Head Wines The Ancestor Vine Grenache 2019
Winemaker Alex Head’s vineyard notes only scratch the surface of how substantial this wine is: “From Stonegarden, a 162 year old vineyard planted near Springton at 400m altitude in the […]
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Head Wines The Blonde Shiraz 2018
Alex Head has more than a fondness for the Rhone, so he has two single vineyard Barossa wines that tip their hat to their Rhone namesakes. “This single vineyard lies […]
Head Wines Head Red Shiraz 2018
The entry point for Alex Head’s eponymous labels. Made from the barrel cull of the 15 Barossa vineyards he works with, with many sites in the cooler Eden Valley sub-region. […]
Bay of Fires Pinot Noir 2019
A sneak peek at the soon to be released 2019 follow up to the excellent 2018. Fruit for this vintage coming from the warmer, maritime influenced East Coast. Bay of […]
Bay of Fires Pinot Noir 2018
Taking fruit from the Tasmania’s East Coast and Derwent Valley. There are still some stocks left of this floating about. If you’re able to find one, buy it. Bay of […]
Eddystone Point Pinot Noir 2018
The Eddystone Point range comes from the pedigreed stable of Bay of Fires and is guided into the bottle by local lad Stewart Byrne. Strong releases that more than hold […]
Dalrymple Single Site Swansea Pinot Noir 2017
One of three single site wines for Dalrymple, sourcing fruit from excellent plots away from their home base of Pipers River. Here they turn to the warmer, dry, maritime climate […]
Dalrymple Single Site Coal River Valley Pinot Noir 2017
One of three single site wines for Dalrymple, sourcing fruit from excellent plots away from their home base of Pipers River in the north east of Tasmania. This one taken […]
Serafino GSM 2019
A few of McLaren Vale’s favourite red grapes: GSM…Grenache, Shiraz and Mataro (Mourvedre, Monastrell etc…..). Note, the bottle image is of 2018. Serafino, Grenache, Shiraz, Mataro, McLaren Vale, 2019 Full […]
Yelland & Papps Second Take Grenache 2019
Yelland and Papps produce a fresh take on the traditional Barossa. Winemaking notes from the team states “A portion of the fruit is placed in an open fermenter with 50% […]
