Category Archives: Eden Valley

2008 Flaxman Eden Valley Shiraz

Posted on January 1, 2011 by Jeremy Pringle

Eden Valley 14.0% Screwcap $45 The new release Flaxman Shiraz/Shiraz based wines have a strong oak influence. The fruit is powerful enough to deal with it, so it’s not so much a fault as one wine maker’s idea of how best … Continue reading →

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2010 Flaxman Eden Valley Riesling

Posted on November 28, 2010 by Jeremy Pringle

Eden Valley 12.0% Screwcap $25 Source: Sample The Flaxman Eden Valley Riesling is sourced from both 45 and 80 year old vines with the fruit being hand picked. Interesting to see the IRF dryness/sweetness scale used on the bottle too. … Continue reading →

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2009 Torzi Matthews Schist Rock Shiraz

Posted on November 16, 2010 by Jeremy Pringle

Eden Valley 14.5% Diam $17 Source: Retail I’m a big fan of Eden Valley Shiraz and this offering from the Torzi Matthews stable offers abundant regional pleasure at a fantastic price. It’s pretty and floral with excellent depth of fruit … Continue reading →

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2010 Karra Yerta Riesling

Posted on October 21, 2010 by Jeremy Pringle

Eden Valley 12.5% Screwcap $25 Source: Sample I’ve tasted/consumed six straight vintages of Karra Yerta Riesling now and I think I’m starting to get a feel for a very special vineyard and a style of winemaking for which I have the … Continue reading →

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Radford Eden Valley Fortified Riesling NV

Posted on July 8, 2010 by Jeremy Pringle

Eden Valley 16.5% Screwcap $ 35 Source: Sample Sound weird? Well, it works and that’s what matters… Made from the pressings off their estate Riesling, barrel fermented in old French wood before being fortified with grape spirit and matured in a … Continue reading →

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2000 Penfolds Reserve Bin Aged Release Eden Valley Riesling

Posted on June 26, 2010 by Jeremy Pringle

Eden Valley 12.0% Cork $31.99 Source: Retail I think that Oliver Crawford was Penfolds’ head white winemaker when this was made, could be wrong.  He joined up with them in 1999 anyway, left 2008.  Now he’s off doing his thing at … Continue reading →

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2007 Radford Eden Valley Shiraz

Posted on June 18, 2010 by Jeremy Pringle

Eden Valley 14.0% Screwcap $40 Source: Sample “The soil of a man’s heart is stonier. A man grows what he can, and tends it.”- Jud Crandell in Stephen King’s Pet Semetary. Well this is a wine made by a woman, … Continue reading →

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2009 Smallfry Eden Valley Riesling

Posted on May 10, 2010 by Jeremy Pringle

Eden Valley 11.5% Screwcap $18 Source: Sample And now, the current release.  It seems to be a little lighter and more restrained than the 2006 (as much as one can tell given their different ages).  One thing it shares with … Continue reading →

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2006 Smallfry Eden Valley Riesling

Posted on May 10, 2010 by Jeremy Pringle

Eden Valley 12.5% Screwcap $25 Source: Sample I was rather excited when the new releases from Smallfry showed up on my doorstep and Wayne Ahrens was kind enough to include a rizza with a bit of age amongst them too.  … Continue reading →

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2009 Smallfry Cabernet Grenache Rosé

Posted on January 20, 2010 by Jeremy Pringle

Eden Valley 11.8% Screwcap $18 Source- Sample An extremely smart Rosé from Smallfry that’s fast becoming one of my Summer favourites. Much lighter than the 2008 which scored as highly as any Rosé in Halliday’s 2010 wine guide. That said, … Continue reading →

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