Terre à Terre Crayères Vineyard Reserve 2021

Terre à Terre Crayères Vineyard Reserve 2021

  07:46    Stu.

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Cabernet Sauvignon (58%), Shiraz (21%),and Cabernet Franc (21%).

100% new French oak barriques for 14 months - it's majestic, and whilst that oak is certainly present it wears it well.

Cedar, oak, bay - perhaps a little greenness on first approach - look deeper, see some of that dense black fruit lurking beneath. 

It's softer than one suspect from its 14.5%, an initial deftness to the fore-palate, before tannins and oak tannin weighs in: fine, minerally, mouth-coating with a magnificent spread both in palate volume, and length. 

Structure personified. It's best is ahead of it, but it feels assured and displays its self-conviction now. 96

Tasted on: Saturday 23rd August
Source: Sample
Price: $90
Alcohol: 14.5%
Closure: Cork
Website: https://terreaterre.com.au/

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Domaine Galuval Le Coq Volant Côtes du Rhone Villages 2022

Domaine Galuval Le Coq Volant Côtes du Rhone Villages 2022

  13:06    Stu.

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Sun-kissed warmth of the Southern Rhone on red-black fruit. Add in a touch of oak in support and you've a generous introduction to a well packaged CdR. 

Palate has an edge of bitterness, black tea, firmish tannins. This rolls well with proteins - lapping up those tannins, and elevates it beyond the entry-level for the style - drinks more like a mid-tier Southern Rhone. 91

Tasted on: Friday 17th October
Source: Sample
Price: $40
Alcohol: 14%
Closure: Cork
Sample courtesy of: https://www.singlevineyards.com/

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Tapanappa Foggy Hill Vineyard Pinot Noir 2024

Tapanappa Foggy Hill Vineyard Pinot Noir 2024

  07:40    Stu.

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Citrus oil, satsuma plum, hibiscus - the former is something I've seen previously in renditions of this wine, it's not something that one might necessarily expect in a maritime influenced Pinot Noir, but I stand by my convictions.

The body belies its modest 12.7% alcohol, with fine graphite tannins and a flint-like edge giving substance. It's savoury, with a subtle mushroom - and building to a forest floor presence - with what might be a little liquid smoke. Another fine representation from this impressive vineyard. 94

Tasted on: Sunday 19th October

Source: Sample
Price: $60
Alcohol: 12.7%
Closure: Screwcap
Website: tapanappa.com.au

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Little Wine Co Gem Pecorino 2025

Little Wine Co Gem Pecorino 2025

  07:47    Stu.

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This 2025 rendition of Little Wine Co's Pecorino (see 2024 for a little variety etymology) is a fresh and fragrant delight. Unwaxed lemon skin, aromatic herb. The palate has a lemon zest freshness, grapefruit pith - building to a little textural spread, with a salinity that brings in a drying - almost bitter lemon, not quite - complexity and length to it. 

At turns its both dangerously smashable, yet also beguiling complex - enough to halt you from demolishing it with such reckless abandon. Smart. Delicious. 92

Tasted on: Thursday 9th October
Source: Sample
Price: $35
Alcohol: 12.8%
Closure: Screwcap
Website: https://thelittlewinecompany.com.au/

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Tapanappa Piccadilly Valley Chardonnay 2024

Tapanappa Piccadilly Valley Chardonnay 2024

  07:26    Stu.

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Citrus tang, quince, touch of leesy curds in the background. Palate is chock full of stonefruit, grapefruit acidity, quince. 

There's a lovely unison between integrated oak - giving some foundation for the wine - and acid tension, giving flow and length. 

It feels incredibly at ease with itself, a delight to drink now, yet also provides graceful nods towards what might lay ahead. 93 Now to 2034

Tasted on: Friday 15th August
Source: Sample
Price: $60
Alcohol:
Closure: Screwcap
Website: https://tapanappa.com.au/

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Anselmi Capitel Croce 2022

Anselmi Capitel Croce 2022

  13:09    Stu.

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Capitel Croce (Cross Capital), 100% Gargenaga from Anselmi in the Veneto (North-east Italy). 

Light straw, both a colour observation and aromatic reflection. Yellow nectarine, white florals, blanched almond. 

It's the palate that works wonders, with layers of Meyer lemon, vanilla, stonefruit - cascading across the palate. Has a stonefruit kernel phenolic bitterness, adding depth. Lovely savoury intent here. 93

Tasted on: Friday 18th July
Source: Sample
Price: $70
Alcohol: 12.5%
Closure: Cork
Sample courtesy of: https://www.singlevineyards.com/ 

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Mezzacorona Maso di Mezzo Pinot Grigio 2023

Mezzacorona Maso di Mezzo Pinot Grigio 2023

  13:20    Stu.

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Lovely deep colour, almost like the yellow nectarine of which it's redolent. 

It's still got a lovely crispness to the back end, and a long flourish to its finish. 

Fig, green olive in the mix too good all round package. 90, bordering on 91.

Tasted on: Thursday 31st July
Source: Sample
Price: $30
Alcohol: 12.5%
Closure: Screwcap
Sample Courtesy of: https://www.singlevineyards.com/

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