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Shiraz is the thrust of this operation for wines produced by Wayne Dutschke from vines belonging to his south australia wine guide magazine sweepstakes uncle, Ken Semmler. St Jakobi, with an practically coconutty American-oak influence (60%), displays a deep fruit succulence and a lot of extract. Whilst oaky it has depth and character and deserves to be judged with five years’ bottle age or far more. By contrast, Oscar Semmler, the top cuvee, is aged in one hundred% French oak. It is marvellously profound with terrific probable if cellared for at least 5–8 many years. While not low-priced, high quality is commensurate with selling price. Willowbend (a second label), Chardonnay the two nonetheless and sparkling, Merlot, Cabernet and Shiraz/Merlot/ Cabernet are enthusiastically consumed locally. Some fortified wines are also made to a higher common.

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