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"This new Shiraz/Mataro (85:15) is 100% sourced from the Spring Farm area; the Shiraz is Adelina Estate fruit blended with some grapes from the Aberfeldy vineyard while the Mataro is from a site "just up the road". All up, an imposing 65 per cent of this wine comes off vines with an age of around 100 years. Production wise it's Adelina's usual routine; all fruit is handpicked and destemmed mostly into open fermenters, with a small portion fermented in Col's new Italian, unlined concrete vats. Both fermentations are with wild yeasts and the wine is matured in French oak barriques (a modest 12 per cent new) for 14 months.

This 'steroid-free' blend is big on fragrance, freshness and texture, without an ounce of puppy fat. It smells of squished red cherries and wild berries, seasoned with peppery spices. The mouth feel delivers supple layers of energetic, spicy red fruits lengthened by first-rate acidity and savoury, ripe tannins. From a major vintage in the Clare, there is something pure and restrained to be savoured here. In fact this wine is the antithesis of the South Australian 'show pony' style - and it's eminently balanced and approachable from the get go." - Importer