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Bondar Violet Hour Shiraz 2022
$30.00As always, Bondar’s Violet Hour Shiraz is handpicked from the Rayner vineyard. A blend of block vines, both young and old (some up to 70 years old). Wild fermented naturally with a high portion of whole-bunches and matured in older French oak (no new barrels were used this year). The wine spent six months resting […]
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Yangarra GSM 2021
$35.00Out of Stock
This is a complex and powerful edition of this estate-grown grenache with aromas of red and dark berries, ginger bread and toasted spices, as well as wild herbs. The palate offers vibrantly fleshy style with impressive concentration of raspberry and blueberry flavors. Fresh, with structure and drive. Drink over the next eight years. 94 points […]
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La Petite Vanguard Grenache 2022
$32.00The 2022 is generous, fluid and vibrant. Roses, pomegranate, cranberry and strawberry mingle with clove and aniseed. Pure and juicy palate, so fresh and bright, but deep and detailed too. Red fruits, and some dark plum and kirsch with flecks of vanilla bean. One of the best bistro reds around, that will pair well with […]
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Paralian Marmont Vineyard Grenache 2022
$45.00Sumptuous grenache. Just because it’s grown on sand doesn’t mean it has to be light, or pretty, or boney, or cliche of all cliches, have sandy tannins. It is pretty and the tannins are ‘pumicey’ and grainy, but this Paralian grenache always has power, weight, density and a savouriness, harmonising the sweet fruit. The fruit […]
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Juxtaposed Old Vine Grenache 2021
$35.00The emblematic wine of Juxtaposed, as it’s drawn from both the Wait and Smart vineyards. Its style, one of richness, flesh and silken texture run through all the reds and the quality here is incredible, making this quite possibly the best value grenache in Australia. Deep. Sweet cassis, kirsch, cola, aniseed, creamy vanilla, cured meats, […]
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Paralian Springs Hill Vineyard Shiraz 2022
$45.00“We Love Northern Rhone”, Skye Salter told me when tasting through their wines, and it shows, with notes of Charcuterie and coal dust. Otherwise it’s all McLaren Vale. Deep dark fruits, including blackcurrant, not often found in shiraz. Dark cherry, blackberry, violets, savoury spice, fresh compost, cured meats, pink peppercorn, soy, fennel and cardamon. Rich, […]
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Thistledown Thorny Devil Grenache 2023
$35.00From several districts, off old, dry-grown bush vines. The ferments are all nuanced, but all are wild, and there is always some whole bunch; maturation for eight months in old French oak. Pale in hue and pretty in fragrance, such is the vintage. Flavours skip through cranberry, wild raspberry, pomegranate and rose, with white pepper […]
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Saltfleet Grenache Shiraz Mataro 2022
$40.00Grenache is all the fashion in the McLaren Vale these days, including some beautiful blends of which Saltfleet’s GSM is one. This is a delightful homage to McLaren Vale, with ripe red and black fruits, violets, chocolate, sweet and savoury spice and pipe tobacco. Texturally complex with a combination of silk, fluffy lanolin and cashmere. […]
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MMAD Chenin Blanc 2023
$45.00“The road to success with chenin blanc is not always clear. Take your eye off it and you can find yourself in drab backwaters, but unwavering focus delivers you to exciting destinations like this. From vines pushing roots into Blewitt Springs sand for 60 years, it’s for those who like to chew on a wine’s […]
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Bondar Junto GSM 2023
$30.00One of my favourite Bondar wines. We had a 2022 a year after release and it was gorgeous, better after a year in bottle. Vibrant from start to finish with pure black, red and blue fruits, dried flowers and mixed herbs. Curvy, full flavoured and downright easy to drink, with lithe tannins and gentle acidity. […]
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Saltfleet Grenache 2022
$40.00Saltfleet’s Grenache is a more generous style. Stunning aromatics of English summer fruits, Middle Eastern spices, milk chocolate, cola, compost and campfire. Rich and generous, really mouth filling, but not heavy. Lovely fleshy fruit and mid palate pulp, all wrapped up in rich tannins and bright acidity. Utterly gorgeous drinking. Waters Wine Co “Sourced […]
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Paralian Blewitt Springs Grenache Shiraz 2022
$38.00Usually my favourite wine in the range and one for those in any doubt about the efficacy of blends. A 60/40 blend of Grenache and Shiraz. Essentially a barrel selection of the juiciest and brightest fruit for early drinking, but this will nevertheless cruise through 10 years and plenty more. Expressive, so McLaren Vale with […]
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Bulman Glen’s Vineyard Grenache 2023
$72.00Wild cherry, redcurrant, dusty white peppercorns, tamarind, orange peel, bitter herbs and a rugged mineral line rendered refined, evoking graphite, iron and struck rock, the drive of calmly resolute tannin sheathed elegantly with silky fruit, giving this an effortless feel, an engaging ease. That takes nothing away from the seriousness, though. It’s pinnacle Barossa grenache.. […]
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Gentle Folk Village Grenache 2022
$45.00An incredible infusion of red fruits, potpourri, savoury and sweet spice. Medium bodied, in a way, as the palate seems to add greater depth and size. Rich and flavoursome, slick and silky with a lovely squeeze of tannin on the close. Elegant, pretty and more serpentine than most McLaren Vale Grenache’s, pinot-esque and fine boned […]
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Ministry of Clouds Grenache 2023
$50.00From three growers in Blewitt Springs (58%) and the oldest vines on the Smart Vineyard in Clarendon (42%); some parcels destemmed, the others all whole bunch, with up to five weeks on skins; maturation in old French oak and concrete eggs for seven months. This is so composed and poised at this early stage – […]
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Juxtaposed Smart Vineyard Grenache 2021
$50.00Spicy, complex florals, red and dark fruits, fresh compost and pipe tobacco. Rich and full bodied, with thoroughly defined curves, dripping with fruit, draped in silk. Like the Wait, there is a lovely tension between the sweet and savoury elements, with curry leaf, bitter chocolate and the silk , morphing into fine, sandy tannins. A […]
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Yangarra Shiraz 2021
$35.00Out of Stock
From the Blewitt Springs single-vineyard estate on sand and ironstone soils. It wasn’t entirely a surprise that McLaren Vale’s first-among-equals winery should have made this gorgeously succulent wine, but I couldn’t help but consulting the thesaurus to be sure ‘succulent’ covered the field. The entry reads: ‘juicy, moist, luscious, soft, tender, mouth-watering, appetising, flavoursome, tasty, […]
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Vanguardist Rose 2024
$38.00Single site Grenache and Syrah from Rende Vineyard, Blewitt Springs. Blood Orange, Fennel, Pink Grapefruit, Redcurrant, mineral acidity balanced with a touch of fine tannin. Prettiness and purity captured from time in stainless steel tank, with roundness and mouthfeel from concrete sphere, lees contact and 100% malo. Winemaker’s Notes 95 points – TWF […]
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Vanguardist Mourvedre 2022
$65.00About as refined as you could imagine, with immense detail, poise, balance and beautiful texture. Like the Grenache this is very aromatic, but with black, briary and red fruits, flecked with potpourri, black olive and garrigue herbs. The tertiary element is in no way rustic and at the forefront is perfectly ripe, cool fruit. Texturally […]
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Juxtaposed Fiano 2022
$32.00Intense aromatics of lemon sorbet, fresh herbs, pear, lime marmalade and white bread. Succulent, juicy, tangy and slightly textural, with savoury spice, fig, tarragon and bergamot. Delightfully different, with a round shape, great acid line and chalky/salty finish. Waters Wine Co I’ve been following this winery for a time now and enjoying the experience. […]
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Bondar Monastrell 2022
$34.00Out of Stock
Bondar’s Monastrell (Mourvedre) is a limited release (only 100 dozen are made). It comes from fruit off the Lacey vineyard in Willunga, where rocky clay loam soils lie over the revered Kurrajong geology formation. The 15-year-old vines here are farmed with minimal inputs, and the winemaking follows a similar path, with hand-picking, no additions, and […]
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Saltfleet Chenin Blanc 2024
$35.00Chenin Blanc is an adaptive variety that originated in the Loire Valley of France. Grown by the Brini Family in Blewitt Springs, a deep sandy soiled site. Barrel fermented and kept on lees for 6 weeks. This Chenin is a medium bodied textured wine with juicy stone fruit and a soft finish. The perfect wine to […]
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Saltfleet Fiano 2024
$32.00Fiano is an Italian variety well suited to our mediterranean climate. Sourced from a single Organic vineyard in Blewitt Springs. This site exhibits the cooler microclimate which helps retain acidity and freshness. A cool stainless steel ferment to retain freshness and acidity. Finished in French oak barriques which has created a stone fruited wine with […]
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Hedonist Ecology Shiraz 2021
$30.00Sourced from a cool McLaren Vale vineyard. A great vintage yields bargains like this. Lovely aromatics, with fresh flowers, plum, cherry, blueberry and spice. Deeply flavoured, medium to full bodied with masses of fruit, cinnamon, nutmeg and cardamon and gentle, sandy tannins. Waters Wine Co Blueberry coulis, lilac and aniseed. Lifted aromas, enticing and […]
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MMAD Shiraz 2022
$75.00An incredible wine and a new benchmark for McLaren Vale Shiraz. Deep in colour, flavour and aromatics. Immensely complex with violets, roses, dark chocolate, crushed red fruits, blackcurrant, blackberry, blueberry, cigar box and black olive. Rich and full bodied, with waves of succulent fruit, fresh compost, vanilla bean, campfire, toasted brioche, soy, seaweed, clove, licorice […]
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Vanguardist Mourvedre 2021
$65.00Charming is the first thought that comes to mind upon tasting the 2021 Vanguardist Mourvèdre. Absolutely gorgeous aromatics of fennel rhubarb, licorice, blackcurrant, spiced plum and custard. The fruits so sweet, but in no way sickly or jubey. The palate’s so fine, the flavours so pure the texture supple and translucent. Blueberry, blackberry, sweet and […]
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Gentle Folk Onkaparinga Valley Sangiovese 2023
$65.00Well here it is! A new wine in the portfolio for 2023. Meticulously farmed twenty-six year of vines from the boniest and highest section of the Turnbull Vineyard in Charleston have allowed us to realize our dream of making site specific Sangiovese. It’s still young and primary but with the natural acidity and the fine […]
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Hedonist Ecology Grenache 2022
$30.00From an organic/biodynamic vineyard in McLaren Vale. Beautifully scented, with cherry, blueberry, raspberry, strawberry, lavender, dried herbs and Indian spices. Medium bodied, the sweet fruit tensioned and interwoven with savoury elements and fresh compost. Pumice like tannins and super vibrant acidity. Incredible value. Waters Wine Co About 15% whole bunches, the rest whole berries; […]
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Bondar Clarendon Shiraz 2022
$75.00Seductive, like a lovely blanket of autumnal, Australian sun. Magnificent shiraz, with blueberry, blackberry, sweet English summer fruits, geranium, licorice, clove, black olive and almond paste. Succulent and juicy, with vibrancy and curve, the wine’s structural elements, shaping yet not defining. Savoury elements of fresh compost, oyster and squid ink buttress the pure and pristine […]
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Bondar Rayner Vineyard Shiraz 2022
$45.00A very classic style, finessed. Rich and plush, almost full bodied with blueberry, mulberry, blackcurrant, blackberry, Vietnamese mint, black olive, seaweed, soy and five spice. Terrific weave and tension of sweet fruit and savoury elements. Very long, with a mineral, inky close. Also a terrific bargain. Waters Wine Co 95 Points The Wine Front
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