Awards & Reviews
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Winestate Magazine New Release Tasting Results
Winestate Magazine, May 2010
163 Sweet and fortified wines were tasted for the March/April 2010 Issue. Listed below are the wines from Sticks Yarra Valley that will be featured in Winestate May/June 2010. Sticks Yarra Valley...
Winestate Magazine, May 2010
163 Sweet and fortified wines were tasted for the March/April 2010 Issue. Listed below are the wines from Sticks Yarra Valley that will be featured in Winestate May/June 2010. Sticks Yarra Valley...
Sticks Wins Trophy For Best Red Table Wine'
March 2010
Sticks Yarra Valley has received further national acclaim for its recently released Sticks No.29 range. Sticks won the Blue-Gold Award for 'BEST FULLER BODIED DRY RED TABLE WINE' before taking out...
March 2010
Sticks Yarra Valley has received further national acclaim for its recently released Sticks No.29 range. Sticks won the Blue-Gold Award for 'BEST FULLER BODIED DRY RED TABLE WINE' before taking out...
No. 29 Yarra Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2006
James Halliday, Australian Wine Companion 2009, July 2009
The best advice I can give is to buy a bottle; if you like it, buy a dozen or so, but leave the wine alone for at least five years; it has everything, but those tannins have to be tamed by time. Ra...
James Halliday, Australian Wine Companion 2009, July 2009
The best advice I can give is to buy a bottle; if you like it, buy a dozen or so, but leave the wine alone for at least five years; it has everything, but those tannins have to be tamed by time. Ra...
No. 29 Yarra Valley Pinot Noir 2006
James Halliday, Australian Wine Companion 2009, July 2009
A deliberately restrained and light-bodied style; cherry/strawberry/raspberry fruits are sprinkled with spice, and lengthened by fine tannins. Rating: 92 Drink: 2014 Date Tasted: Feb 09
James Halliday, Australian Wine Companion 2009, July 2009
A deliberately restrained and light-bodied style; cherry/strawberry/raspberry fruits are sprinkled with spice, and lengthened by fine tannins. Rating: 92 Drink: 2014 Date Tasted: Feb 09
Shiraz Viognier 2008
James Halliday, Australian Wine Companion 2009, July 2009
Good colour; a juicy wine showing just what viognier can achieve, with lift and life to the bundle of fruit flavours. Ready to roll right now; value plus. Rating: 89 Drink: 2012 Date Tasted: Feb 09...
James Halliday, Australian Wine Companion 2009, July 2009
Good colour; a juicy wine showing just what viognier can achieve, with lift and life to the bundle of fruit flavours. Ready to roll right now; value plus. Rating: 89 Drink: 2012 Date Tasted: Feb 09...
Yarra Valley Pinot Noir 2008
James Halliday, Australian Wine Companion 2009, July 2009
Bright colour; a light spicy/savoury style which needs more mid-palate vinosity. Rating: 88 Drink: 2012 Date Tasted: Feb 09
James Halliday, Australian Wine Companion 2009, July 2009
Bright colour; a light spicy/savoury style which needs more mid-palate vinosity. Rating: 88 Drink: 2012 Date Tasted: Feb 09
Yarra Valley Sauvignon Blanc 2008
James Halliday, Australian Wine Companion 2009, July 2009
A wine which creeps up on you, saving the best for last as the finish surges with passionfruit, lemon and gooseberry flavours. Rating: 90 Drink: 2010 Date Tasted: Feb 09
James Halliday, Australian Wine Companion 2009, July 2009
A wine which creeps up on you, saving the best for last as the finish surges with passionfruit, lemon and gooseberry flavours. Rating: 90 Drink: 2010 Date Tasted: Feb 09
No. 29 Yarra Valley Chardonnay 2006
James Halliday, Australian Wine Companion 2009, July 2009
Bright colour; now this is a seriously good wine, with delicious nectarine fruit at its heart, and all the length one expects from the best Yarra Valley chardonnays; the oak is at once important and u...
James Halliday, Australian Wine Companion 2009, July 2009
Bright colour; now this is a seriously good wine, with delicious nectarine fruit at its heart, and all the length one expects from the best Yarra Valley chardonnays; the oak is at once important and u...
Sticks Yarra Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2006
Winestate Magazine, July 2009
Great food wine with a spicy, planky oak/red berry nose. Tight palate has plenty of primary red and black berry flavours with rhubarblike complexity.
Winestate Magazine, July 2009
Great food wine with a spicy, planky oak/red berry nose. Tight palate has plenty of primary red and black berry flavours with rhubarblike complexity.
Winestate Magazine New Release Tasting Results
Winestate Magazine, 2009
473 New Release wines were tasted for the Spec ial Edition 2009 Issue. Listed below are the wines from Sticks Yarra Valley that will be featured in the Winestate Special Edition 2009. Sticks No...
Winestate Magazine, 2009
473 New Release wines were tasted for the Spec ial Edition 2009 Issue. Listed below are the wines from Sticks Yarra Valley that will be featured in the Winestate Special Edition 2009. Sticks No...
Sticks Wins Trophy For Best Pinot Noir
November 2008
Sticks Yarra Valley has received national acclaim with the 2006 Sticks Pinot Noir Vineyard Select being awarded the TROPHY for BEST PINOT NOIR OF SHOW, in class 38, at the prestigious 2008 Royal Melbo...
November 2008
Sticks Yarra Valley has received national acclaim with the 2006 Sticks Pinot Noir Vineyard Select being awarded the TROPHY for BEST PINOT NOIR OF SHOW, in class 38, at the prestigious 2008 Royal Melbo...
2004 Cabernet Merlot Petit Verdot
Ralph Kyte-Powell, The Age, May 2007
This cabernet blend from various regions amply illustrates the Sticks philosophy of value for money. It has a clean, pure nose of blackcurrant syrup, mulberries and dark chocolate, and the light-to-...
Ralph Kyte-Powell, The Age, May 2007
This cabernet blend from various regions amply illustrates the Sticks philosophy of value for money. It has a clean, pure nose of blackcurrant syrup, mulberries and dark chocolate, and the light-to-...
2006 Sticks Shiraz Viognier
Ralph Kyte-Powell, The Age, February 2007
Shiraz-Viognier blends are all the rage. Sticks, made in the Yarra Valley, shows you don't have to pay the earth to learn what it's all about. Mulberry, plum, spice and a hint of must stick on the n...
Ralph Kyte-Powell, The Age, February 2007
Shiraz-Viognier blends are all the rage. Sticks, made in the Yarra Valley, shows you don't have to pay the earth to learn what it's all about. Mulberry, plum, spice and a hint of must stick on the n...
