The Second Take range nudge the boundaries of Barossa preconceptions. This edition: Crushed into 100% Old French Oak. Wild ferment for 10 months maturation with bâtonnage (lees stirring). Bottled unfiltered. […]
The Italian partner to H&L’s Tempranillo. Hastwell & Lightfoot, Montepulciano, McLaren Vale, 2017 Molasses and purple/black fruit with an inky, stony undertone. Seared vanilla bean oak and dark roasted coffee […]
Sub labelled the “Samuel’s Collection.” Vegan friendly. Yalumba, Bush Vine, Grenache, Barossa, 2018 Awash with fresh and crunchy Grenache fruit. Rose petals, cherries, red currants and light milk chocolate […]
The back label speaks to a mythical dragon like monster….the Savitar. The bottle is certainly monstrous: thick of neck, solid of body. Mitolo, Savitar, Shiraz, McLaren Vale, 2016 Like […]
Has a Kelpie on the label…but you know, we’re Australia, not Spain Hastwell & Lightfoot, Tempranillo, McLaren Vale, 2017 Inky, with salty spice (cumin and dried tomato), cherries, dark choc […]
A year older than its covered in gold sibling. Shottesbrooke, Single Vineyard Series, Chardonnay, Adelaide Hills, 2016 A richer, more mature nose with more savoury oak elements, straw like (both […]
Hamish Maguire’s latest show pony: Gold at Royal Melbourne Wine Awards last year and this taking out the Albert Chan Memorial Prize for Best White Wine at the 2019 Sydney […]
First release of a rosé from Canberra’s Shaw Wines made from Shiraz grapes. Shaw Wines, Estate, Shiraz, Rosé, Canberra, 2019 Only 6 hours skin contact for the palest blush: […]
Part of a back vintage haul from the Australian Importer, Opal Wines. The fruit grown on the family estate Bozokbag on the Gallipoli Peninsula. Suvla Wines, Karasazik, Gallipoli Peninsula, 2013 […]
The only white in Mitolo’s entry level ‘Jester’ range and it certainly holds its own. Mitolo, Jester, Vermentino, McLaren Vale, 2018 Riper tropical notes (fresh and dried) tempered by crushed […]
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