McLaren Vale

"McLaren Vale is one of the great and oldest names of Australian wine. The birthplace of wine in South Australia, it lies just south of the capital city of Adelaide and offers a multiplicity of soils which bask under a Mediterranean climate... nestled between the Mount Lofty Ranges and the white, sandy beaches of the Gulf of St Vincent. It offers exceptional wines and regional produce all set amongst rolling vineyards, a rugged coastline and a charming collective of villages.

With so much to offer winemakers and with its natural propensity toward change and experimentation, it’s not surprising that that McLaren remains a draw for some of the most creative winemakers around. These winemakers add to the vibrancy of a region that for decades has been lauded for its ability to produce brilliance from an array of noble varietals like Shiraz, Grenache and Cabernet Sauvignon to newer arrivals like Nero d’Avola, Fiano and Vermentino.

McLaren Vale is a region of beauty with a focus on quality and innovation that ensures its reputation will continue to grow and grow. McLaren Vale is also one of the more environmentally conscious regions in Australia with a large percentage of producers farming organically, biodynamically or employing sustainable farming methods." - Wine Australia

Map courtesy of Wine Australia

  • Bondar Wines Midnight Hour Shiraz 2023

    Bondar Wines Midnight Hour Shiraz 2023

    Region: SA- McLaren Vale
    Farming Vegan-friendly Sustainably-made

    DARK FRUITED BUT NOT HEAVY, THIS SUPPLE SHIRAZ SHOWS OFF ITS QUALITY VINEYARD

      "Sourced from two blocks of Shiraz on the western side of our Rayner Vineyard, where the soils are clay on limestone. Plantings date back to 1950. Fermented using 100% whole bunches and wild yeast, inspired by our time in the Northern Rhone."...

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    $45.00
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  • Bondar Wines Monastrell 2023

    Bondar Wines Monastrell 2023

    Region: SA- McLaren Vale
    Farming Vegan-friendly Sustainably-made

    ONLY 100 DOZ OF THIS FANTASTIC WINE HAVE BEEN PRODUCED THIS YEAR - DON'T MISS OUT ON THIS FANTASTIC DROP!

        "It’s brightly perfumed, with berry fruits, spice and lovely bunchy complexity. It strikes a delicious balance between fruit and savoury tones, with fresh structure and a lasting close. Smashing stuff.    The fruit grows...

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    $35.00
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  • Bondar Wines Violet Hour Shiraz 2023

    Bondar Wines Violet Hour Shiraz 2023

    Region: SA- McLaren Vale
    Farming Vegan-friendly Sustainably-made

    A CONSISTENTLY EXCELLENT MCLAREN VALE SHIRAZ, SO FRESH AND BALANCED WITH GENEROUSLY RICH FLAVOUR

      "Pronounced blue and black berry aromas lift on the nose, showing freshness with hints of baking spice and licorice. On the palate, typically plush and dark fruit flavours of the region drive the wine forward with layers of complexity, but with a...

    Current stock: 8

    $32.00
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  • Coriole Piquepoul 2023

    Coriole Piquepoul 2023

    Region: SA- McLaren Vale
    Farming Vegan-friendly Sustainably-made

    FROM THE FIRST PICPOUL VINEYARD PLANTED IN AUSTRALIA!

        "So much crunch and brine, with green apple, lemon zest and some floral top notes. It’s very stony and dry, but delivers a good amount of flavour, and the finish has some raw almond and grapefruity bite. Delightful thirst slaking...

    Current stock: 11

    $32.00
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  • Coriole Lloyd Reserve Shiraz 2020

    Coriole Lloyd Reserve Shiraz 2020

    Region: SA- McLaren Vale
    Farming Vegan-friendly Sustainably-made

    96 POINTS! - ANDREW CAILLARD MW
    96 POINTS! - HALLIDAY
    96 POINTS! - VINOUS

        "Deep crimson. Dark chocolate, black cherry, toasty aromas with roasted chestnut notes. Chocolaty textured and elemental with powerful black cherry, elderberry fruits, firm muscular, touch ferric tannins, impressive mid palate volume and...

    Current stock: 5

    $115.00
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  • Bondar Wines Rayner Vineyard Shiraz 2022

    Bondar Wines Rayner Vineyard Shiraz 2022

    Region: SA- McLaren Vale
    Farming Vegan-friendly Sustainably-made

    95 POINTS! - THE REAL REVIEW
    95 POINTS! - THE WINE FRONT
    95 POINTS! - JAMES SUCKLING

        "This exceptional Shiraz is drawn from the two oldest blocks in the Rayner Vineyard, planted in 1950. Three-quarters of the fruit comes from Block 24 in the northeast corner of the vineyard, on deep sandy soils with ironstone rocks,...

    Current stock: 4

    $47.00
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  • Bondar Wines Junto Grenache Shiraz Mourvedre 2023

    Bondar Wines Junto Grenache Shiraz Mourvedre 2023

    Region: SA- McLaren Vale
    Farming Vegan-friendly Sustainably-made

    GREAT QUALITY WINE AT FANTASTIC VALUE!

      "Frisky red fruited style with a smattering of dried herb and lemon zest. It’s light to medium-bodied, strawberry and orange rind, light grip of tannin, kind of edgy in character, though I like the fresh spiced and sappy strawberry thing it...

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    Current stock: 12

    $30.00
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  • SC Pannell Smart Grenache 2022

    SC Pannell Smart Grenache 2022

    Region: SA- McLaren Vale
    Farming Vegan-friendly Sustainably-made

    97 POINTS! - NICK RYAN
    96 POINTS! - JAMES SUCKLING
    95 POINTS! - THE WINE FRONT

      "The Smart vineyard is in a slightly more elevated site in Clarendon, in the Adelaide Hills, that consistently delivers grenache with tightly pulled focus. This is the coiled and wound one, the stand-offish and reserved one. It’s grenache...

    Current stock: 5

    $80.00
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  • SC Pannell Old McDonald Grenache 2022

    SC Pannell Old McDonald Grenache 2022

    Region: SA- McLaren Vale
    Farming Vegan-friendly Sustainably-made

    97 POINTS! - HALLIDAY
    TOP 100 WINES 2024 HALLIDAY
    95 POINTS!- NICK RYAN
    95 POINTS! - JAMES SUCKLING
    94 POINTS! - THE WINE FRONT

      "This is a chunky, earthy expression of grenache in this exceptional vintage. Notes of pickled ginger, tamarind and dark cherries. Hints of moss and iodine across the forceful, slightly drying finish. This is an immense wine, typical of the style...

    Current stock: 9

    $80.00
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  • SC Pannell Little Branch Grenache 2022

    SC Pannell Little Branch Grenache 2022

    Region: SA- McLaren Vale
    Farming Vegan-friendly Sustainably-made

    97 POINTS! - JAMES SUCKLING
    95 POINTS! - NICK RYAN

      "This is an impactful grenache made by somebody who prizes Italian wines. The tannins are an immense force field, with kirsch, strawberries and dried Mediterranean herbs, and a note of almond husk that gives noble bitterness. The density, poise...

    Current stock: 5

    $80.00
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  • Yangarra Ovitelli Grenache 2022

    Yangarra Ovitelli Grenache 2022

    Region: SA- McLaren Vale
    Farming Vegan-friendly Organic Sustainably-made

    96 POINTS! - HALLIDAY WINE COMPANION
    96 POINTS! - WINE FRONT
    95 POINTS! - REAL REVIEW

      "Gee, you can really smell and taste the maturation vessel in this wine, which I like. Red fruit, dried flowers (including chamomile), aniseed and mint, tamarind, almond meal and fresh rhubarb, cranberry flavour and acidity. It’s...

    Current stock: 2

    $85.00
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  • Yangarra Kings Wood Shiraz 2022

    Yangarra Kings Wood Shiraz 2022

    Region: SA- McLaren Vale
    Farming Vegan-friendly Organic Sustainably-made

    97 POINTS! - JAMES SUCKLING
    95 POINTS! - HALLIDAY WINE COMPANION
    95 POINTS! - REAL REVIEW

      "This is about as fine as shiraz can get in the Vale, boasting filigreed tannins and such a natural sense of freshness that it whets the palate and makes one hungry at first sip. Northern Rhône-like scents of grilled meats, cloves, lilacs...

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    Current stock: 18

    $65.00
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  • Yangarra Hickinbotham Grenache 2022

    Yangarra Hickinbotham Grenache 2022

    Region: SA- McLaren Vale
    Farming Vegan-friendly Organic Sustainably-made

    97 POINTS! - HALLIDAY
    TOP 100 WINES 2024 HALLIDAY
    96 POINTS! - REAL REVIEW
    95 POINTS! - JAMES SUCKLING

      "Lift of raspberry and rose petal, hint of dry soil on the nose. Palate Is medium weighted with slippery red berry fruits and a subtle dried herbal undertone. Well-framed tannins ensure it carries and drives with focus and tension and the finish...

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    Current stock: 20

    $85.00
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  • d'Arenberg Coppermine Road Cabernet Sauvignon 2019

    d'Arenberg Coppermine Road Cabernet Sauvignon 2019

    Region: SA- McLaren Vale
    Farming Vegan-friendly Sustainably-made

    96 POINTS! - THE REAL REVIEW

      "A dense, dark appearance, with a rim of red and purple. Extremely fragrant, with fresh green and red capsicum, tomato leaves, blackcurrant, as well as some more herbal notes like sage and oregano. Very intense red fruits. It’s early days,...

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    Current stock: 16

    $70.00
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  • Mollydooker The Boxer Shiraz 2022

    Mollydooker The Boxer Shiraz 2022

    Region: SA- McLaren Vale
    Farming Vegan-friendly

    FAN FAVOURITE - A LUSH, RICH SHIRAZ WHICH PULLS NO PUNCHES

      "The 2022 Boxer boasts a robust foundation of dark fruit, black cherries, mocha, and a hint of clove spice that comes alive in the glass. Its velvety texture delivers notes of fresh plum, balanced tannins, and a subtle touch...

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    Current stock: 20

    $32.00
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  • Noon Winery Reserve Shiraz 2022

    Noon Winery Reserve Shiraz 2022

    Region: SA- McLaren Vale
    Farming Vegan-friendly Sustainably-made

        "100% Shiraz from the 20 Rows block at Langhorne Creek, the new release is some what fresher and tighter and lighter on it's feet than the last two wines from hotter, drier years. There is a lovely balance here of vibrant flavour and...

    Current stock: 1

    $90.00
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  • Bondar Wines Vestige Grenache 2021

    Bondar Wines Vestige Grenache 2021

    Region: SA- McLaren Vale
    Farming Vegan-friendly Sustainably-made

    JAMES HALLIDAY 97 POINTS!
    SPECIAL RELEASE WINE - ONLY 30 DOZEN PRODUCED FROM A SINGLE BARREL

      "A rare beast, and likely a one off. A 30 dozen production from a 100 year old patch of Grenache in the McLaren Flat.  Rich, dark raspberry, nutty, some gum leaf and mint perfume, but so much power here. It’s distinctly minty and gum...

    Current stock: 7

    $65.00
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  • SC Pannell No220 Grenache 2022

    SC Pannell No220 Grenache 2022

    Region: SA- McLaren Vale
    Farming Vegan-friendly Sustainably-made

    SULFUR FREE! HAPPY DRINKING WITH THIS JUBILANT GRENACHE

      "There’s a huge wallop of primary fruit flavours including blood orange, cranberry and dark chocolate but the finish is savoury and coated with myrtle. A luscious fruit driven palate with a tannic frame. Mouth filling but not...

    Current stock: 6

    $36.50
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  • d'Arenberg Dead Arm Shiraz 2018

    d'Arenberg Dead Arm Shiraz 2018

    Region: SA- McLaren Vale
    Farming Vegan-friendly Sustainably-made

    96 POINTS! - JAMES SUCKLING

      "Quite expressive and exotic, with red plums, blackberries and iodine, as well as dried herbs and nori, quite fragrant spices and currants. The palate has a sleek, dense and long feel, with impressive fruit intensity, delivered in such contained...

    Current stock: 3

    $80.00
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  • Yangarra Ovitelli Blanc 2021

    Yangarra Ovitelli Blanc 2021

    Region: SA- McLaren Vale
    Farming Vegan-friendly Organic Sustainably-made

    ANDREW CAILLARD 96 POINTS!
    JAMES SUCKLING 94 POINTS!
    HUON HOOKE 94 POINTS!
    UNIQUELY PRODUCED, ROUND AND FLAVOURSOME WHITE

      "Lemon curd, grapefruit, hint graphite waxy aromas. Well concentrated grapefruit, hint nectarine, pear skin flavours, supple slinky/ al dente textures, lovely mid-palate richness and fresh long cutting acidity. Very refreshing and complex –...

    Current stock: 6

    $65.00
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