Welcome to Mother Vine, where we want to share with you our love of all things vinous.
The name Mother Vine comes from a clone of Pinot Noir, the MV6, or Mother Vine 6. Originating from Burgundy’s famous Clos Vougeot vineyard, it was part of the collection of grape vine cuttings brought to Australia by James Busby in 1832, and it remains an important clone today in some of our finest Pinots.
The Mother Vine connects Australia with France, and with Burgundy. Our wine list aims to stay in touch with locals from the regions that surround Adelaide, to explore a few trends in winemaking and wine drinking, and to have plenty of wines that we love.
David, Frank, Pablo, Michael, Paddy, and team MV.
Mother Vine strives to offer wines of provenance to our guests. Due to our extensive list - some wines may be unavailable from time to time. Ask staff for a recommendation if your first selection is
currently unavailable.
All our wines are handled with care and stored in our temperature controlled wine room – the vault.
Ask staff if you want to take a peek inside.
APERETIF
- Served 45mlLillett Blanc 12
Meletti 13
Autonomy Native 13
Fernet Branca 13
Averna 13
Montenegro 13
Campari 13
D. Ulrich Marolo 16
VERMOUTH -
Served 60mlCauses & Cures Semi Dry White Yarra Valley, VIC 10
Allies Wines Pinot Noir Mornington Peninsula 14
Maidenii Sweet Victoria 10
Maidenii Dry Victoria 10
Del Professore Quaglia, Italy 12
Berto Di Torino Bianco Superiore Quaglia, Italy 14
Berto Di Torino Rosso Superiore Quaglia, Italy 14
Fernandez Pons Vermut Blanco Valencia, Spain 14
Casa Mariol Vermut Negre Catalonia, Spain 14
MOTHER VINE COCKTAILS
MANZANILLA MARTINI 19
Equipo Navazos I Think Manzanilla Sherry, Ounce Gin, Amaro Montenegro
MOTHER VINE MARTINI 19
Four Pillars Olive Leaf Gin, Maidenii Dry Vermouth, Olives
OLD FASHIONED 19
The Gospel Solera Rye, Agave Nectar, Oloroso
SOURS – SLOE GIN | AMARETTO | WHISKEY 19
Spirits, Lemon Juice, Sugar, Egg White
NEGRONI 20
Ounce Signature Gin, Campari, Maidenii Sweet Vermouth
MAGARITA 19
Arrette Tequila, Agave Nectar, Lemon Juice, Smoked Salt
SPRITZ – APEROL | WHITE PORT | DAVIDSON PLUM | CAMPARI 17
Liquer, Prosseco, Soda
ON TAP
Hawkers Pilsner Victoria 10
Kaiju Krush Tropical Pale Ale Victoria 12
Bridge Road Pale Ale Victoria 10
STUBBIES & CANS
Willie Smith & Son Organic Apple Cider Huon Valley, TAS 11
Uraidla Future Light Pale Ale South Australia 10
Barossa Brewery NEIPA South Australia 12
Trumer Pilsner Austria 10
Coopers Pale Ale South Australia 9
Hawkers IPA Melbourne, VIC 11
Southwark Stout South Australia 11
Little Bang The Pinkening Hibiscus Sour South Australia 12
LONG NECKS
Les Peres Jules Pear Cider Normandy, France 40
Willie Smith Bulmer’s- Norman 2020 Huon Valley, TAS 40
Tsingtao Lager China 15
Coopers Sparkling Ale South Australia 15
Melbourne Bitter Victoria 15
Peroni Red Italy 16
Two Metre Tall Forester Wild Amber Ale Tasmania 32
Bridge Road Mayday Hills Wild Red Beechworth, VIC` 40
Wildflower Gold (Blend 23) New South Wales 45
GIN
Melbourne Moonshine Co. MeMo Melbourne, VIC 10
Ounce Signature Adelaide, SA 12
Elena Gin Piedmont, Italy 12
Needle & Pin Lilly Pilly South Australia 12
Four Pillars Rare Dry Yarra Valley, VIC 12
Four Pillars Olive Leaf Yarra Valley, VIC 14
Kangaroo Island Spirits Wild Gin Kangaroo Island, SA 12
Kangaroo Island Spirits Mulberry Gin Kangaroo Island, SA 12
Never Never Triple Juniper South Australia 12
Hendricks Scotland 12
Audemus Umami France 15
Haymans Sloe England 10
WINES BY THE TASTE & BY THE GLASS
Taste Glass Bottle
2019 Piccadilly Circus Blanc de Blancs Adelaide Hills, SA 4 14 70
NV Pol Roger Brut Réserve Épernay, Champagne 7 20 105
2021 Shaw + Smith Sauvignon Blanc Adelaide Hills, SA 4 11 55
2021 Rieslingfreak No. 3 Eden Valley, SA 4 11 55
2019 Wines of Meritt Vermentino Cookernup, WA 4 13 65
2020 Micheal Hall Greenock Roussanne Barossa Valley, SA 4 13 65
2020 Tiefenbrunner Merus Pinot Grigio Alto Adige, Italy 4 12 60
2020 Voyager Estate Girt by Sea Chardonnay Margaret River, WA 4 12 60
2018 Domaine Oudin Chablis Chablis, France 6 18 90
2021 Mayer Bloody Hill Villages Syrah Rose Yarra Valley, SA 4 11 55
2021 Ochota Barrels Texture Like Sun Adelaide Hills, SA 5 14 70
2021 Golden Child Pinot Syrah Adelaide Hills, SA 4 12 60
2019 Domaine Chanson Bourgogne Pinot Noir Burgundy, France 5 15 75
2019 Elderslie Gamay Adelaide Hills, SA 5 14 70
2020 La Linea Sureno Tempranillo Adelaide Hills, SA 4 13 65
2017 Yelland & Papps Vin de Soif GMC Barossa Valley, SA 4 12 60
2018 Principe Corsini Le Corti Chianti Classico Tuscany, Italy 5 14 70
2020 Gramenon Sierra du Sud Syrah Rhone Valley, France 8 23 115 2020 Ministry of Clouds Shiraz McLaren Vale, SA 4 12 60 2020 Nocturne SR Cabernets Margaret River, WA 5 12 70
DESSERTS & FORTIFIED
2015 Pierre Bise Bise Quarts de Chaume Grand Cru Loire Valley, France 7 20 100(500ml)
2018 JJ Prum Graacher Himmelreich Spatlese Mosel, Germany 12 36 365(1500ml)
2014 Niepoort Late Bottle Vinetage Port Porto, Portugal 8 15 52(375ml)
NV Seppeltsfield Solero DP117 Dry Flor Apera Barossa Valley, SA 5 10 50(500ml)
Seppeltsfield Para Grand Tawny 10yo South Australia 5 10 75
NON ALCOHOLIC
NON 3 Toasted Cinnamon & Yuzu Non Alcoholic 9
Moritz Lager Non Alcoholic 0.0% 8
StrangeLove Salted Grapefruit 6
OPTIONS FLIGHT
Test your palate. The options flight is a selection of three wines, poured blind, and presented with a series of multiple-choice questions specific to each wine. Test your skills by attempting to select the country, the region, the variety and the vintage. For those that are confident, select the producer for a bonus prize* and a complementary flight. Flights are changed regularly so come back next time for another try.
Options flight 15
HALF THE SIZE, TWICE THE FUN – 375ml
Size is important, but sometimes good things come in small packages. And as a wise person* once said, sometimes 750ml between two people just isn’t quite enough. So like a good slips fielder, take the half- chances when you can, and don’t be caught out with too little, or too much. Here they are, small but beautiful...
*Kent Comley, from the Barn Palais in Mt Gambier.
2014 J J Prum Graacher Himmelreich Auslese Goldkapsel Mosel Saar Ruwer, Germany 210 2015 J J Prum Graacher Himmelreich Auslese Goldkapsel Mosel Saar Ruwer, Germany 190
2018 Yarra Yering Chardonnay Yarra Valley, VIC 70
2019 Shaw & Smith M3 Chardonnay Adelaide Hills, SA 45
2018 William Fevre Chablis Chablis, France 45
2018 Brian Rizza Tasmania 32
2020 Jim Barry The Florita Riesling Clare Valley, SA 45
2017 Ata Rangi Pinot Noir Martinborough, NZ 80
2017 Isole e Olena Chianti Classico Tuscany, Italy 45
2017 Burlotto Barolo Piedmont, Italy 75
FEATURE WINES - Envinate, Canary Islands
Pioneers of the Canary Islands..
Envinate was established in 2005 and is the project of 4 winemakers; Roberto Santana, Alfonso Torrente, Laura Ramos, and José Martínez. The 4 met while studying Oenology at the University of Alicante in southeastern Spain and discovered that they shared the same vision about wine. As a result, they founded Envínate. This is a project that focuses on distinctive parcels of vines with the vision of creating pure and authentic wines that express the terruño of each parcel.
The Canary islands unique climate defies what is known as optimal climate conditions for grape growing with Tenerife island being no exception. Tenerife island is
where all of these wines are grown and is home to the volcano Teide, the largest peak in Spain at 37620 meters.
The Vineyards are incredibly steep, often blanketed in fog and often utilize animals to navigate the sites.
The vineyards are organically maintained and the winemaking is true to the vineyards. The wines are hand picked, the grapes foot trodden and the ferments exclusively using wild yeasts.
Táganan is a local name for the vineyard area located on the northeast side of Tenerife. The vineyards are mix planted with a dizzying array of obscure indigenous varieties grown on very old bush vines in the steep volcanic soils overlooking the ocean. Taganan Margalagua, or “Mother of the Water '' is a single vineyard site. The Vineyard is treacherously steep, elevated at 150-250 meters, just above the Atlantic Ocean on the north side of Tenerife.
2019 Envinate Palo Blanco 2019 Envinate Taganan Blanco
2019 Envinate Taganan Tinto 2019 Envinate Taganan Margalagua
2019 Envinate Migan Flight of 5 $40
MAGNUMS – 1500ml
Twice the size, Twice the fun…
NV Pol Roger Brut Réserve Épernay, Champagne 230
NV Daosa Natural Réserve Adelaide Hills, SA 165 2017 Castagna Quasibianco Skin Contact Riesling Beechworth, VIC 145
2019 JJ Prum Wehlener Sonnenuhr Kabinett Mosel, Germany 290
2019 JJ Prum Graacher Himmelreich Spatlese Mosel, Germany 290
2019 JJ Prum Graacher Himmelreich Kabinett Mosel, Germany 240
2020 Fritz Haag Juffer Kabinett Mosel, Germany 190
2021 Ochota Barrels Weird Berries in the Woods Gewürztraminer Adelaide Hills, SA 150 2016 Suavia Massifitti Trebbiano di Saove Soave, Italy 160 2017 Sebastien RIffault Skeveldra Sancerre Loire Valley, France 220
2016 Arnaud Lambert Clos De Midi Brézé Chenin Blanc Loire Valley, France 125
2018 Moreau Naudet Vaillons Premier Cru Chablis Chablis, France 390
2019 Moreau Naudet Vaillons Premier Cru Chablis Chablis, France 430
2019 Clos Cibonne Tradition Rosé Provence, France 170
2021 Gentle Folk Rainbow Juice Adelaide Hills, SA 130
2013 Tapanappa Foggy Hill Pinot Noir Fleurie Penninsula, SA 220
2018 Louis Jadot Beaune 1er Cru Celebration Pinot Noir Burgundy, France 305
2018 Chatto Isle Pinot Noir Huon Valley, TAS 450
2021 Ochota Barrels The Price of Silence Gamay Adelaide Hills, SA 170
2021 Camwell Barrel Bunch Syrah/ Grenache McLaren Vale, SA 175 2017 Arnaud Lambert Terres Rouge Cabernet Franc Loire Valley, France 120 2019 Comando G. La Bruja de Rozas Garnacha Sierra de Gredos, Spain 200 2009 Riecine Chianti Classico Tuscany, Italy 180
2017 Fontodi Chianti Classico Tiuscany, Italy 240
2017 Vietti Perbacco Nebbiolo Piedmont, Italy 190
SPARKLY THINGS
PETILLANT NATUREL
Fondly referred to as Pet Nat, this is a style that is taking the natural wine scene by storm. An ancient method of producing a slightly spritzy wine. The method involves bottling wine that has not completely finished primary fermentation and trapping the gas therefore making the wine fizzy.
2019 L’Ecume Du Jour Ancestrale Pet Nat Heathcote, VIC 70
2020 Il Mostro Ragana Pet Nat Tuscany, Italy 65
2021 Brave New Wine Mates & Lovers Pet Nat Great Southern, WA 60
2021 BK Wines Good Name #3 Piquette Adelaide Hills, SA 45
2021 The Stoke Mufti Day Pet Nat Kangaroo Island, SA 55
2021 Jauma Peekaboo Grenache Pet Nat McLaren Vale, SA 60
NV Domaine de Saint Pierre Pet Nat Rosé Jura, France 105
NV Ganevat La Bubulle à Jeannot Mousseux Brut Nature Jura, France 135
SPARKLING
NV Lonia Cava Brut Penedes, Spain 60
2017 Living Roots Sparkling Riesling Finger Lakes, US 110
NV Domaine Overnoy Crémant Blanc Jura, France 120
NV Daosa Natural Réserve Adelaide Hills, SA 75
2017 Deviation Road Loftia Adelaide Hills, SA 80
NV Piccadilly Vineyards Blanc de Blancs Adelaide Hills, SA 70
2006 Rockford Black Shiraz Barossa Valley, SA 185
CHAMPAGNE
Champagne is a region located an hour east of Paris and is greatly celebrated. Champagne houses have been producing the wine that we all know and love for centuries. Including Pol Roger, Louis Roederer, Billecart Salmon and Krug. These houses each have a unique house style, but also a variety of other styles that contribute to the remarkable diversity that is found in champagne. Diversity from composition of fruit, dosage, blending, vintages all contribute to the diversity, lots of which are represented on this list.
Blanc de Blancs is a style of Champagne that is celebrated on this list. The wines are celebrated for their purity and intensity of fruit, minerality and elegant tight acidity. They consist of only Chardonnay compared to the common blend of the three major varieties Pinot Noir, Pinot Meunier and Chardonnay.
Grower Champagne consists of independent growers producing their own wine which represents a singular place or vineyard. These smaller producers are becoming largely appreciated and sought after, Agrapart is a great example of this.
NON- VINTAGE & MULTI- VINTAGE
NV Pol Roger Brut Réserve 375ml Épernay, Champagne 65
NV Andre Clouet Grand Réserve Bouzy, Champagne 95
NV Arbeaumont Brut Réserve Épernay, Champagne 95
NV Pol Roger Brut Réserve Épernay, Champagne 105
NV Pol Roger Brut Réserve Magnum Épernay, Champagne 230
NV Louis Roederer Collection 242 Reims, Champagne 105
NV Billecart-Salmon Brut Réserve Mareuil-sur-Aÿ,Champagne 110
NV Ayala Rosé Majeur Aÿ, Champagne 120
NV Pol Roger Pure Extra Brut Épernay, Champagne 160
NV Ruinart Blanc de Blancs Reims, Champagne 180
NV Egly-Ouriet Les Prémices Trigny, Champagne 195
NV Billecart-Salmon Rosé Mareuil-sur-Aÿ,Champagne 210
NV Billecart-Salmon Blanc de Blancs Mareuil-sur-Aÿ, Champagne 210
NV Krug Grande Cuvée Reims, Champagne 320
VINTAGE CHAMPAGNE
2006 Pol Roger Sir Winston Churchill Épernay, Champagne 480
2009 Pol Roger Sir Winston Churchill Épernay, Champagne 390
2006 Louis Roederer Brut Nature Épernay, Champagne 250
2014 Ayala Blanc de Blancs Aÿ, Champagne 185
2009 Pol Roger Blanc de Blancs Épernay, Champagne 220
2013 Pol Roger Vintage Épernay, Champagne 205
GROWER CHAMPAGNE
NV Agrapart Grand Cru Terroirs Blanc de Blancs Avize, Champagne 195
NV Larmandier-Bernier Latitude Blanc de Blancs Côte des blancs, Champagne 195
2014 Agrapart Grand Cru Minéral Blanc de Blancs Avize, Champagne 250
NV Vouette & Sorbée Fidèle Blanc de Noirs Côte des Bar,Champagne 220
NV Vouette & Sorbée Blanc d’ Argile Blanc de Blancs Côte des Bar, Champagne 220
SHERRY
…the word, comes from Jerez, and the full name of the town is Jerez de la Frontera. It is in the extreme south of Spain and the frontera of the name refers to the frontier with Northern Africa, where the Islamic invaders came from in 711.
We love sherry, but know that the flavours can be pretty confronting. However, if you acquire a taste for sherry, it’s hard to beat a tangy Manzanilla for an aperitif that refreshes the palate and goes brilliantly with savoury snacks. Although the labelling of sherry can seem opaque, it’s actually a pretty simple story. The dry white wines, or base wines, are classified as being fine or not. The fine ones are fortified a little and aged under flor, a yeast that forms a film on the top of the wine while in barrel.
Flor imparts flavor – briny, iodine, seaspray – and protects the wine from oxidation. After some time in barrels, which get refreshed with young wine now and then, these fine ones are bottled with the name Fino. A Manzanilla is a Fino which has been aged in the town of Sanlucar de Barrameda, which is right on the coast, and is a touch cooler and more humid, making the flor grow thicker. Some of the fino’s are left to age further once the flor has died off – they’re called Amontillado, with those in between Fino and Amontillado having names like Manzanilla Pasada, or Fino Amontillada.
The not fine ones, meanwhile, get a stronger dose of alcohol to fortify, and then age without flor, and therefore with long and gentle exposure to air. These are Olorosos. Like Fino and Manzanilla and Amontillado, Olorosos start their life dry, but they are often sweetened; sometimes a little, sometimes a lot.
Taste Glass Half
50ml 100ml375ml
Equipo Navazos En Rama Fino 375ml Sanlucar de Barrameda, Spain 6 12 45
La Goya Delgado Zuleta Manzanilla 375ml Sanlucar de Barrameda, Spain 6 11 38
Equipo Navazos I Think Manzanilla 375ml Sanlucar de Barrameda, Spain 6 12 45
Valdespino VOS Medium Oloroso Solera 1842 Jerez de la Frontera, Spain 9 18 65
Cayetano Del Pino Y Cia Palo Cortado Solera 750ml Jerez de la Frontera, Spain 9 16 100
Lustau Rare Amontillado Escuardrilla 375ml Jerez de la Frontera, Spain 8 14 48
Lustau Pedro Ximinez San Emilio 375ml Jerez de la Frontera, Spain 7 14 48
MADEIRA
If Madeira didn’t exist, we would have to invent it. Picture a remote island in the Northern Atlantic Ocean, some 500km west of Morocco. Isolated and lush, with a sub-tropical climate, it seems an unlikely home to one of the world’s most treasured fine wines, one that is as unique as it is long-lived. Based on a handful of local grape varieties, (Malmsey, Boal, Verdelho, and Sercial being the most famous), the wines were traditionally fortified, giving them stability for transport by ship. By chance, the traders learned that warm conditions on sea voyages improved the wines, and gentle heating of the wines was adopted by the producers as part of a method that has been refined over centuries. Stored in old oak barrels in warm lofts, the wines, with high acidity and varying amounts of sweetness, are slowly cured by the warmth and gentle oxidisation, gradually maturing into intriguing, complex, and delicious elixirs. The range of flavours is huge, but imagine the dried fruits, quince paste, and walnuts on the cheese board and that gives you a good start.
Enjoy!
Taste Glass 50ml 100ml Pereira D’Oliveria Verdelho Medium Dry Colheita 12 Year Old Madeira 15 30
Pereira D’Oliveria Sercial Dry Colheita 14 Year Old Maderia 28 45
Henriques & Henriques Rainwater Medium Dry 3 Year Old NV Madeira 5 10
Henriques & Henriques Bual 10 Year Old Madeira 10 20
Henriques & Henriques Malvasia 10 Year Old Madeira 10 20
Henriques & Henriques Sercial 15 Year Old NV Madeira 13 26
Henriques & Henriques Verdelho 15 Year Old NV Madeira 13 26
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RIESLING
Riesling is, for many people, the greatest of all white grapes. It gives us brilliant, intense, and age-worthy wines that can be great young or old, dry or sweet. And to top it off, some of the world’s best Rieslings are made just up the road in the Clare and Eden Valleys.
German Rieslings are some of the finest white wines of the world. Do not be hesitant based on the old Australian association with sweeter wines, that dry is always better. Riesling with residual sugar is delicious when balanced.
The labeling system and laws of German Riesling production can be a mindfield, even for the educated drinker.
However a basic guide to navigating through the levels of sweetness can be eased by following the general categerios.
DRY SWEET
2018 Brian Rizza 375ml Tasmania 32
2020 Jim Barry The Florita 375ml Clare Valley, SA 45
2020 Adelina Polish Hill River Clare Valley, SA 55
2019 Koerner Gullyview Clare Valley, SA 65
2019 Otherness Urth Clare Valley, SA 65
2020 Max & Me Woodcarvers Vineyard Eden Valley, SA 50
2011 Pewsey Vale The Contours Ries Eden Valley, SA 100
2013 Vertigo TRKN Adelaide Hills, SA 80
2018 Kanta Adelaide Hills, SA 50
2013 Kanta Museum Release Adelaide Hills, SA 62
2011 Tunkalilla Vineyard Oregon, US 55
2016 Schoffit Tradition Alsace, France 75
2017 Domaine Marcel Deiss Riqueqihr Alsace, France 80
2017 Amélie & Charles Sparr Alsace, France 130
2012 Zind – Humbrecht St Urbain Alsace, France 170
2018 Wittmann Morstein Grosses Gewachs Rheinhessen, Germany 240
Trocken Kabinett Eiswien
Trockenbeerenauslese
Beerenauslaese
Auslese
SpatleseSpatlese
2020 Peter Lauer Fass 16 Trocken Mosel, Germany 65
2020 Peter Lauer Senior No.16 Troken Mosel, Germany 90
2020 Fritz Haag Brauneberger Juffer Kabinett Mosel, Germany 80
2020 Fritz Haag Brauneberger Juffer Spätlese Mosel, Germany 900
2019 J J Prum Bernkasteler Badstube Kabinett Mosel, Germany 110
2019 J J Prum Wehlener Sonnenuhr Auslese Mosel, Germany 185
2018 J J Prum Wehlener Sonnenuhr Auslese Mosel, Germany 185
2017 J J Prum Wehlener Sonnenuhr Auslese Mosel, Germany 180
2016 J J Prum Zeltinger Sonnenuhr Auslese Mosel, Germany 145
2016 J J Prum Wehlener Sonnenuhr Auslese Mosel, Germany 175
2014 J J Prum Graacher Himmelreich Auslese Goldkapsel 375ml Mosel, Germany 180 2015 J J Prum Graacher Himmelreich Auslese Goldkapsel 375ml Mosel, Germany 170
KELLER
‘If I had to choose one wine to show how great German Riesling can be I would choose Keller Riesling. Those wines are the German Montrachets.’ – Jancis Robinson MW
There is not much a bottle (or two) of Keller can’t fix.
Located in the small town of Florsheim-Dalsheim in the Rheinhessen region, generations of the Keller family have run the estate for over 220 years.
For those partial to good value and great quality, you will certainly find it in the Von de Fels wines. If off-dry or sweeter styles, comparable to few wines the world over are more to your taste, then the Auslese and Spatlese styles are outstanding… and can be enjoyed at breakfast, lunch or dinner.
2020 Keller Trocken Rheinhessen, Germany 90
2017 Keller Westhofen Kirchipel Auslese Rheinhessen, Germany 200
2017 Keller Dalsheim Hubacker Auslese Rheinhessen, Germany 240
2017 Keller Westhofen Abts E Grosses Gewachs Rheinhessen, Germany 520
2017 Keller Westhofen Morstein Grosses Gewachs Rheinhessen, Germany 660
2016 Keller Bürgel Grosses Gewachs Spätburgunder Rheinhessen, Germany 330 2016 Keller Frauenberg Grosses Gewachs Spätburgunder Rheinhessen, Germany 360
WHITES – AROMATIC / TEXTURED / FRESH
2021 Shaw + Smith Sauvignon Blanc Adelaide Hills, SA 55
2020 Aphelion Welkin Chenin Blanc Adelaide Hills, SA 55
2021 Ochota Barrels Weird Berries in the Woods Gewürztraminer Adelaide Hills, SA 75
2021 CRFT Arranmore Gruner Veltliner Adelaide Hills, SA 65
2020 Tiefenbrunner Merus Pinot Grigio Alto Adige, Italy 60
2020 Even Keel Pinot Gris Mornington Peninsula, VIC 60
2019 Range Life Pinot Grigio Kings Valley, VIC 50
2021 The Stoke Pinot Gris Kangaroo Island, SA 52
2021 Thistledown Grenache Blanc McLaren Vale, SA 55
2020 Micheal Hall Greenock Roussanne Barossa Valley, SA 65
2019 Wines of Merritt Vermentino Margaret River, WA 65
2019 Suavia Soave Classico Garganega Soave, Italy 65
2020 Santiago Ruiz O Rosal Albarino Rias Baixas, Spain 65
2019 Envinate Benje Blanco Canary Islands, Spain 80
2019 Oliver Morin Bourgogne Aligoté Burgundy, France 80
2019 Blind Corner Aligote Yallingup, WA 110
2020 Derain Allez Goûtons Blanc Aligote Vin de France 100
2018 Charlotte Dalton Aerkeengel Semillon Adelaide Hills, SA 65
2017 Marcel Deiss Riquewihr Riesling / Pinot Gris Alsace, France 80
2018 Marcel Deiss Ribeauvillé Non Filtré Riesling Blend Alsace, France 105
2018 Alois Lageder Haberie Pinot Bianco Alto Adige, Italy 70
2018 Prunotto Roero Arneis Piedmont, Italy 65
2018 Giovanni Rosso Etna Bianco Sicily, Italy 105
2019 Guilhem & J-Hugues Goisot Moury Blanc Saint-Bris, France 90
2017 Tissot Savagnin Jura, France 185
2017 Jean-François Ganevat Rescapes Savagnin Jura, France 435
2017 Sebastien Riffault Skeveldra Sancerre Sancerre, France 110
2019 Gerard Boulay À Chavignol Sancerre Loire Valley, France 100
2019 Domaine De L’ecu Classic Muscadet Loire Valley, France 65
2019 Domaine De Belle Vue Sevre Et Maine Muscadet Loire Valley, France 90
2020 Marc Bredif Vouvray Chenin Blanc Loire Valley, France 75
2019 Domaine Des Hauts Baigneux Les Chênes Chenin Blanc Loire Valley, France 70
2019 Sablonnettes Le P’tit Blanc Chenin Blanc Loire Valley, France 70
2018 François Chidaine Vin de France le Chenin d’Ailleurs Loire Valley, France 75
2018 François Chidaine Les Argiles Chenin Blanc Loire Valley, France 100
2018 Pierre Bise Clos de Coulaine Savennières Chenin Blanc Loire Valley, France 85 2018 Pierre Menard Clos des Mailles Anjou Blanc/Chenin Blanc Loire Valley, France 105
2015 Marcel Deiss Burg 1er Cru Alsace, France 145
2020 Testalonga Baby Bandito Keeping on Punching Chenin Blanc Swartland, South Africa 70 2019 Alheit Vineyards Cartology Chenin Blanc/Semillon Western Cape, South Africa 95 2019 Alheit Vineyards Magnetic North Chenin Blanc Western Cape, South Africa 160 2019 Sadie Family Wines Skerpioen Chenin Blanc/Palamino Swartland, South Africa 160 2019 Sadie Family Kokerboom Semillon Swartland, South Africa 180 2018 Christian Tschida Hokus Pokus Gruner Veltliner/ Riesling Burgenland, Austria 120
AMBER / ORANGE / SKINS
Whether you are a fan or not, there is no stopping the rise of minimal intervention wines. One of the more notable trends to fall within this extensive and somewhat undefined bracket of wine making techniques is the inclusion of skins when fermenting white varieties. This results in an orange hue to the wine which, with age, turns to a beautiful amber, a colour akin to the fine Amontillado Sherries of southern Spain. These orange wines, like many modern wine trends, are a revival of methods used in old world regions with a long history of minimal intervention. We take a look at a few local examples as well as what we can from Europe.
Give it a try, if you’re game…
2021 Koerner Pigato Vermentino Clare Valley, SA 60
2021 EdenFlo Lemon Krush Semillon/ Chardonnay Eden Valley, SA 65
2021 Barossa Wine Cartel Mutant Semillon Barossa Valley, SA 55
2019 Bobar Fanny Finch Sauvignon Blanc Yarra Valley, VIC 70
2018 Brian Rizza 375ml Hobart, TAS 32
NV Brave New Wine Doppleganger White Blend Great Southern, WA 55
2020 World Apart Hope Forest Sauvignon Blanc Adelaide Hills, SA 58
2020 Fabien Jouves Skin Contact Maceration Orange Cahors, France 85
2019 Sablonnettes Le P’tit Blanc Chenin Blanc Loire Valley, France 70
2020 COS Rami Bianco Sicily, Italy 70
2012 Brash Higgins Bloom McLaren Vale, SA 120
2008 Gravner Ribolla Anfora Friuli-Venezia-Giulia, Italy 200
2017 Jean-François Ganevat Rescapes Savagnin Jura, France 435
2012 Fumey Chatelain Vin Jaune Jura, France 205
2014 Tissot les Bruyeres Vin Jaune Jura, France 360
CHARDONNAY
2020 Mewstone D’Entrecasteaux Channel, TAS 80
2019 Stargazer Derwent Valley, TAS 98
2019 Tolpuddle Coal River Valley, TAS 100
2020 Dr Edge South Derwent Valley, TAS 95
2018 Barringwood Tamar Valley, TAS 65
2019 Collector Tiger Tiger Tumbarumba, NSW 65
2020 Coulter C1 Adelaide Hills, SA 55
2020 Gentle Folk Piccadilly Adelaide Hills, SA 75
2019 Adelina Oxidative Adelaide Hills, SA 75
2020 Murdoch Hill Rocket Adelaide Hills, SA 120
2017 Oakridge Funder & Diamond Yarra Valley, VIC 115
2019 Salo Yarra Valley, VIC 85
2018 Yarra Yering Yarra Valley, VIC 130
2019 Yarra Yering Yarra Valley, VIC 140
2019 Joshua Cooper Captains Creek Vineyard Macedon Ranges, VIC 100
2020 Bindi Kostas Rind Macedon Ranges, VIC 100
2020 Voyager Estate Girt by Sea Chardonnay Margaret River, WA 60
2020 Nocturne SR Margaret River, WA 75
2019 Vasse Felix Heytesbury Margaret River, WA 140
2017 Matthiasson Linda Vista Napa Valley, California 115
2019 Arnot- Roberts Watson Ranch Napa Valley, California 135
2019 Arnot- Roberts Trout Gulch Napa Valley, California 150
2018 Littorai Charles Heintz Vineyard Sonoma, California 270
2019 Eric Goypieron Jura, France 95
2018 Domaine du Pelican Arbois Jura, France 105
2016 Domaine Overnoy Jura, France 115
2018 Domaine de Saint Pierre/Fabrice Dodane Etiole Jura, France 105
2019 Tissot Patchwork Jura, France 125
2018 Tissot Les Bruyères Jura, France 180
2018 Bonnot-Ponson Coteaux Chamenois ‘Vignes Dieu’ Champagne, France 150
CHARDONNAY FROM BURGUNDY
White Burgundy. The page where most wine makers come to browse when visiting Mother Vine. It is the fastest moving category and as a result the most edited page on the list. Small allocations come in, get listed, then go out and on and on it goes.
While some of the more iconic appellations like
Meursault, Chassagne-Montrachet, Puligny-Montrachet, and the Grand Cru of Corton Charlemagne conjure thoughts of prestige and notoriety, there is certainly great value and a number of gems to be discovered in the Village and Bourgogne level.
CÔTE DE BEAUNE
The Côte de Beaune sits at the southern tip of the Côte d'Or, between Nuits-Saint-Georges and Beaune, and then extends southwards for about 25 km to the River Dheune. While there are a number of red wines of note, particular in the north in the communes of Pommard and Volnay, the Côte de Beaune is most well known for producing Chardonnay of excellent quality. Meursault,
Chassagne-Montrachet, Puligny-Montrachet, and the Grand Cru of Corton Charlemagne are all renowned for producing some of the finest white wines of the world.
Montille Bourgogne Blanc Clos du Chateau 2017 115
Méo-Camuzet Bourgogne Blanc 2017 150
Leflaive Bourgogne Blanc 2018 180 Guilhem & J-Hugues Goisot Bourgogne Cotes d'Auxerre Gueules de Loup Blanc 2018 125
Chanson Savigny Les Beaune Hauts Marconnets 1er Cru 2018 125
William Fevre Chablis 2018 90
Billaud-Simon Chablis 2018 100
Moreau-Naudet Chablis 2018 125
Moreau-Naudet Chablis Vaillons 1er Cru 2018 185
Moreau-Naudet Chablis Forêts 1er Cru 2018 185
Moreau-Naudet Chablis Vaillons 1er Cru 2019 195
Moreau-Naudet Chablis Forêts 1er Cru 2019 195
Patrick Piuze Chablis Terroir De Fyé 2019 100
Benjamin Leroux Corton Charlemagne Grand Cru 2015 450
Benjamin Leroux Mersault Les Vireuils 2019 255
Heitz Lochardet Meursault 1er Cru Perrieres 2016 390
Leflaive Puligny Montrachet Clavoillon 1er Cru 2018 470
Leflaive Puligny Montrachet 2018 330
Dujac Puligny Montrachet Folatieres 1er Cru 2017 340
Jean- Marc Pillot Chassagne Montrachet 2018 190
Jean- Marc Pillot Chassagne Morgeot Les Fairendes 1er Cru 2018 250
Etienne Sauzet Chassagne Montrachet Les Encegnieres 2018 325
Pierre Yves Colin Morey Chassagne Montrachet 1er Cru Morgeot 2017 410
Pierre Yves Colin Morey Chassagne Montrachet 1er Cru Morgeot 2018 415
Jacques Carillon Chassagne Montrachet Les Macherelles 2015 290
ROSÉ
2020 Hills & Back Sangiovese Rosé Adelaide Hills, SA 50
2020 La Linea Tempranillo Rosé Adelaide Hills, SA 50
2021 Ochota Barrels Pinot/ Grenache Sufer Rosa Adelaide Hills, SA 65
2020 Watkins Grenache Rose Langhorne Creek, SA 45
2021 Alkina KIN Grenache Rosé Barossa Valley, SA 60
2020 Vino Idda Field Blend Rosé Gippsland, VIC 50
2021 Mayer Bloody Hill Villages Syrah Rosé Yarra Valley, VIC 55
2021 Nocturne SR Margaret River, WA 55
2019 Clos Cibonne Tradition Rosé Provence, France 75
PINOT NOIR FROM ELSEWHERE
2021 Willow & Goose Sunflower Swing Adelaide Hills, SA 65
2020 Ashton Hills Piccadilly Valley Adelaide Hills, SA 70
2020 J & S Fielke Piccadilly Valley Adelaide Hills, SA 70
2021 CRFT Budenburg Vineyard Adelaide Hills, SA 80
2020 Murdoch Hill Apollo Adelaide Hills, SA 120
2020 Marco Lubiano Lucille Vineyard Tamar Valley, TAS 90
2020 Dr Edge Derwent Valley, TAS 95
2020 Chatto Marion’s Vineyard Tamar Valley, TAS 95
2020 Mewstone D’Entrecasteaux Channel, TAS 100
2018 Tolpuddle Coal River Valley, TAS 110
2019 Polperro Mornington Peninsula, VIC 90
2019 By Farr Farrside Bannockburn, VIC 120
2019 By Farr Sangreal Bannockburn, VIC 135
2019 Yarra Yerring Yarra Valley, VIC 140
2017 Joshua Cooper Straws Lane Vineyard Macedon Ranges, VIC 100
2020 Bindi Dixon Macedon Ranges, VIC 100
2017 Bindi Kaye Macedon Ranges, VIC 140
2020 Dilworth & Allain Doug’s Vineyard Macedon Ranges, VIC 95
2017 Ata Rangi 375ml Martinborough, NZ 80
2019 Dr Edge Chehalem Mountains Oregon, USA 95
2019 Dr Edge Eola Amity Oregon, USA 95
2019 Dr Edge Van Duzer Corridor Oregon, USA 95
2019 Dr Edge Willamette Valley Oregon, USA 95
2019 Littorai Les Larmes Anderson Valley, California 140
2018 Littorai Mays Canyon Vineyard Anderson Valley, California 250
2018 Littorai Haven Vineyard Sonoma, California 280
2016 Keller Bürgel Grosses Gewachs Spätburgunder Rheinhessen, Germany 330 2016 Keller Frauenberg Grosses Gewachs Spätburgunder Rheinhessen, Germany 360
2019 Domaine de la Touraize Arbois Sur le Côte Jura, France 105
2019 Tissot Arbois Sous La Tour Jura, France 175
2019 Anne et Jean-François Ganevet Les Chonchons Jura, France 205
2020 Allez Goutons Rouge Vin de France 115
2019 Anne et Jean-François Ganevat Le Jaja du Fred Vin de France 185
PINOT NOIR FROM BURGUNDY
The Côte de Nuits, located in the northern part of the Côte d'Or is the limestone ridge at the heart of Burgundy. It stretches from Dijon to just south of the commune of Nuits-St-Georges, which is the regional centre and gives its name to the district. Though some white and rosé wines are produced in the region, Pinot Noir is king here, and is the home of the most premium wines of the world.
Bellene Bourgogne Rouge Maison Dieu Vieilles Vignes 2019 95
Fourrier Bourgogne Rouge 2018 130
Fourrier Bourgogne Rouge 2019 140
Benjamin Leroux Bourgogne Rouge 2019 135
Derain Allez Bourgogne Les Riaux 2019 135
Prieure Roch Coteaux Bourguignons 2018 300 Vincent Dancer Pommard les Perrières 2019 240
Heitz Lochardet Pommard 1er Cru Rugiens 2016 310
Leroux Pommard 1er Cru Rugiens-Hauts 2015 350
Louis Jadot Beaune 1er Cru Celebration 2018 120
Pierre Boisson Hautes-Côtes de Beaune 2016 130
Vincent Dancer Beaune 1er Cru Les Montrevenots 2019 225
Comtes Lafon Monthelie Les Duresses 2017 225
Comtes Lafon Monthelie Les Duresses 2018 220
Lambrays Morey-Saint-Denis 2018 295
Marquis D’Angerville Volnay Fremiet Grand Cru 2015 320 Dujac Clos- Saint- Denis Grand Cru 2018 845
Dujac Vosne Romanee 1er Cru Aux Malconsorts 2018 750
Hudelot- Noellat Clos de Vougeot Grand Cru 2018 595
Chateau De La Tour Clos Vougeot Grand Cru 2012 475
Dujac Echezeaux Grand Cru 2018 720
Pierre Boisson Auxey Duresses 1er Cru 2016 295
Roulot Auxey Duresses 1er Cru 2018 260
Ghislaine Barthod Chambolle Musigny 1er Cru Aux Combottes 2018 420
Ghislaine Barthod Chambolle Musigny 1er Cru Les Véroilles 2018 445
Ghislaine Barthod Chambolle Musigny 1er Cru Les Cras 2018 445
Ghislaine Barthod Chambolle Musigny 1er Cru Les Gruencheres 2018 445
Ghislaine Barthod Chambolle Musigny 1er Cru Aux Combottes 2017 375
Méo-Camuzet Chambolle-Musigny 1er Cru Les Cras 2017 445 Méo-Camuzet Chambolle-Musigny 1er Cru Les Feusselottes 2017 410
Lambrays Clos des Lambrays Grand Cru 2016 860
Dujac Clos de la Roche Grand Cru 2018 845
Dujac Clos de la Roche Grand Cru 2017 620
Rousseau Clos de la Roche Grand Cru 2018 950
Dujac Gevry-Chambertin Aux Combottes 1er Cru 2018 470
Dujac Gevry-Chambertin Aux Combottes 1er Cru 2017 420
Dujac Charmes- Chambertin 1er Cru 2018 610
Dujac Charmes- Chambertin 1er Cru 2017 485
Comtes Lafon Volnay Santenots du Milieu 1er Cru 2017 500
Romanée-Conti Corton Grand Cru 2018 1375
Coche- Dury Hospices de Beaune Pommard- Epenots 1er Cru 2018 1150
Rousseau Chambertin Grand Cru 2018 3200
CÔTE DE NUITS
The Côte de Nuits, located in the northern part of the Côte d'Or, is the limestone ridge at the heart of Burgundy. It stretches from Dijon to just south of the commune of Nuits-Saint- Georges, which is the regional centre and gives its name to the district. Though some white and rosé wines are produced in the region, the Côte de Nuits is most famous for reds made from Pinot Noir. The Côte de Nuits covers fourteen communes. Six produce grand cru wines, which are some of the smallest appellations in France; in the case of La Romanee, that equates to less than a hectare.
The Principle villages, from North to South, are Gevrey-Chambertin, Morey-St-Denis, Chambolle-Musigny, Vougeot, Vosne- Romanée, Flagey-Échézeaux, and Nuits-St- Georges.
BOJO!
Beaujolais is coming, and I’m not talking about the nouveau style of Beaujolais that gets raced through ferment and flown around the world by the third Thursday of November, which is not at all coming, at least, not to Mother Vine. ‘Real’
Beaujolais is what is getting us excited, and this is why: it’s super-drinkable, fresh, intense, and delicious, and for the sort of hand-farmed, authentic vin-de-terroir that you can get from Beaujolais, the prices are bang on.
Where is 0? At the southern end of Burgundy, (not far from the great gastro-city of Lyon) where the ground changes from limestoney to granitey, and the cépage changes from Chardonnay (Pouilly-Fuissé, Macon, etc) to Gamay, or to use its full moniker, Gamay Noir a Jus Blanc.
2018 La Cote Etoilee Côte de Brouilly Beaujolais, France 70
2020 Louis Claude Desvignes Montpelain Morgon Beaujolais, France 80
2020 Daniel Bouland Corcelette Morgon Beaujolais, France 90
2018 Descombes Villes Vignes Fleurie Beaujolais, France 100
2019 Chateau Grange Couchard Cote du Py Morgon Beaujolias, France 100
2016 Jean-Claude Lapalu Côte de Brouilly Beaujolais, France 110
2019 Alex Foillard Côte de Brouilly Beaujolais, France 125
2019 Elderslie Adelaide Hills, SA 70
2021 Ochota Barrels The Price of Silence Gamay Adelaide Hills, SA 85
2020 Herve Souhaut La Souteronne Rhône Valley, France 115
REDS - LIGHT BODIED / MEDIUM BODIED / FULL BODIED
2020 Hills Collide Light Dry Red Tempranillo/ Barbera/ Pinot Noir Adelaide Hills, SA 58 2021 Gentle Folk Vin de Sofa Sangiovese/Pinot Noir/Syrah/Merlot Adelaide Hills, SA 68
2020 Stargazer Rada Pinot Meunier/ Pinot Noir Tasmania 78
2019 Rusden Trousseau Barossa Valley, SA 80
2019 Tissot Arbois Trousseau Singulier Jura, France 150
2021 Ochota Barrels The Mark of Cain Pinot Meunier Adelaide Hills, SA 80 2020 Gramenon Poignée de Raisins Grenache/ Cinsault Rhône Valley, France 90
2019 Anne et Jean-François Ganevat De Toute Beaute Vin de France 155
2019 Anne et Jean-François Ganevat Les Corvees Trousseau Jura, France 205
2020 Vanguardist Grenache McLaren Vale, SA 80
2019 SC Pannell Smart Grenache McLaren Vale, SA 85
2020 Paralian Grenache McLaren Vale, SA 75
2020 Alkina KIN Grenache Barossa Valley, SA 60
2018 Alkina Polygon No.3 Grenache Barossa Valley, SA 370
2019 Comando G La Bruja de Rozas Garnacha Madrid, Spain 100
2017 Grange des Péres Rouge Syrah/Mouvedre/Cabernet/Counoise Roussillon/Languedoc 280 2020 Gramenon M.F Laurent Ill Fait Soif Grenache/ Syrah Rhône Valley, France 90
2017 Vieux Telegraphe Chateaunerf du Pape Rhône Valley, France 395
2019 La Linea Menica Adelaide Hills, SA 60
2019 Descendientes De J. Palacios Petalos Mencia Bierzo, Spain 90
2015 Raul Perez Ultreia Rapalao Mencia Bierzo, Spain 175
2019 Envinate Benje Tinto Listan Negro Canary Islands, Spain 80
2019 Blai Ferre Billo Garnatxa Priorat, Spain 78
2019 Adelina Shiraz/Mataro Clare Valley, SA 52
2021 Koerner La Korse Clare Valley, SA 65
2017 Yelland & Papps Vin de Soif Grenache/Mataro/Carignan Barossa Valley, SA 60 2019 Place of Changing Winds Tradition Pinot/Shiraz Macedon Ranges, VIC 75
2019 In Praise of Shadows Grenache/Mataro/Shiraz McLaren Vale, SA 65
2017 Rockford Moppa Springs Grenache/Mataro/Shiraz Barossa Valley, SA 70
2015 Ministry of Clouds Kintsugi Grenache/ Mataro/ Shiraz McLaren Vale, SA 130 2018 Sadie Family Wines Columella Mourvedre/ Syrah Western Cape, South Africa 340
2017 Paracombe Cabernet Franc Adelaide Hills, SA 60
2018 Wines of Merritt Cabernet Franc Margaret River, WA 70 2014 Grandes Esperances Ailes Pourpres Cabernet Franc Loire Valley, France 70 2018 Christian Tschida Peek a Boo No. 8 - Non Tradition Red Burgenland, Austria 180
REDS - LIGHT BODIED / MEDIUM BODIED / FULL BODIED
2020 Nocturne SR Cabernets Margaret River, WA 70
2017 Vasse Felix Cabernet Sauvignon Margaret River, WA 75
2016 Yalumba The Menzies Cabernet Sauvignon Coonawarra, SA 90 1982 Ch. Leoville Las Cases Cabernet Sauvignon St Julien, Bordeaux, France 1100
2020 Amato Vino Fiume Terra Sangiovese Margaret River, WA 80
2019 La Linea Sureño Tempranillo Adelaide Hills, SA 65
2020 S.C Pannell Montepulciano McLaren Vale, SA 56
2019 Mas del Périé You F*** My Wine?! Jurançon Noir, Malbec Cahors, France 60
2018 Giuseppe Quintarelli Primofiore Veneto, Italy 180
2019 Occhipinti Sp68 Rosso Nero d'Avola/ Frappato Siciliy, Italy 85
2018 Il Marroneto Ignaccio Rosso di Montalcino Tuscany, Italy 175
2016 Sassetti Livio Pertimali Brunello di Montalcino Tuscany, Italy 200
2016 Le Ragnaie Brunello di Montalcino Tuscany, Italy 200
2018 Principe Corsini Le Corti Chianti Classico Tuscany, Italy 70
2018 Fontodi Chianti Classico Tuscany, Italy 110
2015 Isole Olena Cepparello Tuscany, Italy 190
2017 Giovanni Rosso Barbera d’Alba Donna Margherita Piedmont, Italy 80
2016 Kir-Yianni Ramnista Xinomavro Naousa, Greece 75
