Chain of Ponds Dandelion Best Wine Deals
- 6 Smashing McLaren Vale ShirazRegular Price $465.00 $150.006 smashing McLaren Shiraz for you to give the old tonsil test. The highlights? Dandelion’s 97 point Firehawk Farm Shiraz, which is one of the very best Shiraz made in McLaren Vale; Haselgrove’s rich and super smooth Catkin Shiraz; and Martin’s Limited 97 point Shiraz. The Curtis Small Batch is a ripper too, old vines and 96 points- black as the ace of spades and smooth as a smoothie. No filler here, these are all superb! Learn More
- A Grand Glazed Gustation of Glorious GrenacheRegular Price $715.00 $199.00
A few years back Max Allen suggested Grenache might be our best warm climate variety, even more so than Shiraz. Arguably Grenache more faithfully expresses terroir than Shiraz, copes with less water and handles heat better, making it ideal for an industry coming to grips with climate change.
Handily, it also makes world class wines, especially out of McLaren Vale. To quote James Halliday “Grenache is McLaren Vale’s secret weapon – not merely Australia’s best, but every bit as good as that of the Rhone Valley.”
So here’s 3 exceptional Grenache from the McLaren Vale …
3 bottles Dandelion Faraway Tree Grenache 2020... The best Grenache Elena Brooks can make, off the Firehawk vineyard. From the winemaker who was runner up in the Halliday Grenache Challenge with her Heirloom Alcala 2019.
3 bottles Curtis Small Batch - 95 pointer off 120 year old vines.
1 bottle Curtis Limited - 96 pointer off 100 year old vines.All up, $670 worth of magnificent Grenache for just $199
Learn More - A Sauvvy of Sauv BlancRegular Price $145.00 $120.00Sometimes only a chilled glass of Sauv Blanc will do. So here’s six exceptional examples for you to have a crack at... from Margaret River, Pemberton and the Adelaide Hills. Oatley’s Margs SBS picked up a Trophy and golds at the Royal Adelaide Wine Show and offers a beguiling mix of passionfruit, lime zest, white pepper and greenery. Picardy’s Sauv Blanc Sem (85% SB) is superb, with crisp fruit and great texture. No surprises that it has picked up a 96. Three distinct clones of SB are used along with 2 different yeast strains. On opening it seems soft and delicate but as it airs, minerality, guava, lime, passionfruit and all manner of complexities emerge. The Chain of Ponds SB is crisp and offers a lovely mix of greenery and passionfruit. The Riposte, made by the Legendary Tim and Nick Knappstein is textural, succulent and pungent, a joy to drink. Howard are major growers in the Adelaide Hills and supply substantial quantities of fruit to what are arguably the two best known producers of SB in the region. This, their own bottling, is of course excellent too. Finally the Cape Jaffa SB is also lovely with tropical fruits, citrus and more are at play. Learn More
- Alternate and World Wine Six PackRegular Price $403.00 $150.00Grenache from former Penfolds Growers, Old Vine Grenache which has just picked up 95 from Sam Kim and Kim Brebach. Complex 2018 Bordeaux, magnificent 95 point Grenache from Dandelion which was sourced entirely from their Firehawk Farm vineyard and a magic blend of air-dried Corvina, Rondinella and Merlot from the Veneto. All of these have been through the tasting panel and been thumbsed up- so you can grab one of these sixers with confidence. Learn More
- Award Winning Whites from the Adelaide Hills and Eden ValleyRegular Price $363.00 $199.00A tiny production, single vineyard Riesling from the Eden, textural and aromatic Sauv Blanc from legend Tim Knappstein, fragrant and creamy PG and a zesty Sauv Blanc from Chain of Ponds. These are all drinking beautifully now and will continue to do so over the next couple of years. The Riesling, a joy now, will spread its wings over the next decade, if you have the patience. Learn More
- Celebratin' the Best of 'Straya w/ 9 Trophies and multiple 96 pointersRegular Price $796.00 $250.00
Every year we bust out a best of 'Straya (Australia) mixed doz Summer celebration type pack. Sometimes they sell truckloads, other times they sell bugger all. We'll leave you to vote with your wallets on this one, but we reckon it is far and away the best to date, featuring 3 whites and 9 reds which are amongst the best wines we produce here in Oz. Collectively, these have snaffled 9 trophies, 6 Top Gold Medals, 20 Gold Medals, 2 x 97 pointers, 6 x 96ers and Winestate Mag's award for Cabernet of the year.
Learn More - Chain of Ponds 'Black Thursday' Sauvignon Blanc 2023Special Price $20.00 Regular Price $22.00This is zippy and slightly textural sauv blanc which offers a lovely combo of greenery to go with the passionfruit and tropicals. All in all, there’s plenty going on with this wine for discerning savvy blanc fans. Learn More
- Chain of Ponds Novello Shiraz 2020$16.00Dress it up with a quality beef salad, dress it down with gourmet snags or pizza, this wine works well in a variety of settings. It is a darkly fruited yet eminently slurpable wine thanks to the addition of a few handfuls of Dolcetto. There are black fruits, spices, and enough acid to accentuate the fruits and get your mouth watering. Delicious. Learn More
- Dandelion 'Firehawk Farm' McLaren Vale Shiraz 2018Special Price $50.00 Regular Price $60.00This is just the second release of Firehawk Farm which is produced from Dandelion’s finest vineyard. There is mammoth concentration of fruit here and perfect integration of fruit, oak and acid. Closed on opening, this morphs into an absolute stunner as is breathes and opens over several days. Sweet fruit, searing acid, savoury complexities, chocolate, graphite and blue fruits are all on show along with earthiness, cedar and plenty of tannin. This might just be the McLaren Vale’s best Shiraz. Learn More
- Dandelion Enchanted Garden of the Eden Valley Riesling 2021Special Price $25.00 Regular Price $27.50A beautifully balanced and elegant Riesling replete with brooding limes, lemon sherbet and good length. Lovely now and will continue to develop well for years. Learn More
- Dandelion Faraway Tree of McLaren Vale Grenache 2020Special Price $100.00 Regular Price $120.00A deep and intense wine packed with red cherries, black fruits, spice and cedar. Length and depth of fruit are exceptional. Enjoy now or cellar for up to 10 years. Bottled unfined and unfiltered. Learn More
- Dandelion Moonrise Kingdom Shiraz Grenache Petite Sirah 2021Special Price $100.00 Regular Price $120.00Wow! A rich, voluptuous yet well-structured red from Dandelion’s biodynamic Firehawk Farm vineyard. Inky black fruits are pierced by blackberries and then scented with cedar and spice. Long, rich, and balanced. An exceptional wine. Learn More