Shottesbrooke Shiraz 2012
McLaren Vale’s Shottesbrooke winery offers a large range of wines, many of them excellent value. Grunty fruit flavour is always the name of the game. Oak is the swing factor.
View ArticleKay Brothers Block 6 Shiraz 2012
Ah, the Icon Wines. Pretty much, if you don’t mind me saying so, you’ll most likely read the reviews first on The Wine Front.
View ArticleShottesbrooke Cabernet Sauvignon 2012
Carbon copy of the excellent 2010 cabernet release out of McLaren Vale’s Shottesbrooke winery.
View ArticleKooks Shiraz 2012
“50% of Kooks’ profits are devoted to creating and funding projects that make people feel good – everything from charitable causes to crazy capers!” Hence the tagline “the positively generous wine co.”...
View ArticleKangarilla Road Primitivo 2012
“Sourced from various vineyards around the McLaren Vale region”.
View ArticleKangarilla Road Duetto 2013
Partly fermented on skins in clay amphoras. Blend of vermentino and fiano.
View ArticleKangarilla Road Terzetto 2012
McLaren Vale blend of sangiovese, primitive and nebbiolo – Terzetto is, appearently, Italian for trio.
View ArticleKangarilla Road Brierly Vineyard Montepulciano 2012
New to the Kangarilla Road range, and indeed to McLaren Vale.
View ArticleGemtree Dragon’s Blood Shiraz 2013
“By purchasing this wine,” a hearty shiraz from McLaren Vale, “you contribute to Greening Australia, Australia’s largest environmental organisation”.
View ArticleCockfighter’s Ghost The Legend 2013
New wine to the Cockfighter’s Ghost range. Blend of 40% McLaren Vale Shiraz, 30% Wrattonbully Cabernet Sauvignon and 30% Wrattonbully Merlot.
View ArticleChapel Hill The Chosen Gorge Block Cabernet Sauvignon 2012
Grown on vines nearing their 20th season. North-facing black. Luscious style of cabernet.
View ArticleSerafino Sharktooth Chardonnay 2010
Flagship chardonnay out of McLaren Vale’s Serafino winery. Made by Charles Whish.
View ArticleSerafino Terremoto Syrah 2010
Terremoto is an Italian word for earthquake. Steve Maglieri, the founder of Serafino, is often referred to as “terremoto”. This is a single vineyard shiraz from McLaren Vale.
View ArticleHardy’s Eileen Hardy Shiraz 2010
100% McLaren Vale. 100% fermented naturally. Made from 100+ year old vines, or at least partially so. Upper Tintara and Blewitt Springs the two McLaren Vale sub-regions involved. 100% French oak, 33%...
View ArticleHardys The Chronicles Butcher’s Gold Shiraz 2012
McLaren Vale shiraz with an unnecessarily long-winded name.
View ArticleStreicker Ironstone Block Old Vine Chardonnay 2011
Streaker easy to spell than ‘Streicker’. This is Gin Gin clone from old vines in Wilyabrup.
View ArticleMitolo Jester Shiraz 2012
Jester. My six year old son even knew what one was. He said, it’s the same as the joker on a pack of cards, and also, kind of like a clown.
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