2023 Dune El Beyda

A seriously good value McLaren Vale white, blending Rhône varieties for a bright, textural, and effortlessly drinkable drop.

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Great value and full of character, El Beyda is a fresh take on McLaren Vale white wine, built around Grenache Blanc with a splash of Grenache Gris, Clairette, and Piquepoul for extra texture and complexity. The Lloyd family has always embraced varieties that suit their coastal vineyards, and this one fits right in.

Hand-picked fruit spends a day on skins before pressing into oak for wild fermentation and six months on lees. The result? A medium-bodied white with soft acidity and a savoury edge. Citrus, white peach, and honeyed aromas lead into flavours of ripe lemon, mandarin, and spiced nougat, with a gentle chalky grip keeping it all in balance.

Bright, textured, and seriously good for the price, this is a no-fuss, food-friendly white that’s perfect with seafood, roast chicken, or just a relaxed afternoon with friends.

94 points
"This wine has a bit extra, and a point of difference, and it’s so nicely turned out too. Apple, white nectarine, mint, chamomile, quince and citrus. It’s glossy and gently slippery, but has fine chalky grip, and freshness, with stone fruit, ground almond and a cooling mint character, and some citrus rind (lime I think) on a finish of excellent length. Delightful."
- Gary Walsh (The Wine Front)

94 points - "This wine has a bit extra, and a point of difference, and it’s so nicely turned out too. Apple, white nectarine, mint, chamomile, quince and citrus. It’s glossy and gently slippery, but has fine chalky grip, and freshness, with stone fruit, ground almond and a cooling mint character, and some citrus rind (lime I think) on a finish of excellent length. Delightful." - Gary Walsh (The Wine Front)

93 points - "Grenache blanc, grenache gris, clairette and picpoul. The cuvée name refers to Sahara el Beyda, or white desert, a play on the Blewitt sands of the site and, well, that this is white wine. This is a sunny and relatively full expression, in a southern Rhône-like way – heirloom apple, dried peach, white florals, toffee apple, along with a certain savoury waxiness. There’s a lightly viscous feel through the palate, accented with a little pear skin grip, engineered for food." - Marcus Ellis (Halliday Wine Companion)

Customer Reviews

2023 El Beyda and is primarily Grenache Blanc with small amounts of Grenache Gris, Clairette and Piquepoul.

The fruit is hand picked and spends a day in the press on skins. After which the juice is pressed into oak barrels for fermentation, where it stays on lees for six months prior to bottling.

Honey, citrus and white peach on the nose, with flavours of ripe lemons, mandarin and spiced nougat. The palate is medium bodied with soft acidity and a savoury texture.

Price Bracket $30 or Less
Type White
Body Medium Bodied
Variety Grenache Blanc
Country Australia
Region McLaren Vale
Australian State SA
Reviewed By The Wine Front
Halliday Wine Companion
Critic Score 94
93
Alcohol 13%
Size 750ml
Vintage 2023
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Dune

Duncan and Peter Lloyd are the latest generation of Lloyds (of Coriole fame) to make wine in McLaren Vale.

Growing up immersed in the hotbed of food and wine culture that is McLaren Vale, the boys have now partnered up to start their own wine project with a stunning vineyard in Blewitt Springs as the centrepiece.

The grapes are farmed organically, the wines are made with a gentle touch, but rather than let the 'minimal intervention' philosophy hem them in with dogma, the boys are free to tinker and blend as they see fit.

These are fantastic, energetic wines that have set a cracking pace with only a few vintages under the brand's belt. Keep your eyes peeled for what's next for the brothers Lloyd.

Duncan and Peter Lloyd in the Dune vineyard - McLaren Vale, SA Dune

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