Brand & Sons CBD Single Vineyard Shiraz 2014
From an acre of old shiraz vines, the vineyard is known as the ‘CBD’ or the ‘House Block’, coming from the heart of the Coonawarra
From an acre of old shiraz vines, the vineyard is known as the ‘CBD’ or the ‘House Block’, coming from the heart of the Coonawarra
We are back in ‘every wine gets a name’ territory. At least this time the wines have a story. The Brand family is one of
I was expecting Game of Thrones references here – perhaps the perfect wine to enjoy while watching Ned Stark’s head roll across the mud? Sadly,
The Night Owls reference is apparently to a local jazz band. Fortunately, I like the wine a lot more than I like jazz (wasn’t the
Baker’s Run is a lovely tribute to Eric Brand, who was a baker before he was involved with wine, his profession after returning from War.
A blend of 77% Cabernet Sauvignon, 15% Cabernet Franc and 8% Merlot, this is a superbly crafted example of a Bordeaux blend from Coonawarra. ‘Family
This is the real deal. Coonawarra Cabernet which spent 24 months in oak and has resulted in a wonderful wine. This is the initial release
This is also off the Medlands vineyard and opens with a huge hit of perfumed blackcurrant and violet cabernet fruit. Mingling, almost reluctantly, are notes
One of Australia’s most famous wines thanks to the promotional activities of one Wolfgang Blass, after he triumphed with the Jimmy Watson Trophy in the
A pretty good example of why Blass – the man – turned to Langhorne Creek all those years ago in the pursuit of supple, approachable,
A typically generous and rich shiraz from McLaren Vale with dark, vibrant fruits dominating. The nose shows an intensity of blackberry and spicy liquorice and
After being recognised primarily for its red wines for many years, the Blass team started to focus considerable attention on lifting the chardonnay bar. It
This is from the Helbig vineyard that Elderton purchased in 2010. The vineyard is North East of Greenock and was planted by the Helbig family
2017 was a challenging season for the region with several rain events, but this wine has nailed it with a slightly less overt and more
Not much went right in 2020, but after a tough vintage Elderton have managed to produce a pretty smart blend of grenache, mataro, carignan and
The other half of Elderton’s founding duo was Lorraine Ashmead and this is a worthy recognition of her significant contribution. It’s a blend of cabernet
This is a wine to recognise the contribution of co-founder Neil Ashmead and his passion for both wine and cars. This used to be from
This is the partner to the cabernet and provides further evidence of the quality of this Barossa vintage. The winemaking approach has been all about
This was a super vintage in the Barossa and the fruit was sourced from vineyards across the regionincluding the relatively new acquisition at Greenock. It
There is nothing delicate in this wine, from start to finish. It’s sourced from holy ground in McLaren Vale – the famed Hardy family Upper
It’s a bit of a surprise sometimes that there are so many sauvignon blanc haters out there. It seems like cheap wines from Marlborough have
This is a ripe and opulent style of chardonnay that captures much of what Californian chardonnay is all about. An interesting feature is that winemaker
This is made in an unashamed manner to create a very approachable and immediately drinkable Napa cabernet sauvignon with a ripe, generous and full blown
This is a blend of petite sirah, syrah and grenache. The colour is inky black and almost opaque and little surprise is that it is
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