The Hills are alive
Prince Sydney, 40 Hansard Street
Tasted Saturday, May 24, 2025 by chatters with 73 views
Introduction
An opportunity to try a selection of wines from the Adelaide Hills wine region from South Australia hosted by Prince
Flight 1 (20 Notes)
Closing
Still always impressed by the Gentle Folk wines...
2023 Michael Hall Sauvignon Blanc
Australia, South Australia, Mount Lofty Ranges, Adelaide Hills
Gooseberry, saline/seaside notes, very slight green capsicum. Juicy, saline here as well, silky texture, quite savoury, fruit not really present, oysters please.
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2023 Frederick Stevenson Bianco
Australia, South Australia, Mount Lofty Ranges, Adelaide Hills
Medium minus intensity aromas show waxy notes, muted white fruit; more orchard than stone, floral top notes lend prettiness. Medium plus intensity acidity , slightly bitter, slightly lean, mid palate emery paper rasp, savoury. Hmm to meh.
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2024 Shaw and Smith Riesling
Australia, South Australia, Mount Lofty Ranges, Adelaide Hills
Low intensity aromas but served very cold, with hand warmth dusty spices/earth a little non delineated citrus, oyster shell minerality. Juicy tends to medium plus intensity acidity, well integrated, tiny burr on the palate tugs gently, muted fruit, a little sulphur, oddly some alcohol warmth, Bit of a nothing wine when compared to other offerings.
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2024 Gentle Folk Chardonnay
Australia, South Australia, Mount Lofty Ranges, Adelaide Hills
Lemon and lime, butter, a little sweet spice, touch of sweaty armpit lends complexity (!) Juicy, tangy, butter, oak, citrus fruit but a bit elbows at the moment. Time should help.
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2023 Basket Range Chardonnay Estate Flawed
Australia, South Australia, Mount Lofty Ranges, Adelaide Hills
Medium minus intensity aromas of a little damp cellar, cork taint over stone fruit; lemon, sweet oak spice. Sharply sour on the palate, short, out of condition. Going with FLAW for this.
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2024 Frederick Stevenson Chardonnay Lorraine
Australia, South Australia, Mount Lofty Ranges, Piccadilly Valley
gun flint, a litlte rubbery note, butter, sweet spice, stone fruit under citrus. In the mouth plenty of citric tang, plenty of textured rasp, skinsy bitterness, slightly butter, non intrusive alcohol warmth, Hmm, time. Okay.
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2024 Shaw and Smith Chardonnay M3 Vineyard
Australia, South Australia, Mount Lofty Ranges, Adelaide Hills
Toasted notes, lemon, slightly unripe stone fruit, sweet spice, very slight butter. In the mouth it's less rich than previous vintages, tangy, slight butter, sweet spice, time to come together, very young suffers from losing the Lenswood fruit this vintage.
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2023 Shaw and Smith Chardonnay Lenswood Vineyard
Australia, South Australia, Mount Lofty Ranges, Adelaide Hills
Struck match, a little hazelnut and butter, mealy note; cereal, slight peach over lemon. Juicy, fleshy, tangy, textured grip is quite drying, fruit a little muted, long. Hmm to Bah at the moment.
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2023 Basket Range Rosé
Australia, South Australia, Mount Lofty Ranges, Adelaide Hills
Low intensity aromas of slight wood glue, muted damp red fruits, a little pear (?), Sharpy tart, fairly awful stuff, skinny and lean.
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2023 Basket Range Pinot Noir Banksia
Australia, South Australia, Mount Lofty Ranges, Adelaide Hills
Slightly dusty spice, jubey red berry fruit, raspberry, pretty & uncomplicated nose. And this is reflected on the palate with a little wood glue and alcohol warmth, slightly oaky on the finish. Hmm, drink up.
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2023 Michael Hall Pinot Noir Sang de Pigeon
Australia, South Australia, Mount Lofty Ranges, Adelaide Hills
Medium minus intensity aromas of a little smoky note, cola…simple. Tart acid is sharp, bitter finish, ugh.
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2024 Gentle Folk Pinot Noir
Australia, South Australia, Mount Lofty Ranges, Adelaide Hills
Earthy wild ferment red berries, a little creamy note. Juicy, fleshy, red fruit drops a little quickly, silky burr, non-intrusive alcohol warmth, simple, nice but time.
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2023 Michael Hall Pinot Noir Piccadilly Valley
Australia, South Australia, Mount Lofty Ranges, Piccadilly Valley
Dilute red fruit cordial, berries and currants, very slight rhubarb, touch of sweet spice, wild ferment, earth both of the latter in the background, complex but nice nose. On the palate it's more simple, fresh, slightly dilute red fruit, silky tannic rasp, slightly almost menthol note. S'okay. Quiet but persistent.
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2023 Gentle Folk Pinot Noir Scary Gully
Australia, South Australia, Mount Lofty Ranges, Adelaide Hills
Slightly brooding; a sense of concentration, dark berry, slight cherry, wild ferment funk, a little oak polish, savoury underpin. Nice nose. Slightly laner on the palate, still with that sense of concentration, integrated oak, dark berried fruit, tiny wood glue note causes concerns for extended longevity. Nice to drink in the next 3 years.
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2023 Shaw and Smith Pinot Noir
Australia, South Australia, Mount Lofty Ranges, Adelaide Hills
Clean, precise, slightly savoury underpin, blackberry and cherry have a slightly jubey underpin, sweet spice, pretty. And it is clean, slightly polished, well made pinot noir on the palate as well; silky tannins are persistent, smidge of non intrusive alcohol warmth on the finish. Nice in an inoffensive kind of way.
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2024 Gentle Folk Sangiovese
Australia, South Australia, Mount Lofty Ranges, Adelaide Hills
Red cherry, a slight herbaceous underpin, a little lactic creamy note plus a touch of earthy almost forest floor with a meaty underpin. Interesting savoury nose. Juicy tends to medium plus intensity acidity but integrated, tarry, slightly savoury, smidge of tomato and tomato leaf, fruit less prominent but still present, a tiny bit of alcohol warmth on the finish. Hmm. Kind of interesting.
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2021 Michael Hall Syrah Mount Torrens
Australia, South Australia, Mount Lofty Ranges, Adelaide Hills
Meaty, concentrated, wild ferment and wood glue, dark brooding fruits, liquorice, tar, sweet oak spice, Crikey! In the mouth it's juicy, palate saturating dark berry fruit, silky but drying persistent tannins, powerful, super interesting. Needs red meat that moos. Kind of fun but the wood glue says drink me in the next 2-3 years.
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2022 Shaw and Smith Shiraz
Australia, South Australia, Mount Lofty Ranges, Adelaide Hills
Meaty, wild ferment, muted fruit, disappointing nose after the last wine. Juicy, slightly sour, coarse tannins, not very nice at all. Nah.
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2023 Frederick Stevenson Nero d'Avola
Australia, South Australia, Barossa, Eden Valley
Muted plummy fruit, touch of cork taint (Wah?!?), savoury, rocky minerality, lean, green, tart, drying tannins, awful.
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2023 Basket Range Cabernet Sauvignon Merlot Petit Verdot Adelaide Hills
Australia, South Australia, Mount Lofty Ranges, Adelaide Hills
Blackcurrant, plums, violet, pyrazine, green capsicum, oak spice. Juicy tends to medium plus intensity acidity, fresh plums, blackberry and currant in support, slight milk chocolate, super persistent tannic rasp, non intrusive alcohol warmth on the finish, fruit driven. balanced. Okay.
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