Vintages Release: TBD 2021

White Wine

• The following 2020 Corryton Burge Riesling was sourced from long-term family-growers in the cool-climate Geographical Indication (GI) Eden Valley—the Milton Tscharke family—with riesling vines planted on eastern-facing slopes that avoid any late-in-the-day heat spike. The Burge family are now 6th generation vignerons in the Barossa.

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Corryton Burge Riesling 2020
GI Eden Valley $24.99 12.5% alcohol
Lifted aromas of lemon, green apple and hints of honey and mineral notes abound on the nose. It streaks over the palate with a laser-like, tang-laden surge of Meyer Lemon and Key lime soon joined on the mid palate with creamy smooth mouthfeel and flavours of pear and Granny Smith apple persisting through the lip-smacking, lengthy, dry finish and aftertaste. This showcases deft balance, excellent acidity juxtaposed with fresh pear and apple and palate-flavour galore. Give this a go now to 2025 alongside breaded and grilled calamari under a squeeze of fresh lemon. (Vic Harradine)

• The following 2020 Corryton Burge Pinot Gris was sourced from the ‘Early Rise Vineyard’ in the Geographical Indication (GI) Adelaide Hills of South Australia. It was bottled early to retain its freshness with a portion stored for a brief eight weeks in pre-loved French oak barriques.

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Corryton Burge Pinot Gris 2020
GI Adelaide Hills, Australia $24.99 12.5% alcohol
Imagine a perfectly ripe, fragrant, freshly cut Bartlett pear sitting next to a juicy pink grapefruit on a wet piece of slate and that’s where this gorgeous pinot gris aromas will take you. On the palate, you’ll find more pear, yellow apple and peach flavours complemented with a nice bitter almond touch and loads of mineral character delivered in a vivid yet round and generous fashion. This medium-bodied, dry pinot gris is exquisite just on its own or paired with bacon-wrapped scallops. (Louise Boutin)

• This next wine pays homage to a mother, wife and business partner, Grandmother Ethel Nancy, who stood for community and family. She was a community nurse, volunteer, local sports and committee member and instilled the value of being a patron of the community. The following 2020 Corryton Burge ‘The Patroness’ Chardonnay wine was sourced from the vineyards of the long-term grower for the Burge family in the Geographical Indication (GI) Adelaide Hills, the Porter family. The wine matured for six months in new and used oak with weekly batonnage—the stirring of spent yeast cells—enhancing the wine’s creamy mouthfeel.

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Corryton Burge ‘The Patroness’ Chardonnay 2020
Adelaide Hills, Australia $38.00 13.0% alcohol
Piquant spice, buttered toast and tropical fruit aromas provide segue to a medium-full bodied, wonderfully textured stream of palate flavours with tangy citrus notes—lemon and lime—melding with peach and apricot and a bowl of tropical fruit. There’s good balance, excellent mouthfeel, rich fruit flavours and well-integrated hints of oaky notes preceding a lengthy and luxurious finish and aftertaste. Pour alongside roast chicken accompanied by potatoes, carrots and onions done around the roast chicken. (Vic Harradine)

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Corryton Burge Chardonnay 2019
South Australia $17.00
If you’re familiar with egg custard pie—eggs, cream, sugar, vanilla and lots of nutmeg in a buttery pie crust—that’s what you’ll find leaping out of this aromatic, exceptional-value chardonnay. Quite ample and round on the palate, it displays flavours of ripe orchard fruit mingling with lemon curd, crème brûlée and freshly grated nutmeg. This medium-full bodied, nicely oaked chardonnay is a steal at this price. It will shine with baked brie or coquille St-Jacques. (Louise Boutin)

Red Wine

• The following 2019 Corryton Burge ‘Percival Norman’ Shiraz is named to honour Great Grandfather Percival an entrepreneur of his day. Starting the first family winery during the great depression, along with planting some vineyards that still produce fruit to this day, he was also a well-known writer and poet, his hardworking nature and perseverance inspires the Burge family even today. Fruit for this wine was sourced across the Geographical Indication (GI) Barossa Valley and was chosen for its premium quality. It was matured for 17 months in French oak barriques. This wine should provide an eight- to ten-year optimum drinking window. (Vic Harradine)

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Corryton Burge ‘Percival Norman’ Shiraz 2019
GI Barossa Valley, Australia $38.00 15.0% alcohol
Rich, luscious, alluring aromas abound—exotic spice and incense interlace with hints of tarry notes and mocha then dark berry fruit and juicy black cherry. A stunning tsunami wave of black bramble berry, piquant spice and a boatload of pizzazz swamps the palate adorned with a broadside of espresso roast and hints of bittersweet chocolate with all replaying on the lingering finish and aftertaste. This beauty of a gem showcases exceptional value, deft balance, persistent purity of flavour, good ageability and touches of elegance. Aerate/decant a couple of hours before service. (Vic Harradine)

• The following 2019 Corryton Burge ‘Cornelian Bay’ Pinot Noir was sourced from the cool-climate Coal River Valley wine area in the island State and Geographical Indication (GI) Tasmania. This wine was matured in French oak barriques for 14 months with 75% pre-loved and 25% new. Cornelian Bay is where the mother of Trent and Amelia Burge—the family members spearheading this new line of ‘Corryton Burge’ wines—grew up. She’s a proud Tassie-born lady who has longed to have a ‘Burge’ wine produced in Tasmania. Voila!

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Corryton Burge ‘Cornelian Bay’ Pinot Noir 2019
GI Tasmania, Australia $38.00 14.0% alcohol
This pinot could be mistaken with its medium-ruby robe, but its new-world aromas—red cherry, raspberry, laurel and a hint of earthy tone brings it all back to where it belongs. It’s medium-full bodied on the palate with lots of tangy red fruit flavour concentration—cherry and raspberry—along with blackberry, pepper and loads of savoury herb framed in polished tannin leading to a dry warm finish. Additional cellaring will be rewarded as it will allow the coalescing of all the gorgeous elements this pinot has to offer. Decant/aerate two hours and pour alongside grilled mixed sausages and gourmet mustards. (Louise Boutin)

• Grant Burge, father of Trent and Amelia Burge—the two charged with the launch of this line of premium Aussie wines—is a passionate amateur war historian with his fore bearers serving in two World Wars. The wine also honours his own historic winemaking accomplishments. Grant led the way in determining the best Barossan vineyard sites for cabernet sauvignon. The following 2018 Corryton Burge ‘The Brigadier’ Cabernet Sauvignon was sourced from the Burge family’s own Corryton Burge Vineyard in the GI Eden Valley within the Barossa Zone. It underwent malolactic fermentation in barrel then matured in 100% French oak for a total of 22 months with 25% being new.

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Corryton Burge ‘The Brigadier’ Cabernet Sauvignon 2018
Barossa, Australia $38.00 14.5% alcohol
Fans of pyrazines, aka green bell pepper aromas, will be delighted with this full-bodied red also offering ripe dark cherry, eucalyptus and dark chocolate hints. Expect a silky, almost creamy textured flow of mature black fruit flavours—cherry, cassis, blackberry—caressing the palate and grabbing along the way loads of delicious peppery character and a cooling minty savoury note trailing in the long finish and aftertaste. Elegantly crafted yet showing an excellent backbone of ripe tannin, this is the partner you’re looking for alongside grilled lamb chops sprinkled with fresh mint. Drink now to 2028 (Louise Boutin)

• The following 2018 Corryton Burge Shiraz was sourced from Burge-family and long-term growers from across the southern and central Barossa Zone allowing for consistency in style. It was matured in a combination of French and American oak 300L hogsheads for 18 months with approximately 15% new oak. The winemaker portends another ten years of optimum imbibing.

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Corryton Burge Shiraz 2018
Barossa, Australia $24.99 14.5% alcohol
Sandalwood and earthy notes muffle aromas of ripe dark plum, blackberry and a hint of spice. A piquant wash of delicious juicy mixed berry flavour flood the palate along with mocha tones, dry herb notes and powdery textured tannin. This full-bodied red is perfectly balanced with a very approachable structure and expertly integrated alcohol offering a peppery and ripe fruit forward persistent finish. This will shine next to a hearty wild mushroom and lentil stew or duck confit. (Louise Boutin)

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Corryton Burge Shiraz 2018
South Australia $17.00
Aromas of red raspberry and black currant interweave with savoury herbs and sharp spice on the nose of this value-packed, medium-weight, richly flavoured shiraz. Palate flavours of crunchy red fruit—passionfruit and cranberry—are interwoven with replays of sprigs of savoury herbs first then on the mid-palate there are ripe mulberries balancing it all out. The finish showcases good balance, tasty flavours and reasonable length and structure with the latter provided by a firm underpinning of dusty tannin. Pour this alongside burgers, steak or gourmet sausage. (Vic Harradine)

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Corryton Burge Cabernet Sauvignon 2018
South Australia $17.00
Lifted aromas of black licorice, cassis and highly aromatic black juicy cherry precedes a balanced and bountiful wash of palate flavours with red currant and pie cherry mingling with savoury herbs, mixed spice and a bowlful of ripe mulberry fruit. This is mellow and smooth with no rough edges; it flows over the palate with ease and gorgeous flavours from cork pop to last drop. Pick up a few and enjoy over the next three or four years poured on its own or with what you cook on your barbecue. The price-quality balance tips wildly in your favour. (Vic Harradine)

Vintages Release: TBD 2021

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Longview Vineyard ‘Yakka’ Shiraz 2019
GI Adelaide Hills, Australia $29.95 14.0% alcohol
Lifted, fruit-forward aromas abound on the nose—blueberry, dark plum and bramble berry—interlaced with savoury herbs and floral notes. It blankets the palate with tang-tinged red fruit—pie charry, currant and wisps of blood orange melding with cassis liqueur and ripe, juicy plum. It’s medium–full bodied with excellent mouthfeel, good balance and complexity. The finish offers up lip-smacking tang and ripe fruit replays from the palate along with decent length on the aftertaste. Pour now to 2024 or so with grilled lack of lamb or a roast chook, aka chicken. (Vic Harradine)

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Longview Vineyard ‘Devil’s Elbow’ Cabernet Sauvignon 2019
GI Adelaide Hills, Australia $29.95 13.5% alcohol
Charred wood smoke, grilled savoury herbs and hints of pipe tobacco aromas abound. This envelops the palate with crunchy red fruit—currant, pie cherry and passionfruit—mingling with wisps of mulberry and blueberry. This is well balanced and delicious from cork pop to last drop. There’s good tension throughout with a welcomed spine of tang and ripe fruit running from stem to stern. Pour alongside meat-laden pizza, grilled snags, aka sausages or supermarket rotisserie chicken. (Vic Harradine)

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Longview Vineyard ‘LV’ Shiraz/Cabernet 2018
GI Adelaide Hills, Australia $24.95 14.6% alcohol
Alluring aromas of floral notes, red and dark berry fruit show the way to a fresh and lively surge of palate flavours racing over the palate with plenty of pizzazz and no shortage of bold palate flavours like red currant, tang-laden blood orange and gorgeous bramble berry. This is medium-plus bodied with good mouthfeel, deft balance and no shortage of delectable mouthfuls. Give this a go with braised lamb shanks. (Vic Harradine)

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Longview Vineyard Shiraz/Barbera 2019
GI Adelaide Hills, Australia $24.95 14.5% alcohol
Aromas of floral notes, red and black cherry/berry fruit waft easily from the glass after a gentle swirl. It caresses the palate with a lively wash of ripe mulberry and black plum flavours, medium bodied and creamy smooth. Look for replays of palate flavours on the balanced and bountiful finish. Pour with prawn and chorizo paella. Vic Harradine)

Vintages Release: TBD 2021

• 100% of the grapes sourced for the following 2020 Piekenierskloof Wines ‘Six Hats’ Chenin Blanc were certified, audited and sourced from Fairtrade producers—in this instance, the vineyards were primarily in Swartland with low yields of 2½ tonnes per acre. Piekenierskloof Wines is a certified Fairtrade producer. Grapes were handpicked very early in the morning to retain natural flavour. Only free run juice was utilised allowed to settle and inoculated with selected yeast strains then fermented under a controlled 12 °C temperature.

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Piekenierskloof Wines ‘Six Hats’ Chenin Blanc 2020
WO Western Cape, South Africa $16.95 12.5% alcohol
Aromas of honeysuckle and tropical fruit—pineapple and mango—abound on the nose. It captures the palate with a medium-bodied, heavenly textured mouthful of lemon chiffon pie, blood orange and a touch of white grapefruit. Another three or so months in bottle will allow it to meld together with good balance and flavour profiles too good to resist. For now, it will really shine with chorizo and prawn paella or breaded and grilled calamari under a squeeze of fresh lemon. (Vic Harradine)

• 100% of the grapes sourced for the following 2020 Piekenierskloof Wines ‘Six Hats’ Sauvignon Blanc were certified, audited and sourced from Fairtrade producers—in this instance, the 18 to 25 year-old vineyards were primarily in Swartland with yields kept to a low 2 ½ tonnes per acre. Piekenierskloof Wines is a certified Fairtrade producer. Grapes were handpicked very early in the morning to retain natural flavour. Only free run juice was utilised allowed to settle and inoculated with selected yeast strains then fermented under a controlled 12 °C temperature.

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Piekenierskloof Wines ‘Six Hats’ Sauvignon Blanc 2020
WO Western Cape, South Africa $16.95 12.5% alcohol
A fruit bowl of tropical fruit flavours—pineapple, mango and banana—dominate the nose. It glides over the palate medium bodied with good mouthfeel and flavours of tang-laden lemon-lime and notions of passionfruit. It’s crisp and refreshing throughout. There’s not a lot of typicity in this hot-climate sauvignon blanc. However, this not a competition and it’s tasty wine at an excellent price. Pour with lemon chicken breasts. (Vic Harradine)

• 100% of the grapes sourced for the following 2019 Piekenierskloof Wines ‘Six Hats’ Cabernet Sauvignon were certified, audited and sourced from Fairtrade producers—in this instance, the 13 to 16 year-old vineyards were primarily in Swartland. Yields were kept below 2½ tonnes per acre. Piekenierskloof Wines is a certified Fairtrade producer. Grapes were handpicked very early in the morning to retain natural flavour. Only free run juice was utilised allowed to settle and inoculated with selected yeast strains then fermented under a controlled 26 °C temperature.

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Piekenierskloof Wines ‘Six Hats’ Cabernet Sauvignon 2019
WO Western Cape, South Africa $17.95 13.0% alcohol
Aromas of dark fruit—black currant and cherry—mingle with eucalyptus and wisps of baking spice. This is structured, well balanced and complex with delectable flavours pouring out of the bottle onto the palate—black plum and black currant interwoven with mocha, mixed spice and soft, ripe tannin appearing on the dry, lengthy finish and aftertaste. It’s drinking well now, even better after a two-hour aeration/decant and even still better alongside osso buco or cassoulet. (Vic Harradine)

• 100% of the grapes sourced for the following 2019 Piekenierskloof Wines ‘Six Hats’ Shiraz were certified, audited and sourced from Fairtrade producers—in this instance, the grapes were sourced primarily in Swartland. Yields were kept at a low three tonnes per acre. Piekenierskloof Wines is a certified Fairtrade producer. Fruit was handpicked and cold soaked 24 hours then fermented with selected yeast strains and kept under 26 °C temperature. It underwent malolactic conversion in tank then matured 6 months with French and American oak.

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Piekenierskloof Wines ‘Six Hats’ Shiraz 2019
WO Swartland, South Africa $17.95 13.5% alcohol
Aromas of red and dark berry fruit mingle with black plum and wisps of cherry on the nose of this medium-full bodied shiraz. It blankets the palate with a fully textured, nicely balanced surge of bramble berry and juicy black Bing cherry interlaced with tangy red fruit—currant and pie cherry—with notions of peppery spice and plenty of mouth-watering tang and pizzazz. The finish is balanced, tasty and lengthy with palate replays through to the dry, lip-smacking aftertaste. Give this a go with grilled rack of lamb or grilled gourmet sausage. (Vic Harradine)

• The following 2019 Broccardo ‘La Martina’ Barbera d’Alba was sourced from Barbera vines averaging 25 years-old at an altitude of 350 m above sea level. Grapes were crushed and fermented with a controlled temperature of 25 °C. Time of maceration approx. 15 days followed by malolactic fermentation in stainless steel before resting and maturing ten months in second-use large tonneaux—approximately 900 L—and small barriques—approximately 225 L—and a further 6 months in bottle before release.

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Broccardo ‘La Martina’ Barbera d’Alba 2019
DOC Barbera d’Alba, Italy $17.95 15.0% alcohol
A gorgeous ruby hue in the glass, alluring aromas waft easily with red fruit—raspberry and strawberry—along with blueberry and mixed spice to the fore. It’s medium bodied, nicely textured, lively and fresh on the palate with deft balance, complexity and plenty of pizzazz complementing delicious flavours of black juicy bramble berry and hints of tangy pie cherry decorated with savoury herbs and wisps of vanilla. This purity of fruit and flavours persists through the lengthy, dry finish and aftertaste. Don’t hesitate to pick up a few of this lovely red as the price-quality balance tips well in your favour. Pour on its own or with pasta in a spicy tomato sauce; perhaps pasta puttanesca. (Vic Harradine)

Vintages Release: TBD, 2021

• The following 2019 Domaine Durand ‘Vieilles Vignes’ Sancerre was fashioned by 3rd generation vignerons of the Durand family sourcing the 100% sauvignon blanc fruit from premium vines averaging 50 years old.

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Domaine Durand ‘Vieilles Vignes’ Sancerre 2019
AOC Sancerre, France $29.95 13.0% alcohol
Aromas of tropical fruit and floral notes mingle with wisps of Meyer lemon on the nose. It bathes the palate medium-plus bodied with good mouthfeel and a crisp, clean and refreshing melange of white grapefruit, lemon curd and Key lime. It finishes balanced with palate replays along with minerality and green apple. Give this a go on its own or pair with chèvre crumbled over olive-oiled mesclun salad or Greek chicken souvlaki gyro wrap. (Vic Harradine)

•    The following 2019 Carson Scott Pinot Noir was sourced from premium fruit across California and was matured in French oak barrels.

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Carson Scott Pinot Noir 2019
California $19.95 13.8% alcohol
This is translucent ruby and brimming with aromas of alluring incense, earthy notes and bramble berry. A surge of flavours coat the palate with kirsch liqueur, wisps of red licorice and ripe juicy black Bing cherry to the fore and joined by balancing tangy acidity mid-palate. It’s medium-plus weight with good mouthfeel, deft balance and a lengthy dry finish and aftertaste. Pour with roast fowl, crown roast of pork or pan-seared salmon. (Vic Harradine)  

• The following 2017 Owl Ridge Wine ‘DCV – Identified’ Zinfandel was sourced from the Zinfandel-friendly Dry Creek Valley with warm summer days cooled by coastal breezes. It was matured for 18 months in French oak barrels with 30% new, then a further 12 months in bottle before release.

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Owl Ridge Wine ‘DCV – Identified’ Zinfandel 2017
Dry Creek Valley, Sonoma County, California $19.95 14.8% alcohol
Mixed spice, mocha and a field blend of red and dark cherry/berry fruit aromas leap from the glass. Zin lovers should find this to their liking—it captures the palate with a sweet-tinged river of dark cherry, bramble berry and sweet vanilla decorated with good tang and pizzazz. The alcohol is well-integrated as is the oak. It’s well paced, well priced, medium-full bodied with good mouthfeel and a lengthy finish and aftertaste. Pour with osso buco, spicy Asian cuisine or meat-laden, red sauce pizza. (Vic Harradine)