Château Tanunda The Château Chardonnay 2022
With 20% whole bunch in the press. Fermentation French oak. 8 months maturation with regular lees stirring in new and seasoned French oak barriques. Château Tanunda, The Château, Chardonnay, Eden […]
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Yalumba The Virgilius Viognier 2020
Yalumba’s flagship white (and seriously underpriced). From a 40+ year old vineyard, the handpicked fruit is whole-bunch pressed to older French oak barrels for 11 months. Wild fermentation. Vegan friendly. […]
Yalumba Eden Valley Viognier 2021
Nothing really needs to be said about the Hill-Smith family and their dedication to this grape in Australia. This release part of the Eden Valley /Samuel’s Garden collection from Yalumba […]
Heggies Vineyard Reserve Chardonnay 2021
The flagship of the the Heggies range. Fruit from a single block on the high elevation Heggies Vineyard (the 30 year old Block “i”). Made from Bernard Clones 76, 95 […]
Heggies Vineyard Estate Chardonnay 2021
The team at Heggies (Hill-Smith Family Vineyards) have the recipe right. Similar winemaking as the previous vintages: Fermented and matured for 11 months in French oak barriques (40% new, 24% […]
Heggies Vineyard Cloudline Chardonnay 2022
Heggies range now made by Marc Van Halderen and part of the greater Hill-Smith Family Vineyards stable. Label so named as it sits at 500 metres above sea level and […]
Pewsey Vale Prima 25GR Riesling 2022
The Germans have been mastering the art of residual sugar in Riesling for years, while Australia still suffers from “Oh, I don’t like Riesling, it’s too sweet.” And then you […]
Pewsey Vale The Contours 10 year Museum Release Riesling 2013
Very smart for the Hill-Smiths to have this 10 Year Museum release of this vital label. Winemaker is Yalumba’s Chief Louisa Rose. Pewsey Vale, The Contours, 10 Year Museum Release, […]
Pewsey Vale 1961 Block Riesling 2022
While the original Pewsey Vale vineyard was planted in 1847, this release of the 1961 Block comes from the oldest (modern) part of the vineyard. Handpicked fruit, wild ferment and […]
Pewsey Vale Estate Riesling 2023
The original Pewsey Vale vineyard was planted in 1847 and the label is part of the Hill Smith Family Vineyards (also well known for Yalumba). Chief winemaker Louisa Rose’s signature […]
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