The Anderson & Marsh team is doing really good things with albarino. It’s a fine wine from every angle. The chalkiness of the texture, the inlay of florals, the combination of intensity and length, not to mention the all-round style. It’s generally fruit-driven but then I’d also call it savoury, and complex. It’s driven by […]
Mayford and Tempranillo have become synonymous. There’s plenty of bold flavour here though there’s a firm undertow of tannin and it feels seamless throughout. In fact overall integration here, particularly of oak and fruit, is excellent. Coffee, cola, black cherry, sweet herbs and roasted meat notes. It feels up-front and generous at first but then […]
Porepunkah Shiraz from the Mayford vineyard. Beautifully crafted wine. Filligreed tannin is the key to its quality but the spread of flavour is the source of the seduction. Black cherry into plum, toast and chicory, a suggestion of peppercorn and a subtle creaminess. Oak is certainly in play but overall the wine feels both balanced […]
Mayford and Tempranillo have become synonymous. Savoury, sweet, structured and sustained. The way this wine evolves in the glass is quite something. We get sweet cedar and coffee, cola and sars, earth and cloves. We get a solid push of flavour but there’s such reach to the tannin too. Quality is top notch. It’s going […]
Another ripping Tempranillo from Mayford. The Mayford reds always creep up on me. I start out liking them and end up loving them. This is bold, ripe and forward at first, a little bombastic even, which is all very well but it had me thinking 92-93 if you know what I mean. And then. As […]
Porepunkah Shiraz, re-defined. Mayford shiraz has been a beautiful thing on many occasions but this release arguably takes the cake. It shifts the conversation slightly. It feels finer, longer, more confident, more Burgundian. Cherries, chocolate, coffee and sweet spices, and ample quantities of each, all come as a seamless whole; there’s no jostling here, the […]
2016 was a difficult season at Mayford so this wine was made to tide things over. That’s the background though the quality is higher than those words might imply. It’s made mostly with shiraz from the Wanted Man vineyard at Heathcote though there’s input also from Beechworth- and Alpine Valleys-grown shiraz. The word impeccable almost […]
Sure it was a difficult season but Eleana Anderson doesn’t accept excuses; she never puts out a bad wine. There’s a glossy, polished aspect to this wine, often part of the Mayford appeal, though this release comes with rugged tannin too. A wine of rugged good looks, you could say. It’s raspberried, meaty, floral and […]
“Ovens Crossing” is the former name of Porepunkah, the home of Mayford. As fond as I am of the Porepunkah name, I think I might just prefer Ovens Crossing. This is a blend of tempranillo and cabernet sauvignon. It won’t be released until July 2017. It’s a beautifully balanced, flavoured and structured wine. Red/black berries, […]
Tempranillo from Porepunkah in the Alpine Valleys wine region. North-east Victoria. Where the mountains meet the sky. I don’t live in Porepunkah anymore but I was in the area earlier this week and after a solid winter/spring of rain, the place is looking magnificent. It is, truly, one of the most beautiful places in Australia. […]
