Mottura Primitivo Salento 2022

Mottura Primitivo Salento 2022

  16:30    Stu.

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Oil and hazelnut wood vibe here.Milk chocolate and strawberry - it's a curious mix of flavours, mid-bodied but slightly jarring and off-putting. 85Tasted on: Friday 8th December Source: Sample Price: $35 Alcohol: 13% Closure: Screwcap Website: https://www.singlevineyards.com/ Follow...

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earthworks Barossa Shiraz 2022

earthworks Barossa Shiraz 2022

  08:00    Stu.

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Hill-Smith Family Estate label sold through Coles brand liquor stores and some listings.Bramd update has reflected a greater emphasis on connections to the growers that supply the fruit, connection tot hose that - pardon the creative license - work the earth.Plum, mulberry, Char and charred meat. Slickness across the palate, a glide and ease through the middle. Slight drying quality, on a good length....

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The Little Wine Co Vermentino 2023

The Little Wine Co Vermentino 2023

  16:17    Stu.

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Snow pea, confected citrus, suggestion of estery character in the mix. Minerally edge, balanced with fine acids and texture. Good all-rounder. 90Tasted on: Wednesday 13th December Source: Sample Price: $30 Alcohol: 11.8% Closure: ScrewcapSample Courtesy of: https://www.singlevineyards.com/ Follow...

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Yalumba The Signature Cabernet Shiraz 2021

Yalumba The Signature Cabernet Shiraz 2021

  08:00    Stu.

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Fifty years of this magnificent red blend - here celebrating Yalumba’s Packaging & Development Manager Chris Gerhardy and 51 magnificent years of service!Deep plum notes, cedary oak. The palate is layered, detailed - cascading blackcurrant, silken chocolate and almost reminding of cherry ripe vibes. Fine kiss of vanilla oak, veins of minerally graphite. Give it up to ten years - Superb. 94Tasted...

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Tapanappa Piccadilly Valley Chardonnay 2023

Tapanappa Piccadilly Valley Chardonnay 2023

  16:00    Stu.

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Melon, a harder edge of Stonefruit kernel, fig and spice. Initial entry is gentle and textural, leading to an expansive mid-palate through the finish. Burst of energetic tangy-lime acidity closes the wine out. It's cool year credentials and moderate 12.5% acidity self-evident...

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Feudo Arancio Rosso Riserva 2019

Feudo Arancio Rosso Riserva 2019

  08:00    Stu.

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Rich, chocolatey; whiffs of smoke over plum sauce. Slick and glossy entry: plum fruit, bright prime and central to the theme of the wine. Falls off a bit through the final third, not quite matching the bright promise of the early primacy of fruit. That said, still a fair...

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d'Arenberg The Broken Fishplate Sauvignon Blanc 2023

d'Arenberg The Broken Fishplate Sauvignon Blanc 2023

  15:57    Stu.

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A cool vintage shows with a modest 11% stated alcohol.Pink grapefruit, atop a touch of savoury oak nuttiness from a small percentage fermented in barrel, for additional width and body. Lively and fresh, a good swagger of citrus carousing across the palate. Green capsicum...

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Mayfield Vineyard Mrs Crawford Pinot Noir 2023

Mayfield Vineyard Mrs Crawford Pinot Noir 2023

  08:00    Stu.

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A new wine for the Estate range, this Mayfield Vineyard Mrs Crawford Pinot Noir is a nod to Margaret Crawford who owned the property for 65. Hand-picked fruit, 30% whole bunch, French oak for nine months (20% new).Generousity on offer here, a succulent red and black fruit...

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Forrest Chardonnay 2022

Forrest Chardonnay 2022

  15:50    Stu.

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Creamy, nutty, nougat oak on offer. Immediately familiar, inviting - yellow nectarine and fine spice hints.The palate shows a little toast, married to ripe fruit. A lovely balance of fruit and oak in unison here.There's palate weight, width and length - gives an all round...

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d'Arenberg d'Arry's Original 2021

d'Arenberg d'Arry's Original 2021

  08:00    Stu.

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Classic Grenache/ Shiraz blend from McLaren Vale's d'Arenberg.It's seen some moderate price rises over the years but still great value at $22 - especially for a wine that's shown impressive cellar-worthy pedigree beyond its price-point.Leads with the Grenache earthiness...

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Nuiton-Beaunoy Bourgogne Haute-Côtes de Beaune 2022

Nuiton-Beaunoy Bourgogne Haute-Côtes de Beaune 2022

  08:00    Stu.

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Honeyed, pale straw - in colour and appeal - citrus.Sterner, steelier edge to the palate: softened with Boxwood honey, Jasmine and honeysuckle. Subtle dribble of peach juice and oak spice. Broadens in profile through the finish. 91Tasted on: Wednesday 14th August Source:...

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Huntington Estate Reserve Semillon 2022

Huntington Estate Reserve Semillon 2022

  16:11    Stu.

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Meyer lemon, quince, a little waxy lanolin.Lovely vibrant acidity, bursting forth on the immediate palate. Lemon sherbet, tangy, latterly lemon balm and browning lime.That acid will serve this wine well over time, expecting to see it broaden in profile with time. 92Tasted...

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Terre à Terres Crayères Vineyard Cabernet Franc 2022

Terre à Terres Crayères Vineyard Cabernet Franc 2022

  10:59    Stu.

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Cabernet Franc, with a dollop of Shiraz (9%) for good measure.Lovely medium bodied wine, the spine displaying an exquisite line of acidity.Aromatically it's a darker mix of fruit: blackcurrant and plum, with some black tea vibes. Love shape and feel through the middle,...

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Domaine Nicolas Potel Petit Chablis 2022

Domaine Nicolas Potel Petit Chablis 2022

  11:47    Stu.

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Briny hints, Beurre bosc pear, Meyer lemon skin. There's a lovely freshness and appeal, leading to a palate that feels tight, clean. Chalk and sea-shell lead-in across the length of the palate. Subtle honeyed-meets fresh green herb bent, Tarragon perhaps. Appropriately...

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