SA Wine Guide 2025

Mt Lofty Ranges Vineyard Old Apple Block Chardonnay 2023 Good intensity on the nose, toasty oak, good texture on the mid-palate, nice acid and long finish Riposte Wines ‘The Katana’ Chardonnay 2023 Lemon, oak, leesy, bread dough, smoky, very good intensity on the palate, texture on the mid-palate, toasty, orange, mandarines, long finish. Tomich Wines Woodside Vineyard Chardonnay 2023 Fruit and spiced oak lift, warmer fruit profile, yellow and clean. Power and fruit concentration. Fernfield Wines From Little Things Chardonnay 2023 Nice bright colour, lifted clean ferment esters, good florals, nice fruit weight, well made balanced wine. Mount Benson Estate Reserve Chardonnay 2021 Straw coloured. Hay bale / straw on nose. A bit of tight acidity and good lemon aftertaste pulls wine up. Green Peach. Quite overt - still youthful. Riposte Wines ‘The Katana’ Chardonnay 2023 Lemon, oak, leesy, bread dough, smoky, very good intensity on the palate, texture on the mid-palate, toasty, orange, mandarines, long finish. Pinot Gris | Grigio Hahndorf Hill Pinot Grigio 2024 Lifted and fresh, apples and citrus leaf. Bright and crunchy palate, has acid and tension and drive Riposte Wines ‘The Stiletto’ Pinot Gris 2024 Dense and concentrated nose - tropical/stone fruit territory. Expressive fruit on the palate that carries through. Talented winemaking - fruit is well presented on nose/palate. Lino Ramble YO-YO Pinot Grigio 2024 Grapefruit pith, lemon balm, solid flow and depth across the palate. Tomich Wines Woodside Vineyard Pinot Grigio 2023 Pithy texture, juicy phelonic grip. Pink grapefruit, zesty Koonowla Reverence Pinot Gris 2023 Fresh lift, white flower and slight crumpled citrus. Nice textural entry, acid fresh and gives carry.

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