Wine Tasting at Squitchy Lane
Squitchy Lane Winery – Our host Rob in action.
On a lovely sunny Sunday with nothing but a couple of friends and a well stocked picnic we ventured forth to the perils of the Yarra Valley. The aim of this trip was Squitchy Lane winery.
Squitchy Lane Winery with Mike at the old school cellar door.
The last time we visited the wine tasting room were still under construction and the cellar door was a trestle table out the front.
This time with the tasting room fully completed we ventured inside to the decidedly more solid bar to find a combination of white and red on tasting ranging from a Fume Blanc to a Cabernet Sauvignon. Missing from the tasting was their SQL label which they have retired to focus on a smaller range of wines.
After much deliberation…
- Squitchy Lane Fume Blanc, Yarra Valley AUS, 2013, $32, 7/10
- Squitchy Lane Chardonnay, Yarra Valley AUS, 2012, $34, 7/10
- Squitchy Lane Pinot Noir, Yarra Valley AUS, 2013, $35, 8/10
- Squitchy Lane Cabernet Merlot, Yarra Valley AUS, 2010, $26, 7/10
- Squitchy Lane Cabernet Sauvignon, Yarra Valley AUS, 2012, $35, 8/10
- Squitchy Lane Peter's Block Pinot Noir, Yarra Valley AUS, 2013, $55, 9/10
The award winning wine for the day was the Peter’s Block Pinot Noir which showed excellent Pinosity, which became the word of the day.
The standard Pinot followed us home that night and performed stirling service matched with our homemade tomato chilli cream prawns.
From @Squitchyman 