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Brilliant pale straw colour with greenish tinged edges and a watery hue. Aromas of white peaches, nectarines and grapefruit are complimented by biscuity oak, subtle dried honey, citrus and faint notions of gun flint. The palate’s white peach, nectarine and grapefruit flavours show ample intensity yet also possess a calm, slightly creamed feel. Subtle citrusy dried honey characters, biscuity oak and light infusions of gun flint also present themselves. Dry fresh finish with a medium to long aftertaste that shows restraint.
Drink over the next 5-6 years.
Alc. 13.5%

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Like all Flowstone white wines, comes from their Karridale Vineyard. The vinification doesn't change from one year to the next, except for the gestation period from grape to glass here is over 41 months. The flow of fruit flavours is mesmerising, moving through peach and co to grapefruit and co. 450 dozen made. Drink by 2042.
97 points
James Halliday – Australian Wine Companion

Turkey Flat have been refining the style of their Rose over nearly 30 years, the 2020 version is as moreish as ever.
Made entirely from Grenache grapes. Translucent pink colour with a watery hue. Fragrant peach, raspberry and strawberry fruits blossom out of the glass trailed by a light whiff of musk and subtle wet stone notes. Silky in its feel the palate is decorated with delicious mixture of peach, raspberry and strawberry fruits with some musk and spice elements also present. Dry crisp finish with a long refreshing aftertaste.
Drink now.
Alc. 12.5%

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Mark Bulman is a dead set genius when it comes to making rosé. I bought a case of this last year, and I’ll be doing the same this vintage. I drink more rosé than any other wine style.
A bit of smoky cap gun over white cherry, fresh strawberry, white pepper and aniseed. It’s pure and fresh, so bright and energetic, but not at all tangy or abrasive, fine chalky texture, and a very long cool finish. Flat out delicious. You could drink gallons of it, and I most likely will. Drink 2020-2027.
94 points
Gary Walsh - The Wine Front

Richness and hedonism are high on Dave and Callum’s agenda when they make this wine. The style is typically lower in acid and high in phenolic content, which provides richness on the palate and requisite phenolics to age. The Roussanne is fermented and aged in stainless steel to maintain acidity and fruit florals. The Marsanne component is barrel fermented in half new French oak and is lees stirred, undergoing malolactic fermentation and maturation in same oak.
Bright straw colour with a watery hue. Intense ripe apricot and peach scents jump out of the glass followed by honeycomb, crème brulee, light toast and spice. Exceptionally rich and luscious in texture this draws comparisons to the great whites of Northern Rhone with its mouthfilling flavours of spicy ripe peaches, apricots and honeycomb. Elements of crème brulee, baked apple and subtle bacon fat are also evident. Finishes dry with a balanced freshness, great power and long opulent honeyed aftertaste.
Drink over the next 5-6 years.
Alc. 14%

An unoaked blend of old vine 67% Grenache, 23% Mataro and 10% Shiraz sourced from vines ranging in age between 40 and 150 years old. A dark red hue frames an opaque dark red core. Attractive spicy dark raspberry, liquorice and plum aromas have an incense and aromatic herb like overlay followed by some peppered earth notes. Delicious dark raspberry, dark cherry, plum and liquorice fruits have a juicy feel, displaying great richness and charm. Scorched earth, dried herb and pepper also chime in. Excellent freshness and drive with polished tannins and a long incredibly moreish aftertaste.
Delightful bistro drinking over the next 3-4 years.
Alc. 14.5%

A blend of 82% Shiraz and 18% Cabernet Sauvignon. The Shiraz vines are aged between 30 and 100 years old, and the Cabernet between 30 and 130. Yields are 2.5 tonnes per hectare with the fruit fermented in 1 and 2 tonne open fermenters and hand plunged 3 times daily. Matured for 16 months in 100% new oak hogshead barrels (92% French and 8% American). Ben Glaetzer comments that the 2018 wines are of exceptional quality featuring intense depth of colour, astounding aromatic purity plus richness and brightness on the palate.

The 2018 Glaetzer Anaperenna is a perfect reflection of the outstanding vintage conditions.

Magnificent colour with an impenetrable pitch black core and a very deep dark purple black hue. A hedonistic mix of blackberry, cassis and liquorice wafts through the nostrils followed by dark plum, hints of blueberry, vanillin cedar, subtle dried herbs and spice. Full in body the palate is flush with blackberry, cassis, liquorice and dark plum fruits tinged by traces of a blueberry like freshness. Vanillin cedar, subtle scorched earth, faint tobacco and spicy pepper elements sit underneath. Structured tannins provide an excellent framework yet are quite velvet like in their feel. Bright youthful finish with a long seductive aftertaste.
Cellar 8-10 years.
Alc. 14.5%

From 42 year old vines, this excellent Clare blend of 96% Cabernet Sauvignon, 2% Malbec and 2% Cabernet Franc was matured in predominately French oak hogsheads for 24 months.
Midnight black core with a deep dark red hue. Elevated scents of blackcurrant laced with mint move through the olfactory senses trailed by some liquorice, spicy vanillin oak and earthy black olive notes. Medium to full bodied, rich blackcurrant, liquorice and choc mint flavours fill the mouth underpinned by vanillin cedar, earth and spice. Grainy tannins provide good structure and a touch of grip to the finish. Excellent depth with a long rich and wholly satisfying aftertaste.
Drink over next 5-6 years.
Alc. 14.5%

The fruit for this Shiraz is sourced from Kalleske’s certified organic Moppa vineyard with grapes coming from 9 different blocks, the oldest of which was planted in 1961. Troy Kalleske reports that the 2019 vintage was a stunning one for quality, “It was a warm and extremely dry growing season with rainfall down significantly (39%), making it one of the driest years in the past century.  Summer was 3 degrees warmer than average.  Yields were impacted by the dry season, leading to smaller berries and bunches.  Importantly quality is brilliant producing richly flavoured, intense wines.”
Small dollops of Petit Verdot (5%) and Viognier (2%) were included in the blend to provide added complexity and give the wine a contemporary edge. Maturation took place in a combination of approximately 25% new French, American and Hungarian oak hogsheads for 13 months.

A rich, palate staining Barossa Shiraz that has a long blockbuster finish.

Impenetrable midnight black in colour with a very deep dark red black hue. Potent liquorice, black cherry and dark plum aromatics leap from the glass with toasty vanillin oak, fennel and spice ensuing. Rich, full bodied and possessing a dense, lavish textural feel, the palate is laden with plush dark plum, liquorice and blackberry fruits which oversee a background of subtlety toasted vanillin oak, fennel and spicy pepper. Magnificent concentration and power with the decadent black fruits backed by sturdy yet velvet like tannins and a youthful freshness. Some lingering mocha nuances make an appearance on the long bountiful finish.
Drink over the next 5-6 years.
Alc. 14.5%

The Estate Fumé Blanc is a new wine for Clyde Park. Sauvignon Blanc picked from the Bordeaux clone F14V9, it is given 18 hours skin contact with stalks before being pressed straight to 100% oak with 25% new French oak. Natural ferment on full solids occurs and then aged for 6 months before blending and bottling. This is a new expression of Sauvignon, showing more citrus peel and grapefruit pith but a beautiful underlying complexity from the lees and oak aging.

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24 hours skin contact was followed by a direct pressing to French wood (25% new) and an ambient yeast fermentation. The wine was then left on lees for 7 months, imparting textural mettle and tension. This is pungent, too, but more subdued across a belly of herbal references, unleashing immense power and precision across a long finish doused with lemon drop and curd. This will age and age well.
95 points
Ned Goodwin - James Halliday’s Australian Wine Companion

In Alto Adige Pinot Grigio ranks as one of the most important varieties and altitude is king. Erste + Neue’s Pinot Grigio comes from some of their highest sites ranging in altitudes up to 800 metres that have an array of different soil types. Picked in late September to retain acidity and freshness, post fermentation the pressed juice spends 3 to 4 months in steel with around 10% on solids to provide additional texture and palate weight.

Boasting wonderful intensity, purity of fruit and texture this is one uber-delicious Pinot Grigio.

Brilliant very pale straw colour with a faint tinge of green to the edges and a watery hue. Delightful pear, red apple and light honeysuckle aromas flood the olfactory senses followed by hints of musk, pebble stone and spice. Featuring fabulous intensity and a gorgeously rounded textural feel, the palate is decorated with pear, apple, citrus and honeysuckle flavours that show great fruit purity. Notions of subtle musk and stony mineral characters sit underneath. Finishes dry and fresh with beautifully balanced acidity. Completing the picture is a long moreish aftertaste making this one of the most impressive Pinot Grigio’s we’ve tasted for quite some time.
Drink over the next 1-2 years.
Alc. 13.5%

One of Yarra Valley’s most feted modern winemakers, Dave Bicknell emerged out of a hotbed of talent that was De Bortoli around the turn of the millennium and took Oakridge Estate to new heights. Applecross is his own venture which he founded with his viticulturalist wife, Nicky Harris. Close planted in 1988 on the top of the hill in Gladysdale that’s particularly steep the Applecross vineyard is the source of fruit.

A superb Yarra Valley Pinot Noir that’s both intense and powerful yet light on its feet.

Semi translucent bright dark red colour with subtlety black tinged edges and a light red hue. The nose shows wonderful fragrance and intensity with scents of violets, dark cherries, strawberries and anise pursued by forest floor, fresh herbs and a spicy meatiness. Flooding the palate with great drive are delicious ripe cherry and strawberry fruits within a supple yet elegant mouthfeel. Infusions of fresh herbs, forest floor, faint anise and spice sit underneath. Vibrant yet perfectly balanced acidity lends freshness and polished tannins carry the wonderfully pure and intense layers of fruit which flow onto the long, powerful finish.
Drink over the next 5-6 years.
Alc. 13.5%

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It's not often I prefer a Yarra producer's pinot over his/her chardonnay, particularly when speaking of wines from a master of the craft, David Bicknell. This said, the '17 vintage has conferred a cool climate edge to the Yarra's signature juiciness across a veil of crunchy berry fruits, straying into hints of mulch, woodsy porcini and root spice. The spindle of tannins keeps everything humming to a moreish conclusion. Delicious! Drink by 2026.
96 points
Ned Goodwin – James Halliday’s Australian Wine Companion

The chardonnay is excellent. But this Pinot Noir …
I started tasting this without knowing its price but after a couple of sips I was quickly hunting around; I wanted some. It’s a beautiful expression of the variety. Mouthwatering in its freshness, strewn with herbs, pushed with just-enough cranberry and black cherry and laced with exquisitely formed tannin. Its aromas draw you in, all garden and nut, and then the palate convinces entirely. Drink 2020-2027+
95 points
Campbell Mattinson – The Wine Front