Adelina
Next door to Wendouree’s most famous, eponymous estate, the Adelina vineyards are situated in Spring Farm Valley, just south of the township of Clare. Established around 1910 they feature mostly Shiraz and Grenache with small plantings of Cabernet Sauvignon and Pinot Noir. Some fruit is also sourced from vineyards in the Adelaide Hills.
The Gardner family has owned the Spring Farm Estate, which is the site of both the Adelina winery and vineyards, since 1986. Prior to the inception of Adelina Wines in 2000, the property was managed by Will and Elaine Gardner, and the fruit was sold to Tim Adams. In 2002, Col McBryde and Jen Gardner, Will and Elaine’s daughter, took over responsibility for the vineyards and launched Adelina wines which are made exclusively from the Estate vineyards. The pair has been involved in winemaking and research since the mid-90s.
Traditional methods are used both in the vineyard and in the very modest winery. Grapes are hand-picked and whole-bunch pressed. A wide variety of fermentation vessels are utilised (from steel to concrete, to new and old woods). Wild ferments and juice left on its lees for extended periods builds unique, refreshing and textural wines.
Website: www.adelina.com.au
Location: Lot 2 Wendouree Road East, Clare SA 5453
Winemaker: Adelina
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Adelina Watervale Riesling 2020
Add to cart$23.00in any six
$26.00 per single bottle
As always, the 2020 Watervale hails from the Gully View vineyard, which is on red loamy clay over limestone. This is the vineyard that historically supplied Leo Buring, once the maker of Australia’s greatest Rieslings. The fruit is de-stemmed and crushed before pressing, the free-run juice then settled, racked and fermented. Col halted the ferment […]
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$26.00 per single bottle
Adelina Chardonnay 2018
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$46.00 per single bottle
Sea spray and green olive, salted almond, white peach and lemon zest, but fruit is in the background. It has zing and chalky feel, like a Chardonnay-come-Manzanilla-with-a-wink-at-Jura, saline with some spice and a long slightly sharp finish. Like this. Would be ideal with salty snacks, pre-dinner. 95 points, Gary Walsh, The Winefront From a single […]
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Producer: Adelina$42.00in any six
$46.00 per single bottle
Adelina Shiraz Mataro 2019
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$31.00 per single bottle
This has lots going for it. Rich perfume of dark berries, sweet earth, dried flowers, very aromatic but feels kind of savoury. The palate is the same, bloody and rich, hewn with sheets of grippy, grunty tannins, upfront whips away quickly, feels tight, the finish a cavalcade of tumbling tannin, gamey fruit, piquant, tactile spice […]
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Producer: Adelina$27.00in any six
$31.00 per single bottle
Adelina Grenache 2019
Add to cart$41.00in any six
$45.00 per single bottle
Beautiful, light garnet colour all shimmering and pretty. Just shy of medium weight, a sheath of firm but silky tannins, cherry juice, pomegranate, rose hip tea the baselines. Light spice elements, dry and savoury, exceptional structure through this wine, you feel all the ribs of grip and pucker, a skeleton draped in Something Special Grenache. […]
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Producer: Adelina$41.00in any six
$45.00 per single bottle
Adelina Shiraz 2018
Add to cart$50.00in any six
$55.00 per single bottle
The 2018 Adelina is a stunning example of Clare Shiraz, and perhaps their finest release to date. Only 1518 bottles made. Handpicked and destemmed; one part crushed and one part whole berries to create two separate ferments. Up to 27 days on skins and then pressed into large, 700-litre French oak for malo and maturation […]
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Producer: Adelina$50.00in any six
$55.00 per single bottle
Adelina Polish Hill Organic Riesling 2020
Add to cart$28.00in any six
$32.00 per single bottle
Col McBryde has been coveting the fruit from the Smith family’s vineyard on Polish Hill River’s Rucioch Road for many years. In 2020 he finally got his hands on the goods. This mature vineyard, rooted in grey-brown loam on shale and sandy limestone, was one of the Clare’s first certified organic vineyards. This is a […]
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Producer: Adelina$28.00in any six
$32.00 per single bottle
Adelina Dolcetto Barbera Rosato 2019
Add to cart$28.00in any six
$32.00 per single bottle
Adelina’s rose is an earthy, complex and food-friendly rosé that will be gone in a heartbeat. Only 828 bottles produced. Small batch, super-savoury Rosato is a blend of Dolcetto and Barbera taken from the Bowe-Lees-Loveys Vineyard at Woodside. 100% hand-picked, all the fruit was de-stemmed and crushed directly into a concrete fermenter. Three barriques worth […]
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Producer: Adelina$28.00in any six
$32.00 per single bottle
Adelina Nebbiolo 2016
Add to cart$39.00in any six
$45.00 per single bottle
Nebbiolo can be difficult in Australia. Come to think of it, after recently tasting a dozen or so Barolos, it’s pretty hard in Italy too. Medium bodied, with a combination of red fruits, roses, tar and spice. Rich and plush, never too fruity or jammy. Fantastic tannins, definitely Nebbiolo! The 2016 Adelina Nebbiolo is one […]
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Producer: Adelina$39.00in any six
$45.00 per single bottle
Adelina Eternal Return Arneis 2019
Add to cart$25.00in any six
$29.00 per single bottle
They do a good job of Arneis at Adelina, and most often it’s way less greasy, and tighter than many of its Italian comrades. A little bit floral, raw almond, bitter lemon and the like, with a chalky texture, good energy, lightness of frame, and a crunchy textured finish of fine length. It’s a yes […]
Producer: Adelina
Producer: Adelina$25.00in any six
$29.00 per single bottle