by Chris | 28 Aug 2015 | Australia, Cabernet, Red Wines, Western Australia |
Colour – deep red/brick/crimson. Nose – soft, spicy, blackcurrant and plum. Palate – medium to full bodied, silky with blackcurrant and grippy tannins still present. A longish finish with some cassis, plum and spice.
by Chris | 20 Dec 2014 | Australia, Cabernet, Red Wines, Western Australia |
Tasted with friends Alana and Tony, who had faithfully hung on to this since a trip we did together to Margaret River years ago. Colour – very dark red with touch of brick, impenetrable, legs that Cyd Cherise would be proud of. Nose – masses of rich dark...
by Chris | 3 Dec 2014 | Australia, Red Blends, Western Australia |
Last blog on this wine was from a tasting in 2009, so it will be interesting to see how it looks in October 2014. The wine is a blend of 68% cabernet sauvignon, 18% merlot, 14% malbec and alcohol level is 14.2% . The wine is matured in French oak for 18 months; 32%...
by Chris | 30 Jun 2014 | Australia, Cabernet, Western Australia |
These have been hiding in the Cabernet section of the cellar for a few years now, so an excuse had to be found to try one, and so it was; we were still breathing, and thirst was approaching.I bought these years ago after the following review by James Halliday. This...
by Chris | 21 Apr 2014 | Australia, Cabernet, Red Wines, Western Australia |
I tried one of these last month but took no notes; it was a special dinner with my son and our daughter-in-law. We all went ooh! aahh! and it was gone in a flash. All I can say here is that it is a glorious wine, and I have some more in the cellar that are just...
by Chris | 15 Jan 2013 | Australia, Chardonnay, Other Reds, Other Whites, Pinot Noir, Red Wines, South Australia, Victoria, Western Australia |
Huon Hooke’s SMH wine of the week is this wine from the fabulous 2010 vintage, Huon writes: ‘Silverwood Estate is a tiny three hectare vineyard run by the Dennis family, with just three grape varieties, the others being chardonnay and sauvignon blanc. This...
by Chris | 27 Dec 2012 | Australia, Cabernet, Red Blends, Western Australia |
I have been collecting these for nearly 10 years and I have just tasted what I think may be the finest one they have made. But what is it that makes this so? One man’s passion is another mans poison – did I just make that up? Anyway we need to talk about...
by Chris | 12 Jul 2011 | Australia, Chardonnay, Western Australia, White Wines |
The wine of the week in today’s SMH Good Living section is the 2009 Leeuwin Estate Prelude Vineyards Chardonnay from Margaret River. Huon Hooke writes: Playing second-fiddle to the most famous chardonnay in the land hasn’t always been easy but the Prelude...
by Chris | 22 Apr 2011 | Australia, Other Reds, Red Wines, Western Australia |
This was a birthday present from my wife ten years ago and we figured it was time to bring it from the cellar for my birthday dinner in 2011. We tasted it with a whole thick piece of farm-bought steak cooked over direct heat in the charcoal Weber, then thinly sliced...
by Chris | 1 Jan 2011 | Australia, Chardonnay, Western Australia, White Wines |
From one of the coolest vintages in Margaret River’s history comes this remarkable wine, a wine that some experts have described as the best white wine made in Australia. Well since there was just the two of us at home for this New Years Eve, we easily conjured...
