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The third in a string of La Niña years in McLaren Vale, 2023 was, in fact, the region’s coolest season in decades. Andre Bondar’s preference is for wines of perfume & restrained power, so these marginal conditions and low yields played right into his hands. Picking came late in the season, giving the fruit plenty of time to hang & develop intense, complex flavour while maintaining high, fresh acid lines. The result is a joyously fragrant, spice-driven wine with full, plump palate presence, svelte structure and a bright, long finish.
Best Value Winery - Halliday Wine Awards 2026
"The value here has always been super keen. That’s as true as ever with this iteration from a cool year, typically lifted and fragrant but also with some serious import. A tick up from mid-weight, this is spicy and peppered ferruginous minerality, along with blackberry, dark cherries, tapenade, violet, cassia, bay, coffee bean and salted licorice. Red berries swell up on the palate, with a thoughtfully woven skein of tannins underwriting its class. Excellent.”
Organic Principles | Sustainable Winegrowing Australia
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