Cirillo Vincent Grenache 2020 South Australia Barossa Valley
Cirillo Vincent Grenache 2020 South Australia Barossa ValleyCirillo Vincent Grenache 2020
“The Vincent is a thank you to my father who has passed eight generations of Italian winemaking and grape growing knowledge down to the ninth”.
This Grenache is produced from two 100+ year old vineyards from the renowned Barossa Valley.
The Vincent offers inviting aromas of rich fruit and white pepper. The palate is generous with intense true varietal characteristics. It’s delicately rounded and generous. A superb Grenache that has a lingering finish. A wine that can be enjoyed now, or well into the future.
Franca’s Shiraz 2019 South Australia
Franca’s Shiraz 2019 South AustraliaFranca’s Shiraz 2019
Rich plum and cherry. Bountiful American oak. Just like a cherry ripe
Vigneron and winemarker Alex Russell has selected the best Riverland fruit, then given it the care and attention it deserves to achieve optimum grape character, colour and robust flavour.
Franca’s family have been growing produce since 1956 in Australia after immigrating from Italy. Their property overlooks Pike River, a tributary of the great Murray River. An orange orchard and vineyard was planted in 1990. Upon reflection, after many years of hard work and with the property flourishing, they wanted to share some of the fruits of their labour with friends and family, under this name, Franca’s Vineyard
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Growers Gate Sauvignon Blanc 2019 South Australia
Growers Gate Sauvignon Blanc 2019 South AustraliaFresh vibrant passionfruit aromatics lead to a palate of tropical lychee and pink grapefruit flavours with a crisp clean finish.
Johnny Q Cabernet Sauvignon 2016 South Australia
Johnny Q Cabernet Sauvignon 2016 South AustraliaJohnny Q Cabernet Sauvignon 2016 South Australia
2016 SOUTH AUSTRALIA CABERNET
SAUVIGNON
Approachable, easy going and versatile, Johnny Q will suit any
occasion! “You just can’t take life too seriously”… is Winemaker
John Quarisa’s motto. John draws on extensive experience to
deliver Johnny Q, a range which encapsulates his love for life. You
will find this wine is a perfect accompaniment with fun times and
lots of laughter. Enjoy with good friends and family.
Winemaking and Viticulture
The grapes were picked at between 13.5 to 14.0 Baume to
produce the fruit flavours that are required to make this great
wine. The grapes were fermented in a mixture of vessels to
produce as much colour and flavour as possible. Portion of the
wine underwent oak during fermentation and once dry, the
remaining went to oak until the right balance was achieved.
Careful tasting and blending, by our winemaker, help produce
this wine of style and great value for money.
Tasting Comments
Intense red with purple hues. Fresh, complex cassis and mint
fruit flavours with some well integrated vanillin oak . Full bodied
with dense ripe cassis fruit flavours balanced with vanillin oak
but yet long and smooth. Try with chargrilled sirloin or a hearty
minestrone. This wine has the flavour, structure and balance to
be enjoyed now or offers added satisfaction from further
cellaring.
Patritti Sauvignon Blanc 2020 Adelaide Hills South Australia
Patritti Sauvignon Blanc 2020 Adelaide Hills South AustraliaTASTING COMMENTS
Pale straw colour with greenish tinge; notes of freshly cut grass, capsicum and kiwifruit blend with tropical aromas of passionfruit and lychee. The palate is refreshing and crisp with a lovely acid line. Flavours of lime, kiwifruit and passionfruit linger long.
REGION
The Adelaide Hills wine region has a reputation for producing some of Australia’s most exciting cool climate wines. With an average elevation around 600 metres the climate is significantly cooler than the neighbouring areas. Cool, dry summers and an autumn ripening period produce a balanced fruit flavour profile and natural acidity.
VINTAGE
A vintage that will be remembered for its challenges but also for the quality of the wines that were produced. Crop levels were low, in some cases very low, as a result of extreme weather conditions early in the season. Frost, drought, heat and bushfires impacted many regions across Australia. Fortunately, cool and near perfect conditions later in the season allowed for slow and even ripening resulting in very high fruit quality.
VINIFICATION
Crushed and destemmed, the free run juice was cold settled then cool fermented in closed stainless steel fermenters. With minimal intervention the wine was then stabilised before bottling to retain freshness and vibrant varietal flavours.
