Palliser Estate White Label Chardonnay 2022
Martinborough might be best known for its superb Pinots, but there are many excellent Chardonnays found here as well. Recent years have also seen some
Martinborough might be best known for its superb Pinots, but there are many excellent Chardonnays found here as well. Recent years have also seen some
Terrific vintage in the Martinborough region has given us this cracking young and fresh Chardonnay. Deep lemon colour here, this is a wine of refinement
Martinborough is one of New Zealand’s great Pinot Noir regions and Palliser has been making superb examples for many years. This is still a very
An appealing maroon colour, the nose is full of spices, redcurrants, plums and bacon fat. Again, a savoury style of Pinot. There is good concentration
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A cracking Shiraz Mataro blend from the Clare Valley, from a superb vintage, celebrating The Who’s famous song, ‘Who Are You?’ Deep garnet colour here,
The wine spends twenty months in French oak, new and older, before barrel selection provides the final blend. Dark maroon colour here, this is richly
The 2021 vintage continues to give us stunning wines from this famous region and this is no exception. The wine spent a year and a
Part of the team’s Alternative Series, which involves small quantities of wines from McLaren Vale which reflect what one might enjoy around the Mediterranean (or
The fruit has been sourced from estate vineyards, from vines between two and five decades of age. A delightful and classic example of what Watervale
Only made in top years in the Clare, and 2023 is certainly that, the fruit comes from a vineyard in Watervale, very close to the
This is Crabtree’s first Grenache only Rosé. It has an alluring gentle pale pink colour and gives off notes of spices, a hint of dry
The vines for this prestige Shiraz from McLaren Vale are all thirty-five years and older. The wine enjoyed fifteen days skin contact, not under screwcap
This wine came from a mix of twenty selected French and American oak hogsheads. Deep maroon in hue, the extra years here have knocked off
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
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