Earthy, herbal nose with touches of green peppercorns, aniseed and tobacco. Rich fruit sweet palate that has mint, clove and blackberry flavours. Medium plus to full bodied wine with soft tannins and an attractive medium plus long finish. Lovely well balanced wine.
Yum, lovely spice driven nose with maraschino cherry hints. Smooth elegant palate. Medium bodied with cedar oak coming into the mix of spice and cherries. Textured dry tannic finish. Serious wine as well as good representative of the variety.
Spot on aromatics for this varietal. Lovely aromas of apricots and peaches. What is refreshing about this wine is the good level of acidity that enlivens the palate. A light, dry style with a touch of texture on the mid palate. The finish is nice and clean.
Inviting complex nose with blackcurrant, black cherries, tobacco and cracked black pepper. Full bodied, dry silky smooth palate. More ripe fruit supported by soft tannins and a medium finish. A successful blend of Shiraz, Mourvèdre and Tempranillo.
Liqueur maraschino cherries, fruitcake and baking spices on the nose. Medium bodied, dry with soft powdery tannins. More cherries on the palate with medium acidity. Drink now style and a nice varietal example.
Rich, intense earthy tertiary driven nose. Dry tannic, full bodied wine with some surprising primary fruits of blackberry and plums as well as dark chocolate. Well balanced despite the high tannin. Ageing well. Made by John Ellis before handing the reigns over to his...
Chocolate and black cherry nose. Dry medium bodied wine with well balanced acid and tannins. Plush black fruit on the palate. Well made.
Rich nose full of blackberries and vanilla. Vibrant full bodied wine with intense black fruit flavours and a slightly dry tannic finish. Good wine, top vineyard dating back to 1965.
Punchy pear and green apple aromas with a hint of cut grass. Lovely intense palate. Dry, crisp high acidity with and a long lemon and apple finish. Good example of Vermentino. This varietal could challenge Fiano as the next alterative white? Possibly, but has a lot of...
hints of confectionary, jammy, blackberry aromas. Palate is black cherry driven fruit driven medium bodied with well balanced acid and medium tannins. Slightly short on the finish.