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Wine review – Simao and Co, Vickery, West Cape Howe, Toolangi, Schild Estate and Willow Creek

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Simao and Co Vintage Fortified 2014 Alpine Valleys and Glenrowan, Victoria $48 This is the story of a seventh generation winemaker, six grape varieties, purple feet and a totally slurpy wine inspired by Portugal’s vintage ports. In 2013, winemaker Simon Killeen left the old family business, Stanton and Killeen, and shortly afterwards struck out on … Continue reading Wine review – Simao and Co, Vickery, West Cape Howe, Toolangi, Schild Estate and Willow Creek →

Wine review – Vickery, Tar and Roses, Balnaves, Xanadu, Bream Creek, and Taittinger

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Vickery Watervale Riesling 2015 Brazel, Castine and Koerner vineyards, Watervale, Clare Valley, South Australia $19–$23 This beautiful riesling is a collaboration between riesling master John Vickery (first vintage 1951) and Barossa based Phil Lehmann, winemaker for the WD Wine group, owners of Hesketh Wines, St John’s Road and Parker Coonawarra Estate. Vickery’s involvement extended from … Continue reading Wine review – Vickery, Tar and Roses, Balnaves, Xanadu, Bream Creek, and Taittinger →

Wine review – Vickery, Jeir Creek, Geoff Merrill, Maipenrai, Rosemount Estate and Logan

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Vickery Riesling 2014 $24 Castine and Brazel vineyards, Watervale, Clare Valley, South Australia A year after the death of Leo Buring in 1961, Lindemans bought his business and retained his winemaker, John Vickery. Lindemans promptly planted riesling in place of sherry varieties on Buring’s Florita Vineyard at Watervale, southern Clare Valley. And, in time for … Continue reading Wine review – Vickery, Jeir Creek, Geoff Merrill, Maipenrai, Rosemount Estate and Logan →

Wine review – Jim Barry, Hentley Farm, Tahbilk, Mount Trio, Xanadu

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Jim Barry Watervale Riesling 2016 – wine of the week Florita vineyard, Watervale, Clare Valley, South Australia $13.90–$18 The first of the 2016 wines reviewed here comes from the Barry family’s historic Florita vineyard at Watervale, the Clare Valley’s southernmost sub-region. The late Jim Barry bought Florita from Lindemans in 1986. It had been source … Continue reading Wine review – Jim Barry, Hentley Farm, Tahbilk, Mount Trio, Xanadu →

Wine review – McWilliams, De Bortoli, Jacob’s Creek, Penny’s Hill, Leo Buring, Bream Creek

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McWilliams Appellation Series Syrah 2014 Canberra District, NSW $21.80–$25 Last year McWilliams launched their “appellation” range, devoted to wines from the southern NSW high country. But the company staked its first major claim in the region in the 1980s when it acquired Young’s (now Hilltops region) oldest vineyard, Barwang, from the Robertson family. The new … Continue reading Wine review – McWilliams, De Bortoli, Jacob’s Creek, Penny’s Hill, Leo Buring, Bream Creek →

Wine review – Hurley Vineyard, Chapel Hill, Yering Station, Richmond Grove, Domaine Christian Salmon, and Colvin Wines

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Hurley Vineyard Hommage and Garamond Pinot Noirs 2013 Hommage and Garamond vineyards, Mornington Peninsula, Victoria $70 and $85 This review covers two Hurley Vineyard 2013 pinots – one from the Hommage block ($70), the other from Garamond block ($85). They were tasted masked, then, after unveiling, consumed over the next hour or so. Hommage shows … Continue reading Wine review – Hurley Vineyard, Chapel Hill, Yering Station, Richmond Grove, Domaine Christian Salmon, and Colvin Wines →

Wine review – Leo Buring, Aldi and Hewitson

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Leo Buring DWR18 Leonay Watervale Riesling 2014 $33–$40 Leonay is Australian riesling royalty, descended from beautiful, long-lived whites created by John Vickery in the 1960s. Amazingly, and despite numerous changes of ownership and management over the decades, the wine retains its integrity. And, thanks to the screwcap (championed by Vickery while working for rival company … Continue reading Wine review – Leo Buring, Aldi and Hewitson →

Wine review – Gallagher, Mount Pleasant, Leo Buring, Schmolzer and Brown, Hardys

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Gallagher Shiraz 2013 $30 Gallagher vineyard, Murrumbateman, Canberra District NSW Canberra’s perfect vintage conditions in 2013 produced a great number of really outstanding shirazes across the district, including Gallagher – a gold medallist at the 2014 regional wine show. The best show greater richness and ripeness of fruit and tannin than normal, while retaining their … Continue reading Wine review – Gallagher, Mount Pleasant, Leo Buring, Schmolzer and Brown, Hardys →

Wine review – Jacob’s Creek, Majella and Leo Buring

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Jacob’s Creek Barossa Pearl $12–$15 In his 1992 book The Grapes of Ralph, UK cartoonist Ralph Steadman sketched a matronly, imaginary “Barossa Pearl” presiding over a Barossa soup kitchen. Alas, Orlando Barossa Pearl – once fruity, sweet, vibrant and sparkling – had popped her last bubbles nine years earlier, in 1983. Today’s wine industry owes … Continue reading Wine review – Jacob’s Creek, Majella and Leo Buring →