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D’Arenberg The Dry Dam Riesling 2015

Includes some Adelaide Hills grapes nowadays, though I’m not sure for how long that’s been: we’ve been a little sparse with our reviews of McLaren Vale Riesling.

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United Cellars Own Label Cabernet Sauvignon 2013

Made by Joe Grilli of Primo Estate. The wine buyer for United Cellars has a preference for Cabernet Sauvignon from McLaren Vale over its Shiraz.

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Brash Higgins CBSV 2014

Fruit for this cabernet sauvignon comes from the estate vineyard, Omensetter. It’s in conversion to organic (to be certified 2017). Brad Hickey makes a range of wines from McLaren Vale, and further...

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Serafino GSM 2013

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Serafino BDX 2013

Blend of McLaren Vale cabernet sauvignon, merlot, carmenere and cabernet franc.

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A.C. Byrne & Co Shiraz 2014

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Vinrock Shiraz 2014

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Burns & Fuller Shiraz 2014

Last year’s release was from the Lower Murray and McLaren Vale; this year it’s out of Langhorne Creek. It’s a product of Fourth Wave Wine. [/private]

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Bayliss Road Shiraz 2014

Made by Vinrock. McLaren Vale Shiraz.

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Vinrock Grenache 2014

McLaren Vale grenache from a good producer.

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Beresford Estate Blewitt Springs Cabernet Sauvignon 2013

Sub-regional cabernet sauvignon. 15-ish months in a combination of French and American oak, new and used.

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Coriole Picpoul 2015

So much wine out there, and Picpoul is said to be a classic match with oysters. I’ll take their word for it: oysters are gross. I tried the 2014 as a tank sample, but I believe this is the first...

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Coriole Vita Reserve Sangiovese 2012

The basic Coriole Sangiovese is so good, that you’d have to think twice before paying more than twice the price for a reserve version.

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Coriole Mary Kathleen Reserve Cabernet Merlot 2012

Not sure why we don’t have a review of the 2012 Coriole Cabernet Sauvignon. The 1992 was the first vintage, and I remember buying that bottle on release, then drinking it with pleasure maybe a decade...

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Chapel Hill Reserve 2014

A special wine for 150 years of Chapel Hill’s building. Turn a certain age, a special wine pops out. I like it. I reckon there used to be a ‘Reserve’ range back in the day, revived for this. It’s 70%...

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Two Hands Lily’s Garden McLaren Vale Shiraz 2013

I might be wrong, but I don’t see much activity for Two Hands in Australian wine circles. Locally, in Sydney, I don’t see the wines on lists much, anywhere. I’m probably looking in the wrong places,...

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Paxton Tempranillo 2015

Mattinson is our TWF resident champion of locally grown Tempranillo. Organically (biodynamic) grown.

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d’Arenberg The Dry Dam Riesling 2008

A re-release of the 2008, it seems. No review on WineFront of it previously, so away we go! Warm year that year, as we recall.

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Brash Higgins R/SM 2015

Riesling and semillon hop into bed. Co-fermented from neighbouring vines in Kangarilla, McLaren Vale. Reared in old barrels. Not much of this made.

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Chapel Hill Hill Block Shiraz 2015

Part of a winery exclusive range, and great for people with a bit of a stutter.

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