Haselgrove The Lear McLaren Vale Shiraz 2020
I’ll confess – I got a bit excited here. A wine named after, what is for me, the greatest work in all literature. In another
I’ll confess – I got a bit excited here. A wine named after, what is for me, the greatest work in all literature. In another
In days gone by, Celts believed that the Hazel tree had special powers (drink enough of this impressive wine and you might too). The name
The ambassador in this case is the former highly respected curator of the Adelaide Oval, Les Burdett OAM. If you are not a cricket fan,
The classic Rhône blend of Grenache, Shiraz and Mourvèdre, done McLaren Vale style. The name comes from the idea that in times gone by, twigs
This is from a small block of old vine McLaren Vale Shiraz with just 3,690 bottles made. Winemaking is very similar to the Ambassador, though
You are getting a lot of mighty fine wine for this price. It has all the McLaren Vale DNA of rich plush flavours, but the inclusion
This is the flagship for Victory Point. This vintage turned out surprisingly good for cabernet, especially for those prepared to wait until the long cool
This was a cooler vintage in Margaret River and this excellent chardonnay is a great example of some of the top-notch wines emerging. It’s all
Small crop and small production, so this has to be on your shopping list. It is quite different from the syrah styles made ten years
Shiraz has been a main player with Frankland Estate almost from the get go and this is one of the very best under this label.
Interestingly, while Frankland’s approach to riesling has been influenced by its approach to chardonnay, particularly wild yeasts, its approach to chardonnay has likewise been influenced
Clever play on words here as Spatburgunder is the German equivalent of pinot noir. A little Aussie touch and up pops this neat name. It
This is an off-dry riesling, and its making reflects the leading-edge approach Frankland Estate is taking, albeit using older European techniques. In this case it’s
Fell in love with this cabernet franc from the first sniff. The fruit is off what are now old vines in the Isolation Ridge vineyard,
Recognised quite rightly as one of Australia’s best riesling producers, this is another excellent vintage. It’s fine and linear with a crisp minerally acidity that
I do like this variety and delighted to see the increase – albeit off a very low base – of plantings. This one is just
Some Grenache can be real chameleons as young wines offering up just a hint of how they will evolve in the bottle, and you need
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