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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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Chardonney
2022 Adelaide
Hills  |
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| A lighter style of Chardonnay with a bit of oak, but not too much. Lightly chill only – in fact in the cooler weather you can serve at room temperature. Will improve with bottle age for next 2-3 years. Lovers of quality Chardonnay should not miss this one. | |
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| Pinot
Gris - 2024 Adelaide
Hills |
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Popular! With food or on their own the 2020 & 2021 PGs won your vote. This one is just as good, maybe better. |
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| Rosé -
2023 McLaren Vale |
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Pale, fragrant and nostalgic dream-inducing. Very much Provence style if we must bring those French into it. |
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| Rosé - 2022 McLaren Vale | |
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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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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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| GSM
2023
McLaren Vale |
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| We've been making this classic, popular medium-weight blend for nearly 20 years. Some day soon we'll get around to a bit of research to see if its popularity is Australian only or world wise. However, that won't affect your immediate enjoyment | |
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