It’s always an honour to taste wines from Margaret River pioneer and icon winery, Moss Wood. On this edition of Let’s Taste I’m looking at the 2015 Ribbon Vale Merlot & Cabernet Sauvignon. Please let me know what you think in the comments below.
Wines tasted;
Moss Wood Ribbon Vale Vineyard Merlot 2015 – RRP $65.00
Moss Wood Ribbon Vale Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon 2015 – RRP $65.00
Website – http://mosswood.com.au
I’ve tasted some wines from Shaw Vineyard Estate on Let’s Taste before, and was keen to see some new wines from them. I don’t often get the opportunity to try wines from Canberra District so this was a treat. Let me know what you think in the comments below!
Wines tastes;
Shaw Vineyard Estate Riesling 2017 – RRP $30.00
Shaw Vineyard Estate Cabernet Shiraz 2015 – RRP $30.00
Not for the first time I’m looking at some wines from Tahbilk Winery from Nagambie in Victoria. The three varietal wines are all from the 2017 vintage, and are all very important to Tahbilk. For those interested to find out more about the Tahbilk story, listen to my interview with Alister Purbrick on The Vincast here.
Wines tasted;
Tahbilk Marsanne 2017 – RRP $19.50
Tahbilk Riesling 2017 – RRP $19.50
Tahbilk Viognier 2017 – RRP $20.60
Recently I was in Geelong and paid a visit to the amiable Andy and Lewis at Union Street Wine. While showing my now available Vino Intrepido wines, we chatted about the incredible work being down by Ricca Terra Farms in the Riverland region. The mentioned that they had bought some montepulciano fruit in the 2016 vintage, and offered me a bottle of the wine they made. Here are my impressions!
Monte by Bodega Montepulciano 2016 – $23.00 at Union Street Wine
I was super thrilled to recently sit down for my wine podcast The Vincast with Matt Holmes, winemaker for Bannockburn Vineyards.When I mentioned that I hadn’t tasted any wine from Bannockburn that he’d made, he very generously brought along a few bottles for me to taste. Here are my impressions!
Wines tasted;
Bannockburn Riesling 2017 – RRP $30.00
Bannockburn Pinot Noir 2016 – RRP $60.00
I love looking at wines from Glenguin Estate, mostly as I don’t often have the opportunity to taste Hunter Valley wines. To have the chance to look at the three most important styles of Semillon (the region’s champion variety) was incredible, so thanks to the Phil for sending me some samples. Let me know what you think in the comments below!
Wines tasted;
Glenguin Estate Glenguin Vineyard Semillon 2017 – RRP $27.50
Glenguin Estate Cellar Release Semillon 2013 – Cellar Door Only $35.00
Glenguin Estate ‘The Sticky’ Botrytised Semillon 2017 – RRP $27.50 (375ml)
One of my top wines tasted on Let’s Taste last year was the 2014 Glenguin Estate Aristea Shiraz. I was thrilled to be sent a back vintage bottle of the same wine, in part to celebrate the birth of my new son Oliver! Here are my impressions of the wine, let me know what your thoughts are in the comments below!
Glenguin Estate Aristea Shiraz 2009 – RRP $59.90
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