Chris Zitzman

9.2

Deep, golden-hue in color, the 2020 Terlano “Kreuth” (100% Chardonnay) is a lush, full-bodied example of the variety. Hints of star fruit and bright citrus notes greet the nose, but it’s on the palate where this wine be shinin’ right now. Full-bodied, rich and glorious is the texture, pinned down by an uncanny mineral-driven sense of place. I learned a long time ago that you just can’t write-off ANY of the Chardonnay that comes from the Alto-Adige region of Italy- or ANYWHERE from Italy for that matter. As it breathes it comes into its own, changing with every breath and reinforcing itself on the finish. See simply: do not overlook. — 8 months ago

with Beth

Romain Fitoussi

9.2

SyrahTastingDay#3
Completely disoriented by this very original expression of the Syrah. We expect a Sunny wine with alcohol and the typical notes of Australian Shiraz outside, we have here a wine of great delicacy with rather red fruity notes, and unexpected vegetable notes of menthol and even eucalyptus, also a slight musk animal character. The winemaking is admirable and we recognize Alain Graillot's style. Superb! 🇦🇺

Complètement désorienté face à cette expression très originale de la syrah. On attend un vin du soleil avec de l’alcool et les notes typées du Shiraz australien hors, on a ici un vin d’u grande délicatesse avec des notes fruitées plutôt rouges, et des notes végétales inattendues mentholée et même eucalyptus, également un léger caractère animal musqué. La vinification est admirable et on reconnaît le style d’Alain Graillot. Superbe! 🇦🇺 — 4 years ago

Stuart Gregor

9.0

First taste - pretty good — 6 years ago

Ron R

9.2

Changing lanes with this Oregon pinot. Spellbinding notes of dark chocolate and sandalwood on the nose. Wonderful poise and grace on the palette. The entry is soft and graceful with redcurrants, strawberries and rhubarb sailing on. Tannins and acidity are fused together nicely. A very elegant, precise showing which won’t evolve to a better place, so consume this vintage now. — 8 years ago

with Anne-marie

Diedra West

9.2

Diedra had this 13 years ago

Brandon Chew

8.9

Textured brilliance. Oily, lemon, some kind of herb at the finish — 9 months ago

Bob McDonald

9.5

At a good French restaurant in Sydney - Franca Brasserie. Place of Changing Winds is the brainchild of Robert Walters, one of the leading importers of Fine Wine into Australia - IFW. This is his local venture based in the Macedon Ranges, to the immediate north of Melbourne. Specialising in Pinot Noir and Chardonnay. 2020 as a vintage is well described on the label as “Annus Horribilis”. Terrible weather including a freak frost meant only 100 dozen bottles were produced. As often happens in these difficult vintages the resulting wine was very good - pretty and perfumed yet structured and fine boned at the same time. Looking forward to trying more bottles from this ultra boutique winery. — 2 years ago

Matt Duncan

9.1

Savory nose. Bright red fruit lingers from attack through finish, changing shapes and perspectives along the way. Oak is subtle but darkness of tannin seem out of place. — 5 years ago

Jordan Wardlaw

9.2

Easily the most enigmatic wine of this morning’s tasting. Briny, savory, ever-changing and shifting as I keep coming back to it. Everything from golden apple to tropical to green herbs and white flowers and dash of honey. The sum of its parts only merely suggests Riesling- I’ll admit I would have called this Loire Chenin. Beautiful wine with a unique identity and sense of place, produced from some of the oldest Riesling vines in the country. — 8 years ago

Pete Contaldi

9.2

Stags Leap District wine from Thomas Rivers Brown, and very expressive of place. Maybe not as rich and voluptuous as some of Brown's other wines (Jones Family, Casa Piena) but beautiful secondary character of dark, damp earth with ripe red & black fruit. Well-structured and serious wine. — 10 years ago

Tom Kobylarz

9.5

One of the best Syrah I have had outside the Northern Rhone! — a year ago

Bob McDonald

9.3

At Andrew McConnell’s latest restaurant in Melbourne, Gimlet, which has some wow factor and a NewYork 1920’s like vibe. This Pinot is the new kid on the quality block in Australia. From the Macedon Ranges. Sweet black cherry fruit. Sous Bois. A long life ahead. — 2 years ago

Alan Weinberg

9.3

becoming an annual purchase, this bottle was sealed w a Diam 15 and fresh as a daisy. It’s in a good place. The bouquet is complex and expressive, keeps changing, evolving. Yellow-fruited, minerals and acid, but so together and refined. Very bright and classy, it finishes very long and clean. I just hold a mouthful on the tongue and palate and there’s a continual parade of fireworks. Really delicious. — 5 years ago

Rhonely Boy

9.1

Clean, fresh, fruity, mild fennel in the air of the terroir. Very nice. Think clean concentrated golden fruit notes from drying winds, not hot sun baked fruit. When served too cold, fruit and stainless is concentrated, and could be mistaken for mild oxidation. Good on its own, but, fruit floral and honey notes emerge when paired with mild vegetable such as sweet peas, pairing with fresh fennel could be awesome. alcohol becomes more in focus with fish and fats, and umami aspects of fat are amplified slightly. Theres something about the soil notes, but cant place it, not sandy not volcanic... good healthy clean soil — 7 years ago

Howard Yang

9.8

Black purple color, like the abyss, if you can smell velvet, this would be it! Delicate notes of smoke, bacon, violet, hibiscus, nail polish and purple flower, excellent balanced acidity with firm and velvety tannin that are falling into place and ready to sing, tastes of tobacco, black tea, nutmeg, quince jelly, dried cranberry, prune, licorice, & BBQ'd bacon wrapped date, impeccable balance with changing layers of umami attacking your taste buds, smooth long finish & a savory plum-pomegranate aftertaste. — 10 years ago

Christopher Prain

9.6

21/03/2014 Brought from the cellar, cold and left throughout dinner standing on the table. Golden green. Honey, fennel, marzipan, scent, fresh cut grass, spice it explodes from the glass, mellowing with air and it becomes cleaner like fresh shellfish then more honeyed - ever changing. Initially you are aware of the weight of the wine in your mouth, viscose; it rolls off the tongue, waves of flavour, searing acidity but in check with the rich, honeyed, citrus palate, a touch of acetone - the only characteristic of the wine that feels out of place. Ultimately I feel the quality of the vineyard defers to the quality of the winemaker, however this is a wonderful wine that puts a smile on my face every time I put the glass to my nose. The greatest winemaker I have ever tasted - who knows? (56 views) — 12 years ago