Rogers and Rufus Rosé 2022
Part of the Hill-Smith Family Vineyards stable. Made for summer. Winemaker is Sam Wigan. Rogers and Rufus, Rosé, Grenache, Barossa Valley, 2022 Pale dusky salmon in hue. All the pink […]
Tag Archives: Yalumba
Yalumba The Steeple Shiraz 2019
A change from the 2018 with a move to screwcap and a low shouldered bottle. From a single-site and made from Centurion vines that were planted in 1919 in Light […]
Yalumba Barossa Bush Vine Grenache 2021
Part of the “Samuel’s Collection” from the consistent Yalumba. Winemaker is Alexey Alon Dumbuay. Vegan friendly. Yalumba, Bush Vine, Grenache, Barossa, 2021 Raspberry and brown spices, rose hip, soft nut […]
Yalumba The Tri-Centenary Grenache 2021
Sourced from the Ancestor vines (planted 1889) in the Yalumba Tri-Centenary block. The move to screwcap is welcomed (though the orange wax was funky). Winemaker is Kevin Glastonbury, who may […]
Yalumba Vine Vale Grenache 2022
Part of the Distinguished Sites range. Sourced from two blocks of 1949 and 1929 vines in the Yalumba Tri-Centenary block on the valley floor. Fermented in two batches: the first […]
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 […]
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