From the highest of Penny’s Hill vineyards, there’s a cool vibrancy of red fruits here, and even a suggestion of cabernet-like character. Red pepper, crunchy acidity and finely textured tannins herald a wave of concentration and persistence, finishing with a long wash of lingering berry fruits.
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There’s nothing brash about Henry Higgins. This is a monumental McLaren Vale shiraz, ricocheting with glossy black fruits, laced with exotic spice and loaded to the brim with vineyard character. Such complexity and amplitude are usually reserved for cult sensations.
readWith more white knuckle corners than a Moto GP, Terremoto is revving with ripe black fruits, firm oak and a whiff of octane. Thrilling accents of mixed spice, lifted violets and tomato bush flash by. It rides with great balance and control, despite more ccs under the seat than anything else in the race.
readWith characters of bitumen, coal, char and engine oil, this is more Road than Kangarilla! Olives, black fruits and savoury spice place it firmly in McLaren Vale, and its firm tannin backbone will sustain it long. Impressive fruit breadth and depth that just needs time for that robust oak to integrate.
readBizarre name for a vineyard, Per se, but what a result! Classy and restrained with a vibrant finish and tightly textured tannins; its black plum and blackberry fruit core is lifted by exotic notes of violets, dried herbs, paprika and fresh tomato.
readIron-fisted impact and consummate control define this long-lived style of monumental tannin structure, with a core of tightly-clenched blackberry fruits, concentrated liquorice and deep-set graphite. Wield it with the utmost caution; this eight iron has sufficient pitch to lob you clean over the fairway!
readRoad Block will stop you in your tracks with its fragrant bouquet and pure, spicy red fruits! Energetic tannins and vibrant acidity punctuate this fruit-accented style. The two Chapel hill wines exemplify Scarce Earth; from vineyards just fifty metres apart, these are wines of profoundly unique profiles.
readThe signature of Clarendon is exotic spice and St Joseph scored the angel’s share in 2009! Violets, cinnamon, cloves, vanilla, mulberries, cassis, blackberries and dark chocolate, all riding on a finely honed bed of textural tannins. A divine expression of a heavenly place.
readScarce Earth has given McLaren Vale’s most sensitive winemaker the courage to harvest even earlier. A brittle shell of firm, finely textured tannins encases restrained cherry and plum fruit and lifted violet perfume. Masterfully crafted, a wine of epic length, line and control. The longest lived wine in the House, it will take many years […]
read1996 was the finest vintage of your lifetime and probably of your mother’s, too. Mind-boggling power and yet extreme tautness; the heel-and-toe tension between accelerator and brake makes for one white-knuckle ride. Achingly youthful, it may outlive your mother. $195 at Kemeny’s, $200 at WineStar.
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