3/6/2024 - GregK59 Likes this wine:

Really like the balance between fruit and oak with freshness and complexity.

3/6/2024 - GregK59 wrote:

Nice wine with good balance between red fruits and tannin. Drank nicely with rib eye.

3/6/2024 - GregK59 Likes this wine:

Drinking beautifully. Classic cherry menthol dried herbs with medium weight and long finish. Great with a nice piece of rib eye. Plenty of life yet.

9/17/2023 - GregK59 Does not like this wine:

Corked

7/6/2023 - GregK59 Likes this wine:

Agree with previous reviews. Good at $25 but not at full price.

3/18/2023 - GregK59 Likes this wine:

Last bottle and it was a cracker. Very balanced blackcurrant bay leaf some cedar mild tannins long finish.

3/18/2023 - GregK59 Likes this wine:

Classic nebbiolo nose of rose and cherry. Lighter framed but very pleasant cherry tobacco leather and balanced tannins. Drinking pretty well now.

3/13/2023 - GregK59 Likes this wine:

Lovely aged riesling character - honey, minerality, aged fruit characters. Drinking at peak.

3/5/2023 - GregK59 Likes this wine:

Beautiful sour cherry, firm tannins. Opened up after a couple of hours but still has plenty of life ahead

3/1/2023 - GregK59 Likes this wine:

Drinking beautifully but probably at its peak.

12/30/2022 - GregK59 Does not like this wine:

Oxidised - undrinkable.

12/7/2022 - GregK59 Likes this wine:

Second last bottle. Lovely rich fruit plum spice secondary flavours. Drinking very nicely - a little alcohol heat at the end

8/28/2022 - GregK59 wrote:

Red fruits, with some added notes of rose and violet. The palate is quite lively, with nice acidity, a pleasant mouthfeel, and flavours of red fruits and a touch of spice. Oak flavours are subtle. A nice Friday night wine with pizza.

8/28/2022 - GregK59 Likes this wine:

A lovely Piedmontese blend made of Dolcetto, Nebbiolo, Barbera and Cabernet Sauvignon. Ruby-red fruit like cherry and little hints of spice, supple and balanced with refreshing acidity making it the perfect accompaniment to a warming bowl of pasta.

7/16/2022 - GregK59 Likes this wine:

Agree with all previous reviewers. Outstanding wine drinking at its peak but with plenty of time left.

7/6/2022 - GregK59 wrote:

Big and rich but carries it’s high alcohol well. Went very well with a hearty beef bourguignon and improved over the evening.

1/30/2022 - GregK59 Likes this wine:

In great shape sweet fruit earthiness well balanced and long finish. Last bottle but probably the best.

12/25/2021 - GregK59 Likes this wine:

Drinking very well, rich but balanced. Tannins have softened and some complexity. Ready but will go longer.

12/25/2021 - GregK59 Likes this wine:

Outstanding - complexity, balanced beautiful sweet fruit and long finish. Superb with ham and porchetta.

10/3/2021 - GregK59 wrote:

Improved over 4-5 hours. Tawny brown, violets, sour cherry. Good but not great Barolo. May improve but I suspect better drinking over next few years.

9/26/2021 - GregK59 Does not like this wine:

Couldn't see the attraction. Expensive raspberry cordial. Rarely do i not finish a glass but this had not interest.

9/19/2021 - GregK59 Likes this wine:

Last bottle. Rich fruit, mineral some oak but balanced and long finish. Still going strong.

8/29/2021 - GregK59 Likes this wine:

2 hour decant. Opened with good fruit on the nose, tannins still obvious but more fruit forward on the palate. Drank very well with porchetta

8/28/2021 - GregK59 Likes this wine:

Decanted for 1 hour. Good primary fruit, cherry and dusty element. Drank well with a steak.

8/1/2021 - GregK59 Likes this wine:

Meyer lemon, grapefruit some light smokiness. Lovely creamy mouthfeel with balanced acid. Drinking very well and great value.

7/19/2021 - GregK59 Does not like this wine:

First bottle worst example of corked wine i have ever experienced. Second bottle drinkable but flat and unlike good Barolo. Not a great advertisement for the maker or cork.

7/16/2021 - GregK59 wrote:

Lovely limey honey nose and long palate. None of the kero that can dominate in riesling. Drinking beautifully and a perfect match for flathead.

7/7/2021 - GregK59 wrote:

Disappointing. Decanted 2 hours prior and drank over another 3-4 but never really opened up. Tight dense fruit and not much nose. I was a fan of the previous vintage but will skip this.

6/20/2021 - GregK59 Likes this wine:

Opened perfectly lovely fruit balanced tannins drinking at its peak.

5/10/2021 - GregK59 Likes this wine:

Double decant. Drank with a 2010. More open and expressive with forward fruit and gripping tannins.

5/9/2021 - GregK59 Likes this wine:

Double decant over 4 hours opened up. Good primary fruit, tannins still firm. Drank well with Osso Buco.

4/24/2021 - GregK59 Likes this wine:

Raspberry, smoke, licorice on the nose- complex. Rich full palate with a little alcoholic heat but long finish. Classic example of aged Aussie Grenache.

2/14/2021 - GregK59 Likes this wine:

3 hour double decant. Fruit started to appear although still very tight with obvious tannins. Enjoyable but hard to say if it will improve with age or is just a lean style.

2/14/2021 - GregK59 Likes this wine:

Last bottle and possibly even better than the previous one. Sweet fruit and aged characters on the nose. Great balance and length with lovely blackberry fruit. Best wine I have drunk for some time!

11/7/2020 - GregK59 Likes this wine:

Good fruit and balanced tannins. A little bit of alcohol heat (15.5%) but overall drinking pretty well.

11/3/2020 - GregK59 Likes this wine:

Excellent bottle drinking beautifully.

9/20/2020 - GregK59 Likes this wine:

Third of six and still in great shape. Classic liquorice spicy nose and long spicy palate with just a touch of alchoholic heat. Still going strong.

9/6/2020 - GregK59 wrote:

Dense blackcurrant fruit some oak to start but went away in decanter. Plush deep fruit and secondary characters - drinking very well with slow roasted lamb but probably still has some time.

8/16/2020 - GregK59 wrote:

Excellent dense fruit - coffee, iron filings, dark fruits. Very balanced and fresh despite its age. Drinking beautifully.

8/13/2020 - GregK59 wrote:

Lovely vibrant fruit on the nose when opened. Good balance and colour. Cassis chocolate coffee some spice nice long finish. i think drinking at its peak so wouldn't hold on too much longer.

4/26/2020 - GregK59 Likes this wine:

Fantastic dense colour and full deep fruit intensity. Outdid the Basket Press we drank it with

4/13/2020 - GregK59 Likes this wine:

Classic nebbiolo cherry and rose petals. Drinking very well, smooth tannins and good finish.

4/13/2020 - GregK59 Likes this wine:

Great deep brooding fruit and long finish. High quality.

3/22/2020 - GregK59 wrote:

Raised in concrete to retain varietal character and freshness the name of the game here is drinkability and Mongrana delivers that in spades with its cohort of plump, juicy, red and dark fruit characters, lovely perfume and gently giving tannins. It’s built to over deliver on character while remaining fresh and inviting, it’s most at home on the table with food, family and friends. This is a perennial favourite with us for its sheer deliciousness and the 2017 is no exception. A Little darker than last year’s iteration but also with a dollop more lip-smacking fruit. Great little wine. ROSCOE

2/29/2020 - GregK59 Likes this wine:

Surprising forward quite feminine nose and then beautiful expressive fruit - sour cherry and good acid but very balanced. Excellent.

2/29/2020 - GregK59 Likes this wine:

Wine of the night paired against 98 Petaluma Coonawarra. Beautiful depth of fruit, blackberry, mulberry still in great shape with fine tannins and long finish. Unfortunately only 1 more bottle in the cellar.

2/29/2020 - GregK59 Likes this wine:

Green tannins to start and tight but with decanting and time it opened up to be classic coonawarra fruit and long finish. Drank beautifully with slow roasted lamb.

2/3/2020 - GregK59 Likes this wine:

High quality Sauvignon a class above most going around. Lemony, fennel fresh nose. Lovely texture from the oak with fresh lemon and passion fruit and tight acid. Beautiful food wine perfect with prawns with thyme.

10/13/2019 - GregK59 Likes this wine:

Good solid Cru bourgeois with black currant and spice on the nose and good depth of fruit with tannins and a little alcohol heat. Very enjoyable with slow roasted lamb shoulder.

1/20/2019 - GregK59 Likes this wine:

Winemaker notes

The new release of what has become a foundation stone wine for us. An almost seamless follow on from the 2016. Obviously a little fresher and perkier than the ’16 at this stage, but it will follow a very similar path. Showing some red berry perfume and a light dusting of savoury oak that will develop with bottle age. Rich and soft in the mouth with a structure between medium and full bodied, but with a smooth mid palate and a lick of soft tannins. Will settle in the short term, but will build richness and complexity the longer it is in the bottle.