Grape Observer Wine Review

This wine is from Cael’s Gate and is a different expression of shiraz from Mudgee and the 2025 vintage, compared with the 2025 vintage of their shiraz here. Tasted before labelling and 15 months along its journey ageing in French oak, this wine is to b...

This wine is from Cael’s Gate and is a shiraz from Mudgee in New South Wales, Australia. Mudgee produces soft and fruity styles of shiraz. Tasted before labelling, this wine is a rich and joyous style, aided by whole berry grapes.  The colour is an inky purple.  The aroma is ripe and exuberant, with emphasis on primary dark plum fruit characters. The palate is soft, full bod...

This is a very good sauvignon blanc from Ross Hill in Orange and the 2025 vintage.  This region produces European style wines, and this wine presents as somewhere between a Loire Valley Touraine and new wave New Zealand sauvignon blanc in its style.  There are subtle aromas of gooseberry and bread characters. The palate has a medium body and a lovely bready texture, likely f...

Labelled as “Clos Saint-Théobald”, this wine is a grand cru riesling from Domaine Schoffit in Alsace in France.  Clos Saint-Théobald is in a walled section within the famous Rangen grand cru vineyard. There is some useful information here from its Australian importer. Alsace repr...

This is a great value wine from Leeuwin Estate.  I used to find Leeuwin Estate’s cabernets too green and smoky for my preference, but recent vintages such as their 2020 Art Series Cabernet Sauvignon, and now this wine, appear...