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It's rare for this wine fiend to be in the company of a bloke and feel an upsurge of emotion akin to deep love. My last Friday arvo in the company of Ben Tolstoshev from The Lane Vineyard provided one such instance.
3 x 2008 Henry's Drive Morse Code Padthaway Red Blend
3 x 2009 Serafino Goose Island Cabernet Merlot
3 x 2011 Hardys Riddle Shiraz Cabernet
3 x 2010 McWilliams Select Series Shiraz Cabernet
A brilliant red pack loaded with top tinctures from the Barossa, McLaren Vale, Clare Valley and Langhorne Creek. Features two back vintage Murray Street wines from the excellent 2004 vintage as well as a perennial fave, the Tim Adams Fergus.
This is our super premium offering, packed with spectacular, big South Aussie Reds. Each of these drink beautifully now if you have the foresight to decant. Otherwise, salt them away for a year or three as they will certainly improve with age.
...has there been an offer this good. We’ve had a lot of calls for the return of the Fergus. It's back and it’s a cracker, with lifted fruits and plenty of spice. We’re also including 3 bottles of Mountadam’s Barossa Shiraz. A great deal for eighty bucks.
Like an antipasto platter this pack has a little of everything. All class wines, the Leabrook scored 94/100 from Aussie Wine writer James Halliday, the Harwood is a trophy winner and the Tim Adams has a best in class award.
2 sweet whites, 2 roses and 2 moscatos. Each of these is from first rate producers and offers fun current drinking. That said, you could cellar the Bellarmine for 5 to 10 years, by which time it will be golden and glorious.
A brilliant bevvy of bevvies, led by the massive Oliver’s Taranga Shiraz and the seductive Dust Kicker GSM. This pack also includes two superb Adelaide Hills Sauvignon Blancs. Enjoy.
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The hot vintages of the 2008 and 2009 growing season definitely put South Aussie vineyards through their paces, especially in the hotter regions. For many vignerons these record heat conditions punished vines, stalling flavour development while sugar levels raced ahead.
While there have been plenty of good and even exceptional wines made, many of these wines carry the double albatross of excessive alcohol and dead fruit even after rever ... CONTINUE READING »
Dandelion Vineyards, the love child of Elena and Zar Brooks, was rated as a Five Star producer in its first year in James Halliday’s Australian Wine Companion 2011 and again in 2012. “Elena is not only the beautiful wife of industry dilettante Zar Brooks, but also an exceptionally gifted winemaker”. And was listed amongst the Best New Producers in 2011 and 2012 and awarded the equal highest pointed Sauvignon Blanc in the Guide, equal highes ... CONTINUE READING »
Elena originally hails from Lyaskovets, Bulgaria, a small town famous for its wine. She is a qualified winemaker, BSc (Oenology) Adelaide and has made wine for various Australian Wineries as well as being a consultant winemaker to a number of leading wine companies in Spain, Italy and Bulgaria.
Born to a MIG Fighter Pilot and Helicopter Mechanic (both of whom happened to be involved in the wine industry in Lyaskovets), Elena's interest in wine ... CONTINUE READING »