Honey Moon Vineyard Classic Tawny Fortified NV
Longview Saturnus Nebbiolo 2021
G 94
G 94
A multi-vintage tawny made from – wait for it – mostly Pinot Noir, the first put down in 2009. Which perhaps explains the lighter tawny colour, and also defines the elegance and lightness of styling here. It’s refreshing, not too sweet, with all the expected nutty, caramel and brandy-esque flavours, as well as a lovely floral note across the palate. A delicate touch to be celebrated. 19.7% alc Drink now–2034 La Prova Aglianico Rosato Rosé 2024 G 94 Very pale pink, crafted from Aglianico fruit grown in the northern Hills region and designed as a very dry style, peppery almost in its spice notes, white to redcurrant in the fruit spectrum with crunchy acidity and texture. Hyper-drive dry Rosé expression. 12.5% alc Drink now–2030 La Prova Uno Fiano Fiano 2023 G 94 A Reserve style Fiano that shows in its aromatics of orchard florals, grapefruit notes, and subtle baking spices. The extra winemaking comes into play in the palate, where wild-ferment/older oak edginess coalesces with lees-influenced creaminess for a mouth-filling, textural finish. The extra yards count. 13.4% alc Drink now–2030 Lobethal Road Bacchant Shiraz 2022 G 94 Deep ruby. A sophisticated perfume, demure yet present – black cherry, blackberry, chinotto, pink peppercorn, sage and a breath of bergamot. There is a harmony to this wine – fruit, tannin and acid evenly steered. Buoyant on the palate – flavours seem suspended as their descent is long and graceful. The finish sees a lick of salinity infused with amaro botanics. Proof to the virtues of patience – give this wine time in the glass. Pure elegance. Drink now–2030 Lobethal Road FIL-PfR Pinot Gris Pinot Gris 2024 G 94 Classy from the first sniff. Pale with a faint green tinge to the edges. Purity in the aromatics, fragrant, blossom, edging to first flush of jasmine with a faint sourdough side hustle. 100% large French barrel fermented for six months, adding lees complexity and feel, understated sophistication. 13.2% alc Drink now–2030 Longview Macclesfield Chardonnay 2023 G 94 Lucid straw. Aromatic purity, lemon in all forms (the juice, the flesh, the zest and blossom), white peach, tonic water and river stones. The subtleties of a cool vintage, the wine is taut yet with seamless glide across the palate. Initial citrus fruit and tonic botanicals ride the zephyr of gentle yet apparent acidity. Deft use of oak, reveals a light toastiness – think bread on the second setting of the toaster – that rounds out to a most pleasant, delicately saline finish. Handsome and refined. Drink now–2034
Colour varietally correct. Fleshy notes to start, crushed rocks, some tarriness, properly savoury, a touch of nori sheet in the palate before a sweeter dark cherry fruit note enters, building intensity with a well-weighted matrix of tannin bringing all the elements together. Let it breathe. Pleasing finish. Promise of greater pleasures to come. 14% alc Drink now–2036 Longview The Piece Shiraz 2020 G 94 From the Longview Macclesfield estate, the flagship wine featuring a commissioned artwork label, while on the inside the wine has a sense of completeness even as you approach it, grounded in earthy notes, fruit and crumbled soil and crushed granites all threaded together, black plum flavours lifting in the finish. Big time pleasures. 13.5% alc Diam Drink now–2034 Murdoch Hill Landau Syrah 2023 G 94 Medium-deep crimson with purple hue. Beguiling perfume, musky plum, blackberry, white peppercorn, underpinned with the nostalgia of an Italian delicatessen. Light on its feet, it dances across the palate leaving with it a savoury spice imprint. Both layered and long – its understory of tannin promises something special on the horizon. A beautifully polished wine. Drink now–2034 Murdoch Hill The Tilbury Chardonnay 2023 G 94 Lemon straw in hue. Grapefruit, lemongrass, sumac, tonic water and a kiss of flint. Charming fruit weight, the palate oscillates from bright acidity to a suppleness. Citrus, green olive and tonic water flavours, brushed by phenolics. The wine’s lacy texture is married with a line of indelible acidity. A star in the making. Drink now– 2032 Murdoch Hill Apollo Pinot Noir Pinot Noir 2023 G 94 From Murdoch Hill’s Lenswood vineyard, a more minerally infused expression, some powdery, talc-like fragrance, with cherry fruits in slow release and a peppery spice as well. A definite textural statement more than fruit driven, though that may even out with a few years maturing. 12.5% alc Drink now–2034 Penny’s Hill The Agreement Sauvignon Blanc 2024 G 94 Super pale and incredibly aromatic, bursting with all the Sauvignon things – cut grass, just-split passionfruit, tomato leaf, then easing back on the pedal in the palate with a quieter rendition of all of those elements, expertly tempered acidity and pithiness to allow its pure tropical fruit salad flavours to carry the day. Very smart style. 13% alc Drink now–2028
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The Vintage Journal – Regional Focus
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