Hahndorf Hill Winery

GRU Adelaide Hills Grüner Veltliner 2019

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

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

Bob McDonald

@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.

Unico Zelo

Adelaide Hills Nero d'Avola

Irene Anderson

9.9

Delicious, fruity, not too sweet, love it. — 6 years ago

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. 😊🙏🍷 — 6 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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Lucy Margaux Vineyards

Wildman Pinot Noir

Carly

9.0

12/19 Vernick din lovie #applewatch — 7 years ago

Shaw and Smith

Adelaide Hills Pinot Noir 2017

Scott Rowe

9.2

Tooo smashable but at the same time easy to savour the endless red fruit spectrum. — 7 years ago

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S.C. Pannell

Aromatico Adelaide Hills White Blend 2017

Johnno Harris

9.2

A lot of boxes ticked with a Thai chicken green curry tonight. Spot on! — 8 years ago

Lucy Margaux Vineyards

Wildman Blanc Adelaide Hills White Blend 2020

Ceccherini Cristiano

9.4

I reckon this is my favourite label from him
Curious to see how it stabilises in 6 months or a year — 5 years ago

Daniel P., Severn and 11 others liked this

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

@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.

Scott Rowe

@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

@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 👍

The Lane Vineyard

Block 14 Basket Press Adelaide Hills Shiraz 2016

Lindsay Corrigan

8.9

Full Strawberry nose with white pepper. Taste juicy red berry front settles down to a wash blueberry. Then at back of mouth intensity starts with flavour of roasted red peppers done over oak coals and finish cleanse of eucalyptus.🍷 — 6 years ago