Serafino Reserve Grenache 2016
From fruit grown at Blewitt Springs where the vineyard is deep sand with ironstone and a clay layer. The Serafino website still has the 2013 vintage available for the same […]
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Serafino Sharktooth Chardonnay 2016
The big daddy of Chardonnay from McLaren Vale’s Serafino. Racked into 300l oak barrels and wild fermentation. Partial malolactic fermentation and plenty of lees stirring whilst in oak. Charles Whish is […]
Shingleback John Foolery Viognier 2013
Shingleback in McLaren Vale have a deep museum stock, which is sent out to their club members during the year. This wine arrived as part of a sample of back […]
Margan Chardonnay 2017
Margan put a fair amount of work into this well priced chardonnay. 20% of the fruit fermented in new French oak for 6 months. Margan, Chardonnay, Hunter Valley, 2017 This wine […]
Margan Semillon 2017
Semillon. The Hunter Valley flagship grape. This one sourced from vineyards over 40 years old situated on the Fordwich Sill, a plug of red volcanic clay which runs through the […]
Taltarni Cuvée Rosé 2012
Peter Warr and Robert Heywood, winemakers for Taltarni also get to perfect their sparkling craft at Tasmanian bubbles house, Clover Hill. Made from traditional sparkling grapes with Chardonnay (59%), Pinot […]
Taltarni Sparkling Brut 2012
Peter Warr and Robert Heywood, winemakers for Taltarni also get to perfect their sparkling craft at Tasmanian bubbles house, Clover Hill. Made from traditional sparkling grapes with Chardonnay (64%), Pinot […]
Taltarni Blanc de Blancs 2013
Taltarni have released their first wines just over 40 years ago, sourced from the vineyards at the estate in Moonambel, Western Victoria and are well known for their table wines. […]
The Gate by Shingleback Shiraz 2015
A cellar door and on website only Shiraz here from Shingleback. Stelvin Luxe cap and a tall Bordeaux bottle give elegance. French and American oak maturation. Shingleback, The Gate, Shiraz, […]
Shingleback Haycutters Shiraz 2016
Shingleback produce this wine for the Coles group alcohol stores in Australia: First Choice, Vintage Cellars and Liquorland. Shingleback, Haycutters, Shiraz, McLaren Vale, 2016 Ripe nose with choc nut oak […]
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