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Category Archives: Pinot Noir
Yalumba Y Series Pinot Noir
When someone is looking at the Pinot Noir shelves in a bottle shop, they generally don’t look toward the bottom where the ‘cheap’ ones are usually placed. Let’s be honest, to most people who enjoy a Pinot Noir, the price … Continue reading
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2021 Slow Wine Co. Family Reserve Pinot Noir
This is such a delightful wine, such an impressive Pinot Noir, that I decided I just wanted to tell you about it from the get-go. It was fruitful and flavoursome while maintaining the elegance expected of Pinot Noir. Dark cherries … Continue reading
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2019 Levantine Hill ‘Colleen’s Paddock’ Pinot Noir
When an artist paints something he knows it will be appreciated by someone who ‘knows’ their art but hopefully by someone who, for whatever reason, just likes it for what they see. I would imagine it would be the same … Continue reading
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2020 Levantine Hill Estate Pinot Noir
How often, on a clear and sunny day, have you come across a lake or large pond that is so still that it perfectly reflects all that encompasses it? And, when something touches upon the surface, a ripple is sent … Continue reading
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Castle Rock Estate 2023 Pinot Noir Releases
I have not been to the Pyramids of Giza, however people we know have and they speak of how they wondered at them and could not help but be captivated. They were built about 4,500 years ago, so it is … Continue reading
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Mayfield Vineyard 2023 ‘Eighteen Fifteen’ Chardonnay & ‘Mrs Crawford’ Pinot Noir
Amongst other things, Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni, more commonly known as Michelangelo, was a famous sculptor. He is quoted as saying, “Every block of stone has a statue inside it and it is the task of the sculptor to … Continue reading
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Téssera Wines Pop-Up Cellar Door Tasting
Recently I went to a Téssera Wines ‘pop-up’ cellar door at Lumbr Cafe in Brisbane. I knew the owners, albeit not for very long, and I knew Jen Venardos was a pretty vivacious person, so I expected to have a … Continue reading
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Colmar Estate 2022 Orange Region Pinot Noirs
Cabernet Sauvignon is often referred to as the King of the Grapes of which I take no issue with. However, if there was ever a Prince of the Grapes then Pinot Noir would be it…easily. It can have an air … Continue reading
Levantine Hill 2019 Estate Releases
The word ‘Estate’ can mean a lot of things to different people. The one that really resonates with me, in the context of wine, is the stately ‘manor style’ house, bathed in sunshine, on a vast property surrounded by grapevines … Continue reading
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Clandestine Wines Red Wine Releases
Henri Murger was a French author and poet around the early to mid-1800’s. I would expect his name is not necessarily ringing any bells for you right now but, if I mention that the opera La Bohème is based on … Continue reading
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