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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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2012 Richmond Grove Limited Release Watervale Riesling
I’m not sure exactly how limited it is. Juicy, generous Riesling. Plenty of flavour and good length. Aromatic and becoming. Pulpy lime, jasmine, white stonefruit and wet slate. Fine acidity. A chalky conclusion to the whole affair. Doesn’t sound a … Continue reading
2013 Mount Pleasant Eight Acres Hunter Valley Semillon
The Jim Chatto revival (sounds like a bluegrass band doesn’t it?) begins at Mount Pleasant. This is named after a section of the Lovedale Vineyard. It could make Hunter Semillon some new friends. Enjoyable young but little doubt over its … Continue reading
2013 McPherson The Full Fifteen
Sourced from South Australia and New South Wales. Not sure what the name refers to. Perhaps the ABV? No varieties listed on the bottle but it tastes Cabernet dominant. Big bruiser of a wine. Black currants and a liqueur-like character. … Continue reading
2013 Le Chat Noir Pinot Gris
Imported by Fourth Wave Wines. Gris from the south of France. Wouldn’t have been allowed ten years ago but works surprisingly well. A degree of richness and body for sure but not too fat or oily. Can’t pick up any … Continue reading
2012 Lethbridge Que Syrah Syrah
Much to ponder with this Geelong Shiraz. Has it gone too far in the pursuit of cool climate elegance? It’s on the knife edge of ripeness and needs time in a decanter to flesh out a little and give some … Continue reading
2009 Meerea Park Alexander Munro Semillon
An aged release yet it remains focused and relatively youthful. Both Shiraz and Semillon fared well in the Hunter Valley in 2009. Grapes came from the sandy soils of the Braemore Vineyard, originally planted in 1969. Lemon extends into slightly … Continue reading
2013 De Bortoli Windy Peak Yarra Valley Pinot Noir
Riper and denser than the last three vintages. There’s still an interesting interplay between more hedonistic fruit, forest-litter savouriness and whole bunch herbs. Not much in the way of florals. Acidity is down this year but there’s enough succulence and … Continue reading
2010 Jansz Vintage Rosé
Three years on lees, nine months in old oak, 9.1g/l residual sugar. 100% Pinot Noir from the Pipers River region of Tasmania. Rather primary, a little simple but good. Generously fruited. Strawberries, white cherries and ruby grapefruit accompanied by croissants. … Continue reading
2013 Port Phillip Estate Salasso Rosé
Last vintage was one the better Australian rosés I’ve tasted. I’m nowhere near as keen on this but I still like it. An interplay between macerated and candied red fruits and savoury earthen characters, dominated by the former. Plenty of … Continue reading
2013 Parnasse Sauvignon Blanc
Sauvignon Blanc from Southern France. Better than pretty much any offering from Australia or New Zealand at the same price. It is a touch dilute but the tangy, tart lime over unripe passionfruit flavours are pleasant. Grassy and far from … Continue reading