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Winsor’s choice: Dominique Portet 2011 Fontaine Rosé
Winsor Dobbin Another impressively dry new-wave rosé from father and son team Dominique and Ben Portet in the Yarra Valley – the ninth and 10th generations of family winemakers. This is worthy wine for inclusion in the second Rosé Revolution, a blend of merlot, shiraz and cabernet sauvignon from the Yarra and Pyrenees. It’s a […]
Winsor’s choice: Lock & Key 2011 Hilltops Riesling
Winsor Dobbin If you love classic dry riesling but are on a tight budget, this is a name well worth remembering. From the Moppity vineyard outside Young in New South Wales, it is an absolute bargain at a recommended retail price of around $16 – more so given it can sometimes be found discounted to […]
Winsor’s choice: De Iuliis 2009 Steven Vineyard Shiraz
Winsor Dobbin There is no doubt that Mike de Iuliis is among the brightest young winemaking talents in the Hunter Valley. His 2011 semillon was one of the standouts of a recent Twitter tasting and this is another excellent offering made from the Hunter’s other key grape variety. Inky, with intense black pepper and wild […]
Winsor’s choice: DiGiorgio Family 2008 Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon
Winsor Dobbin The DiGiorgio family are unsung heroes of the Limestone Coast wine region, producing nicely balanced wines at very fair prices. This is a classic – and affordable – Coonawarra cabernet with ripe, supple and sweet dark fruit characters matched by black olives notes, soft tannins and unobtrusive toasty French oak. Made by veteran […]
