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Chalk Hill – no procrastination, just great wines!

This week, I have been very lucky to taste some of the latest offerings by Chalk Hill Wines who are producing food friendly wines that are punching well above their fruitful weights on charm, price and cheekiness.  Just the fact that they have plenty to offer by way of diverse varietals handled well is heartening [...]

July 29th, 2010 | Tags: , , , , , , , | Category: McLaren Vale, Musings | One comment

Chalk Hill 2007 Barbera

Chalk Hill has produced a powerful yet elegantly balanced wine from this Piedmont grape varietal.  The Barbera grapes for this wine are sourced from Chalk Hill’s McLaren Vale vineyards noted for their shallow soils and small concentrated fruit.  The intensely concentrated fruit has resulted in a lifted nose of blackberry, cherry and perfume.  The nose [...]

August 20th, 2009 | Tags: , | Category: Barbera, McLaren Vale, Red Wine | Leave a comment