Prune, touches of pepper, with vanilla and hints of eucalyptus and earth. Smooth elegant palate medium boded with blackberry flavours that build as it aerates.
Tahbilk 1927 Vines Marsanne 2016, Nagambie Lakes, Vic
Toasty, honeysuckle, with lemon and lime aromas. Minerally palate that is tight offering plenty of lemony acidity. I feel this wine needs more time to develop, perhaps another 10 years!
Tahbilk Grenache Mourvedre Rose 2023, Nagambie Lakes, Vic
Lovely pristine strawberry, raspberry and floral driven nose. Fresh and lightly fruity on the juicy palate. Dry, clean and well balanced enjoyable rose.
Tahbilk Marsanne 2017, Nagambie Lakes, Vic
Delicious wine with a touch of bottle age. Lemon sherbet, Rose's Lime Juice cordial, lanolin and honey on the palate. Long palate with concentrated slightly pithy lemon, but creamy and honeyed on the finish. Soft palate but refreshing all the same. You would pay twice...
Place of Changing Winds Harcourt Syrah 2022, Bendigo, Vic
Grown on granite soils and matured for nearly two years. It is bright, with floral violets, blackberries and pepper, laced with cedar oak. Medium bodied with licorice, nutmeg spice and plums. Some fine grain tannins complete the finish. The best Syrah I've tasted from...
Place of Changing Winds Heathcote Syrah 2021, Heathcote, Vic
Grown on red Cambrian soils of the Mount Camel Range. It has a surprisingly rich fruit driven nose, given that it received 33 months of ageing, with blackberry and black cherries as well as vanilla and a touch of licorice. Whilst the fruit continues on the palate It...
Place of Changing Winds 2022 Syrah No 2, Bendigo/Heathcote, Vic
This is part of their growers series and a blend of both the Heathcote and Harcourt vineyards. There is a sense of reserve that runs through all their red wines that I liked. It displayed plenty of black fruits including plum, black cherries and blackberry, some...
Dhillon Riesling 2023, Macedon Ranges, Vic
Mineral driven nose that expands to a fleshy, zesty, lemon driven palate with plenty of length and elegance. A slightly chalky dryness was noted on the finish. Fruit sourced from Glenhope vineyard I understand.
Mount Langi Ghiran Hollows Shiraz 2018, Grampians, Vic
Green peppercorns, sappy cedar oak and hints of leather and herbs on the nose. Flavours of blackberries, savoury, medium bodied with well integrated soft tannins. Good stuff. Good value.
Mount Towrong Vineyard Nebbiolo 2022, Macedon Ranges, Vic
Strong raspberry with red cherries and hints of raisins. Light bodied with juicy red fruits. Soft initial tannins which build on the palate. Nice fresh acidity with a slightly warm finish. Overall a good varietal example.