Heirloom Vineyards Pinot Grigio 2023
This strikes just the right balance between the bracing light style of this variety with a little more palate weight to highlight some rather appealing
This strikes just the right balance between the bracing light style of this variety with a little more palate weight to highlight some rather appealing
This Adelaide Hills Savvy shows what the region can do with this variety. It’s bright and punchy with a degree of palate tension that keeps
A vinous, vivacious, young McLaren Vale Shiraz. Fresh blueberries, black plums, pomegranate, rhubarb, peppercorn, cloves, and vanilla. The palate is still austere with the fruit
The wine opens with a strong whiff of green bell pepper, olive tapenade, pencil shaving, new leather, eucalyptus, and sweet tobacco. Notes of blackberry and
The wine starts slightly reductive with notes of dried lavender and camphor, then is all about black cherries compote, prunes, myrtle bush, and dark cocoa. A
A fragrant, lifted and fruit-forward style from the Luna collection. The palate is incredibly juicy with a medium body and considerate tannins. Despite the intent, the finish
A Syrah that is all about olive tapenade, blueberry and black cherry preserves, vanilla musk with crushed black pepper. Granular, persistent tannins, the palate is
The potent vegetal character of green bell pepper stands right at the front. It then leaves space for graphite, dried blackberries, blackcurrant, cedar, sweet tobacco,
Even though Summer is almost over, the Rosé category in Australia continues to shine all year round. This is a classic blend of Grenache and
Mouthfeel, persistence, freshness; Vermentino seems to embrace these words and create a unique, food-friendly style of wine. The fruit here is from the Ricca Terra
Pretty violet lift and subtle leafy tones with new oak, noted by vanilla and spice, add structure to the Cabernet while the 8% Merlot adds
Talk about overdelivering …. the three varieties of Cabernet, Malbec and Merlot are fermented and matured separately in old Bordeaux barrels. This is quality winemaking
This Syrah has the most luminous depth of purple in the glass, its hypnotic. Exotic spice wafts up to your nose with cardamom, white pepper,
This wine continues its trajectory of overdelivering, the vintage is a slightly leaner style than last year but with the same quality winemaking regime. 100%
There’s no spice rack of Malbec, Merlot and friends here. 100% Cabernet from 24-year-old vines matured for a full year in 35% new oak. It
95% Cabernet Sauvignon is framed by 4% Malbec and 1% of Merlot, each managed and matured separately in seasoned 225L French oak for 10 months
Part whole berry, part whole cluster, the ferment is finished in oak puncheon, followed by a dirty rack and 10 months on fine lees in
Whole berry, cool open ferment, hand plunged, pressed, and aged on lees for 10 months in seasoned oak. Old school Shiraz fans will be on
100% single vineyard Gin Gin fruit, whole bunch press, natural yeast, full malolactic fermentation, 40% new oak, battonage in barrel for 10 months and unfined.
Whole cluster press, unfined, fermented and aged in 40% new oak barrels with10 months on lees. There is no malo and only battonage in the
25-year-old vines, free-run juice, fermented and rested 10 months in 30% new oak. Bruce Dukes believes the 2022 vintage of this wine is the strongest
Fruit from Wilyabrup and Cowaramup, 100% barrel ferment and matured sur lie with regular battonage for 7 months, no malolactic fermentation. A little riper on
91% Sauvignon Blanc (24 year old vines), 9% Semillon with maturation on lees for 10 months in 500L puncheons, 1/3 in lightly toasted new French
Six-part 25-year-old vine Sauvignon, and four-part 38-year-old Semillon. All the cuvée is barrel fermented, 3 months on lees in seasoned French oak before an early
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