Description
This pack celebrates six exceptional Australian female winemakers.
These wines come from all corners of the country, showcasing a wide range of varieties and winemaking styles.
- 2024 Rieslingfreak No. 4 Eden Valley Riesling
- 2023 Silkman Gruner Veltliner
- 2023 Giant Steps Yarra Valley Chardonnay
- 2021 Vignerons Schmolzer & Brown Pret A Rouge
- 2022 Unico Zelo Truffle Hound Nebbiolo Barbera
- 2022 Little Frances Beechworth Shiraz
2024 Rieslingfreak No. 4 Eden Valley Riesling
Since joining the Rieslingfreak winemaking team in recent years, Belinda Hughes has helped take this brand to remarkable new heights.
She is largely responsible for managing the brand's vast array of Riesling winemaking these days, and her extensive experience and love for Riesling makes her the perfect 'Freakette'!
This is Belinda and John's Eden Valley Riesling. The fruit is sourced from three vineyards between Eden Valley and Flaxman’s Valley. It's made in a dry style, looking to capture the sublime characters of these brilliant vineyards. The quality is clear, the expression is pure.
This is Eden Valley Riesling in top form. A deadset bargain for any Riesling fan.
94 points
"Passion flower, Feijoa and frangipani blooms. Stoney and mineral with a cucumber melon freshness. High toned and electric acidity, this wine has power almost beyond measure. Twinged in all the right places for long term cellaring. The palate has a lacey skin texture, coupled with blue stones and running river water. It’s graceful and yet demands your attention with a casual firm grip. A wine for white meats like poached chicken salads and slices of pork medallion."
- Shanteh Wale (Wine Pilot)
2023 Silkman Gruner Veltliner
This rare Hunter Valley Grüner from award-winning winemaker Liz Silkman is an absolute steal.
It's textural and fresh and a great alternative variety in a sea of Semillon and Chardonnay in the Hunter Valley.
On the palate, it’s fresh and energetic with super-dry notes of lemon, lime, and green apple. Tight acidity and a mineral undertone lead to a long, saline finish, showcasing the Silkmans' expert touch.
Since their debut in 2013, the Silkmans have focused on producing high-quality, small-batch wines, and this Grüner Veltliner is no exception. Perfect with Pad Thai, or on its own.
96 points
"This is fabulous. Racy, flavoursome, varietal too. Chalky acidity and the tiniest touch of spice. The palate is compelling, long with perfect harmony; it has weight without overt fruitiness, which is always magic. Lovely citrus line. High class."
- Toni Paterson MW (Halliday Wine Companion)
2023 Giant Steps Yarra Valley Chardonnay
The Giant Steps Yarra Valley Chardonnay is a blend of five of the key Giant Steps owned/managed vineyards, Sexton, Gruyere Farm, Tarraford, Applejack, Wombat Creek Vineyards, designed for earlier approachability without comprising quality. In essence, it's a snapshot of the Yarra Valley vintage.
Head Winemaker Mel Chester crafts this in a similar style to her predecessor Steve Flamsteed, with all fruit hand-picked and whole-bunch pressed. The juice ferments naturally in 500L French oak puncheons (15% new) using indigenous yeast, a small portion undergoes malolactic fermentation, but freshness and purity are the main focus of this cuvee every year.
The 2023 vintage was marked by a cool, slow ripening season, resulting in concentrated flavours and bright acidity. It's a tightly wound release that drinks beautifully now but should be one of the better vintages of this wine to cellar in some years.
It's sleek and elegant with the excellent length and finesse that has become synonymous with the Yarra and this variety. It's the perfect introduction to Giant Steps, to the Yarra Valley and to cool-climate Chardonnay. A no-brainer and one of our all-time most popular Chardonnays at Different Drop.
95 points
"Intoxicating acidity and a kefir creaminess on the finish. A spray of saline and oak appears in its round shapes rather than toasty notes. Alive with energy and creeping unsuspecting power."
- Shanteh Wale (Wine Pilot)
95 points
"Packs a punch on the saline, gently textured, gently chewy palate. Great stuff and the perfect entrée to the year's superb lineup of single-vineyard chardonnays."
- Philip Rich (Halliday Wine Companion)
2021 Vignerons Schmolzer & Brown Pret A Rouge
Tessa Brown and Jeremy Schmolzer's Pret-a-Rouge is a blend of Shiraz, Pinot Noir and Sangiovese sourced from Beechworth and the Alpine Valleys.
Don't think too hard on the mechanics of the blend, this is made for ease of drinking and somehow these strange bed-fellows just work. It's built to be readily approachable and versatile, and it truly nails the brief.
If you are looking to get familiar with these two rising stars of Victorian wine, the Pret-a-Rouge is the best place to start.
2022 Unico Zelo Truffle Hound Nebbiolo Barbera
This is Brendan and Laura Carter's tribute to the Northern Italian reds they love, but in the drink-instantly style that Unico Zelo is famous for.
It's a blend of Nebbiolo, Barbera, Sangiovese and Merlot. As you might expect, it's a wine built for sheer, joyous drinkability, with a savoury backbone making it great alongside a myriad of foods.
If you're after a moreish light-to-medium red with a bit of x-factor, then this is just a no-brainer.
2022 Little Frances Beechworth Shiraz
Erin Pooley is a very considered, younger-generation winemaker making great waves in Australia.
Her 2022 Beechworth Shiraz is sourced from the fertile soils of Warner Vineyard, picked and fermented to highlight the blue fruit and cold stone elements of cool-climate Shiraz, and aged primarily in French barrique.
This Shiraz offers medium weight with darker fruit spectrum scents and flavors, featuring plum, choc-liquorice, cassis, and lavender, with a smooth, supple palate and a long finish.
In a region full of intense and powerful Shiraz, this is gorgeously elegant and balanced, like all of Erin's wines, and is simply a delight to drink.
Customer Reviews
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5 reviews
- TGTalis G.Verified Buyer10 months agoRated 5 out of 5 starsWomen in Wine Winner
Hard to fault any mixed packs from DD, especially at this price. All their packs are well curated no matter the budget available, and this was no exception. Quality on all fronts again.
- LCLaura C.Verified Buyer4 years agoRated 5 out of 5 starsBeautiful selection of wines
This is cracking mixed pack from the DD crew. I'm still working my way through a couple of the bottles, but the Wahine pinot, Bondar Rose and Billy button have been outstanding!! I would buy all of them again.. amazing value for money!
- CClaireVerified Buyer4 years agoRated 5 out of 5 starsDelicious wine and a great concept!
Love the idea of being able to support women in wine by drinking some really delicious wine - thanks Different Drop.
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