Teusner The Avatar Grenache Shiraz Mataro 2005 received a great review from influential Australian wine writer Jeremy Oliver Perhaps the best Teusner release yet, this is a great example of the Australian variation of the southern Rhone blend of grenache, shiraz and Mataro (mourvedre). Oak plays second fiddle to vibrant, spicy and savoury fruit, while…
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Hamelin Bay Wines from Margaret River in Western Australia continues to receive amazing reviews - especially for their Five Ashes range.
Gourmet Traveller has rated the 2005 Hamelin Bay Five Ashes Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon in the top 100 New Release Wines in the April May 2008 Issue, rated 93/100 by Huon Hook: "Lovely fragrant Cabernet Sauvignon…
It was 1982 on his 25th birthday that Hamelin Bay Wine's proprietor Richard Drake-Brockman from a long established Western Australian family, trekked down to Margaret River from Perth to stay with a mate who just happened to live and work at Leewin Estate. He stayed in a little country cottage overlooking the beautuful countryside and…
Teusner Albert Shiraz 2005 from the Barossa Valley in South Australia is a keeper - tight and closed when first opened but I retasted this after 24 hours breathing layers of flavour unravel including aniseed, mint, intense dark fruits, roast meat.You could safely cellar this for 10 years.
Just noticed Campbell Mattinson got excited about this…
Came across this great review by James Halliday for one of my favourite white blends - the Wise Semillon Sauvignon Blanc 07 - and I quote: "The large spread of vineyards owned or leased (40ha from Margaret River to Donnybrook) underpins the invariably high quality of the white wines from Wise. Here a fragrant citrus…
There were only 3 shiraz out of over 50 entrants that won gold at this years prestigious and highly competitive Margaret River Wine Show. One of those was the Wise Eagle Bay Shiraz 06 - beating some very big names in the Margaret River wine industry - Voyager, Vasse Felix and Cape Mentelle…
When talking to winemakers in Margaret River they say the southern area of the region - Karridale is the best area in the region for Chardonnay...seems to be some truth in it after tasting Hamelin Bays' 2006 Chardonnay....wine show results accord too! Top Gold Medal, 2007 Royal Hobart Wine Show; Gold Medal,…
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We've always thought this wine was consistently good, so it's not surprising to see David Hook's "The Gorge" Shiraz 06 get such great reviews from our top wine writers. It's getting harder to find top quality under 20 bucks these days but here at The Vine Press we've always said this wine…
Back in June we held a fantastic tasting of two exciting new producers that we are thrilled to now stock here at The Vine Press, online wine retailer based in Sydney. Harewood Estate from WA's Great Southern region and Teusner Wines from the Barossa.
I am just back from wine adventures in the Great Southern wine…
