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Producer Note - "Grigsby is our close planted, certified organic Chardonnay block planted in 2007. Named in honour of our viticulturalist Lucas Grigsby, who has been with us since 1987; this block continues our explorations into high-density viticulture, this time with Chardonnay"
"Light-medium yellow colour with a rich and toasty/oaky bouquet that enshrines nougat, roasted hazelnuts and creamy lees derived facets. A very complex chardonnay, full and rich and generous in the mouth with a long-lasting aftertaste. A ripping chardonnay." … more
Country: Australia
Producer: Bannockburn Estate
Region: Geelong
This excellent release is an amalgamation of Bannockburn's entire spectrum of vineyards. The 2023 includes fruit from Olive Tree Hill, planted in 1976, 10 Rows (1991), Stuart Block (1997) and Anns Block (2004). As with the Chardonnay, 2023's paltry yields meant the team could not make De La Terre Pinot Noir, so fruit from that close-planted block was included in this blend.
"This is excellent. Fine, tight, intricate, wild and precise at once. Not exactly sure how they do that … more
Country: Australia
Producer: Bannockburn Estate
Region: Geelong
96 points, Erin Larkin, The Wine Companion "The 2023 SRH Chardonnay is textural and taut; it is bound in phenolics at this point, but clearly superb. The length of flavour shows this. The complexity shows this. It's a hugely impressive wine that speaks of white peach, green apples, green olive brine, white strawberries and white pepper. It's salty and a little chewy. This will be a seriously great wine-give it time. 13.5% alcohol, sealed under screw cap."
Country: Australia
Producer: Bannockburn Estate
Region: Geelong
95+ points, Campbell Mattinson, The Wine Front "This is autumnal and sinewy and savoury and spiced, but it's also sleek, harmonious and settled. It bursts onto the palate with red cherries, rhubarb, tangerine and strawberry, with inlays of dried leaves, pepper and smoked cedarwood, but it's the soft-firm of the finish, and the way it seems to both dry and expand at once, and the way the juices keep flowing and fanning, that really mark its quality. It's a top … more
Country: Australia
Producer: Bannockburn Estate
Region: Geelong
"The RP Pinot Noir (RP - Robyn Pamela) is in recognition of the matriarch. It is not only the support and goffering that Robyn has endured for Gary's 40 year career. She has been in the vineyard and planted the first vines, driven the tractors, filled barrels and pigeaged at midnight. If we are ever a man down Robyn has always been the first one we have called to fill the void. You can always count on mum. This wine … more
"Shiraz fruit comes from the original By Farr vineyard, planted in 1994. It lies on a north-facing slope, and the red volcanic soil has a base of limestone with deep-set sandstone. All fruit is hand-picked from the VSP trellising, with about 15% left as whole bunches in the fermentation. Most years we co-ferment between 2 and 4% Viognier with the Shiraz, the date determining whether or not the former is co-fermented and bleed back. It is a natural fermentation, with … more
The By Farr viognier consists of a blend of fruit from two vineyards. The first is the original house block, planted in 1994, which is friable red soil over limestone leading to sandstone-similar soils to the Sangreal pinot noir and By Farr chardonnay. The second vineyard is a younger planting of unknown clones in red ironstone soil. The viognier is a difficult variety to manage as it has a tendency to grow horizontally rather than vertically, needs a lot of … more
Producer notes 'The gamay was grafted onto own rooted cabernet vines, which were planted in 1999. The soil is black cracking clay soil, with a mixture of submerged volcanic pebbles and boulders at one end, and a more friable and slightly more vigorous chocolate-coloured soil at the other. The first fruit was picked during the 2014 vintage. The nose of the gamay, so far, is fruitful at first before opening up to reveal berry flavours with earthy and gamey notes. … more
Producer Notes 'The Farr Rising pinot vineyard was planted in 2001 using a large mixture of rootstocks, but only three clones-MV6, 114 and 115. It is a very exposed and hungry north-facing slope, consisting of grey sandy loam mixed with an ironstone pebble (buckshot) at the top. The wine typically shows a soft perfumed nose, which begins to build. The palate has sweetness, followed by mineral overtones enhanced by toasty oak, and firm flavours with a long and savoury finish. … more
Producer notes 'Saignee, refers to the way we 'bleed' juice for this wine. We allow the Farr Rising pinot noir fruit to sit in tank for two to three hours before bleeding free-run juice at a suitable colour for rosé production. This process concentrates the pinot ferment, but we also produce a barrel-fermented rosé. We like to produce a very dry style of rosé, but with flavour and varietal sweetness. It has a salmon-pink hue, is perfumed with fruit and … more
Often lost in the shadow of its dominating cousin, Pinot Noir, Meunier is the shier, prettier one of the two. Take the Anti-Hero Meunier for example, its vibrant and breathy, bursting at the seams with scents of tart cranberries, fresh raspberries and whispers of green tea and pink peppercorn.
Heroes is a bold name for a winery run by one of the humblest winemakers we know. James is all about showing that his vines are the real heroes, making fresh & unfussy wines with great varietal character. His Sauv does just that, verbena and tart passionfruit acid, tempered by a soft, smooth palate.
Mountt Moriac comprises of 44 acres of single estate vineyards on the south west shoulder of Mt Moriac, an old volcano 18kms west of the centre of Geelong. The two defining features are the soil profiles and the prevailing weather that comes from the Southern Ocean across the Otway Ranges.
"Light ruby red in colour, our 2023 Pinot Noir has a bouquet of red fruits with hints of earth & spice. The palate is light to medium in weight with … more
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