More from The Wine Bible 2011: 4.5 glass rating: Touchstone Cabernet Sauvignon 2008. Strong purple-crimson; a well-made wine, the medium bodied palate with very good varietal fruit expression courtesy of blackcurrant and redcurrant flavours that are focused and persistent. Rating:91 4.5 glass rating: Touchstone Shiraz 2008. Strong crimson-purple; a quite vibrant and juicy shiraz, with [...]
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Sir James Halliday says…
Posted in Tales from the Cellar Door, Winemaking, tagged Cabernet Sauvignon, James Halliday, Petit Verdot, Shiraz, Wine Bible on August 4, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
It’s a FOUR star day!!!
Posted in Tales from the Cellar Door, Winemaking on July 27, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
James Halliday, the god of wine writing, the creator of the Wine Companion, has granted us a fabulous four stars in the 2011 Companion! Our excitement knows no bounds! Now… how many places can we display that 4 star badge we received….
It’s officially Winter now
Posted in Tales from the Cellar Door, Vineyard, Winemaking, tagged cellar door, fire, malo, Merlot, Verdelho, vines, welcoming on June 2, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Kieran our vineyard manager is an absolute gem and lights the fire in the cellar door every morning. It takes a while for it to warm the room, but for guests the sight of smoke wisping from the chimney is a welcoming sight, and they all seem to gravitate towards it to defrost upon arrival. [...]
