This week, we’re featuring four wines (rated 95–99 points), plus a gin and a limoncello we’ve recently reviewed for Halliday Spirits.
Dave Brookes says the 2021 release of Yalumba’s The Caley is “the best thus far”, and that the Felton Road Cornish Point 2023 Pinot Noir “makes for beautiful drinking.”
Mike Bennie thinks Shaw + Smith’s Lenswood Chardonnay 2023 is “utterly fantastic,” and Jeni Port highlights the “power and elegance” in the ’23 Jasper Hill Emily’s Paddock Shiraz Cabernet Franc.
Of the Summer Gin from The Canberra Distillery, Jess Clayfield says it’s “fun… but incredibly well executed,” and Fred Siggins thinks the Limoncello from Sandy Gray is both “very well-made and dangerously easy-to-drink”.
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“Emily's is all about the dirt, the place and a decision made by the winemaker's parents to add cabernet franc to shiraz, a regional star.” – Jeni Port
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