We only recently had the pleasure of meeting Keira O'Brien for the first time and had a chance to taste her fledgling Tasmanian label, Rivulet. We were sold from the get-go. These are exciting Tasmanian wines that we immediately fell in love with and we cannot recommend them enough.
This is one highly decorated 2019 Fair Bank Syrah from Sutton Grange, and it happens to be one of the last wines made by the supremely skilled hands of Melanie Chester during her tenure as winemaker there. This little gem took out three trophies at the 2022 National Wine Show - it delivers everything you'd want in an Aussie Syrah, and under $30 to boot.
There is plenty in store for this dynamic Beechworth duo over the coming year. Tessa and Jeremy's labour of love, the Thorley Vineyard, is coming online.