Yalumba The Cigar Cabernet Sauvignon 2015
The Cigar; thus named to describe the unique cigar-shaped strip of rich red terra rossa soil of the Coonawarra. The 2016 has just started floating about, but the 2015 will […]
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Pewsey Vale Prima 23GR Riesling 2019
As the name suggests this retains 23 grams per litre of residual sugar once the fermentation has finished. Grape sugars can do amazing things to round out and add flavours […]
La Maschera Rosé of Granaxia 2019
Rosato style of wine. Plenty of Barossa Grenache with a healthy splash of Sangiovese (10%) as a nod to the Italian origins. 50% of the juice was matured in old […]
Pewsey Vale Riesling 2019
The Pewsey Vale vineyard was planted in 1847 and is part of the Hill Sith Family Vineyards. The wine bears chief winemaker Louisa Rose’s signature on the rear label, just […]
Hill-Smith Estate Eden Valley Chardonnay 2018
The Hill-Smith Estate of the greater Hill Smith Family Vineyards family (including Yalumba). 40% of the blend was (wild) fermented & matured for 5 months in French oak of which […]
Hill-Smith Estate Adelaide Hills Chardonnay 2018
Part of the greater Hill Smith Family Vineyards family (including Yalumba). Wild ferment with fermentation and maturation in French oak for 13 months with 30% being new, the remainder 1 […]
mesh Riesling 2019
mesh Riesling is the vinous birth child of Jeffrey Grosset and Robert Hill Smith, two Riesling juggernauts who realised that their powers were better together than against the other. mesh, […]
Smith & Hooper Pinot Grigio 2019
Smith & Hooper are part of the Hill Smith Family Vineyards stable (which includes the famous Yalumba) and draw their fruit from Wrattonbully, just north of Coonawarra. The fruit is […]
Hill-Smith Estate Sauvignon Blanc 2019
Part of the the Hill Smith Family Vineyards which includes the Yalumba stable. Wild ferment and partial French oak maturation for 5 months with lees stirring for further complexity. Winemaker […]
Dalrymple Sauvignon Blanc 2018
When I worked in a bottle shop a few years ago, Dalrymple had some of the worst labels on the shelf. Wine was good inside, yet always a struggle to […]
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