by elarkin_ewgbgj | Jun 10, 2020 |
5 in 5 Under $30 – Ep 04 2018 Walsh and Sons Little Poppet White Wine, Margaret River I fell in love with this wine in the 2014 vintage. Gorgeous stuff. The Semillon lends a searing hand, while the chardonnay fills out the rumbling depths. The sauvignon...
by elarkin_ewgbgj | Jun 10, 2020 |
Devil’s Lair 30 Year Anniversary: 1990 – 2020 In January 2020 I attended an intimate retrospective tasting of the Devil’s Lair chardonnays and cabernets back to their very first vintages. In attendance were the winemakers who contributed their...
by elarkin_ewgbgj | Jun 9, 2020 |
6 Top Australian Chardonnays: Part 2 2018 Tolpuddle Chardonnay, Tasmania Restraint, freshness and full of spice. There is a nashi pear seam through this, perhaps due to warmer year in Tasmania – the acidity is bright and clean, this really rests on the...
by elarkin_ewgbgj | Jun 5, 2020 |
Domaine Prieure Roch Clou 2012 A really lovely colour in the glass – a bit cloudy, a touch of lemon, and moving to golden but not quite there, yet. A racy, textural, edgy, intensely flavoured marvel that was spiced with tangerine, stone fruit, spice, brine and...
by elarkin_ewgbgj | Jun 5, 2020 |
Xanadu Releases Greatest Ever Chardonnays With the advent of the great 2018 vintage, we are moving into a time of great grace and fortune: the premium releases from Margaret River are starting to roll in. The 2018’s are worth waiting (and saving) for. These...
