G.D. Vajra Bricco Delle Viole Barolo region_geelong

G.D. Vajra Bricco Delle Viole Barolo region_geelong

and there's some nutty umami flavours in the mix too

Oak sits slightly atop the ripe fruit but give it a hot second or a couple of years and it'll come together

and blackberry

Cabernet Franc (9%) and Petit Verdot (1%)

which solidified Pooley as one of the 'great' Australian producers to watch

Ryan O'Meara started Express Winemakers in 2011 in the Great Southern region of Western Australia and has steadily been growing the brand ever since

swishes of salinity and a touch of struck match

background spice and earth notes provide some subtle complexity and interest in a great-value

and the bubbles are balanced

After 10 years of making the wine

a whisper of spring florals and rocky minerality

spicy flavour of Gewurztraminer