'Sub-names Battle For Barossa, this blend of tempranillo, grenache and graciano is all smoky black jelly bean, dried meats, pickled walnut nuttiness, nutmeg spice and jubey raspberry red fruit. Tight, dark and fruit focused with a keen thrust of acidity' - Regan Drew, Wine Words
Old Vine Grenache is the hero of our Barossa GSM. Elegant Syrah and spicy Mourvèdre add their signature definition and structure to this harmonious ensemble. 9 months Elevage in seasoned (3 - 8yr old) French oak Hogsheads support deep-fruited, dark cherry, strawberry and mineral laden (graphite/ferrous) palate with a lovely savoury lick of supple fine-grain tannin. Gentle refreshing acidity gives great line and drives the brooding and delicious fruit through to a lingering finish.
Barossa Shiraz...reinvented. Handcrafted with a focus on fruit purity combined with delicacy of structure; courtesy of 6 months seasoned French oak puncheons. It's crunchy, bunchy and vibrant...there's an unbridled energy about this wine. It's breezy aromatics entice, leading into a juicy, pillowy palate of fresh cranberries, lush blueberries and restrained jubey red fruits.
Bottled Grenache energy. Whole-bunch vibes emanate throughout, poised like a raspberry packed jack-in-a-box that has a sprinkling of dried cranberry thrown over the top before jamming the lid shut. Smells like spring; cool but sunny... it's all fresh raspberries, cranberry and musk. On the palate, it's fresh and lively, with bright red fruits and lip-smacking fine tannins to leave you wanting more...
Deep crimson/purple in colour with a nose of cedar, spice and plum hinting at the mix of dark fruits and chocolate lurking on the rich structured palate. The wine shows powerful depth of flavour with plush lingering mouthfeel.
'I like the name and I like the wine. A real Germanic fruit salad-esque blend here of riesling, gewürztraminer & kerner, from the cool climes of the Eden Val ey. Straw in the glass with heady aromas of lime & citrus, Turkish delight, crushed stone,white flowers, rose petals & almond paste. Textural, stony, sapid & pure, it cuts a lovely line on the palate, sashaying with a confident & delicious gait. Finishes dry and crisp, like sucking on a river pebble...if you’re into that. Regardless, it’s lovely.' - Dave Brookes, Haliday Wine Companion
Fuller in body and more luscious in texture. It's wonderfully aromatic, with a deliciously creamy palate & some bright acidity that keeps it fresh, lively and oh-so drinkable. This wine is for the foodie, the sommelier who has seen it all, and those who just want to drink different... it's white wine for the red wine drinker.
Classic Eden Valley in style: crisp and dry, delicate white floral aromas lead into an intense lime citrus/Granny Smith core, intermingled with steely minerality and a sumptuous, textural mouthfeel. There's a soft refreshing acidity balancing the intensity of fruit and providing the backbone to enable medium-long term cellaring if so desired.
Exotic aromas of Jasmine, Honeysuckle and Mandarin float alluringly from the glass and lead to a texture laden yet delicate palate evoking new season pink lady apples, mandarin with a finely textured finish of mineral bath salts with a subtle edge of refreshing quinine.
Hand-picked from the Ahrens Vineyard. A fine, slatey, zesty wine, high on finesse, but with a fierce whip of flavour to close. - Campbell Mattinson, Halliday
Chain of Fire Pinot Noir shows marvellous plum and cherry fruit characters on the aromatic bouquet as well as the juicy palate, providing a dry mouthfeel and culminating in a persistent and fruit-forward finish
Chain of Fire Pinot Noir shows marvellous plum and cherry fruit characters on the aromatic bouquet as well as the juicy palate, providing a dry mouthfeel and culminating in a persistent and fruit-forward finish
Made from a blend of the finest Chardonnay, Pinot Noir and Pinot Meunier grapes, Champagne Ayala Brut Majeur is the epitome of a non-vintage brut from a great, historic House.
Balanced, combining freshness and vinosity. Precise, fruity and characterised by a long finish.
Champagne Ayala Blanc de Blancs is produced in small quantities in exceptional years only and fully expresses the superb calibre of great Chardonnay fromt he best crus of the Côte des Blancs.
The palate is striking right from the start - voluptuous and vibrant, showing a silky texture with a lively edge, and finishing with a balanced bittersweet flavour.
The Billecart-Salmon Brut Reserve NV shows a fine bead and has a mature but fresh nose with aromas of baked bread, ripe pear and spice.
Billecart-Salmon has given the wine a forwardness and approachability.
With a very long and clean finish; it is a marvellous aperitif style.
There is a reason that people get so excited by Champagne Billecart-Salmon's Brut Rosé - it really is that good.
Billecart-Salmon Brut Rosé was the first rosé in champagne and is now a benchmark for the style!
From its pale pink salmon to its delicate but persistant fizz this is an excellent champagne from one of France's top Champagne houses.
The Brut Sous Bois offers a complex aromatic definition and a character linked to vinification in oak casks.
This unique cuvée, which is entirely vinified in oak, is composed of the three Champenois grape varieties.
It totally masters the art of blending by renewing the ancestral spirit and savoir-faire of the original champagnes.