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Delamotte NV Brut from the house of Salon “finesse and elegance.”.

Delamotte NV is extraordinary quality and value.   WINE magazine agrees: “If you want small and glorious, look no further than the extraordinary Salon. There is no malo, and the wines need a long time to evolve – vintage 1996 is current. In years that Salon isn’t produced, look to Delamotte. Delamotte uses the grapes that…

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Curly Flat Williams Crossing Chardonnay 2008 gets 90 points.

Curly Flat Williams Crossing Chardonnay 2008 is the second label of Curly Flat from Macedon.   Got a great review from Haliday in his 2011 Wine Companion:  “Much deeper colour than its big brother; intervention by the winemaker is more obvious, and one would never guess the alcohol is lower in this wine. Its Achilles heel is…

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Curly Flat Macedon Ranges Pinot Noir 2007 .. “complex and powerful.”

Curly Flat Macedon Ranges Pinot Noir 2007  ” … as ever, a complex and powerful wine, with black cherry and plum up front, then spicy/savoury/forest notes accompany the fruit on the back-palate and finish. No doubting the security of the screwcap in protecting freshness. 95 points.”    JAMES HALLIDAY.

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Curly Flat Pinot Grigio 2009 scores 92 from Halliday.

Curly Flat Pinot Grigio 2009  scored an interesting review by James Halliday in this years Wine Companion.  He writes: “Interesting to find the use of grigio at this price point – the overwhelming majority choose gris; it has considerable intensity to its brown pear and apple fruit, and a touch of citrus woven through its minerally…

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Torzi Matthews Schist Rock Riesling “Excellent value”.

Torzi Matthews Schist Rock Riesling scored a delicious review from Tony Love… “Pretty lime zest and juice from the start, with a splash of brown lime cordial, give this crisp and pure expression that suits and sits on the palate as it’s chalky, minerally textures coat the mouth and a friendly natural acidity creates an…

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Torzi Matthews Schist Rock Shiraz 2009 reviewed by The Wine Front.

Torzi Matthews Schist Rock Shiraz 2009 yet again has scored a fan in Campbell Mattinson from The Wine Front.  He writes:  “Sweet-fruited, supple, generous and delicious. Easy to see why it’s rapidly gained such a fan base – and why this release should too. Blueberry and blackberry fruit flavours. Maybe a minimal amount of spicy,…

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Longhop Shiraz 2009 a “soulful red” and 92 points.

Longhop Shiraz 2009 is beautifully described in this cracking review:   “The determined Dominic Torzi and his mate Tim Freeland manage here to make a soulful red with all the comforting plum pudding richness which made our Shiraz popular to a world whose critics suddenly despise this character.  But it also has a savoury, dry stony…

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Torzi Matthews Schist Rock Riesling reviewed by Halliday and Hooke

  Torzi Matthews Schist Rock Riesling scored the following reviews by two of Australia’s leading wine afficionados ….  “Spice and apple blossom aromas; very attractive flavour and mouthfeel, with apple, lime juice and tropical fruit.”  James Halliday “This (the Torzi Matthews Schist Rock Riesling) ..is great value for the price, with good depth of flavour…

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Vynfields Pinot Noir 2008 gets 5 Stars from Cuisine

CUISINE MAGAZINE Nov 2009 rated the Vynfields Pinot Noir 2008 5 STARS: “There is an endearing brambly, funky quality to this new release, with a side order of Martinborough spice.” We regard it highly too.

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Curly Flat Williams Crossing Pinot Noir 2008 rated 92 points by Halliday

Curly Flat Williams Crossing Pinot Noir 2008 is the second label of Curly Flat.  Still this impressed Halliday in his 2011 Wine Companion “Clear and bright red-purple; both bouquet and palate are distinctly savoury, with just a hint of mint on the bouquet; the palate has drive, carried by savoury/stalky characters that I enjoy, but others…

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