Between 4:30pm-6:30pm this Friday 2nd we are delighted to showcase Gentle Folk Wine's latest release of Single Vineyard wines. We certainly have our favourites in the lineup, and loyalists will surely be impressed once again by the likes of their estate Sauvignon Blanc, the Scary Gully Chardonnay, a brand new Monomeith Pinot Noir and the world-bending Onkaparinga Valley Sangiovese.
After a challenging 2025 vintage (one that was dry and punishingly hot), Gareth and Rainbo's continued efforts to improve the Gentle Folk winery from top to tail are a marvel to behold, with efforts paying off ten-fold. After two consecutive years of very limited harvest... finally an abundance! With the opportunity to try new techniques, maceration lengths and even vessels.
Elanto Vineyards and De La Beche will then take the spotlight on Saturday 3rd, hosted by Elanto winemaker Sandro Mosele, we are oh-so-lucky! His newest vintage marks the first release of the Ironstone and Basalt Single Vineyard Pinot Noirs. Both of which were planted by Tim Brown, a highly sought-after viticulturist who has planted vines for the likes of Bindi, William Downie and Ten Minutes by Tractor. Tim's Macedon Ranges project, De La Beche burst onto the scene last year with a splash and a bang. You ask yourself: "Close-planted, high-density? What does that mean?" Come along to the tasting and you'll find out.
You'll also be the first to taste and pre-order Tim's magnificent 2025 De la Beche Pinot Noir due for release in December!
Sauvignon Blanc 2025
$30 on special this week ($34 RRP)
// Barrel fermented in neutral French oak
"From 22-year-old vines on the Summertown vineyard. A textural and complex wine that saw 8 months in old French oak. Now bottled under Stelvin, too. Subtly creamy, with panna cotta, apple purée, cinnamon spice, preserved lemon and ruby grapefruit. Pithy and layered, with plenty of body; it loves a decant, which releases some of the tighter, flintier characters. Really lovely drinking." - 94 Points, Katrina Butler, Halliday Wine Companion
Basket Range Chardonnay 2025
$62 on special this week ($69 RRP)
// 12 months in 25% new French oak
"The second release from our 1.85 ha block in on the steep slopes of Basket Range where the northerly aspect and deep clay soils result in a wine with boldness and texture. It’s not just about the bold flavours, there is a beautiful stone fruit and spearmint character this vintage, flint, struck match and a hint of oak that balances out a super line of acid. It has got flare and personality and is sure to turn heads." - Gentle Folk, Winemaker
Scary Gully Chardonnay 2025
$62 on special this week ($69 RRP)
// 12 months in 25% new French oak
"Scary Gully has shallow rocky soils and is the highest and coolest of the sites. No overly bold flavours, just a perfect balance between subtle minerality and the hints of lime, fennel seeds and white peach. Its driven, it’s distinct, it’s one of the great sites in the Adelaide Hills and this year lives up to that statement." - Gentle Folk, Winemaker
Pinot Noir 2025
$39 on special this week ($45 RRP)
// 20% Whole cluster, 8 months in 15% new French oak
"Swathes of black cherry, a scattering of souk spice, with vital red fruits at heart. This is clean feeling and generous, with freeze-dried raspberry and fresh mushroom, a touch of earthy coconut shell and black cardamom. Red apple skin, too. The refreshment factor is dialled up, bringing immediate drinking satisfaction, and the tannins feel pumice-like, porous in nature, revitalising." - 95 Points, Katrina Butler, Halliday Wine Companion" -
95 Points + Gold Award, Decanter World Wine Awards 2025
Monomeith Pinot Noir 2025
$62 on special this week ($69 RRP)
// 20% whole cluster, 9 months in 20% new oak
"Monomeith is one of the great vineyards of the Adelaide Hills and it sits in its own very cool valley on the top ridge of Ashton. Part of the vineyard gets the morning sun and the other half the afternoon sun. There is also a mixture of carefully selected clones. All these factors have resulted in a vineyard that produces a wine with great depth, complexity and all the classic aromatics of great Pinot noir – forest floor, bramble – and will keep you smelling the glass all night." - Gentle Folk, Winemaker
Piccadilly Pinot Noir 2025
$62 on special this week ($69 RRP)
// 20% whole cluster, 9 months in 20% new oak
"The same vineyard as the Chardonnay in Summertown in the heart of the Piccadilly Valley. This is an impressively powerful Pinot noir from the Adelaide Hills with red fruit, wild strawberries and brambles on the nose leading to a very fine tannin. Its slightly juicier and lighter bodied than the other two Pinot noirs, making it slightly more approachable at this early stage." - Gentle Folk, Winemaker
Onkaparinga Valley Sangiovese 2025
$58 on special this week ($65 RRP)
// 100% destemmed, aged in terracotta and French oak for 10 months, unfined and unfiltered.
"It's so great to be able to work with grapes that are as loved and meticulously farmed as these twenty-seven year old vines from the boniest and highest section of the Turnbull Family Vineyard in Charleston. This is the second rendition of this wine and it's a ripper. Some more meatiness and red fruit than the cool and late 2023 vintage, but still showing plenty of delicate aromatics, spiciness and tannins. It's such a great variety for the region and we hope to see more of it going into the ground and mouths in the future. " - Gentle Folk, Winemaker
Elanto Mornington Peninsula Chardonnay 2024
$79 on special ($89 RRP)
// A blend of Verge, Buckshot and Seawinds lieux-dits
"A terrific follow up to the inaugural release, coming out with more weight and body. Mid-straw gold and bright. Floral and waxy with lemon, spiced stone fruit, brown spices and honeycomb – lots within yet definitely in the savoury spectrum. Fuller bodied, rich, almost al dente with its phenolics and layers of texture via creamy, nutty lees. It’s detailed yet supple, with a succulence thanks to the all-important uplifting acidity. Moreish and compelling." - 96 Points, Jane Faulkner, Halliday Wine Companion
Elanto Mornington Peninsula Pinot Noir 2024
$79 on special ($89 RRP)
// A blend of Vertex, Ironstone, Chicory, Kilnside and Basalt lieux-dits
"What a beguiling wine – only the second release and showing complexity far beyond its years. It’s certainly youthful and pretty with heady aromas of florals and autumn leaves with flavours of wild strawberries, dark cherries and pips, chinotto, Middle Eastern spices and some poached rhubarb, too. The medium-bodied palate is evenly poised, laden with filigree tannins (lots of them) and energising acidity; oak (25% new) completely integrated. This has depth, some grip, a little amaro bitterness on the finish and, of utmost importance, it will age but it’s oh-so pleasing to drink today." - 97 Points, Jane Faulkner, Halliday Wine Companion
De La Beche Pinot Noir 2025
December Release, Pre-Arrival Orders
$79 per bottle, case discounts apply
"The first foray into winemaking for star viticulturist Tim Brown, De La Bêche comprises a trio of Burgundian wines grown on his 0.5ha high-density Taradale vineyard. The site was established in ’21 at a density of 15,000 vines p/ha, planted mostly to pinot noir with a little bit of chardonnay and aligoté, with the first vintage in ’24. As the remarkable response to the debut release in ’25 indicates, De La Bêche is one of the most exciting new additions to the Australian wine landscape, and a label to closely watch." - Anna Webster, Halliday Wine Companion
Elanto Ironstone Pinot Noir 2024
$150 per bottle
"Two Lieux-Dits wines released this vintage, Basalt and Ironstone; fascinating to try them side-by-side. So different. Of course, that’s the point. To date, this is the lowest yielding site; it’s mid-slope, west side and next to Basalt. This needed a bit more coaxing so a decent decant is worth the effort, plus it has more structure and power than its sibling. It’s not just word association either as this has strong ferrous aromas, pomegranate, wormwood, a touch of wintergreen and warm earth akin to freshly tilled soil. Beautiful aromatics. Intensely flavoured, the palate fuller bodied, with supple tannins and bright acidity. Incredible to consider such quality comes off young vines." - 97 Points, Jane Faulkner, Halliday Wine Companion
Elanto Basalt Pinot Noir 2024
$150 per bottle
"Since planting Australia’s most ambitious high-density pinot noir vineyard in ’18, Sandro Mosele has already identified unique parcels, this mid-slope and off the east side of the vineyard where basalt is closer to the surface. Such an individual imprint: incredible perfume of wild strawberries and black cherries with forest floor, Middle Eastern spices, menthol and orange zest with more savoury nuances coming through. Complex and detailed. There's a little pinch of green walnut, but mostly sweet fruit coats the mid-weighted palate, as do abundant supple tannins, before the cleansing acidity does its job." - 97 Points, Jane Faulkner, Halliday Wine Companion
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// Special prices valid until Thursday the 8th of October