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In stark contrast to 2020, the 2021 vintage provided growers in the Adelaide Hills with near-perfect conditions. A much-welcomed respite after devastating fires and smoke scarred the region over 2019/2020. With this, Gareth Belton of Gentle Folk Wines has crafted a superb suite of single-site wines from the Adelaide hills.
All wines below are available now at our special offer prices for the next 7 days only. To place your order, simply click on the links below or return the attached form, by email, by fax on 03 9419 6970 or call us on 03 9419 6990.
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2021 Piccadilly Chardonnay
Usually $69 - Special Offer $62
"This clatters around with creamy softness and a brightness of acidity. It feels not quite in synch, but all the parts are yummy and moreish, stone fruits and porridge savouriness, cinnamon spice, a bit of honeycomb (the wine finishes as such, you know, that bitter sweetness of proper honey) and there’s nuttiness in there too. Lots going on, is the deal. Sweetness of fruit, or ripeness, whatever, feels a motif here. Generosity for some, for me, a faintest bit overt, but pleasing nonetheless. Lots to like."
92+ Points
Mike Bennie, The Wine Front
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2021 Ashton Chardonnay
Usually $69 - Special Offer $62
"This one is slick and concentrated in a way, but doesn’t forget refreshment factor and a coolness. Lots of nectarine, a good lick of creamy almond character, indeed, Parisian almonds here through the finish and a mealy, cereal note finishes things. Slides along with authority and finesse, even, long, refined and delicious. Lots of detail but you barely notice for the drinkability. Oh, lovely."
94 Points
Mike Bennie, The Wine Front
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2021 Scary Gully Chardonnay
Usually $69 - Special Offer $62
"It’s a ripper. I tasted with a good friend and I said ‘shades of Sorrenberg’ after initially saying ‘geez, this is flavour town stuff’, and yes, it’s rich in a way but sits fresh and sleek in the palate. There’s gentle stone fruit, casual cashew nut savouriness, preserved lemon, a faint general minerality going on. But it’s soft, mallow-mellow and cruises along at a gentle pace. Flesh, pulp, generosity but liveliness. It’s moreish and quietly complex. This is chardonnay for all the lovers of great ilks of the variety. Must do."
94 Points
Mike Bennie, The Wine Front
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2021 Little Creek Pinot Noir
Usually $65 - Special Offer $59
"This one from Little Creek.
Earthy and savoury, a bit dusty and quite autumnal, truffle and dark cherry with a bit of rugged tannin chiming in. It feels a bit grubby, albeit that sounds bad, but it isn’t, it’s just got this kind of washy, wild, brambly and undergrowth thing going on and the finish is tasting earth. Gritty in a way, muddy in a way. Savoury, let’s say. Has some mojo but of an ilk."
92 Points
Mike Bennie, The Wine Front
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2021 Monomeith Pinot Noir
Usually $65 - Special Offer $59
"This vineyard was brought to light, in some respects, by Anton van Klopper of Lucy M fame, but here we have an interpretation from Gareth Belton.
Leaps out of the glass. Rosy and red cherry fruited, strawberry, poached rhubarb sweetness, watermelon granita and general freshness. Frisky and really bright, vibrant, satiny and cool. It slips along on silky tannins and a little puckering grip says something too. And deliciousness is high. Texture is amazing, almost that gossamer, ethereal thing going on. Length is phenomenal. Geez, this is outstanding, really."
95 Points
Mike Bennie, The Wine Front
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2021 Scary Gully Pinot Noir
Usually $65 - Special Offer $59
"The long standing, self-farmed vineyard of Gareth Belton and family. Great name for a vineyard.
Stellar wine. Pumice stone texture and finesse all round. Red berries, sour cherry, clove-spiked orange, all this and succulence, ultra-freshness and lift. Has this faint amaro and volcanic rock thing going on, hard to explain, but wonderful. Deliciousness in spades. Purity too. Silky. Supreme length. Refreshing. It’s a serious pinot noir with gluggability writ large."
95 Points
Mike Bennie, The Wine Front
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These wines are available now at our special offer prices for the next 7 days only. To place your order simply click on the links above or return the attached form, by email, by fax on 03 9419 6970 or call us on 03 9419 6990.
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