Tag Archives: Grenache

An Australian First Family d’Arenberg

Posted on January 22, 2017 by simplepalatesseriously

With Australia Day upon us, I thought it was time to revisit one of the first wineries I visited after I moved to Melbourne. Back then, the Yarra Valley was nothing more than a tourist trap to me, and the … Continue reading →

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Sieber Road GSM 2009, Barossa Valley, SA

Posted on January 10, 2015 by simplepalatesseriously

$19 from Cloudwine. Sieber Road is a small family business run out of the Western region of the Barossa Valley. Their wines are well-priced, and good discounts are available on dozen orders. This GSM (current vintage $200/dz) has settled down … Continue reading →

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Torbreck Les Amis 2002, Barossa Valley, SA

Posted on October 11, 2014 by simplepalatesseriously

$150 direct from winery. This is the second vintage of the Les Amis. Single vineyard, freakin’ old vines, a wine conceived by Dave Powell for his Singaporean friends, and especially Ignatius Chan when Justin Quek had not long established the … Continue reading →

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Kalleske Clarry’s GSM 2012, Barossa Valley, SA

Posted on September 19, 2014 by simplepalatesseriously

AUD$20 direct from winery. (Current vintage 2014) Intense black ruby-purple colour, a fresh sweet bouquet of black plums, blackberries, mulberry jam, hints of black olives and espresso roast. A full-bodied wine as expected from the warm ripe vintage conditions of 2012. … Continue reading →

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Mas de Libian Vin de Petanque 2011, Coteaux de l’Ardèche, Rhone Valley

Posted on September 19, 2014 by simplepalatesseriously

This is a ‘natural’ Vin de Pays hailing from an organic clay-limestone (with flat stones) vineyard in the Ardèche department of South-Central France. The Thibon family have owned the estate since 1670 and have developed it into a biodynamic operation since 2005. … Continue reading →

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