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St Huberts Pinot Noir 2008

This Pinot is typical cherry & spice with some earthy savouriness.  It is just coming into its warm spicy prime & is juicy and as silky as you could wish for in a Pinot Noir.

Date: May 2011   Price: $    Value: $$  Drink: Now  – 3 years

Blue Pyrenees 2004 Brut Rose

Bright salmon in the glass with fine bubbles that keep weaving their way to the top of the glass.  It’s dry with minerally crispness. The strawberry & ripe apple fruit, served up with some cherry biscotti makes for a gorgeous fizz with heaps of personality lasting long in the mouth.

Date: 18 February 2010   [...]

De Bortoli Rococo NV Yarra Valley Sparkling Rose

It is the palest apricot pink blush in the glass, with strawberry, apple & mineral characters with attractive leesy bready characters.  Dry and crisp with a light delicate creamy texture. There is plenty going for this fizz, it is perfect for sharing with good friends whenever the occasion calls for a pop of the [...]

Paracombe Adelaide Hills Pinot Noir 2008

The warm aromas of this unmistakable Pinot Noir quickly unfurl in the glass with plenty of fresh fragrant cherry & spicy raspberry fruit with some varietal mushroom to remind you that it is, in fact, a Pinot.  It is juicy & silky and has plenty of length.  The flavours are lingering spicy cherry berry [...]

Clover Hill 2004 Vintage

This Tassie wine has biscuity peach, apricot and creamy aromas. The flavours are rich almond toast, vanilla, lemon and baked peaches on the lingering finish.  This wine has a nice concentration of fruit and weight and will go very well with food.

Date: 14th November  2009   Price: $35 – 40   Value: $$    Drink: Now [...]

Yarra Burn NV Premium Cuvee

A light and crisp fizz with lots of it … fizz that is.   It is just a touch off dry but is well balanced overall with a lingering finish.  The characters of pear, citrus and green apples work well with some additional minerality and breadiness on the palate.

Date: 14th November  2009   Price: [...]

Bay of Fires NV Cuvee Pinot Noir Chardonnay

The fine bubbles keep on coming in this fizz and the aromas that float with them are of honeyed stonefruit and light biscuit. The wine Continue reading Bay of Fires NV Cuvee Pinot Noir Chardonnay

Stonier Reserve 2007 Pinot Noir

From ripe cherries to Cherry Ripe, this Pinot has cherry character. The aromas and flavours are fresh ripe cherries but deeply intense with chocolatey nuance and some savoury leather.   This is a very nicely integrated wine with lingering length and fine texture.

Date: February  2009   Price: $40    Value:  $$ Drink: Now – 5

Bird in Hand Pinot Rose 2008

With a colour reminiscent of cold watermelon on a hot summer day, this is a drier style of rose with a more serious side.  The aromas of strawberry and raspberry have a touch of savouriness for interest. Made from Pinot Noir grapes, the flavours are of spicy cherry fruit with some vanilla notes. The [...]

Di Giorgio 2008 Sparkling Pinot Noir

Made in the traditional method (Methode Traditionale) from Coonawarra Pinot Noir grapes … and why not, when they produce a sparkling of this quality?    This fizz has a pleasing salmon Continue reading Di Giorgio 2008 Sparkling Pinot Noir