Brash Higgins CHN Chenin Blanc 2017
Grown in the white sands of Blewitt Springs. Kept on skins for several days before being pressed to barrel for wild ferment and 12 months maturation. 255 Cases made. The […]
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Shingleback The Gate Shiraz 2011
While the label is a cellar door and on website only purchase for the current vintage, this back vintage comes as part of Shingleback’s quality cellar club “The Pick,” which […]
Serafino Shiraz 2016
McLaren Vale Shiraz as dark and sleek as the packaging. Serafino, Shiraz, McLaren Vale, 2016 Sweet oak influenced with crushed violets over red and black berries. Inky and syrupy palate, […]
d’Arenberg The Sticks and Stones 2014
Chester says it best: “The inspiration for this name comes from the age-old proverb; ‘sticks and stones may break my bones but names will never hurt me’. The unusual and quirky […]
d’Arenberg The Derelict Vineyard Grenache 2014
Basket pressed. Gets the usual d’Arry oak regime: New and old French + American oak fermentation for 12 months. Named from the old bush vines that continue to give up […]
d’Arenberg The Lucky Lizard Chardonnay 2017
A big drop down this year in the alcohol content (from 13.7% to 12.5%) from the 2016. More wild ferment percentage too. Sourced from fruit grown in the nearby, cooler […]
S.C. Pannell Smart Grenache 2017
This is the first release by Stephen Pannell with fruit from a 63 year old dry grown vineyard on soils over 750 million years old, farmed by Wayne Smart. Sitting […]
S.C. Pannell Old McDonald Grenache 2017
While 2017 may be regarded as a cool vintage for McLaren Vale, cream rises to the top and Stephen Pannell isn’t lactose free. From 75 year old dry grown vines […]
d’Arenberg The Bonsai Vine GSM 2016
Sourced from old, dry grown vines that appear as small as bonsai and using “house style” oak approach of old French and American oak. d’Arenberg, The Bonsai Vine, Grenache, Shiraz, […]
Serafino GSM 2017
GSM…Grenache, Shiraz and Mataro (Mourvedre, Monastrell etc…..). Serafino, Grenache, Shiraz, Mataro, McLaren Vale, 2017 Electric Panther Purple edged. Aromatic, Turkish Delight (Rosewater and chocolate), dug earth, ferrous blood, plum halves, […]
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