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Adelaide Plains, Mount Lofty Ranges

Grosset

Gaia Clare Valley Cabernet Sauvignon Blend 2017

Gabby
9.0

Amazing nose; super balanced, red fruits, vanilla, some spice — 7 months ago

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Pikes Wines

Traditionale Clare Valley Riesling 2022

Andy Thomson
9.3

Beautiful as always — 3 years ago

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with Cheryl

Hahndorf Hill Winery

GRU Adelaide Hills Grüner Veltliner 2019

Bob McDonald
9.6

Served blind by me at Sue Bell’s dinner party with Bruce Redman. After being tricked by Sue all week with blind tastings at the winery I was determined to get square. She was up to the task getting just the state wrong. Once I said Adelaide Hills she knew it was a Gruner. Hahndorf Hill are acknowledged as the best producers of Gruner in Australia. Taking its lead from the GV’s of Austria’s Kamptal region. Grapefruit, Citrus and stone fruit. A multi award winner on the Australian Show circuit. A gold medal at the Decanter World Wine Awards London 2020. — 5 years ago

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Simon Gilligan

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@Bob McDonald have only had their Cabernet (which was quite delicious). Will have to find a bottle.
Bob McDonald

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@Simon Gilligan Quite close to a cellar door visit from where you live. Worth the trip to taste all their GVs. I was a bit disappointed with their Blaufrankisch but I don’t have much experience with this varietal.

Ochota Barrels

i am the owl Syrah 2018

Michael Miller
9.1

Smooth and elegant. Acidic w mineral and white pepper notes w just a touch of Brett. I imagine this is what Syrah tasted like 100 years ago. 😊🙏🍷 — 7 years ago

BK Wines

Skin n' Bones Single Vineyard Lenswood Pinot Noir 2018

October Cleveland
9.2

Tomato nose, forest floor, my kinda boy. — 7 years ago

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Jim Barry

Watervale Clare Valley Riesling 2017

Chris Haywood
9.3

Wow, acid is here and that's for sure. Utterly refreshing, peppery lime nose. Grapefruit, gave, bitter lime but all very balanced. I could drink a bucket. — 7 years ago

Kilikanoon

Killerman's Run Clare Valley Shiraz

Saman Hosseini
8.9

Nero d’avola? Native yeasts 💁🏻‍♂️
#sommcon — 8 years ago

Jim Barry

The McRae Wood Clare Valley Shiraz 2015

Jane Nuss
9.3

Plum, oak, vanilla, pepper, cherry. Bold palate with ripe dark fruits. Blackberry, fig, prune. Silky tannins.
 — 2 years ago

Kilikanoon

Oracle Clare Valley Shiraz 2016

Casey @ Travelling Corkscrew
9.1

Winter berry red on the eye. Oak, dark black fruits and spice on the nose. Smooth and silky vibe on the nose. Smooth, juicy, great tannins and length - would benefit from some more time in the cellar. — 3 years ago

Dawn, Bob and 3 others liked this

Shaw and Smith

Balhannah Vineyard Shiraz 2017

Scott Rowe
9.3

Imminent release. due for September.
Watch the shelves as you won’t be disappointed. — 6 years ago

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Jim Barry

The Lodge Hill Clare Valley Shiraz

SK
9.3

Fabulous table wine. The Australian version of The Chocolate Block. Affordable too. From Wine Rack in Belsize. — 6 years ago

Wendouree

Clare Valley Cabernet Malbec 2009

Bob McDonald
9.3

Another full bodied Wendouree from my brothers cellar. Nice and savoury with softening grainy Tannins and again the Eucalyptus kept in check. Don’t go near these Wendouree reds until at least 10 years from vintage. — 7 years ago

Scott, Jonathan and 16 others liked this

Ochota Barrels

a forest Pinot Noir

Nicky Sampogna
9.5

F u g a z i — 7 years ago

Ochota Barrels

The Price of Silence Gamay

Galen Hasler
9.0

Needed 3 hrs. Great — 8 years ago

Petaluma

Hanlin Hill Riesling 2012

Bob McDonald
9.6

Pale to mid yellow in colour. The wine was a little cold to begin with. Aromas of talc and lime marmalade, dried flowers - a faint paraffin note - No Kerosene or petrol (TDN). A beautiful aged Riesling from the Clare Valley from Petaluma - a long time favourite producer of Riesling. With air and warming up, some yellow peach notes developing. I see HH said this benefits from decanting which I didn’t do. Drinking at its peak. Sadly my last 2012. — 3 years ago

Tom, Somm and 18 others liked this

Wakefield

Clare Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2019

Steven Goh
9.0

Fruity, cherry flavored, deep, pepperish ending — 4 years ago

Sidewood Estate

Adelaide Hills Shiraz 2018

Simon Gilligan
9.3

A nice mix of black/blue/red fruits, lightly spiced, Medium to full bodied, feels like a bit of whole bunch (?) nicely dry savoury finish, tannic, crisp acidity. 93 as I thoroughly enjoyed sitting at their new cellar door with the afternoon sun filtering through the gums. — 6 years ago

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Simon Gilligan

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@Bob McDonald it was ok! surprisingly easier than I thought (same went for my partner Niki). I think it took about 2 weeks to really feel the difference, at which point yes, sleep was better, starting the week felt better (we do drink more fri/sat/sun), all in all a good break that also saved us some money :) However … having a nice glass of wine is a real pleasure both in the taste aspect, but also the social/shared experience angle. Also a good reminder of how much drinking is baked into our society (with both good and bad ramifications). Coming out of it, as mainly a red drinker, I’m also seeking out more medium bodied styles vs the bigger reds I have probably leaned to in the past - sort of a taste re-alignment.
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@Simon Gilligan welcome to The Hills.
Enjoy the slower lifestyle up here.
It’ll add years to your life.
Catch me on the Shaw + Smith table at the next Hills Wine Show. Cheers 🥂
Simon Gilligan

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@Scott Rowe Thanks! Already enjoying more green and hearing the kookaburras:) And thanks for the tip, just signed up to the mailing list at adelaidehillswine.com.au so will seek you out 👍

O'Leary Walker

Polish Hill River Riesling 2017

Hannah Fyson
9.0

Lots of lime flavour, nice polish river style. — 7 years ago

Shaw + Smith

Adelaide Hills Sauvignon Blanc 2017

Liz Bird
9.2

Really light refreshing delish! — 7 years ago

Lucy Margaux Vineyards

Domaine Lucci Noir de Florette Red Blend 2017

Berg
9.4

This is fantastic, pure fresh natty wine. Like susucaru made of pinot. Glorious and without SO2 of course, so just drink it, not a long term ager, and so good now. Just got this in the mail today and Pobega'd it. — 8 years ago

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