There’s a heck of a lot of oak in the mix and it is clearly built for the … Continue reading
2011 Mount Pleasant Rosehill Vineyard Shiraz
A very good vintage of the Mount Pleasant Rosehill. Good to see the alcohol back under control in these 2011 releases although there is still a fair clip of cedary oak. Primarily red fruited and lighter on its feet than … Continue reading
2012 Best’s Great Western Bin No 1 Shiraz
The follow up to the Jimmy Watson winning 2011 Best’s Great Western Bin No 1 Shiraz which I am still (inexplicably) yet to taste. I’ll try to rectify that this week if there’s still some stock left at one of … Continue reading
2010 Radford Spice Bush Shiraz
20% new French Hogsheads with some whole bunch incorporation. Matured in barrel for 30 months. Has quite a bit of Rhone-like stink and some prominent rustic notes of tanned animal hide but there’s also plenty of upfront black and purple … Continue reading
2012 Shaw + Smith Shiraz
For my money, this has become one of the more anticipated Australian releases each calendar year. The 2006 and 2010 vintages were excellent and this is of a similar standard. When it shows a little black and white pepper you … Continue reading
2011 The Story Garden Gully Grampians Shiraz
I thought I may have lost a bit of interest in the 100 year-old Garden Gully vineyard but this wine has changed my mind to some degree. It has the falling leaf savouriness of the vintage and it’s one of … Continue reading
2011 Meerea Park Terracotta Syrah
The most immediately appealing and approachable of the current Meerea Park reds that I tasted – I’m yet to tackle the 2011 XYZ. There is a touch of Viognier in here but it’s less prominent than I recall in previous … Continue reading
2011 Meerea Park The Aunts Shiraz
I had an interesting chat with Meerea Park winemaker Rhys Eather last year on the matter of brettanomyces. Rhys is of the opinion that all red wines have brett and that it’s just a matter of whether that aspect is … Continue reading
2011 Meerea Park Hell Hole Shiraz
Took all of three days to really hit its straps and could do with a stint in the cellar. Shiraz from Leonard Estate, planted in the 1960′s. Fermented in open vats and matured for 22 months in French hogsheads. Black … Continue reading
2012 Precipice Yarra Valley Syrah
Ladies and gentlemen, let me introduce Marty Singh of Precipice Wines and his very first release. One really shouldn’t create hype at this stage but this auspicious debut is a very, very good wine. Good enough to already have me … Continue reading