Long extraction time before pressing, and bottled with no fining or filtration, my Beechworth Shiraz displays red berries, black pepper and cloves, and I feel, genuine depth and elegance.... Read full article
Silken textured, well-weighted, ripe but not overdone. Air of precision. Blue and black berries, spice, sweet soy, a melt of creamy oak. Ultra fine-grained tannin. The longer you sit with it the more impressed you become.... Read full article
This pale rosé is made predominantly from Sangiovese, blended with a small amount of Aglianico. It is dry and extremely savoury, whilst delivering a taut fruit spectrum of sour cherry and rhubarb, balanced by racy acidity and the faintest whiff of...... Read full article
Pale green / gold colour. The nose displays the grapefruit and white peach typical of the region and vineyard. Aniseed and matchstick barrel ferment characters are present, though not obtrusive. The entry to the palate is deceptively fine, a stony...... Read full article
2014 was a lovely vintage in many ways. It was also a nightmare!
After setting very little fruit in late spring the problems were compounded by a flock of trespassing sheep from the neighbours. I quickly found out sheep adore Chardonnay and Pinot!... Read full article
Aromatically it has notes of briar, peat, liquorice and aniseed – red and black fruits are the core, with vibrant floral tones that are totally evolving. On the palate there are the now customary powdery velvet tannins with a wonderful firm structure... Read full article