Editors notes
The Reserve Red is big and blousy with a cool savoury attack of red fruits, plums and floral notes that carry onto the palate. There is some acidity pushing through but the textures are dense with bits of cedar, rhubarb and plums in the finish. The wine is aged in mostly French oak for 12 months after which the best lots are pulled together to make the reserve. It is more on the elegant style with a minty, floral, finish.
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Campbell Mattinson
87"I haven't much liked previous releases but this is decent. It offers a good hit of tarry, blackberries fruit flavour with a sweet shot of warm rum-and-raisin running through the finish. It’s not satiny or bright or anything posh, it's just flavoursome, pure and simple. At the price, you can't really argue with that."
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Australia
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Australian winemakers are known for producing a diverse range of grape varieties, with Shiraz, Cabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc, and Pinot Noir being among the most popular. They tend to focus on producing wines that are ripe, fruit-forward, and easy to drink, using modern winemaking techniques and equipment such as stainless steel tanks and temperature-controlled fermentation.
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South Australia
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Barossa Valley boasts some of the oldest vines in Australia dating back to 1843 and produces some of the world's finest Shiraz, whilst the 'terra rossa' soils of Coonawarra is most suited to producing outstanding Cabernet Sauvignons. If you're a fan of Riesling, Clare Valley is a great place to explore and for a Maritime climate not dissimilar to parts of the Italian coastline, seek out the wines from McLaren Vale.
Padthaway
A subregion of the Limestone Coast wine-producing region of South Australia, Padthaway was earmarked for horticulture in the mid-20th century, thanks to its rich soil, underground water supply, and coastal-influenced Mediterranean climate. An area 62 kilometres long and 8 kilometres wide, it’s one of several areas in this region that has gained a reputation for producing excellent-quality wines. Some prominent Australian producers, including Seppelt, Lindemans, Wynns, and Hardys, were among the first to establish vineyards here. Key wine varieties are Shiraz, Cabernet Sauvignon, and Chardonnay, with the two red varieties accounting for half of the region’s total plantings. Other substantial plantings include Riesling, Sauvignon Blanc, Traminer, Merlot, and Pinot Noir, and plantings of Pinot Gris and Viognier are on the rise.
About the brand Henrys Drive
Named after the 19th century mail coach that once ran through the property, Henry's Drive Vignerons established by Kim Long bottom and her late husband Mark. Kim is continuing to build the family tradition of winemaking in honour of Mark, Visitors are made welcome at the cellar door facility just outside the township of Padthaway- there you can enjoy a private tasting of the wines; enjoy a light snack all while taking in the fabulous hillside viewsYou May Also Like
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