Massena The Eleventh Hour Shiraz 2008 rated 94 points from James Halliday in his 2011 Australian Wine Companion. He wrote: "Impenetrable colour; an opulent array of essency black fruits, dark chocolate, mulled spices and mocha; the palate is unctuous, showing deep levels of concentrated sweet fruit, followed by chewy tannins to conclude; a rich wine, perfect for…
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Massena The Moonlight Run Grenache Shiraz Mataro 2008 rated 94 points from James Halliday in his latest Australian Wine Companion. Massena were again rated 5 red stars, which is the highest rating in this guide. The Moonlight Run was also included in the top wines of this style. Of this wine he wrote: "Blackberry pastille…
Teusner's The Riebke Shiraz is a classic example of Barossa Shiraz. Kym Teusner reckons the 09 vintage has been the best hes' ever seen in the Barossa. Here's a previous glowing review for the 07... "This is a joyous Shiraz with its subtle and vibrant fruit notes of plums and red berries on the nose, lightly spiced,…
The Riebke Shiraz from Teusner in the Barossa has lots of fans. Here's an interesting review of the 2008 from Winefront Monthly: "Pity that this can no longer be labelled ‘Ebenezer’ - thanks to the blinkered thinking of some of the big wine companies; it’ll turn out to be a small victory over one of their…
Radford Wines Eden Valley Riesling 2008 was voted Outstanding and given 94 points from James Halliday in his recent 2010 edition of the Australian Wine Companion. He wrote: ""The floral aroma’s have a background of stony nuances, the palate is disciplined and taut, with lemony acidity on the long finish; complex making including nine months…
Hamelin Bay Semillon Sauvignon Blanc 2008 hales from Karridale in Margaret River’s south, generally regarded as the best region for whites in Margaret River. The Drake Brockman family at Hamelin Bay wines have excelled with this zesty blend (60% Semillon and 40% sauvignon blanc). Mouthwatering lemon and fresh lime with juicy tropical fruit and crisp…
Yarrabank Cuvee 2006 is the latest release from this joint venture between the Rathbone Wine Group (RWG) and the French Devaux Champagne house and is based at RWG's Yering Station property in Victoria's Yarra Valley. It's long been one of our favourite Aussie sparklers and continues to impress with this vintage. As John Lewis from the…
Teusner The Riebke Shiraz 2008 received this great review from James Halliday in his 2011 Australian Wine Companion: "Impressive colour; rich, ripe and pure, with a plummy Christmas cake bouquet; light on its feet despite its apparent ripeness; juicy, vibrant, rich and long, showing the strength of Barossa shiraz without to much oak. 94 Points." …
2009 Teusner Joshua was recently reviewed in the Gourmet Traveller Wine magazine by leading wine writer Huon Hooke: “This grenache, mataro and shiraz blend has a lot of sweet, lolly-ish grenache fruit on the nose. The palate is viscous and heady, sweetly plump and fruity, then good tannins ride in on the back-palate and…
Teusner's Joshua GSM blend is so darn good - Chateauneuf du Pape of this quality would cost you at least double ... Came across this rave from Campbell Mattinson: "A completely unoaked blend of mostly old vine Barossan Grenache (65%) and Mataro, with (10%) shiraz to finish it off. It is so good it…
