Hardy’s Tintara Reserve Grenache 2016
Part of Hardy’s premium McLaren Vale releases. The label features Bacchus astride a barrel as if on a stained glass window. Hardy’s, Tintara, Reserve, Grenache, McLaren Vale, 2016 A fine […]
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Quiet Mutiny Charlotte’s Elusion Riesling 2018
This is a quick follow up release of the 2017 riesling from the talented Greer Carland due to selling fast! The label hasn’t changed from the 2017 livery, only the […]
Singlefile Clément V 2017
This is Singlefile’s “Rhone” style wine. A blend of Shiraz (82%), Grenache (9%) and Mataró (9%), 30% in new French oak, the rest in 1 and 2 year old barriques. […]
Singlefile Family Reserve Chardonnay 2017
A big step up the Chardonnay ladder here from Singlefile. Sourced from the Singlefile estate vineyard planted in 1989, the wine whole bunch pressed then fermented in 40% new and 60% […]
Singlefile Chardonnay 2017
2 harvest days, almost 2 weeks apart: 22nd March and then April 4th in 2017. The wine sees 33% new and 67% one year old French oak maturation for 8 months Singlefile Wines, Chardonnay, Great Southern, 2017 […]
Run Free by Singlefile Chardonnay 2017
Pressed into French Oak barriques, partial wild fermentation. Lees stirred weekly, but no malolactic fermentation to preserve primary fruit flavours. Run Free by Singlefile, Chardonnay, Western Australia, 2017 Good […]
Run Free by Singlefile Sauvignon Blanc 2018
Stainless steel fermentation for the majority of the wine, with a small portion in new French oak barrels to add depth and complexity. Run Free by Singlefile, Sauvignon Blanc, Western […]
Gundog Estate Off-Dry Semillon 2018
Matt Burton, Gundog Estate’s winemaker uses this off-dry (43 grams of residual sugars per litre of wine) style to show the versatility of Hunter Valley Semillon. The fermentation is stopped […]
Gundog Estate Wild Semillon 2018
Winemaker Matt Burton pushes the boundaries here of preconception for a Hunter Valley Semillon. Wild fermentation and time on skins, with a hint of residual sugar. Gundog Estate, Wild Semillon, […]
Gundog Estate The Chase Semillon 2018
Sourced from the Somerset Vineyard in Pokolbin, “predominately from a 1969 planting, set over an old creek bed that runs through the property.” These sandy soils are highly prized terrior […]
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