Had a lovely afternoon with Shashi and Devendra yesterday. Shashi spoke of how her approach to wine making has evolved from her time and experiences at Bass Phillips. She showed me the development in her wine over 4 vintages which correlate to the refining of her viticultural practices and learning from making a more natural wine. The 13 and especially the 14 recently reviewed by @winecompanionmag...

A great line up at Tuck's Ridge. The estate wines had a character that spoke more than simply an estate wine. Single vineyard Chardonnay's showed the effects of local soil structures with the 12 Turramurra a gorgeous mineral number with truffle notes at the back of the palate while the 12 and 13 Buckle is more of a sophisticated, subtle and fruit driven number. The Buckle Pinot Noir was drinking v...

@rodneyallen13 described the 2013 Moorooduc McIntyre Pinot Noir as Poww!!! in the mouth lol. It was quite the sophisticated and complex number with many layers of flavours and a length that endured.
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