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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
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2013 Punt Road Napoleone Vineyard Yarra Valley Pinot Noir
Not of the same standard as the 2012 but still a compelling option for the price. A sour cherry and sweet black raspberry profile. The fruit becomes darker as it moves through its line. Quite chocolatey and forward by the … Continue reading
2013 Oakridge The Parish of Gruyere Chardonnay
Coles exclusive. Certainly on the fruity side for an Oakridge Chardonnay. Almost precocious. Still possesses minerally acidity and trademark phenolic crunch. Hints of pineapple with melon and peach. Honeycomb, caramel and a slight syrupyness. Very spicy, slightly biscuity. Interesting to … Continue reading
2012 Punt Road Yarra Valley Cabernet Sauvignon
It’s sometimes difficult to rate these lighter Yarra Valley Cabernets…and the value judgements you make can come back to bite you on the arse. This smells and tastes of blackberries, olive tapanade and rosemary with suggestions of capsicum and chocolate. … Continue reading
2012 Punt Road Yarra Valley Merlot
The Yarra Valley appears to have a number of sites suited to Merlot yet I don’t sense a lot of enthusiasm for the variety within the region. This would be one of the last Punt Road wines Kate Goodman played … Continue reading
2013 Precipice Willow Lake Chardonnay
Does winemaker Marty Singh have a Precipice website yet? On the basis of this and the superb 2012 Hyde Park Syrah he’ll need one at some stage. This is the fourth expression of a Willow Lake Vineyard Chardonnay I’ve had … Continue reading
2013 Journey Wines Yarra Valley Pinot Noir
Sourced from two Upper Yarra Valley vineyards; Tibooburra in Yellingbo and Lone Star Creek in Woori Yallock. 20% whole bunches. Winemaker Damian North continues to slot goals. A murmur of cologne like musk. Red jelly, dark cherries and cola. A … Continue reading
2012 Medhurst Yarra Valley Shiraz
Winemaker Matt Steel is doing good work at Medhurst. This über-spicy Shiraz from the Gruyere area is a great example. Aged for fourteen months in French oak, 25% whole bunches. The two new barrels used were ‘seasoned’ via their use … Continue reading
2012 Medhurst Yarra Valley Cabernet Sauvignon
A little more bold than the Yarra Valley Cabernets I’m used to drinking. Not necessarily a bad thing and certainly not untoward in style. Black fruits, not really cassis but getting close. Pressed flowers. Mint and brown leaf matter. Cedar, … Continue reading
2012 De Bortoli Estate Shiraz
A wine that will probably prove divisive. The 40% whole bunches are prominent. Not an issue for me but others will find it more challenging. Rather pervasive vegetal/cactus aromas. Smoky and flinty with the strong pull of undergrowth. Black and purple forest … Continue reading
2013 De Bortoli Estate Pinot Noir
Perfumed, forward and flavoursome. 20% whole bunches with the rest whole berries. The grapes come from five estate vineyards in the Dixons Creek area of the Yarra Valley with all vines over twenty years of age. Macerated and sour cherries, … Continue reading