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Riesling
2023
Clare Valley – Watervale  |
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Released July and an impressive follow-up to
the 2022 (94/100 ‘excellent’ in last year’s International Riesling Challenge in Canberra). What will
this one score? Our Rieslings have won awards every year for the past
thirteen. We are quietly confident. |
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Riesling
2022
Clare Valley – Watervale
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| At the International Riesling Challenge in Canberra, the Judges rated ‘Excellent – 94/100’. Not bad, and in some pretty exalted company. The gratifying number of awards for our Rieslings just confirms their consistent quality. From our new source vineyard. | |
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Riesling
2021
Clare Valley – Watervale
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| From our new source vineyard in the same area – our previous supplier, the Honeys have sold up and retired to their tropic paradise. But now we are very happy to have an excellent Riesling from the new grape supply. Smoothing out as it ages. | |
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| Pinot Gris - 2021 Adelaide Hills | |
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One of those easy-drinking whites, kind of midway between Riesling and Chardonnay, where you sit down with friends and polish off a couple of bottles before you notice. Good reason for having a stock on hand. A worthy successor to the 2020. |
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| Rosé -
2023 McLaren Vale |
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Carry yourself back to that summer in Provence long ago – ‘do you remember an inn, Miranda, do you remember an inn?’… Ah, dreams… but a glass or three of this pale, fragrant Rosé will help get you there. Winemaker Damian has worked some nostalgic magic with this one. Drink chilled. |
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| Rosé - 2022 McLaren Vale | |
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[Grenache 100%] Pale, dry, fragrant – a swig from the glass in your hand and you could be transported to Provence. However just as good if it transports you to a shady veranda in McLaren Vale at one fifth the price. |
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| Reserve
Shiraz 2021
Padthaway.
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Somewhat to our surprise we find that we have been making
the Padthaway Shiraz for twelve years now. |
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| 'Torresan
Block' Shiraz 2020 McLaren Vale |
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| The first Shiraz from winemaker Damian’s own small grape farm. Summer drought, small berries, intense fruit flavours. French and American oak barrel maturation. A ‘new wave’ complex and elegant Shiraz that rivals and will be a good replacement for the ‘Ramsay Black’ which is now almost gone. 10 years with good cellaring. |
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| Touriga
Nacional 2020 Barossa Valley |
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WineWise: ‘the typical floral perfume leads into a delightfully silky palate balanced by very fine tannins. Deliciously drinkable.' ★★★★ We are now one of the very few Oz winemakers making a straight Touriga N and think it a great addition to our wine list. A red grape, historically used in Portugal and Australia in fortified wine (i.e. ‘Port’) almost always blended. Also as part of a blend in a number of Oz table wines. A must for the seeker of ‘new’ varietals. AND a gold medal – how can you go past it? |
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| Cabernet Sauvignon
2021
Coonawarra
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GOLD WineWise National 2023 |
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| Grenache
2021
McLaren Vale
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Third in the great series from winemaker Damian’s own vineyard in the region establishing itself as great terroir for Grenache. The lighter McLaren Vale style – depth and elegant finish – will develop with careful cellaring. |
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| Grenache
2020
McLaren Vale
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.The second Grenache from the Damian grape farm. Not to be missed – looks every bit as good as the 2 times Gold Medal 2019. Very much in the new lighter McLaren Vale style – and Grenache is becoming a signature wine for the Vale. |
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| Grenache
2019
McLaren Vale
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.…and from winemaker Damian’s own small vineyard! This is a terrific wine and not to be missed – the Melbourne judges said ‘…lovely lifted florals, medium intensity and tannins, good colour with fragrant spicy red fruits… youthful bright and juicy and very fresh’. Very much in the new McLaren Vale style. Lightly oaked. TWO GOLD MEDALS – don’t miss it. |
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| G. S. M.
2018
McLaren Vale |
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| [Grenache 41%, Shiraz 41%, Mourvèdre 18%] An excellent follow-up to the gold medal 2017 GSM. Like Grenache, GSM has become a Mclaren Vale signature wine. Very drinkable now, only getting better with bottle age and cool cellaring. Grapes from old bush vines – classic ! | |
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