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Wine entries for the ebor Theme.

WARBOYS SINGLE VINEYARD McLAREN VALE Shiraz Grenache

by Ellen • November 7, 2019
WARBOYS SINGLE VINEYARD McLAREN VALE Shiraz Grenache ORIGIN Grape Variety:62% Shiraz 38% Grenache WINE-MAKING Maturation in American oak for 18 months TASTING NOTES Colour: Red with some brick hues. Nose: Licorice and spice from the shiraz combine with the berry fruit of the Grenache. Palate: Direct and upfront fruit synergise with the lovely structure of [...]

WARBOYS SINGLE VINEYARD McLAREN VALE – Grenache

by Ellen • November 7, 2019
WARBOYS SINGLE VINEYARD McLAREN VALE – Grenache ORIGIN Grape Variety:100% Grenache WINE-MAKING Maturation in American oak for 18 months TASTING NOTES Colour: Bright red-blue colour, the wine is opaque. Nose: Typical aromas of Grenache: lifted floral characters on the nose with some sandalwood hints. Palate: Redcurrant and cherry intermingle with spice and pencil shavings, which [...]

Martha Hills – Pinot Noir

by Ellen • November 7, 2019
Martha Hills - Pinot Noir ORIGIN Grape Variety:100% Pinot Noir WINE-MAKING Ageing: 6 months in French oak barrel (90%) and American oak barrel (10%) TASTING NOTES Colour: a ruby color Nose: berry fruit and floral aromas, rich chocolate and spice Palate: a soft and elegant palate with rounded tannins and great flavour concentration SERVING Match [...]

Martha Hills – Sauvignon Blanc

by Ellen • November 7, 2019
Martha Hills - Sauvignon Blanc ORIGIN Grape Variety:100% Sauvignon Blanc TASTING NOTES Colour: light color Nose: capsicum, gooseberry and grapefruit, grassy, mineral hints Palate: citrus characters, mineral flavours, racy acidity, crisp finish SERVING The wine is drinking well now As an aperitif or with seafood, light meats, pasta, salads or Asian cuisine. AWARDS IWC CHINA [...]

Seifried Pinot Noir

by Ellen • November 7, 2019
Seifried Pinot Noir WINE-MAKING The majority of the fruit in our 2013 Seifried Pinot Noir comes from our Rabbit Island Vineyards where our Pinot vines are now into their twenty’s, and showing great maturity and depth of flavor in the fruit. The parcels of grapes were picked incrementally at the peak of flavor and phenolic [...]

Seifried Pinot Gris

by Ellen • November 7, 2019
Seifried Pinot Gris WINE-MAKING Several parcels of Pinot Gris went into this blend. Pinot Gris was harvested from vineyard blocks comprising differing soils and micro-climates, as well as different aged vines. The parcels were harvested and fermented separately prior to blending at a much later stage. The resulting wine has a broad palate and is [...]

Seifried Sauvignon Blanc

by Ellen • November 7, 2019
Seifried Sauvignon Blanc WINE-MAKING Aromatic and fresh Sauvignon Blanc flavours were encouraged prior to vintage through careful canopy management. The fruit was de-stemmed and pressed immediately after harvest, and a cool fermentation was initiated in stainless steel tanks to retain the clean aromatic fruit characters. TASTING NOTES “This good-value wine has a fresh, strong, ripely [...]

Old Coach Road Pinot Noir

by Ellen • November 7, 2019
Old Coach Road Pinot Noir ORIGIN Grape Variety:100% Pinot Noir WINE-MAKING The grapes were picked and then underwent a 6 day cold maceration period before being inoculated for fermentation. The cap was plunged 3 times daily during fermentation. A further 3-6 days of skin contact followed the fermentation period before the wine was drained to [...]

Old Coach Road Unoaked Chardonnay

by Ellen • November 7, 2019
Old Coach Road Unoaked Chardonnay ORIGIN Grape Variety:100% Chardonnay WINE-MAKING Traditionally Chardonnay is made in an oaked style, however, we are often asked: what does Chardonnay as a grape variety with no oak ageing taste like? This is it! The Chardonnay fruit for our 2014 Old Coach Road Unoaked Chardonnay was some of the very [...]

Old Coach Road Riesling

by Ellen • November 7, 2019
Old Coach Road Riesling ORIGIN Grape Variety:100% Riesling WINE-MAKING In the vineyard, leaves were removed from around the fruiting zone to allow light penetration and air movement around the ripening bunches. Parcels of fruit were picked when flavors, sugars and grape acids were nicely in balance, giving fruit with intensely varietal flavors and a fresh, [...]

Old Coach Road Sauvignon Blanc

by Ellen • November 7, 2019
Old Coach Road Sauvignon Blanc ORIGIN Grape Variety:100% Sauvignon Blanc WINE-MAKING In the vineyard, leaves were removed from around the fruiting zone to allow light penetration and air movement around the ripening bunches. Parcels of fruit were picked when flavors, sugars and grape acids were nicely in balance, giving fruit with intensely varietal flavors and [...]

Ménage à Trois Decadence

by Ting • November 3, 2019
Ménage à Trois Decadence ORIGIN Appellation: California Grape Variety:84% Cabernet Sauvignon, 10% Petite Sirah, 6% Merlot WINE-MAKING To triple your pleasure, our winemakers add just a touch of Merlot and Petite Sirah to the Cabernet Sauvignon, giving the wine added depth and complexity. The wine is then infused with 70% French oak, which imparts a [...]