Tonne Winery

Yarra Yering

Dry Red N°1 Cabernet Sauvignon Blend 2010

All fruit at Yarra Yering is hand-picked into 10kg picking buckets in the cool of the morning, and delivered direct to the winery. The fruit is sorted, then either destemmed or crushed into the traditional Yarra Yering “tea chest” 0.5-tonne open-fermenters. Depending on the variety, stalks may be added back during the fermentation stage in baskets for easy removal when there is just enough stalk tannin present.

Occasionally there will be some 100% whole bunch fermenters for use as a blending component. The stainless steel lined wooden tea chest fermenters were designed to hold just the right amount of fruit to fit into the basket press. During fermentation they are hand plunged for gentle tannin extraction, initiated naturally or sometimes with a specific cultured yeast strain.

Once fermentation is complete they will be basket pressed, preferred for its gentle separation of wine from the grape skins and seeds before being transferred via gravity to barrel.

Completes malolactic fermentation in French oak barrels.
Pleasingly unusual in its initial presentation, redolent of roasted carrots and turmeric, Indian spiced cauliflower. Resolves into a more familiar kalamata olive and ripe red fruit character, with some notes that push the profile towards a bigger, almost chocolatey, vanilla-laced Australian character with a velvety smooth, Syrah-like mouthfeel. The sweet glazed root vegetable flavors remain, quite welcome and delicious.
— 5 years ago

Domaine Leroy

Romanée St. Vivant Marey-Monge Pinot Noir 1980

Pretty darn good. Still rather acidic. Tonne of grapeyness, but still some olivey/greeny undertones. Lively and relatively fresh. — 8 years ago

Domaine de la Romanée-Conti (DRC)

La Tâche Pinot Noir 1989

This wine crushed. Inky darky beautiful reddy goodness. Huge cherry bomb but without the sweet over extracted ca style. (Duh. Its not CA) much more of a palette encompassing cherry thang. Great length, not a tonne of sediment. Decanted. — 8 years ago

Patrick Piuze

Terroir de Fyé Chablis Chardonnay

Lead to believe that the 14' is going to be relatively hard to live up to but this is pretty damn enjoyable regardless. The thick, oily texture here could be possibly confused as potential barrel work, especially served warm, but don't let that fool you. Wet stones, chlorine, green apple and white peach aromas. The palate has a gob-tonne of green apple but despite that oily texture there's plenty of acidity here too — 8 years ago

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Philippe Alliet

Coteau de Noiré Chinon Cabernet Franc 2010

2010
Très grande matière, tonne de réglisse.
— 10 years ago

Sylvain Letourneau
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Domaine de la Bonne Tonne

Les Charmes Morgon Gamay 2012

Love this, great everyday Beaujolais. Begs for charcuterie. — 10 years ago

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Two Tonne Tasmania

Dog & Wolf Pinot Noir 2017

First off, this is top notch pinot. It’s still young, but has the bones to become something special. Initial aroma speaks of oak and structure, and a note not unlike Band-Aids. There’s a cherry component beneath, which comes through on the palate as well, laden with chewy texture and savoury notes. It paired exceptionally well with duck in cherry sauce, unsurprisingly. Looking forward to more of this. — 6 years ago

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M. Chapoutier

Domaine de Bila-Haut V.I.T. Côtes du Roussillon Villages Grenache Syrah 2016

2010! Très concentré et une pointe d alcool mais tout en ayant une tonne de fruit. Encore jeune, impressionnant vs matière! — 7 years ago

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je suis allé il y a 2mois à la rive sud pour acheter 2 copies. Tout le monde autour de la table ont vraiment aimé. Pas de Brett et beaucoup sur les fruit rouges

Adriano Ramos Pinto

Duas Quintas Douro Red Blend 2014

Bien ce Douro. Ça m'évoque des vins du sud (étonnant...) Du fruit très rouge, des épices.
Sur la tonne de viande du don papao, ça marche
— 8 years ago

Domaine Berthet Bondet

Vin de Paille Côtes du Jura White Blend 2009

Oooooooooooo. What fun. That's a nice bottle for not a tonne of cash. Rich yummy acidity love — 8 years ago

E. Guigal

Gigondas Red Rhone Blend 1985

Came across a forgotten case of this. Super interesting. Pencily tobaccoy still had acid not a tonne vof fruit though — 9 years ago

Henri Ehrhart

Cuvée Henri Hengst Grand Cru Pinot Gris 2009

Poire, melon-miel et une TONNE de minéralité tendue par l'acidité et adoucie par le fruité juteux. C'est un vin de terroir. Sol essentiellement constitué de galet calcaires du Muschelkalk. 2009. — 10 years ago

Domaine Saladin

Loï Côtes du Rhône Villages Red Rhone Blend

J'ai adoré! Du fruité a la tonne, des notes florales et un corps souple mais soutenue — 10 years ago

Famille Dutraive

La Tonne Fleurie Gamay 2017

Wow Fleurie you’re pretty!!! — 6 years ago

Two Tonne Tasmania

Ziggurat Red 2017

Quite different and a little funky for mine, but very good all the same — 7 years ago

Two Tonne Tasmania

Ziggurat Riesling 2017

Good example of a cool climate Australian Riesling. 10% is Gewurztraminer and it really shows. Med/High Acid, smells of citrus and citrus florals (like lime flower). Typical lemon and lime on the palate with a surprise of ginger at the end. Would like to try again in a year or two. — 8 years ago

Domaine Leflaive

Bâtard-Montrachet Grand Cru Chardonnay 1992

Really nice. Reeeeally nice. Just a touch of oxidation, but still quite lovely. Again against my advice poured from bottle and not decanted. Truly better after a tonne of time, but whatcha gonna do. Not my circus, not my monkeys — 8 years ago

One Tonne Wine Co.

Grampians Rosé 2015

Seriously delicious... — 10 years ago

Torbreck Vintners

The Loon Barossa Valley Shiraz Blend 2009

J Mc
9.1

Fruits of the forest. Berry by the tonne. Some nice eucalyptus and thyme too — 10 years ago