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2024 Sidewood Chardonnay

Sourced from 20-year-old vines, harvested 30% by hand and 70% with a Pellenec selective harvester. Yields average 8 tonnes per hectare, ensuring balanced fruit quality. Fermented with ambient yeast and aged for 9 months in 100% French oak, primarily fine-grain, medium-toast barrels, using a mix of 300L and 500L formats. Elegant Chardonnay with white peach, cashew, and jasmine aromas. Vibrant acidity merges tropical and white stone fruits, subtle…

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NV Sidewood Nearly Naked Sparkling Low Alcohol

Hand-harvested. Introducing Sidewood’s 100% Adelaide Hills No-Lo sparkling wine. Crafted from award-winning vineyards in Nairne, grapes undergo fermentation, with alcohol carefully removed using the spinning cone technique. Ensuring fresh aromas and vibrant flavour. Orange blossom, red apple, pear, elderflower and gooseberry aromas. On the palate, crisp and refreshing with flavours of lemon, brioche and pink grapefruit. Beautifully balanced with…

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2017 Sidewood Mappinga Shiraz

…de Hills from the single-vineyard Mappinga site in Oakbank — identified by Sidewood as its coolest vineyard. Wild (ambient) yeast fermentation. 20–30% whole bunch, balance whole berry. Limited bâtonnage. Aged 18 months in French oak, 30% new, in 300- and 500-litre barrels (fine-grained, medium toast). Barrel selection prior to bottling. Perfumed red-forest berries, dark plum and spice lead into a plush yet dry palate with fine oak and a decadent c…

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2015 Sidewood Mappinga Shiraz

Set in the cool climate area of Adelaide Hills, Sidewood is continuously receiving high praise from leading critics including James Halliday who has consistently given them a five-star rating. Made by award winning winemakers whose CVs include top wineries such as Penfolds and Shaw & Smith, their wines are elegant yet complex. Carefully hand picked in the early morning to retain acidity only the best grapes from the estate make it into the Mappin…

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