St Hugo Shiraz Private Collection Rowland Flat Region 2012
The most exciting and elegant Shiraz out of a nice selection tasted in the winery. Peppery, savoury and firm this leans more to the Old World in style a long lingering finish. 92/100
Rockford Semillon 2014
Lovely expression of Semillon with the 9 months maturation in Hungarian oak providing more complexity retaining though the typicity of the variety. Honey and nuts on the nose, expressive and concentrated. Beautifully layered on the palate, dense with with buttery undertones to the ripe stone fruit core 92/100
Spinifex Riesling 2016
Mineral and smoky, no sign of TDN with depth of fruit on the palate. Lovely oak handling to the med full body. Intense ripe and layered this not your ordinary Aussie Riesling. (25% fermented as whole berries, 10% ferment in old French oak (500L), partial malolactic fermentation with the balance in Stainless steel. All indigenous yeasts matured on lees for 4 months. No filtration). 93/100
Kalleske Plenarius Viognier 2016
This is a skin contact wine with Viognier having spent a week on the skins and then matured 10 months in larger format oak. Intensely aromatic with a nice interplay of fruity and honeyed aromas along some floral notes. Textural and oily with a light tannins this shows a lovely elegance as well. 90/100
Jim Barry Assyrtiko 2016
Very youthful and holding nicely one year after the vintage. Light floral notes on the nose over citrus and stone fruit. Vivacious and more mineral on the palate with tension and character. 91/100