Chapel Hill Adelaide Hills Sparkling Non-Vintage
Chapel Hill Sparkling captures the essence of the Adelaide Hills, with pristine fruit purity and seamless texture. A premium Adelaide Hills Chardonnay Pinot Noir blend aged 24 months for a creamy texture. Savour cool climate citrus, fresh strawberry, and complex notes of brioche and almond.
Knappstein Shiraz
Knappstein Shiraz displays rich, ripe, plum and berry flavours with fine velvety tannins. Medium term cellaring will be rewarded.
Taylors Reserve Parcel Cabernet Sauvignon
Taylors Reserve Parcel Cabernet Sauvignon has an aroma of rich blackcurrant, subtle spice, tomato leaf and a touch of eucalypt. French oak maturation is also evident with subtle aromas of cedar and dark chocolate.
Lisa McGuigan Adelaide Hills Pinot Noir
Cherry and mulberry flavours, coupled with smoky, earthy notes really give this wine it's edge. Finely balanced with smooth tannins to give you a long and pleasant after taste. From the daughter of the legendary Brian and Fay McGuigan, Lisa McGuigan's Pinot Noir is not one to pass up.
Palliser Estate Pencarrow Pinot Noir
This stylish Pinot from New Zealand is outstanding value. The nose exhibits wild strawberry, cherry and spice aromas and the palate has rich complex varietal flavours with lovely velvety texture. Pinot lovers take note!
Sidewood Shiraz
Tucked away nicely in the Adelaide Hills, Sidewood Estate have made an art form out of crafting some of the very best single vineyard cool-climate wines available in Australia. Owen and Cassandra Inglis purchased the boutique property in 2004 and immediately set about making their vision become a reality. Their Sidewood Shiraz displays that vision to perfection. Attention to detail is the key here which enables flavours of red cherry, currants and dark plum to shine through along with hints of cinnamon and spice. The texture is beguiling and gives promise to a wine that will age for up to a decade.
Mr Riggs Mrs Pinot Gris
Tasting Note: Bright and textured with notes of pear and white peach complemented by delicate floral notes.
Howard Vineyard Adelaide Hills Sparkling Pinot Noir Chardonnay
Perfect celebration fizz from the Adelaide Hills. Howard Vineyard's cool-climate wines are really making a splash, and this vintage Sparkling – made with top quality Pinot Noir and Chardonnay from their Beautiful Valley and Charleston vineyards – is a tongue-tingling, nose-prickling, palate-pleasing delight. Vibrant raspberry, cherry and strawberry from the Pinot Noir greet your palate upfront. Soon to be followed by green apple, citrus and peach notes from the Chardonnay. which also offers texture and nutty flavour to the wine. This beautiful bubbly finishes fresh and dry with a hint of creaminess. Perfect for celebrations, it also makes a wonderful accompaniment to richly flavoured foods like lobster mornay or a gruyere soufflé.
Zonte's Footstep Shades of Gris Adelaide Hills Pinot Grigio
A favourite Grigio (though Gris by name) from the dynamic Zonte's Footstep team on great form with this bright Adelaide Hills treasure. A frequent Gold and high score winner. Reviewing a previous vintage, Ken Gargett WinePilot commented: "Always great fun to review the Zonte’s Footstep wines – cracking wines, brilliant value and some weird and wacky labels… It does hover between the two styles – Gris and Grigio – which is, I guess, the point. 92pts" Sam Kim Wine Orbit has called it "Fresh and elegant… finishing crip-dry and lingering. 92pts" An assessment certainly apt for this vintage too.
Rabbit Ranch Central Otago Pinot Noir
Central Otago Pinot's are generally more user-friendly than Burgundy; Rabbit Ranch is very soft fruit-forward style with soft tannins; best enjoyed young.