Barry Weinman's Highlights: Fine Wine Club tastes Singlefile's current and upcoming releases

Since 2009, Western Australian wine writer Barry Weinman has been sharing wine reviews through his Fine Wine Club website, with his recommendations based on current drinking appeal, ageing potential, value and uniqueness in the market. In a recent tasting of Singlefile's new and upcoming releases, Barry singled out his top picks: the Great Southern Rosé, Single Vineyard Fumé Blanc, 'The Philip Adrian' Cabernet Sauvignon, and our entire collection of riesling offerings.

"Since its inception, Singlefile has continuously delivered wines of the highest quality. Wines that have continually challenged the very best from Margaret River and further afield. And with the current releases, winemaker Coby Ladwig has further entrenched Singlefile as one of the leading Western Australian wineries.

If the quality of the wine was not enough, Patrick Corbett and team have also ensured that the wines deliver incredible value at all price points in the range. Add to this some super packaging and you have an irresistible offering. With the rieslings for example, whether it is the 'entry level' Great Southern Riesling or the exceptional 'The Pamela', they all offer brilliant drinking and exceptional value." - Barry Weinman, Fine Wine Club, October 2024

2024 Singlefile Great Southern Riesling (upcoming release)
"Different style to its bigger brothers, being richer and more overt straight out of the glass. The nose and palate are flooded with ripe riesling fruit, with hints of musk and spice adding interest. Whereas the more expensive wines are finer and tending towards ethereal, this is all about the joyful ripe fruit that smashes the tongue with a panoply of flavours. Superb now or over the next 5 to 8 years, with excellent length and persistence of fruit."
94 points

2024 Singlefile Single Vineyard Mount Barker Riesling (new release)
"What initially grabbed my attention with this wine was just how approachable it is on release. But don’t be fooled, this is a serious wine with brilliant acid elevating the palate beyond the ordinary. With a little air in the glass this wine really started to sing, its mouthfeel and texture aided by brilliantly handled phenolics. From the Blue Lake vineyard."
95 points

2023 Singlefile 'The Pamela' Porongurup Riesling (sold out - 2024 coming soon)
"This is just sublime. The wine is at once delicate and shy yet, almost magically, powerful, intense and textured all at once. The palate is seamless, captivating, charming and irresistible and the flavours build and linger for an age. The ultra fine acidity builds on the finish leaving the palate dry and the taster longing for another sip, or perhaps some freshly shucked oysters or even a vegetable gyoza. From the Misery Hills vineyard in Porongurup."
97 points

2024 Singlefile Single Vineyard Albany Fumé Blanc (upcoming release)
"This is a very complex wine with grapefruit characters, struck match, minerality, lemony acidity, texture, depth, and subtle power. The wine evolves and transforms as it lingers on the palate, showing excellent intensity, yet drinking beautifully already. A superb wine. 75% of the wine was fermented in new oak barrels. The aim was to make a wine in the style of a white Bordeaux and the team have succeeded admirably. Value!"
95 points

2024 Singlefile Great Southern Rosé (new release)
"Pretty colour, pretty packaging, pretty nose, pretty wine! This is such a fine and elegant wine with hints of red berry fruit and a subtle texture that is crying out for some tapas. One of the few rosé style wines that I want to actually drink. Bravo!"
93 points

2020 Singlefile 'The Philip Adrian' Frankland River Cabernet Sauvignon (new release)
"My initial response was OMG! This is just stunning. Intense and packed with latent power, yet so, so fine and elegant. The fruit coats the entire length of the palate building and evolving over time. Remarkably this is seamless and so, so long and fine. Superb fruit and wine making collide into a truly extraordinary wine. Drink any time over the next three decades. From the Riversdale Vineyard in Frankland which was planted in 1997 to Houghton clone. 15 months in oak (40% new)."
97 points

2024 Run Free by Singlefile Pinot Grigio (upcoming release)
"This is a wine to put a smile on your face. Pretty, floral and mineral laden, the fruit is quite lovely. Deliciously drinkable."
93 points

2024 Singlefile Great Southern Semillon Sauvignon Blanc (upcoming release)
"Subtle and supple, this is an exercise in restraint: fine, elegant and long, with depth and density. But this is more about texture and mouthfeel than fruit power. Excellent length and persistence with complexity built, perhaps, by a touch of lees work. Not overly serious, but delicious drinking. Try it on its own, or with a plate of sashimi."
93+ points