Turkey Flat Grenache 2010
This has long been one of the Barossa’s ridiculous bargains: $25 buys you a Grenache made from estate vines that are about a hundred years old, by a winery that has long cultivated a slightly quirky...
View ArticleDandelion Vineyards Wonderland of the Eden Valley Riesling 2012
Ancient vines, single vineyard, etc. Boxes ticked, for what that’s worth. But oh, this is an interesting wine. It’s very Eden Valley in a lot of ways but is anything but middle-of-the-road,...
View ArticleYelland & Papps Second Take Grenache 2013
I’ve always been particularly drawn to this producer’s Grenaches, feeling they capture the easy appeal and drinkability of the variety especially well. This wine, from the Second Take range, represents...
View ArticleWynns Coonawarra Estate Johnson’s Block Shiraz Cabernet 2003
Time to test a theory: that this wine would benefit from a few years in the cellar. I was underwhelmed when I tasted it in 2009 and, while combing through my cellar the other day, thought I’d drag a...
View ArticleWendouree Cabernet Malbec 2011
Aside from an older vintage of its delightful Zibibbo Muscat of Alexandria, I’m ashamed to admit I’ve never properly written up a Wendouree wine on Full Pour, despite having drunk many over the years....
View ArticleYelland & Papps Second Take Shiraz 2013
Another in the 2013 Second Take range from the lovely folks at Yelland & Papps. I’ve come to expect good drinkability from this producer’s wines over the years, and this release continues in that...
View ArticleGilligan Shiraz Mourvèdre Grenache 2012
In this slippery world of wine writers’ ethics, best to begin with a few disclaimers. Leigh Gilligan, proprietor of Gilligan Wines, is: a McLaren Vale legend; a friend; and a partner in Dowie Doole,...
View ArticleGilligan Roussanne Marsanne 2013
It’s interesting to watch Australian winemakers grapple with white Rhône varieties. Tahbilk’s prototypical, straightforward approach to its Marsanne is just one of many options, and it’s fun to see...
View ArticleChapel Hill McLaren Vale Shiraz 2012
I’ve tasted this over three days and it has changed a fair bit in that time. At first, the flavour profile and mid-palate are spot on in terms of regional character. There’s a particular fleshiness...
View ArticleGrosset Polish Hill Riesling 2013
One is momentarily tempted to trot out the usual cliches when discussing this wine – that it’s difficult when young, less accessible than the Springvale bottling, and so on. None of that’s especially...
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