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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
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2011 Lowe Mudgee Blue Shiraz Cabernet
This is a more than handy offering from Lowe Wines. 80% Shiraz, 20% Cabernet. No issues whatsoever with regard to ripeness. Highly aromatic. Plums, blackberries, eucalypt and leather. Smooth mocha oak, pepper, aniseed and cloves. Loose in the mouth with … Continue reading
2012 TarraWarra Estate Pinot Noir
New livery and a big step up from the 2012 TarraWarra Estate Chardonnay. This is a Pinot that deserves to be on your radar, especially given the price. Raspberry, tree bark, sour cherry, sap, cedar and toasted spice with a … Continue reading
2013 Logan Apple Tree Flat Semillon Sauvignon Blanc
“The more I think about it the bigger it gets” – graffiti in an underpass that leads to Fortitude Valley in Brisbane. Soft acidity, blurry tropical fruit and citrus flavour. The aromas and palate lack dynamics. Bitter herbs hang around … Continue reading
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2013 Out of Step Lusatia Park Yarra Valley Sauvignon Blanc
Good to see people plugging away at Sauvignon Blanc in the Yarra, particularly from the Lusatia Park vineyard which has produce a few real good’uns. Sees some oak. Indigenous yeast. Smoke, gravel, passionfruit, lemon curd, grass and traces of nuts. … Continue reading
2013 Out of Step Syme on Yarra Chardonnay
From what is now, among wine enthusiasts, a rather famous vineyard in the Upper Yarra. Wild yeast fermented, matured in one new and five old French barriques with partial malo allowed and some stirring. The Out of Step Wine Company’s … Continue reading
Howard Park Jeté Sparkling Rosé NV
It’s early days for Howard Park’s venture into sparkling wines. They’re sourcing their grapes from the Great Southern region – Mount Barker in this case. Base wines are fermented in both stainless steel and used French oak. 98% Pinot Noir … Continue reading
2012 Hoddles Creek Yarra Valley 1er Chardonnay
I finally made the pilgrimage to Hoddles Creek in August last year. Franco D’Anna drove me around the vineyards and I got a feel for the block sitting at the top of the hill which produces the fruit for the … Continue reading
2009 Cargo Road Sparkling Zinfandel
Australia’s only sparkling Zinfandel…which won’t surprise many readers. Winemaker James Sweetapple really is obsessed by the variety. As you walk down the stairs into the winery a lengthy shelf of emptied Zinfandel and Primitivo bottles from all over the world sit … Continue reading