Recognition

Deep, dark colour with a subtle purple trace, and the bouquet is earthy, woodsy, savoury and dry. The wine is rich and soft and ample, as well as savoury and strong on drying, powdery tannins. Oak is sitting on the

A ripe, rounded, fleshy red with accents of sweet-vanilla and coconut. Juicy, supple and warming. Decant well before serving to
harmonise the elements.

89 points

Deep, rich red with a tinge of brick-red in the colour, the bouquet strong on eucalyptus with menthol and linament notes. It’s full-
bodied and rich, fleshy and almost opulent in the mouth, the palate delivering intense Campari-like bitter- herb

Perenially exemplary Australian take on a classic right-bank (Bordeaux) blend.

Quite sullen, sitting there under a heavy oak shroud. There are lighter elements of spice and toast in that oak frame, slowly lifting to reveal glimpses of blackberry, tobacco, more

A delicious, well-made wine with ripe, vibrant fruit. What sets this wine apart from others is the extreme depth of flavour. I enjoy the energy of the mulberry and plummy fruit, as well as the gentle chocolatey richness. Only 320

Some quite assertive oak influence here with cassis and a dark berry and cherry core, as well as chocolate and violets. The palate delivers a supple, smooth and quite concentrated impression with a very ripe, dense and slightly jammy finish. …

The 2015 Fleurieu Peninsula Pinot Noir has once again picked up a gold at the Drinks Business, 2018 Global Pinot Noir Masters. In his summary of the competition Patrick Schmitt MW noted:

Once the wines surpassed the £20 mark, as

Declassified Foggy Hill with nothing else, so it’s essentially the 2015 Foggy Hill Vineyard Pinot Noir in different livery. The wine has a bolder feel to it. A warm start and a cool, long finish. The tannins are pronounced, holding …

A riper wine that has more inherent fruit richness on the nose. Lower acidity on the palate with very plush melon and nectarines. No citrus and the oak is more discreet. More fruit flesh and power. Smooth and glossy. Drink …

A rounder richer and more convincing wine with impressive depth and complexity that delivers an edge of white peaches and greenish nectarines. A wealth of subtle complexity with flinty and stony notes and gently hazelnut oak. There is a very …

The first Tapanappa wine made from a vineyard that it doesn’t own, from 50yo vines. Purity is its long suit on the bouquet and palate alike, with lemon/lime/Granny Smith apple the suite of aromas and flavours. It is developing slowly,

The 2015 Tiers Vineyard Chardonnay has picked up Gold in the recent Six Nations Wine Challenge.

Read about the Challenge here: http://sixnationswine.com.au

Top 10 Wines under $80- Tiers Vineyard Chardonnay 2015
Drink 2017-2025 | 96 points
The first vineyard planted in the modern era of the Adelaide Hills remains one of the greatest, producing chardonnay of profound generosity, exactingly honed with focused

Award: Platinum – Best Australian Chardonnay
Score: 95
Tasting notes:
Floral, smoke and citrus fruit bouquet. Great palate – pure, steely, stately and linear. There’s great poise and concentration here, with flavours of white peaches, lemon pith and spice. The

A generous, full-bodied, powerful chardonnay with aromas of cashew, pear, creamy lees, and a fairly strong oak component. There is richness and amplitude in the mouth; a trace of grip adds authority to the finish. More complexity will build over

Following on from the success of the 2015 Fleurieu Pinot Noir, the 2015 Tiers Vineyard Chardonnay has just taken out a Master award and equal top score for the entire competition at The Drinks Business 2017 Asian Chardonnay Masters.

You …

The 2015 Fleurieu Peninsula Pinot Noir has taken out master pinot – topping its field – at the prestigious 2017 Drinks Business Global Pinot Noir Masters competition. An extraordinary result by any measure.

About the competition:

In a crowded wine

Your valentine will cry tears of delight when they see this as a gift, just make sure they know it’s from you.

9.3/10

Australian chardonnay styles range in style from mouth-puckeringly mean to plump and juicy; from all fruit, to all ‘funk’ (industry jargon for sulphur compounds derived from maturation on dead yeast cells, or lees). In between the extremes lie some of

2015 Tiers Vineyard Chardonnay

Bright, light to medium yellow colour with a fresh, clean, bright bouquet of cashew nut, pear and creamy lees, with quite strong oak. The wine is full-bodied and rich, deep and intense, with amplitude and balance,

It’s not hard to see the reasons why this 2015 Tiers Adelaide Hills Chardonnay is on point. A famous vineyard in the Hills (one of the oldest), with a legend of the industry making the wine and a wine that

I’m a massive fan of honest winemakers.

In an industry where bullshit, marketing spin and outright lies are commonplace, I always appreciate when a winemaker it absolutely frank
That’s why it was refreshing to learn the story behind this ’15

Drawn from across a range of sites from Brian Croser’s beloved Piccadilly Valley.

Sees 30% new oak, with just over 300 dozen made. Citrus, lemon curds, honeydew, touches of meal, spicy oak.

The sour tang of lemon, a racy, almost

Tapanappa Piccadilly Valley Chardonnay 2015 – Silver Medal
Tapanappa Tiers Vineyard Chardonnay 2015 – Gold

The judges for the Global Chardonnay Masters were –
Thomas Chevalier – Vagabond Wines
Alberto Segade – Fera at Claridge’
Patricia Stefanowicz
Keith Isaac MW