Shingleback make this range, a step up from entry-level, exclusively for Woolworth’s liquor stores: Dan Murphy’s and BWS. Red Knot, Classified by Shingleback, McLaren Vale, 2017 Rum n’ raisin chocolate, […]
Sent along with its 2016 sibling. The label advises the location and family who have grown the fruit, in this case, the 3rd Generation Mammone family. Shottesbrooke, Single Vineyard Series, […]
Sent with its already released 2015 sibling. I do like the detail on the labels for these Single Vineyard wines, including the latitude and longitude coordinates of the vineyard, just […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
d’Arenberg reach to the cooler climes of the Adelaide Hills alongside their McLaren Vale fruit. 7 months French and American oak. d’Arenberg, The Olive Grove, Chardonnay, McLaren Vale, Adelaide Hills, […]
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