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The South Aussie 2021 Vintage Red Baker's Dozen

The 2021 vintage was exceptional across South Australia, delivering fragrant, powerful but nimble, rich, structured, and aromatically expressive reds. This premium dozen brings together outstanding Shiraz, Grenache, and Durif from McLaren Vale, Clare Valley, Barossa and Adelaide Hills, offering incredible depth, power, and finesse.

What’s heading your way?

Shiraz Powerhouses: Bold and complex expressions from Dowie Dowle, Pasha, Sidewood Estate, Griffin, Lienert, Claymore and Yaldara.

Vibrant Grenache: Beautifully balanced award winning wines with exceptional fruit from Songlines, Kilikanoon (their trophy winning Prodigal and their Walton), packed with red fruits and spice.

With an RRP of $934, this limited-edition baker's dozen is yours for just $240!

An exceptional price for these brilliant reds from the incredible 2021 vintage.

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    Wines In This Pack
    Barossa Valley, SA
    96pts Sam Kim, 94pts Kim Brebach
    The 2021 Yaldara Grand is a straight Shiraz, owing to the concentration and profundity of the Shiraz fruit from this vintage. Unsurprisingly, this offers more power and concentration than any previous vintage. A massive, deep and complex expression of the best bits of the Barossa Valley. Dark chocolate, liquorice, tobacco leaf, blue and black fruits, cedar, cassis, plums, cherries, spice and plenty of cedary oak and tannins. Incredible.
    McLaren Vale, SA
    97pts Kim Brebach, 96pts Sam Kim, 95pts Ray Jordan, Gold AWC

    Bright red fruit wrapped in the silk and spice you’d expect from a classic McLaren Vale Shiraz. Generous yet balanced, with a vibrant acidity that lifts the fruit. Layers of well-integrated oak add structure, making this a wine that will cellar beautifully for 10+ years.

    Worth getting in touch with us for mate's rates on this one.

    Clare Valley, SA
    94pts Wine Orbit, 94pts Ken Gargett
    Offering mouthfuls of dark plum, juicy blackberries and a touch of dark cherry pie, this is a seductive classic Clare Shiraz. Delve into aromas of spiced plums, dark chocolate, and smooth oak. This powerful yet elegant drop is sure to please with smooth, fine tannins. Given some time in the glass, it will really open up. Grab a bottle, pour a glass (or two!), and warm your bones beside the fire of this Shiraz/Dark Side of the Moon. Enjoy!
    Barossa Valley, SA
    95pts Kim Brebach, 94pts Sam Kim
    The 3rd, and best release of Sieben Klon Shiraz so far - no surprise, given this is from the exceptional 2021 vintage. Made by former Penfolds St Henri growers, the Lienert brothers, each of the 7 distinct clones were harvested and fermented separately - the harvest date chosen to best allow each grape to express its best characters. For instance, the EVOS12 (Eden Valley clone) was harvested earlier than the others to allow for a beautiful perfume and liveliness in the final wine. Fermentation is done in tiny open top fermenters which are hand plunged up to 4 times a day. Certain clones are fermented cooler to better express delicate aromatics whilst some are plunged and pumped over heavily to achieve a more structural element. The trick is finding the right balance. Anyways, we love this wine and encourage you to give it a rip.
    McLaren Vale, SA
    96pts Kim Brebach, 95pts Wine Pilot, 94pts Sam Kim
    Only tiny quantities are made of this wine, which is the product of the finest of Dowie Doole's A-grade Cabernet fruit from each vintage. '21 being an incredible vintage has elevated this even further. The previous vintage picked up 96 points from Kim Brebach who said, "Decades ago, I had the privilege of tasting a group of Barolos and Barbarescos made by Giovanni Gaia. These wines had layers of deep flavour, ranging from smoked meats and old leather to licorice, gravel dust and tar. The Dowie Doole Architect reminded me of those wines because it had some of those characters, even if the expression was more restrained. Give it time, and I think you’ll be richly rewarded. If the price seems steep, keep in mind that a Barbaresco from Gaia will set you back $600." The '21 is better again than the exceptional 2019 vintage, and represents a barrel selection chosen from only A-grade parcels from the old, dry-grown Blewitt Springs vineyard. There's black fruits, licorice, richness, density and layers. A stunning wine that will live for a very long time
    Barossa Valley, SA
    94pts Sam Kim, 93pts Kim Brebach
    One tiny 80 year old Barossa Grenache vineyard. 100% whole bunch. 12 months in French oak. Mid weight, with delightful red fruits, spice and cedar. Sandy tannins to finish- a cracker.
    Clare Valley, SA
    96pts Wine Pilot, Gold Medal
    An absolute stunner sourced from a 78 year old vineyard, with the fruit spending over a year in old French oak puncheons. Blue fruits, cranberry, strawberries, black cherries, dried herbs and spice. Exceptionally concentrated yet with electric clarity of fruit. Worth decanting as the wine grows in stature as it breathes. An absolute pleasure to drink.

    Clare Valley, SA
    94pts Sam Kim
    2021 was a magnificent vintage, as this bottle attests. Black and blue fruits abound, along with spice and cedar. Length here and persistence are exemplary. Give it a decant before drinking or hang onto it for a decade or more.
    Clare Valley, SA
    Gold, Top Gold and Trophy for best Grenache in Show Royal Adelaide Wine Show
    Winner of Gold and Top Gold at the Adelaide Show and subsequently awarded the Trophy for best Grenache in show. An exceptional, medium bodied, old vine offering matured for 15 month in old oak, offering wonderful aromatics. Soft fruit is made mouthwatering thanks to excellent acidity.

    Blewitt Springs, SA
    95pts Sam Kim, 95pts Kim Brebach
    Only tiny quantities are made of the Dowie Doole Architect wines, which are the product of the finest of Dowie Doole's A-grade fruit from each vintage ('21 being an incredible vintage has elevated this even further). The '21 is exceptional, and represents a barrel selection chosen from only A-grade parcels from the old, dry-grown Blewitt Springs vineyard. There's brightness with density of blue and black fruits, cedary oak, gravelly tannins and exceptional length.
    Adelaide Hills, SA
    95pts Sam Kim
    A later pick from one sub section of a single vineyard. Just a touch more concentration and ripeness on offer here than can be found in the non reserve version. Sweet fruit, savoury aspects, cedary oak and sandy tannins. Lovely.
    Clare Valley, SA
    92pts Wine Pilot, 92pts Ken Gargett, 92pts Sam Kim
    Leasingham wines have been around since the 1890s and have been steered by a series of legendary winemakers over the years. It wasn’t until the early 70s that the Bin series kicked off, with a Bin 61 Shiraz and a Bin 56 Cab Malbec. These were both highly prized for their exceptional quality and regular ability to out-perform wines selling at 2-3 times their asking price. A few of us from WD were lucky enough to attend a vertical tasting with Tim Knappstein (one of the aforementioned and legendary Leasingham alumni) a decade or so ago and came away incredibly impressed with the quality and consistency of the wines. We looked at over 20 vintages, and everything we tasted was still showing fruit, the best of them were exceptional. So it’s a little sad that the '21 may be the last vintage of the Bin 61 Shiraz. Lots of good stuff here, black tea, chocolate, coffee grounds, mint, plum, charcuterie, and blackberries. The overall impression is of mid-weight fruit, an even balance between softness, fine tannin and good length. Cracking value for money. Drink now through 2030.
    Adelaide Hills, SA
    93pts Sam Kim
    A cracking vintage and an expansive wine which is also light on its feet. Delicious red and black fruits here, along with spice and cedar. Drink now or cellar for 10 years.

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