All luscious honey marmalade, then juicy lemon citrus and barley sugar on a palate that feels fresh but a bit short. Sicilian Passito, which is a wine I wish we saw more of in Australia (though who drinks sweet wine anyway?). Those tannins are raspy and firm but hey, that’s the schtick.īest drinking: later. There’s a bit of mixed ripeness on the nose, but a robust palate of hearty cedary fruit and oak punches things along. A raw and cedary McLaren Vale Cabernet with a big heart.
This is the best of the Conte Estate range. Conte Estate Vine Shed Cabernet Sauvignon 2019 It’s drying out a bit but hello, Shiraz power!īest drinking: ready to go. The palate is like a wall of plush, minty, plum power in that Central Victorian sort of mode, though amped up with the warm edges. There’s a real essence of maturing Australian Shiraz on the nose – brick dust and plums in brandy. There are also lots of well-priced wines in this collection, too… and a perry! Let’s dive in: Balgownie Estate Centre Block Shiraz 2018īig impact in this maturing Balgownie Shiraz. Given how hard I’ve been hitting the sample pile in recent weeks, this is just a taster. You can consider this the anti-collection of Tuesday’s Almost Club.
It’s time to celebrate some of the wines that did make it over the last two months.
