SA Wine Guide 2025

Zonte’s Footstep Scarlet Ladybird Fleurieu Rosé 2024 Fresh red apples, raspberry, strawberry, fine palate, long finish, lifted and yum Hahndorf Hill Rosé 2024 Crunchy and floral - strawberry and cherry blossom. Light body, nice acid, long finish Erin Eyes Wines Celtic Cross Cabernet Sauvignon Cabernet Franc Rosé 2024 Light pale, aromatic floral lift, right side of green keeps it fresh Scarpantoni Estate Gamay Rosé 2024 Nice bright aroma, sweet red fruits, nice bright crunchy acid Eldredge Vineyards Kitty Sangiovese Rosé 2024 Strawberries and fresh figs. Palate is balanced and juicy. Clean and mouthwatering Camino Wine Co Grenache Rosé 2023 Red fruit skin, waxy and bright. delicate flow and grapefruit acid line. Freshness and drive/line La Linea Tempranillo Rosé 2024 Lifted strawberries and cream. Punchy weight and residual sugars well balanced. Grenache Purple Hands Wines Barossa Valley Old Vine Grenache 2023 Great intensity of red and blue fruits. Lifted red skin cranberry aromas with supportive oak , yummy red fruits and some fine talc on the palate, fine grained and present tannin. Lovely structure, weight and density. Savoury and long XO Wine Co Small Batch Grenache 2023 Bright colour, bunchy lift, spicy palate with nice acidity and fresh red fruits. Sappy and juicy. Delicious. RockBare The McLaren Vale Grenache 2022 Nice reds to purple colour, complex aroma almost Nebbiolo like, super plush with more texture and body than others, great fruit with nice supportive tannins

Naked Run Wines The Aldo Grenache 2023 Lovely red fruits, bright and pristine, structural without drying. Geddes Wines Seldom Inn Grenache 2022 Good density, good red hues, subtle aroma, some nice complexity, nice ripe sweet palate. Clean and balanced but developed Sieber Wines Grenache 2023 Complex aromas, some stalky greens, love the complexity. Super yummy and slurpy Millon Wines Clare’s Secret Grenache 2023 Nice density - bright reds to purple, very ripe and plush, nice fruit weight Camino Wine Co Centenary Vines Grenache 2023 Vanillan oak over blue fruits, palate quite concentrated and long - quite ripe and warm. Bruno & George Barossa Valley Grenache 2021 Age shows a little, oxy notes over strawberries, palate soft and well handled. Kenny Wine Sevenhill Grenache 2022 Bright, slightly reductive red fruits - juicy palate, nice length of fruit and acid. Eldredge Vineyards SKOLLY & HYE Grenache 2022 Mint chocolate, good density and drive. Pinot Noir Riposte Wines ‘The Dagger’ Pinot Noir 2024 Fresh blue berries and cinnamon. Bright and juicy palate with tension and life. Pretty with some bunch and spice Woodsoak Wines Pyaar Pinot Noir 2024 Fresh strawberry. Well rounded. A drink now style of pinot. Young and fresh. XO Wine Co Small Batch Pinot Noir 2023 Delicate bunchy and floral notes. Slippery acid with delicate palate and nice balance.

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