Kingston Estate ESTATE Petit Verdot South Australia
Where it's from:
Australia, South Australia
Price per case:
£81.42
Bottles per case:
12 x 75 cl
Style:
Powerful Reds
Description:
Kingston Estate Wines has grown rapidly since Sarantos and Constantina Moularadellis first developed their 40 acre vineyard in 1979 in South Australia's Riverland wine region. Today, Kingston is the 10th largest wine producer in Australia and remains one of Australia's largest family-owned wineries. Petit Verdot is a unique red variety that thrives in the warmer regions of Australia, and in particular the Riverland area of South Australia. Originally from the cool Bordeaux region of France, this late harvest variety struggles to ripen in its homeland. However, Kingston Estate has extensive plantings of Petit Verdot growing in selected deep sandy soils on limestone adjacent to the winery where the grapes consequently reach full ripeness and intensity. Great care is taken from the vineyard to the winery where the Petit Verdot grapes were harvested at night and transported to the winery it is then immediately crushed and fermentation begun. On completion of fermentation the wine was matured with French and American oak before final blending and preparation for bottling. The wine is a deep red colour with a bouquet of violets, blueberries, plums and spices reminiscent of a Christmas cake. These flavours continue onto the palate with the spice characters of clove, cinnamon and vanilla well integrated with vibrant cherry fruit flavours. The palate is medium to full bodied with generous fruit and rich tannins. The fruit retains a vibrancy of wild flowers and berry flavours with a wonderful length of flavour. (12 x 75 cl)
Region:
Australia, South Australia
Producer:
Kingston Estate
Product ID:
48280
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Description: Sarantos and Constantina Moularadellis developed a small vineyard and founded KingstonEstate during the 1960s and 1970s, they brought the food-and-wine-loving traditions of their sun drenched Greek homeland to the equally sun-drenched Riverland district of South Australia. The wine shows good depth, being medium red to red/purple in colour. On the nose there is abundant raspberry, cherry and plum jam characters. These continue onto the palate which is rich and warm with soft fleshy tannins, fresh berry fruit and a hint of sweet French oak. After crushing,the juice was fermented on skins with pumpovers daily to ensure maximum extraction of colour and flavour. The wine was matured with 75%French oak and 25%American oak. (12 x 75 cl) Price: £73.48
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Ashbury Grove Chardonnay Reserve South Eastern Australia
Description: This deep yellow coloured Chardonnay has an enticingly fresh nose with subtle tropical notes. The palate offers citrus notes entwined with clean acidity and a soft oak influence on the enjoyable finish. Ashbury Grove range is made by KingstonEstate, based at Kingston-On-Murray which is approximately 220 km from Adelaide in South Australia. KingstonEstate was founded by Sarantos and Constantina Moularadellis, who developed their 40 acre. Today KingstonEstate is the 10th largest wine producer in Australia and remains one of Australia's largest family-owned wineries. The fruit was sourced from vineyards in the Riverland area of South Australia, where KingstonEstate have been developing their vineyards since 1998. Making sure the berries were picked at their optimum levels, night harvesting was employed at approximately 13° to 14° Baume thus avoiding any likelihood of harsh phenolics or loss of flavour. Small batch fermenting in static fermenters with a neutral yeast has enabled full fruit flavours to develop. Avoiding any further malolactic fermentation produced a truly fruit driven style of wine with only a hint of underlying French oak support. (12 x 75 cl) Price: £103.64
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Ashbury Grove Shiraz Reserve South Eastern Australia
Description: Attractive plum purple coloured Shiraz with a spicy nose redolent with red berry and black cherry fruit. The palate is medium bodied and soft, packed with crunchy blackberry and cassis flavours and a well integrated, rounded structure smoothed over with a gentle touch of vanilla. Ashbury Grove range is made by KingstonEstate, based at Kingston-On-Murray which is approximately 220 km from Adelaide in South Australia. KingstonEstate was founded by Sarantos and Constantina Moularadellis, who developed their 40 acre. Today KingstonEstate is the 10th largest wine producer in Australia and remains one of Australia's largest family-owned wineries. Sourced from vineyards in the Riverland area of South Australia, where KingstonEstate have been developing their vineyards since 1998. The grapes were harvested between 14° and 15° Baume. The juice was fermented in both rotary and static fermenters and pumped over 2 to 3 times per day to extract the colour, flavour and tannin. Importantly the varietal flavours were retained through judicious control and exposure to phenolic spoilage was reduced. This wine gained further flavour integration and complexity from both French and American oak for periods varying up to nine months. (12 x 75 cl) Price: £103.64
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Ashbury Grove Verdelho / Chardonnay South Eastern Australia
Description: Medium bodied with good mineral concentration this is a blend of Verdhelo and Chardonnay. Displaying soft floral note aromas that develop on the palate the well balanced acidity gives way to an enjoyable finish. Ashbury Grove range is made by KingstonEstate, based at Kingston-On-Murray which is approximately 220 km from Adelaide in South Australia. KingstonEstate was founded by Sarantos and Constantina Moularadellis, who developed their 40 acre. Today KingstonEstate is the 10th largest wine producer in Australia and remains one of Australia's largest family-owned wineries. Sourced from vineyards in the Riverland area of South Australia, where KingstonEstate have been developing their vineyards since 1998. The fruit was picked at optimum ripeness and immediately crushed with total de-stemming. The must was pressed to steel tanks and left to cold settle overnight. Fermentation was carried out at a controlled temperature in steel and the wine was racked off the lees in order to maintain the fresh fruit character. Finally, it was bottled after cold stabilisation and filtering and ready to drink on release.
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Description: This wine is a blend of 55% Cabernet Sauvignon and 45% Shiraz that is almost opaque with a sweet nose of ripe dark fruits and hint of peppery spice. The palate is medium to full bodied with bags of rich fruit character, soft tannins and a long, concentrated finish. Ashbury Grove range is made by KingstonEstate, based at Kingston-On-Murray which is approximately 220 km from Adelaide in South Australia. KingstonEstate was founded by Sarantos and Constantina Moularadellis, who developed their 40 acre. Today KingstonEstate is the 10th largest wine producer in Australia and remains one of Australia's largest family-owned wineries. Sourced from vineyards in the Riverland area of South Australia, where KingstonEstate have been developing their vineyards since 1998. The Shiraz was harvested from selected vineyards in mid March at optimal fruit ripeness while the Cabernet Sauvignon was harvested in late March to early April to allow rich ripe fruit characters to develop. The parcels of grapes were kept separate throughout fermentation before being blended and oak matured. The aim was for a seamless integration of the Cabernet fruit structure and flavour intensity with the richness and warmth of Shiraz. . (12 x 75 cl) Price: £103.64
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Ashbury Grove Cabernet / Petit Verdot South Eastern Australia
Description: This wine is a blend of 80% Cabernet Sauvignon and 20% Petit Verdot displaying a fruit forward style, with a fresh, juicy palate showing a touch of cassis and menthol, finishing with balanced ripe tannins. Ashbury Grove range is made by KingstonEstate, based at Kingston-On-Murray which is approximately 220 km from Adelaide in South Australia. KingstonEstate was founded by Sarantos and Constantina Moularadellis, who developed their 40 acre. Today KingstonEstate is the 10th largest wine producer in Australia and remains one of Australia's largest family-owned wineries. Sourced from vineyards in the Riverland area of South Australia, where KingstonEstate have been developing their vineyards since 1998. Using both rotary and static fermenters, both varieties have been kept separate up until the final stage of blending. The use of controlled temperatures during fermentation and selected yeast strains has ensured maximum flavours are retained and tannin extraction is kept to a minimum..
KingstonEstate EMINENT Petit Verdot South Eastern Australia
Description: KingstonEstate Wines has grown rapidly since Sarantos and Constantina Moularadellis first developed their 40 acre vineyard in 1979 in South Australia's Riverland wine region. Today, Kingston is the 10th largest wine producer in Australia and remains one of Australia's largest family-owned wineries. Echelon showcases the limited release varietal wines from South Australia, considered by Kingston's winemaker as the pinnacle of each vintage. Only parcels displaying exceptional fruit vibrancy and intensity of flavour make the final selection. Sourced from various South Australian premium regions, the wines are assessed not only for their youthful qualities, but an ability to develop their full potential with further bottle maturation. The Petit Verdot grapes were sourced predominantly from South Australia 's Riverland with a small portion included from the Clare Valley and Langhorne Creek. Petit Verdot is particularly well suited to the Riverland 's warm climate where it ripens fully each year, yet retains lean tannins and good natural acidity. Once harvested only the light pressings were combined with the free run juice to produce this wine. The wines were left to settle for 7-14 days and then 75% was racked to new ,one year old and older American and French oak barrels for 12 months maturation. This is a bright red/purple coloured wine with good depth, while the bouquet is complex with subtle vanillin and spicy oak Characters. Opulent and lingering with intense blueberry and violets layered with spicy oak characters over a silky tannin backbone. It is a seductive wine offering intense sweet berry primary fruit flavours layered with complexity gained from time in oak. Limited Availability. (12 x 75 cl) Price: £102.15
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KingstonEstate EMINENT Chardonnay South Eastern Australia
Description: KingstonEstate Wines has grown rapidly since Sarantos and Constantina Moularadellis first developed their 40 acre vineyard in 1979 in South Australia's Riverland wine region. Today, Kingston is the 10th largest wine producer in Australia and remains one of Australia's largest family-owned wineries. Echelon showcases the limited release varietal wines from South Australia, considered by Kingston's winemaker as the pinnacle of each vintage. Only parcels displaying exceptional fruit vibrancy and intensity of flavour make the final selection. Sourced from various South Australian premium regions, the wines are assessed not only for their youthful qualities, but an ability to develop their full potential with further bottle maturation. The grapes for this wine were from vineyards at Adelaide Hills, Limestone Coast and Riverland. The fruit was harvested during the cool night temperatures to retain fruit freshness and minimize oxidation. The grapes were then crushed, chilled, pressed and inoculated with premium yeast. The fermenting juice was transferred to 80%French and 20% American new and old hogs heads. It was then allowed to mature on oak with regular lees stirring for 12 months with 10% undergoing malolactic fermentation. Individual barrels were selected for their flavour intensity and complexity, and mouthfeel characteristics. A brilliant, straw yellow coloured wine with youthful green hues. The bouquet is showing lifted tropical fruit over aromas of coconut and apricots. There are plenty of fruity flavours with layers of attractive peach, grapefruit and melon fruits well integrated with the creamy vanilla barrel ferment characters. The well-balanced acidity from this cooler fruit growing region gives the wine wonderful length, persistency and elegance. Limited Availability. (12 x 75 cl) Price: £102.15
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KingstonEstateESTATE Sauvignon Blanc South Australia
Description: KingstonEstate Wines has grown rapidly since Sarantos and Constantina Moularadellis first developed their 40 acre vineyard in 1979 in South Australia's Riverland wine region. Today, Kingston is the 10th largest wine producer in Australia and remains one of Australia's largest family-owned wineries. The grapes for this wine were sourced from selected vineyards along the Limestone Coast and Adelaide Hills, cool-climate regions ideally suited to Sauvignon Blanc. Only the free-run juice was used to minimize phenolic content and fermentation temperature was carefully controlled to ensure maximum retention of varietal characters. This has produced a pale yellow coloured wine with green tinges, the nose is unmistakably Sauvignon Blanc with pungent herbaceous fruit characters of tomato leaves, lantana and capsicum. The herbaceous characters continue onto the palate where they are complexed by pineapple and passion fruit, tropical fruit flavours. A racy acid backbone gives this wine a lip-smacking finish. (12 x 75 cl) Price: £81.42
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KingstonEstate WILDLIFE Shiraz Cabernet South Australia
Description: KingstonEstate WILDLIFE Shiraz Cabernet South Australia from Australia, South Australia by Kingston Est Kingston-On-Murray Powerful Reds (12 x 75 cl) Price: £68.64
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KingstonEstateESTATE Merlot South Eastern Australia
Description: KingstonEstate Wines has grown rapidly since Sarantos and Constantina Moularadellis first developed their 40 acre vineyard in 1979 in South Australia's Riverland wine region. Today, Kingston is the 10th largest wine producer in Australia and remains one of Australia's largest family-owned wineries. This Merlot from an outstanding vintage is one of the best Merlots Kingston have produced. The grapes have been sourced from South Australia's Riverland, Adelaide Hills and Langhorne Creek. Skillful blended with the combination of warm and cool climate areas has produced a wine with a deep red/purple colour, and exceptional fruit characters have been created including plum, raspberry and mulberry. This is a full bodied wine with intense aromas and a great length showing well integrated fruit flavours. (12 x 75 cl) Price: £81.42
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