660. Château Langoa Barton, Saint-Julien, 1988 
659. Beaulieu Vineyard, Georges de Latour Private Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley, 2000 
658. Bodegas Guelbenzu, Lautus Ribera del Queiles VdlT, 2004 
657. Podere Brancaia, Il Blu IGT Toscana, 2004 
656. Marc Colin, Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru “Les Vide-Bourses”, 2006 
655. Domaine du Colombier, Hermitage Blanc, 2007 Shiraz
617. Mitolo, G.A.M. McLaren Vale Shiraz, 2005
Little room to describe this! Good, very easy to drink, but not a 95+ point wine! Deep garnet. Narrow rim. Medium+ lightly vanilla and …
South Africa: exciting, fast-changing, beautiful Cape Winelands
South Africa – a wine industry that’s 320-odd years old. Or 20-odd, depending on your point of view (OK, some poetic licence taken there …
406. Two Hands, Lily’s Garden McLaren Vale Shiraz, 2003
The wine of Christmas, and I’m glad I have a half-case of the 2004 to look forward to! Dense, dark black-purple core, with a …
311. d’Arenberg, Shiraz The Dead Arm McLaren Vale, 2003
Well, after the relative disappointment of the 2004, I had to crack its partner in crime, the 2003. MUCH more exciting! Much more savoury …
310. d’Arenberg, Shiraz The Dead Arm McLaren Vale, 2004
After a few years of vaguely looking out for this, to see if its reputation was justified, like buses, two turned up at once. …
284. Kangarilla Road, McLaren Vale Shiraz, 2003
Picked this up from Majestic whilst looking for some wines that could be opened and drunk straightaway, without sediment settling etc. A pleasant find. …
277. d’Arenberg, Shiraz The Footbolt McLaren Vale, 2003
Grabbed the bottle (and label) from Sadek Wynberg after a number of us finished it whilst watching a focus group… because it was another …
268. d’Arenberg, Shiraz Viognier The Laughing Magpie McLaren Vale, 2003
A pleasant drink but an advert for taking 0.5-1% off the ABV. Was browsing a wine shop in Kilkenny when I noticed a few …
264. Henschke, Keyneton Estate Euphonium Barossa, 2002
My first taste of Henschke, who are reputed to be one of Australia’s finest, and make one of Aus’ iconic wines. But I baulked …
149. Wyndham Estate, Bin 555 Shiraz South Eastern Australia, 2001
Decided to see what the Aussie branded wine industry was doing to move “upmarket” (this one comes in its own cardboard box per bottle…). …