Saint & Scholar Graduates Collection Adelaide Hill Shiraz 2021

Saint & Scholar Graduates Collection Adelaide Hill Shiraz 2021

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From the cool of the Hills, but in a somewhat warmer bodied guise.

Blood plums, hints of violet, touch of oak - older - framing and supporting, adding depth.

A supple, easy-going approach to the body. Yielding to some meaty depths and on a very good length. A multi-faceted wine of many parts that doesn't fail to surprise at its many turns. 92

Tasted on: Thursday 30th March
Source: Sample
Price: $30
Alcohol: 14.5%
Closure: Screwcap
Website: https://saintandscholar.com.au/

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Saint & Scholar Graduates Collection Sauvignon Blanc 2022

Saint & Scholar Graduates Collection Sauvignon Blanc 2022

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Single Vineyard Sauvignon Blanc from Adelaide Hills fruit - made by the Barossa Valley based winery
Kaesler.

Classic Hills grassy, passionfruit, fresh vibe on offer here.

Citrus bent on entry to the palate, a thrust of acid that curves its way across the palate. Fleshy rock melon notes had me thinking of warmer months gone. Solid, Savvy. 90

Tasted on: Sunday 23rd April
Source: Sample
Price: $25
Alcohol: 12%
Closure: Screwcap
Website: https://saintandscholar.com.au/

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Saint & Scholar Graduates Collection Pinot Noir 2021

Saint & Scholar Graduates Collection Pinot Noir 2021

  08:00    Stu.

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For those who don't know, Saint & Scholar is a secondary label of Barossa based Kaesler.

Here Adelaide Hills Pinot Noir, fruit drawn off a single vineyard, clocking in a very respectable 13.5%.

Fruit at the lighter end of the red Berry spectrum: strawberry, raspberry - perhaps even a playful twist of pomegranate getting in on the action.

A light hand on the tiller across the palate, cooler clime Hills spice starts to come to the fore mid-palate, asserting itself through the finish. Decent Pinot, with a play to all hands. 91

Tasted on: Thursday 23rd March
Source: Sample
Price: $30
Alcohol: 13.5%
Closure: Screwcap
Website: https://saintandscholar.com.au/

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Saint & Scholar Graduates Collection Chardonnay 2022

Saint & Scholar Graduates Collection Chardonnay 2022

  08:00    Stu.

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Creamy vanilla creme patisserie on offer here, nougat and cashew.

Further oak presence - by way of mouthfeel and spice - on the immediate palate, leading to a moderately creamy palate. Chardonnay on the money. 89

Tasted on: Thursday 13th April
Source: Sample
Price: $25
Alcohol: 14%
Closure: Screwcap
Website: https://saintandscholar.com.au/

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Saint & Scholar Graduates Collection Pinot Gris 2022

Saint & Scholar Graduates Collection Pinot Gris 2022

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Hills Gris here, exuding the hallmark qualities of the style at a textbook 13%.

It's all poached pear, quince, with a trailing edge of patching spice.

Faint textural edge, but I personally prefer to see more width and breadth in the style. Somewhat redeemed through a generous length to it. 89

Tasted on: Sunday 23rd April

Source: Sample
Price: $25
Alcohol: 13%
Closure: Screwcap
Website: https://saintandscholar.com.au/

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Berton Vineyard Alfresco Barbera 2021

Berton Vineyard Alfresco Barbera 2021

  17:03    Stu.

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Looks good, tastes good, has enough presence of fruit to take a chill, clocks in at a moderate 12.5% - what's not to like?

Barbera from the Riverina - light cherry and strawberry crunchy vibe, counter-balanced with a darker depth of flavour.

There's a herb and spice twist in the game, carried by a freshening acidity - the hallmarks of a good Barbera. It's all bound up in an attractive mid palate freshness. Solid all rounder - much to commend. 91 

Tasted on: Tuesday 27th June
Source: Sample
Price: $20
Alcohol: 12.5%
Closure: Screwcap
Website: https://www.bertonvineyards.com.au/

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Harewood Estate Flux V Pinot Noir 2022

Harewood Estate Flux V Pinot Noir 2022

  07:51    Stu.

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Plum and sour cherry vibe here - cool rendition of Pinot Noir from Denmark, in Western Australia's Great Southern region.

Veers towards a dark fruit profile on the palate: tight, dense tannin profile. Delivers an excellent length, but one suggests the enjoyment factor will be enhanced with time, or a bloody good decant. 92

Tasted on: Thursday 20th April
Source: Sample
Price: $40
Alcohol: 14%
Closure: Screwcap
Sample courtesy of: https://www.singlevineyards.com/

Producer: https://harewood.com.au/

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