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2012 Bay of Fires Pinot Noir
I may have under-rated the 2011 Bay of Fires Pinot Noir. Oh well, it happens and not just in wine shows. This needed some time in a big Burgundy bowl to compose itself but once it did there was no mistaking the … Continue reading
2013 Bay of Fires Pinot Gris
Australian Pinot Gris falls into three categories for me – those I’d purchase (a very small group), those I respect and those I recoil from. This is in the second category. It’s well executed and I’d be more than happy … Continue reading
2012 Bay of Fires Chardonnay
There is a lot of toasty, biscuity (think macaroons and shortbread) oak encasing this but underneath the core of pristine fruit is impossible to deny. Fresh, intense nectarine and white peach with a spine of grapefruit acidity gathering the wine … Continue reading
2013 Bay of Fires Riesling
Adored the 2012 Bay of Fires Riesling, like this follow-up but not quite as much. Warmer and drier year. A small amount of residual sugar (4.2g/l) tempers the driving acidity and perhaps plays a role in breadth of flavour. Lime … Continue reading
2008 Jansz Tasmania Vintage Cuvée
Spends about four years on lees and is an assemblage of 58% Chardonnay and 42% Pinot Noir all sourced from the Pipers River area in the north of Tasmania. Plenty of autolytic derived depth and character but the fruit isn’t … Continue reading
2011 Spring Vale Pinot Noir
Very good Pinot Noir from the Freycinet Coast of Tasmania. I prefer my Pinots to walk a little more on the wild side but there’s not much doubt that this will strike a chord with many. And it deserves to. Has … Continue reading
2013 Spring Vale Gewürztraminer
Late last year I spoke to Stephen Pannell about the etiology of his 2013 Aromatico Gewürztraminer Riesling. Among other ideas he mentioned his belief that Gewürztraminer often fell into a bracket of wines that you were impressed by but didn’t want to … Continue reading
2012 Spring Vale Reserve Chardonnay
Ex-Spring Vale winemaker David Cush has moved to Brisbane just in time to enjoy a few summer days with a high of forty degrees Celsius. Who’d want to live in Tasmania? Anyway, I’d say this is more of an autumn … Continue reading
2012 Chatto Pinot Noir
Ex-Pepper Tree, now chief McWilliam’s winemaker Jim Chatto strikes out on his own with this much touted Pinot Noir from Tasmania’s southern Huon Valley area. When I open a bottle that has received such rapturous applause as this there is always a mixed … Continue reading
2010 Bream Creek Pinot Noir
Bream Creek is situated just above Marion Bay in south-eastern Tasmania. North-east of Cygnet and Hobart if that helps. The winery is probably as well-known for making one of Australia’s few Schönburgers as it is for this affordable Pinot. The oak is more … Continue reading