Archive for the 'Mourvedre' Category

Henschke Henry’s Seven 2006 ($30)

In a tasting last night where too many wines were overpriced and quite frankly overdone to the point of looking like caricatures of the big, bold, predominantly South Australian blockbuster style of red, this came up smelling like proverbial roses: though in reality, it was more like a hedonistic, heady flurry of white pepper and [...]

John Duval Wines Entity Shiraz 2005 ($47)

While we’re in the Barossa, it would be remiss not to mention at least one shiraz from the region, particularly when it comes from the hand of former Grange winemaker John Duval. Now out on his own, one of the former custodians of Penfold’s flagship wine is applying his 30-odd years of winemaking experience to [...]