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In our present state
Part false part true
Like anything
We present ourselvesThe words we use tumble
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2012 McWilliam’s Hanwood Estate Chardonnay
The website mentions the Riverina but the bottle makes no reference to a GI. The value is undeniably high. There’s not a great deal of personality but it drinks well. Ripe but fresh lemon and nectarine with peaks of mango … Continue reading
2011 Voyager Esate Girt by Sea Cabernet Merlot
An affable, early drinking Cabernet Merlot blend executed well. BlackBerry, mulberries, bay leaf, chocolate milkshake oak. Some eucalypt and pencil shavings with a suggestion of Kalamata olives. Fleshy enough in the mouth. The tannin lacks a little sophistication but overall the wine … Continue reading
2013 Seville Estate Pinot Noir
A step up in quality from the Barber. Possesses fruit depth, power and intensity as well a fair clip of nutty oak. 20% whole bunches in the mix. Both sour and glacé cherries with wild strawberries and a subtle ripple of blueberry. Savoury earthen balance and … Continue reading
2013 Seville Estate The Barber Pinot Noir
A solid Pinot Noir although it wants for real focus and intensity. It is flush with cherry and sweet black raspberry fruits. Some undergrowth and finally a slight bitterness to the finish. Vanilla oak provides utilitarian tannin. Not much in the … Continue reading
2012 Seville Estate Reserve Chardonnay
It’s not inexpensive but it is extremely good. Precession, detail, persistence. Struck match sulphides, white flowers, stonefruit and honeydew melon moving into lemon and almonds on the back-palate. Lovely flavours and aromas certainly but what sets this apart is the pebbly … Continue reading
2013 Seville Estate Chardonnay
Once again, no shortage of flavour in the standard Estate model but it is neither flabby nor overwhelming. The oak (30% new) is more noticeable but in balance. Seville Estate’s founder, Dr Peter McMahon, passed on in 2013 and the wines … Continue reading
2013 Seville Estate The Barber Chardonnay
Sourced from vineyards in the Upper Yarra Valley. The warmer vintage produces a wine of concentration, richness and a degree of breadth. Rockmelon, white peach, grapefruit and pithy lemon. A tad syrupy but never amorphous. Some vanilla and a mere hint of smoked … Continue reading
2012 Ridgemill Estate Merlot
Tasted over three days. Certainly needs a thorough decant. The acidity starts out pokey but works itself into the wine in time. It never quite got to where I wanted it but that was my main complaint. Sweet blackberry and plums … Continue reading
2013 Greywacke Sauvignon Blanc
I’m not overly keen on brisk, acidic Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc but when there is some roundness and give in the mouth and the vegetal characters are toned down there are occasions when I really enjoy it. This is more my … Continue reading
2012 Battle of Bosworth Chardonnay
The third release of Battle of Bosworth’s Chardonnay. I rather liked the couple of glasses I had of the 2011. This doesn’t rate as highly. Yellow peach, figs and melon with suggestions of butterscotch and woodspice. Savoury, nutty oak tempers … Continue reading