Alkoomi White Label Semillon Sauvignon Blanc 2021

Alkoomi White Label Semillon Sauvignon Blanc 2021

  16:27    Stu.

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Passionfruit, citrus, rock melon. It's a fruity, tropical number that provides refreshment from the go.

Pithy citrus across the palate, touch of bittering in there too - a useful counterpoint.

It's really about up front refreshment, not so much through the finish. Will serve well ice cold, on a blistering day. 88

Tasted on: Tuesday 9th November
Source: Sample
Price: $21
Alcohol: 12.8%
Closure: Screwcap
Website: https://www.alkoomiwines.com.au/

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Wirra Wirra Woodhenge Shiraz 2018

Wirra Wirra Woodhenge Shiraz 2018

  08:30    Stu.

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Big and bold, plenty of oak on show too - both French and American, 40% of which is new, the latter seemingly dominating - what more would you want from 'Woodhenge'? 

For that heft and brawn, it's fairly supple across the palate, initial remnants of oak subside to give way to softer red fruits, raspberry and the like. 

It's soft and approachable yet with a depth and firmness, as good as I recall Woodhenge being in recent years. Good to go now, or rewarding the patient 2030. 92

Tasted on: Tuesday 1st September 
Source: Sample
Price: $35
Alcohol: 14.5%
Closure: Screwcap
Website: https://wirrawirra.com/

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Pizzini Arneis 2021

Pizzini Arneis 2021

  16:00    Stu.

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Delightfully fragrant example: white florals, stonefruit - and dripping with juice - hint of white pepper in the mix too, somewhat unexpectedly.

Light and dry; open, airy and inviting kind of wine with just a powder puff suggestion of grape tannin across the middle.

This would kick-off a lunch superbly, perhaps zucchini flowers or fritters maybe? Something light, to match the sense of being of the wine. 92

Tasted on: Friday 5th November
Source: Sample
Price: $24
Alcohol: 13%
Closure: Screwcap
Website: https://www.pizzini.com.au/

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Tapanappa Definitus Pinot Noir 2018

Tapanappa Definitus Pinot Noir 2018

  08:30    Stu.

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For a fuller background description as to the origins of the Definitus, please refer to the 2017 review.

A very expressive example from the off. Wonderful aromatics, yet cast that aside and take delight in the sheer power and depth across the palate.

Tight and minerally tannin is bound up on the palate, supporting an initial fruit presence that yields to the Asian spice that penetrates long across the middle. 96

Tasted on: Sunday 14th March

Source: Sample
Price: $90
Alcohol: 14%
Closure: Cork
Website: https://tapanappa.com.au/

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Edenflo Lemon Krush 2021

Edenflo Lemon Krush 2021

  16:00    Stu.

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Eden Valley Semillon and Chardonnay with extended skin contact. Creates a lightly cloudy wine, almost lemon barley like in appear. Krushing it.

Grapefruit, dried ginger, preserved lemons. Fresh style - yet I'd suggest the palate is where the real excitement is.

A textural deliciousness married to a minerally zing, a three-way unison with a spine of acid carrying this one through the finish.

There's a savoury edge to the wine through its final third, you think you have its mark, and yet it delivers something more. At turns it's an ultra-refreshing wine, a textural wunderkind, then overall a wine of class and refined length. Big fan here. 93

Tasted on: 17th June 2021
Source: Sample
Price: $35
Alcohol: TBC
Closure: DIAM
Website: https://edenflowines.com.au/

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Dalrymple Cottage Block Pinot Noir 2019

Dalrymple Cottage Block Pinot Noir 2019

  08:30    Stu.

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Captivating aromatics: hibiscus, violets - floral and with subtle res/ black/ blue fruit mix.

Soft, sensuous, betraying the stated alcohol content. Tannin is fine, structured,  with freshening acidity that speaks to both cooler climes and an ability to cellar.

The epitome of ethereal; fine boned, delicate and almost haunting as to its conclusion. 94

Tasted on: Friday 30th July
Source: Sample
Price: $64
Alcohol: 14%
Closure: Screwcap
Website: https://www.dalrymplevineyards.com.au/

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Blue Pyrenees Rosé NV

Blue Pyrenees Rosé NV

  16:30    Stu.

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Pale bronze/ copper skinned wine on pour. Bright in glass, light strawberry wafting. 

Touch of fruit sweetness on taste: strawberry, raspberry - certainly in that red berry spectrum,with red apple skins supplementing. 

Gentle bubbles cascade across the palate. Balanced, but narrow in profile. Decent length about it too, on a dry length. Good Midweek sparkler - as tasted at The Vinsomniac HQ. 89

Tasted on: Thursday 10th September 
Source: Sample
Price: $28
Alcohol: 12%
Closure: DIAM
Website: https://bluepyrenees.com.au/

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