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Vasse Felix Heytesbury Chardonnay 2024

Posted on 12 March 2026.

The winemaking is good. The wine growing...

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Tasted : Mar26
Alcohol : 13.5%
Price : $140
Closure : Screwcap
Drink : 2027 - 2034
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Vasse Felix DHH1 Single Plot Chardonnay 2024

Vasse Felix DHH1 Single Plot Chardonnay 2024

Posted on 11 March 2026.

It's from a single block in Wallcliffe a...

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Tasted : Apr25
Alcohol : 13.5%
Price : $80
Closure : Screwcap
Drink : 2027 - 2033+
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Vasse Felix Chardonnay 2024

Posted on 10 March 2026.

This is a damn beautiful chardonnay. I m...

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Tasted : Mar26
Alcohol : 13.5%
Price : $46
Closure : Screwcap
Drink : 2026 - 2033
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Posted in chardonnay, Margaret River, Tip Top Tipple, Top Value5 Comments

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Gant & Cia Alvarinho 2025

Posted on 09 March 2026.

It's a high acid style but it's also hig...

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Tasted : Mar26
Alcohol : 12.5%
Price : $32
Closure : Screwcap
Drink : 2026 - 2031+
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Clonakilla Small Batch Pinot Noir 2025

Posted on 06 March 2026.

Grown on the original Clonakilla Pinot N...

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Tasted : Mar26
Alcohol : 13%
Price : $60
Closure : Screwcap
Drink : 2027 - 2033+
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Alkina Estate Semillon 2025

Posted on 06 March 2026.

Here's a statement for you. Barossa Vall...

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Tasted : Mar26
Alcohol : 13.5%
Price : $55
Closure : Diam
Drink : 2028 - 2033+
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Aunt Alice Night Sky Pinot Noir 2025

Posted on 05 March 2026.

Sturdy, complex, brooding Pinot Noir. It...

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Tasted : Mar26
Alcohol : 13%
Price : $50
Closure : Screwcap
Drink : 2027 - 2031+
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Oakridge Henk Vineyard Pinot Noir 2024

Posted on 05 March 2026.

The Henk vineyard is at Woori Yallock in...

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Tasted : Mar26
Alcohol : 13.5%
Price : $48
Closure : Screwcap
Drink : 2028 - 2033+
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Sutton Grange Fairbank Rose 2025

Posted on 05 March 2026.

Pale crimson in colour, generously flavo...

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Tasted : Mar26
Alcohol : 13%
Price : $35
Closure : Screwcap
Drink : 2026 - 2028
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Oakridge Hyde Park Shiraz 2024

Posted on 05 March 2026.

The Hyde Park vineyard is north facing a...

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Tasted : Mar26
Alcohol : 14.5%
Price : $48
Closure : Screwcap
Drink : 2026 - 2032+
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Oakridge Hazeldene Vineyard Pinot Noir 2024

Posted on 05 March 2026.

The Hazeldene Vineyard is at Gladysdale ...

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Tasted : Mar26
Alcohol : 13.5%
Price : $48
Closure : Screwcap
Drink : 2027 - 2033+
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Oakridge Willowlake Vineyard Pinot Noir 2024

Posted on 05 March 2026.

Lithe, lovely, light and lean; all those...

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Tasted : Mar26
Alcohol : 13.5%
Price : $48
Closure : Screwcap
Drink : 2028 - 2032+
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Oakridge Oakridge Vineyard Shiraz 2024

Posted on 04 March 2026.

All things considered, there's some outs...

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Tasted : Mar26
Alcohol : 14%
Price : $48
Closure : Screwcap
Drink : 2027 - 2033+
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Oakridge Hyde Park Cabernet Sauvignon 2024

Posted on 04 March 2026.

Smells beautiful. Pure blackcurrant, swe...

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Tasted : Mar26
Alcohol : 13.5%
Price : $48
Closure : Screwcap
Drink : 2028 - 2034+
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Willunga 100 Sheer Madness GSM 2024

Posted on 03 March 2026.

Raspberry and black cherry flavours comb...

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Tasted : Mar26
Alcohol : 14%
Price : $33
Closure : Screwcap
Drink : 2026 - 2030


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Provenance Ballarat Chardonnay 2024

Posted on 02 March 2026.

This is a lean chardonnay with excellent...

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Tasted : Mar26
Alcohol : 13.2%
Price : $55
Closure : Screwcap
Drink : 2029 - 2033+
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Provenance Geelong Chardonnay 2024

Posted on 02 March 2026.

There's power to the palate and power to...

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Tasted : Mar26
Alcohol : 12.7%
Price : $55
Closure : Screwcap
Drink : 2027 - 2033
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Provenance Golden Plains Pinot Noir 2024

Posted on 02 March 2026.

Made from pinot noir grown in the Geelon...

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Tasted : Mar26
Alcohol : 13.4%
Price : $35
Closure : Screwcap
Drink : 2026 - 2029
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Parker Coonawarra Estate First Growth 2022

Posted on 02 March 2026.

From the Abbey Vineyard, 41 days on skin...

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Tasted : Mar26
Alcohol : 14.5%
Price : $110
Closure : Screwcap
Drink : 2028 - 2035+
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Parker Coonawarra Estate Terra Rossa Merlot 2024

Posted on 02 March 2026.

From the Racecourse Block of the Kidman ...

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Tasted : Mar26
Alcohol : 14%
Price : $34
Closure : Screwcap
Drink : 2026 - 2029+
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