Bondar Junto GSM Unit:Single

Bondar Junto GSM Unit:SingleProducer Husband and wife team Selina Kelly (sales and marketing) and Andre Bondar (winemaker and vineyard manager) first started their label in 2013 and have steadily built upon it each year. They acquired the Rayner Vineyard, one of the best sites in McLaren Vale, set on a hillside between Blewitt Springs and Seaview sub regions. The vines were planted in the 1950's to Grenache and Shiraz, some of the vines being untrellised bush vines. They aim to

Plenty going on

It's open and plush and ready to be enjoyed

post-ferment maceration and

delivering layers of dark chocolate characters and defining structure

Green apples

juicy peaches and lemon curd make up the core of the wine with balanced and refreshing bubbles that give way to more chalky

which is approachable young but also ages gracefully and offers exceptional value and quality

Tolpuddle is a project run by Martin Shaw and Michael Hill-Smith MW from Shaw + Smith fame

"Bright red with purple hue

has been making wine under her label Reed for the last 10 years and has made a good name for herself despite not allowing her wines to be scored or judged by critics

It has bright

balance acidity lends terrific length to a wine that will surely age magnificently