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2006 Walk on the Wild Side Shiraz Viognier
" 1/2 Top of the Class (2 years in row!)
Winestate Great Shiraz Challenge #3 2008
Claymore Wines rock the US Wine Advocate / eRobertParker.com ratings released!
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"RISING STARS"
"Wine buffs are constantly on the lookout for the tiny winery that produces outstanding bottles yet to be discovered by mainstream drinkers. These five newcomers produce wines of such excellent value for money it will pay to put your name on their mailing list.
CLAYMORE WINES - Wines with gimmicky labels are usually worth avoiding but thereÕs an exception to every rule and thatÕs certainly the case at Claymore, an exciting newcomer to the Clare Valley, whose wines are named after classic rock albums. ThereÕs Joshua Tree Riesling, Walk on the Wild Side Shiraz Viognier and Dark Side of the Moon Shiraz. Claymore principal Anura Nitchingham, an Adelaide doctor, started the business in 1999 with the aim of having fun while making serious wines. Today Claymore has vineyards at Leasingham and Penwortham, and produces wines with vibrant fruit flavours."
Travel & Living by Winsor Dobbin - June 2007
2006 Joshua Tree Riesling
" Smells of boiled menthol lollies. Good varietal characters on a thin palate with a grippy acid backbone."
Winestate Magazine July/August 2007
2005 Joshua Tree Riesling
Fast Becoming our most highly awarded wine!
"The Clare Valley produces crisp and minerally wines that bear no resemblance to the sweet Rieslings of yesteryear. This is up there with the best of them, a gold medal winner that has typically regional lemon and lime aromas, some delicious slate characters on the citrusy palate, and tremendous intensity of fruit flavours. It will cellar for five years or more. The soon-to-be-released 06 Riesling is also excellent. Drink with Vietnamese spring rolls."
Travel & Living by Winsor Dobbin - June 2007
GOLD Hyatt International Riesling Challenge Oct 2006
Winestate Magazine June/July 2006
Top 5 Riesling Winestate Wine of the Year Awards Dec 2006
90/100 Gourmet Traveller Wine Top 100 New Releases Dec 2006
"Each Claymore wines is namedafter a favourite rock album of the maker. This has delicate aromas of dried flowers and dried herbs, plus lemon and mineral sidelights. It's delicate and seems to be developing appropriately slowly."
SILVER Adelaide Wine Show 2006
Wine by Huon Hooke
"... this is all about dried wildflowers and herbs. The palate is delicate, light-bodied and lemony; it's a very restrained wine which really needs time in the cellar. Should be superb from 2009 to 2017-plus."Ó
Good Weekend
The Age Magazine - Sept 2006
2004 Joshua Tree Riesling
Silver Medal Clare Valley Regional Wine Show 2006
2004 Nirvana Reserve Shiraz
"A wine with length and elegance, filled with dense youthful varietal fruit and drying oak tannins. "
Winestate Magazine July/August 2007
2006 Deja vu Rose
"Grenache and Malbec blend from the Clare Valley, South Australia. Pale, rose petal pink. Fresh fruity nose with a hint of strawberries on the palate and some grapey sweetness. Easy drinking style."
e-vine by Martin Field - June 2007
"Gloriously fruit driven, it delivers a litany of berry fruit aromas, quite ripe and fresh, upfront Ð and delicious. Indeed strawberries, raspberries and cherries abound from the nose. Quite fresh, lively acidity supports the ripe semi-sweet fruit flavours and gives it good balance and high drinkability along with a savoury lingering finish. Try it with pan fried garlic prawns."
dÕvine by Paul Ippolito - March 2007
Bronze Medal Clare Valley Regional Wine Show 2006 (Top of Class)
2006 London Calling Merlot
"Smells earthy with hints of dried tobacco leaves and a big blackberry lift. Ripe blackberries and plums obvious on the palate. Tight acid finish. Needs a year or two."
Winestate Magazine July/August 2007
2005 Graceland Cabernet Sauvignon
"1/2 Very complex nose loaded with blackcurrant, tobacco, plums and spices. Nose transfers well to the palate. Drinking well now"
Winestate Magazine July/August 2007
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