Santa Barbara County, United States. Julia’s Vineyard, named for Julia Jackson in 1986, consists of ancient soils with fossilized seashells, shale, limestone and sand, with fog swept vines that have endured since the 1970s...

Santa Barbara County, United States. Katherine’s Vineyard, named for Katie Jackson in 1986, consists of ancient soils with fossilized seashells, shale, limestone and sand, with fog swept vines that have endured since the 1970s...

California, USA. Inland from Monterey’s rugged coastline, yet still directly in the path of the ocean’s relentless influences, Carmel Road’s vineyards can be found nestled on the foothills of the Santa Lucia Mountains. No mountains hinder the flow of air from the Monterey Bay, allowing fog and chilly, moisture-laden winds to sweep over our vineyards daily,making this one of the coldest wine regions in California...

Central Otago, New Zealand. Barrel fermented in French oak. It is a flinty elegant wine with good structure and balance...

Great Southern, Western Australia. The wine displays generous aromatics of ripe peach, fresh grapefruit and white flowers with roasted cashew and gunflint nuances. Interwoven oak provides lifted nutty and spicy tones...

Great Southern, Western Australia. Provides an array of flavours and complexity that intertwines in and around the solid core...

WINERY RATING

James Halliday, Australian Wine Companion 2015

Waiheke Island, New Zealand.  The 2015 vintage conveyed lime, grapefruit, lemon zest and gunflint, lending the wine a pristine citrus and white floral aroma, which integrates beautifully with subtle acacia and cedar notes. This is not a rich, ripe wine; it is a more linear, saline style that will improve for many years. The wine’s trademark zingy acidity and salty finish is present in abundance...

Waiheke Island, New Zealand.  This wine was deliberately crafted to intensify natural minerality – both aromatically and texturally. Spontaneous fermentation at a warmer temperature helped impart more flinty aromas and salty expression on the palate, while partial malolactic fermentation built a more complex acid profile...

Adelaide Hills, South Australia. The Adelaide Hills Wine Region is world renowned for making high quality chardonnay. Corkscrew Rd is no exception. First released in 2000, this wine is everything a good chardonnay should be. Good balance of tropical fruits and citrus fruits on the palate while honeydew melon and mango are complemented by toasty oak and a buttery creaminess. A tight acid backbone with good fruit length will give a longevity to the wine and careful cellaring should see it drinking well for a good number of years...

Adelaide Hills, South Australia. The Adelaide Hills Wine Region is world renowned for producing high quality chardonnay. Fresh peach and nectarine flavours dominate the palate with balanced toasty oak and hints of vanilla. A tight citrus acid backbone gives life and structure with a touch of soft oak tannin. Good fruit weight and length make this wine a perfect accompaniment to poultry dishes or it can be enjoyed on its own...