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Saturday, 24 August 2024

earthworks Barossa Shiraz 2022

  08:00    

Hill-Smith Family Estate label sold through Coles brand liquor stores and some listings.

Bramd update has reflected a greater emphasis on connections to the growers that supply the fruit, connection tot hose that - pardon the creative license - work the earth.

Plum, mulberry, Char and charred meat.

Slickness across the palate, a glide and ease through the middle. Slight drying quality, on a good length. Quaffable. Mid-week barbecue, minute steaks and a tray of Cumberland snags. 89

Tasted on: Thursday 18th July
Source: Sample
Price: $12-20
Alcohol: 14.5%
Closure: Screwcap


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Friday, 23 August 2024

The Little Wine Co Vermentino 2023

  16:17    

Snow pea, confected citrus, suggestion of estery character in the mix.

Minerally edge, balanced with fine acids and texture. Good all-rounder. 90

Tasted on: Wednesday 13th December
Source: Sample
Price: $30
Alcohol: 11.8%
Closure: Screwcap
Sample Courtesy of: https://www.singlevineyards.com/

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Yalumba The Signature Cabernet Shiraz 2021

  08:00    

Fifty years of this magnificent red blend - here celebrating Yalumba’s Packaging & Development Manager Chris Gerhardy and 51 magnificent years of service!

Deep plum notes, cedary oak. The palate is layered, detailed - cascading blackcurrant, silken chocolate and almost reminding of cherry ripe vibes. Fine kiss of vanilla oak, veins of minerally graphite.

Give it up to ten years - Superb. 94

Tasted on: Monday 15th July
Source: Sample
Price: $70
Alcohol: 14.5%
Closure: Cork

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Thursday, 22 August 2024

Tapanappa Piccadilly Valley Chardonnay 2023

  16:00    

Melon, a harder edge of Stonefruit kernel, fig and spice.

Initial entry is gentle and textural, leading to an expansive mid-palate through the finish. Burst of energetic tangy-lime acidity closes the wine out.

It's cool year credentials and moderate 12.5% acidity self-evident in an excellent package. 93

Tasted on: Thursday 9th May
Source: Sample
Price: $60
Alcohol: 12.5%
Closure: Screwcap
Website: https://tapanappa.com.au/

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Feudo Arancio Rosso Riserva 2019

  08:00    

Rich, chocolatey; whiffs of smoke over plum sauce.

Slick and glossy entry: plum fruit, bright prime and central to the theme of the wine. Falls off a bit through the final third, not quite matching the bright promise of the early primacy of fruit.

That said, still a fair throw of length here. 91

Tasted on: Sunday 28th July
Source: Sample
Price: $40
Alcohol: 13.5%
Closure: Cork
Sample Courtesy of: https://www.singlevineyards.com/

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Wednesday, 21 August 2024

d'Arenberg The Broken Fishplate Sauvignon Blanc 2023

  15:57    

A cool vintage shows with a modest 11% stated alcohol.

Pink grapefruit, atop a touch of savoury oak nuttiness from a small percentage fermented in barrel, for additional width and body.

Lively and fresh, a good swagger of citrus carousing across the palate. Green capsicum and a jalapeno pickle note here too. Well worked and made, the cooler and longer vintage has benefited here. 92

Tasted on: Thursday 23rd May
Source: Sample
Price: $22
Alcohol: 11%
Closure: Screwcap
Website: https://www.darenberg.com.au/

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