Earthworks Shiraz 2021
Part of the Hill Smith Family Vineyards (home of Yalumba). Often found much cheaper in retail land. Made by Marc Van Halderen. Vegan friendly if that’s your thing. Earthworks, Shiraz, […]
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Yalumba Barossa Shiraz 2021
Apparently the 2022 is also out there now, but it feels like I only just received this one as part of the media release. Oh well, bound still be readily […]
Clandestine Vineyards Malbec 2021
Fruit this year comes from Wilyabrup in the prestige row of Margaret River. 1st and 2nd use French oak maturation for 20 months. Vegan friendly. Please note, bottle image is […]
Clandestine Vineyards Pinot Grigio 2022
A family run affair that takes fruit from the right regions for quality expression. Here they take fruit from a mature vineyard in Woodside located in the Adelaide Hills. Clandestine […]
Clandestine Vineyards Break Free Enfant de Lune Syrah 2021
The Clandestine team have just rolled to the 2022 of this release (sometimes that happens). But if you’re sitting on a bottle of the 2021, then this is the review […]
Clandestine Vineyards Break Free Little Wing Shiraz Noir 2022
A blend of 95% Shiraz and 5% Malbec from the Adelaide Hills. Some carbonic maceration for one parcel of the Shiraz. The Malbec in stainless steel. All this points to […]
Heggies Vineyard Reserve Chardonnay 2018
The flagship of the the Heggies range. Fruit from a single block on the high elevation Heggies Vineyard (Block “i”). For all the clone nerds out there, made from Bernard […]
Yalumba The Octavius Shiraz 2017
Flagship straight Shiraz for Yalumba. Made from vines dating back to 1854 (average age is 82 years, with 71% sourced from the Barossa Valley and 29% from Eden Valley). Matured […]
Yalumba The Steeple Shiraz 2018
From a single-site and made from Centurion vines that were planted in 1919 in Light Pass on the Valley floor in the shadow of the Lutheran Church and grown biodynamically. […]
Yalumba Paradox Shiraz 2018
Part of the “Distinguished Sites” collection from Yalumba, and from the north of the Barossa Valley. Spent 15 months maturation in French oak puncheons (8% new), remainder one year and […]
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