Description
No wine producer in Australia has a longer history and a better affinity with Malbec than Bleasdale in Langhorne Creek. This remarkably successful historic producer simply crafts Australia's finest Malbecs, year-in-year-out.
While they're better known for their 'Second Innings' and 'Generations' Malbec releases, this limited mixed pack introduces you to three small batch, single vineyard Malbecs produced by Bleasdale only in the best seasons - these are in fact the first releases since 2016.
All three wines come with rave reviews from the Halliday Wine Companion. Try these delicious, characterful Malbecs for yourself in this limited three-pack!
- 2022 Bleasdale Mulliana Vineyard Malbec
- 2022 Bleasdale Reed Patch Vineyard Malbec
- 2022 Bleasdale Riparian Vineyard Malbec
2022 Bleasdale Mulliana Vineyard Malbec
From the Producer...
This vineyard is adjacent to the Mullianna wetland, on the Bremer River, about 2 km downstream of the winery. The vineyard was planted in 2006 to Potts’ selection and like many of the red grapes grown at this site, produces rich, balanced wines with moderate alcohol and a seamless palate.
Medium to full bodied, the wine shows great promise as the vines reach maturity, dense powerful and well defined. Decanting one hour prior to drinking is recommended.
96 points
"There's a wealth of fruit flavour, a spreading wave of tannin, and a long shoreline for a finish. This is what fine, flavoursome red wine is all about. There's both a freshness and a depth to the dark, berried fruit, a whisper of vanilla cream, peppermint and peppercorn characters, and more besides. It's a quality wine from start to finish."
- Campbell Mattinson (Halliday Wine Companion)
2022 Bleasdale Reed Patch Vineyard Malbec
From the Producer...
For many years the reeds growing around Langhorne Creek were sourced for use in woodwind instruments; Oboe, Clarinets, Saxophones etc. The Reed Patch vineyard has many of these reeds persisting in and around the vineyard. The block was planted in 2012 with cuttings supplied from the Care Valley, believed to have originated from Wendouree. The block lies between our Powder Monkey vineyard and a flood bank behind the cellars, a pocket of drier ground, this only receives floodwater in the largest of floods.
This medium-bodied wine is spicy with juicy but firm tannins and terrific length, an excellent example of the variety and an interesting contrast to wines produced from the Potts selection. Of the three wines in the single vineyard series, this is the most aromatic and approachable in its youth, however decanting one hour prior to drinking is recommended.
95 points
"Go out and buy these single-vineyard malbec releases from Bleasdale – you can't go wrong. This is arguably the lightest of the three but it's barely the lesser; it has length, structure and charm laid on. Redcurrant, rust, graphite and peppercorn characters sheet through the palate in confident style. Beautiful is the word."
- Campbell Mattinson (Halliday Wine Companion)
2022 Bleasdale Riparian Vineyard Malbec
From the Producer...
This vineyard was planted in 1988 on the opposite side of the river from the winery with cuttings from Kevin ‘Gaffer’ Potts. When Frank Potts established Bleasdale in 1850, he drew the boundary extending it to both sides of the Bremer; giving him unique access to and ability to control the flow of the river, a unique Riparian Right. This comes with a duty also not to disrupt the flow of water to users downstream, so he built a weir to block off and control the river. Those were the days…
This is the most full bodied example of the single vineyard wines, not really suited to light lunches. The wine displays the power and concentration so enjoyed by lovers of full bodied Australian wine. Decanting one hour prior to drinking is recommended.
96 points
"This is a ridiculously good malbec. It's ripped with redcurrant and bright berried fruits in general, seriously long through the finish, structured, light but impactful. Choc-mint notes frolic throughout, harmoniously, as do purple flower characters. It's pretty, it's serious, it's fresh and it's satisfying. It's a cover drive of a wine; one bounce and over the ropes."
- Campbell Mattinson (Halliday Wine Companion)
| Type | Red |
| Variety | Malbec |
| Country | Australia |
| Region | Langhorne Creek |
| Australian State | SA |
| Feature |
High Score |
| Reviewed By |
Halliday Wine Companion |
| Size | 10 |
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