Archive for 'Barossa Valley' Category

Yalumba 2002 Octavius - Syrah/Shiraz Red Wine

Mar 26th, 2011 by admin | 0

Red Wine by Yalumba from Barossa Valley, Australia. Yalumba The Octavius has established a reputation as one of Australia’s icon Shiraz wines, an amazing feat considering the first release was the 1990 vintage. The 2002 vintage was exemplary. The weather remained mild and dry over the long ripening period - in fact [...]

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Yalumba 2003 Octavius - Syrah/Shiraz Red Wine

Mar 15th, 2011 by admin | 0

Red Wine by Yalumba from Barossa Valley, Australia. Yalumba The Octavius has established a reputation as one of Australia’s icon Shiraz wines, an amazing feat considering the first release was the 1990 vintage. In addition to being sourced from a number of very old vineyards in the Barossa, The Octavius is matured [...]

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Yalumba 2005 Barossa Shiraz + Viognier - Syrah/Shiraz Red Wine

Feb 20th, 2011 by admin | 0

Red Wine by Yalumba from Barossa Valley, Australia. Blend: 95% Shiraz, 5% Viognier. Color: Deep, dark and dense reds. Aroma: Smooth, silken and flooded with plums, cedar, vanilla and sweet jubey raspberries with just subtle whiffs of the florals of Viognier. Palate: The wine shows rich black fruits [...]

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Two Hands 2006 Love or Money Cane Cut Semillon (500ML) - Dessert Wine

Feb 17th, 2011 by admin | 0

Dessert, Fortified & Fruit Wine by Two Hands from Barossa Valley, Australia. Color: Golden. Aroma: An intensely perfumed nose of star jasmine, sweet musk and glace fruits. At first, a rush of tropical fruits and a hint of sweet spice, these give way to dense stone fruit characters. Palate: The [...]

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Peter Lehmann 2003 Riesling - White Wine

Feb 4th, 2011 by admin | 0

Ship a bottle for just a buck. Details at Wine.com.White Wine by Peter Lehmann from Barossa Valley, Australia. The cooler slopes of South Australia’s Eden Valley consistently produce many of Australia’s great Rieslings. As young wines, Eden Valley Rieslings show floral aromatics with fresh, crisp and bracingly tangy flavours on the palate. Deliciously lively [...]

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Elderton 2004 Shiraz - Syrah/Shiraz Red Wine

Dec 15th, 2010 by admin | 0

Red Wine by Elderton from Barossa Valley, Australia. The Ashmead family have done it again. This Estate Shiraz is undoubtedly a benchmark wine for the Barossa Valley. Dark purple in color, with plum, cherry and chocolate notes jumping from the glass. The wine fills the mouth with a myriad of delicious fruit flavours, with [...]

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Trevor Jones NV Jonesy Port - Dessert Wine

Nov 29th, 2010 by admin | 0

Dessert, Fortified & Fruit Wine by Trevor Jones from Barossa Valley, Australia. Number 70 on the Wine.com 100 of 2007! What a sensational value! Made by Trevor Jones in partnership with importer Dan Philips, this is a blend averaging 46 years in age. Its light to medium ruby hue is accompanied by an extraordinary [...]

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Yalumba 2005 Hand-Picked Mourvedre Grenache Shiraz - Rhone Blends Red Wine

Nov 2nd, 2010 by admin | 0

Red Wine by Yalumba from Barossa Valley, Australia. Yalumba Hand Picked Mourvedre Grenache Shiraz 2005 is deep, dark, purple ruby red in colour. A very attractive and aromatic nose offers sweet black cherry with rustic forest floor aromas, dried herbs and spices. The palate displays stylish flavours with complex fruits and spice. Quite savoury [...]

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Henschke 2004 Mt. Edelstone Shiraz - Syrah/Shiraz Red Wine

Oct 18th, 2010 by admin | 0

Red Wine by Henschke from Barossa Valley, Australia. In 1912, Ronald Angas planted the sandy loam slopes of Mount Edelstone with Shiraz. Located high in the Eden Valley region this vineyard came to be known as Mount Edelstone meaning gemstone. The 90-year-old ungrafted dry-grown vines from this historic single vineyard are low yielding, producing [...]

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Jacob’s Creek 2005 Reserve Shiraz - Syrah/Shiraz Red Wine

Sep 14th, 2010 by admin | 0

Red Wine by Jacob’s Creek from Barossa Valley, Australia. Color: Deep crimson with purple hues. Bouquet: Rich fragrant blackberry and plum with a hint of spice balanced by integrated coffee/vanilla and toasty cedar oak notes. Palate: Intense dark berry fruit flavours, with layers olive and spice. The 2005 [...]

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