Bannockburn Extended Lees Contact Geelong Chardonnay 2011 Here's a wine that fits somewhere in between experiment and frankenwine (depending on your perspective). It's a Chardonnay from Bannockburn in Geelong that spent an astonishing four lees in barrel/tank …
Domaine Chanson Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru Les Chenevottes 2014 Much has been written about the glories of the 2014 white Burgundy vintage, and I'm here to say believe the hype. Oh and Chanson have had a great …
Neudorf Rosie's Block Chardonnay 2016 Another great release under this label from Nelson's Neudorf. Handpicked, whole bunch pressed, wild ferment in barrel, 10 months on full lees in barrel. While many Australian Chardies continue to trend leaner …
Brands Laira Blockers Coonawarra Chardonnay 2016 Coonawarra - not the first place you'd go looking for premium Chardonnay. This is in an odd place too, with minimal oak, and lots of ripe peachy fruit. It's broad, …
Leeuwin Estate Art Series Chardonnay 2014 This is one of the most backward Leeuwin Estate Art Series Chardonnay releases I have had in years. Going back through my notes, it's such a contrast to view this '14 …
Jacobs Creek Barossa Signature Chardonnay 2016 A new range for Jacobs Creek that is all Barossa based. Caused some controversy with the trademark rights too. A lean-but-worked style, this smells of banana cream, the milky, leesy …
Tolpuddle Vineyard Chardonnay 2015 Know what makes this exceptional Chardonnay great? Fantastic attention to detail. It starts with the written tasting notes accompanied my sample bottle. Two sheets of succinct words, printed on shiny, heavy stock, with …
Shaw & Smith M3 Chardonnay 2015 Precise Chardonnay this. From nose to tail, there is a sense of masterful winemaking here, the fruit just ripe enough to give apple and white peach flavour, the oak adding …
A few of the wines to have passed the tasting bench this month that didn't quite make it onto the full site. La Bise Adelaide Hills Pinot Gris 2016 From the Kozned Vineyard in Gumeracha. Light pear …
Matt East stopped by the tasting facility last week (I really need a tasting facility rather than just a table, fridge and sink), bringing with him two brand-new releases from his Rouleur label (a back …
Xanadu Reserve Margaret River Chardonnay 2014 Xanadu's run of great Chardonnay continues. This is superb modern Margaret River Chardonnay, of the type that makes people wax lyrical about Chardonnay from the region. There's a depth of …
It's that time again - time to roundup a selection of wines that didn't quite make it onto the site. Some because of time and space, others because they failed the grade, this January 2017 …
At 18 I started working in a small suburban bottleshop, largely to buy cheap beer. It was my first year of university, doing a degree that I didn't really like, and a liquor shop seemed like fun. Needless to say I discovered wine, my uni degree morphed into something completely different and wine/beer took over my life.
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