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Wednesday, 19 June 2019

Warramunda Estate Pinot Noir 2016


Sour Cherry, has the slightly wild edge, suggestive of natural Ferment. Minor whole bunch inclusion.

Light, Berry driven, maraschino cherry. Tannin an afterthought. Good wine, questions on price/value given $50 ask. 90 

Tasted on: Saturday 22nd December 
Source: Sample
Price: $50
Alcohol: 12.5%
Closure: DIAM
Website: https://warramundaestate.com.au

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Tuesday, 23 July 2019

Warramunda Marsanne 2017


Buttery, citrus, stonefruit awash across the palate. It has a nutty like aromatic that doesn't necessarily allude to what the palate offers. 

Quite light on alcohol, given its stated 12%, normally seeing the variety (and its Rhone brethren Viognier and Roussanne) clocking in the 13s. Light touch of vanilla, a moderately creamy aspect to it. Delightful wine. 90 

Tasted on: Saturday 25th May, a Root day
Source: Sample
Price: $40
Alcohol: 12%
Closure: Cork
Website: https://warramundaestate.com.au

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Monday, 26 June 2017

Alkimi Good Earth Syrah 2015


Off the Warramunda Vineyard in the Yarra Valley's Coldstream sub-district. The terroir evident through judicious use of whole bunch. An approach that initially comes to characterise this wine. 

Time and perhaps air soften that herbal, sapid note. That's not to say the savoury eludes entirely, cola notes, caramelised root, along with a peppery top note. Carries a fair weight, an almost sinewy, chewy, substantive presence.

Yet, for all that, it seems light and airy through the mid. Not without fruit: blackcurrant, mulberry, with a soft weave of powdery tannin. Loved it. 91 

Tasted on: Wednesday 17th May, a Root day
Source: Sample
Price: $32
Alcohol: 13.5%
Closure: Screwcap
Website: http://www.alkimiwines.com/

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Saturday, 1 December 2018

Liv Zak Syrah 2016


Liv Zak is a second label, of sorts, for COldstream (Yarra Valley) based Warramunda Estate.

Brambley mix of fruit, spice, suggestion of whole bunch. Invitingly fresh and vibrant, fruit at its core with a savoury frame. 

Feels slick, polished, a veneer of glossy black fruit with aniseed and black pepper twists. Sensuous and easy going, yet with enough gravitas to elevate it to more than a thirst quencher. 91  

Tasted on: Wednesday 28th November 
Source: Sample
Price: $35
Alcohol: 13.6%
Closure: Screwcap
Website: https://warramundaestate.com.au

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Tuesday, 18 June 2019

Warramunda Cabernet Sauvignon 2016




Spends three months on skins before being pressed off to tank, then racked back to French Oak barriques.

Yarra Cabernet is an interesting beast, ripeness can be an issue in cooler spots. Here it's borderline, carrying the herbaceous, woody edge over a red fruit undercurrent. 

That said it's beautifully poised, weighted. Black fruit imbued with the savoury, fine tannin and a gentle flowing length. 92

Tasted on: Thursday 21st February, a Fruit to Root day 
Source: Sample
Price: 50
Alcohol: 13.8%
Closure: DIAM
 




Wednesday, 24 July 2019

Warramunda Estate Viognier 2017


Baked goods, creamy cashew, stonefruit, perhaps a suggestion of chicken stock in the mix. 

Textural, has width and weight as it rolls across the tongue. It gives way to a white pepper aspect, a minerally spice.  Freshness first, look for it to take on further weight, width and wonder with some time in bottle. 91+

Tasted on: Sunday 26th May, a Root to Flower day 
Source: Sample
Price: $40
Alcohol: 12.5%
Closure: Cork
Website: https://warramundaestate.com.au

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Friday, 31 May 2019

Liv Zak Rosé 2017


I'm liking these Warramunda and Liv Zak wines, a suggestion of early picking (on both ABVs and flavour profile), with an approachability now, and structure to boot.

Delicate Berry aromatics, florals and a softness that reminds of talcum (or such). 

Crispness, a delicate acidic crunch that meets a textural roundness that lends a waxy feel - somewhat like apple skin. Suggestion of tart acidity freshens things up a touch. 90 

Tasted on: Thursday 15th November 
Source: Sample
Price: $25
Alcohol: 12%
Closure: Screwcap
Website: https://warramundaestate.com.au

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Wednesday, 8 April 2020

Liv Zak Rosé 2018


Liv Zak being the second label of the Yarra Valley's Warramunda Estate. 

This Pinot based Rosé is certainly pretty in pink, pouring both a delightful hue, offering a Berry accented aroma to the imbiber. 

The palate crisp and clipped, a smart snap of acidity that brings with it a gentle edge of texture, finishing long and dry. Gentle length that tugs along, bringing the carry of berry fruit with it. 89 

Tasted on: Thursday 13th February 
Source: Sample
Price: $25
Alcohol: 12.9%
Closure: Screwcap
Website: https://warramundaestate.com.au/

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Thursday, 6 June 2019

Warramunda Syrah 2016


Exudes the cool; of spice, bramble and even evocative of own brand cola (that cherry/ kirsch/ herb mix - you get me?). A latent hint of, something like tamarind paste, meets grilled meat.

Medium weight, just so, poised and pitched on the palate. Blue fruits, just squeezed in the palm and oozing through the fingers, violets. It's fine, fresh and elegant; graphite tannin conveys the wine through to an excellent conclusion. Well made. 92

Tasted on: Wednesday 5th December 
Source: Sample
Price: $50
Alcohol: 13.5%
Closure: DIAM
Website: https://warramundaestate.com.au

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Friday, 26 July 2019

Liv Zak Chardonnay 2017


Hand-picked and whole bunch pressed, settled overnight and then racked with solids to barrel, juice was left alone in barrel to ferment naturally, and was aged in old barrels on full-lees for 8 months with occasional stirring. 

Liv Zak being the second label of Warramunda Estate of course. Toastiness, citrus, lemon curd perhaps lending a creamy aspect to proceedings. 

Quite hard and lean palate, veers to a slatey and minerally edge, but comes at the expense of further complexity and flavour. 


Comes across rather flat on the finish. 87 

Tasted on: Tuesday 28th May, a Flower to Leaf day 
Source: Sample
Price: $35
Alcohol: 12%
Closure: Screwcap
Website: https://warramundaestate.com.au

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