Category Archive: Coonawarra

11 Sep

Wynns Coonawarra releases (including 2005 Black Label Cabernet Sauvignon)

Wynns Coonawarra releases (including 2005 Black Label Cabernet Sauvignon)

A bit of frantic diary-reshuffling resulted in a Thursday lunch together last week with Wynns winemaker Sarah Pidgeon who was in town as part of …

 
By Max Veenhuyzen
Also posted in Cabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay, Icon, Red, Riesling, Shiraz, South Australia
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29 May

Coonawarra Vintage Report 2007

Coonawarra Vintage Report 2007

The Coonawarra Vignerons and Grapegrowers are pleased to report that warm and dry ripening conditions resulted in the 2007 vintage producing good fruit quality, however …

 
By Max Veenhuyzen
Also posted in South Australia, Vintage Report
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22 Jan

Yalumba Coonawarra Barossa Shiraz 2004 (”around $20″)

Yalumba Coonawarra Barossa Shiraz 2004 (”around $20″)

The power of Barossa shiraz takes on the class and structure of Coonawarran cabernet and drinkers are the winner. Opens up smelling essentially Coonawarran with …

 
By Max Veenhuyzen
Also posted in $20 - $30, Cork, Medium-bodied, Red
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