McLaren Vale
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Bondar Violet Hour Shiraz 2024
$30.00Andre Bondar and Selina Kelly approach McLaren Vale shiraz like young renovators who’ve just inherited an old mansion from an eccentric old aunt. What was once dark has had the light let in, abundant artifacts and ornate over-stuffing replaced with cleaner lines and more open space. It’s still the beautiful place it always was, but […]
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Bondar Fiano 2025
$30.00Mainly from Ben Lacey’s Branson Road vineyard in Tatachilla, supplemented with fruit from the Minchella family, also in Tatachilla. Predominant steel ferment, with some older oak and amphora, then blended and raised in steel for four months. The ’24 was the best Bondar fiano I have seen, and this sits squarely beside it. Golden apple […]
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Paralian Marmont Vineyard Grenache 2024
$45.00Pale in the glass and engagingly savoury, feeling a little less up-front fruitful than the ’23 at the same stage, but certainly no less for it. More, perhaps. This is savoury, with pressed flowers, dried cranberry, damson and macerated cherries, warm stone, whole spices – fennel seed, clove, cardamom – and a little blood orange […]
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Bondar Rose 2025
$26.00Now all home Rayner vineyard fruit, with grenache (90%) off vines planted in 1970, with some from ’19 and ’17. The other 10% is an even split of cinsault and mataro, with the latter seeing older oak. This is as good as any rosé from this address, and that’s saying a lot, with the bar […]
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Ministry of Clouds Grenache 2024
$42.00Four bush-vine vineyards in Blewitt Springs, planted in 1930, ’39, ’40 and ’52 make up 49% of the blend, with the ’22-planted Smart vineyard in Clarendon the balance. A range of ferments, with 37% whole bunch in the final wine and up to six weeks on skins. Pale, pretty, savoury, complex. There’s such detail in […]
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Bulman Gary’s Vineyard Grenache 2024
$75.00“From the Springs Hill vineyard in Blewitt Springs, with the ’07-planted grenache grown by Gary Whaite. Pale in the glass, this is less effusively spicy than the ’23, somewhat coiled, but with more power behind it. A story of vintage. Power is misleading, though, as this is just so refined, rolling through sour red cherries, […]
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Vanguardist Grenache 2023
$70.00“Vanguardist-farmed Rende vineyard bush vines, around 55 years old; 60% whole bunch, with about seven weeks on skins; matured in 2200L Slavonian oak. The cool vintage has its say. Refined, fragrant and elegant, but savoury and spicy, too. Distinct nebbiolo/nerello mascalese riffs, more the latter – an increasing theme at this address. Dried cranberry and […]
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Saltfleet GSM 2024
$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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Saltfleet Grenache 2024
$40.00There’s an understatement to this. That’s not meant as detriment. It’s the thing about Saltfleet, from a youthful pair that crammed in intense experience with top mentors. There’s a maturity to the wines, a lack of flashiness. They go to the heart of things swiftly. So, there’s a certain refinement. There’s a little reduction, too, […]
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Bondar Rayner Vineyard Shiraz 2023
Original price was: $45.00.$39.00Current price is: $39.00.From the two oldest blocks on the Bondar-owned Rayner vineyard. The 1960 vines are on clay and limestone; the 1950s, being the major component, on deep sand with ironstone. Andre Bondar is never going to pursue rich styles, but this bottling usually has a little more supple generosity. That’s still true here, with a sultry […]
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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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Inkwell Infidels Primitivo 2022
$30.00Inkwell make zinfandel and primitivo. Same, same, essentially. But the different blocks perform differently, so the nomenclature reflects that. This is genuinely reminiscent of Puglian primitivo, resplendent with dried fruits, currants, fig and date, blackberry, and hit heavily with spices, in an amaro and panforte register, anise to the fore, and underwritten by a dry, […]
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Bondar Hope Springs Eternal Grenache 2024
$75.00Trott vineyard, ’52-planted bush vines, about 60% whole bunch with a very gentle extraction, matured in seasoned Austrian oak, ceramic and sandstone amphora. The Trott vineyard often throws darker fruits and moodier florals, and they’re here, yet the core remains red fruited and the structure is agreeably tense, a conduit for the twin charge of […]
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Paralian Blewitt Springs Grenache Shiraz 2024
$35.0060/40% Marmont vineyard grenache/Paralian-owned Springs Hill vineyard shiraz. The most fruit-forward and ‘primal’ barrels are selected for this. This is delightfully upper mid-weight, joyously fragrant and supple, redolent of cherry juice, roses in bloom, musk, sumac, cinnamon, the gently creeping darker fruit and spice of shiraz latterly joining the grenache lead, adding a little growl […]
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Gentle Folk Sauvignon Blanc 2024
$30.00“Saline, rich and mouth-filling, this wine underwent complete mlf and spent eight months in French oak, both in barrique and hogshead. This is as good as it gets for Australian sauvignon blanc. Big on impact and deliciousness, the palate is a web of many skeins. Vanilla wafer, grilled white peach, Greek yogurt and lemon in […]
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Saltfleet Chenin Blanc 2024
$32.00Chenin 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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Gentle Folk Pinot Noir 2024
$45.00“While not straying from its usual form, this release is slightly more savoury and earthy – an honest blend of fruit from all the estate vineyards, plus a little addition from Uraidla. Bramble and moss, orange rind and dried fig – this is fruit broken open to the air of a cold autumnal dusk. It’s […]
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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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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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Saltfleet Fiano 2026
$34.00A vibrant expression of Fiano. Sourced from a single organic vineyard in Blewitt Springs, where cooler conditions help preserve the variety’s natural acidity and freshness. Cool fermentation in stainless steel captures its lively character, before time in seasoned French oak barriques adds subtle texture and complexity. Bright and beautifully balanced, the palate unfolds with ripe […]
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Saltfleet Touriga Nacional 2025
$36.00Touriga Nacional is a celebrated Portuguese variety that has found a natural home in McLaren Vale. Fragrant and expressive, it opens with captivating florals before revealing a full-bodied palate of blackcurrant and dark cherry. Matured in larger-format French oak, the wine retains its vibrant fruit while gaining depth, structure and a beautifully lingering finish. Charming […]
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Somos Biodynamic Vermentino 2025
$35.00A very pure vermentino, a variety whose texture and weight can be so hard to control. White flowers, honeysuckle, pear, ginger, white peach, fresh and preserved citrus. Silky and succulent, with creamy notes, hints of wood, opulent fruit, tangy citrus and salivating minerals. A warm vintage and an early pick. This wine has seen […]
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Bondar Rayner Vineyard Grenache 2025
$40.00A warm and dry season, with halved crops, so some younger vine material joined the 1970-planted vines. Whatever the challenges, the result is in the black. Also, no oak this year, being fermented and raised in ceramic, clay and concrete; 15% whole bunch. There’s a deepness to this, and some levity. It feels spicier, earthier, […]
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Paralian Springs Hill Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon 2022
$65.00This may seem like an outlier in the range, but it isn’t. Cabernet Sauvignon is indeed a classic varietal of McLaren Vale and the passion project of Charlie Seppelt. A love of Claret doesn’t mean an aping or copying of Bordeaux and Paralian’s example is simply the best out of the region and of a […]
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Vanguardist Grenache 2024
$70.00The Vanguardist calling card, the defining wine. Deeply savoury and intense, layered, detailed, chiselled, seriously complex. The vintage conditions were a little easier in ’24 than ’23, with a little more warmth, but this continues the Vanguardist upward trajectory with a theme of transparency, elegance and refined detail. Dehydrated cranberry and goji, barberry, amaro herbs […]
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Bondar Hope Springs Eternal Chardonnay 2024
$75.00A new wine in this lineup, from Bowyer Ridge vineyard, Lobethal, at over 500m. Three barriques, two older, one second fill, with full mlf. This needs a little time, with winemaking tricks pleasingly absent, but the acidity is coiled, crimping in flavour, of which there is ample, and texture. Time will heal. Cool nectarine, moving […]
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Ministry of Clouds Silk & Stone Grenache 2024
$75.00From the Smart vineyard in Clarendon, with mostly original 1922-vine fruit employed, along with some from 1955; 63% whole bunch, about four weeks’ total skin time, then old puncheons for élevage. Pale in the glass and evocatively aromatic, as is the Smart vineyard way. Sour cherry, Campari, wormwood, dried orange peel and coriander seed. The […]
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Saltfleet Shiraz 2025
$40.00Grown on the sandy loam soils of Ingoldby Road, just metres from where this wine was created, this Shiraz is a true expression of its place. Dark blue and black fruits lead the way, layered with spice, cardamom and intriguing flashes of cherry amaro. Medium to full-bodied, the palate is framed by savoury, structured tannins, […]
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Saltfleet Sangiovese 2025
$36.00Sangiovese is one of Italy’s most widely planted varieties, its name said to derive from Jupiter, the Roman god of sky and thunder. Saltfleet’s expression is a little more delicate, grown in the unique soils of Sellicks Hill. Extended time on skins has softened the tannins while building depth and texture, revealing a medium-bodied wine […]
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Kay Brothers Hillside Shiraz 2022
$55.00A selection of blocks off the estate, with varying soils; 18 months élevage in American and French oak. This has some classic appeal, with forward fruit and a familiar lick of oak, but there’s also such polish and relative transparency to it. The fruit, from a cooler year, has a buoyant, vivid feel, absent heaviness […]
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