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- 2024 Gentle Folk Sauvignon Blanc
- 2023 Feudo Arancio Grillo
- 2024 Larnook Grenache Gris
- 2024 Two Tonne Tasmania TMV Pinot Noir
- 2022 Mullineux Kloof Street Rouge
- 2023 Van Higgins Free Ball Grenache Cinsault
2024 Gentle Folk Sauvignon Blanc
This is an excellent example of Adelaide Hills Sauvignon Blanc from Gareth Belton.
It showcases a great balance between ripe fruit, barrel-fermented textural elements and the bright natural acidity that is the signature of the region.
Gareth makes an effort to elevate this from just a simple fruit-driven white wine to something with richness and nuance through the careful but clever use of oak.
Refined, complex, and beautifully put together, it sit comfortably amongst the big boys of the Australian Sauvignon scene... watch out Sorrenberg!
96 points
"An essay could be written on the texture of this wine, such is the artistry of its integration, but we'll spare you. Suffice to say, this is an elite white wine."
- Campbell Mattinson (Halliday Wine Companion)
"A homage to the great Sauvignon blanc's produced in this country!"
- Gareth Belton (Winemaker)
2023 Feudo Arancio Grillo
Known for crafting wines with clarity and charm, Feudo Arancio continues to raise the bar with this beautifully aromatic and refreshing Sicilian Grillo.
Sourced from sandy, sunlit vineyards in Acate, Ragusa, this 100% Grillo is vinified with precision. The grapes are harvested in mid-September, pressed and fermented under controlled conditions to preserve the fruit’s natural vibrancy. Maturation on lees for five months in stainless steel adds depth and texture, while maintaining the wine’s bright, lively profile.
It shows tropical aromas of mango and papaya, with floral hints of jasmine and orange blossom lifting from the glass. On the palate, it’s fresh and light-bodied, with juicy citrus and white florals balanced by a subtle minerality and delicate acidity. The finish is clean and moreish, making it hard to stop at just one glass.
Perfect for simply sipping in the sun, the 2023 Grillo is an easy-going crowd-pleaser that delivers fantastic value.
Top 20 Drinks of 2024
"I’m not quite sure how Feudo Arancio is able to produce this wine at this quality - or how it can end up on a bottle shop shelf on the other side of the world - for just 20 bucks. But I’m rather glad it can, and it does, because it’s one of the best value wines I tried all year. Enticing floral perfume, some sun-kissed golden fruit aromas, refreshingly crisp on the tongue, it’s the kind of white you want to have on standby for barbecues."
- Max Allen
2024 Larnook Grenache Gris
Grenache Gris isn’t a variety you see much of, especially in Australia, but Alexia Roberts at Larnook has made a pretty compelling case for it in McLaren Vale’s Blewitt Springs. This first release is all about texture, freshness, and balance - something a little different but seriously easy to enjoy.
Made with a light touch in the winery, the wine spent time in old oak (30%) and stainless steel (70%), with three months on lees to bring some extra depth while keeping it bright and crisp. It’s got just the right amount of weight without losing any freshness, making it the kind of wine you can drink now but won’t mind revisiting in a year or two.
Larnook is a new player in the Vale, but with wines like this, it won’t take long for people to catch on.
Trophy & 96 points
Best New & Emerging White Wine
- McLaren Vale Wine Show 2024
95 points
"Grenache Gris seems very suited to the Vale—well, if the Larnook iterations can be taken as a reasonable survey. This drinks somewhat like a happy melding of Chenin Blanc and refined Chardonnay—if such varietal echolocation is necessary—with flavours in a red and golden apple zone, along with nashi, stone fruit kernel, green almond, lemon oil, and white florals. It’s textural (30% old oak, 70% stainless, and three months on lees), fine-boned, and effortless in feel, guided by vital acidity. This is truly excellent."
– Marcus Ellis (Halliday Wine Companion)
2024 Two Tonne Tasmania TMV Pinot Noir
This is the wine that kicked it all off for Ricky Evans, and after 13 vintages, it just keeps getting better. A true snapshot of the Tamar Valley, TMV Pinot blends fruit from Ricky’s own vineyards with a couple of trusted growers, delivering a cracking Pinot that’s both effortless and detailed.
Think bright red berries—raspberry, wild strawberry, a bit of cranberry—wrapped up in fine, chalky tannins with a flicker of spice. There’s just enough whole bunch (10%) to add a little lift, and a stint in old barriques (only 10% new) keeps everything fresh, juicy, and dangerously easy to drink.
Pure Tassie Pinot pleasure—made to be opened, enjoyed, and probably finished faster than you planned. Stocks are always tight, so don’t sit on your hands.
2022 Mullineux Kloof Street Rouge
Chris and Andrea Mullineux have a gift for making wines that punch well above their weight, and the 2022 Kloof Street Rouge is no exception.
This blend of 57% Syrah, 27% Grenache Noir, 9% Cinsault, and 7% Tinta Barocca captures the Mediterranean-inspired style that has put Mullineux on the map.
Sourced from sustainably farmed vineyards ranging from 7 to 48 years old, the fruit comes from two key areas. Syrah and Cinsault thrive on the shale and schist soils of Kasteelberg, while Tinta Barocca and Grenache come from the decomposed granite soils of Paardeberg, creating a wine with both depth and energy.
The winemaking is equally thoughtful. After hand-harvesting, 60% of the fruit was destemmed while 40% remained whole bunch, and fermentation began naturally with indigenous yeasts. The wine matured for 11 months in third- and fourth-fill French oak barrels and large wooden vats, ensuring the oak influence stayed subtle and allowed the fruit to shine.
On the nose, you’ll find perfumed aromas of dark berries, violets, and holiday spices. The palate is medium-bodied and vibrant, with flavours of blackberry, cherry, and a hint of savoury spice. Each component adds its own touch: Cinsault brings aromatic lift, Tinta Barocca adds structure, Grenache offers ripe fruit, and Syrah ties it all together beautifully.
This was the Best Value Red Wine of the Year in Master of Wine Tim Atkin's comprehensive 2024 report of South African wine. As he said, it's "Almost impossible to beat at the price."
93 points & Best Value Red of the Year
“Almost too good,” mused Chris Mullineux when he poured this wine, and I know what he means. Combining Syrah, 30% Grenache, 17% Tinta Barocca, and 10% Cinsault, it massively over-delivers at its price point, with perfumed 30% whole bunches, bramble, red cherry, and white pepper flavours, and some granitic grip and freshness. Almost impossible to beat at the price."
- Tim Atkin MW (2024 South African Wine Report)
2023 Van Higgins Free Ball Grenache Cinsault
"Here we go! This is everything I love about modern McLaren Vale - pure red fruits, perfume and freshness, lovely fine tannin. A seriously smashable blend from two of our great winemaker mates in Brash and MJC. Proud to offer this little gem exclusively to our customers. Get some!"
- Tom Hollings (Different Drop Co-Founder / Wine Buyer)
We are thrilled to be the only retailer in the country to offer you access to this exciting collaboration between two of McLaren Vale's finest producers.
The Van Higgins "Free Ball" Grenache Cinsault is a 50/50 blend from the creative minds of good mates Michael J. Corbett (Vanguardist) and Brad Hickey (Brash Higgins). It was conceived over many late nights sharing bottles of 'baller' (hence Free Ball) reds from some of the Rhone Valley's finest, the likes of Gramenon, Rayas, and L’Anglore, a medium-weight red blend that captures the best of McLaren Vale is where they settled.
It's a deliciously harmonious blend of Grenache and Cinsault, each variety bringing its unique flair to the table. The Grenache comes from the gnarled 'goblet' bush vines on Vanguardist's 'Silver Sands' Rende Vineyard in Blewitt Springs. The Cinsault comes from the Lennon Vineyard in McLaren Vale, just outside the front door to Brash Higgins HQ. Half the fruit was destemmed and the other half kept as whole bunches, then ageing in a combo of 600L ceramic eggs and demi-muid barrels. This kept the wine fresh and bright, focused on the excellent fruit quality on display, without the hindrance of heavy-handed oak.
We love the freshness and flow of this wine. It's all red and blue fruit, some frisky spice, floral accents and beautifully shaped tannin that lingers long on the palate.
There were only 123 dozen made and it is only available from the two producers' websites and here at Different Drop.
93 points
"A bold pop of ripe cherry, dried roses, a bit sappy, dried herbs, raspberry too. It’s medium-bodied, a lively and vibrant wine, cherry soda and some turned earth, rosehip tea, fennel crunch, bright cranberry acidity, there’s some clay-like things, and dusty tannin grip, with a juicy/savoury finish of excellent length. It’s fun, and it drinks a treat. Spicy and interesting."
- Gary Walsh (The Wine Front)
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