Chaffey Bros. Wine Co. KONTRAPUNKT* 2020
*Counterpoint as the translation. Winemakers Daniel Chaffey Hartwig and Theo Engela are now joined by young gun Huon Fechner (of the same name as the vineyard where this wine is […]
Tag Archives: Eden Valley
Chaffey Bros Wine Co Evangaline Syrah 2019
A single vineyard Eden Valley Syrah from the Drögemüller family’s dry-grown vineyard at the original Springton orchard. Matured in older French oak (2 to 5 year old hogsheads). Bottle image […]
Chaffey Bros Wine Co La Résistance!* 2019
*Battle for the Barossa. The boys at CB explain this better than I can: “A vinous rematch of the famous 1811 battle at Barrosa Ridge where Spain and France collided. […]
Chaffey Bros. Wine Co. DÜFTE PUNKT 2020
Winemakers Daniel Chaffey Hartwig and Theo Engela have now been joined by young gun winemaker Huon Fechner (yes, same surname as the source of a lot of CB’s aromatic fruit). […]
Head Wines Head Red GSM 2019
A blend from across the Barossa, with the Grenache components from four different vineyards, ranging from 25 and 76 years old; the Shiraz from cooler Eden Valley sites and the […]
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 […]
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. […]
Heggies Vineyard Estate Riesling 2019
The Heggies Vineyard range is part of the Hill Smith Family Vineyards stable (with Yalumba as the flagship) and are crafted by Teresa Heuzenroder. The vineyard is a single site […]
Hill-Smith Estate Eden Valley Chardonnay 2019
If I’ve interpreted the notes correctly, this vintage sees 100% of the wine to wild ferment (the 2018 was only 40%). Made by Teresa Huezenroeder, 30% of the blend was […]
Heggies Vineyard Cloudline Chardonnay 2019
Made by Teresa Heuzenroeder and part of the greater Yalumba stable. The name recognising that the vineyard sits at 500 metres above sea level. Partial French oak maturation (20%), limited […]
