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Yet again By Farr wines from Geelong have produced another award winning pinot noir .. By Farr Farrside Pinot Noir 2012 not only was rated 98 points by James Halliday in his 2015 Australian Wine Companion, it was the 2nd most highly rated pinot in the “Best of the Best” Pinot Noir category.   Halliday…

Jed Malbec 2012 received a great review from Aussie wine writer Winsor Dobbin who named it his “wine of the week” and reated it 94 points … “This wine was created by three young Australians who venture to the Argentina each year to make a range of wines in the Uco Valley. The fruit is…

Teusner Joshua Grenache Mataro Shiraz 2013 is newly arrived into our warehouse and is attracting lots of rave reviews.   Like this one by Jeremy Pringle of Wine Will Eat Itself … “Has rapidly become one of the releases I look forward to the most each year. I don’t rate this as highly as the…

Yangarra Old Vine Grenache 2012 has gained the attention of international wine writer Lisa Perrotti-Brown at the highly regarded Wine Advocate.  She rated it 90+ points and said … “Medium garnet-purple in color and redolent of warm black cherries and ripe black raspberries alongside nuances of black and white pepper and a touch of anise,…

Teusner Joshua Grenache Mataro Shiraz 2013 is so goddam juicy and delicious we couldn’t wait to get it into our cellar.  Seems Gary Walsh from the Wine Front is a fan … 94 points! “Strikes me as a curious thing that the Barossa Valley’s ‘flagship’ wines are rarely blends. Straight Shiraz. Straight Grenache. Straight Mataro.…

Love this evocative review of the Yangarra Old Vine Grenache 2012 from Jeremy Pringle at Wine Will Eat Itself … “Muscular, ferrous tannin flexes underneath a veneer of silkiness. It remains meaty, earthen, peaty and primal but all those savoury traits that anchor the wine are lit up by dark cherries, potpourri and sweet-salty licorice.…

Excellent review for outstanding Mencia from Dominio Do Bibei Lalama 2010 recently into our cellars.  Leading International wine magazine Decanter named it one of the ‘34 great wines to start the New Year’ and rated it 19/20 (96/100pts) “Located on the banks of the Bibei River where Romans once found large deposits of gold, this Mencía…

Yangarra Old Vine Grenache 2012 has just arrived into our cellar and it is seriously delicious … Campbell Mattinson from The Wine Front agrees … rating it 92 points and saying …“There’s both varietal and regional integrity dripping from this wine’s pores. It has a jubey-fruit-filled centre but it’s otherwise dry and minerally and blessedly…

Teusner Joshua 2013 is winning lots of fans … No wonder Jeremy Pringle from Wine Will Eat Itself rated it so highly …“A blend of 63% Grenache, 23% Mataro and 14% Shiraz. Has rapidly become one of the releases I look forward to the most each year. I don’t rate this as highly as the…

Love this new release Teusner Joshua 2013 .. so goddam juicy … Gary Walsh from The Wine Front agrees giving it 94 Points and writing …  “Strikes me as a curious thing that the Barossa Valley’s ‘flagship’ wines are rarely blends. Straight Shiraz. Straight Grenache. Straight Mataro. Anyway, here we have ‘An age old blend…