The Gate by Shingleback Shiraz 2016
15 Months in (15%) French and (85%) American oak maturation. Shingleback, The Gate, Shiraz, McLaren Vale, 2016 Pencily, dusty, vanillan oak with a medicinal herby green peppercorn spice over blackberry, […]
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Red Knot by Shingleback Cabernet Sauvignon 2017
Shingleback have received a litany of medals and awards for this wine. Among those awards include the Trophy for Best Cabernet at the 2018 McLaren Vale Wine Show. Impressive for […]
Hastwell & Lightfoot Sands of Time Shiraz 2016
Single vineyard fruit here, from the Sempahore Sands Vineyard. Hastwell & Lightfoot, Sands of Time, Shiraz, McLaren Vale, 2016 Earthy, slightly stinky meaty and sulphurous. Dusty, chalky the, aromas run […]
Mitolo Jester Shiraz 2017
100% used French oak maturation for juicy, early, youthful consumption. The 2016 is still out there in retail land also. Mitolo, Jester, Shiraz, McLaren Vale, 2017 Opens with a […]
Chapel Hill The Parson Shiraz 2017
Chapel Hill’s ‘entry’ level that offers great value for money. Note, bottle image is 2016. Vegan friendly. Chapel Hill, The Parson, Shiraz, McLaren Vale, 2017 Meaty, smoky, inky fruit with […]
d’Arenberg Stephanie The Gnome With Rose Tinted Glasses Rosé 2018
Arguably the longest wine name in Australia. There’s an addition of cinsault grapes in this release. d’Arenberg, Stephanie The Gnome With Rose Tinted Glasses, Rosé, Sangiovese, Cinsault, Shiraz, 2018 Livid […]
Mitolo Ourea Sagrantino 2018
Mitolo see this wine as “a tribute to our grower, Don Lopresti, who envisioned the potential for growing Sagrantino in McLaren Vale’s Mediterranean climate. Ourea translates to ‘God of the […]
Shingleback Local Heroes Shiraz Grenache 2012
No one can decry Shingleback for not having truth in labeling! 51% Shiraz and 49% Bush vine grenache. Still available as part of Shingleback’s The Pick cellar club mail outs. […]
d’Arenberg The Laughing Magpie Shiraz Viognier 2014
Double Gold winner at the 2018 China Wine & Spirits Awards. Same split as previous years with 94% Shiraz and 6% Viognier. 10 months maturation in old French oak. d’Arenberg, […]
Shingleback Haycutters Classic Dry White 2018
A slight re-branding of the Haycutters easy drinking white. Rather than giving a varietal naming, they’ve gone with Classic Dry White. Shingleback, Haycutters, Classic Dry White, Semillon, Sauvignon Blanc, McLaren […]
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