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"For your pleasure
In our present state
Part false part true
Like anything
We present ourselvesThe words we use tumble
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Gravel hard and looseThere all night lying
With your dark horse hiding
Abhorring such extremes" - Bryan FerryCategories
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2013 Smith & Hooper Wrattonbully Pinot Grigio
The Pinot G Style Spectrum™ on the back label has it three-quarters of the way to luscious. It’s certainly more Gris than Grigio. Both sweet and tart apples mix with brown pears. Any residual sugar isn’t overt. Indeed it’s rather … Continue reading
2012 Smith & Hooper Reserve Merlot
From Wrattonbully , a region which appears to have developed the reputation of being the poor man’s Coonawarra. With names like Tapanappa and Terre à Terre making their mark that may all change. This Merlot is more perfunctory than ‘Reserve’ … Continue reading
2012 Terre à Terre Cabernet Sauvignon
The third release of Terre à Terre’s Wrattonbully Cabernet Sauvignon and the wine has never looked better. Talk about hitting the ground running. I’m aware that the word minerality carries a lot of baggage and is amorphous – for me, … Continue reading
2013 Mawson’s The Vickers Limestone Coast Chardonnay
No website as yet. Fruity, sweet and simple. Lemon drops, pears, butterscotch, vanilla. On the sweet side with acidity sweeping up after syrupy-ness. Ok in a ‘factory made’ kind of way and I suspect you’ll find it discounted at retail. … Continue reading
2010 Mawson’s Far Eastern Party Limestone Coast Cabernet Sauvignon
The second of the two Wrattonbully releases under the new Yalumba/Hill Smith label “Mawson’s”…and a superior wine to the Sauvignon Blanc. Beginners Cabernet Sauvignon but well made and good value. Soft, slightly shallow fruits; cassis mostly with a little plum. … Continue reading
2013 Mawson’s Cape Denison Sauvignon Blanc
A new line from the Yalumba/Hill Smith family. Perfunctory, dry Sauvignon Blanc from Wrattonbully. The irony of naming such a wine after an explorer is not lost on me. Lemon, herbs with a hint of gooseberry with a chalky finish. Has … Continue reading
2013 Down to Earth Sauvignon Blanc
A fruit forward and pristine Sauvignon Blanc with just a little extra complexity generated by 5% new French oak. From the Terre à Terre team of Lucy Croser and Xavier Bizot. Quite a shy nose, a world away from the … Continue reading
2010 Terre à Terre Cabernet Sauvignon
Xavier Bizot and Lucy Croser’s seven hectare close-planted vineyard lies directly next door to the Tapanappa Whalebone vineyard in Wrattonbully, South Australia. The Cabernet Sauvignon vines were planted in 2004. Low fruiting wire is utilised – only 50cm above ground. … Continue reading
2009 Tapanappa Whalebone Vineyard Merlot Cabernet Franc
Apart from a short heat wave at the end of January, 2009 was a cooler vintage in Wrattonbully. The coolest since 2005. It’s made for an even better rendition of the Tapanappa Whalebone Vineyard Merlot Cabernet Franc than the terrific … Continue reading
2009 Tapanappa Whalebone Vineyard Cabernet Shiraz
The Whalebone Vineyard reds are always swathed in oak. Unashamedly so. They’re built for the long haul. Still, they display a rare degree of refinement that sets them apart. The vineyard and the fruit is still clearly visible. It’s just framed … Continue reading