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Wirra Wirra CHOOK BLOCK Shiraz McLaren Vale South Australia
Description: The Wirra Wirra Cellars were built by Robert Strangways Wigley at the turn of the century, and by 1901 he was the owner of one of the best wineries and vineyards in the district with 100 acres under vines.Wirra Wirra is an aboriginal name meaning amongst the gums. After 1936 the original 240 acres were sold by his family and eventually the cellars fell into disuse. It was not until late 1969 that the winery was bought from Vern Sparrow, son of Wigley's foreman Jack Sparrow, by cousins Greg and Roger Trott and re-established. The estate now comprises 441 acres in McLaren Vale. The late Greg Trott's philosophy is very much built around the pleasant things of life
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Wirra Wirra DEAD RINGER Cabernet Sauvignon McLaren Vale South Australia
Description: Wirra Wirra The Angelus, a wine that has built a reputation for classic Australian cabernet sauvignon on the back of the best McLaren Vale and Coonawarra fruit available since 1989, is being exported under the name of Dead Ringer. Its name is taken from the 3/4 tonne Angelus bell at Wirra Wirra that is rung to celebrate the commencement of each McLaren Vale vintage. The Angelus has been well reviewed across Australia and the globe, with the current 2001 vintage receiving high praise from leading wine writers. This wonderfully ripe aromatic Cabernet varietal wine is dense cherry/garnet in colour. Complex, lingering, ripe berry fruits with excellent length and balance. The wine has the intensity of fruit associated with McLaren Vale Cabernet, integrated with the cooler climate minty characters and firm tannins derived from the Coonwarra component. The wine will develop and mature over a number of years, but very able to be enjoyed in it's youth. Serve at room temperature, less than 18c with full flavoured foods especially robust dishes like oxtail stew, almost all red meats, game and strong cheeses. (6 x 75 cl)
Price: £180.25
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Wirra Wirra MRS WIGLEY Rose McLaren Vale South Australia
Description: Mrs Wigley was not the wife of Wirra Wirra founder, Bob Wigley, but a particular pussycat who was born at the neighbouring Petrucci residence. Within days her mum had dragged the litter to settle in our open fermenters, and from them on Mrs Wigley became a permanant feature of the cellars. Produced by running off the juice from the naturally highly coloured varieites Malbec, Grenache and Petit Verdot, Mrs Wigley was then fermented separately in stainless steel tanks to maintain the freshness and lifted fruit from these varieites. Lifted onfectionary and summer berry fruits. Malbec provides a generous aromatic lift of strawberries and cream whilst the Grenache gives dominant notes of raspberries and the Petit Verdot donates a vibrant freshness. Flavours of crushed strawberries and Cherry Ripe with a zesty mouth filling texture and a persistant finish helped by vibrant acid, providing a clean natural balance to the wine. The wine is designed to be drunk whilst young and fresh and this is aided by the Stelvin cap closure, which will maintain its youth and vibrancy. Serve slightly chilled with antipasto, light pasta or cheese or enjoy on its own (6 x 75 cl)
Price: £70.50
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Wirra Wirra R.S.W. Shiraz McLaren Vale South Australia
Description: Colour: Brilliant, crimson cherry hues with a deep, dark ruby centre. Bouquet: Rich, intense spice with ripe berry fruit fragrances. Hints of blackcurrant & black pepper with complexing cedary oak aromas. Palate: Full-bodied wine with excellent palate structure, integrated wild berry fruit flavours with a long persistent finish. General: This wine has an intensity & depth that begs attention. Made in small quantities from Wirra Wirra's best Shiraz, the R.S.W. is a spicy & complex wine that will develop for many years in the cellar (6 x 75 cl)
Price: £180.25
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Wirra Wirra Grenache McLaren Vale South Australia
Description: The wine is rich in colour with vibrant deep ruby hues. Extremely lifted aromatic nose and cherry and plum primary fruit notes, with a background of green peppercorns and aniseed and floral notes of violets towards the end. Subtle and well-integrated oak, balancing generous fruit at the front of the palate and a warm rich mouthfeel. The tannins are ripe and succulent with an elegant, persistant back palate. Generous rich, ripe flavours mean that this wine is approachable in youth with an ability to evolve in the cellar over the next 5-7 years and beyond with proper cellaring conditions. Serve at room temperature with most foods, especially pasta, duck and full flavoured cheeses such as Parmigiano reggiano. (6 x 75 cl)
Price: £93.59
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Wirra Wirra LOST WATCH Riesling McLaren Vale South Australia
Description: Colour: Brilliant lime green with pale straw tinges. Bouquet: Fresh lifted citrus flavours, especially strong lime and Granny Smith apple aromas with a perfumed floral finish. Palate: Full flavoured, with a more approachable palate than many young Rieslings, this wine demonstrates juicy, lime cordial characters & a crisp sherbet finish. General: A full flavoured Australian style, made from hand picked grapes to minimize skin contact with the free-run juice, providing the wine with intense varietal aromas & flavours with a crisp & zesty finish. The wine is very attractive to drink now but will develop outstanding, toasty, bottled aged characters after two or three years. (6 x 75 cl)
Price: £73.90
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Wirra Wirra SCRUBBY RISE White McLaren Vale
Description: Colour: Brilliant, clean, pale straw with some lime-colored tinges. Bouquet: Ripe citrus & tropical fruits along with fresh green herbaceous characters from the cooler climate grapes. Subtle toasty & nutty notes are evident from fermentation in French oak. Palate: A rich, fresh, zesty fruit driven palate, with citrus, spice & tropical flavours. The Chardonnay component adds fullness & structure to the middle palate. General: Scrubby Rise is a rich, fruit driven style of wine using oak as a condiment adding complexity & a touch of palate weight. (6 x 75 cl)
Price: £61.92
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Wirra Wirra WOODHENGE Shiraz McLaren Vale South Australia
Description: Colour: Brilliant, crimson plum hues Bouquet: The nose is typical of the dark chocolate and molasses characters identified with the McLaren Vale region. Mocha and licorice characters also contribute to a nose with abundant ripe fruit and subtle sweet vanillin essences. Palate: Full-bodied wine with excellent palate structure, integrated wild berry fruit flavours with a long persistent finish. The wine is marked by an excellent depth of flavour and a mid-palate weight which fills out the wine. General: This wine is a reflection of the more traditional winemaking philosophies of the McLaren Vale region, incorporating ripe berry fruit, toasty American oak and mouthfilling, velvety tannins. (6 x 75 cl)
Price: £105.85
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Wirra Wirra SCRUBBY RISE Red McLaren Vale South Australia
Description: Colour: Deep crimson red with brilliant, purple hue. Bouquet: Opulent ripe fruit on the nose, predominantly of red and black currants supplied by the Petit Verdot, together with leafy tobacco notes from the Cabernet. A subtle oak use allows the pimary fruit to shine through. Palate: Predominantly fruit driven palate, with dark chocolate and berry fruit, spices & Christmas pudding characters. Soft tannins complement the mouth filling spicy fruit. General: Scrubby Rise is a rich, fruit driven style of wine, with an appealing palate weight and attractive generous finish. (6 x 75 cl)
Price: £61.92
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Vieux Domaine de Taste Cotes de Bourg
Description: A lovely ruby red colour with a pleasant and well developed aroma. In the mouth it has an intense, tannic structure yet it is light with a fruity nuance. (6 x 75 cl)
Price: £62.23
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Richard Hamilton GUMPRS' BLOCK Shiraz McLaren Vale South Australia
Description: Gumprs' Hotel was the original name of McLaren Vale's favourite and most famous regional restaurant the Salopian Inn, which sits diagonally opposite our old Vineyard and has long been a meeting point of wine people in the region. Hamilton's Gumprs' Block Shiraz is sourced from the 'Gumprs Block' vineyard that produces low yield and intensely flavoured Shiraz. The wine is deep, dark crimson in colour with a brilliant purple hue and has an earthy, inky perfume with violets, ripe raspberries, pepper and mixed spices. This 2001 vintage reflects an excellent vintage producing a wine very rich and full in flavour. It was also fermented over an extended period with generous proportions of whole bunches and stems. The wine finishes with long, fine persistent tannins and is truly a Shiraz wine meant to be savoured.
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Marktree SOLDIERS BLOCK Shiraz Australia
Description: Vinification: machine-harvested fruit which is pumped over twice daily whilst fermenting at around 24C. Tasting note: Ripe fruits followed to a soft and creamy palate with hints of warm, spicy flavours. (12 x 75 cl)
Price: £76.81
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