The Foggy Hill vineyard is located at 350 metres above sea level at Parawa on the Fleurieu Peninsula dead south of Adelaide. A tough vintage (2.5 tonnes per hectare), with only the 777 clone providing fruit for the release from 1/3 of the vineyard. 450 dozen made. 8 months in French oak barriques (1/3rd new).  Tapanappa, Foggy Hill Vineyard, Pinot Noir, Fleurieu Peninsula, 2024…

Merlot (69%) and Cabernet Franc (31%) from the 37 million year old soils of the then 41 year old Tapanappa Whalebone vineyard. 2015 dry and slightly warmer than usual. 20 months maturation in French oak (50% new, 50% 1 year old). Bottled under cork. Winemaker Brian Croser has held back an amount of this wine in the Tapanappa cellars and coming out at only a small amount over the current release RRP.

The Tapanappa 2024 Piccadilly Chardonnay sits third in the pecking order of the Tapanappa chardonnay range: behind the complex duo of the ...

To explain the 1.5m labelling: "In 2003 the Croser family removed 1.3 hectares of the original Tiers Vineyard Chardonnay (planted in 1979 in the Piccadilly Valley as the first Adelaide Hills vineyard). The area was replanted with the French Bernard clones 76 and 95 on rootstocks on very close 1.5 metre row spacing with the fruiting wire at only 0.5 metres above the ground.

Made by veteran wine industry guru Brian Croser from fruit grown in a 40+-years-old vineyard in the Adelaide Hills, this is a chardonnay tha...

The original Tiers Vineyard Chardonnay planted in 1979 in the Piccadilly Valley was the first Adelaide Hills vineyard to unknown clones. 2024, though slightly warmer, was yet another cooler vintage in the run since 2020. Modest cropping of 4 tonnes to the hectare. French oak barrique (1/3 new) fermentation before barrel ageing until November of 2024. Tapanappa, Tiers Vineyard, Chardonnay, Piccadilly Valley, 2024…

The Piccadilly Valley is 'entry' level for this exquisite range of Chardonnay. 2024 another cool vintage like the 4 before it, but marginally warmer with a modest crop of 4 tonnes per hectare on the 30 year old vines. Tapanappa, Chardonnay, Piccadilly Valley, 2025 Medium-light straw hue. Straw bale, grapefruit flesh, smoked chicken meatiness, tonic, peanut oil, lemon barley before richer and riper stone fruit, quince, white choc/coconut ball, balsa wood, dried fig and café latte creaminess.

The Piccadilly Valley is 'entry' level for this exquisite range of Chardonnay. 2024 another cool vintage like the 4 before it, but marginally warmer with a modest crop of 4 tonnes per hectare on the 30 year old vines. Tapanappa, Chardonnay, Piccadilly Valley, 2024 Medium-light straw with green highlights. Layered and complex. White chocolate, green apple, white nectarine, just dried fig, smoked chicken breast, peanut oil, pineapple skin, grapefruit pith, hints of sourdough and refined toastiness.

To explain the 1.5m labelling: "In 2003 the Croser family removed 1.3 hectares of the original Tiers Vineyard Chardonnay (planted in 1979 in the Piccadilly Valley as the first Adelaide Hills vineyard). The area was replanted with the French Bernard clones 76 and 95 on rootstocks on very close 1.5 metre row spacing with the fruiting wire at only 0.5 metres above the ground.

Flagship red blend from the Bizot's. This release sees the mix as Cabernet Sauvignon (58%), Shiraz (21%) and Cabernet Franc (21%). From fruit grown on the 37 million year old soils in the Crayères vineyard, (located next to the lauded Tapanappa Whalebone vineyard). Winemaking sees maturation in French oak barrels and old oak foudre for 14 months, before being rested in bottle for over 24 months.

The original Tiers Vineyard Chardonnay planted in 1979 in the Piccadilly Valley as one of the first in the region. French oak barrique (1/3 new) fermentation before barrel ageing until November. Tapanappa, Tiers Vineyard, Chardonnay, Piccadilly Valley, 2025 Pale lemon hue. Sharp and insistent. Cashew cream, nougat, nectarine, sage, lemon verbena, macadamia, gunflint, brioche and tea bun. Depth, tenacity, power and presence.

The Foggy Hill vineyard is located at 350 metres above sea level at Parawa on the Fleurieu Peninsula dead south of Adelaide. French oak barriques (1/3rd new). From a central block in the Foggy Hill north-western slope, planted over 20 years ago to clones 115 and 777. Tapanappa, Definitus, Foggy Hill Vineyard, Pinot Noir, Fleurieu Peninsula, 2022 Garnet and vibrant. Lifted strawberry, cracking gunflint, fresh thyme, kidskin leather glove, rose petal, glace cherry, savoury black olive tapenade, 5 Spice, French toast and soaked hibiscus flower.

A blend of 53.5% Cabernet Sauvignon, 16% Merlot, 16% Cabernet Franc and 14.5% Shiraz from the 37 million year old soils of the now 51 year old Tapanappa Whalebone vineyard (a vineyard which Brian Croser says he is 'in awe' of). Bottled under cork. 2021 was a 'model' vintage according to Brian. Maturation in barriques (50% new) for 18 months before blending, bottling and resting before release.

Great vineyards show their mettle in the most difficult of years. The Tiers Vineyard - one of the first planted in the Adelaide Hills - is...

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