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Taylors Promised Land 2010 Merlot

Another crowd pleaser from the Taylor Family & apparently you all think so too.   So perhaps it is no surprise that this is a medium bodied Merlot with a generous soul. There is plenty of fresh plum spice fun to be had here.

Date: 15th October 2011   Price: $10 – 14   Value: $$$  [...]

Pauletts 2006 Cabernet Merlot

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A smooth & softly drinking Clare red with no sharp edges. There is some delicious minty blackcurrant & liquorice character that is satisfyingly ripe & juicy.  A good wine with food.

Date: July  2011   Price: $22    Value: $$$  Drink: Now – 7 years

Tintilla 2009 Tarantella

Jam packed full of fresh spicy plums & dark cherry fruit that explodes into your mouth bringing about that smile of pleasure. One that lasts & lasts along the Tarantella’s long length. A great treat for kicking back at the end of the week.

Date: 1st July 2011   Price: $30   Value: $$  Drink: Now [...]

Philip Shaw No. 17 Merlot Cabernet Franc Cabernet Sauvignon 2008

The Orange vineyards of Philip Shaw, Koomooloo, are amongst the highest in Australia and it is not just a cool name, it is cool by nature as well. Here Philip Shaw is creating wines that are consistently fresh & distinctive.

O’leary Walker Blue Cutting Road 2008 Cabernet Merlot

Plush with spicy plum, juicy blackberry and chocolate, this wine will soon become a staple in your wine repertoire. A good food style that will work well with a gourmet beef pot pie with grilled veges.

Date: 17th July  2010   Price: $15    Value: $$$    Drink: Now – 5 [...]

Long Flat 2008 Cabernet Merlot

If you are after a pleasant mid week quaffer which has the softness to truly qualify as an easy drinker, this is your wine. The wine has abundant sweet smoky oak and ripe plummy blackfruit character.  It would be a great match for bangers & mash with loads of caramelled onions. A perfect wine [...]

Paracombe 2005 ‘The Reuben’

This is a wine that brings to mind Roast Beef & Yorkshire Puds.  The nose is fragrant plums, spicy mulberry with just a hint of sweet vanilla with some additional nuttiness coming through on the palate. The fruit is intense, sweet and fragrant and is deliciously backed up by enough savouriness to keep [...]

Witchmount 2005 Cabernet Merlot

An intense wine with dark berries, plums and savoury characters.  This wine could do with a couple of more years to soften the grippy tannins, but is a good food wine now and would be nice with cheese.

Date:       Price: $30    Value:  $$ Drink: Now – 5

Philip Shaw Pink Billy Saignee 2008

The aromas of strawberry and cream, raspberry and highlights of smoky minerals are a refreshing introduction followed by cherries, minerals and spice in the mouth.    Pink Billy has a crisp attitude and a steely backbone that will match well with food but is lovely drinking by itself.

Date: 29th October  2009   Price: [...]

Leconfield 2008 Merlot

The grapes for this Merlot have come from Coonawarra vines up to 35 years old producing a wine with richness and ripeness.   This wine certainly does not lack fruit as can be attested Continue reading Leconfield 2008 Merlot