Expressive nose displaying nuts, herbs with apple and stone fruits. Phenolic fleshy palate but well balanced with an extremely long finish. A complex and delicious wine.
Vinea Marson Grazia 2019, Alpine Valley, Vic
4 grape blend of Pinot Bianco and indigenous varieties from Friuli – Friulano, Malvasia d’Istria & Picolit. Nutty with a hint of reductive struck match. Saline, nutty, herbal flavours with a hint of orange peel. Complex palate with a creamy, long finish....
Vinea Marson Prosecco 2022, Alpine Valley, Vic
Fresh pear and almond aromas. Dry, zesty and slightly textured with more apple and pear flavours on the palate. Pleasing creamy mousse. Nice example of Prosecco and well priced. Still to be released (April 23)
Gapsted Wines Ballerina Canopy Saperavi 2021, Alpine Valley, Vic
Deeply coloured as one expects from this Georgian grape variety. Glorious sweet Angelina plum, blackcurrant and licorice nose. Dark fruits continue onto the rich palate, this time supported by some floral notes. Full bodied, firm with a long finish driven by some well...
Billy Button The Squid Saperavi 2019, Alpine Valley, Victoria
Wild roadside blackberry aromas. Palate is all about fruit. Jammy black fruits and cherries. Pleasant introduction to Saperavi.
Billy Button Pyrrha Saperavi 2017, Alpine Valley, Victoria
200 days fermenting in an Amphora. 24 months in oak. Bottled unfiltered. No wonder it is deep and inky in colour. Powerful blackberry, blackcurrant blueberry fruits. Dry, full bodied with huge tannins. Powerful wine one of a kind.
Billy Button The Elusive Nebbiolo 2019, Alpine Valley, Victoria
Redcurrant and a hint floral but driven by fruit. Sweet front palate, even slightly jammy. Lovely mouth coating tannins like they should be with Nebbiolo. A touch short on the finish but overall a good example.
Billy Button The Affable Barbera 2019, Alpine Valley, Victoria
Aromatically driven with bright cherries and blueberries. Dry medium bodied with a silky texture and more fruit, this time mulberries, black cherries and plums. Long fruit driven finish. Soft acid and tannin accentuate the fruits.
Billy Button The Classic Chardonnay 2019, Alpine Valley, Victoria
Classic? Well yes. it displays all the right stuff. Toasty, honey, vanilla, honeycomb, malty. Peach and stone fruit thrown in for good measure. Full bodied. dry with a long finish, classic Australian style.
Billy Button The Honest Fiano 2021, Alpine Valley, Victoria
Spot on aromatics for Fiano. Honey, lemon pith and a touch of herbs. Creamy texture driven palate. Lemon curd flavours with a long finish. Good varietal example in what is proving to be a popular new variety.