Winery: Domaine O’Vineyards Wine: Stranger Stranger Vintage: 2010 Varietal: 100% Merlot Score: 94/100 Price: GBP £15.99 USD $23.40 Upon first sniff, one could be forgiven for thinking this wine was a top end Bordeaux, think St Emilion, or even Pomerol. Surely it can’t be a product of the Languedoc? Least …
Winery: Angove Wine: Petit Verdot Vintage: 2014 Varietal: 100% Petit Verdot Score: 93/100 Price: £9.99 // $14.69 Petit Verdot; most commonly used as a blending grape in Bordeaux, small in size, packed with tannin and notoriously hard to extract full flavour, due to it’s inherently thick skin. There’s no such problem however with this beauty from …
With a $15 price tag from Costco, you’ve just found another item to bulk buy. We’re talking about big juicy, plump and ripe Lodi Zin here. Full of raspberries, plums, licorice and even a kiss of blackcurrant. Expect a bold complexity, sprinkled with a black pepper spice, …
Leave this beauty to sit for 20 minutes before diving into a glass, you’ll be incredibly thankful. Au Bon have created a sublime reputation for themselves, and with very good reason. The 2010 Isabella offers vibrant notes of toffee and cherry, deep dark black and red fruits …
Castel di Salve – Cento Su Cento Another reason Puglia is a driving force as far as Italian wines are concerned. I do love a good Primitivo, and good here is an understatement – a plethora of vibrant violet, crushed black pepper, rich plums and juicy blackberries combined with a pinch …
Bread and butter pudding with apple crumble on the nose. On taste, deep fried croutons with brown sugar, apples, apricots and nectarines. This is hands down BEAUTIFUL. Champagne is an interesting realm, but if you’re looking for something around the $45 mark that is sensational, congratulations – …
A credit to South African winemaking from one of the most renowned wineries in the country. In my opinion, one of Waricks finest. Freshly wrapped cigar and tobacco with milk chocolate cocoa, plums, red berries, a little licorice. Slight tannins and heaps of oak that balance to creat …
One of the first wineries I was ever introduced to with my Uncle and some of the finest Zinfandel’s I have ever tasted. I could not recommend this winery more highly. The LH Estate comes out once a year and has limited supply. It’s phenomenal. Big notes …
Like a forage session in the meadow, your nose is graced with a bouquet of dark berries – blackberry, black cherry and rich juicy plums. Upon the sip those blackberries and a slight licorice develop, backed by an unmistakeable vanilla oak, balanced acidity and kick of brown sugar. …
Apollonio: Salice Salentino Mani Del Sud (2010) Very enjoyable and something a little different. It’s a big boy, make no mistake – a robust dark cherry and blackberry bomb heavy an oak but balanced well with acidity. The perfect combination if you like something with a big oomph to it. Cedar oak, …
Volpaia Chianti Classico Riserva 2012 Produced, barreled and aged in one of Italy’s oldest castles and one of the most historic Chianti regions in not only Italy, but the planet. What a gorgeous and traditional Chianti– sour cherries with a beautiful meadow berry twist. Slight tannins that fade into a …
The wine industry is full of biases, and not every well-made wine is given credit for being a solid, drinkable, enjoyable glass of wine. We like to have an open mind, and when Duck Commander, 2012 Wood Duck Chardonnay, made by industry titan Trinchero crossed our desk with …