I enjoyed revisiting these wines from Frankland Estate, and the current releases are really impressive. Head 250 km east of the Margaret River wine region in Western Australia, and you’ll…
Some great wines, tasted blind
So Stu, Joe, Will and I rocked over to Andrew’s pad in Fulham for an evening of wines tasted blind, together with some rather nice food. We’d initially agreed to…
Cullen Mangan East Block
This is pretty special. It’s a biodynamic red from Western Australia that weighs in at just 12.5% alcohol, but has no lack of flavour at all. There’s currently a bit…
A delicious Zinfandel from Western Australia
Laithwaites have unearthed a gem here. It’s a wine that surprised me: I’m not a fan of Zinfandel normally, but this is really elegant and utterly delicious, and it’s at…
Voyager Estate Shiraz 2009 Margaret River
I have been drinking this young Margaret River Shiraz for the last couple of evenings, and it’s impressive. Normally, you’d associate this rather beautiful part of Western Australia with Cabernet…
Picardy – elegance from Western Australia
I have just written up the fabulously stylish Picardy wines from Western Australia’s Pemberton region. You can read the full review here. They’re just so elegant, and probably my favourite…