Orlando Centenary Hill Heritage Vines Barossa Valley Shiraz 2015 $70 Orlando Wines, Barossa Valley’s first commercial winery, is located in the city of Rowland Flat, South Australia. The first vines that were cuttings of Rieslings from Germany were planted by founder Johann Gramp in 1847 in Barossa’s Jacobs Creek. This wine was under that brand … Read More
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Massena The Twilight Path Barossa Valley Primitivo 2020
Massena The Twilight Path Barossa Valley Primitivo 2020 $45 From the Southern Moppa sub-region of the Barossa Valley, from their Dadd’s Block vineyard comes a primitivo that’s bursting with berries and cream characters, a soft plummy mid-palate, a tweak of tobacco leaf on the tongue and boasting a long, powdery finish. Established 21 years ago … Read More
Kalleske Parallax Barossa Valley Grenache 2018
Kalleske Parallax Barossa Valley Grenache 2018 $39 approx I’m told that Kalleske (who are certified organic and biodynamic) pick the fruit for the Parallax around 2 to 3 weeks earlier than they normally would for fruit for their other wines. They then ferment the juice on its stalks and give it a brief maturation in … Read More
Peter Lehmann H & V Barossa Cabernet Sauvignon 2016
Peter Lehmann H & V Barossa Cabernet Sauvignon 2016 $22 Trust the team at Peter Lehmann to consistently bust out richly structured cabernet sauvignon. I loved the 2015 and the 2016 is sexier still. It shows their smoke and vanilla signature on the nose due to the combo of French and American oak barrels it’s … Read More
Elderton Barossa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2012
Elderton Barossa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2012 $31 ★★★★ It’s the perfume of this wine which won me over from the first sniff. Bay and dried, bouquet garni herbs weave through subtle eucalypt and sweet, ripe plum and blueberry notes. In the mouth it’s buoyant and fresh, yet velvety-smooth at the same time. The tannins are … Read More