New Accolades: Vinous
In a recent article from Antonio Galloni - Vinous (September 2018), 11 Adelaida wines scored 90 points or more. The 11 wines are a mix of current and future (2019 & 2020) releases. Read on for more.
Current Releases
Zinfandel, Michael's Estate Vineyard 2016 Shop Now
93 points - Bright purple. Expansive dark berry and cherry liqueur aromas are complemented by hints of vanilla, pungent flowers and woodsmoke. Juicy blackberry and bitter cherry flavors stain the palate and pick up peppery spice and mocha qualities as the wine stretches out. Rich but energetic as well, showing no excess fat. The extremely long, seamless, intensely dark-fruit-dominated finish is framed by supple, harmonious tannins.
Anna‘s Red Signature, Anna‘s Estate Vineyard 2016 Shop Now
93 Points - Deep brilliant ruby. Sexy, oak-spiced dark berry, cola and mocha scents are energized by cracked pepper and graphite flourishes. Sweet and expansive on the palate, offering concentrated cassis, cherry-vanilla and spicecake flavors and a building floral quality. Quite energetic for its heft, showing excellent clarity and mineral cut on a long, smooth, subtly tannic finish.
Cabernet Sauvignon Signature, Viking Estate Vineyard 2016 Shop Now
92 Points - Opaque ruby. Ripe dark berries, succulent flowers, smoky oak and a touch of mocha on the highly perfumed nose. Intense black and blue fruit and floral pastille flavors put on weight as the wine opens up. Fleshy and impressively concentrated but energetic as well. Finishes with impressive clarity and persistence; sneaky tannins lend closing grip.
Syrah Signature, Anna‘s Estate Vineyard 2016 Shop Now
92 Points - (40% new French oak) Opaque ruby. Smoke-accented boysenberry, cherry pit, bacon and floral aromas show excellent clarity and mineral lift. Silky and energetic on the palate, offering impressively concentrated black and blue fruit, spicecake and floral pastille flavors braced by a spine of juicy acidity. The persistent, seamless, appealingly sweet finish features interwoven tannins and resonating florality.
Pinot Noir, HMR Estate Vineyard 2016 Shop Now
91 points - Brilliant red. Displays aromas of dried red berries, cherry pit and baking spices, plus a hint of potpourri in the background. An energetic, silky midweight wine that features smoke-accented raspberry and bitter cherry flavors and a hint of white pepper. Energetic and tightly wound, finishing long and spicy, with fine-grained tannins adding gentle grip.
Future Releases
Twenty Three Twenty, Estate Vineyards 2016 - Release 2020
94 points - Bright purple. Deeply perfumed cherry preserve and blackberry aromas are complemented by suggestions of white pepper, candied licorice, vanilla and incense. Plush, broad and alluringly sweet, offering intense black and blue fruit, spicecake, violet pastille and mocha flavors and a bright minerally nuance that builds with air. An impressively long, floral-driven finish shows outstanding clarity and suave, harmonious tannins.
Syrah Signature, Viking Estate Vineyard 2016 - Release 2020
93 points - (raised in 60% new French oak) Youthful purple. A complex, expansive bouquet evokes candied dark berries, incense and vanilla, along with hints of licorice, cola and olive paste. Juicy blackberry and cherry cola flavors show excellent clarity, and a peppery nuance adds spicy lift. Smoothly balances power and elegance and shows no rough edges on the subtly tannic finish, which leaves sweet mocha and cherry liqueur notes behind.
Cabernet Franc Signature, Viking Estate Vineyard 2016 - Release 2019
92 Points - Lurid violet. Potent black currant, cherry and cedary oak scents are complicated by pipe tobacco, candied rose and cracked pepper nuances. Chewy and focused on the palate, offering concentrated dark berry, bitter cherry and succulent herb flavors plus a hint of smokiness. Delivers a solid punch of flavor and comes off surprisingly lithe for its heft. Finishes with mounting tannins, a jolt of peppery spices and strong, floral-driven persistence.
Mourvèdre Signature, Anna's Estate VIneyard 2016 - Release 2019
92 points - Glass-staining ruby. Smoke- and black-pepper-accented dark berry, cherry pit and floral aromas are sharpened by a bright mineral note, and a hint of candied licorice emerges with air. Palate-coating cassis and bitter cherry flavors show a touch of violet, and zesty acidity adds back-end bite. Closes firm and long, with very good focus and chewy tannins coming on late.
Chardonnay, HMR Estate Vineyards - Release 2019
92 points - Vivid yellow-gold. An exotically perfumed, powerful bouquet evokes pear and peach nectar, vanilla and candied ginger, with a smoky quality building in the glass. Sappy, seamless and concentrated, offering intense orchard and pit fruit flavors that are braced by dusty mineral and bitter orange pith qualities. Clings impressively on the mineral-accented finish, leaving hints of toasty lees and fennel behind.
Cabernet Sauvignon Syrah Signature, Estate Vineyards 2016 - Release 2019
91 points - Glass-staining ruby. Smoke- and black-pepper-accented dark berry, cherry pit and floral aromas are sharpened by a bright mineral note, and a hint of candied licorice emerges with air. Palate-coating cassis and bitter cherry flavors show a touch of violet, and zesty acidity adds back-end bite. Closes firm and long, with very good focus and chewy tannins coming on late.