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Sunday, 26 April 2015

Cooks Lot 'Lot 8' Handpicked Shiraz 2013

  15:18    

Handpicked, whole bunch pressed, wild yeast fermented, plunged four times a day - inputs that add some risk, take time and are choices the winemaker can make to look to make a wine in a desired manner. Reductive on opening, combined with savoury, sappy notes from some...

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Hither & Yon Young Shiraz 2014

  09:48    

Inviting, youthful aromas here, smells a little like a Grenache with its raspberry, grenadine and vanilla. There's a little wet potter's clay over spearmint. The latter carrying through to the palate. The wine has a lightness, fleet-footed, tannin's feel a little waxy,...

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Sunday, 19 April 2015

d'Arenberg d'Arry's Original 2012

  07:26    

It's a great privilege to receive wines for review, possibly even more so when the wine in question is one that you cut your teeth on. Ubiquitous in the UK in the first decade of the 21st century, the d'Arenberg brand even more so, such that I considered the red stripe...

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Monday, 13 April 2015

Amato Vino Nero d'Avola 2014

  14:19    

Throws the wood spice of the 20% whole bunch over cherry and - what seems to me - a little almond. Light, juicy with some flashy acidity that enlivens. Vibrant- that's the word I am looking for - with licorice adding an extra dimension. That said it is really...

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Sunday, 12 April 2015

Swirl Sniff Spit - Notes from an Overseas Experience

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Usual disclaimer: "Swirl, Sniff, Spit" is a monthly, Brisbane based, tasting group that I am a co-organiser of. For the month of February, the theme was that of ‘Overseas Experience’ whereby all wines were made overseas by Australia winemakers. Tasting notes as written,...

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Guthrie Wines 'The Snare' Syrah 2014

  07:09    

"It's really light and fresh. A bit of the function of the Hills last year (2014). Reds never got really ripe. Plus the whole bunch work" states winemaker Hugh Guthrie, explaining a little about the vintage conditions and the ethos of the wine. The savoury bent of the...

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Saturday, 11 April 2015

Ridgemill Estate Riesling 2014

  05:42    

I tasted this as a tank sample over a year ago, thinking then that if the aromatics could be retained, Ridgemill would be onto a winner. Expressive, of citrus - lemon and lime - tropical hints, some apple and blossom even. Less florals than in the 2013. Citrus again on...

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Friday, 10 April 2015

Tuesday, 7 April 2015

d'Arenberg Custodian Grenache 2012

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I'd wager that the red wines within the 'd'Arenberg Originals' range have been a gateway range for many drinker, and still provide sound drinking today. Amazing that a sub-$20 wine is released as a 3 year old, good track record of providing cellar-worthy wines too. Berry...

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Monday, 6 April 2015

Bremerton Bâtonnage Chardonnay 2013

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Presents sour milk and curds to start, moving to underlying citrus and spice. Decent, full, creamy mouthfeel - the result of the bâtonnage per the wine's name - backed up with a balance of acid and spice. OK length, more about palate presence. Wanted more from this....

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