Mitolo Marsican Shiraz 2014
The wine is actually called Marsican by Mitolo but it has been amended for search purposes on this site. Is X By Y as a naming strata the new ‘premium reserve’..? Meanwhile, the wine sees 100% new oak...
View ArticlePenny’s Hill The Experiment Grenache 2016
Old vine Grenache matured in old (or older) French oak. Production is 216 dozen.
View ArticleCockfighter’s Ghost Single Vineyard Shiraz 2016
Jeff Byrne does the winemaking across the suite of brands Audrey Wilkinson, Cockfighter’s Ghost and Pooles Rock. This is the McLaren Vale single vineyard 2016 release of shiraz from the well-loved...
View ArticleDune Pyla 2016
Here’s something new. From Duncan and Peter Lloyd, sons of Mark Lloyd of Coriole, comes an indie project. The source is Coriole’s Blewitt Springs vineyard, not but the wine label is entirely separate....
View ArticleThe Other Right Unfurl 2016
Lovely word is unfurl. Softness to it. A gentle feel. Chrysalis opening, petals revealing the core of a flower, a flag just beginning to catch the wind. Anyway, romance aside, this comes from a single...
View ArticleBattle Of Bosworth Wines Cabernet Sauvignon 2015
One of the more unusually named wineries in this country.
View ArticleCoriole Songbird Cabernet Sauvignon 2016
Lovely spot to visit, is Coriole, and this is named for the songbirds that apparently lurk around the cellar door.
View ArticleSanglier Rosé 2017
Grenache rosé made from 47 year old dry grown bush vines. I’ve opened a bunch of rosés tonight, and it’s fair to say, it’s a happy hunting ground right now. The other thing I’d say, is that unless it’s...
View ArticleBattle of Bosworth Graciano 2015
Varietal graciano, organically grown, out of McLaren Vale.
View Articled’Arenberg The Dry Dam Riesling 2017
Been pretty dry in Sydney this winter, though our dams are still pretty full.
View ArticleBattle of Bosworth White Boar 2013
McLaren Vale blend of Shiraz and Cabernet. Amarone style.
View ArticleCockfighter’s Ghost McLaren Vale Sangiovese 2016
Sangiovese. Grown in McLaren Vale and then trucked to the Hunter Valley, where it was made.
View ArticleTwelftree Strout Grenache 2014
A total of 50 dozen produced from a 49 year old vineyard in McLaren Flat. A little whole bunch, puncheons and stainless steel.
View ArticleRudderless Vineyard Grenache Mataro Graciano 2015
All open fermented, all basket pressed, all into old French oak.
View ArticleClandestine Vineyards #1 Grenache 2016
Made by the Vinaceous team. Grown on 94-year-old grenache vines in the Clarendon sub-region of McLaren Vale. Hand-picked, open fermented and basket pressed to large oak.
View ArticleBattle of Bosworth Puritan Shiraz 2017
Grown organically, no preservatives added, no oak, bottled young. More or less a ‘joven’ style of shiraz.
View ArticleSanglier Grenache 2016
From the Sanglier Wines website: “Sourced from 47 year old, dry grown bush vines at the height of Blewitt Springs. The topsoil in this vineyard is pure beach sand, and is several meters deep in parts....
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