Category Archives: Other Reds

Two words sum up this wine and the Yelland Papps team.  Quiet achiever/s. I have to admit to wondering what this wine was doing to start off with.  It offered near nothing when it was opened and poured.  Shy and … Continue reading →

Heathcote Sangiovese?  I have to admit I wasn’t quite sure what to expect not having had many, if any that I can remember. From young vines this is very approachable, and probably at its best right now but that doesn’t … Continue reading →

Plenty of things have surprised me of late.  I could go on a bit about them but I can’t help but mention how surprised I was about this merlot.  Maybe that’s a bit unfair I don’t know but, to be … Continue reading →

I found it interesting that, even though I knew what the ‘Pee Wee’ reference meant, my wife immediately thought of ‘Pee Wee’ Wilson of The Delltones (not showing her age much). The actual reference is to the small marbles of … Continue reading →

“Old Legend” conjures up so many thoughts but I would never had associated it with Grenache.  Attaching the term to this wine is going to etch it into the minds of many I’ve not doubt, especially when you get the … Continue reading →

This may sound a little harsh but I sometimes wonder what is trying to be achieved with some rosés.  Don’t get me wrong I like rosé but some I have tried were one dimensional, lacking any personality and seemed a … Continue reading →

Check out the colour! My wife said, salmon pink but for me it was pale copper but, it doesn’t matter, it looks good! I’m going to admit to not mucking about with this wine and it was only because we … Continue reading →

I have written previously about how Grenache seems to have been buggered around with for a number of years until the smart growers and winemakers knew just how to treat it respectfully.  Teusner are clearly amongst that group. This one … Continue reading →

Grenache.  The poor bugger has been treated quite badly over the years.  Mainly used for fortified wines many years ago, it was one of the varieties that felt the wrath of the vine pull scheme in the mid 1980’s resulting … Continue reading →

From the research I’ve done, Zinfandel (aka Primitivo) sounds to me like a grape that should be avoided!  It has thin skin, ripens unevenly (green in appearance to raisins in the same bunch) and can over-crop if not closely monitored … Continue reading →