by Chris | 15 May 2014 | Australia, Red Wines, Shiraz, Victoria |
Tasted 14 May 2014 These had been purchased some time ago from my favourite online retailer, Winestar, and we had previously tasted one but taken no notes. So here they are. sometimes I have to say it is a privilege to drink a particular wine, this is one of them. The...
by Chris | 26 Apr 2014 | Australia, Red Blends, Shiraz, South Australia |
It was Anzac Day, and the traditional dinner was sorted; roast lamb in the Weber with four veg and lots of rosemary, and just a hint of hickory to add another touch – ok not quite trad. The really tough job however fell to me; search the cellar for a truly fine iconic...
by Chris | 19 Apr 2014 | Australia, New South Wales, Red Wines, Shiraz |
Could not wait to open another of these, just over one year since we tried the first. So what has changed? Now 12 months on, is the hype created by the rave reviews including Halliday’s 97 points, justified? Well in a word (actually two), emphatically yes. It is...
by Chris | 27 Sep 2013 | Australia, Shiraz, South Australia |
A blast from the past; yes from way back in the days when we still used the appellation name of Hermitage in the Rhone Valley to describe our Aussie Shiraz. So here we go on its 20th birthday. I still have a bunch of these in the cellar but open them reluctantly as...
by Chris | 10 Mar 2013 | Australia, Red Wines, Shiraz, Victoria |
This is Winestar’s 2012 wine of the year and they are still drawing out last supplies to the market. Bert Werden has a lot of customers (including me), so he is not known for putting out something just to sell it, although of course he must in order to stay...
by Chris | 14 Jan 2013 | Australia, New South Wales, Red Wines, Shiraz |
So what does velvet or silk actually taste like? Well a good place to start is by smelling and swallowing this wine. The bouquet is all sweet stewed plums and bright cherry fruit, with an overlay of rich vanillan oak, soft pepper spice and just a touch of beautiful...
by Chris | 10 Jan 2013 | Australia, New South Wales, Red Wines, Shiraz |
What does ethereal mean? The dictionary describes it thus; extremely delicate or refined, exquisite, celestial or spiritual. I’m going to hang that well used tag on the 2009 Moppity Vineyards Hilltops Shiraz. This wine has a small percentage of Viognier ...
by Chris | 14 Aug 2012 | Cabernet, Chardonnay, Other Reds, Red Blends, Red Wines, Riesling, Shiraz, USA |
A little off the beaten wine tracks of Napa, Sonoma, Russian River etc., this is the northernmost appellation in the Sonoma Valley. It is well worth a trip, however, as this is an area that produces some of the best PQR (Price Quality Ratio) wines in all of...
by Chris | 18 Jun 2012 | Australia, Shiraz, Victoria |
This wine was enjoyed with a Stolen Greek Lamb Stew (Kleftiko Lamb) which is a very slow cooked lamb shoulder; after the wine opened up it was a great match. Colour is deep rich red, Nose is all rich stewed plums, chocolate, licorice – rich and unctious. Palate...
by Chris | 12 Jun 2012 | Australia, New South Wales, Semillon, Shiraz |
On a bleak, cold, rain-sodden Queens Birthday holiday we set out to reacquaint ourselves with two of the famous Hunter S’s; Shiraz and Semillon. Well at least the foul weather kept the crowds away, most tasting rooms we had to ourselves, which means we get the...
