Gartelmann Benjamin Semillon 2018
Gartelmann are based on the eastern side of the Hunter Valley, in the Lovedale region, while the fruit for this Semillon was grown at the Pyramid Hill vineyard in Upper […]
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Yalumba Sanctum Cabernet Sauvignon 2017
The first release of this label from Yalumba. The naming comes from the Menzies Vineyard being in the Inner Sanctum of the Terra Rossa strip. The iconography on the label […]
Hastwell & Lightfoot Shiraz 2017
The resulting picture from the jigsaw that is Hastwell & Lightfoot’s Shiraz harvest from each year. Hastwell & Lightfoot, Shiraz, McLaren Vale, 2017 Regional chocolate and mineral graphite line […]
DAOSA Natural Réserve NV
Pinot Noir (82%) and Chardonnay (18%) from the 2017 vintage (81% of the total) blended with some older reserve wine, aged without sulphur in old oak barrels. “Méthode traditionelle” as […]
Shaw and Smith M3 Chardonnay 2018
Trophy winning best 2018 Chardonnay (even over it’s much lauded cousin Tolpuddle) at the 2019 Royal Melbourne Wine Awards. Shaw and Smith, M3, Chardonnay, Adelaide Hills, 2018 Class is […]
Shottesbrooke Single Vineyard Series Tom’s Block Shiraz 2016
Released to media side by side with the 2015 Shottesbrooke, Single Vineyard Series, Tom’s Block, Shiraz, McLaren Vale, 2016 Dusty chocolate ganache, shaved coconutty oak, coloured pencil and a pervading […]
Shottesbrooke Single Vineyard Series Tom’s Block Shiraz 2015
The Shiraz in the lauded single vineyard series. Tom’s Block is located in the Blewitt Springs sub-region of McLaren Vale. Shottesbrooke, Single Vineyard Series, Tom’s Block, Shiraz, McLaren Vale, 2015 […]
Longview Vineyard Yakka Shiraz 2017
Shiraz. The mainstay red grape of the Australian wine industry. Longview’s iteration spends 15 months in new and older French oak. Longview Vineyard, Yakka, Shiraz, Adelaide Hills, 2017 Spice driven […]
Best’s Great Western LSV Shiraz 2017
A relative newcomer to the Best’s ‘Concongella’ range, first made in 2015. The fruit comes from two vineyards, one of which was owned and operated by the late,legendary Kim Ludvigson. […]
Longview Vineyard VISTA Shiraz Barbera 2018
Double edged meaning for the label of this wine: VISTA is an acronym for Varied Inclines Slopes Terrain & Aspects….. And vista is the Italian word for “view.” Vegan friendly. Longview Vineyard, VISTA, Shiraz, […]
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