Welcome back to Wine Unfiltered! 🍷
Tom and Wade have somehow survived the Easter Show (after way too many hot cross buns and chocolate eggs) and are ready to dive into a massive week of wine!
With vintage wrapping up, it’s the perfect time to taste some absolute bangers. We kick things off with a trophy-winning Tasmanian Pinot Noir from Dawson James that Tom crowns the ‘Bargain of the Week’. Next, we taste the exquisite Cullen ‘Grace Madeline’ SBS and ask the question: is Vanya Cullen the best winemaker in Australia? We also check out an incredibly exciting new Burgundy project from an Aussie winemaker (Alexandra Wilson of the new Domaine d’Alussia), before moving to the main event: the apex of Yarra Valley Cabernet, the 2023 Yarra Yering Dry Red No. 1.
In Booze News, we cover Yellow Tail’s massive loss in the US, new reverse osmosis technology for smoke taint, Merrick Watts taking Grapes of Mirth to Darwin, and a 1945 Domaine de la Romanée-Conti that just sold for an eye-watering $812,500! Plus, Wade very nearly nails it in Getting Blind and Tom completely cooks his Blind Ranking of Death Row Wines (pairing DRC and Krug with a greasy burger and wings!).
🍷 The Wines:
Wine 1: Dawson James ‘Island Belle’ Pinot Noir 2024 (The Bargain of the Week!)
Wine 2: Cullen ‘Grace Madeline’ Sauvignon Blanc Semillon 2025
Wine 3: Alexandra Wilson L’Aligoté 2023 (Burgundy)
Wine 4: Yarra Yering Dry Red No. 1 2023
Blind Wine: Anjou Rouge Cabernet Franc 2023 (Loire Valley, France)
📺 Chapters:
00:00 – Intro: Surviving the Easter Show & Bored Winemakers
01:13 – Bargain of the Week: A Trophy-Winning Tassie Pinot!
05:04 – Wine 2: Cullen ‘Grace Madeline’ (Is Vanya Australia’s Best Winemaker?)
09:36 – Wine 3: Alexandra Wilson L’Aligoté (An Aussie in Burgundy!)
13:51 – Wine 4: Yarra Yering Dry Red No. 1 (The Apex of Aussie Cabernet)
21:00 – Booze News: Yellow Tail Losses, Smoke Taint Tech & A $812k DRC!
25:44 – Getting Blind: Wade’s Turn (A Natty French Curveball)
30:07 – Blind Ranking: Death Row Wines & Fried Chicken
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3 Comments
Vintage is done! I'm still waiting, Shiraz be' @12.6 and ph @ 2.98 – tested today. 🤣🤣🤣 Nano Vino.
that blind ranking was hilarious🤣
Viewer from Hong Kong! absolutely one of my fav wine channels, hope to order some aussie wines from DD when I’m in Aus in the near future!