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#1.LW2 2017 Mountadam Five-Fifty Eden Valley, SA
Established in 1972 as one of Australia’s pioneer Chardonnay producers, Mountadam was founded by the late David Wynn, without question one of the
most significant contributors to the Australian wine industry and an important part of the Mountadam story.

“A grapey, highly aromatic shiraz, playing the reductive card with a deft hand. Lilac lift caresses blue fruits aromas all, a whiff of salty iodine and terrine,
pushed to a svelte finish by an effortless flow of peppery acidity. This is the sort of shiraz I enjoy drinking: mid-weight, savoury, fresh and reminiscent of the
every day expressions from the northern Rhone, embellished with Aussie fruit. 94 points, Ned Goodwin

#6.D 2015 Henschke Hill of Grace EdenValley, SA
Hill of Grace is surely one of the most evocative phrases in the world of wine. It is a translation from the German ‘Gnadenberg’, a region in Silesia, and
the name given to the lovely Lutheran church that overlooks the vineyard. The 4ha single-vineyard shiraz planting is situated at the historic village of
Parrot Hill 4km north-west of Henschke Cellars.
Cyril Henschke created the first Hill of Grace in 1958 from shiraz vines at Hill of Grace vineyard, up to 100 years old. The exceptional quality of the wine
combined with the charm of the name captured the imagination of consumers.

“Henschke says the ‘15 vintage provided stunning and elegant Eden Valley shiraz with extraordinary flavours, purity of fruit and acid balance. And indeed
that’s a fair description of this medium-bodied Hill of Grace. The colour is still bright, clear crimson-purple, and the beautifully balanced fruit flavours are
vibrantly fresh. It would be easy to underestimate the likely longevity of this wine. One of the all-time greats”. 99 points, James Halliday

“I briefly thought about just cutting and pasting the review of the 2014 into this space for the 2015 Hill of Grace Shiraz, but on further reflection, there
are some differences between them—and isn’t that one of the reasons we love wine? Scents of smoked meat and mocha accent notes of black olives and
blackberries, joined by subtle notions of resinous herbs, while the full-bodied palate comes across as slightly weightier, richer and more velvety in texture than
the 2014. Not as elegant perhaps, but more concentrated and powerful on the long, long finish. 99 points, Robert Parker.

#1.LW2 2019 Bondar Violet Hour McLaren Vale, SA
Bondar’s Violet Hour is on one hell of a roll. The 2016 Violet Hour Shiraz won ‘Best Shiraz’ and ‘Best Single-Vineyard Shiraz’ at the 2018 McLaren Vale
Wine Show, and the following two vintages picked up back-to-back 97s in Halliday’s Wine Companion. The new release does not suffer by comparison.
As always it was handpicked from the Rayner vineyard. This year, to be precise, it is a blend of 11 block vines, both young and old (some up to 70 years
old). The wine was wild fermented naturally with a high portion of whole-bunches and maturation occurred in older French oak (no new barrels were
used this year). This was followed by six months resting in tank, before it was bottled the second winter after harvest without fining or filtration.

It’s a layered, wonderfully pure Shiraz with vibrant fresh plum and iodine scented fruit along with some delicious meaty complexity. It’s both generous and
medium-bodied, with a terrifically fresh, saline close. Seductive, yet with plenty of the signature finesse and energy that you find in all of this producer’s wines.

#1.LW2 2018 Cape Barren Native Goose McLaren Vale, SA
Summers in McLaren Vale are often accompanied by the arrival of magnificent Cape Barren Geese. These rare and striking birds, once feared near
extinction, are the inspiration for our name.
Cape Barren Wines first vintage was in 1999, and the philosophy has and always will be to source the very highest quality of grapes, from regions most
suited to each variety, and then craft exceptional world class wines of outstanding value.

“This has a very fresh, ripe and rich array of spiced dark-berry aromas, leading to a very juicy, vibrant palate that has soft, easy and ripe red plums to close”
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