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Established in 1903, this producer specialises in producing hand-crafted, high-quality wines from the famed Coonawarra region in South Australia Coonawarra is nestled in the heart of the Limestone Coast of South Australia. The unique cigar-shaped strip of rich terra rossa soil that defines the region is a one-of-a-kind narrow ridge of earth, just 27 kilometres long and two km wide, is known for producing incomparable red wines – in particular, Cabern...

Made by a prestigious Australian winery with a rich history dating back several generations. Established in 1855, the winery has remained in the hands of the family for over a century and a half. The wine displays dark fruit flavours, intertwined with subtle hints of spice and oak, delivering a palate that's both powerful and refined. Crafted with generations of expertise, this wine embodies a timeless elegance that captures the essence of Barossa Va...

Established in 1906, this producer specialises in producing hand-crafted, high-quality wines from the famed Coonawarra region in South Australia Coonawarra is nestled in the heart of the Limestone Coast of South Australia. The unique cigar-shaped strip of rich terra rossa soil that defines the region is a one-of-a-kind narrow ridge of earth, just 27 kilometres long and two km wide, is known for producing incomparable red wines – in particular, Cabern...

Batches of fruit are selected from two premium high altitude Adelaide Hills vineyards at Carey Gully and Piccadilly with each separately vinified. Both are cane pruned and on VSP trellis. Produced in small batches, all cold soaked and hand plunged in open fermenters. To create complexity and lift the D4V2 Pinot Noir Clone from Lenswood was vinified using a percentage of whole bunches while the MV6 and 115 clones from Piccadilly were destemmed and ferm...

The Cabernet Sauvignon fruit is sourced from Watervale and the Malbec fruit is sourced from Lodge Hill. Malbec, of course, has a long history in the Clare and plays the Shiraz role (from the quintessential Australian blend) in filling out the Cabernet midpalate; all black fruit and dried herbs, savoury and well balanced. Focusing on the label of wine can often mean there’s not enough going on in the bottle. But not in this case. The wine delivers a f...

The Shiraz fruit was hand picked from 80 year old vines, gently destemmed & cold soaked on skins for 14 days, fermented slowly for a further 14 days. Giving time to allow slow extraction of colour & silky tannins. This extra time allows the wine to develop great depth of flavour & palate structure. The ferment is slowly pressed straight into a mixture of French & American oak barrels. The magic happens over the next 24 months where the wine will develop...

Parcels for the 2020 Shiraz were destemmed and crushed into a mix of 8 tonne and 2 tonne open fermenters, with twice daily pump overs throughout ferment. Temperatures were kept cool, between 20 and 24ºC to extract the tannin, colour and flavour very softly. Once pressed, these parcels were transferred to French and American oak hogshead barrels for 16 months maturation and natural malolactic fermentation. The final blend was put together from 15% new Fr...

A great year across the Mornington Peninsula has given this wine extra fruit intensity whilst retaining classic cool climate balance and freshness. Bright pale gold. Fresh citrus and stonefruit with savoury herb, sea spray and oyster shell notes. Youthful and intense with spicy yellow fruit drive, light toasty oak, notes of fig, pear and apple, and balancing limey acidity on a dry, savoury finish. Winery Notes: Winemaking: Hand picked and whole ...

ACCOLADES; 97 Points, Sam Kim 96 Points, Ken Gargett (Winepilot.com) Drawing on Shiraz plantings from the 1950s this is a small batch wine (release is about 600 dozen) made to honour some of Australia's older Shiraz traditions bowing only slightly to modern trends. It is neither an over oaked jammy bruiser nor a modern midweight perfumed delicacy … rather it endeavours well to combine the best bits of both oeuvres. From the 1970s and 80s comes rela...