Badgers Brook

Hope Estate

Wollombi Brook Semillon 2018

Drinking this one just three years after the vintage, this is all fresh and crispy. The nose is Honeycrisp apple... On the palate, that apple gets really dry and crisp... Dried sage here too... Quite acidic which will be great for food pairings. — 3 years ago

Brook & Bull

Columbia Valley Malbec 2019

2019 very smooth that do not believe it’s Malbec. Fruit forward with structure. A fruity Malbec. Wow imho — 3 years ago

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Shob Brook Wines

Monday By Tommy Ruff Red Blend 2017

30 November 2018. Henry's Wine & Spirit, Brooklyn, NY. — 6 years ago

Shob Brook Wines

Cabernet Franc

Lightly fizzy, jam-y, rich and refreshing — 3 years ago

Oxbow Brewing Company

Punch Brook Stainless Aged Farmhouse Lager with Raspberries

Even better than I remembered. Maybe bc it’s on draft from the motherland — 3 years ago

Pipers Brook Vineyard

Pinot Noir 2019

Pale to mid Ruby in colour with great clarity. Aromatic red and black Cherry notes with rose petals. A stalky whole bunch note with a little spice. Those fresh cherry notes of medium weight but medium plus intensity transfer through to the palate. Very fresh, young with great potential for future complexity. I can see why it won the Trophy for Best Pinot Noir at both Royal Adelaide and Royal Hobart - both shows with extensive and high quality Pinot entries. Too young but I had to try the first of 6. Next in a year plus. Technical background: (whole berry ferments with 20% whole bunches. Aged in 25% new puncheons and Barriques). Ended up having the 2nd bottle 195 weeks later on 25th October 2024. Just a stunning Pinot Noir and even improving on that 2 Trophies standard. — 4 years ago

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Bob McDonald

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@Greg Gosselin Yes Greg. They have been high quality producers in the Tamar River for a while now. Also make a good sparkling.
Byron Hewett

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I visited them in 1990 when Andrew Pirie was still there!
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He was certainly a giant of Tasmanian viticulture. Matthew Jukes (UK) once said that a wine he made was”the greatest sparkling wine made outside of Champagne “.

Brook & Bull

Columbia Valley Cabernet Franc 2016

Truncated notes from a boisterous dinner with old friends.

Wow. Gorgeously floaty nose has berries and floral notes. Soft and concentrated, yet light on its feet. Impressive.
— 3 years ago

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Avondale

Anima Chenin Blanc 2017

A charming spicy chenin from Paarl, South Africa. Yellow-greenish color and heavy on the swirl; the nose is like smelling and tasting a clear mountain brook followed by pineapple, peaches, anise, and a bouqet of flowers; the taste is rich and spicy, the fruit and spicy herbaceousness is lined up nicely and the finish is long. Yes, I was gobsmacked by surprise at how great this wine tasted. 13.5% and 20 usd. — 3 years ago

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Saltram

Mamre Brook Shiraz 2012

Very strong dark fruits hit very fast and drop quickly. Low tannin. Mild finish. Very drinkable. — 6 years ago