4/3/2024 - Redback Likes this wine:

Quite perfumed. Blackberries, with fine tannin structure. Excellent!

3/23/2024 - Redback Likes this wine:

Drank over 2 nights and even better the next day. A great drop!

2/18/2024 - Redback Likes this wine:

From the estate vineyard on the Hill of Pugnane in Castiglione Falletto, straddling the border with Monforte. Exquisite bouquet of orange and cherries. Medium bodied with tight tannins and nice line of acidity. My first experience with this producer and very good on all accounts.

2/1/2024 - Redback Likes this wine:

Year in, year out, this wine always hits the Rizza spot for me. Juicy, Dry and great VFM.

1/28/2024 - Redback Likes this wine:

A blend of Shiraz, Sangiovese and Nebbiolo. Darker fruits, savory and medium bodied. Good length.

1/14/2024 - Redback Likes this wine:

Drunk alongside a 2013 Seppelt St Peters, the Bin 0 was a better wine for me. More elegant with less influence from oak.

12/3/2023 - Redback Likes this wine:

Amazing what a year makes. Tannins have settled down, though still there. Drinking well now but there is no rush.

11/26/2023 - Redback Likes this wine:

Looking at my last note, this is drinking superbly. An example that a high alcohol wine can carry well as long as there is balance.

11/9/2023 - Redback Likes this wine:

So Fresh. Excellent.

9/10/2023 - Redback Likes this wine:

Fresh and fruit forward. Does not seem like a 10-year-old wine.

8/16/2023 - Redback Likes this wine:

My last of a case of half-bottles. Apparently, there were some problems with these bottles but fortunately, mine were all good. Great BP and very approachable.

8/6/2023 - Redback Likes this wine:

Easy going red. Nothing too complex but has enough interest to keep your attention.

8/6/2023 - Redback Likes this wine:

Drinking very well though a touch young.

8/2/2023 - Redback Likes this wine:

Coming together quite nicely.

7/30/2023 - Redback Likes this wine:

Very Gluggable - this is a great wine to have with BBQ meats.

6/15/2023 - Redback wrote:

I'm not too sure if there was whole bunch in the wine-making process of the taste of green stalks was prominent. Light-bodied.

5/14/2023 - Redback Likes this wine:

PNP. Drinking really well.

4/23/2023 - Redback Likes this wine:

Drank over 2 nights. Much better the 2nd night.

4/15/2023 - Redback Likes this wine:

Everything you want in a young cabernet. Should age well.

4/2/2023 - Redback Likes this wine:

Surprising light, perhaps reflecting its 13.5% alc. Much better with food.

3/12/2023 - Redback wrote:

Well developed for its age. Drink now.

2/22/2023 - Redback Likes this wine:

Half-bottle. Nicely balanced. Lime with a long finish

2/19/2023 - Redback Likes this wine:

Rich, dark fruit. Somewhat porty but not an issue.

2/12/2023 - Redback Likes this wine:

Medium-bodied. Touch of eucalypt on the second day that gives it that Clare style for me.

2/4/2023 - Redback Likes this wine:

PNP. Savoury, dry tannins. Nice Hunter style

1/28/2023 - Redback Likes this wine:

From Magnum (screwcap). Gee this was good. Blackerry, plums and all in balance. Could easily go another 10 years.

1/3/2023 - Redback Likes this wine:

Best Aussie Sangiovese I have experienced.

1/3/2023 - Redback Likes this wine:

Great balance and structure. Can't fault it.

1/8/2023 - Redback Likes this wine:

Nice fruit and structured. Not candied as some Barossa grenache can be.

12/28/2022 - Redback Likes this wine:

Good quality chardonnay. Stone fruits and light touch of oak. Good drinking now.

12/11/2022 - Redback Likes this wine:

Drank alongside the 2 other shiraz blends from the same vintage. Though medium bodied, I found this 'heavier' than the others. All are drinking well now.

11/27/2022 - Redback Likes this wine:

Drank over 2 nights. Blackcurrants, good tannic structure. Slightly softer on 2nd night however still too young.

11/27/2022 - Redback Likes this wine:

Nicely balanced and in a good spot.

11/5/2022 - Redback Likes this wine:

Tassie regional blend. Fruit forward, oak not dominant. Very drinkable but I would expect a few extra years should provide some extra complexity.

10/9/2022 - Redback Likes this wine:

Tasted alongside a Rockford Basket Press from the same vintage over 2 nights. The Sami-Odi was a lot more savoury with less oak influence.

9/22/2022 - Redback Likes this wine:

Cork in good condition. Smooth tannins, blackcurrant, hint of cedar. Very happy with this bottle.

9/16/2022 - Redback Likes this wine:

Medium bodied with light tannins. Great Grenache flavours. I think this is a more drink now proposition.

9/22/2022 - Redback wrote:

Under screwcap. Opened on Sunday for a glass then re-tasted some 5 days later. Still going strong and I think the extra days helped in mellowing it out. Full bodied and balanced but still somewhat oaky for my tastes.

9/4/2022 - Redback Likes this wine:

Tight acidity. Will benefit with more age

9/4/2022 - Redback Likes this wine:

Drank over 2 nights. Double decanted on opening. Opened up significantly on Day 2. Drinking well now but there is no rush here!

9/1/2022 - Redback wrote:

Somewhat dull. Suggest come back in a couple of years.

8/27/2022 - Redback Likes this wine:

Best parcel grapes from the Ablington Vineyard estate in Pokolbin. Blackberry and Mocha with oak providing a supporting role. Very balanced and drinking well.

8/20/2022 - Redback Likes this wine:

Balanced with a long finish. Excellent.

8/15/2022 - Redback Likes this wine:

Bit of mushroom and blood orange. Good length and drinking well now.

7/27/2022 - Redback Likes this wine:

1 hour decant. In a good spot. What I like about this is that the oak does not dominate.

7/15/2022 - Redback Likes this wine:

I have had a few vintages from this producer and this is definitely the best for me. Has all the Neb characteristic that you would expect from its home turf. Very approachable now. Recommended.

7/16/2022 - Redback Likes this wine:

A blend of 85% Clarendon and 15% Blewitt Springs Grenache from 1921 vines. Pencil/graphite notes. Cherry flavours with fine tannins. Not confectionary in which many grenache can become. My first wine from this producer and I like it.

5/17/2022 - Redback Likes this wine:

Earthy, savoury notes. Excellent drinking now. Fascinated to see how this develops in say another 5 years.

5/15/2022 - Redback Likes this wine:

An even blend. Some plum and blackberry. Fine tannins. Drinking well now but will continue to development.

5/15/2022 - Redback Likes this wine:

This is an annual purchase and always represented great VFM Pinot. I found this quite light, perhaps reflecting its 13.% alc. Very easy drinking.