Category: John Duval

Wine Enthusiast Reviews Stellar Australian Shiraz Wine Enthusiast Advance Buying Guide December 2016 94 pts/CELLAR SELECTION            John Duval Eligo Shiraz 2013 Full bodied, creamy and lush, this is a prototypical…

Wine & Spirits Magazine October Issue, 2016 94 pts    Innocent Bystander Mea Culpa Syrah 2014 Phil Sexton and Steve Flamsteed produced this wine from a clone of unknown origin, what…

2017 Australian Wine Companion August 4th, 2016 James Halliday has released his 2017 Australian Wine Companion and wineries represented by Old Bridge Cellars are very well represented in the 90…

South Australia: Part 1 – Slow Burn Robert Parker’s The Wine Advocate June 30, 2016 by Lisa Perrotti-Brown This first part of my two-part annual South Australia report generally covers…

Wine Spectator and The Wine Advocate Reviews June, 2016 This week Wine Spectator released a few scores for Leeuwin Estate and John Duval while The Wine Advocate reviewed Leeuwin as…

Wine Enthusiast Advance Buying Guide Wine Enthusiast June Issue 2016 AUSTRALIA 94 pts    Cullen Kevin John Chardonnay 2013 It’s a shame only the equivalent of one barrel of this wine…

Australia Rediscovers Its Mojo Vinous March 2016 by Josh Raynolds BROKENWOOD 94 pts Brokenwood Graveyard Vineyard Shiraz 2013 Opaque ruby. Sexy dark berry, violet pastille and incense aromas are lifted…

Australia – A Compilation Jancis Robinson.com 8th October, 2015 Feast your eyes on the 200+ wines described below. Australia can offer the discerning wine drinker so much variety. Forget the…

Wine Enthuisast October 2015 Advance Buying Guide Wine Enthusiast October Issue 2015 95 pts/CELLAR SELECTION     Jasper Hill Georgia’s Paddock Shiraz 2012 When the alcohol levels are reined in…

Highs and Lows Down Under: Australian wines bounce back in 2012 with newfound diversity and sophistication Wine Spectator August Issue, 2015 by Harvey Steiman Vintage typically plays a secondary role…

South Australia: Barossa and Eden Valley Robert Parker’s The Wine Advocate June 30, 2015 by Lisa Perrotti-Brown This year I’ve decided to divide the massive land area of South Australia…

Pine Wine: Shiraz from lesser-known Aussie wineries Arizona Daily Sun March 11, 2015 by John Vankat Australia is among the world’s top ten wine-producing countries and is best known for…

New Barossa Shows Great Diversity JamesSuckling.com January, 2015 by Nick Stock JOHN DUVAL 2012 ENTITY SHIRAZ SCORE: 96 PTS TASTING NOTES: This is, I think, the best edition of this…

A Damn Good Search – Best Value Wines Under $45 Winesearcher.com January 7, 2015 by Wink Lorch We crunch the numbers looking for value and find wines with similar scores…