Adelaide Hills sparkling: top wines to try

The third release of what has taken shape as an outstanding regional wine statement of Piccadilly Valley fruit from several sites (83% Pinot Noir, 17%...

Late disgorged, with 60% Pinot Noir driving the palate, this boasts the twin benefits of vitality and complex maturity. Great freshness, with the comforting whiff...

This shows that a big frame doesn’t have to filled out with a heavy body – that it can remain sprightly on the tongue. With...

Three and a half years on its lees, yet it shows no signs of dusty age. It’s a sparkling showcase for finesse and pristine fruit...

Bright, fresh and engaging, this has remarkable purity in its lean fruit flavours. Even though Pinot Noir commands 55% of the blend, it’s the Chardonnay...

This is built as a rather opulent monument, late disgorged after 57 months on lees. Its pungent nose, which borders on deliciously ripe cheese, is...

With 60% Chardonnay riding over Pinot Noir, bright orange blossom and green apple crispness controls the profile, keeping a long line through a slim mid-palate...

Like freshly starched cuffs, this has a stiff formality to its ramrod straight profile. Firm green apple gives a razor-sharp edge, it’s acid spine snapped...

Five years on lees brings lots of vanilla bean and shortcrust pastry, complexity, yet it keeps a lean line. The layered mid-palate has strong bite,...

This is Chardonnay broadcast in low-fi: sharp and driven by a bold acid line, with a slightly rancio edge to the lean pink grapefruit and...

Pinot Noir dominates over Chardonnay, with wild strawberry lift within the green apple crispness. But it's how the palate carries its weight that grabs the...

Dark, yeasty and dangerous. The fruit shows expressively on the front palate, then the secondary characters take over – musk, dust, cashew and honeysuckle. Heavy...

Passionfruit bullies its way out of the glass, the ripeness of the fruit speaking loudly – and more sweet and broad than it should be....