Wine Reviews

From 100 year old vines and on slate soil profile. A mere 200 metres away from the family vineyards. Distinct from regional staples, which is a blessing in many regards – more approach to savouriness, texture, less fiddling and polishing. A wilder edge to the wine in that it lifts...

Anfora and steel. Parish the thought, with Clare Valley Riesling! Stylish. Different. Nutty, fennel, pear, lime and green mango. Plenty of fine chalky tannin, a vaguely earthy character, rich and juicy, heaps of flavour and a more weighty expression of Clare Riesling, with a juicy quinine tang on a long...

With 70% ceramic eggs and 30% steel, this is a stunningly sexy and succulent wine. The amplitude of flavour is incredible and enticing, and you can sense the white limestone soils underpinning the brightness and vitality of this wine. Juicy and indulgent, this is also drinking, but there is so...

On limestone soils and the family vineyard. It is 50 year old vines. About half is in ceramic egg for maturation. Intense and super refreshing, bright lime, green apple, a bit of green mango, a sense of chalkiness and fine, green almond characters. Mineral super-charged. Expressive and mouth-watering, super vibrant,...

Made from approximately 20% Gullyview, 20% Parish and 60% Grace, this wine sees 50% ceramic eggs and 50% stainless steel, and I cannot think of a more pure and layered Watervale Riesling. This is a heavenly, forward-drinking, delicate wine with no kerosene hints, just pure lime and apple, augmented with...

Twelve hours skin contact which does make a difference. I reckon more folks out there seeking complexity from their white wines could go 12-48 hours on skins for such purposes. Vermentino particularly likes skin contact. Nailed it. Skinsy and super puckering, lots of lemon verbena, preserved lemon, ginger and briny...

Planted in 2007, this sensational Rolle/Vermentino is up there with the finest I have tasted from this variety in France and Italy. It is made in a similar vein to a Chardonnay with careful use of Slavonian demi-muids to add texture, but not flavour. This is an amazingly accurate and...

  This wine is precisely the same as the Rolle above, except it spends 20 days on its skins, earning it an ‘orange wine’ classification. I know that this is a famous wine in Australia, beloved by sommeliers and critics alike, but I far prefer Rolle without the skin contact....

  A thirst quencher with attitude. It's incredibly lean, incredibly dry, incredibly textural and incredibly complex. In short, what you're drinking here is a living, breathing contradiction in terms. Citrus, florals and aromatic herb characters are delivered in juicy, chalky, cloudy form. It's both sour and exuberant, like a comedian...