{"title":"Thistledown Clearance","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Brother, Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal;\"\u003eWe’ve offered these wines before at sharp pricing, however the importer has now further reduced the remaining stock for immediate clearance. This is a never to be repeated offer.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith big scores from all the famous critics these are some of the most exciting wines being produced in Australia right now — and wines we wholeheartedly recommend at these prices.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"thistledown-the-quickening-barossa-shiraz-2021","title":"Thistledown The Quickening Barossa Shiraz 2021","description":"\u003cp\u003e95 POINTS: Robert Parker Wine Advocate\u003cbr\u003e95 POINTS: The Vintage Journal\u003cbr\u003e93 POINTS: Halliday Wine Companion\u003cbr\u003e93+ POINTS: The Wine Front\u003cbr\u003e93 POINTS: JamesSuckling.com\u003cbr\u003e92 POINTS: Gourmet Traveler Wine (Best New Releases)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"This wine offers very good value, beaming cooler climatic syrah aromas of florals and purple fruits across a force-field of extract, impressive power and yet, a welcome prowess when it comes to the management of the tannins. A card of sophistication at the Barossan table. Appreciated, too, just how delineated and transparent the suite of shiraz at this address has become, echoing the grenaches.\"\u003cbr\u003e - JamesSuckling.com\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Vibrant purple from core to rim. Mulberry, liquorice and dried beef aromas. Intense blue and purple fruits, rich and weighty with hints of savoury wakame and meaty undertones. A full throttle Barossa shiraz that has the classic velvet glove caress with the iron fist power.\"\u003cbr\u003e - The Real Review\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA deliciously vibrant style of Barossa Shiraz with succulent raspberry and blackcurrant fruit, hints of spice and elegant, glossy texture.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSuitable for vegetarians and vegans\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eABV: 14.5\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Thistledown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40809146810501,"sku":"26478","price":55.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0318\/1137\/1141\/files\/Untitled-1_0dc81098-3fd0-4f6f-95e4-1bd29506e823.png?v=1720150859"},{"product_id":"thistledown-distant-light-barossa-shiraz-grenache-2020","title":"Thistledown Distant Light Barossa Shiraz Grenache 2022","description":"\u003cp\u003e97 POINTS \u0026amp; TOP WINES OF THE YEAR: Vinous\/ Wine Pilot (Angus Hughson)\u003cbr\u003e96 POINTS: The Real Review\u003cbr\u003e94 POINTS: Robert Parker Wine Advocate\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAn intoxicating, ethereal nose of sweet, spicy black cherry, cassis and balsam. The palate unravels its silky, textural beauty over the palate. Draped with wild strawberry, north African spice, autumnal wood smoke and hints of smoky, grilled meats, it displays an elegant persistence.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"This immediately enticing and complete wine draws you in with its intriguing blend of ethereal aromas with more than a passing resemblance to fine Châteauneuf-du-Pape. Suave dark cherry, charcuterie, peppery spice, raspberry and roasted meat aromas deliver power and subtlety, beautifully matched to sweet oak. The Shiraz and Grenache then come together superbly to deliver a mouth filling palate with fantastic fruit density plus a rich velvety texture underlined by firm tannins that builds to peacock’s tail finish. Seriously impressive.\"\u003cbr\u003e - Vinous\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Good depth of colour and hue, there are some char-oak aromas but the bouquet while clean and fresh is a bit shy. The palate has ironstone and graphite as well as char-oak over rich plummy fruit and pleasingly supple tannins giving it an agreeably soft texture. It's young and straightforward now and would reward cellaring. Concentrated and velvet-smooth, with a tremendously long aftertaste. Great potential.\"\u003cbr\u003e - The Real Review\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"\u003eSuitable for vegetarians and vegans\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"\u003eABV: 14.5%\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Thistledown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40809148285061,"sku":"26480","price":89.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0318\/1137\/1141\/files\/Untitled-1_48cee1f1-a7f6-48df-a30b-35e229114547.png?v=1720151432"},{"product_id":"thistledown-the-vagabond-mclaren-vale-old-vine-grenache-2022","title":"Thistledown The Vagabond McLaren Vale Old Vine Grenache 2022","description":"\u003cp\u003e96 POINTS: Halliday Wine Companion\u003cbr\u003e94 POINTS: Wine Front\u003cbr\u003e93 POINTS: The Real Review\u003cbr\u003e92 POINTS: Wine Advocate\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSourced from three remarkable sites in the famed Blewitt Springs sub-region of McLaren Vale, this wine possesses a beautifully complex, aromatic nose of violets, wild cherry, rosemary and warming spice. The palate is energetic yet polished and smooth with vibrant cherry, spice, wild strawberry and liquorice on the palate. Medium bodied but multi-layered and textural with a very long, aromatic finish.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"Blewitt Springs, an Australian grand cru equivalent. Old bush vines, as is the wont. Wild fermented with a good portion of whole bunches, some in concrete pyramids sans agitation, before ageing in concrete and large neutral oak. Brilliant! Like a slinky, before release over the top step, as riffs on persimmon, Seville orange, rosehip, pomegranate and impeccably ripe cherry clafoutis unwind and expand with a rattle. Long. A sandy scape of gorgeous tannins. World class.\"\u003cbr\u003e - James Halliday\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"Cherry, strawberry, mint and menthol, orange peel. It’s medium-bodied, a juicy red fruit flavour strewn with herbs and spice, supple tannin, and a juicy red fruited finish of fine length and spicy perfume.\"\u003cbr\u003e - Wine Front\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"You can rely on Thistledown for great Grenache. It's their thing. Here, the 2022 The Vagabond Old Vine Grenache leads with a vibrant display of red berries, exotic spices and black olive tapenade in merengue lockstep. There are also notes of poached strawberries, redcurrants, red apple skins and salted licorice. This is a lovely wine. It feels lighter than I remember the 2021 being. It is delicate. I love the bloody tannins, open-weave and chewy. The tannins are the highlight.\"\u003cbr\u003e - Wine Advocate\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eABV: 14.5%\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Thistledown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40992820985989,"sku":"26723","price":59.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0318\/1137\/1141\/files\/Untitled-1_d5c5ac8b-6aaa-43f6-8c9a-3834322bc66b.png?v=1729640543"},{"product_id":"thistledown-fool-on-the-hill-eden-valley-barossa-grenache-2022","title":"Thistledown Fool on the Hill Eden Valley Barossa Grenache 2022","description":"\u003cp\u003e96 POINTS: Wine Advocate\u003cbr\u003e95 POINTS: Vinous.com\u003cbr\u003e93 POINTS: James Suckling\u003cbr\u003e93 POINTS: Halliday Wine Companion\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"\u003cspan\u003eThe fruit for this 2022 Fool on the Hill Grenache hails from the Mattschoss vineyard in Eden Valley, and the wine veritably explodes with crushed rocks, black earth, clove and dried star anise, raspberry leaf tea and dehydrated orange peel. This comes alive in the mouth, where it is savory but spicy, totally New World and a little bit febrile, all the while pushing this forge of raspberry-inflected flavor across the tongue and through to the finish. This is a ripping wine, left of center, super, precise, a bit gritty, awesome. it is really contained in its shape.\"\u003cbr\u003e - Wine Advocate\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"A charming and ethereal Grenache, offers subtle and cerebral aromas of fresh cherry, earthy spices and potpourri. This is a sophisticated and savory wine, with a strong stalky component yet it’s well balanced before a refined and sophisticated finish. This is a benchmark Grenache.\"\u003cbr\u003e  - Antonio Galloni, Vinous.com\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"Seldom does grenache from Barossa or Eden Valley equal that of the Vale. This is good, but darker of exposure than the luminosity of expressions closer to the coast. But it is still grenache, the finest red cultivar for the majority of Australian conditions by a country mile. Transcendental moments are inevitable, thus. Brambly forest berries, mint, amaro and anise. A swathe of eucalyptus dries the tannins, but there is plenty of push to the extract and underlying freshness for poise and drinkability\"\u003cbr\u003e - Halliday Wine Companion\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.The signature Thistledown lifted aromatics are present but the palate offers more sinew and spice than those from McLaren Vale. Textural, almost chewy but polished dark cherry, mineral and warm spices carry through to a finish of incredible length.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eABV: 14.5%\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Thistledown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40992825606277,"sku":"26724","price":69.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0318\/1137\/1141\/files\/Untitled-1_c4bd7c03-b792-4274-b2bc-851bd9245dc9.png?v=1729641520"},{"product_id":"thistledown-where-eagles-dare-eden-valley-barossa-shiraz-2022","title":"Thistledown Where Eagles Dare Eden Valley Barossa Shiraz 2022","description":"\u003cp\u003e98 POINTS: \u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003e#1 2022 Barossa Shiraz – Decanter\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e95 POINTS: Vinous\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e95 POINTS: \u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003eThe Wine Advocate\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e95 POINTS: \u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003eThe Real Review (Stuart Knox)\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e95 POINTS: Halliday Wine Companion\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e95 POINTS: JamesSuckling.com\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"\u003cspan\u003eSourced from the Mengler Hill site in Eden Valley. Hand picked and fermented wild in a concrete egg, replete with 20% whole bunches, before transfer to French oak (20% new). A lather of lilac, lavender and aniseed defines a sumptuous nose. Purple fruits and rosewater, the palate, with a creep of tannin growing in gravitas across the back end as the wine opens. This is a delicious, full-weighted expression of considerable class and detail. Top of the totem in the region.\"\u003cbr\u003e - Halliday Wine Companion\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"Deep garnet. Fragrant, lifted, minty black fruits. This is all about the fruit though the seasoned oak has no doubt rounded the fine tannins. Juicy, dark-red fruit, mouth-wateringly fresh and lively, a relief to my palate after some of these dark and powerful Barossa Shirazes. Dry, grainy tannins add to the freshness.\"\u003cbr\u003e - Jancis Robinson\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"video-responsive\"\u003eIntense, tightly coiled and vital, this wine is like a great orator. Beautifully complex, red and black bramble fruits support the naunces of spice and peppery notes. Every component measured and well timed, the tone lifts and falls, all the while building emotion and resonance. Tension and excitement builds and leads through to a memorable finish. Oh, and it tastes amazing!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"video-responsive\"\u003eABV: 14.5%\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Thistledown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40992826261637,"sku":"26725","price":89.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0318\/1137\/1141\/files\/Untitled-1_c3facfa2-5e52-4c81-b7c8-c468d0cdc3e7.png?v=1729641831"}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0318\/1137\/1141\/collections\/4c5277bb-2a4d-47eb-857c-9820d8b77f78.jpg?v=1779153370","url":"https:\/\/winedirect.co.nz\/collections\/thistledown-clearance.oembed","provider":"winedirect.co.nz","version":"1.0","type":"link"}