Allegiance Wines Unity Barossa Valley Shiraz 2021
An absolutely cracking Barossa Shiraz from a brilliant year. If you are a fan of Barossa Shiraz, you’ll love this. Inky maroon, this is wonderfully
An absolutely cracking Barossa Shiraz from a brilliant year. If you are a fan of Barossa Shiraz, you’ll love this. Inky maroon, this is wonderfully
From a stellar vintage in the region, this is a single vineyard wine which spent eleven months maturation in oak, 15% new. Maroon purple, there
Bottle after bottle proves why Margaret River is such a world class region for Cabernet. This is another cracker. Selected from vineyards from the Wilyabrup
The fruit for this fine Coonawarra Cabernet spent ten days on skins before ten months maturation in new and used oak. The wine is a
From the Karridale sub-region in the magical Margaret River, and inevitably an excellent vintage, this is 100% Gin-Gin clone, the clone which contributes to the
From the stellar 2022 vintage in the Clare Valley, the wine is an attractive pale yellow/green. The immediate impression is of lovely Riesling notes with
Savvy from the cool and elevated region of Tumbarumba in NSW, the fruit is immediately pressed after harvest, followed by a slow fermentation, before the
A delightful Rosé, based on Margaret River Shiraz. As seems inevitable, 2022 was a superb vintage in the region. This is a mix of free
Always the delicately fine wine and long awaited between vintages. Here they have selected berry sorting and 100% destemmed fruit that goes into ceramic eggs
I can’t help but do a little happy dance for the savvy team behind Yangarra when I crack the seal on the Ovitelli Blanc. Grenache
Any day we can grab a 90 point bottle of Pinot Noir for fifteen bucks is a very good day, indeed. Sourced from a selection
This is truly stellar value. The fruit, from the Limestone Coast, saw time in seasoned French oak. Dark maroon in colour, the nose weaves through
A top value Cabernet from the Limestone Coast thanks to fermentation in stainless steel open fermenters for a week, followed by nine months in older
The fruit for this already approachable Cabernet hails from the family’s Abbey Vineyard, at the southern end of the terra rossa strip, just to the
The team’s intention was to showcase not only a top-notch Barossa Shiraz, but also what the Ebenezer sub-region has to offer. It comes from their
GAR stands for the Great Australian Red, that amazing blend of Shiraz and Cabernet. Why hasn’t the rest of the world cottoned on to this?
Fascinating stuff here. First, what on earth are we supposed to expect with a wine named ‘King Kong’? The resurrection of the description, ‘Fumé Blanc’
The fruit for this cool climate Chardonnay from Coonawarra was pressed off skins immediately following harvest. 40% was fermented in new French oak (this also
From the Mt Gambier region, the fruit was cold soaked for two days before a warm ferment with thrice daily plunging. The wine has a
The grapes for this Coonawarra Shiraz are from the northern, slightly warmer, part of the region, mostly from Tim Kidman’s block. The thinking is that
The great grape of Coonawarra from a very fine vintage gives us a wine which promises much. Sourced from a number of sites around the
I loved the 2021 version of this wine, so was keen to see if this latest incarnation could match it. It does that and more.
Yet another fine example of just what the Langhorne Creek region can offer us. A vibrant opaque purple. The aroma moves through dry herbs, roast
From a superb vintage in the Langhorne Creek region, this is stunning stuff. Contender for value of the year. Dark purple in colour, we have
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