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A small vineyard based in the springfarm sub-region of Clare. Farmed with organic principles. Destemmed, 50% berries crushed. 40% was macerated for 24 days and then pressed to concrete for maturation. The remaining 60% was macerated before being pressed to larger format oak. Maturation in concrete and oak for 8 months.
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Mike Bennie
93"From a tiny Clare Valley estate and some older (1910s) vines comes the Adelina Shiraz. Col McBride, he of Some Young Punks, and partner Jennie Gardner, steer the ship. The Gardner family have had possession of the winery and vineyard since 1986, with Adelina being formed from the estate in 2000 (it’s Jennie’s parents). Two acres of fruit, at around one tonne to the acre, are produced for this wine. Beautiful aromas, pure of fruit and gently savoury, dash of pepper, a touch of concentrated dried fruit character, but lending character not distraction. There’s a soft ferrous note in the wine too, but it’s mopped up by medium bodied anise-tinged fruit flavours through the palate. Seamless, soft and bright in flavour, this is a surprisingly elegant wine of immense drinkability. Brisk acidity with a slick of sage herbals lifts the wine and a wisp of tobacco-leaf savouriness and a line of dusty tannins run through. Finishes long and pure and juicy. Slinky and delicious."
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Australia
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South Australia
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Clare Valley
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Often associated with some of Australia's finest Riesling the cool climate and differing terroirs have paved the way for exciting and diverse wines over a plethora of varietals resulting in wines of pure expression and great length. Home to some of Australia's most iconic wineries - cult producers like Wendouree, to Australian icons such as Kilikanoon and boutique producers like Atlas, the Clare Valley is definitely an area to keep an eye on for exciting and ever-evolving wines.
About the brand Adelina Wines
Good things come in small packages and that applies to wineries too. Adelina, a small-batch producer from Springfarm, a sub-region of Clare, fits the bill perfectly. It’s owned and run by winemakers and science boffins, Jen Gardner and Col McBryde, of Some Young Punks fame, who have combined their love of Italian wine varietals with the intricacies of science to create a small and impressive portfolio of wines.
Established Shiraz, Grenache and Pedro Ximenez vines grow alongside younger plantings of Shiraz and Mataro, with biodynamic principles applied to all estate grown fruit. Jen and Col also bring in fruit from a select group of Clare and Adelaide Hills growers for their non-estate range which includes an Arneis, Riesling, Nebbiolo and Shiraz Mataro.
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