Cape Barren McLaren Vale Native Goose Shiraz 2021
McLaren Vale Shiraz from a great vintage at this price – what is not to love? Opaque maroon in colour, with cassis, blackberries, spices, vanilla,
McLaren Vale Shiraz from a great vintage at this price – what is not to love? Opaque maroon in colour, with cassis, blackberries, spices, vanilla,
This McLaren Vale Cabernet is good evidence that warm regions can make delicious Cabernet, even if it is different to a typical Cab from the
Terrific value to be found here in this sumptuous blend of Shiraz and Grenache from McLaren Vale. Deep garnet in colour, there are big flavours
The wine is predominantly Coonawarra Cabernet, supported with a little McLaren Vale Shiraz. It is undoubtedly a wine built for the long haul, needing time
Delicious rosé from a single vineyard in McLaren Vale. It is made from 100% Mourvèdre, which receives just four hours skin contact, and fermented over
R.S.R. stands for Reschke Special Reserve and there is little doubt that this is a bit special. The grapes are the best the Estate offers,
A blend of Coonawarra and Padthaway fruit, the wine uses free run juice after a cool fermentation. This is a good Riesling, the colour an
The fruit here comes from a combination of vineyards in Mundulla and Padthaway. Opaque purple in colour, love the perfumes here, florals, violets, a hint
From a single vineyard on terra rosa soil over limestone, we have small batch fermentation before ten months in French oak hogsheads. Inky dark maroon,
From Padthaway, 40% of the juice is racked to oak for fermentation, before the wine has eight months maturation in barrels, on lees. A deep
A fine warmer climate Cabernet from an excellent vintage, the fruit is harvested from a single site in the Barossa. A fifteen-day fermentation, followed by
An exciting Barossa Shiraz which comes from a single site. After a ten day fermentation, the wine spent a further fifteen months in a mix
Coonawarra Cabernet from a top vintage with some development, making it extremely well priced and ticking all the boxes. From the famous Henry Albert vineyard,
This wine spent a year maturing in a mix of French and American barrels and hogsheads, after fifteen days on skins, before blending and spending
A low-yielding, single vineyard provides the fruit for this fine Barossa Shiraz with twelve days skin contact before 18 months maturation, blending, and a further
Deep magenta hue, the nose offers black fruits, leather, beefstock, cloves and mocha. There is balance throughout and a very long finish. Seamless and superbly
Almost a decade of development for this superb Coonawarra Cabernet, beloved of American critics (and quite a few local ones, as well). This is harvested
Ten days on skins here, with time in small French oak barrels, this was harvested from the Henry Albert vineyard in Coonawarra. The colour is
Shiraz grown on terra rossa soil in Coonawarra, from a 35 year old vineyard. 10 to 15 days on skins, a gentle pressing and then
Coonawarra Cabernet with some development under its belt, two years in new French hogsheads and barriques (34%) with the remainder a mix of older French
A gorgeous decadence here and very much the wine for lovers of bold, forceful, blockbuster styles, chockful of generous fruit and richness. Those whose preferences
Lovers of big, bold, generous Barossa Shiraz will be right at home here, although deep pockets may be required. There is a real lusciousness to
The wine is a tribute to Dad. No doubt, he’d be very happy with that and even more so with the wine. Barossa Cabernet can
The wine is a tribute to Percival Norman, great-grandfather, and the founder of the family’s first winery. The wine spent 18 months in French oak
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